Show #846 1988-04-18 (taped 1988-01-18) Regular

Contestants

Tom Lawrence — a performing waiter from Davenport, Iowa

Alan Weiss — a consultant originally from New Jersey

Linda Lewis — a college math instructor from Washington, D.C. (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Linda	$1,500	$1,800	$4,600	$2,300 2nd place: Keller dining furniture + Bernardaud Limoges Rhapsody 4 place settings dinnerware + Jeopardy! box game or Jeopardy! Challenger	$5,100 13 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Alan	$1,300	$1,500	$1,100	$100 3rd place: Colortime console TV + Jeopardy! box game or Jeopardy! Challenger	$1,100 8 R, 1 W
Tom	$1,200	$3,600	$10,000	$10,000 New champion: $10,000 + Jeopardy! box game or Jeopardy! Challenger	$11,200 27 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

AUTOBIOGRAPHIES	TELEVISION	GOVERNMENT & POLITICS	BIMINI	BOTANY	"BOO"!
$100 [8] Born Karola Siegel, this sex therapist tells her tale in "All in a Lifetime" Dr. Ruth Westheimer Alan	$100 [17] Newsweek called it "The TV series that has raised lawyer-bashing to a national spectator sport" L.A. Law Tom	$100 [18] In 1898, S. Dakota voters became 1st in nation to be able to do this by power of initiative & referendum pass laws	$100 [25] A half-hour flight from Miami, Bimini is the closest of this island group to the U.S. mainland Bahamas Tom	$100 [1] Any plant that grows where people don't want it to grow is by definition one of these weed Alan	$100 [2] Anything that "backfires", especially in Australia boomerang Tom
$200 [9] He remains moral for the majority of "Strength for the Journey", his autobiography Jerry Falwell Linda	$200 [13] Still hosting a talk show, he has suggested his epitaph could be "I'll Be Right Back" Johnny Carson Tom	$200 [19] Some political pundits predict 1988 Democratic convention will draft this N.Y. governor for President (Mario) Cuomo Linda	$200 [26] A legend that this existed on Bimini set Juan Ponce de Leon's explorations into high gear Fountain of Youth Alan	$200 [7] The teddy bear cholla is this type of plant cactus Alan	$200 [3] Pirate plunder booty Alan
$300 [10] You can read his autobiography or see the film documentary of his life, "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll" Chuck Berry Alan	$300 [14] On "The Wild, Wild West", James T. West was an undercover agent for this post-Civil War president Grant Tom	$300 [20] In 1887, the U.S. gov't established this commission to regulate transport & trade between states Interstate Commerce Commission Tom	$300 [27] People in Bimini regard her as head of state Queen Elizabeth Linda	$300 [23] The bush called "Capparis spinosa" gives up these flower buds, which are pickled & used to season food capers Linda	$300 [4] Hooch booze Tom
$400 [11] "Timebends: A Life" is about this author's life, not a salesman's death Arthur Miller Alan	$400 [15] He won his 2nd Emmy as Alex Rieger on "Taxi" after the show had been cancelled Judd Hirsch Linda	$400 [21] George Bush says, "It's the only memorable thing I've ever said, & I've regretted saying it" voodoo economics	$400 [28] In early 1987 Gary Hart sailed to Bimini as a crew member aboard this yacht The Monkey Business Tom	DD $500 [24] It's wise to know this attribute is shared by the needles of yew trees, mistletoe berries & rhubarb leaves they are all poisonous Linda	$400 [5] A supplementary dose of an immunizing agent booster (shot) Linda
$500 [12] "A State of Mind" is the autobiography of both JZ Knight & this 35,000-year-old spirit Ramtha Tom	$500 [16] During 5 seasons, John Ritter appeared as a minister on this popular series about a family The Waltons Tom	$500 [22] The Democratic Party Organization of Manhattan is still sometimes referred to by this name Tammany Hall Linda	$500 [29] An annual wahoo tournament is held in memory of this controversial congressman from Harlem Adam Clayton Powell Tom	$500 [30] During the night when photosynthesis stops, green plants release this gas into the atmosphere carbon dioxide Linda Tom	$500 [6] Slang for "the sticks" boondocks Linda

