Show #480 1986-10-10 (taped 1986-08-19) Regular

Dave Traini game 1.

Contestants

Rosalie Hill — a bookkeeper from Arroyo Grande, California

Dave Traini — a teacher from Medford Lakes, New Jersey

Steve Cowie — an actor from New York City, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,801)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Steve $1,100 $3,400 $6,600 $1
3rd place: Skyway luggage
$6,700
16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Dave $100 $700 $11,201 $14,601
New champion: $14,601
$8,900
21 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
Rosalie $1,700 $2,100 $7,300 $2,300
2nd place: a Vitamaster Monitor 500M Luxury exercise cycle + an Olympus Infinity 35 mm camera
$7,300
18 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

BIRTHSTONES THE 1970s CARS TV ANIMALS BETTE MIDLER CRAZY TALK
$100 [3]
The idea of birthstones can be traced to ancient Israel, where 12 different gems stood for these
12 tribes of Israel
Dave
$100 [17]
Simultaneous take-offs from London & Paris in 1976 provided 1st passenger service of this kind
super sonic
Steve
$100 [1]
The names of most Toyota models begin with this letter
C
Steve
$100 [9]
The really small mouse on "a really big shew"
Topo Gigio
Dave
$100 [10]
Her heavenly nickname
The Divine Miss M
Dave Rosalie
$100 [22]
Crazy like a Christmas loaf
nutty as a fruitcake
Dave
$200 [4]
September birthstone or wife of George "Kingfish" Stevens
sapphire
Dave Rosalie
$200 [18]
A '70s hair style was named for this Olympic skating champion
Dorothy Hamill
Dave Rosalie
$200 [2]
A U.S. car was named this out of admiration for endurance & strength of the Pilgrims
Plymouth
Rosalie
$200 [11]
Pookie the Lion, Marilyn Monwolf, White Fang & Black Tooth were ingredients in his comedy stew
Soupy Sales
Rosalie
$200 [23]
"A View From a Broad" & "The Saga of Baby Divine"
her books
Steve
$200 [24]
Nocturnal flying mammals enclosed by a church tower
bats in the belfry
Rosalie
$300 [5]
1 of 3 birthstones for June, it's the only one derived from an animal source
pearl
Rosalie
$300 [19]
In 1975, Mozambique & Angola were granted independence from this country
Portugal
Steve
$300 [8]
New on the American market, the Hyundai is imported from this country
Korea
Rosalie
$300 [12]
1-man zoo Simon MacCorkindale showed lots of animal magnetism in this short-lived series
Manimal
Dave
$300 [28]
In her first all-comedy album, this "Will Be Flung Tonight!"
mud
$300 [25]
Enunciation of a Black Forest clock bird
cuckoo, cuckoo
Dave
$400 [6]
This '69 Hitchcock thriller was released in December, though its title is November's birthstone
Topaz
Rosalie
$400 [20]
Year in which the Shah left Iran, Margaret Thatcher became P.M., & the Soviets invaded Afghanistan
'79
Steve
DD $300 [15]
Make of model mentioned in this song:
Pontiac
Steve
$400 [13]
Howdy Doody show pet who was a combination of 8 animals
Flub-A-Dub
Dave
$400 [26]
Hauling 999 baked & molded blocks of clay when you should have 1000
not carrying a full load
Dave
$500 [7]
Flawless specimens of this May birthstone fetch higher prices than diamonds of equal weight
emerald
Steve Dave
$500 [21]
In 1972, a human skull 2,500,000 years old was found in Kenya by this famous anthropologist
(Richard) Leakey
Steve
$500 [16]
In the Ford Edsel, the transmission controls took this form
push buttons
Steve
$500 [14]
The brave stallion of the Broken Wheel Ranch
Fury
Steve
$500 [27]
The penthouse is unserviced by the lift
the elevator doesn't go all the way to the top

