Show #980 1988-12-02 (taped 1988-09-14) Regular

Contestants

Steve Burns — a psychologist from Culver City, California

Donna Levin — an attorney from Chicago, Illinois

Jack Lechner — a freelance writer originally from Arlington, Virginia (whose 2-day cash winnings total $12,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jack	$3,400	$6,500	$27,500	$12,500 3-day champion: $24,701	$15,800 38 R (including 3 DDs), 0 W
Donna	$-100	$300	$3,100	$3,300 2nd place: Easy-Rest, Inc. reclining chair & convertible sofa bed + Kosta Boda Sweden crystal barware	$3,100 6 R, 2 W
Steve	$400	$700	$2,900	$1 3rd place: Speed Queen Marathon washer & dryer	$2,900 9 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

SCHOOL DAYS	THE 50 STATES	ACTORS & ROLES	HORSES	AUTHORS' FIRST NAMES	"FAST" OR "SLOW"
$100 [17] Now usually green, they've been called the world's most widely used visual aid chalkboard Donna	$100 [15] A popular annual event in this state is the crowning of "Alice in Dairyland" Wisconsin Jack	$100 [1] He first shaved his head to play Pontius Pilate in "The Greatest Story Ever Told" Telly Savalas Jack Donna	$100 [26] In all members of the equidae family except the domestic horse, this hair stands erect mane Donna	$100 [5] Saroyan & Wordsworth William Jack	$100 [11] Adjective describing the swift-moving L.A. Lakers, or a quick-developing news story fast-breaking Jack
$200 [18] It used to be a student who kept order in the halls; now it's a screen for your computer monitor Steve	$200 [22] Washington & Rhode Island have the shortest ones in the U.S., "Alki" & "Hope" respectively mottos Jack	$200 [2] Evan Kim, a former tae kwon do champion, plays Dirty Harry's new partner in this 1988 film The Dead Pool Jack	$200 [27] Type of gait in which diagonally opposite legs move forward together trot	$200 [7] Crane & Leacock Stephen Jack	$300 [13] Moral of the story, "The Tortoise & the Hare" slow and steady wins the race Jack Donna
$300 [19] The viewing of these is reported to be superseding Cliff Notes for quick cramming videos Jack	$300 [23] In 1802 the Tlingit Indians massacred many of the Russian settlers in what is now this state Alaska Steve	$300 [3] 10 years after playing "The Greek Tycoon", he turned up in a miniseries as Onassis' dad Anthony Quinn Jack	$300 [28] A yellowish horse with a black mane & tail, or the hide of a male deer buckskin	$300 [8] Baudelaire & Lamb Charles Jack	$400 [14] Fabric that does not "bleed" when washed or worn is said to be this colorfast Steve
$400 [20] A student has to take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test to qualify for this scholarship National Merit Scholarship Jack	$400 [24] The state where you're most likely to get invited to a dance party called a "fais dodo" Louisiana Jack	$400 [4] A b-girl in "From Here to Eternity", Mary Carver plays mom to this pair of TV detectives Simon & Simon Steve	$400 [29] This breed called "drinkers of the wind" is still used to develop & upgrade other breeds Arabian Jack	$400 [9] Ruskin & Bunyan John Jack	$500 [16] This phrase from the '30s means to succeed in a trick or a swindle to pull a fast one Jack
$500 [21] From the Latin for "running", it's a run-down of the courses the school offers curriculum Jack	$500 [25] This "Equality State" granted its women political equality when it was still a territory Wyoming	$500 [6] A hunchback in "The Name of the Rose" & a prehistoric man in "Quest for Fire", he's now a beast on TV Ron Perlman Jack	$500 [30] The Jockey Club registers only this breed of horse thoroughbred Donna	$500 [10] Werfel & Kafka Franz Jack	DD $700 [12] Title of the following, men take note:"As the midnight moon was drifting through /The lazy sway of the trees..." "Slow Hand" Jack

