1990 Seniors Tournament final game 2.Last game of Season 6.
George Soule — a teacher from Northfield, Minnesota (subtotal of $10,200)
Hank D'Angelo — a retired Army officer originally from Brooklyn, New York (subtotal of $3,000)
Bernard Kiernan — a college professor from Middleton, West Virginia (subtotal of $12,100)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard | $1,100 | $2,200 | $3,000 | $6,000 |
$3,000
12 R, 2 W |
| Hank | $1,100 | $1,400 | $10,000 | $7,000 |
$7,200
18 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| George | $600 | $2,800 | $7,400 | $14,800 |
$7,900
20 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| POLITICAL QUOTES | FAMOUS WELSHMEN | WEATHER | SONG LYRICS | RELIGIOUS HISTORY | FAREWELLS |
|
$100
[1]
Robert Frost said it consists of "twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer"
a jury
Bernard
|
$100
[21]
Sir Henry Morgan became Lt. gov. of Jamaica despite his naughty nautical career as one of these
a pirate
George
|
$100
[15]
On weather maps isobars connect points of equal pressure & isotherms connect points equal in this
temperature
George
|
$100
[3]
In a song from "Oklahoma!", "Everythin's up to date in" this city that's not in Oklahoma
Kansas City
Bernard
|
$100
[7]
The Counter-Reformation was this church's way of trying to check the spread of Protestantism
the Roman Catholic church
Bernard
|
$100
[27]
A way to say goodbye to someone who's taking a trip, it's French for "good journey"
bon voyage
Bernard
|
|
$200
[2]
Ironically, it was Abraham Lincoln who said, "The ballot is stronger than" this
the bullet
George
|
$200
[22]
This Welsh singer once billed himself as Tommy Scott, the twisting vocal
Tom Jones
George
|
$200
[16]
The highest known barometer reading in the U.S., 31.85, was recorded in this state during a 1989 cold wave
Alaska
Bernard
|
$200
[11]
"By the light of" this "I want to spoon, to my honey I'll croon love's tune"
the silvery moon
Hank
|
$200
[8]
Tradition holds that this religion's calendar began at creation, 5750 years ago
Judaism
Hank
|
$200
[30]
When one actor leaves the stage; it's an "exit"; when more than one leaves, it's called this
an exeunt
George
|
|
$300
[4]
Will Rogers once said, "I belong to no organized party--I am" one of these
a Democrat
Hank
|
$300
[23]
A 1989 PBS documentary about this actor was subtitled "In From the Cold"
Richard Burton
Bernard
|
$300
[18]
During a storm this can occur in a cloud, between clouds or from a cloud to the ground
lightning
Hank
|
$300
[12]
"Many a heart is aching, if you could read them all; many the hopes that have vanished, after" this
the ball
Hank
|
$300
[9]
In 630 Mohammed returned in triumph to this city he had fled in secret about 8 years earlier
Mecca
Bernard
Hank
|
$300
[29]
From the Latin for "to say farewell", it's the student who says farewell at a graduation ceremony
the valedictorian
George
|
|
$400
[5]
John Nance Garner called this office "a spare tire on the automobile of government"
the vice presidency
Hank
|
$400
[24]
A Welshman named Owen is considered the founder of this family which ruled England from 1485-1603
the Tudors
George
|
$400
[19]
The wind direction most commonly observed during a given period is called this
the prevailing (prevalent) wind
George
|
$400
[13]
"I'm just a kid again doin' what I did again singing a song" when this happens
when the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along
|
$400
[10]
In Romans 6:3-4 he likened baptism to sharing in the death, burial & resurrection of Christ
(St.) Paul
George
|
$400
[28]
Title of a 1985 book by William F. Buckley, or a 1956 hit song by Bill Haley & His Comets
See You Later, Alligator
|
|
$500
[6]
This French short story writer called patriotism "the egg from which wars are hatched"
