1991 College Championship quarterfinal game 3.
Franco Recchia — a senior from Wayne State University
Michael Cantor — a senior from Princeton University
Kelly Barbour — a junior from East Texas State University
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly | $0 | $2,400 | $6,000 |
$11,000
Automatic semifinalist |
$6,000
16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Michael | $700 | $1,800 | $5,200 |
$10,200
2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated |
$6,200
16 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Franco | $800 | $1,700 | $7,100 |
$10,000
3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated |
$7,100
20 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| WORD ORIGINS | BIBLICAL CITIES | 1949 | ANATOMY | SINGERS | ROOMS |
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$100
[7]
This word for an obnoxious person or a troublesome animal is a variation of vermin
a varmint
Franco
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$100
[1]
The city of Gath was home to this Philistine giant
Goliath
Michael
|
$100
[18]
This camera which produced a print in 60 seconds went on sale May 11
a Polaroid
Franco
|
$100
[2]
This organ has occipital, parietal, temporal & frontal lobes
the brain
Franco
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$100
[14]
This bald rock star topped Mr. Blackwell's 1991 list of the worst-dressed women
Sinead O'Connor
Franco
|
$100
[15]
Your rec room may look like a wreck, but "rec" is short for this
recreation
Kelly
|
|
$200
[8]
This Catholic celebration of the eucharist comes from the Latin for "to send"
the mass
Kelly
Franco
|
$200
[10]
Paul had his sight restored in this Syrian city at the hands of Ananias
Damascus
Franco
|
$200
[19]
No longer prime minister, he published "Their Finest Hour", vol. 2 of his WWII history
Churchill
Franco
|
$200
[3]
The pollex is the medical name for this part of the body; just ask Siskel or Ebert
the thumb
Kelly
|
$200
[27]
In 1991 his 15-year-old son, Sean, wrote some timely new lyrics for his song "Give Peace A Chance"
John Lennon
Michael
|
$200
[16]
This euphemism for bathroom has a cosmetic in its name
a powder room
Franco
|
|
$300
[9]
Type of toll road that comes from Middle English for "spiked barrier"
a turnpike
Michael
|
$300
[11]
The tower in the 11th chapter of Genesis was built near this city in the land of Shinar
Babel
Michael
|
$300
[20]
In December the nationalist government of China fled from Chengtu to this island
Formosa
Michael
|
$300
[4]
They're a pair of passageways divided by a bony septum, leading to to the vestibule
the nostrils
Franco
|
$300
[30]
This former Miss America sang "Some Wings", the theme of Paul Hogan's film "Almost An Angel"
Vanessa Williams
Michael
|
$300
[17]
You probably don't have one of these rooms named for a royal seat unless you're a monarch
a throne room
Michael
|
|
$400
[23]
Number of points for each team in a contest, it comes from Old Norse for 20 & also means 20
the score
|
$400
[12]
When the scriptures mention Zion, they refer to this city
Jerusalem
Kelly
|
$400
[21]
After delivering over 2 mil. tons of supplies, the Allied airlift to this city ended Sept. 30
Berlin
Franco
|
$400
[5]
Dimension in which the large intestine is larger than the small intestine
width (diameter)
Franco
|
$400
[29]
"Smooth Operator" Helen Folasade Adu is known professionally by this name
Sade
Kelly
|
$400
[25]
A large room used for dancing or an adjective that describes dances done in it, like the waltz or tango
a ballroom
Franco
|
|
$500
[24]
Breed of chicken named for a famous American landing site
Plymouth Rock
Michael
|
$500
[13]
"And in the 6th month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named" this
Nazareth
Kelly
Franco
|
$500
[22]
Mr. D. L. Colvin, president of the WCTU, blamed this for American concessions at Yalta
alcohol (drinking, booze)
Michael
|
DD
$500
[6]
The humerus, radius & ulna meet at this joint
the elbow
Franco
|
$500
[28]
This vocalist heard in "When Harry Met Sally" starred in a PBS special called "Swinging Out with Harry"
Harry Connick Jr.
