Eileen Stone — a maternity nurse from Buffalo, New York
Terry Floren — a firefighter from Dayton, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,400)
Roger Silverstein — a pediatrician from Detroit, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger | $1,000 | $1,900 | $-100 |
$-100
3rd place: Magnavox VideoWriter word processor + Jeopardy! box game or Jeopardy! Challenger |
$1,900
14 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Terry | $1,000 | $2,000 | $8,300 |
$8,800
2-day champion: $22,200 |
$8,000
17 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Eileen | $500 | $1,500 | $3,900 |
$1,900
2nd place: trip on Mexicana Airlines to Mexico & stay at the Westin Las Hadas + Jeopardy! box game or Jeopardy! Challenger |
$3,800
11 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| PARADES | U.S. HISTORY | THE 1987 OSCARS | ANATOMY | CHINA | FINE CHINA |
|
$100
[6]
1988 was the year of this creature which traditionally leads the annual Chinese New Year parade
the dragon
Eileen
|
$100
[4]
He didn't find the gold at his mill in 1848--one of his workers did
(John) Sutter
Roger
|
$100
[14]
After winning, Michael Douglas thanked this man "for helping a son to step out of his shadow"
Kirk Douglas
Terry
|
$100
[1]
Common name for the thin skin across the entrance to the middle ear
the tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Roger
|
$100
[12]
It's the largest defensive barrier ever built by man
the Great Wall of China
Roger
|
$100
[24]
The best kaolin, which is used to make fine china, is a pure clay of this color
white
Roger
|
|
$200
[7]
Parades on this day might honor Flora, the Roman goddess of spring, or a country's laborers
May Day
Terry
|
$200
[8]
It was Salmon P. Chase who ordered this phrase to be put on national coins
In God we trust
Terry
|
$200
[15]
This actress ended her acceptance speech with encouraging words for her cousin, Michael
Olympia Dukakis
Eileen
|
$200
[2]
From Greek for "cuckoo", this small bone at the base of the spinal column resembles a cuckoo's beak
the coccyx
Roger
|
$200
[20]
The 1st authenticated one in history was the Shang, centuries before the Ming
a dynasty
Terry
|
— |
|
$300
[19]
This had to be stoked up for the performance & traditionally came last in the circus parade
the calliope
Terry
|
$300
[9]
On April 30, 1789 Robert Livingston of New York became the 1st person ever to administer this oath
the oath of U.S. presidential office
Terry
|
$300
[16]
Hosting the presentation, he greeted the audience with, "Good evening, Hollywood phonies"
Chevy Chase
Eileen
|
$300
[3]
It's where you have a layer of transparent skin called the conjunctiva
the eye
Terry
|
$300
[21]
This president's historic 1972 visit to China inspired an American opera that opened in 1987
Nixon
Roger
|
— |
|
$400
[25]
For most of its route, the Tournament of Roses Parade follows this Pasadena blvd.
