Show #897 1988-06-28 (taped 1988-03-21) Regular

Contestants

Brian Aronson — a public defender from Sacramento, California

Lew Barlow — a college teacher from Duxbury, Massachusetts

Bill Gellert — a research associate from Washington, D.C. (whose 1-day cash winnings total $3,799)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bill	$1,800	$3,300	$7,300	$3,199 2-day champion: $6,998	$6,700 18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Lew	$1,100	$1,700	$5,700	$5 2nd place: a trip to Florida's Space Coast	$5,700 13 R, 3 W
Brian	$1,200	$3,800	$4,400	$0 3rd place: Ricardo Beverly Hills Tower Drive luggage collection	$6,400 21 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY	ANIMALS	ACTORS' REAL NAMES	10-LETTER WORDS	ELECTIONS	POTPOURRI
$100 [12] A retirement city in Florida, or a retired capital of Russia St. Petersburg Lew	$100 [23] Part of its body where you'll find a warthog's warts its face Lew Brian	$100 [2] He came into this world as Clarence Crabbe but went out of this world as Buck Rogers Buster Crabbe Brian	$100 [17] It's any fitting fabric for furniture upholstery Bill	$100 [6] Since the Reconstruction era, all governors of Georgia have been from this party the Democratic Party Bill	$100 [8] A feminist might tell you it's what the letters in "NOW" stand for National Organization of Women Brian
$200 [13] This part of the United Kingdom is called "Cymru" in its native language Wales Bill Lew	$200 [24] Owls are among the few birds to have these on the front of their heads their eyes Brian	$200 [3] He was born Bela Ferenc Blasko in Lugos, Hungary Bela Lugosi Bill	$200 [19] Instead of being hospitalized, many who are sick can be treated on this basis outpatient Bill	$200 [7] Of 22, 44, or 66, the number of congressmen who in 1986 ran for the U.S. House of Representatives unopposed 66 Lew	$200 [18] What a Spaniard usually drinks from a "bota" wine Brian
$400 [15] Capital of Malaysia, it was once a Chinese tin-mining camp Kuala Lumpur Brian	$300 [28] Most lampreys live by attaching themselves to these other fish Brian	$300 [9] Though his original name was Adolph Marx, he was silent on the subject Harpo Marx Brian	$300 [25] When a paper has erroneously reported a statement or story, it may print one of these retraction (correction accepted) Brian	$300 [1] "Tippecanoe & Tyler too!" was an 1840 campaign slogan of this party the Whig Party Brian	$300 [20] There is a small population of blue whales that can be seen in this famous Canadian river the Saint Lawrence Bill
$500 [16] Avarua is the capital of these Pacific islands, which were named for an English captain the Cook Islands Brian	$400 [29] When grasshoppers or other Orthoptera are stridulating, they're producing this a song (or a sound) Bill	$400 [10] John Arthur Carradine, who was "Bound for Glory" David Carradine Brian	$400 [26] 10-letter word usually spoken when standing with hand over heart before a U.S. flag allegiance Brian	$400 [4] In 1980, he became the last 3rd party presidential candidate to get more than 5 million votes Anderson Bill	$400 [21] The "Pig Bowl" is a California charity football game between people of this occupation law enforcement Brian
DD $900 [14] 2 of the 4 countries that border Romania (2 of) the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria & Hungary Bill	$500 [30] Varieties of these insects include bee, soldier, flower, blow & fruit flies Bill	$500 [11] Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel spent "The Best Years of Our Lives" with this name Fredric March Lew	$500 [27] From the Greek for "single tone", it means tediously uniform or unvarying monotonous Bill	$500 [5] Of the 4 men who ran against FDR, he got the biggest popular vote Wendell Willkie Lew	$500 [22] In 1978, Pat Donahue ate almost 2 lbs. of these in 68 seconds without sipping a single Gibson (pickled) onions Bill Lew

Double Jeopardy! Round

FRENCH LITERATURE	RECENT HISTORY	TRANSPORTATION	FAMOUS QUOTES	MATHEMATICS	MUSIC MAKERS
$200 [1] Called "a French Sir Walter Scott", he's known for novels such as "Les Trois Mousquetaires" (Alexandre) Dumas Lew	$200 [4] In 1967, this Latin American country admitted aiding Venezuelan guerrillas in Venezuela Cuba Brian	$200 [19] A flying circus was a WWI squadron or a show featuring this style of flying stunt or daredevil flying Bill Lew Brian	$200 [20] "The only thtng necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do" this nothing Bill Lew	$200 [10] Calculating device the Chinese call the "suan pan" an abacus Brian	$200 [14] The Kingston Trio took its name from Kingston, the capital of this Caribbean country Jamaica Brian
$400 [2] Victor Hugo wrote a biographical study of this great English playwright Shakespeare Bill	$400 [5] In 1962, the Dutch gave West New Guinea to the U.N., which then gave it to this island nation Indonesia Bill Brian	$400 [27] John Fitch built a mechanically successful one of these almost 20 years before Fulton a steamboat Bill	$400 [21] Expression attributed to Henry VIII to which Adam Clayton Powell added the word "baby" Keep the faith Brian	$400 [9] The operation of obtaining roots of numbers, it shares its name with Darwin's theory evolution Lew	$400 [15] Early in his career, Quincy Jones arranged music for this "regal" jazz band leader Count Basie Lew Brian
$600 [3] For 35 years straight, he published a new novel each year, including "From the Earth to the Moon" Jules Verne Brian	$800 [12] The 2 Southern African colonies that won full independence from Portugal in the mid-1970s Angola & Mozambique Bill	—	$800 [23] Baseball announcer famed for his Southern lilt & phrases like "sitting in the catbird seat" Red Barber Lew	$600 [6] Distance you've run if you've covered 5,280 yards 3 miles Bill	$600 [16] His big break was when Roger Miller became the 1st of dozens to record his song "Me & Bobby McGee" Kris Kristofferson Brian
$800 [25] English title of the epic novel whose literal translation is "In Search of Time Lost" Remembrance of Things Past Lew	DD $1,000 [11] Names of the Soviet & American spacecraft that docked in space on July 17, 1975 Soyuz & Apollo Brian	—	DD $1,000 [22] 1st line of the followingsong, it's a quote from Alexander Pope: Fools rush in Brian	$800 [7] The general form for this type of equation is ax2+bx+c=0 a quadratic Bill	$800 [17] The "goat" trained to bleat in the key of C with his "City Slickers" was really 1 of the musicians Spike Jones Lew
$1,000 [26] Madame Bovary's first name Emma Lew	$1,000 [13] World leader who died on January 24, 1965 Churchill Brian	—	$1,000 [24] Postal slogan "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night..." was coined by this Greek historian Herodotus	$1,000 [8] From the Greek for "worthy", it's a statement or proposition requiring no proof an axiom Bill	$1,000 [18] After hearing Elvis live in his hometown of Lubbock, Texas, he switched to singing rock 'n' roll Buddy Holly

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN WOMEN

On Aug. 25, 1835, at age 22, she died in a farmhouse outside New Salem, Illinois

Ann Rutledge

Brian "Who was Lincoln's first wife?" — wagered $4,400

Lew "Who is Nancy Hanks" — wagered $5,695

Bill "Who was Lincoln's mother?" — wagered $4,101

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