Show #1002 1989-01-03 (taped 1988-10-04) Regular

Cigus Vanni game 3.

Contestants

John Lafferty — an assistant film editor originally from Preston, England

Annette Meyer — an immunologist from Kalamazoo, Michigan

Cigus Vanni — a psychologist from Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania (whose 2-day cash winnings total $14,000)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Cigus $1,500 $1,500 $8,700 $9,600
3-day champion: $23,600 + Jeopardy! box game or Jeopardy! Challenger scorekeeper
$6,500
22 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
Annette $-200 $1,300 $1,900 $5
3rd place: Wallace Silversmiths 15-piece punch set + Jeopardy! box game or Jeopardy! Challenger scorekeeper
$1,800
9 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
John $1,500 $2,600 $4,800 $4,800
2nd place: Oki Telecom cellular mobile telephone + Jason Perma Focus 2000 binoculars + Jeopardy! box game or Jeopardy! Challenger scorekeeper
$4,800
16 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

TRANSPORTATION GAMES ANIMALS KNITTING RHYME TIME IF IT'S TUESDAY...
$100 [22]
Term for the detachable engine that's mounted on the stern of a boat
an outboard motor
John
$100 [12]
Before there was plastic, this badminton playing piece was made with a cork & feathers
a shuttlecock
Cigus
$100 [15]
Probably the 1st birds tamed, they weren't used as messengers but as meals
pigeons
Cigus
$100 [11]
Early ones had a hook, not a knob, on the end to keep the work from slipping off
a knitting needle
Cigus
$100 [3]
A verdant vegetable
a green bean
John
$100 [1]
On Tuesday, January 7 1800 Millard Fillmore was born in this type of frontier house
a log cabin
Cigus
$200 [23]
The longest of the 4 canals in the New York State Barge Canal System
the Erie Canal
Cigus
$200 [13]
In a poker game without wild cards, it's the highest hand you can draw
a royal flush
Cigus
$200 [16]
If Michael Jackson can't make a personal appearance, he may send Bubbles, one of these
a chimpanzee
Cigus
$500 [27]
Known for colorful knitting patterns, Fair Isle is part of this Scottish island group
the Shetland Islands
Annette John
$200 [4]
An order to put shaving cream all over the face of CBS news anchor Dan
lather Rather
Cigus
$200 [2]
On July 20, 1858 about 1,500 fans in N.Y. were 1st to pay an admission charge to watch this sport
baseball
Annette John
$300 [24]
The Kelly Act of 1925 allowed the Post Office to contract companies to transport mail using these
airplanes
Annette
$300 [14]
A computer version of this, the world's most popular board game, cuts playing time by ⅔
Monopoly
Cigus Annette
$300 [17]
The albatross' ritual for this includes preening & dancing; dinner & a movie wasn't listed
a mating ritual
Cigus
$300 [5]
A ship for shipping the animals from whose milk we get feta cheese
a boat goat
Cigus
$300 [8]
Officially, Baudouin I became king of this country Tuesday, July 17, 1951
Belgium
John
$400 [25]
Standard color of a radio flyer
red
John
$400 [18]
This player bids 1st in bridge
the dealer
Annette John
DD $500 [19]
Of the creatures on Earth that have legs, most of them have this many
6
Annette
$400 [6]
A discriminating gumshoe
a selective detective
$400 [9]
1 of the 2 towns in which calendars are forever stuck on Tuesday, August 24, 79 A.D.
Pompeii (or Herculaneum)
John
$500 [26]
The national championships in this sport were held in August 1988 at a pad in Huntsville, Ala.
model rocketry
Cigus Annette
$500 [21]
In Chicago pool, the balls must be pocketed in this order
number order (or numerical order)
John
$500 [20]
The Dandie Dinmont, a dog in this group, was named after a farmer who raised them in "Guy Mannering"
the terriers
$500 [7]
An enthusiastic promoter of chanticleers
a rooster booster
Cigus
$500 [10]
On Tuesday, December 15, 1987 in Concord, N.H. he announced, "I'm back"
(Gary) Hart
John

