Show #1241 1990-01-15 (taped 1989-09-19) Regular

Frank Spangenberg game 5.Frank sets a new single-day cash winnings record of $30,600 and a new 5-day cash winnings record of $102,597.

Contestants

Murdock Martin — a graduate student originally from Moss Point, Mississippi

Barbara Prideaux — a teacher from St. Charles, Missouri

Frank Spangenberg — a police officer from Flushing, New York (whose 4-day cash winnings total $71,997)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Frank $2,100 $3,700 $20,500 $30,600
5-day champion: $75,000 + $27,597 to the Missionaries of Charity in New York City
$11,100
31 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Barbara $-100 $-100 $500 $850
3rd place: a Casablanca ceiling fan
$500
4 R, 3 W
Murdock $200 $800 $5,200 $5,000
2nd place: a Broyhill 6-piece bedroom suite
$6,200
14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY SPORTS 4-LETTER WORDS FAMOUS FAMILIES FURNITURE FIRSTS
$100 [6]
Kangaroo Island is the 3rd largest offshore island of this country
Australia
Barbara
$100 [26]
Lauren Bacall could tell you it's the term used for 1 stroke over par in golf
bogey
Frank Murdock
$100 [11]
Despite its name, this pink wine is made from grapes, not flowers
rosé
Frank
$100 [12]
On July 22, 1989 she celebrated her 99th birthday at the family compound in Hyannis Port
Rose Kennedy
Frank
$100 [1]
The French Empire style of furniture is associated with his empire
Napoleon I
Frank Murdock
$100 [18]
Dr. West's Miracle Tuft toothbrush of 1938 was the 1st to have bristles made of this
nylon
Frank
$200 [7]
Judas trees grow on the northern slopes of this country's Mount Carmel National Park & Nature Reserves
Israel
Frank
$200 [27]
In 1968 Olympic gold medalist Jim Hines became the 1st man to run this race in under 10 seconds
100 meter dash
Murdock
$200 [17]
The dry particles of matter found on your furniture, or what you do to remove them
dust
Frank
$200 [13]
In this family Leo was a famous tenor, his son Walter & granddaughter Erika, actors
the Slezak family
Barbara
$200 [2]
Small, modern table named for the school where it was designed, not for a clergyman
a Parsons table
Frank
$200 [19]
Observance at which English colonists 1st ate popcorn
the first Thanksgiving
Murdock
$300 [8]
At the old observatory here you can stand with 1 foot in the eastern hemisphere & one in the western
Greenwich, England
Frank
$300 [28]
In this team sport the neutral zone is located between 2 blue lines
hockey
Frank
$300 [23]
Because of his big bullwhip, Western star Al LaRue was nicknamed this
"Lash"
Murdock
$300 [14]
His daughters Caroline & Stephanie seem to be popular tabloid topics
Prince Rainier
Murdock
$300 [3]
Stand with a sloping top that serves to support a book; its 1st known appearance was in Byzantium
a lectern
Frank
$300 [20]
They were the U.S. presidents when the 1st man went into space & the 1st man walked on the Moon
Kennedy & Nixon
Frank
$400 [9]
The southernmost glacier in Europe, the Calderone, is in this country's Apennine Mts.
Italy
Frank
$400 [24]
"Integument" is a fancy word for this part of an animal when it's separated from the body
skin
Frank
$500 [16]
The Marciano Brothers & the Nakash Brothers are feuding families in this line of business
jeans manufacturers
Frank
$400 [4]
This word can mean either an upholstered, backless & armless seat or a stuffed footstool
an ottoman
Frank
$400 [21]
The 8 contestants in the 1st Miss America pageant in 1921 represented these
cities
Frank
$500 [10]
This port city is West Germany's leading industrial center
Hamburg
Murdock
$500 [25]
The badges Girl Scouts earn are officially worn on this part of the uniform
sash
Frank
DD $1,000 [15]
Michael d'Abo, father of Olivia on "The Wonder Years", was lead singer of the following group:"Come all without, come all within /You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn /Come all without, come all within /You'll not see..."
Manfred Mann
Murdock
$500 [5]
This American furniture style that appeared about 1790 was named for the new style of government
the Federal style
Murdock
$500 [22]
In 1981 Western Bancorporation was renamed this when it became the 1st bank to franchise its services
First Interstate

