Show #875 1988-05-27 (taped 1988-01-26) Regular

Contestants

Lynn Mauk — a headhunter originally from Roanoke, Virginia

George Bufford — an actor from North Hollywood, California

Jim Berkowitz — a teacher originally from Cranston, Rhode Island (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jim	$1,100	$3,200	$10,400	$12,700 2-day champion: $24,500	$11,400 22 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
George	$1,000	$1,200	$4,000	$0 2nd place: trip on Eastern to Florida & stay at Radisson Suite Resort on Marco Island	$4,300 16 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Lynn	$400	$-500	$-1,500	$-1,500 3rd place: Lloyd/Flanders Heirloom Series wicker love seat, lounge chair and end table	$-500 6 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. GEOGRAPHY	TV RERUNS	IN THE NEWS	FRUITS	HISTORIC NAMES	ODD ROCK WORDS
$100 [6] Only U.S. state above 54° 40' north Alaska George	$100 [1] Christmas Snow, better known as Chrissy, was 1 of a trio of roommates on this show Three's Company George	$100 [16] Time magazine Man of the Year for 1987 Gorbachev Jim	$100 [26] Types of this fruit include duke, Windsor, & Bing cherries George	$100 [9] Circa 67 A.D. Linus followed Peter to become 2nd to hold this position pope Lynn	$100 [14] In the title of the Bobby Darin classic, this word preceded "Splash" Splish George
$200 [7] At 5 feet below sea level, this city is the lowest point in Louisiana New Orleans Jim	$200 [2] Though given the option, Jim Phelps never turned down an assignment on this show Mission: Impossible George	$200 [17] A new winery in this California wine region will soon be making an amusing domestic sake Napa	$200 [27] Only the U.S. grows more lemons than this country in Europe where they put the peel in caffe espresso Italy Jim	$200 [10] Prime minister born at Blenheim Palace, seat of the Duke of Marlborough, in 1874 Churchill George	$200 [15] In a 1985 hit title, Aretha Franklin asked "Who's" doing this to "Who" Zoomin' Jim
$300 [8] State in which you'll find the Carson River, Carson Lake & Carson Sink Nevada Lynn	DD $300 [3] This show's theme heard here, played on 168 1st-run episodes & again & again on countless reruns:"How will you make it on your own? /This world is awfully big /And girl this time you're all alone" The Mary Tyler Moore Show George	$300 [18] Of 3, 7, or 11 months, the longest time one person has spent in space 11 months Jim	—	$300 [11] This future emperor conquered Egypt in 1798 Napoleon George	$300 [21] Their album "Zenyatta Mondata" featured the single "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" The Police Jim
$400 [24] Originally called Eddy, this New Mexico city known for its caverns was named for a spa town in Europe Carlsbad George	$400 [4] This was the 1st show on which Polly Holliday played Flo Castleberry Alice Jim	$400 [19] An oil spill on this Pennsylvania river on Jan. 2, 1980 forced thousands to melt snow for drinking water Monongahela George Lynn	—	$400 [12] She was forbidden to appear in public with Adolf Hitler Eva Braun George	$400 [22] In various titles, this word precedes "Judge", "Broadway", "Street", "Worm", "Town" & "Nassau" Funky
$500 [25] Conventioneers, take note: this city has 100,000 hotel rooms New York City Lynn	$500 [5] 1 of 2 TV series in which Fred Berry played a character named Rerun What's Happening!! (or What's Happening Now!! ) Jim	$500 [20] Sony announced that after 12 years of saying "No way", they will begin to market these in 1988 VHS style video cassette recorder Jim	—	$500 [13] He was the 1st U.S. Vice President who did not go on to become President Aaron Burr	$500 [23] Odd word which, when repeated, formed the title of a 1987 Billy Idol hit Mony Jim

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE CONSTITUTION	ANATOMY	SKIING & SKATING	AFRICA	FIRST NOVELS	STARTS & ENDS WITH "A"
$200 [8] Constitutional term for bringing charges against a public official, not removing one from office impeachment Jim	$200 [10] Acute bunions are a form of this inflamation of the bursae bursitis Lynn	$200 [26] An ice skater's compulsory, or school, figures are designs based on this numeral 8 Lynn	$200 [18] In 1987, an African woman made medical history by giving birth to implanted triplets from this relative daughter Lynn	$200 [3] "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Harriet Beecher Stowe Lynn	$200 [1] In Hawaii this word can start & end a conversation aloha Lynn
$400 [9] Article I, Section 3 states it's the only time the Vice President can cast a vote in the Senate in the case of a tie George	$400 [11] The external jugular veins originate in these glands involved with eating salivary George	$600 [28] 1 method of learning to ski that became popular in the '60s was the "GLM" method, which means this graduated length method	$400 [19] Cameroon is the only mainland African country that has both French & this as official languages English George	$400 [4] "Treasure Island" Robert Louis Stevenson George	$400 [2] One dictionary defines it as an "interjection used to express surprise, triumph, or pleasure" aha! Jim George
$600 [15] The 23rd Amendment gives it as many electoral votes as the least populous state Washington, D.C. Jim	$600 [12] Organ in which you'd find the renal pyramids kidneys Jim	$800 [29] The back of a hockey skate is higher than the front in order to protect this vulnerable ankle spot Achilles tendon George	$600 [20] Burkina Faso, meaning "country of honest men", was formerly named for the "upper" part of this river Volta Jim	$600 [5] "Wuthering Heights" Emily Brontë George Lynn	$600 [23] A type of 2-dimensional measurement or 3-number code area Jim
DD $1,000 [16] The last article of the Constitution calls for 9 states to do this ratify the Constitution Jim	$800 [13] A typical one of these has dendrites & an axon extending from it nerve Jim	DD $1,000 [27] The 2 basic types of clocked "races" that usually make up an alpine skiing competition downhill & slalom Lynn	$800 [21] Country which has almost half of all the telephones on the continent South Africa Jim	$800 [6] "The Big Sleep" Raymond Chandler Jim	$800 [24] Pennsylvania city founded in 1849 as a base for the railway line across the Alleghenies Altoona Jim George
$1,000 [17] Banned by the Constitution, it's a law that would come into effect retroactively ex post facto Jim	$1,000 [14] Technical term for the tailbone coccyx George	$1,000 [30] Botanical name for the grainy snow that skiers like, which results from constant thawing & refreezing corn snow	$1,000 [22] France considered this an actual part of France, not a colony, until it gained independence in '62 Algeria Jim	$1,000 [7] "Appointment in Samarra" John O'Hara	$1,000 [25] Gum Arabic, used as a thickener in candy, is from trees in this genus acacia

Final Jeopardy!

THE BIBLE

In the order in which it appears in most versions, it is the 1st book of the Bible named for its hero

Joshua

George "What is [one or two letters of something were scribbled out] Job" — wagered $4,000

Jim "What is Joshua?" — wagered $2,300

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