Kelly
|
$500
[26]
A lounge used by actors, probably named for the color it was painted originally
the green room
Kelly
|
| EXPLORERS | OPERA | ENGLISH LITERATURE | ARCHITECTURE | U.S. STATES | TELEVISION |
|
$200
[13]
On his 3rd voyage to the New World in 1498, he became the 1st European to reach South America
Columbus
Michael
|
$200
[30]
Monteverdi wrote one of the first of these extended vocal solos for his 1608 opera "Arianna"
an aria
Franco
|
$200
[20]
Henry James wrote one "of a Lady"; James Joyce wrote one "of the Artist as a Young Man"
a Portrait
Kelly
|
$200
[1]
In China, most of these sacred towers have 8 sides & 3 to 15 stories
pagodas
Michael
|
$200
[4]
It's the official state beverage of Mississippi & its source is the official domestic animal of Wisconsin
milk
Kelly
Franco
|
$200
[25]
First name shared by employees of Mel Sharples & Mike Brady
Alice
Kelly
|
|
$400
[14]
Tasman discovered New Zealand in 1642, but the 1st European to set foot on it was this Briton in 1769
(Captain) Cook
Kelly
|
$400
[11]
Originally, this famed opera house stood on Broadway between 39th & 40th Streets
the Metropolitan
Franco
|
$400
[21]
In title of books by Trollope & Tolkien, this word follows "Barchester" & "The Two"
Towers
Michael
|
$400
[2]
Deposed by his son, Shah Jahan was unable to complete plans to build a replica of this, his wife's tomb
the Taj Mahal
Franco
|
$400
[5]
Famous flyers from this state include Eddie Rickenbacker, John Glenn & Orville Wright
Ohio
Franco
|
$400
[26]
This ABC western features The Kid, William Cody & James Hickok
The Young Riders
Kelly
Michael
|
|
$600
[15]
One of Magellan's ships was first to circumnavigate the Earth; this Englishman's was second
(Sir Francis) Drake
Kelly
|
$600
[12]
The part of Iago is sung by a baritone in this Verdi opera
Otello
Michael
|
$600
[22]
In the epic poem "Beowulf", the monster devours Hondscio, one of Beowulf's men
Grendel
Franco
|
$600
[3]
St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City was built during a revival of this architectural style
Gothic
Michael
|
$600
[6]
These words in the nicknames of California & New Jersey both end with "D-E-N"
garden & golden
Michael
|
$800
[28]
Dr. Harry Weston on "Empty Nest" practices in this state
Florida
Kelly
|
|
$800
[16]
In 1499 King Manuel of Portugal gave this navigator the title "Admiral of the Sea of India"
(Vasco) da Gama
Franco
|
DD
$800
[18]
E. Humperdinck's sister Adelheid wrote the libretto for this 1893 opera about a brother & sister
Hansel and Gretel
Kelly
|
$800
[23]
Jane Austen title heroine whose last name is Woodhouse
Emma
Kelly
|
$800
[9]
The largest dome of ancient architecture covers this Roman temple dedicated to all gods
the Pantheon
Franco
|
$800
[7]
This state was named for the man who was King of England in 1732
Georgia
Michael
|
DD
$1,000
[27]
In this sitcom's 1991 wedding of the couple seen here, the bride wore the dress from her real wedding in 1989:
Full House
Michael
|
|
$1,000
[19]
In 1889 this former N.Y. Herald reporter discovered the "Mountains of the Moon" in E. Central Africa
(Henry) Stanley
Michael
|
$1,000
[17]
If you saw "The Godfather, Part III" you know "Cavalleria rusticana" is set on this Italian island
Sicily
Kelly
|
$1,000
[24]
This Scotsman was working on his novel "Weir of Hermiston" when he died suddenly on Samoa
Robert Louis Stevenson
|
$1,000
[10]
Flanked by aisles, this chief area within a church extends from the main entrance to the sanctuary
the nave
Franco
|
$1,000
[8]
It borders 4 of the 5 Great Lakes
Michigan
Franco
|
$1,000
[29]
This David Hasselhoff series has been given mouth-to-mouth & will return '91 in syndication
Baywatch
Kelly
|
1 of 2 federal positions that by law pay the same salary as the vice presidency, $160,600 a year
(1 of) Speaker of the House or Chief Justice (of the United States)