Show #1150 1989-09-08 (taped 1989-06-12) Regular

Bob Blake game 3.

Contestants

Nancy McGregor — a homemaker from Akron, Ohio

John Wallace — a physician from Fort Bragg, California

Bob Blake — an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia (whose 2-day cash winnings total $40,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bob	$500	$4,000	$12,600	$14,600 3-day champion: $55,400	$11,200 21 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
John	$2,000	$2,800	$7,200	$12,601 2nd place: NovAtel Go Anywhere portable cellular telephone & Schlage home security systen	$6,500 18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Nancy	$400	$1,700	$2,900	$3,800 3rd place: Excel exercise machine	$6,900 17 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

U.S.A.	THE EMMYS	WEATHER	OPERA	LEFTOVERS	HERE'S "JOHNNY"
$100 [4] Dauphin Island, the largest coastal island in this state, lies at the entrance to Mobile Bay Alabama Nancy	$100 [3] Gene Reynolds won an Emmy in '76 for directing "Welcome to Korea", an episode of this series MAS*H John	$100 [5] The more familiar name for a "synoptic chart" weather chart (or weather map) John	$100 [1] This queen is a leading character in the epic 20th century opera "Christophe Colomb" Queen Isabella John	$100 [6] Andy Warhol said of these, "Plastic's better than dirty, used money" credit cards Bob	$100 [2] This former nightclub singer is the announcer on "Jeopardy!" Johnny Gilbert Nancy
$200 [20] Washington, D.C. residents did this for the 1st time in November, 1964 vote for president John	$200 [8] After losing 3 straight years to Tyne Daly, she finally won for "Best Dramatic Actress" in 1986 Sharon Gless John	$400 [27] Trade winds blow from both the northeast & southeast toward this line the equator Nancy	$200 [7] "The Shepherds of the Delectable Mountain" is an opera based on this John Bunyan work The Pilgrim's Progress Nancy	$200 [19] Its last line is "And crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea!" "America The Beautiful" Nancy	$200 [14] One who is on hand & ready to perform a service or respond to an emergency "Johnny-On-The-Spot" John
$300 [9] This state is home to The National Fishing Tackle Museum & The 5 Civilized Tribes Museum Oklahoma	$300 [24] "The Bunkers & The Swingers", an episode of this sitcom, won an Emmy for Best Comedy Writing in 1973 All in the Family Nancy	$500 [28] Stratus clouds at ground level are called this fog John	$300 [16] Both of these opera companies are based at Lincoln Center Metropolitan & New York City Opera John	$300 [17] In names of cocktails this color precedes blazer, devil, Monday, moon & train blue Bob	$400 [13] Jane Wyman won her only Oscar playing a young deaf-mute girl in this film Johnny Belinda Nancy
$400 [10] Smurfs frolic on Smurf Island at Carowinds, an amusement park on the border of these 2 states North & South Carolina Bob	$400 [25] She won an Emmy as "Private Benjamin"'s Capt. Lewis, the same role she played in the film Eileen Brennan Bob	—	$400 [22] In English, the name of this Verdi opera means "The Troubadour" Il trovatore Bob John	$400 [18] This magazine has the same name as one of the greatest Victorian novels Vanity Fair Bob	$500 [15] Because of its rapid rate of growth, the European pansy is also known by this name Johnny Jump-Up Bob
$500 [11] Appropriately, the magnolia is the state flower & the state tree of this "Magnolia State" Mississippi John	$500 [26] Gary Frank & Kristy McNichol both won Emmys for their supporting roles in this ABC drama Family Bob	—	$500 [23] Birgit Nilsson is best known for her heroic roles in this composer's operas Richard Wagner Bob	$500 [21] This European capital named for bears has bear cookies, bear puzzles & bear clocks, if you can bear it Bern, Switzerland Bob	DD $1,000 [12] In the '50s he set a high jump record in college & had his 3rd Top 10 hit with the following:"You asked how much I love you..." Johnny Mathis John

