Show #733 1987-11-11 (taped 1987-10-26) Tournament of Champions

1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 3.

Contestants

Jonathan Fellows — a legislative assistant originally from Bellevue, Washington

Keith Bell — a personnel specialist from Alexandria, Virginia

Eugene Finerman — a writer from Chicago, Illinois

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Eugene	$900	$1,900	$5,900	$3,900 Automatic semifinalist	$5,900 16 R, 3 W
Keith	$100	$700	$1,200	$0 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$3,500 12 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Jonathan	$1,500	$1,900	$7,600	$3,399 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$5,900 20 R (including 1 DD), 6 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE BIBLE	SCANDALS	GIRLS IN SONG	PALINDROMES	PARKS	RECREATION
$100 [8] It's referred to in the New Testament as the Scriptures the Torah (or the Pentateuch) Keith	$100 [1] She's doing commercials for No Excuses sportswear following her fling with Gary Hart Donna Rice Jonathan	$100 [17] In various songs, she was a hit for Jimmy Clanton, Shocking Blue, Bananarama & Frankie Avalon Venus Eugene	$100 [19] Possibly from cuckoo, it's an eccentric or zany person Kook Keith Jonathan	$100 [2] This country's Kruger National Park is its most popular tourist attraction South Africa Jonathan	$100 [10] "Wiping out" her opposition, Joyce Hoffman of the U.S. became the first person to win two world titles in this sport surfing Jonathan
$200 [9] God said this man, childless at the time, would have as many descendants as the number of stars in heaven Abraham Jonathan	$200 [4] The office of Baseball Commissioner was established in 1920, due to this 1919 event the Black Sox Scandal Jonathan	$200 [18] Two of four girls' names mentioned in titles of Elton John Top 10 hits (2 of) Bennie, Jeannie, Lucy & Nikita	$200 [24] Word that completes the palindromic phrase "Niagara o roar..." again	$200 [3] This city's Forest Park was the site of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase exposition St. Louis Eugene Jonathan	$200 [11] It's the only martial art that's an Olympic event judo Eugene
$300 [12] Joseph was sold to the Ishmaelites for this price: two-thirds of what Judas got for betraying Jesus 20 pieces of silver Jonathan	$300 [5] This fugitive financier said, "I want my own !#^%* country!" Robert Vesco Jonathan	—	$300 [25] The only specific time of day that's a palindrome as a word noon Jonathan	$300 [14] Administered by the National Park System, Wilson's Creek; Kennesaw Mountain; and Petersburg are these battlefields Eugene	$300 [13] Bones in this joint are the most likely to get broken in a fall while roller-skating the wrist Eugene Jonathan
$400 [15] It takes 13 verses in Exodus 26 to tell how to make the curtains for this tent that held the Holy Ark the tabernacle Eugene	$400 [6] His private secretary was linked to the Whiskey Ring, one of many scandals during his administration Ulysses S. Grant Jonathan	—	$400 [26] It's usually classified into two general types: pulse and continuous wave radar	$400 [20] The Channel Islands, a famed breeding place for sea lions, are this state's only offshore national park California Jonathan	$400 [22] Though pool tables may vary in size, all have length in this proportionto width 2 to 1 Jonathan
$500 [16] Greek for "hidden books", Lutherans view these as non-canonical, but useful works apocrypha Eugene	$500 [7] Though the financial scheme known as the "Mississippi Bubble"burst in 1720, it led to the settlement of this city New Orleans Eugene	—	$500 [27] It's generally held to be true and is often referred to as a basic tenet	$500 [21] One of two large parks on the edge of Paris; each a bois with its own zoo & horse-racing track Bois de Bologne (or Bois de Vincenne) Keith	$500 [23] Soccer was forbidden in 14th century England for taking practice time away from this military skill archery Jonathan

Double Jeopardy! Round

18TH CENTURY AMERICA	CHEMISTRY	LITERATURE	HIGHER EDUCATION	THE SOVIET UNION	PROVERBS
$200 [1] It revealed a population of almost four million when first taken in 1790 the first US census Eugene	$200 [16] You can get wheels for your MG made of this element with the symbol Mg magnesium Keith	$200 [6] In titles, animal associated with both Volpone and Reynard fox Eugene	$200 [20] It's claimed over $100 million worth of these currently go unclaimed scholarships Keith Jonathan	$200 [11] Only one-half of the Soviet people are of this nationality Russian Jonathan	$200 [28] Though your dentist might have it on in the background, "it helps not the toothache" Muzak (or music or elevator music) Keith
$400 [2] This act of 1765 taxed legal documents, almanacs, newspapers, dice, and playing cards the Stamp Act Keith	$400 [22] Term for charcoal turned on to trap gases activated charcoal Keith	$400 [7] Malcolm Lowry's "Under the Volcano" is set mainly in this country Mexico Eugene	$400 [21] These two New England schools have competed in football since 1875 and in boat races since 1852 Harvard and Yale Jonathan	$400 [12] This lake contains one-fifth of the Earth's non-frozen fresh water and about four-fifths of the USSR's Lake Baikal (the deepest) Eugene Keith Jonathan	$400 [29] Line in Matthew 7:7 which follows "Ask and it shall be given you" Seek and ye shall find Eugene Keith
$600 [3] By its intended opening day, May 14, 1787, only the delegations from Virginia and Pennsylvania had arrived in full the Constitutional Convention Jonathan	$600 [23] Natural color of chlorine gas greenish-yellow Jonathan	$600 [8] Granddaughter of the author of "Trilby", she wrote "Rebecca" Daphne DuMaurier Eugene	$600 [27] US military service academy located in Connecticut US Coast Guard Academy Jonathan	$600 [13] The Soviet Union's most important holiday, Revolution Day, is observed on the seventh of this month November Jonathan	$600 [30] Type of "grease that gives the best polish" elbow grease Keith
$800 [4] The threat of Spain led to the charter of this colony, the last of the thirteen to be organized Georgia Eugene	$800 [24] Smog is produced from the action of this on chemicals in the air sunlight Keith	$800 [9] One contributor to Knickerbocker magazine was this author who used "Knickerbocker" as a pseudonym Washington Irving Eugene	$800 [26] In 1923, the University of Delaware became the first to institute this junior year program a year abroad Keith	$1,000 [15] While Gorbachev is head of the Communist Party, this man, the President, is considered head of state Andrei Gromyko Jonathan	$1,000 [19] "As evidence of skill, a good archer is not known by his arrows" but by this his aim Jonathan
$1,000 [5] On November 20, 1789, New Jersey became the first state to ratify this the Bill of Rights Eugene	$1,000 [17] The ideal gas law combines Charles's law with the law of this 17th century Anglo-Irish scientist Robert Boyle Eugene Keith	$1,000 [10] English poet who wrote "Endymion","Hyperion", and its unfinished revision, "The Fall of Hyperion" John Keats Eugene	$1,000 [18] Texas city whose junior college is famed for its Rangerette drill and dance team Kilgore Keith	DD $2,500 [14] It's said Stalin induced Norway to expel this man in 1936 by buying its entire herring catch Leon Trotsky Jonathan	DD $2,300 [25] "He that has many of these" finds that some of them will cool irons in the fire Keith

Final Jeopardy!

PRESIDENTS

This consonant begins the last names of five presidents, more than any other letter

Keith "What is the letter "J"?" — wagered $1,200

Eugene "What is the letter "M"?" — wagered $2,000

Jonathan "What is the letter "J"?" — wagered $4,201

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