Richard Gorelick — a public relations coordinator from Baltimore, Maryland
Mary Lou Gallagher — a teacher from Cleveland, Ohio
Alec Iorio — an international freight forwarder originally from St. Louis, Missouri (whose 3-day cash winnings total $13,700)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec | $1,100 | $3,000 | $9,000 |
$9,601
4-day champion: $23,301 |
$8,600
18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Mary Lou | $-100 | $-800 | $4,800 |
$9,599
2nd place: a trip on Continental to Houston & stay at The Westin Oaks |
$4,400
14 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| Richard | $400 | $200 | $2,100 |
$100
3rd place: Haviland porcelain service for four |
$3,600
13 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| 1986 NEWSMAKERS | BOOKS & AUTHORS | COMPOUND WORDS | SINGERS | HOW TO... |
|
$100
[9]
S. Wozniak, who co-founded this computer co., graduated from Berkeley as "Rocky Raccoon Clark"
Apple
Richard
|
$100
[6]
"Come on Down!!!" by Jefferson Graham covers this genre of TV programs
game shows
Alec
|
$100
[11]
It provides the familiar flavor in a traditional candy cane
peppermint
Alec
|
$100
[19]
Lorna Luft said JFK liked to call this woman & ask her to sing "Over The Rainbow"- - & she always did
Judy Garland
Richard
|
$100
[1]
Place notched end of a pointed shaft on string, draw back & release
shoot an arrow
Richard
|
|
$200
[8]
18-year-old Prince Felipe was sworn in as the heir apparent to this country's throne
Spain
Mary Lou
|
$200
[7]
Called the "Man of a Thousand Voices", his autobiography is titled "That's Not All, Folks"
Mel Blanc
Richard
|
$200
[12]
A napthalene spheroid
a mothball
|
— |
$200
[2]
Have dad abdicate in your favor, or get moved all the way to the opposite side of a checkerboard
become king
Alec
Mary Lou
|
|
$300
[18]
In March 1986, while Screen Actors Guild president, she married an army drill sergeant
Patty Duke
Alec
|
$300
[10]
"This Week" host who recounts his WWII experiences in "Washington Goes to War"
(David) Brinkley
Mary Lou
|
$300
[13]
Anatomical slang term that Little Caesar might have used to refer to his lawyer
a mouthpiece
Alec
Mary Lou
|
— |
$300
[3]
During a 1 minute jam, overtake & pass one or more of the opposing team's members
win at roller derby
Alec
|
|
$400
[20]
Pole vaulter Sergei Bubka was named the outstanding athlete of these games held in Moscow
the Goodwill Games
Mary Lou
Richard
|
$400
[16]
Chapter 21, with the hero's redemption, was not included in U.S. editions of this 1962 A. Burgess book
A Clockwork Orange
Alec
|
$400
[14]
Light-fingered larcenous label that describes the Artful Dodger
a pickpocket
Alec
Richard
|
— |
$400
[4]
Blow air over water, or agitate the boss
make waves
Mary Lou
|
|
$500
[21]
The World Bridge Federation named this vice premier of China "Bridge Player of the Year"
Deng Xiaoping
Alec
|
$500
[17]
Completes the title of Barbara Taylor Bradford's 1st novel about Emma Harte, "A Woman of..."
Substance
Richard
|
DD
$900
[15]
They're 2 words when found in a butcher shop, but only one word when found on a man's cheeks
mutton chops
Alec
|
— |
$500
[5]
Use the art of bonsai on a tree, or identify Dopey in the line-up
make a dwarf
Alec
|
| FAMOUS AMERICANS | GENETICS | MONARCHS | ACTORS & ROLES | EXPLORERS | LEGAL "P"s & "Q"s |
|
$200
[27]
In 1850 he became the 1st territorial governor of Utah
Brigham Young
Richard
|
$200
[18]
Latin for "little nut", the center of a cell was named this because it looked like a little nut in a shell
the nucleus
Mary Lou
|
$200
[1]
Encyclopaedia Britannica says this 20th century emperor's first name is Michinomiya
Emperor Hirohito
Mary Lou
|
$200
[8]
Theda Bara, Vivien Leigh, C. Colbert & Rhonda Fleming all "asp"ired to greatness in this role
Cleopatra
Mary Lou
|
$200
[7]
Following his 3rd voyage to the New World, he was put in chains & sent back to Spain
Columbus
Richard
|
$200
[13]
The act or process of proving a will
probating
Mary Lou
|
|
$600
[29]
He began giving out his famous monthly "Golden Fleece Award" in March 1975
Proxmire
Richard
|
$400
[19]
Of identical, Siamese or fraternal twins, the pair that may have one of each sex
fraternal twins
Mary Lou
|
$400
[2]
This emperor's mother, born Letizia Ramolino, was known by the title "Madame Mère" in 19th c. France
Napoleon
Richard
|
$400
[10]
The Larry, Darryl & Darryl international lard-throwing fight features 3 actors from this sitcom
Newhart
Richard
|
$400
[9]
Deposed as governor of Puerto Rico, he decided to go looking for the Fountain of Youth
Ponce de León
Richard
|
$400
[17]
A landlord who wants to repossess his property might send a tenant a notice to do this
to quit
Mary Lou
|
|
$800
[28]
An Alabama city is named for this man whose land purchase added territory to New Mexico & Arizona
(James) Gadsden
Alec
|
$600
[20]
Term for the technique that allows scientists to replace genes on a chromosome
gene splicing
Richard
|
$800
[5]
In 1973 at age 27, Carl XVI Gustaf became king of this country & the world's youngest monarch
Sweden
Mary Lou
|
$600
[3]
She played Jimmy Stewart's wife in "Strategic Air command" & "The Glenn Miller Story"
June Allyson
Mary Lou
|
$600
[14]
Walter Chrysler named a car for this discoverer of the Mississippi River
the DeSoto
Alec
Richard
|
$600
[22]
In a criminal suit, one who proceeds against a person in the name of government
the prosecutor
Alec
Mary Lou
|
|
$1,000
[21]
6 months after he died penniless, his "Goodnight, Irene" became a million-selling record
Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter)
Alec
|
$800
[25]
This test, done in the 16th week of pregnancy, can indicate genetic disorders of a fetus
amniocentesis
Alec
|
DD
$1,000
[4]
It was the native language of England's King George I, who couldn't speak English
German
Mary Lou
|
$1,000
[12]
Bruce Dern played Bette Davis' murdered lover in this 1965 Southern Gothic horror film
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Alec
Mary Lou
|
$800
[15]
In 1869 the New York Herald commissioned this correspondent of theirs to go to Central Africa
Stanley
Alec
|
$800
[23]
In Latin it means "what for what"; legally it means giving 1 valuable thing for another
quid pro quo
Alec
|
| — |
$1,000
[26]
Except for reproductive cells, all normal human cells have this number of chromosomes
46
Alec
|
$1,000
[6]
Prince Franz Josef II of this country has reigned longer than any other living European ruler
Liechtenstein
Mary Lou
|
DD
$1,500
[11]
Singer heard here, he played the mayor of Milagro in "The Milagro Beanfield War":"Wasted days and wasted nights /I have left for you behind..."
Freddy Fender
Richard
|
$1,000
[16]
In 1497 this Venetian discovered the North American mainland for England's Henry VII
John Cabot
Mary Lou
|
$1,000
[24]
In some states lawyers are required to spend some time doing volunteer work, which is called this
pro bono
Alec
|
The Marines' Hymn was written during this war
the Mexican (American) War