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE OLD WEST EDUCATION SAINTS ANATOMY MUSIC LASTS
$200 [8]
In 1840 this Swiss was granted 49,000 acres in California & built a tannery, a fort, a mill...
(John) Sutter
Barbara
$200 [21]
This term for a secondary school came from Edinburgh, Scotland
a high school
Frank
$200 [4]
If his mother had listened to friends & named him after his father, he would be Zechariah the Baptist
John the Baptist
Frank
$200 [26]
Part of your body which contains a mitral valve
the heart
Frank
$200 [16]
Some say man's 1st musical instrument was the flute; others say it was this percussion type
the drum
Frank
$200 [2]
Dying in 1832 at age 95, Charles Carroll of Carrollton was the last surviving person who signed this
the Declaration of Independence
Murdock
$400 [9]
He wrote about the time he spent seeking hides on the West Coast in "Two Years Before the Mast"
(Richard) Dana
Frank
$400 [22]
The 1st female med school grad in Italy, she revolutionized methods of teaching young children
Maria Montessori
Frank
$400 [1]
Though born in Britain c. 385, he's the patron saint of a nearby island
St. Patrick
Murdock
$400 [27]
Felt when you "make a muscle", this muscle raises the forearm
a bicep
Murdock
$400 [17]
In the 1960s Robert A. Moog developed this instrument used in classical & pop music
the synthesizer
Murdock
$400 [3]
The last beach movie this pair starred in was "Back to the Beach"
Annette Funicello & Frankie Avalon
Frank Barbara
$600 [10]
Tx. & Mex. banned the Maher-Fitzsimmons boxing match, so this judge held it on a sand bar in the Rio Grande
Roy Bean
Frank
$600 [23]
In 1947 the Supreme Court upheld free busing & in 1968 free books for students in these schools
Parochial Schools
Frank
$600 [5]
Brewer's Dictionary quotes this saint as having said, "Love me, love my dog"
St. Bernard
Frank
$600 [28]
It comprises about 62% of the weight of an average man; about 6% less in women
water
Murdock
$600 [18]
42 members of the London Symphony are heard in "A Day In The Life" on this Beatles album
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Murdock
$600 [13]
On Sunday, May 14, 1989 these 2 network shows aired their last episodes & they were on against each other
Family Ties & Moonlighting
$1,000 [12]
On May 10, 1869 Leland Stanford drew back his sledge hammer, let it fall & missed the spike linking these RRs
the Union Pacific & the Central Pacific
Frank
$1,000 [25]
19th century Massachusetts educator who's known as the "Father of American Public Education"
Horace Mann
Murdock
$800 [6]
As their patron saint, St. Erasmus, also known by this name, gets sailors all fired up
St. Elmo
Frank
$800 [19]
Collier's Ency. says this Gershwin work is the most widely performed orchestral piece by an American
"Rhapsody In Blue"
Murdock
$800 [14]
This car company merged with Packard in 1954 & made its last car in the U.S. in 1963
Studebaker
Frank Barbara
DD $4,000 [11]
In 1849 the Army took over Fort Laramie, Wyoming to protect the wagon trains on this trail
the Oregon Trail
Frank
DD $7,000 [24]
In 1896 the Supreme Court used this oft-quoted phrase to describe acceptable segregation
separate but equal
Frank
$1,000 [7]
He founded the Daughters of Charity & the Lazarists, & a charitable society is named for him
St. Vincent de Paul
Frank
$1,000 [20]
Sigma guitars imported from Korea are sold in the U.S. by this company known for its acoustic guitars
Martin
Barbara
$1,000 [15]
This author of "The Last Days of Pompeii" advised Dickens to give "Great Expectations" a happier ending
(Edward) Bulwer-Lytton
Barbara

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. PRESIDENTS

Of the 1st 7 presidents, only these 2 were not re-elected

John Adams & John Quincy Adams

Barbara "Who are Adams & J.Q. Adams?" — wagered $350
Murdock "Who were Madison & J. Adams" — wagered $200
Frank "Who are John Adams & J.Q. Adams?" — wagered $10,100

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