Colorado
|
$400
[10]
The U.S. Supreme Court declared this type of strike illegal as of February 27, 1939
a sit-down strike
|
DD
$500
[17]
1987 Oscar-winning actor heard here, singing in a 1975 film:"The Son of God goes forth to war / A kingly crown to gain / His blood red banner streams afar / Who follows in His train"
Sean Connery
Eileen
|
$400
[5]
This term refers to any of the large veins in the neck
the jugular
Eileen
|
$400
[22]
In the 13th century his father Niccolo & his uncle, Maffeo visited China before he did
Marco Polo
Terry
|
— |
|
$500
[26]
Annual British parade that arose from the need to show mercenary troops which flag to follow
Trooping the Colour
|
$500
[11]
In 1681 this king gave William Penn almost all the land that is now Pennsylvania
King Charles II
|
$500
[18]
His 1st directing nomination was for "Last Tango in Paris", but he won for directing "The Last Emperor"
Bernardo Bertolucci
Roger
|
$500
[13]
They're produced at the rate of some 2 million per second & live for 120 to 130 days
red blood cells
Roger
|
$500
[23]
These 2 Chinese leaders both died in 1976
Mao Tse-tung & Chou En-lai
|
— |
| BOOKS & AUTHORS | BODIES OF WATER | COMPOSERS | PLACES OF WORSHIP | A.K.A. | STARTS WITH "SU" |
|
$200
[5]
Many poets may have contributed to the "Iliad", but this man gets all the credit
Homer
Roger
|
$200
[1]
The Amazon River empties into this body of water
the Atlantic Ocean
Terry
|
$200
[11]
He composed the "1812 Overture" to commemorate Napoleon's defeat in Russia
Tchaikovsky
Terry
|
$200
[14]
It's believed the tomb of the 1st pope lies beneath this church
St. Peter's
Eileen
|
$200
[2]
Sissy Spacek's cousin, his real name is Elmore Rual Torn
Rip Torn
Roger
|
$200
[26]
Spades or clubs
a suit
Roger
|
|
$400
[6]
First family member whose autobiography is "On the Outside Looking In"
Michael Reagan
Eileen
|
$400
[7]
Body of water named for Dardanus, mythical ancestor of the Trojans
the Dardanelles
Terry
|
$400
[12]
Serving as conductor, this great Hungarian composer premiered several of Wagner's operas
(Franz) Liszt
Roger
|
$400
[15]
The cathedrals of Chartres, Reims & Cologne are outstanding examples of this style of architecture
Gothic
Roger
|
$400
[3]
Elizabeth Sullivan, who became Mrs. Charles Laughton
Elsa Lanchester
|
$400
[24]
This hard fat is used to make tallow
suet
Eileen
|
|
$600
[13]
"Brideshead Revisited" author whose son Auberon wrote "Brideshead Benighted"
Evelyn Waugh
Eileen
|
$800
[9]
Named for the largest Iroquois tribe, Seneca Lake is the largest lake in this New York group
the Finger Lakes
Terry
|
$800
[29]
Though this Polish composer never took piano lessons after age 12, he became a great pianist
Chopin
Roger
|
$600
[18]
Charleston. S.C. has the oldest synagogue in the world belonging to this branch of Judaism
Reform
Roger
|
$600
[4]
Actor-comedian-movie director Joseph Levitch, who changed his name but not his initials
Jerry Lewis
Roger
Eileen
|
$600
[21]
It means "with highest praise", so be glad if it's on your diploma
summa (cum laude)
Roger
Eileen
|
|
$1,000
[17]
At age 9, this Virginian moved to Nebraska, which she used as the setting for "O Pioneers!"
Willa Cather
Terry
|
DD
$900
[8]
Its southernmost source is the Ruvironza River in Burundi
the Nile River
Terry
|
$1,000
[28]
Once forced by poverty to sleep in the streets of Vienna, he went on to create "The Creation"
Franz Joseph Haydn
|
$800
[19]
The holiest shrine of this religion is the Golden Temple of Amritsar
the Sikh religion
Terry
|
$800
[20]
Michael Dumble-Smith, Broadway's "Phantom of the Opera"
Michael Crawford
|
$800
[22]
Peruvian-born soprano whose last name sounds like a poisonous shrub
(Yma) Sumac
Eileen
|
|
DD
$2,000
[16]
This 1895 novel, subtitled "An Episode of the American Civil War", was written by a 22-year-old
The Red Badge of Courage
Roger
|
$1,000
[10]
A Colorado, Canadian & Pecos River all flow through this U.S. state
Texas
|
— |
$1,000
[25]
Now the cathedral of the city of Venice, it was named for the patron saint of Venice
St. Mark's
Terry
|
$1,000
[27]
Laura Gainer, the 1st actress to win an Oscar
Janet Gaynor
|
$1,000
[23]
As far as we know, it's the oldest written language in history
Sumerian
Terry
|
1st year of the 100th century
9901