1985 Tournament of Champions final game 1.
Jerry Frankel — a musician and a composer originally from Buffalo, New York
Bruce Fauman — a university administrator and professor from Vancouver, British Columbia
Steve Rogitz — a letter carrier from Gardena, California
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve | $-300 | $2,900 | $3,000 | $4,500 |
$2,700
16 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| Bruce | $1,600 | $2,500 | $2,800 | $4,300 |
$4,300
16 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Jerry | $300 | $1,400 | $3,600 | $6,100 |
$3,600
13 R, 3 W |
| AUTO SHOP | NURSERY RHYMES | EATING IN AMERICA | BIOLOGY | LETTER PERFECT | ROCK N' ROLL HEAVEN |
|
$100
[21]
It keeps your neck warm in the winter, or your engine quiet all year
a muffler
Steve
|
$100
[26]
Where you are when you "open the door & see all the people"
the church
Bruce
|
$100
[2]
It's said this SW. feast comes from French "from snout to tail," the way meat is put on a spit
barbecue
Jerry
|
$100
[3]
In genetics, it's what passing of characteristics from Mom & Dad to Junior is called
heredity
Jerry
|
$100
[12]
Letter referring to string originally used to hold up Indians' loincloths
G
Steve
|
$100
[1]
He recorded "Mack The Knife" under this name he picked out of a phone book
Bobby Darin
Bruce
|
|
$200
[22]
The frame of the car without the out shell, some are classy
a chassis
Steve
|
$200
[27]
In England, "the merriest month in all the year"
May
Jerry
|
$200
[5]
Though known for pickles and "slow" ketchup, this company's 1st product was horseradish
Heinz
Bruce
|
$200
[4]
When sexually aroused, the carpenter species of this insect will chase jet liners
bees
Jerry
|
$200
[14]
How Mr. Rogers' sweaters "suit him"
to a T
Bruce
|
$200
[13]
A drummer, she & brother Richard were best known as vocalists
Karen Carpenter
Bruce
|
|
$300
[23]
In newer cars it has generally replaced the generator for keeping the battery charged
an alternator
Steve
|
$300
[28]
Colchester, England was named for this legendary Celtic king immortalized in rhyme
Old King Cole
Steve
|
$300
[6]
Since overeating was a status symbol, early rulers of what's now this state often weighed over 400 lbs.
Hawaii
Steve
|
$300
[9]
The period of time between egg laying & hatching is called this
incubation
Jerry
|
$300
[15]
Links "the wisp" & will", or McDonald's "fish" & "filet"
O
Steve
|
$400
[17]
Needing time to do laundry on tour, this early rock giant chartered a fatal flight
Buddy Holly
Steve
|
|
$400
[24]
You might throw a fit if you "throw" this part joining the crankshaft & piston
a connecting rod
|
$400
[29]
"Rub a dub dub", these 3 went to sea in a tub
the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker
Bruce
|
$400
[7]
In 1879, Chase & Sanborn became 1st U.S. company to pack this in sealed cans
coffee
Bruce
|
$400
[10]
In an apple, it's the "inside" name for the pericarp
the core
Bruce
|
$400
[19]
Strung together for snoring sleepers
Z's
Jerry
|
DD
$500
[16]
Singer of this song, he spent 9 years in a coma before dying
Jackie Wilson
Steve
|
|
$500
[25]
Used to open & close points & valves, they come in single or double overhead, if you're cool
a cam
Steve
|
$500
[30]
After turning around, what "Teddy bear, teddy bear" does
touches the ground
|
$500
[8]
Due to contamination of crops from N.W. states, growers of this small fruit had a bad Nov. in 1959
cranberries
Bruce
|
$500
[11]
Found even in dinosaurs, this world's oldest known disease is still considered incurable
arthritis
|
$500
[20]
When doubled, this letter can be shot from a gun
a B
Steve
|
$500
[18]
He had 4 Top 40 hits before & 4 after his death at 30 on Sept. 20, 1973
Jim Croce
Jerry
|
| THE U.N. | THEATER | NEWSPAPERS | 2NDCENTURY | TRAVEL AND TOURISM | THE FAMILY BIBLE |
|
$200
[3]
The U.N. basically copied the structure of this, its forerunner
The League of Nations
Bruce
|
$200
[6]
Before the 17th century, the word theater referred only to this
the building itself
|
$200
[10]
National British newspaper that was formerly published in Manchester
The Guardian
Bruce
|
$200
[1]
This young religion was becoming so popular, a school teaching it was estab. in Alexandria
Christianity
Bruce
|
$200
[12]
To visit the largest lake in all of Britain, you have to go to this lake's "bonnie, bonnie banks"
Loch Lomond
Bruce
|
$200
[23]
Deuteronomy 24 provides a no fault legal procedure for this, but only for men
divorce
Steve
|
|
$400
[4]
The hub of the U.N., it's been called the "Town Meeting of the World"
the General Assembly
Steve
|
$400
[7]
In 15th century, Italian scholars saw commedia Erudita, nobles saw commedia intermezzi, & commoners, this
commedia dell'arte
Jerry
|
$400
[11]
In 1844, "The Cherokee Advocate" became the 1st paper ever published in what's now this state
Oklahoma
Steve
|
$400
[2]
By 193, Rome had sunk so low, Juliannus bought this at public auction, but never reigned on it
a throne
Steve
|
$400
[16]
If a Muslim calls himself "Haji", it means he's visited there
Mecca
Jerry
|
$400
[24]
Word used over 25 times in Genesis 11, it's the Biblically polite way of saying "fathered"
begat
Steve
|
|
$600
[5]
Currently, it's Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru
the Secretary-General
Jerry
|
$600
[8]
Greek for "cleansing", Aristotle used it to mean the purging of emotions in an audience
catharsis
Jerry
|
$800
[14]
Despite its name, this large Midwest city's "Free Press" costs 20 cents, 75 cents on Sundays
Detroit
Bruce
|
$600
[19]
This civilization's pyramids & hieroglyphic writing were making their initial appearance
Mayans
Steve
Bruce
Jerry
|
$600
[17]
Main attraction of New Orleans' Preservation Hall
a jazz band
Jerry
|
— |
|
DD
$900
[25]
The 5 permanent members of the Security Council
the U.S.A., the Soviet Union, Great Britain, France & China
Steve
|
$800
[9]
In Paris, this musical was called "Brilliantine" & in Mexico City, "Vaselina"
Grease
Bruce
|
$1,000
[15]
The Rutland Herald, begun in 1794, is still publishing in this state
Vermont
Jerry
|
$800
[20]
"Handy Tables", "Harmonica", & "The Almagest" are among this astronomers surviving works
Ptolemy
|
$800
[18]
In 1983 & 84, this country got more tourists from around the world than any other in Europe
Italy
|
— |
|
$1,000
[26]
In 1963, the U.N. declared this area should benefit mankind & no nation could claim it
(outer) space
Steve
Bruce
|
$1,000
[22]
In 1700, his "The Way of the World" was so poorly received, he wrote no more plays
William Congreve
Jerry
|
DD
$1,500
[13]
What N.Y. World-Telegram & Sun, St. Louis Globe-Democrat & Wash. Star currently have in common
they are no longer being published
Bruce
|
— |
$1,000
[21]
Since the publication of Alex Haley's "Roots", tourism has increased to this African country
Gambia
Steve
Bruce
Jerry
|
— |
This president appointed more Supreme Court justices than any other
George Washington