Double Jeopardy! Round

STARTS WITH "W" PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA MUSIC RHODE ISLAND PEOPLE STORES
$200 [2]
In professional boxing, it's the classification of a boxer whose weight is 136-147 pounds
a welterweight
John
$200 [20]
Harry Truman & Richard Nixon were the only U.S. presidents to play this musical instrument
the piano
Annette
$200 [1]
In writing the light opera "El Capitan", this "March King" wrote a march of the same name
Sousa
John
$200 [7]
Developed in the 1850s, the Rhode Island Red made raising of these a major industry in the U.S.
chickens
Cigus
$200 [12]
Pen name of Lafayette Hubbard, who died in 1986 after spending years in seclusion
L. Ron Hubbard
$200 [18]
Pan Am Guide says it's simpler to list what this London dept. store doesn't sell than what it does
Harrods
John
$400 [3]
Warp, weft & woof are 3 terms used in this process
weaving
John
$400 [24]
In his 1st inaugural address he said, "Our greatest primary task is to put people to work"
FDR
Annette
$400 [17]
You hold your lips the same way to play a brass instrument or this exotic shell
a conch
John
$400 [8]
While "Ocean State" appears on its license plates, this diminutive nickname is also widely used
"Little Rhody"
Cigus
$400 [13]
This lyricist co-edited the Choate Prep School yearbook with JFK before he wrote "Camelot"
(Alan Jay) Lerner
Annette
$400 [19]
While its catalog is distributed nationally, Spiegel has stores only in this city
Chicago
Cigus
$600 [4]
While skiers "think snow", river rafters think this
white water
John
$600 [25]
He was the only president who never married, in or out of office
James Buchanan
Cigus
$600 [21]
While rooted in spirituals, as a distinct style this dates only from the 1930s
gospel music
Cigus
$600 [9]
Rhode Island has a national memorial honoring this man, its founder
Roger Williams
Cigus
$600 [14]
Heavyweight Italian tenor who says he doesn't like to sing until he's found a bent nail on the stage floor
Luciano Pavarotti
Cigus
$600 [28]
This big N.Y. toy store was a big feature in "Big"
FAO Schwarz
Annette John
$800 [5]
Business lunches, alimony, & interest charges, for example
write-offs
John
$1,000 [27]
In 1871, 14 years before his presidency, he was sheriff of Erie Co., N.Y. & carried out the hangings himself
Grover Cleveland
Cigus Annette
$800 [22]
A song from the musical "I Do! I Do!" or a line from the 23rd psalm
"My Cup Runneth Over"
$800 [10]
Built in 1763, the oldest existing house of worship of this religion in the U.S. is in Rhode Island
Judaism
$800 [15]
His wife Leona was a self-made millionairess before she became "queen" of his hotels
(Harry) Helmsley
Cigus
$1,000 [6]
This 20th century newspaperman is credited with making the gossip column a regular feature in newspapers
Walter Winchell
Cigus
DD $2,000 [26]
Some of his colorful nicknames were "Professor", "Tiger" & "Coiner of Weasel Words"
Woodrow Wilson
Cigus
$1,000 [23]
Both "Rhapsody In Blue" & "The Grand Canyon Suite" were composed for this popular, rotund bandleader
Paul Whiteman
DD $2,000 [11]
All 5 of Rhode Island's counties are on this bay
Narragansett Bay
Cigus
$1,000 [16]
A goddaughter of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor, this debutante used to date Sly Stallone
Cornelia Guest
Cigus

Final Jeopardy!

LEADING LADIES

The 2 blonde sex symbols who made their last films with Gable, 1 released in 1937, 1 in 1961

Jean Harlow & Marilyn Monroe

Annette "Who were M. Monroe + C. Lombard?" — wagered $1,895
John "Who were Marilyn Monroe + Carole Lombard?" — wagered $0
Cigus "Who were Harlow + Monroe?" — wagered $900

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