Show #423 1986-04-23 (taped 1985-12-02) Regular

Contestants

Lois Rothman — a social worker from Miami, Florida

Pam Wells — a legal secretary from Detroit, Michigan

Randy Amasia — an editorial analyst from Los Angeles, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,900)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Randy	$1,100	$2,700	$3,700	$100 2nd place: a La-Z-Boy Signature II Sleeper Sofa + 2 Robert Abbey floral design lamps	$3,700 16 R, 6 W
Pam	$700	$2,400	$4,000	$599 New champion: $599	$4,400 19 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Lois	$200	$200	$2,400	$0 3rd place: a JP’s General Store gift certificate	$2,400 9 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE KENNEDYS	LOUISIANA	ROCK ‘N ROLL	THE OLD TESTAMENT	HOUSEHOLD HINTS	IN OTHER WORDS
$100 [17] The U.S. Kennedys trace their roots back to county Wexford in this country Ireland Lois	$100 [20] Though only the southern end is in Louisiana, this is considered the major physical feature of the state the Mississippi River Pam Lois	$100 [1] This rock group featuring Belinda Carlisle has now officially gone-gone The Go-Go's Randy	$100 [16] According to the 10th Commandment, you shouldn’t do this to a neighbor’s ox, servant or wife covet Lois	$100 [11] Instead of using regular paint remover to remove paint from hands, try this foamy toiletry shaving cream Pam	$100 [6] Effortlessly arrive, effortlessly depart easy come, easy go Pam
$200 [18] He said “Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I’m (the) only person standing between Nixon & the White House” John F. Kennedy Pam	$200 [21] In production of cotton, minerals & natural gas, the 1 in which Louisiana doesn’t rank #2 in the U.S. cotton Randy Pam Lois	$200 [2] Beatles song about purchasing affection that was 1st to hit #1 in U.S. & Britain at same time "Can’t Buy Me Love" Lois	$200 [19] While Encyclopedia Americana says this Old Testament book should be read as a parable, we say it’s a big fish story Jonah Randy	$200 [12] For small repairs, nail polish can sometimes substitute for this glue Pam	$200 [7] Pattern assumed by disintegration of an Oreo that’s the way the cookie crumbles Pam
$300 [22] She supervised the historic restoration of the White House & gave a TV tour of it Jackie Kennedy Randy	$300 [25] Counting migrants, in January 25% of all these fowl in the U.S. are wintering in Louisiana duck Pam	$300 [3] Release of this Jacksons album was held up until “Thriller” sales peaked Victory Randy	$300 [28] Samuel took a horn of oil & did this to David amidst his brethren anoint Pam	$300 [13] Heavy starching of braided rugs will keep ends from doing this curling Pam Lois	$300 [8] A void of originality exists beneath our class G star nothing new under the sun Randy
$400 [23] States that have been represented by Joseph Kennedy’s sons in the U.S. Senate Massachusetts & New York Randy	$400 [26] Louisiana has had 11, including 1 which was over 250,000 words & amended 537 times a constitution Randy	$400 [4] Van Morrison sang of “making love in the green grass, behind the stadium” with her "Brown Eyed Girl" Randy	—	$400 [14] To save pennies at the supermarket, avoid buying products displayed on shelves at this level eye level Pam	$400 [9] Expired Homo sapiens don’t relate fables dead men tell no tales Pam
$500 [24] Rose’s maiden name, it became the middle name of one of her sons Fitzgerald Randy	$500 [27] The more familiar name of New Orleans’ 85-block “Vieux Carre” the French Quarter Randy	$500 [5] In 1985, Tears for Fears said “everybody wants to” do this rule the world Randy	—	$500 [15] Mary Ellen says to soften peanut butter & add flavor, “open” a bottle of this oil & put in a drop sesame seed oil Randy	$500 [10] The person that finances a Scottish musician gets to pick song played he who pays the piper calls the tune Randy

Double Jeopardy! Round

UNITED NATIONS	BIRDS	BASEBALL	THE 19th CENTURY	ASTRONOMY	POTENT QUOTABLES
$200 [9] Article 1 of U.N. charter says maintaining this is the U.N.’s primary purpose world peace Pam	$200 [8] According to Aesop, greed killed the goose that did this laid the golden egg Randy	$200 [10] In 1919-21, this championship was a best-of-9 series the World Series Pam	$200 [19] Great Britain, Prussia, Austria & Russia joined forces in 1815 to rid Europe of him once & for all Napoleon Randy Lois	$200 [3] Of lunar, or solar eclipses, the more frequent a solar eclipse Randy Lois	$200 [1] In the pirate drinking song, it follows “yo-ho-ho” a bottle of rum Pam
$400 [24] The name “United Nations” was adopted in WWII to note countries opposed to these powers the Axis powers Randy	$400 [15] Though this diving bird has a weird, laughing cry, it isn’t really crazy a loon Lois	DD $600 [11] 2 of the 6 current major league teams that have never won a league pennant (2 of) the Montreal Expos, the Seattle Mariners, the California Angels, the Texas Rangers, the Toronto Blue Jays, & the Houston Astros Pam	$400 [20] The 2-year war with this country from 1846-48 cost the U.S. almost $100 million Mexico Pam	$400 [5] This planet is only about ¾ as dense as water, so it probably wouldn’t leave “rings” in the bathtub Saturn Pam	$400 [2] William Lampton said this state was “where the corn is full of kernels & the colonels full a corn” Kentucky Randy
—	$600 [16] Name of this ugly, naked-headed bird can refer to someone disgustingly predatory a vulture Lois	$600 [12] More current active major leaguers come from San Pedro de Macoris in this country than from Chicago the Dominican Republic Pam	$600 [21] Until the 19th century & porcelain, hippopotamus bone was the popular material for these falsies false teeth Pam	DD $600 [22] Title of this number one 1958 hit "Little Star" Pam	$600 [4] In 1825, Anthelme Brillat-Savarin said, “a meal without wine is like a day without” this sunshine Randy
—	$800 [17] Bird to which Shelley wrote, “Hail to thee, blithe spirit” a skylark	$800 [13] 1st man elected to Baseball Hall of Fame, he played 22 seasons for Detroit Ty Cobb Pam	$800 [23] In 1848, Zachary Taylor was the 2nd & last candidate of this party to be elected president the Whigs Randy	$800 [25] German astronomer whose laws of planetary motion were published in 1609 Johannes Kepler	$800 [6] G.W. Young was the one who insisted that these “must never touch mine” lips that touch liquor Lois
—	$1,000 [18] With longest migratory flight, it spends winters in southern & summers in northern polar regions the arctic tern Randy	$1,000 [14] In 1920, Bill Wambsganss became only player in World Series history to execute this feat an unassisted triple play Pam	—	—	$1,000 [7] Famous poetical drinking instruction Ben Jonson gave “to Celia” drink to me only with thine eyes

Final Jeopardy!

THE OSCARS

This Best Picture had the shortest title, using only 2 different letters

Gigi

Lois "What is ET?" — wagered $2,400

Randy "What is A.D.?" — wagered $3,600

Pam "What is T" — wagered $3,401

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