1989 Teen Tournament final game 2.
Elena Whitley — a junior from Raleigh, North Carolina (subtotal of $7,800)
Stan Wu — a senior from Arlington, Virginia (subtotal of $9,900)
Eric Newhouse — a junior from Sioux City, Iowa (subtotal of $14,500)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric | $1,500 | $5,400 | $13,600 | $13,600 |
$10,600
27 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Stan | $700 | $500 | $2,900 | $5,800 |
$2,900
9 R, 3 W |
| Elena | $1,100 | $2,700 | $5,300 | $5,600 |
$9,300
22 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| WORD ORIGINS | TEEN CUISINE | AMERICAN HISTORY | THE METRIC SYSTEM | BROOKE SHIELDS SAYS | "FUN" STUFF |
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$100
[2]
The "acu" in acupuncture comes from the Latin for these instruments used in acupuncture
needles
Elena
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$100
[20]
This national hamburger chain's patties are square, but the buns are still round
Wendy's
Eric
Elena
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$100
[6]
This president's 5-year-old son died in 1864 after falling from a porch in Richmond
Jefferson Davis
Stan
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$100
[19]
Everyday temperature measurements in the metric system are made using this scale
Celsius
Elena
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$100
[30]
If you have trouble doing this at night, Brooke suggests wearing a mask or listening to harp music
sleep
Stan
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$100
[23]
Something that produces an enjoyment level greater than primates in a keg is said to be this
more fun than a barrel of monkeys
Elena
|
|
$200
[3]
A large tomb is called this because of the majestic one built for King Mausolus in the 4th cent. B.C.
a mausoleum
Elena
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$200
[18]
The best-selling diet soda in the U.S. with about 11.5% of the soft drink market
Diet Coke
Eric
|
$200
[7]
This wild frontiersman's first & middle names were James Butler; where Bill came from isn't known
(Wild Bill) Hickok
Eric
|
$200
[11]
Speedometers on most cars in the U.S. can be read in either miles per hour or these
kilometers per hour
Stan
|
$200
[24]
Brooke chills 2 spoons in ice water & holds them against these body parts when they look puffy
her eyelids
Elena
|
$200
[22]
In a popular carol, line that follows "Jingle all the way!"
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh
Elena
|
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$300
[1]
Originally made in Nimes, France, this fabric was called serges de Nimes
denim
Eric
|
$300
[21]
A, new variety of Hostess Twinkies now comes with this fruit mixed with the creme filling
strawberry
Eric
|
$300
[8]
In early New England, wearing the letter "A" was 1 punishment for this
adultery
Elena
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$300
[14]
The prefix meaning thousandfold is kilo-, & thousandth part this
milli
Eric
Stan
|
$300
[25]
She warns that this habit can turn your teeth brown & make your clothes closet stink
smoking
Eric
|
$400
[15]
According to the commercial, the 2 things chewing Doublemint gum can do for you
double your pleasure and double your fun
Stan
|
|
$400
[4]
This rodent's name comes from Middle French for "spiny pig"
a porcupine
Eric
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$400
[27]
Ralston Purina's donut-shaped cereal sold in chocolate & glazed varieties is named for this donut chain
Dunkin' Donuts
Elena
|
$400
[9]
Samuel Sewall was the only judge at these colonial trials who later repented publicly
the Salem witch trials
Stan
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$400
[13]
The meter was 1st defined a 1 ten-millionth of the distance between this point & the equator
the North Pole
Eric
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$400
[26]
According to Brooke, girls should always put this on their earlobes, as well as their faces
make-up
Eric
Stan
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$500
[16]
Frivolously diverting activity, when you're grounded there's no more of this famous pair, Buster
fun & games
Eric
|
|
$500
[5]
From the Latinized form of his last name, a "Shavian" is a fan of this man
Bernard Shaw
Elena
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$500
[28]
"E.T." created a sales boom for this candy
Reese's Pieces
Eric
|
$500
[10]
In 1848 Lucretia Mott & Elizabeth Cady Stanton held the 1st U.S. convention to promote this
women's rights
Eric
|
$500
[12]
A group of scientists in this country set up the metric system in the 1790s
France
Eric
|
$500
[29]
Brooke massages a little baby oil into these instead of applying a base coat
her fingernails
Elena
|
DD
$1,500
[17]
Title of thefollowing1984 hit which made its singer a star: "I come home in the morning light / My mother..."
