1990 Seniors Tournament semifinal game 2.
Judy Colby — a former insurance underwriter from Montpelier, Vermont
Bernard Kiernan — a college professor from Middleton, West Virginia
Cecelia Moore — a teacher from San Pedro, California
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecelia | $2,100 | $1,600 | $5,400 |
$0
2nd place: $5,000 |
$5,400
18 R, 3 W |
| Bernard | $300 | $1,400 | $8,000 |
$10,801
Finalist |
$7,600
16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Judy | $1,700 | $2,000 | $3,800 |
$0
3rd place: $5,000 |
$4,000
14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| WORD ORIGINS | '50s TV | MONTHS | ZOOLOGY | BREAD | "BUTTER" |
|
$100
[1]
An alteration of triumph, don't do it to your partner's ace in a bridge game
trump
Cecelia
|
$100
[26]
This likeable con man-master sergeant headed the motor pool at Fort Baxter, Kansas
Sgt. Bilko
Judy
|
$100
[16]
Poet Wm. Wordsworth rhymed this mo. with "truly", as its 1st syllable was accented back then
July
Judy
|
$100
[21]
The aardwolf isn't a wolf but is related to these, which is no laughing matter
hyenas
Cecelia
|
$100
[7]
First made in Germany, this bread is called "schwarzbrot", or black bread, there
pumpernickel
Cecelia
|
$100
[3]
It can be a fat person or a fat turkey
a butterball
Cecelia
|
|
$200
[2]
The English word salary derives from the Latin "salarium", which was a payment of this seasoning to soldiers
salt
Judy
|
$200
[27]
Frankie Thomas played this "Space Cadet" on 3 different networks from 1950-55
Tom Corbett
|
$200
[17]
Encyclopedia Americana says this month's name carries the connotations of majesty & grandeur
August
Bernard
|
$200
[22]
Arachnids have from 1 to 5 pairs of simple ones, not compound ones
eyes
Cecelia
|
$200
[8]
Common in the Middle East, it's also known as "pocket bread"
pita bread
Judy
|
$200
[4]
It's the third stroke in a medley relay race in swimming
the butterfly
Cecelia
|
|
$300
[10]
This term for favoring relatives when assigning jobs is from the Latin for "nephew"
nepotism
Cecelia
|
DD
$200
[29]
Thefollowingwas his theme song on CBS TV as well as CBS Radio: [Instrumental opening plays]
Arthur Godfrey
Judy
|
$300
[18]
Lexicographers figure this month's name came from the Roman goddess of growth & fertility
May
Cecelia
|
$300
[23]
Of Poland, China or Ohio, the place where the Poland China hog originated
Ohio
|
$300
[9]
Made from bread cubes, it's one of the French words for "crust"
a crouton
Bernard
|
$300
[5]
Slang for a clumsy person, especially one who drops things all the time
a butterfingers
Cecelia
|
|
$400
[11]
The African name we use for this insect that causes sleeping sickness means "fly that destroys cattle"
tsetse
Judy
|
$300
[28]
Shortly after he left office in 1953, this former U.S. vice president had his own TV series, "Meet the Veep"
Alben Barkley
Judy
|
$400
[19]
Until the 18th century the new year in England began in this month
March
|
$400
[24]
Zebus are humped cattle which originated in this country
India
Bernard
|
$400
[13]
A 19th century activist against white bread, he's known for his "crackers"
Graham
|
$400
[6]
John O'Hara's tale of a high-class call girl who falls in love
BUtterfield 8
Judy
|
|
$500
[15]
From the French for "petticoat", it's a lively dance with intricate steps, or a debutante ball
cotillion
Judy
|
$500
[30]
This actor created the role of Bronx butcher Marty Pilletti in 1953 on the "Goodyear TV Playhouse"
Rod Steiger
Bernard
|
$500
[20]
Lincoln was assassinated in this month which T.S. Eliot called the "cruellest"
April
Bernard
|
$500
[25]
The Himalayan ibex is a wild one of these
a goat
Cecelia
Bernard
|
$500
[14]
If you mix 1 cup flour, 1 cup water & yeast & keep it warm, in 2 or 3 days you'll have this "starter"
sourdough
Cecelia
|
$500
[12]
It's said of a person who looks most innocent but probably isn't
butter wouldn't melt in his mouth
Cecelia
|
| RULERS | QUOTES | WORLD CAPITALS | LITERATURE | AMERICAN HISTORY | CHOREOGRAPHERS |
|
$200
[10]
Chinese dynasty that provided an interval of native rule between the Mongols & the Manchus
the Mings
Bernard
|
$200
[6]
Relativity? No problem; to him, income taxes were "the hardest thing in the world to understand"
Einstein
Bernard
|
$200
[1]
On April 21, 1960 Brazil's capital moved from Rio de Janeiro to this city 600 miles inland
Brasilia
Bernard
|
$200
[7]
Dickens character who said, "God bless us every one!"
