1998 CelebrityJeopardy!Legends in Sports Night.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — a former pro basketball player and actor originally from Brooklyn, New York
Martina Navratilova — a former tennis pro and novelist originally from Prague, Czechoslovakia
Reggie Jackson — a former pro baseball player originally from Wyncote, Pennsylvania
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie | $0 | $100 | $100 |
$0
3rd place: $10,000 for The Mr. October Foundation for Kids |
$100
5 R, 2 W |
| Martina | $900 | $1,900 | $4,500 |
$8,999
2nd place: $10,000 for PETA and Kidstuff Foundation |
$8,500
16 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Kareem | $1,700 | $5,800 | $12,000 |
$22,000
Winner: $22,000 for Athletes & Entertainers for Kids |
$7,900
25 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| SPORTS SUPERSTARS | HISTORY 101 | THE PRODUCE SECTION | VINTAGE CARS | TRUTH OR DARE | HORSING AROUND |
|
$100
[22]
This 22-year-old won the 1997 Masters golf tournament by 12 strokes, the biggest margin in its history
Tiger Woods
Reggie
|
$100
[9]
The rulers of this country weren't known as pharaohs until the 1500s B.C.
Egypt
Martina
|
$100
[7]
Smooth-skinned relative of the peach, seen here
Nectarine
Martina
|
$100
[1]
This famous flop was named after Henry Ford's son
Edsel
Kareem
|
$100
[2]
Take off all your clothes, or name this "lady" who rode naked through Coventry
Lady Godiva
Kareem
|
$100
[13]
It's the proper term for getting on a horse; most riders do it from the horse's left
Mounting
Kareem
|
|
$200
[23]
In 1998 this superstar won his 10th NBA scoring title in 12 seasons
Michael Jordan
Martina
|
$200
[18]
When asked how she'd survived the Titanic, she replied, "I'm unsinkable"--hence, her famous nickname
Molly Brown
Kareem
|
$200
[8]
You would expect to find this fruit in New Zealand
Kiwi fruit
Kareem
|
— |
$200
[3]
Deliver the "To Be Or Not To Be" speech in Zsa Zsa Gabor's voice, or tell us this play it's from
Hamlet
Kareem
|
$200
[14]
This horse seen here shares its name with a bean & a car
Pinto
Kareem
|
|
$300
[24]
In 1997 this 16-year-old Swiss miss became the youngest in the 20th century to win at Wimbledon
Martina Hingis
Kareem
|
$400
[20]
John Smith said he would have had his brains beaten out with clubs if this Indian girl hadn't saved him
Pocahontas
Kareem
|
$300
[10]
Just saying the name of this fruit makes me feel romantic
passion fruit
Martina
|
— |
$300
[4]
Duel with Johnny Gilbert, or name this U.S. statesman who died in a duel against Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
Kareem
|
$300
[15]
Oscar Wilde called this sport seen here "The unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable"
Fox hunting
Martina
|
| — |
$500
[21]
In 1862 Jefferson Davis named this Confederate general his chief military advisor
Robert E. Lee
Martina
|
$400
[11]
This tropical fruit may be eaten raw or cooked like squash
Papaya
Kareem
|
— |
$400
[5]
Breakdance in the middle of stage, or identify this dancing pair who starred in "Top Hat"
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
Kareem
|
$400
[16]
Specifically, it's the term for a female horse who's less than 4 years old
Filly
Kareem
|
| — |
DD
$2,000
[19]
This future president graduated cum laude from Harvard in 1940
John F. Kennedy
Kareem
|
$500
[12]
It's believed this tropical fruit originated in India where it's found in chutney
Mango
Martina
|
— |
$500
[6]
Give me all your money, or name this aviation billionaire who died a recluse in 1976
Howard Hughes
Martina
|
$500
[17]
This term for riding without a saddle sounds like you have to be partially nude to do it
Bareback
Kareem
|
| MEMORIES OF OAKLAND | SPORTS ON FILM | THE MAP OF EUROPE | THE ANATOMY LESSON | MUSICAL THEATER | 4-LETTER WORDS |
|
$200
[1]
Oakland stretches along the mainland side of this large bay
San Francisco Bay
Reggie
|
$200
[10]
It's the sport in common to "Happy Gilmore" & "Tin Cup"
golf
Reggie
|
$200
[3]
Of Norway, Sweden & Denmark, this one is the largest in area
Sweden
Reggie
Martina
Kareem
|
$200
[9]
It's reported that it takes 43 muscles to frown & 17 to do this
smile
Reggie
|
$200
[8]
You have our word it's Broadway's longest-running nostalgic musical set in a high school
Grease
Reggie
Kareem
|
$200
[24]
Bee home
a hive
Kareem
|
|
$400
[2]
Oakland was founded in the 1800s soon after the discovery of this element nearby
gold
Martina
|
$400
[19]
Help me help you by naming this 1996 film seen here"Booyah, touchdown!, I make millions of catches..."
Jerry Maguire
|
$400
[4]
It's the only country that borders Portugal
Spain
Kareem
|
$400
[12]
Asthma attacks involve these organs' bronchioles & the bronchi leading to them
the lungs
Kareem
|
$400
[15]
"Bring Back Birdie", a 1980 sequel to this 1960 musical, didn't fly
Bye Bye Birdie
Kareem
|
$400
[25]
Simply stated these are the facts, this is what a bald man lacks
hair
Kareem
|
|
$600
[11]
This regional "rapid transit" system is headquartered in Oakland
the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)
Kareem
|
$600
[21]
In "A League of Their Own", this talk show host played third baseman Doris Murphy
Rosie O'Donnell
Martina
|
$800
[6]
This "white mountain" on the border of France, Italy & Switzerland is the highest peak in Europe
Mont Blanc
Martina
|
$600
[13]
In this organ's "middle" part the ossicles pass on the vibrations to the oval window
the ear
Reggie
Kareem
|
$800
[18]
This "Murder, She Wrote" star has won Tonys for her performances in "Mame", "Gypsy" & "Sweeney Todd"
Angela Lansbury
Kareem
|
$600
[26]
A computer ready to receive information over a modem is "on" this
line
Kareem
|
| — |
$800
[22]
1993's "Cool Runnings" told of a group of Jamaicans who formed an Olympic team in this sport
bobsledding
Martina
|
$1,000
[7]
Major cities on this important river include Bonn, Basel & Cologne
Rhine
Martina
|
$800
[14]
Weighing about 3 pounds, it has more than 10 billion neurons, which works out to... argh, mine hurts
the brain
Martina
|
$1,000
[20]
This guitarist for The Who wrote the musical score for Broadway's "Tommy"
Pete Townshend
|
— |
| — |
$1,000
[23]
This female drag racer was the subject of the 1983 movie "Heart Like a Wheel"
Shirley Muldowney
Martina
|
DD
$3,000
[5]
If you're foolishly hunting vampires in Transylvania, you're risking your neck in this country
Romania
Kareem
|
$1,000
[16]
Tear this tendon that runs from the gastrocnemius muscle to the calcaneus & you can't stand tippytoe
the Achilles tendon
Martina
|
DD
$4,000
[17]
This musical about a group of auditioning dancers features the songs "I Hope I Get It" & "One"
A Chorus Line
Martina
|
— |
He lived with his girlfriend, a fat priest & a 7-foot-tall archer
Robin Hood