1986 Tournament of Champions final game 1.
Marvin Shinkman — a stamp dealer from Sherman Oaks, California
Chuck Forrest — a law student from Grand Blanc, Michigan
Paul Rouffa — an actor from Forest Park, Illinois
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul | $1,100 | $-200 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
$4,000
15 R (including 1 DD), 6 W |
| Chuck | $1,300 | $2,000 | $7,600 | $6,600 |
$7,400
18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Marvin | $700 | $2,400 | $2,800 | $1,600 |
$2,800
16 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| RITUALS | ANATOMY | BIBLICAL NAMES | MUSIC FACTS | POTENT POTABLES | POTPOURRI |
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$100
[4]
Someone saying "God bless" after you do this is said to keep your soul from wandering
sneezing
Paul
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$100
[16]
The basilic, cephalic, & jugular are types of these
veins
Paul
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$100
[11]
According to the nursery rhyme, he was born on a Monday & buried on Sunday
Solomon Grundy
Chuck
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$100
[1]
Most authorities say a chord has at least this many notes
three
Paul
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$100
[20]
Flavor shared by tia maria & gallweys
coffee
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$100
[3]
This Arlington, Va. office building covers over twice the area as the Great Pyramid of Cheops
the Pentagon
Chuck
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$200
[9]
The Duchess of Bedford brought this afternoon custom to England about 1840
tea
Marvin
|
$200
[18]
The lowest 4 ribs, attached only to the backbone, are called by this buoyant name
floating ribs
Marvin
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$200
[15]
At this man's inaugural, Mathew Brady took the first photo of a president being sworn in
Abraham Lincoln
Chuck
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$200
[2]
Traditionally an orchestra's concertmaster sits on this side of a conductor
the left side
Marvin
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$200
[21]
The French term for a wine waiter
sommelier
Paul
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$200
[7]
It's said this cleric, French prime minister under Louis XIII, exercised by jumping over furniture
Cardinal Richelieu
Marvin
|
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$300
[10]
For frogs it's singing the night away; for boobies, dancing, whistling & pointing at sky
a mating ritual
Chuck
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$300
[24]
Of the larynx, pharynx, or trachea, the one that serves as a passageway for both food & air
pharynx
Paul
Chuck
Marvin
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DD
$300
[22]
Whenthe following songwent gold, so did the chains across this composer's chest:
Isaac Hayes
Paul
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$300
[5]
On a musical staff pitch is indicated by this symbol
note
Marvin
|
$300
[25]
Italian for "sparkling", its use is applied to genuine sparkling wines
spumante
Paul
Marvin
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$300
[8]
In Marriott hotels, this religious book is found in drawers along with the Gideon Bible
Book Of Mormon
Chuck
|
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$400
[12]
The Yokozuna ring-entering ritual is performed by participants in this sport
sumo wrestling
Paul
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$400
[29]
Bile, secreted by the liver, is stored in this organ until needed for digestion
gall bladder
Paul
Marvin
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$400
[23]
In 1818, she "gave birth" to the world's most famous monster
Mary Shelley
Chuck
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$400
[6]
Of lento, adagio, or andante, the slowest tempo
lento
Marvin
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$400
[26]
Traditionally, in England, 2 jiggers equal 1 jack, & 2 jacks equal this
a gill
Paul
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$400
[17]
Instrument for measuring walked distances that works by responding to body motion
a pedometer
Chuck
|
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$500
[14]
To aid a patient, a Navajo medicine man would "paint" a ritual design in this medium
sand
Chuck
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$500
[27]
