Show #311 1985-11-18 (taped 1985-10-29) Tournament of Champions

1985 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Ric Moser — a printing broker from The Woodlands, Texas

Steve Rogitz — a letter carrier from Gardena, California

Larry Floyd — an accounting clerk originally from Bridgton, Maine

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Larry	$100	$500	$3,700	$0 2nd place: $5,000	$3,700 9 R, 1 W
Steve	$1,200	$4,200	$7,600	$7,600 Finalist	$7,400 24 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Ric	$600	$800	$2,000	$0 3rd place: $5,000	$2,400 13 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. HISTORY	OSCAR SONGS	GHOSTS	HOMOPHONES	SMOKING	BLOOD
$100 [8] Demonstrators were kicked out of this city's Lincoln Park August 27, 1968 Chicago Steve	$100 [2] As Dr. Dolittle, Rex Harrison sang this 1967 Oscar-winner to people too "Talk To The Animals" Steve	$100 [17] The 999 ghosts at the mansion in this Anaheim landmark tell visitors "There's always room for 1 more" Disneyland Larry	$100 [21] Achilles died because his wound here would not do this heel/heal Steve	$100 [7] Both North Carolina's capital & a brand of cigarettes are named for him Sir Walter Raleigh Ric	$100 [1] A strikebreaker, or a blood clot on surface of one's skin scab Steve
$200 [10] Though he left the service after WWII as a captain, today he holds the highest rank possible Ronald Reagan Steve	$200 [3] 1942 Irving Berlin classic that's sold more records than any other "White Christmas" Steve	$200 [18] Creators of"Casper" say this film's logo plagiarized 1 of their characters Ghostbusters Steve	$200 [22] Only a few of these in the Pennsylvania coal fields are under 18 years old miners/minors Steve	$200 [9] Our country has plenty of good 5¢ cigars, but they charge 15¢ for them, said this "cowboy philosopher" Will Rogers Ric	$200 [13] Of blood type, dental work, & tattoos, the subject not queried of Red Cross blood donors blood type Larry Steve
$300 [12] Country to which the U.S. began beaming Radio Marti in May 1985 Cuba Larry	$400 [5] In "Going My Way", Bing Crosby asks “Would you rather” be doing this title task or be a fish "Swinging On A Star" Larry	$300 [26] Silver City, Idaho & Bodie, California for example ghost towns Steve	$300 [23] A big kiss upon parting, or the Greyhound that carries you away buss/bus Larry	$300 [11] General Cigar Company brand & national poet of Scotland Robert Burns Steve Ric	$300 [14] When routinely measuring systolic blood pressure, a stethoscope is used to listen for this pulse Ric
$400 [15] Though popular in early 1800s this Tennessee congressman was even more popular in the 1950s Davy Crockett Ric	DD $500 [4] 1 of 2 Oscar winners sung in the films by Doris Day "Que Sera, Sera" or ("Secret Love") Steve	$400 [27] In the Superman TV series, editor Perry White frequently invoked this spirit great Caesar's ghost Steve	$400 [24] Vacationing on a ship, or people that staff them cruise/crews Steve	$400 [19] '50s brand that advertised with 2 leggy cigarette boxes dancing Old Gold Steve	$500 [29] Septicema & sapremia are 2 types of it blood poisoning
$500 [16] This president vetoed more legislation than any other Franklin Delano Roosevelt	$500 [6] This 1st winner, from "Gay Divorcee", is also a luxury car The Continental Steve	$500 [28] In Shakespeare's play, ghost who sat in Macbeth's place at the banquet table Banquo Ric	$500 [25] Emotional state of a cow who bellowed mood/mooed Steve	$500 [20] A cigarmaker by trade, he founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL) Samuel Gompers Steve	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

ENGLISH LITERATURE	RELIGION	BRIDGES	RADIO HEROES	WEATHER	"GUT"s
$200 [1] A.E. Housman "heard a wise man say , give crowns & pounds & guineas but not" this away your heart Larry	$200 [17] 100 years ago the now-dead philosopher Nietzsche claimed this being was dead God Steve	$200 [11] It connects the 3 boroughs of Manhattan, Queens, & The Bronx Triborough Bridge Larry	$200 [6] "Bring 'em Back Alive" guy, played by Bruce Boxleitner on TV but by himself on radio Frank Buck Steve Ric	$200 [19] Daily newspaper illustration that shows isobars & temperatures weather map Steve	$200 [3] Name for street urchin, probably derived from where they are said to live guttersnipe Steve
$400 [2] Poet who relived his boyhood in "A Child's Christmas in Wales" Dylan Thomas Steve	$800 [23] Baby Fae heart transplant occurred in a hospital run by this denomination Seventh-Day Adventists Steve	$600 [27] Peruvian bridge which collapsed Friday July 20, 1714 in Thornton Wilder novel of the same name bridge of San Luis Rey Ric	$400 [7] This all-American boy's theme began "Wave the flag for Hudson High, boys" Jack Armstrong Ric	$400 [20] The 2 main types are polar-orbiting & geostationary weather satellites Ric	$400 [4] Adjective describing sounds of German, & to non-English speakers, English guttural Steve
$600 [12] William Golding novel in which English school boys stranded on an island turn savage Lord of the Flies Ric	$1,000 [22] Though Shi'ites have been getting the headlines, most Muslims belong to this sect Sunnis Larry Ric	$800 [15] Named not for lovers but sorrowful prisoners crossing it to Venetian prison Bridge of Sighs	$600 [8] 12 beats of a gong & an airplane swooping down signaled his arrival on radio Captain Midnight	$600 [24] Name of wind which flows down eastern slopes of Rocky mtns. raising temp. as much as 40° in 3 hours Chinook Ric	$600 [5] U.S. naval officer famous for saying "Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead" Farragut Ric
$800 [13] Family name of Laurence Sterne's characters Walter, Toby, & Tristram Shandy	—	DD $1,000 [28] Name of bridge mentioned in thefollowingsong:"It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty..." Tallahatchie Bridge Ric	DD $1,000 [9] He usually drove the Black Beauty Kato Ric	$800 [25] The average weather conditions of a region over a long period of time climate Larry	$800 [18] He, along with Joel Cairo & Brigid O'Shaughnessy, sought the Maltese Falcon Casper Gutman Ric
$1,000 [14] 1 of the 2 18th century periodicals in which Addison & Steele published their essays The Tatler and the Spectator Ric	—	$1,000 [16] From Latin "way", it's a bridge that crosses mainly over dry land instead of water viaduct Larry	$1,000 [10] Later a foil for Lucy as Harry Carter, he foiled Ming on radio as Flash Gordon Gale Gordon Steve	$1,000 [26] Name for temperature at which water vapor in the atmosphere begins to condense dew point Ric	$1,000 [21] Botanical name for "plant sweat", from Latin word for "droplet" guttation

Final Jeopardy!

THE 50 STATES

Aside from the Dakotas & Carolinas, # of states with 2 words in their names as commonly used

Ric "What is 4?" — wagered $2,000

Larry "What is four?" — wagered $3,700

Steve "What is 7?" — wagered $0

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