Show #765 1987-12-25 (taped 1987-09-15) Regular

Contestants

Eben Price — an attorney from Dallas, Texas

John Sobiski — a machine operator originally from Manchester, Connecticut (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,800)

Bea Cottrell — a retired senior vice president from Fairfax, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bea	$800	$1,800	$5,800	$300 2-day champion: $8,100	$5,800 14 R, 0 W
John	$1,100	$2,300	$3,000	$0 3rd place: Brother Compactronic AX-33 typewriter	$4,100 22 R, 9 W (including 1 DD)
Eben	$1,200	$1,900	$5,500	$0 2nd place: 1-week trip to Puerto Vallarta & stay at Fiesta Americana	$4,800 13 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS	DOGS	DESSERTS	TRANSPORTATION	KENNY ROGERS	"LITTLE"
$100 [1] A real 19th c. French-Canadian logger may have inspired tall tales about this tall lumberjack Paul Bunyan John	$100 [15] The Chinese killed most of these small "sacred dogs" when the British stormed Peking in 1860 Pekingese John	$100 [6] One difference between sponge & angel food cake is that angel food cake doesn't use this part of an egg yolk Bea John	$100 [26] In order to maximize lift, airplanes usually take off & land into this wind Bea	$100 [13] Home base for Kenny & family is a ranch in this "peachy" state Georgia John	$100 [2] Though 9-year-olds may play at the local level, you must be 11 or 12 to play in its world series Little League John
$200 [5] In the "Arabian Nights" tales, Prince Houssain had 1 that could transport him anywhere he desired magic carpet Bea	$200 [16] Knights would dress dogs in this to go to war armor John	$200 [10] It's said the Prince of Wales asked the chef to name this crepe dessert after a little girl Crêpe Suzette Bea	$200 [27] 1st aircraft carrier powered by this, the U.S.S. Enterprise can travel over 400,000 miles w/out refueling nuclear power Bea	$200 [20] His wife Marianne was once a regular on this country comedy TV show Hee Haw Eben	$200 [3] Ursa Minor little bear John
$300 [7] In the epic Lord Byron poem named for him, this Spanish lover romances a harem girl named Dudu Don Juan Bea	$300 [17] Attacks in 1987 by this breed, technically the American Staffordshire terrier, caused a flurry of worry pitbull John	$300 [14] By government standards, a gal. of it must weight at least 4½ lbs. & contain at least 10% butterfat ice cream John	$300 [28] Cyrus Holliday was president of the company that founded the city of Topeka as well as this railroad Atchison, Topeka & the Santa Fe Bea John	$300 [21] His only #1 pop hit as a solo artist was this 1-word title song of 1980 written by Lionel Richie "Lady" John	$300 [4] If your wife is a member of N.O.W., you'd probably never introduce her as this the little woman Eben
$400 [11] Clifford Hepzibah Pyncheon inhabited this hexed Hawthorne house the house of the seven gables Eben	$400 [18] The tiny Yorkshire terrier was bred to catch these rodents Bea	$400 [22] A very nice filled pastry, or a very nice used car cream puff Eben	$400 [29] This Ford model was once advertised as "A rare new species for bird watchers" Thunderbird John Eben	DD $500 [24] 1 of 3 female artists with whom Kenny Rogers has had a top 10 pop hit (1 of) Dolly Parton (Kim Carnes & Sheena Easton) Eben	$400 [8] Now a Los Angeles newscaster, she was Miss America in 1976 Tawny Little John
$500 [12] Name shared by Odysseus' father & Ophelia's brother Laertes Eben	$500 [19] It's believed an English toy spaniel followed this tragic queen to her execution in 1587 Mary Queen of Scots Eben	$500 [23] The word for this type of dessert comes from the Dutch meaning "little cake" cookie Eben	$500 [30] Chain-shifting device that allows a bicycle rider to change gears derailleur John	$500 [25] With the First Edition in 1967, Kenny "Just dropped in to see" this what condition his condition is in John	$500 [9] A young quahog suitable for eating raw littleneck clam

