The eighth US MONOPOLY Championship was held September 19th & 20th, 1987, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Gary Peters won the tournament over a field of 48 state champions plus the returning national champion, Jim Forbes. His prize was a $5K savings bond (which he apparently donated to charity) as well as a trip to the 1988 World Championship in London. Players ranged in age from 14 to 54 years, including "coal miners to insurance company presidents."[1] Six of the 48 players were women.[1] Bankers were "volunteers from American Security Bank and the National Bank of Washington."[1] Phil Orbanes was the judge.
State Champions as determined in 1987[]
State | Representative |
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Alabama | |
Alaska | |
Arizona | |
Arkansas | |
California | |
Colorado | Mark Rice - Final Table |
Connecticut | |
Delaware | |
Florida | Gary Peters - US Champion
Jim Forbes - Defending Champion (1984) - 5th Place, 39 years old, CPA |
Georgia | |
Hawaii | |
Idaho | |
Illinois | |
Indiana | Noah Burczyk - Final Table |
Iowa | |
Kansas | |
Kentucky | |
Louisiana | |
Maine | |
Maryland | Dana Terman - US Champion (1977, 1979) |
Massachusetts | |
Michigan | |
Minnesota | Jason Pressler, 14 years old[1] |
Mississippi | Tom Norwood, 36 years old, CPA[1] |
Missouri | |
Montana | Shawn Pelowitz, 19 years old, college student[1] |
Nebraska | |
Nevada | |
New Hampshire | |
New Jersey | Paul Ingrey - Final Table[1], 48 years old, insurance company owner |
New Mexico | Joe Martz[1], 42 years old, Chemical Engineering doctorate student |
New York | |
North Carolina | |
North Dakota | Gary Heller |
Ohio | |
Oklahoma | |
Oregon | |
Pennsylvania | |
Rhode Island | |
South Carolina | |
South Dakota | |
Tennessee | |
Texas | |
Utah | |
Vermont | |
Virginia | |
Washington | |
Washington, D.C. | |
West Virginia | |
Wisconsin | |
Wyoming |
If you know of other players than those listed here, please add them with a reference.
References[]
- http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-09-22/news/8703150154_1_monopoly-parker-brothers-gary-peters
- Article about CA tournament leading to 1987 state championship - http://articles.latimes.com/1987-06-21/local/me-8876_1_monopoly-states-games
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/09/21/monopolys-mightiest/
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