Phil Yellman game 1.
Phil Yellman — a word processor from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nora Josephberg — a payroll analyst from Lakeville, Pennsylvania
Al Levy — an engineer originally from Brooklyn, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $24,602)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al | $800 | $1,600 | $4,400 |
$1,400
2nd place: Pacific Kinematics NextStep 500 + Gold's Gym products |
$4,400
13 R, 2 W |
| Nora | $-200 | $1,200 | $3,000 |
$500
3rd place: Dahon Classic bicycle + Nintendo Entertainment System with Super Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune + InfoGenius for Game Boy |
$3,000
12 R, 2 W |
| Phil | $2,000 | $4,400 | $13,300 |
$15,000
New champion: $15,000 |
$13,200
29 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| WORLD FLAGS | 10-LETTER WORDS | OPRAH WINFREY | MAMMALS | GLASS & GLASSWARE | NO. 2 HITS |
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$100
[1]
The star & this shape on Pakistan's flag represent Islam, as well as progress & enlightenment
a crescent
Nora
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$100
[14]
It's the enforced isolation of a person or pet, to keep a disease from spreading
quarantine
Nora
|
$100
[24]
In 1984 Oprah moved to this city to host a talk show that was soon expanded & renamed for her
Chicago
Al
|
$100
[16]
By having fat localized in a hump, this desert animal can lose heat at a rapid rate
a camel
Nora
|
$100
[6]
An imperfection in the form of a small bubble, or what a farmer sows
a seed
Al
|
$100
[8]
In 1957 Fats Domino "found" his "thrill" here
Blueberry Hill
Phil
|
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$200
[2]
The flag of this SE Asian country is solid red with a gold star in the center for communism
Vietnam
Phil
|
$200
[15]
It can describe a hateful, loathsome person, or a certain snowman
abominable
Al
|
$200
[27]
Of Harpo, Chico or Groucho, the name of Oprah's production company
Harpo
Nora
|
$200
[17]
The name of this huge, short-legged mammal is Greek for "river horse"
hippopotamus
Al
|
$200
[7]
Emile Galle, a leading initiator of this "new art" style, was known for vases with floral & animal designs
Art Nouveau
Phil
|
$200
[9]
Although it was No. 2 for 3 weeks, her "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" failed to reach No. 1
Crystal Gayle
Al
|
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$300
[3]
Monaco's flag, adopted in 1881, reproduces the two main colors of this family's coat of arms
the Grimaldi family
Al
|
$300
[21]
It's a person who has an uncontrollable desire to start fires
a pyromaniac
Al
Nora
|
$300
[28]
While still a senior in high school, Oprah began her broadcasting career in this Tennessee capital
Nashville
Al
|
$300
[18]
The pronghorn type of this mammal, the fastest in America, can run up to 60 mph
the antelope
Phil
|
$300
[10]
A type of glass made in the late 1800s, or the shiny, slippery fabric it resembles
satin
Phil
|
$300
[11]
This rockabilly singer, not Elvis, had the No.2 hit with "Blue Suede Shoes"
Carl Perkins
Phil
|
|
$400
[4]
In 1977 Libya adopted a new flag, a plain solid field of this color
green
Nora
|
$400
[22]
It's a formal declaration of guilt, or of sins
a confession
Nora
|
$400
[29]
Oprah was nominated for an Oscar for her movie debut in this film that starred Whoopi Goldberg
The Color Purple
Phil
|
$500
[20]
There are more of this black and white breed of cattle in the U.S. than any other
a Holstein
Nora
|
$400
[25]
The molten blob of glass on the end of a blowpipe, or a slang word for a sailor
a gob
Al
|
$400
[12]
This No. 2 hit by Cher is subtitled "My Baby Shot Me Down"
"Bang, Bang"
Phil
|
|
$500
[5]
Legend says this country's flag came from the sky to King Valdemar II in 1219
Denmark
|
$500
[23]
It's the jellylike substance that makes up all plant & animal cells
protoplasm
|
$500
[30]
"The Women of" this "Place" was an acclaimed miniseries that Oprah co-executive produced
Brewster
Nora
|
DD
$1,200
