Show #607 1987-04-07 (taped 1986-12-09) Regular

Contestants

Jonathan Vaughan — a graphics design student originally from Hong Kong

Woods Gleason — a film industry analyst originally from Charlottesville, Virginia

David Roussel — an accountant from Sunland, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
David	$600	$2,700	$2,500	$0 3rd place: Colortyme's traditional-style console color TV	$3,100 18 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Woods	$0	$-300	$2,500	$5,000 2nd place: a trip to Nassau aboard Delta Airlines + a 5-day Windjammer Barefoot Cruise of the Bahamas	$3,000 13 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Jonathan	$300	$600	$4,800	$6,000 New champion: $6,000	$4,600 10 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD CAPITALS	NURSERY RHYMES	GRAY MATTERS	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	SPORTS	STUPID ANSWERS
$100 [3] Due to its many canals, this Thai capital has been called "the Venice of Asia" Bangkok David	$100 [26] Another version has him asleep under a haycock Little Boy Blue	$100 [17] "She ain't what she used to be" the Old Gray Mare David	$100 [8] It's the "rock" in Prudential's ads Gibraltar Woods	$100 [1] Bob Hope says one of his favorites is the 16th at Cypress Point in Pebble Beach a golf hole David	$100 [16] Since 1578, this city has been the home to the Shroud of Turin Turin David
$200 [4] Fabled city of Arabian Nights' caliph Harun-al-Rashid where Israelis bombed nuclear reactor in 1981 Baghdad David	$200 [27] While the rhyme doesn't mention summer, winter, or spring, it does say he "had a great fall" Humpty Dumpty David	$200 [18] Gore Vidal adapted this military-school novel for TV, 1st screenplay he's taken credit for since 1964 Dress Gray Woods	$200 [9] A high recognition factor prompted Lever Bros. to bring back the "Ta-ta-ta-da" ad for this Imperial Margarine	$200 [2] Spanish sport revived in China in 1986 with opening of a ring in the Zhejiang Province bullfighting David	$200 [19] In "The Dictionary of the Old West" it's defined as raw hide rawhide David
$300 [5] Long noted for its universities, this Colombian capital is called "the Athens of South America" Bogotá Jonathan	—	$300 [23] His career "Bud"ded as Princess & Kitten's brother "Father Knows Best" Bill Gray David Woods	$300 [10] TV rights to it in 1980 cost $87 million; in 1984, $225 million; & for 1988, $300 million the Olympics Woods	$300 [13] A machine called the Cyclops is now used for line calls in this sport tennis David	$300 [20] In 1986, this Procter & Gamble cleansing powder offered a free Halley's Comet guide Comet cleanser David
$400 [6] Encyclopedia Americana implies this Swiss city is boring, but Birnbaum's Guide mentions topless sunbathers Bern Woods	—	$400 [24] Though still alive at the time, Confederate raider John S. Mosby earned this nickname the "Gray Ghost" Woods Jonathan	$400 [11] In March 1986, a Pittsburgh car dealer gave Cadillac buyers these Eastern European cars, free the Yugo Woods	$400 [14] Sport in which you might leave a bucket, Christmas tree or picket fence bowling Jonathan	$400 [21] Town in S.D. that put up 9' statue of Fr. Pierre Jean de Smet, who died in 1873 & never visited the town De Smet David
DD $500 [7] Excluding East Berlin, 2 of 3 capitals of East European Communist countries that begin with "B" (2 of) Bucharest, Budapest & Belgrade Woods	—	$500 [25] "Elegy..." poet who said he would no more accept the title of poet laureate than royal rat-catcher Thomas Gray	$500 [12] For the past 3 years her cosmetic co. has topped the Savvy magazine list of businesses run by women Estée Lauder David Woods Jonathan	$500 [15] Jack Broughton, inventor of the modern boxing glove, is buried in this British landmark Westminster Abbey	$500 [22] It initially got its name from being the second Karakoram peak to be measured K2 David

Double Jeopardy! Round

COLONIAL AMERICA	ANIMALS	NYC AUTHORS	LANGUAGES	TOUGH TV TRIVIA	CONDUCTORS
$200 [1] "King Philip", who led bloody Indian war, was son of Massasoit who, in 1621, met these people in friendship the Pilgrims Jonathan	$200 [6] Rarely seen to die of old age in the wild, it's mistakenly thought they have a secret graveyard elephants Woods	$200 [11] Walt Whitman, Henry Miller, & Betty Smith's "tree" all grew up in this borough Brooklyn Woods	$200 [15] Dante was the first major writer to write in this modern language Italian David	$200 [7] Showing clips of past episodes of this cop show, NBC asked viewers to choose which to rerun Hill Street Blues Jonathan	$600 [26] In 1976, this former conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra was made an honorary knight Eugene Ormandy Woods
$400 [2] Ironically, in 1641, Massachusetts became 1st colony to legalize this practice slavery David	$400 [8] The biggest marsupials kangaroos Jonathan	$400 [22] Tho he "looked homeward" to North Carolina, he lived in NYC because "You Can't Go Home Again" Thomas Wolfe David	$400 [16] Along with English & Spanish, its other official language is a form of Tagalog the Philippines Jonathan	$400 [10] Born John Cheese, he was the big cheese on "Fawlty Towers" John Cleese David	DD $600 [28] Thefollowingwas early '60s pop hit for this 3-time Oscar winner, now a renowned conductor: André Previn David
$600 [3] In 1754, the French built Fort Duquesne on the present-day site of this city Pittsburgh Woods	$600 [9] Heaviest of all poisonous snakes is this North American rattlesnake the diamondback rattler Woods	$600 [23] James Baldwin called this "the only human part of New York", but left it anyway Harlem Woods	$600 [17] Israel's official languages are Hebrew & this Arabic David Woods	$600 [12] This TV Western's episode titled "3 Queens Full" was a "Bonanza" spoof featuring the dumb Wheelwright clan Maverick David	$800 [27] Born in Bombay, at 26 this former medical student was youngest musical director of Los Angeles Philharmonic Zubin Mehta David
$800 [4] During Colonial period, present-day Tennessee was part of this colony North Carolina Woods	DD $1,000 [20] In Argentina, rheas are rounded up in order to get these tailfeathers Jonathan	$800 [24] Mark Twain, Dylan Thomas & Arthur Miller all lived in this famed hotel named for a London district The Chelsea	$800 [18] Official language of both the People's Republic & Taiwan, it's the most common Chinese dialect Mandarin Woods	$800 [13] She played the mothers of 2 of TV's independent women, Ann Romano & Mary Richards Nanette Fabray David	—
$1,000 [5] The "Great Awakening" of the 1740s refers to this the great (religious) revivals of the 1740s Jonathan	$1,000 [21] Ironically, in 1907 the Bronx Zoo donated 15 of these to the people of Oklahoma buffalo (or bison) David	$1,000 [25] The Algonquin Hotel apparently threw this "Borstal Boy" out when he chased the maids thru the halls Brendan Behan	$1,000 [19] Language of ancient India that's related to Greek & Latin Sanskrit Jonathan	$1,000 [14] A model of adult humor, this series had one episode about a thumbless alien & 1700 pounds of walnuts The Dick Van Dyke Show Woods	—

Final Jeopardy!

ISLANDS

It's the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea

Sicily

David "What is Cyprus?" — wagered $2,500

Woods "What is Sicily?" — wagered $2,500

Jonathan "What is Sicily?" — wagered $1,200

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