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT WORLDS NUTRITION ODD SPORTS LITERATURE U.S. STATES SPIRITUAL SONGS
$200 [1]
By 240 B.C., Halley's Comet had been observed by astronomers in this oriental country
China
Dave
$200 [24]
Simply roasted & ground, it has almost 50% more caffeine than instant types
fresh ground coffee
Dave
$200 [19]
Top bowling pro Walter Ray Williams Jr. has been scoring ringers in this other game
horseshoes
Dave
$200 [6]
In Hartford, Conn., Mark Twain lived next to this author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Rosalie
$200 [11]
Spanish for "snow clad", this state is best known for its desert gambling resort
Nevada
Dave
$200 [16]
"Swing low, sweet chariot, comin' for to" do this
carry me home
Rosalie
$400 [2]
Shared ideas like "eye for an eye" indicate both the Mosaic code & this Babylonian's have a common source
Hammurabi
Dave
$400 [25]
About 7 times as much of this, C27H45OH, is found in egg yolks than in butter
cholesterol
Rosalie
$400 [20]
Surface on which a boogie board is used
ocean (water)
Steve
$400 [7]
Captain of the "Nautilus", his name in Latin means "no one"
Captain Nemo
Rosalie
$600 [13]
State with the highest percentage of population age 65 or older
Florida
Dave
$400 [17]
Both a Jewish & Christian hymn sing of this "Rock"
Rock of Ages
Steve
$600 [3]
"Running" battle where ancient Greeks defeated Darius I of Persia
Battle of Marathon
Dave
$600 [27]
Ironically, taking megadoses of this vitamin when pregnant can cause scurvy in the newborn
vitamin C
Rosalie
$600 [21]
Klutz Press started in 1977 with a how to book complete with 3 bean bags for you to learn this art
juggling
Steve
$600 [8]
Author of "Wuthering Heights", who died of consumption at 30
Emily Brontë
Rosalie
$800 [14]
Admitted on same day in 1889, it's said N. Dakota was called 39th state, S. Dakota 40th for this reason
South Dakota comes alphabetically after North Dakota
Steve Dave
$600 [18]
"You may talk about your kings of Gideon, you may talk about your men of Saul, but there's none like" him
Joshua
$1,000 [5]
The name of this country noted for its sailing is merely Greek for "Canaan"
Phoenicia
Dave
$800 [29]
Lack of this vitamin causes night-blindness but an excess causes blurred vision
vitamin A
Steve
$800 [22]
The Chicago Knockers, an all-girl team, hit the road to perform 250 shows a year of this "earthy" sport
mud wrestling
Rosalie
$800 [9]
The travellers in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" are on a pilgrimage to shrine of this 12th c. martyr
Thomas à Becket
Steve
$1,000 [15]
This state's capital was named in honor of Princess Anne of England
Annapolis
Rosalie
$800 [26]
It's believed he wrote the hymn, "A Mighty Fortress is Our God"
Martin Luther
Dave
DD $1,501 [4]
The Aztecs had no wagons or beasts of burden & used these only on toys
wheels
Dave
$1,000 [30]
Though low in quantity, the quality of protein in this grain, "oryza sativa", is higher than beef
rice
Steve
$1,000 [23]
While the Indianapolis 500 uses cars, the Iditarod 1100 uses these
dog sleds
Dave
$1,000 [10]
Probably the 19th c.'s largest single royalty check went to this president's widow in 1886 for his "Memoirs"
Ulysses S. Grant
Dave
DD $2,000 [12]
The only 2 U.S. states to begin with the letter "T", they both have the mockingbird as state bird
Tennessee and Texas
Dave
$1,000 [28]
Query that's answered "must be the children that Moses led"
Who's that yonder dressed red?
Rosalie

Final Jeopardy!

THE CIVIL WAR

The southernmost point in the Union was in this state west of the Mississippi

California

Steve "What was Missouri?" — wagered $6,599
Rosalie "What is Kansas?" — wagered $5,000
Dave "What was California?" — wagered $3,400

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