[19]
These Arctic reindeer have several subspecies including the woodland, Peary & barren-ground
the caribou
Phil
|
$500
[26]
This fine French glass has the same name as a casino game
Baccarat
Al
Phil
|
$500
[13]
It begins, "You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain, too much love drives a man insane"
"Great Balls Of Fire"
Phil
|
| SCIENCE FICTION LITERATURE | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT | FIRST AID | THE SOVIET UNION | THE BIBLE |
|
$200
[4]
He called his 1951 collection of sci-fi & fantasy stories "The Illustrated Man"
Ray Bradbury
Phil
|
$200
[9]
This Boston basketball team owns WFXT-TV, the station where many of its games appear
the Celtics
Phil
|
$200
[14]
He left the Navy in 1953 to take over the family farm & peanut business
Jimmy Carter
Phil
|
$200
[1]
In case of insulin shock, diabetic patients should always carry lumps of this
sugar
Al
|
$200
[2]
A samovar is traditionally used to boil water for this, which they drink out of a glass
tea
Nora
|
$200
[23]
This patriarch was 600 years old when it began to rain
Noah
Nora
|
|
$400
[5]
The French title of this Jules Verne novel is "Voyage au centre de la Terre"
The Voyage to the Center of the Earth
Nora
|
$400
[10]
As of November 1991, this airline began to accept Pan Am frequent flyer mileage
Delta
Nora
|
$400
[15]
In December 1944 he was promoted to five-star General of the Army
Eisenhower
Phil
|
$400
[3]
Emergency situation in which you'd use the Heimlich maneuver
choking
Phil
|
$400
[19]
Sochi, not Yalta, is the largest resort on this southern sea
the Black Sea
Al
Phil
|
$400
[24]
After Jesus' resurrection, Matthias was chosen to replace this disciple
Judas
Phil
|
|
$600
[6]
This 1963 Pierre Boulle novel was published in England under the title "Monkey Planet"
Planet of the Apes
Phil
|
$600
[11]
It took 10 years & $200 million for this company to develop its Sensor razor
Gillette
Phil
|
$800
[17]
In 1902 he became the first layman ever to head Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson
Phil
|
$600
[30]
CPR involves the use of two lifesaving measures: chest compressions & this
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Phil
|
$600
[20]
Minsk is the capital of this republic whose name means "white Russia"
Byelorussia
Phil
|
$600
[25]
Matthew gives the genealogy of Jesus beginning with this Old Testament patriarch
Abraham
Nora
Phil
|
|
$800
[7]
"Children of Dune" was his extremely successful sequel to "Dune" & "Dune Messiah"
Frank Herbert
Phil
|
$800
[12]
This Memphis-based, overnight delivery company is still run by Fred Smith, who founded it in 1971
Federal Express
Phil
|
$1,000
[18]
An avid helicon player, he organized the Marion People's Band which won 3rd prize in an Ohio tournament
Harding
Al
|
$800
[29]
It's the class of drugs used to relieve itching from hives & sneezing from hay fever
antihistamines
Phil
|
$800
[21]
This dictator's Gori, Georgia birthplace is now enclosed in a large, opulent building
Stalin
Phil
|
$800
[26]
While living by the brook of Cherith, he was fed "bread and flesh" by Ravens
Elijah
|
|
$1,000
[8]
The classic horror film "Island of Lost Souls" was based on this H.G. Wells novel
The Island of Dr. Moreau
|
DD
$1,200
[13]
The Limited, Inc. owns this intimate apparel chain, the nation's top-selling lingerie label
Victoria's Secret
Phil
|
DD
$1,100
[16]
After graduating from the Univ. of Michigan, he worked as a boxing coach & asst. football coach at Yale
Gerald Ford
Phil
|
$1,000
[28]
To stop the bleeding from the foot, leg or thigh, you should apply pressure to a point above this artery
the femoral artery
Phil
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$1,000
[22]
This Red Square church is also called Pokrovsky Cathedral
St. Basil's
Al
|
$1,000
[27]
An Old Testament book is named for this wife of Boaz
Ruth
Al
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This children's author won 3 Oscars: 2 for documentaries & 1 for a Gerald McBoing-Boing cartoon
Dr. Seuss