Double Jeopardy! Round

ART	HISTORICAL POETRY	MEDALS & DECORATIONS	COMPOSERS	KENTUCKYIANS	ANIMAL PHRASES
$200 [21] Although Michelangelo insisted he was a sculptor, in 1508 he took on this task painting the Sistine Chapel Tom	$200 [26] Kipling's 1897 poem "Recessional" celebrated the 60th anniversary of her reign Queen Victoria Linda	$200 [12] A United Nations medal named for this war was established in 1951 Korean War Tom	$200 [6] At 20, Frederick Delius left home to manage an orange plantation in this U.S. state Florida Tom	$200 [11] These 2 men, the only "Presidents" in U.S. history born in Kentucky, served at the same time Jefferson Davis & Lincoln Alan	$200 [1] A turned-down corner of the page of a book dog ears Tom
$400 [22] Frederic Remington is best known for paintings, drawings & sculptures of these people cowboys (Indians accepted) Tom	$400 [27] This hero is the title character of John Barbour's 14th century poem "The Bruce" Robert the Bruce Linda	$400 [13] Among this African country's orders have been the "The Seal of Solomon" & "The Queen of Sheba" Ethiopia Tom	$400 [7] As a child, this future Queen of France picked a young Mozart up from the floor & he proposed to her Marie Antoinette Tom	$400 [17] Louisville's Louis Brandeis is best known for having served on this Supreme Court Tom	$400 [2] Slang for zero or a lump at the base of your skull goose egg Tom
$600 [23] It's said a portrait of Van Gogh by this French artist helped drive Van Gogh to suicide Gauguin Tom	—	$600 [14] If you were a member of a commonwealth nation & won the George Cross, you could add this to your name G.C. Tom	$600 [8] He wrote a "Pastoral" piano sonata as well as a "Pastoral" symphony (Ludwig van) Beethoven Linda Tom	DD $600 [18] Heard here, they won the Country Music Assn.'s Best Vocal Group Award for '85, '86, & '87:"Why not me on a rainy day? /Why not me to love your cares away? /Why not me?..." Judds (Naomi & Wynonna) Tom	$600 [3] The short, quick blow that gave you that lump at the base of your skull rabbit punch Alan
$800 [24] Since nude portraits were frowned upon in his time, he also painted The Clothed Maja Goya Tom	—	$800 [15] In 1813, King Friedrich Wilhelm III created this top award for military valor Iron Cross Linda	$800 [9] Though addicted to playing cards, he still had time to compose such works as "Marche Slave" Tchaikovsky	$800 [19] Son of a Confederate col., this filmmaker's "Birth of a Nation" was sympathetic to the Confederacy D.W. Griffith Tom	$1,000 [5] The fruit of the African baobab tree, it sounds like baked goods for a baboon monkey bread Linda
$1,000 [25] 1-word term for style in which Braque indicated full solidity of a structure on a painting's surface Cubism Tom	—	$1,000 [16] Some U.S. Navy decorations are also awarded to these other 2 groups Coast Guard & Marines Linda	$1,000 [10] A child prodigy, Meyerbeer came from a rich banking family & is best known for composing these operas	$1,000 [20] In Lexington, you can visit Ashland, home of this famous 19th century statesman Henry Clay Tom	DD $1,200 [4] A small recess in a desk for holding papers pigeonhole Tom

Final Jeopardy!

MAN IN SPACE

The names of the 1st two Space Shuttle orbiters actually launched into space

Columbia & Challenger

Alan "What are Discovery & Challenger?" — wagered $1,000

Linda "What are Sheph" — wagered $2,300

Tom "What are Columbia & Challenger?" — wagered $0

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