Guy de Maupassant
|
$500
[25]
This Welsh playwright played a murderer in his own 1935 play "Night Must Fall"
Emlyn Williams
Bernard
|
DD
$500
[20]
The 2 seasons when icebergs are most likely to be formed
spring & summer
George
|
$500
[14]
"Not a soul down on the corner, that's a pretty certain sign, that those wedding bells are" doing this
breaking up that old gang of mine
Bernard
|
$500
[17]
For Zoroastrians it's the Avesta
the Bible (the holy book)
George
|
$500
[26]
R. Chandler wrote 7 novels about Philip Marlowe, among them "The Long Goodbye" & this "Farewell" book
Farewell, My Lovely
George
|
| THE NEW DEAL | ISLANDS | MYTHOLOGY | JOURNALISM | INVERTEBRATES | COMPLETES THE PLAY TITLE |
|
$200
[14]
When founded in 1934, this agency regulated interstate radio, telephone & telegraph service
the FCC
George
|
$200
[18]
Mediterranean island comprising 2 French departments: Haute-Corse & Corse du Sord
Corsica
Hank
|
$200
[3]
He's the star of the Apollonius Rhodius epic "Argonautica"
Jason
George
|
$200
[23]
Term for news photographers who swarm around celebs, from a character in "La Dolce Vita"
the paparazzi
Hank
|
$200
[21]
A jellyfish does this by alternately relaxing & contracting its bell
move (through the water)
Hank
|
$200
[4]
"The Seven Year..."
Itch
Hank
|
|
$400
[17]
This federal corporation provides flood control & navigable waterways for 7 southern states
the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
Hank
|
$400
[8]
Cloves are the main cash crop of this island region of Tanzania
Zanzibar
George
|
$400
[6]
The cornucopia, or horn of plenty, was a horn from this kind of animal who suckled baby Zeus
a goat
|
$400
[24]
In the 1970s this conservative columnist shared his views in TV debates with Shana Alexander
James J. Kilpatrick
Bernard
George
|
$400
[22]
Tapeworms live within this system of a human body but don't have one of their own
the digestive system
Hank
George
|
$400
[9]
"Green Grow..."
the Lilacs
George
|
|
$600
[16]
Since 1934 it has administered & enforced laws governing the purchase & sale of stocks & bonds
the Securities & Exchange Commission (the SEC)
Bernard
|
$800
[19]
Honiara, the capital of this South Pacific island nation, is located on Guadalcanal
the Solomons
Hank
|
$600
[5]
He fell in love with a statue & Venus brought it to life for him
Pygmalion
Hank
|
$600
[28]
The U.S. has its AP & UPI while Great Britain's major news service is this
Reuters
Hank
|
$600
[25]
Common name of the "Hirudo medicinalis", they can be described as medicinal bloodsuckers
leeches
Bernard
|
$600
[10]
"Mrs. Warren's..."
Profession
George
|
|
$800
[15]
It was created in 1933 to insure the money in the accounts of approved banks
the FDIC
Hank
|
$1,000
[20]
This Canadian province was named for the father of Queen Victoria
Prince Edward Island
|
$1,000
[7]
His mother, Calliope, might have been amused when he took up the lyre
Orpheus
Bernard
|
$800
[27]
He was a newspaper sports columnist & the author of "Mrs. 'arris Goes to Paris"
Paul Gallico
|
$800
[29]
These soil-eating creatures can make 40 tons of castings per acre in a year
earthworms
Hank
|
$800
[11]
"Inherit..."
the Wind
George
|
|
$1,000
[13]
This agency hired unemployed young men to perform such activities as planting trees & building dams
the CCC (the Civilian Conservation Corps)
George
|
DD
$1,400
[1]
Islands named Charles & Darwin can be found in this group off the coast of South America
the Galapagos
Hank
|
DD
$2,800
[2]
Orion's father, he gave his son the power to walk on the sea
Poseidon
Hank
|
$1,000
[26]
This radio commentator's initials stood for "Hans von"
Kaltenborn
George
|
— |
$1,000
[12]
"The Man in the Glass..."
Booth
Bernard
|
In 1839 & '40 France & Great Britain signed commercial treaties with this new republic
Texas