Show #2541 1995-09-25 Regular

Linda Roberts game 1.

Contestants

Paul Skocz — a management analyst from Arnold, Maryland

Linda Roberts — a registered nurse from Houston, Texas

Keith Bush — a copy editor from Long Beach, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $30,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Keith	$1,100	$3,800	$6,600	$5,300 2nd place: La-Z-Boy sofa & loveseat + Harris Lamps floor & table lamps + Jeopardy! '92 home game + Jeopardy! Sports Edition video game	$6,100 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Linda	$2,100	$4,900	$15,500	$13,201 New champion: $13,201 + Jeopardy! '92 home game + Jeopardy! Sports Edition video game	$14,300 30 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Paul	$500	$800	$2,600	$0 3rd place: Swintec SF1200 fax machine + Jeopardy! '92 home game + Jeopardy! Sports Edition video game	$3,600 9 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE 1980s	CLASSIC SITCOMS	ANNUAL EVENTS	ASTROLOGY	WORLD CITIES	DOUBLE TALK
$100 [1] On Black Monday, October 19, 1987, this industrial average fell more than 22.5% the Dow Jones Keith	$100 [23] The lyric "The Professor and Mary Ann" was added later to this series' theme song Gilligan's Island Linda	$100 [6] In 1894 Grover Cleveland set this holiday as the first Monday in September Labor Day Paul	$100 [11] Some astrologers call people born under this sign Arians Aries Keith	$100 [13] This Egyptian city is the most populous in Africa & the Middle East Cairo Linda	$100 [14] It skirts the issue if the issue happens to be a ballerina a tutu Keith
$200 [2] In 1984 this painkiller found in Advil was approved for over-the-counter sale in the U.S. ibuprofen Linda	$200 [24] William Frawley played Bub O'Casey on "My Three Sons" & this role on "I Love Lucy" Fred (Mertz) Keith	$200 [7] In 1985 this president proclaimed August 26 as Women's Equality Day Reagan Keith	$200 [12] People born under this sign of the fishes are known for their generosity Pisces Linda	$200 [22] A monument at St. John's Church in this Indian city remembers the victims of the "black hole" Calcutta Linda	$200 [15] Something forbidden or unacceptable is one of these a no-no Keith
$300 [3] This country occupied the Falkland Islands for about 10 weeks in 1982 Argentina Linda	$300 [25] The pilot for this sitcom was called "Head of the Family" & starred Carl Reiner as Rob Petrie The Dick Van Dyke Show Keith	$300 [8] Greenville, Ohio holds an annual celebration honoring this female sharpshooter Annie Oakley Linda	$300 [18] This sign of the archer is ruled by Jupiter, which astrologers believe is a friendly planet Sagittarius Linda	$300 [28] Home to an operatic barber, this Spanish city was once called Hispalis Seville Paul	$300 [16] In "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", it was "everywhere, nor any drop to drink" water, water Keith
$400 [4] This Texan sold his Electronic Data Systems to General Motors for $2.5 billion (Ross) Perot Keith	$400 [26] On "Leave it to Beaver", it was Beaver's real first name Theodore Linda	$400 [9] In 1912 American Guy Weadick organized this annual Calgary, Alberta rodeo the Calgary Stampede Paul	$400 [19] One symbol of this sign is a harvest maiden holding a sheaf of wheat Virgo Keith	$400 [29] When Vietnam was reunified in 1976, Saigon was renamed this Ho Chi Minh City Linda	$400 [17] Famous Puerto Rican golf pro Rodriguez Chi-Chi Linda
$500 [5] In 1982, Fahd succeeded Khalid as king of this country Saudi Arabia Linda	$500 [27] It was the occupation of Jerry Robinson on "The Bob Newhart Show" dentist Keith	$500 [10] An annual Iowa art festival is named for this "American Gothic" artist, one of the state's native sons Grant Wood Linda	DD $1,000 [20] The two signs of the Zodiac symbolized by arthropods Scorpio & Cancer Keith	$500 [30] More diamonds are cut and traded in this Belgian port city than anywhere else in the world Antwerp Linda	$500 [21] From Chinese Pidgin English, it means very quickly chop-chop Linda

