Show #591 1987-03-16 (taped 1986-11-19) Regular

John Ryan game 3.

Contestants

Jackson Wheeler — a program manager from Ventura, California

Sara Fox — a playwright from Chicago, Illinois

John Ryan — a student from Santa Barbara, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $21,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$300	$3,500	$6,900	$13,400 3-day champion: $34,500	$7,700 23 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Sara	$700	$1,200	$4,400	$100 3rd place: 25" remote control color TV with Service Merchandise gift certificate	$5,400 14 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Jackson	$1,700	$1,600	$2,800	$1,300 2nd place: Maytag washer & dryer + Donvier ice cream maker	$2,800 11 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	FOOD & DRINK	MAMMALS	STARTS WITH "H"	HOW TO...	SPORTS QUOTES
$100 [6] In July 1099, crusaders stormed this holy city, killing its Muslim & Jewish inhabitants Jerusalem Jackson	$100 [14] Dreyer's ice cream insured this part of its official taster's body for a cool ¼ million bucks tongue (tastebuds) John	$100 [20] The black rhino's pointed lip lets it eat leaves, but the white rhino's square lip lets it graze on this grass Sara	$100 [3] Word usually paired with "jeebies" heebies Sara	$100 [11] Shake a mercury-filled glass tube, insert under tongue, wait 2-3 minutes, remove, & read take a temperature Sara	$300 [26] "Sports is like war without the killing," remarked this creator of the Goodwill Games Ted Turner John
$200 [7] Legend says an Etruscan family, the Tarquins, ruled this "Eternal City" from 616 to 510 B.C. Rome John	$200 [22] Mead is made by fermenting a mixture of water & this insect product honey John	$200 [21] Hyraxes turn their feet into suction pads, allowing them to climb these objects among which they live rocks (and occasionally trees) Jackson	$200 [4] A home for rabbits or a partner for Starsky hutch John	$200 [12] Call Western Union, tie it to a pigeon leg, or find an Indian with a fire & a blanket send a message Sara	DD $300 [28] Mark Twain said this game "is a walk spoiled" golf John
$300 [1] Because of his Albanian descent, some said this king, deposed in 1952, was not a true Egyptian Farouk Jackson	$300 [23] Though the formula is a secret, it's said yellow chartreuse gets its color from this yellow "rice" spice saffron John	$300 [17] With males weighing up to a ton, some say the gaur is the largest wild variety of these farm animals oxen (cattle) John	$300 [8] Men's suit pattern with rows of short, slanted parallel lines, or what grandma Rose nearly choked on herringbone John	$300 [13] Turn it over to let H2SO4mix with a sodium bicarb solution, making CO2to force spray out of hose use a fire extinguisher Jackson	$400 [27] Told his foot was fractured, this pitcher reportedly said, "Fractured, hell! The damn thing's broken" Dizzy Dean
$400 [2] In 1570, Pius V issued a papal bull which excommunicated & tried to depose this English queen Elizabeth I Sara	$400 [24] Though its name means "English soup", Italian zuppa inglese is eaten during this part of a meal dessert John	$400 [18] L.A. Zoo says this climbing great cat is, pound for pound, nature's most efficient killing machine leopard John Jackson	$400 [9] Evidence given based on reports of others, rather than a witness' own knowledge hearsay Sara	$400 [15] Under the Recording Industry Association of America rules, sell 1 million singles get a gold record Sara	—
$500 [5] Circa 950, under Harald Bluetooth, this was 1st Scandinavian country unified under just 1 king Denmark John Sara Jackson	$500 [25] To make genuine espresso, force this through powdered coffee in a special machine steam John	$500 [19] Only 2 species of this family, "ursidae", are found south of the equator bear Jackson	$500 [10] Trough carried over the shoulder in which bricks are hauled hod Jackson	$500 [16] Strike a blank in a mint mint a coin John	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	THE MIDDLE EAST	MUSIC	WILD WEST	COLORS	MOVIE PAIRS
$200 [17] After J. Lionel Cowen invented a tiny battery powered motor, he put it to work in this toy toy trains John	$200 [25] Saudi Arabia has provided asylum to this former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin John	$200 [15] It's considered Handel's most famous oratorio The Messiah John	$200 [2] The most bitter range wars featured cattlemen against men who raised these sheep Jackson	$200 [10] The Encyclopedia Americana says this fruity color appears to be the warmest hue orange Sara	$200 [1] Comic strip characters played on screen by Arthur Lake & Penny Singleton Dagwood & Blondie Jackson
$400 [18] This Grand Ole Opry star gave off a "Howdy" as she drove the 1st U.S.-built Sentra off the assembly line Minnie Pearl Sara	$400 [28] Common in the Middle East, this cylindrical felt hat is named for a Moroccan city fez Jackson	$400 [19] Upon receiving a "gestopft" order, a French horn player will stick this part of her anatomy in the bell forearm or hand or fist John	$400 [3] Terms "soiled doves" & "painted pigeons" were slang for these prostitutes John	$400 [11] The tropical shrub & hence, the color named for Leonard Fuchs fuchsia John	$400 [5] William Powell & Myrna Loy played this Dashiell Hammett couple in 6 movies Nick & Nora Charles Sara
$600 [4] It's said that it was B.F. Goodrich who coined this name for the hookless fastener zipper Sara	$600 [24] Origin & meaning of the name of this principal port of Israel is uncertain Haifa John Jackson	$600 [20] It's common to refer to this composer's works by their "K." or Kochel number Mozart Sara	$600 [8] It was easy to spot this sheriff of Dodge City because he was the best dressed man in town Bat Masterson	$600 [12] Color of the "Threads" & "Needles" in title of the Springfields' 1962 hit Silver and Gold John	$600 [6] For "Coming Home" in 1978, they each won an Oscar for acting Jane Fonda & Jon Voight John
$800 [7] In 1985, the Seminoles of Florida reported an income of $15.5 million from this game bingo Jackson	DD $600 [26] Middle Eastern language in which Eartha Kitt singsthe following:"Üsküdar'a gider iken aldi da bir yagmur..." Turkish John	$800 [23] Name for the symbol used to show the pitch of a note is to be raised a half step higher sharp John	$800 [9] At Old Adobe Hotel in Hot Springs, N.M., July 27, 1879, these 2 legendary outlaws met over dinner Jesse James and Billy the Kid	$800 [13] A "cyanotic" person has circulation problems which turn his skin "cyan", this color bluish green John	DD $1,000 [21] The 2 actresses who have been paired with Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones adventures Karen Allen & Kate Capshaw Sara
$1,000 [16] Victor A. Iannidinardo founded a chain of health spas under this name Vic Tanny	$1,000 [27] Petra, where huge temples & tombs are carved into cliff walls, is tourist attraction in this country Jordan	—	$1,000 [29] In what was probably his most unusual case, Judge Roy Bean fined 1 of these $40 corpse	$1,000 [14] French for "cherry" it also means "cherry-colored" in English cerise Sara	$1,000 [22] They were 1st paired when "Flying Down to Rio" in 1933 Ginger Rogers & Fred Astaire Sara Jackson

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD POLITICS

This socially conservative European country didn't give women the vote until '71

Switzerland

Jackson "What is Italy?" — wagered $1,500

Sara "What is Spain?" — wagered $4,300

John "What is Switzerland?" — wagered $6,500

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