Show #874 1988-05-26 (taped 1988-01-26) Regular

Contestants

Clyde Ayer — an airline pilot originally from East Aurora, New York

Jim Berkowitz — a teacher originally from Cranston, Rhode Island

Janelle Kauffman — a physician assistant from Port Byron, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $4,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Janelle	$0	$700	$1,900	$3,800 2nd place: Keller dining furniture and Villeroy & Boch china	$1,900 6 R, 3 W
Jim	$1,200	$2,100	$7,800	$11,800 New champion: $11,800	$7,700 21 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Clyde	$2,800	$4,100	$5,900	$0 3rd place: Maytag washer & dryer	$5,800 22 R (including 1 DD), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

GONE FISHIN'	LAKES & RIVERS	SUPERSTITIONS	ICE CREAM	CAREERS	"T" TIME
$100 [26] The fish sold as scrod are usually young haddock or these fish which rhyme with scrod cod Clyde	$100 [11] The famous bridge on Lake Havasu in Arizona formerly spanned this river Thames Jim	$100 [1] A horseshoe is considered lucky partly because its shape resembles the crescent phase of this moon Clyde	$100 [6] More ice cream is consumed in this country than any other United States Jim	$100 [16] A "master" of a merchant marine ship is most commonly known as this captain Clyde	$100 [21] Domesticated trained (tamed) Jim
$200 [27] Most valuable commercial fishing on the Mississippi River involves catching these catfish Jim	$200 [12] Famous lake which occupies the caldera of Mt. Mazama, an extinct volcano in Oregon Crater Lake Jim	$200 [2] If, after a wedding, an unmarried girl sleeps with this under her pillow, she'll dream of her future mate piece of (wedding) cake Janelle	$200 [7] Day of the week on which Americans consume the most ice cream Sunday Janelle Jim	$200 [17] Glaziers cut, fit, & install this glass Janelle	$200 [22] A cargo ship constructed to carry liquid in bulk tanker Jim
$300 [28] When the grunion are running in this U.S. state, people catch them with their bare hands California Clyde	$300 [13] The Jefferson, Gallatin, & Madison Rivers meet in Montana, forming this major river Missouri Jim Clyde	$300 [3] White specks on these have certain meanings, & you should never trim yours on Friday fingernails Clyde	$300 [8] 14th century explorer who brought back a recipe for a type of ice cream from China Marco Polo Jim	$300 [18] In working up the railroad ladders, firemen usually work as these before becoming conductors engineers Clyde	$300 [23] It's a set of 78 cards which depict vices, virtues & elemental forces tarot Clyde
$400 [29] The bluefin type of this fish has been called "The king of ocean game", but it's canned, not crowned tuna Clyde	$400 [14] It takes 2 hands & 1 extra digit to count this group of lakes in west central New York Finger Lakes Clyde	$400 [4] It's unlucky to bring a pram into the house before this happens the baby is born Clyde	$400 [9] Ice cream cones were 1st served at the 1904 world's fair in this city St. Louis Clyde	$400 [19] In a movie theater, these 2 people work in booths ticket seller & projectionist Jim	DD $500 [24] Clothing mentioned in the title of the following: tuxedo Clyde
$500 [30] The name of these relatives of minnows is derived from their thick lips which "vacuum" the stream floor suckers	$500 [15] The world's longest over-water highway spans this lake in southeastern Louisiana Lake Pontchartrain Clyde	$500 [5] Actors consider it bad luck to speak this line of a play during rehearsal the last line of the play Clyde	$500 [10] The addition of this ingredient distinguishes French ice cream from other types eggs (egg yolks) Clyde	$500 [20] It's the primary field of business which employs people called actuaries insurance Janelle	$500 [25] Lukewarm as coffee that sat too long tepid Clyde

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN WARS	MUSIC THEORY	FOREIGN FILMS	COMPUTERS	POETRY	MORTAL MATTERS
$200 [3] We don't know what caused this ship to sink, but we remember it helped cause the Spaish-American War The Maine Jim	$200 [9] To indicate "play softly", "piano" is abbreviated "p", & "very softly", "pianissimo", this way pp Clyde	$200 [23] The story of a 12-year-old boy coming of age, "My Life as a Dog" is from this country Sweden	$200 [8] The initials IBM stand for this International Business Machines Clyde	$200 [1] Great Scot who wrote "To a Mouse", "To a Louse", & "To a Mountain Daisy" Rabbie Burns Janelle	$200 [13] In "Hansel & Gretel", the witch was burnt to a crisp after Gretel pushed her into this oven Clyde
$400 [4] On July 4, 1917, newly arrived doughboys were wildly greeted while parading in this European capital Paris Jim	$400 [10] Of the beginning, middle, or end of a work, where you'd find a coda the end Clyde	DD $200 [27] 1 of the 2 recent French hit films based on Marcel Pagnol's novel "The Water of the Hills" (1 of) Manon of the Spring or Jean de Florette Jim	$400 [15] The "boss button" takes this off your screen if the boss comes by, replacing it with data game Jim	$400 [2] Keats wrote a whole poem about seeing these famous marbles the Elgin marbles	$400 [19] Hundreds of "bog mummies" in Europe were naturally preserved by burial in this kind of bog peat bog Clyde
$800 [6] General William Howe was knighted for his victories during the early part of this war Revolutionary War Janelle	$600 [11] Term for the sign cancelling a previous flat or sharp in that measure natural Clyde	$400 [24] For its American release this Australian film sequel was retitled "The Road Warrior" Mad Max 2 Jim	$600 [16] This easy language was devised in 1965 at Dartmouth College BASIC Clyde	$600 [28] Thomas Hardy's "The Convergence of the Twain" commemorates this disaster of April 14-15, 1912 sinking of the Titanic Jim	$600 [20] This emperor was killed in 1520, some say by the Spaniards, some say by the Aztecs Montezuma Jim
$1,000 [7] In 1861, this California pathfinder headed Union forces in the west John Fremont Janelle	$800 [12] Ledger lines are added above or below this to show the pitch of notes that don't fall within it staff Janelle	$600 [25] Among films Toshiro Mifune made with this director are "Rashomon" & "The Seven Samurai" Akira Kurosawa Jim	$800 [17] The U.S. Census Bureau destroyed these from the 1930 census, so they have no way to check the figures punch cards	$800 [29] In the poem named for her, Edgar L. Masters called her "beloved in life of Abraham Lincoln" Ann Rutledge Clyde	$800 [21] A traditional burial place for the Dutch royal family, this town is more famous for its blue pottery Delft Janelle
DD $1,500 [5] War during which Colonel George Washington supervised the burial of General Edward Braddock French & Indian Wars Jim	$1,000 [14] The distance in pitch between 2 tones is called this interval Clyde	$800 [26] He's starred in Werner Herzog's "Aguirre, The Wrath of God", "Nosferatu", & "Fitzcarraldo" Klaus Kinski Jim	$1,000 [18] Though it's part of most computers, it was designed in the 1870s by Sholes & Gliden keyboard Jim	$1,000 [30] A.E. Housman called this the loveliest of "trees" cherry	$1,000 [22] Mythical half-human creature killed by Theseus Minotaur Jim Clyde

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC HOMES

His Virginia estate, Montpelier, was finally opened to the public in 1987, in celebration of the Constitution

James Madison

Janelle "Who is James Madison" — wagered $1,900

Clyde "Who is Thomas Jefferson?" — wagered $5,900

Jim "Who is James Madison" — wagered $4,000

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