Show #153 1985-04-10 (taped 1984-12-18) Regular

Mike Day game 2.

Contestants

Mimi Schmidt — a photo stylist from Malibu, California

Monte Wasch — a sales executive from New York City, New York

Mike Day — a finance and marketing MBA student from Columbus, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mike	$1,400	$1,900	$7,900	$4,900 2-day champion: $16,600	$8,000 30 R (including 2 DDs), 8 W
Monte	$-100	$400	$1,200	$2,399 2nd place: Benchmark carpeting & La-Z-Boy sofa	$1,200 7 R, 4 W
Mimi	$500	$800	$2,400	$100 3rd place: Hardwick gas grill	$2,400 9 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

CURRENT EVENTS	ROCK 'N ROLL	TREES	KID STUFF	ASIA	STARTS WITH "OO"
$100 [1] After years of neglect, the world finally responded to the famine raging on this continent Africa Mike	$100 [6] 1, 2, 3, it could be Robert E. "Mr. Lee" Mike Monte	$100 [18] Knowing that this was the state tree of Pennsylvania would have just killed Socrates hemlock Mike	$100 [16] Theywere first allowed to play Little League ball in 1974 girls Mike Monte	$100 [11] Holy cow! It has the most cattle of any country in the world India Mike	$100 [7] Said when you make a faux pas oops Mike
$200 [2] Rajiv became reluctant new leader of this ruling family after his mother's violent death Gandhi Mike	$200 [10] In "American Pie", Don McLean drove this to the levee Chevy Monte	$200 [19] Those of a jack pine's remain tightly closed & hang on the tree till activated by fire pinecones Mike	$200 [21] Originally ridden by such dignitaties as Queen Victoria, this 3-wheeler is now mostly for kids tricycle Mike	$200 [17] A pilgrimage to Mecca ends in this country Saudi Arabia Mike	$200 [8] Loads, gobs, or heaps of anything oodles Mike
$300 [3] This country's Progressive Fed. Party broke racial barriers by granting blacks membership South Africa Mike	$300 [13] Her song, "Anticipation", ended up on Heinz ketchup commercial Carly Simon Mimi	$300 [20] Also called the laurel, this tree's leaves are used to flavor foods bay Mike Mimi	$300 [23] Mrs. Jumbo's big-eared baby boy Dumbo Mike	$300 [24] Two of three Asian countries Crosby/Hope "Road" pictures went "to" (2 of) Bali, Singapore & Hong Kong Mike Monte Mimi	DD $200 [9] Name for beer hall brass band that plays like this: oompah Mike
$400 [4] Father Jerzy Popieluszko was murdered by henchmen of this country's oppressive regime Poland Mike	$400 [14] Chuck Berry's 1st hit, it sounded like he was asking for mascara "Maybellene" Mimi	—	—	$400 [25] Formerly the capital of Japan, it's also an anagram of the current capital Kyoto Monte	$400 [12] Chinese tea for two oolong Mike Mimi
$500 [5] Newsweek called British strike in this industry the country's "longest, costliest & most bitter" coal Mimi	$500 [15] The 2 left-handed members of The Beatles Paul & Ringo Monte	—	—	—	$500 [22] James Bond 007 Mike

Double Jeopardy! Round

ASTRONOMY	WILD WEST	12-LETTER WORDS	PHILOSOPHY	ACTORS & ROLES	THE '50s
$200 [3] Only star in northen hemisphere sky that never appears to move Polaris (north star) Mike	$200 [17] Contrary to TV, in the 1st year on the Oregon Trail no wagon train was attacked by them Indians Mike	$200 [12] The World Book, for example encyclopedia Mike	$200 [7] "Consume, imbibe & swing" is another way of stating this hedonistic philosophy eat, drink & be merry Mike	$200 [19] He said in his next sequel he'd like to play "God, and the devil, and the Virgin Mary" George Burns Mimi	$200 [6] It took place June 2, 1953 at Westminster Abbey crowning of Queen Elizabeth II Mike
$400 [4] In 1980-81, this planet was found to have 14 small moons besides its 9 larger ones Saturn Mike	$400 [18] The purpose of the spring round-up was to do this to as many calves as possible brand Mike Mimi	$400 [13] 36-22-36 measurements Mike	$400 [8] Effect is the immediate result of this cause Mike	$400 [22] a.k.a. Otis B. Driftwood, Rufus T. Firefly & Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush Groucho Marx Mike	$400 [23] In 1956, JFK lost Dem. nomination to Sen. Kefauver for this national office vice president Mike
$600 [5] Polish astronomer who was 1st to theorize earth isn't the center of the universe (Nicolaus) Copernicus Monte	$600 [24] Only 2 days after this service began, the Pony Express came to an end telegraph Mike Mimi	$600 [14] Bevy of beauties who shake their pom-poms for the Cowboys or Rams for example cheerleaders Mike	$600 [9] Rodin aptly expressed the task of a philosopher in this famous statue The Thinker Mike	$600 [20] Film in which Robert DeNiro & James Woods, of Italian & Irish ancestry, play Jewish gangsters Once Upon a Time in America Mike Mimi	—
$800 [2] Compass needles are always attracted to this spot in northern Canada magnetic north pole Mike	—	$800 [15] Unlawful killing of another person without implied malice manslaughter Mike	DD $800 [10] Method of reasoning which goes from general statements to specific conclusions deduction (deductive method or deductive reasoning) Mike	$800 [21] The movie is called "Garbo Talks", butshehas all the lines Anne Bancroft Monte Mimi	—
$1,000 [1] Mentioned 3 times in the Bible, this constellation is named for a legendary Greek hunter Orion Monte	—	$1,000 [16] Big word which means each of these words has but one part monosyllabic Mike Mimi	$1,000 [11] Philosophy portrayed in More's "Utopia" & personified in Don Quixote's tilting at windmills idealism Monte	$1,000 [25] Himself a dying man, he played a man who chooses to die in his last film "Soylent Green" Edward G. Robinson Monte	—

Final Jeopardy!

PRESIDENTS

The only president to be sworn in by a woman

Lyndon B. Johnson

Monte "Who is L.B. Johnson?" — wagered $1,199

Mimi "Who is Reagan" — wagered $2,300

Mike "Who is Reagan?" — wagered $3,000

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