Show #769 1987-12-31 (taped 1987-09-21) Regular

Bruce Seymour game 1.

Contestants

Susan Greatorex — a director of marketing from Holland, Pennsylvania

Bruce Seymour — a writer from Piedmont, California

Barry White — a househusband from Portland, Oregon (whose 2-day cash winnings total $25,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Barry	$1,200	$1,600	$7,400	$5,400 2nd place: a weeklong trip to the Villa del Mar Conga Hotel Resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico aboard Delta Airlines + either the computerized version of Jeopardy! or the boxed game	$9,200 21 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Bruce	$800	$2,400	$7,600	$15,190 New champion: $15,190	$7,700 14 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Susan	$600	$1,900	$2,700	$5,200 3rd place: Swedish Pollenique skin care products from Cerniten America Inc. + either the computerized version of Jeopardy! or the boxed game	$2,700 11 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. CITIES	GROUPS	CLOTHING IN SONG	1927	TELEVISION	LETTER PERFECT
$100 [17] New Britain, New London & New Haven are all in this state Connecticut Susan	$100 [19] From Latin for "pupils", they're the group of pupils that have graduated from a school alumni	$100 [10] Brian Hyland sang of an "itsy-bitsy teenie-weenie" bikini with this decoration on it yellow polka dots Susan	$100 [6] On February 18, the U.S. & this bordering country established diplomatic relations Canada Barry Susan	$100 [18] Though not named for him, this series featured Officer Bobby Hill Hill Street Blues Barry	$100 [7] Type of turn your car has just made if you've completely reversed your direction of travel U Barry
$200 [2] Alabama seaport where you'll find world's largest plant for grinding oyster shells Mobile Barry	$200 [20] One of the 4 major groups in a symphony orchestra, Al Hirt would sit with those in this section brass Barry Susan	$200 [11] When he was "all dressed up for the dance" Marty Robbins had a pink carnation on the lapel of this a white sportscoat Barry	$200 [5] "I do not choose to run for president in 1928," read slips of paper he handed to newsmen August 2 Calvin Coolidge Barry	$400 [26] Initially, this "Outlaw Singer" narrated "The Dukes of Hazzard" Waylon Jennings	$200 [13] It's the only movie rating symbol the MPAA hasn't copyrighted, so anyone can put it on his own film X Bruce
$300 [1] Russian immigrants nostalgically named this Texas city for a large seaport in the Ukraine Odessa Barry	$300 [21] Played by Jack Riley, Mr. Carlin was part of this type of group in Newhart's '70s sitcom a psychotherapy group Susan	$400 [22] Milton Berle helped adapt "Lord, You Made The Night Too Long" into this burlesque standard "Sam, You Made The Pants Too Long" Susan	$300 [8] To cut imports of this grain, Mussolini declared "National Rice Day" for pasta-loving Italy wheat Barry	—	$300 [14] One-letter abbreviation of the French equivalent of the English "sir" M (for monsieur) Susan
$400 [3] In 1889, the Sisters of St. Francis built a hospital for Dr. Wm. Mayo to administer in this city Rochester, Minnesota Bruce	$400 [25] In the rhyme, this contained the group comprised of a slaughterer, a breadmaker, & a chandler a tub Barry Susan	$500 [23] "The boy from New York City... looks real cute" in his suit made of this material mohair	$400 [9] This auto exec apologized for anti-semitic statements in his newspaper, the Dearborn Independent Henry Ford Susan	—	$400 [15] Vowel that occurs most often in the 2-letter postal abbreviations of the 50 states A (12 times) Bruce
DD $400 [4] State capital in which the following Kingston Trio song takes place:"Now, all night long Charlie rides through the station /Crying, 'What will become of me? /How can I afford...'" Boston, Massachusetts Bruce	$500 [24] An exaltation is the term for group of these birds larks Bruce	—	$500 [12] On Thanksgiving Day, a major riot occurred in this California prison near Sacramento Folsom Bruce	—	$500 [16] In computer talk, it stands not for 1000, but 1024 bytes K Barry

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. COUNTIES	SCIENCE	ANCIENT EGYPT	AUTHORS	"SH"!	CELEBRITY ODD JOBS
$200 [11] Term for the "capital" city of a county, it's where you find the main county courthouse the county seat Barry	$200 [22] Sodium tetraborate is better known by this name, just ask a 20 mule team driver borax Barry	$200 [18] From 51-30 B.C., this queen ruled along with 3 different Ptolemys Cleopatra Bruce Susan	$200 [23] This Russian wrote "The Idiot" while traveling & finished it in Florence in 1869 Dostoyevsky Susan	$200 [7] Only Knights Templars & 32nd degree Masons can become one of these a Shriner Barry	$600 [24] He was a casket polisher, a swimsuit model & a chorus boy in "South Pacific" before he played James Bond Sean Connery Bruce
$400 [6] At least 14 states have Wayne Counties named for this "Mad"man General Anthony Wayne Susan	$400 [3] The fibers used in fiber optics are made out of this glass (or plastic) Bruce	$400 [10] Carved out of rock, this Giza landmark has the body of a lion the sphinx Barry	$400 [5] This oriental religion influenced the writing of Jack Kerouac Zen (or Buddhism) Barry	$400 [8] Term for the period of time a material can be stored & still be usable its shelf life Susan	—
$600 [12] Name of Berks County, Pennsylvania is short for this county in England Berkshire Barry	$600 [1] German-Dutch instrument maker who came up with a glass thermometer filled with mercury Fahrenheit Barry	$800 [16] Based on coffin & pyramid texts, it's a guide for the departed man the Book of the Dead Barry	$600 [19] Francesco Petrarch was an early proponent of this sport, & wrote he did it "because it was there" mountain climbing Bruce	$600 [9] For part of his diary, Samuel Pepys used a system of this shorthand Bruce	—
$800 [13] Loving County, Texas has fewest people, less than 100, while this county has the most, over 7½ million Los Angeles County Barry	DD $1,000 [2] Common household object designed specifically to produce a lateral inversion image a mirror Barry	$1,000 [17] He began as the local god of Heliopolis before becoming the major sun god Ra Barry	$800 [20] Author of "Lolita", Vladimir Nabokov had an interest in lepidoptery, the study of these butterflies & moths Bruce	$800 [25] Fetters shackles	—
$1,000 [14] State which consists of only Sussex, Kent & New Castle counties Delaware Barry	$1,000 [4] It's said 1st nuclear reactor got this name because graphite blocks with uranium centers were stacked up a nuclear pile (or atomic pile) Bruce	DD $2,000 [15] In 212 A.D., with few exceptions, the entire population was granted citizenship in this the Roman Empire Barry	$1,000 [21] Son of a minister, he became a minister, then wrote boys' stories such as "Strive & Succeed" Horatio Alger Barry	$1,000 [26] It used to mean a meat market but now means a state of great disorder or confusion a shambles Bruce	—

Final Jeopardy!

ELECTIONS

He was the last major party presidential candidate to fail to carry his home state

George McGovern

Susan "Who was George McGovern?" — wagered $2,500

Barry "Who was Carter" — wagered $2,000

Bruce "Who was George McGovern" — wagered $7,590

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