Double Jeopardy! Round

PEOPLE IN HISTORY	CHEMISTRY	CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS	INTERNATIONAL ACTORS	MAINE	"BIG"
$200 [4] 1 theory of this French emperor's death was that a glandular disorder was turning him into a woman Napoleon	$200 [1] Numerical isotope of carbon that's a useful tool in archaeological investigations carbon-14 Bea	$200 [16] In Denmark, this is traditionally decorated on Dec. 24 so children can't see it until Christmas Eve tree John	$200 [3] Almost crippled in a trapeze accident with a French circus, he recovered & was "crowned" King of Siam Yul Brynner John	$200 [17] Maine's state flower & tree have the words "white" & this in common pine	$200 [18] Not only does it look like one, but Webster's officially designates the sequoia as this big tree John
$400 [5] It's said this friend of Wyatt Earp got his nickname from the cane he used to keep law & order Bat Masterson John	$400 [2] Monosaccharides & disacchardides are this type of carbohydrate sugars Eben	$600 [27] The name of this Christmas figure is a popular corruption of "Christkind", German for Christ child Kris Kringle John	$400 [10] "1984" was the last theatrical film this Welsh actor completed before his death in 1984 Richard Burton Eben	$400 [23] 1 of 2 Canadian provinces that border Maine (1 of) New Brunswick or (Quebec) John	$400 [19] You can only commit this while legally married to someone else bigamy John
$600 [6] In 1877, he shouted, "Mary had a little lamb" into a funnel, & made the phonograph a reality Edison Bea	$600 [7] The symbols for chlorine, arsenic & sulphur combine to form this word, a place where you learned them class Bea	$800 [28] In Mexico, families go to different homes for 9 evenings searching for this, "posada" as Mary & Joseph did lodging (inn) Bea Eben	$600 [11] This "Becket" star didn't appear on Broadway until 1987, as Henry Higgins in "Pygmalion" Peter O'Toole John	$800 [25] 1 of only 2 Democratic presidential candidates since WWII who have won Maine's electoral votes Lyndon Johnson (or Hubert Humphrey) John Eben	$600 [20] While in high school in Beaumont, Texas, J.P. Richardson became a DJ & began calling himself this The Big Bopper John
$800 [9] In Sept. 1843, this Mexican president held a "funeral" for his own leg which he lost in battle Santa Ana Eben	$800 [8] When acid is added to an aqueous solution, the pH does this go down John	DD $1,000 [26] For a bit of culture during Christmas, many Americans will listen to or watch this work: Nutcracker Suite ( Nutcracker ballet) Eben	$800 [13] Once a French resistance fighter, he's better known for singing "Gigi" in the film Louis Jourdan Bea	DD $1,100 [24] U.S. geographical distinction of West Quoddy Head, a small peninsula easternmost point in the United States John	$800 [21] When you "hit" this in vaudeville, you only had to perform 2 times a day big time John
$1,000 [12] Though exiled to Paris in 1963, she's still known as the dragon lady of Vietnam Madame Nhu John Eben	$1,000 [15] State of matter with which Avogadro's Law is concerned gasses	$1,000 [29] On Epiphany, K.M.B., the initials for these 3 names, are put above doors of Polish homes Kaspar, Melchior & Baltaszhaar) John	$1,000 [14] Lithuanian-born Lauruska Mischa Skikne, who grew up in S. Africa & drove E. Taylor wild in "BUtterfield 8" Laurence Harvey Bea	—	$1,000 [22] The permanent members of the U.N. Security Council are known as this Big Five John

Final Jeopardy!

SYMBOLS & SIGNS

The Great Seal of the U.S. has an eagle on the front & this in the center of the reverse

pyramid & on top of it the eye

John "What is a snake?" — wagered $3,000

Eben "What is the U.S. Capitol?" — wagered $5,500

Bea "What is (some kind of scribble like a "T" & "F" hybrid)" — wagered $5,500

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