Tiny Tim
Cecelia
|
$200
[15]
Victims of the 1881 forest fires in Michigan were the first Americans to benefit from this organization
the Red Cross
Judy
|
$200
[16]
"Babes in Arms" was one of many Broadway shows choreographed by this Russian-American known for his ballets
George Balanchine
Cecelia
|
|
$600
[12]
Said to have descended from the sun goddess, Jimmu was the legendary first emperor of this country
Japan
|
$400
[24]
Like Muhammad Ali, this Spanish surrealist was quoted as saying "I'm the greatest"
Dali
Judy
|
$400
[2]
The Encyclopaedia Britannica was founded in 1768 in this Scottish capital
Edinburgh
Bernard
|
$400
[8]
In "The Betrothed" Rudyard Kipling wrote, "A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is" this
a smoke
Cecelia
|
$400
[20]
This library has managed to acquire copies of all but 3 of the books the British burned in 1814
the Library of Congress
Cecelia
|
$400
[17]
Michael Kidd set Dogpatch dancing in this 1956 musical
Li'l Abner
Bernard
|
|
$800
[13]
This Stuart king who was ousted by William & Mary went to Ireland where he lost the Battle of Boyne
James II
Bernard
|
$600
[25]
E.B.White defined 1 of these as "... a man who shaves and takes a train, and then rides back to shave again"
a commuter
Judy
|
$600
[3]
The capitals of Newfoundland & the Caribbean country of Antigua & Barbuda share this name
St. John's
Bernard
|
$600
[9]
This Robert Louis Stevenson character had a parrot named Captain Flint
Long John Silver
Judy
|
$600
[21]
In 1673 the Dutch recaptured this colony & held it for more than a year
New York
Bernard
|
$600
[27]
"Melodic" name of the tall Texan who won a Tony for directing "Nine"
Tommy Tune
Cecelia
|
|
$1,000
[14]
King of Sparta who brought his wife, Helen, back home again after the Trojan War
Menelaus
Cecelia
|
$800
[26]
"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander" this; "for that's the stuff life is made of"
time
Judy
|
$800
[4]
Louangphrabang was formerly the royal capital of Laos; now this is its only capital
Vientiane
Cecelia
|
$1,000
[19]
The title of this Eugene O'Neill play, his only comedy, is taken from the "Rubaiyat" of Omar Khayyam
Ah, Wilderness!
Bernard
|
$800
[22]
By 1924 the phrase "The flag of the United States of America" replaced "my flag" in this
the Pledge of Allegiance
Judy
|
$800
[28]
Onna White choreographed both the stage & film versions of this musical about Patrick's aunt, Ms. Dennis
Mame
Cecelia
|
|
DD
$1,500
[11]
Farah Diba, the third wife of this man, was the first modern woman officially named empress of her country
the Shah of Iran (Reza Pahlavi)
Bernard
|
— |
$1,000
[5]
Every 5 years an international Chopin piano competition takes place in this city
Warsaw
Cecelia
Judy
|
DD
$2,700
[18]
The poet Virgil died while on a trip to Greece to authenticate parts of this work
The Aeneid
Bernard
|
$1,000
[23]
Charles Lindbergh endorsed this isolationist group, founded in 1940 to keep the U.S. out of WWII
the America First
Bernard
|
$1,000
[29]
Joe Layton created the dances for this musical which is partly set in Nonnberg Abbey
The Sound of Music
Judy
|
From Greek for "little world", it's the body seen as a mini-universe animated by its own soul
microcosm