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	FICTIONAL CHARACTERS	LANGUAGES	AMERICAN LAKES	MEDICAL TERMS	MUSICAL THEATRE
$200 [7] As a young man this Mongol leader entered the service of Toghril Khan Genghis Khan Paul	$200 [4] In "Ivanhoe" Wilfred has been disinherited for following this crusading king Richard the Lionhearted Linda	$200 [5] Of the modern Romance languages, Sardinian is the most similar to the vulgar form of this language Latin Linda	$200 [6] Seneca, the largest of this state's Finger Lakes, is more than 600 feet deep New York state Linda	$200 [3] It's a drug that causes a temporary loss of sensation; novocain is a "local" one anesthetic Keith	$200 [1] "Hello, Dolly!" was conceived with Ethel Merman in mind, but this actress was the first to play the title role Carol Channing Paul
$400 [8] In 1926 Roald Amundsen flew over the North Pole in the Norge, this type of craft a dirigible Paul	$400 [12] George Wilson kills this Fitzgerald title character after Daisy runs over Wilson's wife the Great Gatsby Linda	$400 [13] Swedish contains many loanwords from both the "low" & "high" forms of this language German Keith	$400 [27] in 1900 the Chicago River's course was reversed to flow from this lake to the Des Plaines River Lake Michigan Keith Linda	$400 [17] It's a synonym for gingiva gums Keith	$400 [2] In 1991 Jonathan Pryce & Lea Salonga won Tonys for acting in this British import Miss Saigon Linda
$800 [10] On July 26, 1847 this black African democracy declared itself a republic Liberia Keith	$600 [14] At the start of "The Grapes of Wrath", this character, just released from prison, meets Jim Casy Tom Joad Paul	$600 [18] The primitive Mycenaean form of this language was spoken at least as far back as the 13th century B.C. Greek Keith	$600 [28] Winnebago is this Midwest state's largest lake Wisconsin Linda	$600 [20] When a woman's basal body temperature rises, it's normally a sign that this has just occurred ovulation Paul	$600 [21] This musical opens with the Rodgers & Hammerstein tune "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" Oklahoma! Linda
DD $1,000 [9] This queen was the mother of Catherine of Aragon Queen Isabella Paul	$800 [15] Mrs. Berry & Egg die in a plane crash on their way to Vienna in his 1981 novel "The Hotel New Hampshire" (John) Irving Keith	$800 [19] This Baltic language is also known as Lett Latvian Linda	$1,000 [30] Lake Borgne connects this Louisiana lake to the Gulf of Mexico Lake Pontchartrain Linda	$800 [22] It's the network of nerve fibers & ganglia at the upper part of the back of the abdomen solar plexus	$800 [24] This crooner originated the role of J.B. Biggley in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" Rudy Vallée Paul
$1,000 [11] in July 1945 this former French chief of state went on trial for treason (Marshal) Pétain Linda	$1,000 [16] In this 1957 Kerouac novel, Old Bull Lee is based on author William S. Burroughs On the Road Linda	$1,000 [26] The ancient philosophical texts known as the Upanishads were written in this classical language Sanskrit Linda	DD $2,000 [29] The Lucin cutoff, built across this lake, provided a rail link between Lucin & Ogden the Great Salt Lake Linda	$1,000 [23] This branch of medicine is concerned with the musculoskeletal system orthopedics Linda	$1,000 [25] Both acts of "The Sound of Music" close with this inspirational song "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" Linda

Final Jeopardy!

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Jacqueline, Claudia, Thelma, …

Elizabeth "Betty" (Ford)

Paul "What is Rosemary?" — wagered $2,600

Keith "What was Mr. Ed?" — wagered $1,300

Linda "What is ?" — wagered $2,299

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