"Girls Just Want To Have Fun"
Eric
|
| PREHISTORIC ANIMALS | FICTION | MONTHS | MEDICINE | CINEMATIC SPECTERS | NATIONAL PARKS |
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$200
[29]
This "tyrant lizard king" was the most feared meat-eater of its time
the Tyrannosaurus rex
Elena
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$200
[4]
Number of gables in title house of a Nathaniel Hawthorne novel
7
Eric
|
$200
[16]
This month has charm & is also an anagram of it
March
Eric
|
$200
[30]
This type of surgery was named for the way Julius Caesar supposedly was born
a cesarian section
Eric
|
$200
[11]
The director of this 1988 Christmas film said he wanted the wires that lifted Carol Kane to be visible
Scrooged
Elena
|
$200
[1]
Lake Windermere, this country's largest lake, is located in its Lake District National Park
England
Elena
|
|
$400
[28]
The lovely triceratops had three of these on its face
horns
Eric
|
$400
[5]
In this novel, Holden Caulfield says Stradlater, his roommate, is a secret slob who shaves with a rusty razor
The Catcher in the Rye
Eric
|
$400
[17]
Beaver Cleaver's mom
June
Eric
|
$400
[25]
This worm lives in beef muscle & can infest the human intestinal tract
a tapeworm
Eric
|
$400
[12]
Geena Davis & Alex Baldwin haunted their own house in this 1988 hit film
Beetlejuice
Elena
|
$400
[2]
Ye gods! You'll find Olympus National Park in this country
Greece
Stan
|
|
$600
[27]
Many of these flying reptiles had a wingspan about 5 times that of a bald eagle
a pterodactyl
Elena
|
$600
[6]
Passepartout is the French valet who travels with Phileas Fogg in this Jules Verne novel
Around the World in Eighty Days
Elena
|
$600
[18]
1 of 2 major religions whose calendars contain months of only 29 or 30 days
(1 of) Islam (Judaism)
Eric
Stan
|
$600
[24]
Gingivitis is an inflammation of this part of the body caused by poor nutrition or hygiene
the gums
Stan
|
$600
[13]
Seen briefly in "Ghostbusters", this little green guy is featured in the TV cartoon series
Slimer
Eric
|
$600
[3]
Ibex goats range in the peaks of Schweizerische National Park in this country
Switzerland
Eric
|
|
$1,000
[23]
All dinosaurs classed as sauropods had this number of toes on each foot, like modern lizards
5
Eric
Stan
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$800
[7]
New England state mentioned in the title of a Mark Twain novel, he also lived there
Connecticut
Eric
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$800
[19]
Pronounced one way it means majestic, pronounced this way, a month
august
Elena
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$800
[22]
This disease which can affect many muscles, not just those of the mouth, is also called lockjaw
tetanus
Eric
|
$800
[14]
Steven Spielberg co-wrote & co-produced this 1st of 3 films about the Freeling clan's ghost trouble
Poltergeist
Elena
|
$800
[9]
Pre-Columbian cliff & cave dwellings can be found in Mesa Verde National Park in this country
the United States
Elena
|
|
DD
$2,600
[26]
Dinosaurs lived during this era, the age of reptiles
the Mesozoic
Eric
|
$1,000
[8]
"Apocalypse Now" was based on this author's "Heart of Darkness"
Joseph Conrad
Stan
|
DD
$4,000
[20]
Total number of days in all the months whose names end in "ber"
122
Elena
|
$1,000
[21]
Overactivity in this gland found in the neck can cause hot flashes, weight loss & rapid heartbeat
the thyroid
Elena
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$1,000
[15]
Her list of roles includes a mermaid, a cave woman & in 1988's "High Spirits", a ghost
Daryl Hannah
Eric
|
$1,000
[10]
This country's Ujung-Kulon Nature Reserve is a refuge for the Javan tiger & Javan rhino
Indonesia
Elena
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2 of the 4 state capitals with "City" in their names
(2 of) Carson City, Oklahoma City, Jefferson City, or Salt Lake City