Pro basketball's MVP in 1979, '82, + '83
Moses Malone
|
$500
[13]
Using "the circle of fifths", this key signature follows C major
G major
Paul
|
$500
[28]
This grain is the main ingredient of both Irish & Scotch whiskey
barley
|
$500
[19]
Of the female elk, moose or reindeer, the one which has antlers
the reindeer
Paul
Marvin
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| EXPLORERS | POETRY | STARTS WITH "A" | THE UNIVERSE | TV BANDLEADERS | PRESIDENTIAL AILMENTS |
|
$200
[2]
Perhaps his name inspired him to be the 1st to fly over the North Pole
Byrd
Marvin
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$200
[4]
In his poetry "cat"alogue are "Gus: The Theatre Cat!" & "Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town"
T.S. Eliot
Paul
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$200
[3]
Mass. for Massachusetts for example
abbreviation
Chuck
|
$200
[1]
As the constellation Ursa Minor is the Little Bear, Leo Minor is this
Little Lion
Chuck
|
$200
[21]
In 1951, this Cuban bandleader began playing the character of a Cuban bandleader
Desi Arnaz
Chuck
|
$200
[6]
A confirmed hypochondriac, he was in constant pain because of false teeth
George Washington
Paul
|
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$400
[10]
In 1960, Don Walsh & Jacques Piccard surfaced as famous explorers of this
deep sea
Marvin
|
$400
[12]
He said of Chicago, "I have seen your painted women... luring the farm boys"
Carl Sandburg
Paul
|
$400
[5]
From Greek "a-" (not) & "methy" (wine), this gem was once thought of as a remedy for intoxication
amethyst
Marvin
|
$400
[13]
Of elliptical, spiral, or irregular, shape of the Milky Way Galaxy
spiral
Chuck
|
$400
[26]
"Broadway Open House" accordionist, he led The Gong Show's "Band With A Thug"
Milton Delugg
Paul
Marvin
|
$400
[11]
He hated & feared doctors so much, this tall redhead endured a permanent wrist deformity
Thomas Jefferson
Chuck
|
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$600
[14]
Before cannibals ate him in the Indies, this Italian sighted the N.Y. Bay where today a bridge bears his name
Verrazano
Chuck
|
DD
$800
[15]
Completes, "As your bright & tiny spark lights the traveler in the dark, tho I know not what you are..."
twinkle, twinkle little star
Chuck
|
$600
[7]
The white of an egg
albumen
Paul
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$600
[17]
An area in space where the pull of gravity is so strong nothing can escape, not even light
black hole
Marvin
|
$600
[27]
From the beginning in 1948 to the last show in 1971, he was Ed Sullivan's bandleader
Ray Bloch
Marvin
|
$600
[16]
Weak eye muscles & crossed eyes caused this bachelor pres. to walk with a habitual tilt of the head
Buchanan
Paul
|
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$800
[22]
9 years after B. Dias rounded Africa's tip, this explorer sailed on to open sea route to India
Vasco da Gama
Chuck
Marvin
|
$800
[24]
According to Robert Louis Stevenson, it's when "a child should... speak"
when spoken to
Marvin
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$800
[8]
This plant got its name from the Indians using it to draw poison from certain types of wounds
arrowroot
|
$800
[19]
Brightest star in constellation Centaurus, its planetary system was the destination in "Lost In Space"
Alpha Centauri
Paul
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$800
[28]
He's been the leader of TV bands for Pat Boone, Judy Garland, & Merv Griffin
Mort Lindsey
|
$800
[18]
Our shortest president, his fear of crowds made him almost hysterical when asked to speak in public
James Madison
Paul
|
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$1,000
[23]
This French explorer called the bleak coast of Labrador "the land God gave to Cain"
Jacques Cartier
Marvin
|
$1,000
[30]
Poem which concludes, "I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul"
"Invictus"
Chuck
|
$1,000
[9]
Term for any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces or eliminates pain
analgesic
Chuck
Marvin
|
$1,000
[20]
A supernova explosion observed by the Chinese in 1054 left this hazy cloud in Taurus
Crab Nebula
Paul
|
$1,000
[29]
When the Jackie Gleason show moved to Miami Beach, he provided a little traveling music
Sammy Spear
|
DD
$1,000
[25]
His operation for cancer of the jaw was kept secret until long after he left office in 1897
Grover Cleveland
Marvin
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Of the world's 4 largest countries in area, it has smallest percentage of farmland
Canada