Double Jeopardy! Round

FIRST NOVELS	TAXES	BRITISH ROYALTY	DANCE	MOVIE TRIVIA	THE "I"'S HAVE IT
$200 [10] This author's 1st book, "Betty Zane", was an historical novel about his mother's ancestors Zane Grey Bob	$200 [17] Prior to 1954, income taxes were due on this date, 1 month earlier than at present March 15 John	$200 [6] The only king of England named Stephen was the grandson of this conqueror William the Conqueror Nancy	$200 [15] Niece of Cecil B DeMille, she choreographed the 1st ballet that included tap dancing Agnes DeMille Bob	$200 [1] You'll be moonstruck to learn she appeared on more 1988 magazine covers than anyone else Cher Nancy	$200 [7] This John Lennon - Paul McCartney tune was the 1st by the Beatles to reach No. 1 in the U.S. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" Bob
$400 [14] The actual title of his 1st novel is "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club" Charles Dickens John	$400 [29] These taxes are levied on the production, sale, or consumption of items such as tobacco & gasoline excise tax John Nancy	$400 [9] He was the 1st heir to the British throne to earn a bachelor's degree Prince Charles Nancy	$400 [23] This dancer nicknamed Misha played a huge insect in the B'way production of Kafka's Metamorphosis Mikhail Baryshnikov John	$400 [2] Douglas Fairbanks Jr., who was married to this star for 4 years, said he refused to read "Mommie Dearest" Joan Crawford John	$400 [8] The islets of Langerhans provide this hormone that regulates the body's use of sugar insulin Bob
$600 [16] "Valley of the Dolls" Jacqueline Susann Nancy	$600 [28] "No Taxation Without Representation" was the cry of Colonists opposed to this 1765 tax bill the Stamp Act Nancy	$800 [12] England had this many kings named Richard 3 Bob	$600 [24] Choreographer whose song & dance routines from "Gypsy", "The King & I" & other shows are a new B'way hit Jerome Robbins Nancy	$600 [3] The 1988 film for which Jodie Foster received the "Best Actress" Oscar The Accused John	$600 [18] This period of unusually warm weather occurs in late autumn in the Central & Eastern U.S. Indian summer Nancy
$800 [21] Stephen King's 1st published novel, it was made into a 1976 movie starring Sissy Spacek Carrie Nancy	$800 [27] Withholding taxes from one's paycheck began in this president's administration Franklin D. Roosevelt Nancy	$1,000 [13] "The Merry Monarch" whose reign was known as the Restoration Era Charles II Bob	$1,000 [30] Pavlova, Nijinsky & Balanchine all trained with the Leningrad ballet company now called this Kirov Ballet John	$800 [4] 2 of the 3 directors of the "New York Stories" trilogy Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola & Martin Scorsese Bob	$800 [19] Term for a narrow strip of land that links 2 larger land masses Isthmus John
$1,000 [22] This California novelist's 1st book was "Cup of Gold", a fictionalized account of Sir Henry Morgan John Steinbeck John	$1,000 [26] Many foreign governments impose this tax at each stage in the production of a good or service value-added tax Bob	DD $2,000 [11] This person ruled England during America's Civil War Queen Victoria Bob	DD $4,000 [25] He 1st danced in Vaudeville in 1929 at age 4, & in 1989 you can still see him strut his stuff in "Tap" Sammy Davis, Jr. Nancy	$1,000 [5] New Orleans D.A. who staged a JFK assassination conspiracy trial, he appeared in "The Big Easy" Jim Garrison Bob	$1,000 [20] This term for a person who attacks long-held beliefs comes from 2 Greek words for "image breaker" iconoclast Bob

Final Jeopardy!

THE CABINET

When this department was established in 1849, it was called the Home Department

the Department of the Interior

Nancy "What was the Dept. of Interior?" — wagered $900

John "What is the Dept. of Interior?" — wagered $5,401

Bob "What is Dept. of INTERIOR?" — wagered $2,000

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