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE BLUE & THE GRAY	MUSICIANS	TRANSPORTATION	AWARDS	THEATER HISTORY	COFFEE, TEA OR MILK
$200 [25] In an account of this speech, the Chicago Times decried Lincoln's embarrassing "dishwatery utterances" Gettysburg Address Jack	$200 [3] At age 9, Lorin Maazel shared the podium with L. Stokowski at this outdoor L.A. landmark Hollywood Bowl Jack	$200 [21] Outcries by sports car fans convinced Ford to continue making this classic "pony" car Mustang Jack	$200 [1] This TV show about little blue creatures won a Humanitas Prize for its "enriching human values" Smurfs Steve	$200 [2] This Norwegian was an apothecary's apprentice before becoming "The father of modern drama" Ibsen Jack	$200 [14] This process makes milkfat globules so small the cream no longer rises to the top homogenization Jack
$400 [28] On Christmas night, 1860 Major Anderson moved his troops from Ft. Moultrie to this more defensible fort Fort Sumter Jack	$400 [4] Saxophonist Julian Adderley was 1st nicknamed "Cannibal", but it was later changed to this Cannonball Steve	$600 [23] In 1783 Joseph & Jacques Montgolfier, sons of a French paper bag maker, invented this hot air balloon Jack	$400 [10] The 1985 U.N. Population Award went to this federation that has affiliates in 121 countries Planned Parenthood Steve	$400 [5] The original commedia dell'arte performers wore masks & spoke this language Italian Steve	$600 [16] Most milk has 400 units of this vitamin added per quart vitamin D Jack
$600 [29] In April 1863 he ended a bread riot in Richmond by personally addressing the mob Jefferson Davis Jack	$600 [7] This flamboyant pianist said he did "Reader's Digest versions of concertos" Liberace Jack	$800 [24] If you're riding in the Maid of the Mist, you're sightseeing at this landmark Niagara Falls Steve	$600 [11] While a Golden Gloves winner is a boxer, a Gold Glove winner is this fielder	$600 [6] Many ancient Greek plays featured a chorus of these mythical goat-men satyrs Jack	$800 [17] Popular in New Orleans, its top is a salad green & its root is roasted & mixed with coffee chicory Steve
$800 [30] This Union general declared, "I can make Georgia howl" & then did in late 1864 Sherman Donna	$800 [8] This famous flügelhorn player is a protégé of Dizzy Gillespie Chuck Mangione Jack	$1,000 [26] This major U.S. airport was built on an orchard, so it's abbreviated "ORD" on luggage tags O'Hare Donna	$800 [18] In 1975 "The Towering Inferno" won the Cinematographer Oscar, & this disaster film won for Sound Earthquake Jack	$800 [12] At 1st only 1 appeared in a tragedy until Aeschylus added a second one actor Steve	$1,000 [20] Tea imported to the U.S. must be approved by a tea inspector from this federal agency Food & Drug Administration Jack
$1,000 [27] This Louisiana creole general designed the famous Confederate battle flag General Beauregard	$1,000 [9] At age 6 this classical & jazz trumpeter was given his 1st horn by Al Hirt Wynton Marsalis Jack	DD $8,000 [22] In Beijing nearly everyone commutes to work on these vehicles bicycles Jack	$1,000 [19] In 1913 this poet from India became the 1st Asian to win a Nobel Prize for Literature Rabindranath Tagore Donna	$1,000 [13] Developed in the 17th century, this form of theater features men called "onnagata" in female roles kabuki Jack	DD $4,000 [15] It's the most widely consumed beverage in the world tea Jack

Final Jeopardy!

MONARCHS

This Queen of England was the granddaughter of Ferdinand & Isabella of Spain

Mary I (Bloody Mary)

Steve "Who was Catherine of Aragon" — wagered $2,899

Donna "Who was "Bloody Mary"" — wagered $200

Jack "Who isElizabeth I" — wagered $15,000

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