Show #719 1987-10-22 (taped 1987-08-18) Regular

Contestants

Laura Glendinning — a writer originally from Houston, Texas

Brian Nelson — a teaching assistant originally from Maryland

Beth Phillips — a photographer from Santa Fe, New Mexico (whose 1-day cash winnings total $3,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Beth	$500	$700	$2,500	$4,500 2-day champion: $7,500	$2,500 14 R, 4 W
Brian	$400	$1,700	$300	$299 3rd place: Speed Queen washer & dryer + Jeopardy! computerized version or box game	$1,700 13 R, 6 W (including 2 DDs)
Laura	$500	$1,300	$4,900	$2,900 2nd place: trip on Eastern to Grand Bahamas and stay at Bahamas Princess Resort & Casino + Jeopardy! computerized version or box game	$4,900 12 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

"B" IN SHAKESPEARE	CREDIT CARDS	SPORTSCASTERS	PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES	DOGS	ANAGRAMS
$100 [1] This 4-letter Gaelic word for poet is often used to describe Shakespeare bard Brian	$100 [4] Famous people with unfamiliar faces urge you, "Don't leave home without it" American Express Card Beth	$100 [26] Analyst Tony Trabert's racket was getting elected to the National Hall of Fame in this sport tennis Beth	$100 [5] In 1835, Zachary Taylor's daughter married this future president of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis Beth	$100 [8] Clocked at 41.7 mph, this fastest breed of dog can outrace racehorses greyhound Laura	$100 [18] No one would stick it under a chair except an uncouth mug gum (from mug) Brian
$200 [2] No matter what she does, poor Lady Macbeth can't get this off her hands blood Beth	$200 [9] In a '63 film, Danny Kaye was the man from this credit card company Diner's Club Beth	—	$200 [6] This president's grandfather Abraham was shot to death by an Indian in 1786 Abraham Lincoln	$200 [12] The Rhodesian ridgeback was developed in Africa & specialized in tracking down this big cat lion Beth	$200 [19] When you're sentenced to jail for life, you might use this to get out file (from life) Brian
$300 [3] In the play-within-a-play in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", he played Pyramus Bottom Laura	$300 [10] In 1986, Sears introduced this credit card to compete nationally with Visa & MasterCard Discover Card Brian Laura	—	$300 [7] G. Washington's great-grandniece married Prince Achille Murat, nephew of this French emperor Napoleon Beth	$300 [13] This breed was originally called the Aberdeen terrier Scottish terrier Beth	$300 [20] 1st name of the actress who was married to Harpo in "The Color Purple" Oprah (from Harpo) Laura
$400 [11] "This was the noblest Roman of them all" Brutus Beth Laura	$400 [23] The former name of MasterCard Master Charge Beth	—	$400 [16] JFK's sister, she married Peter Lawford Patricia	$400 [14] Once known as the St. John's dog, this popular retriever was actually bred in Newfoundland Labrador Brian	$400 [21] It would stun you to know how many of these I can eat at one sitting nuts (from stun) Brian
$500 [15] "I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me," said she to Benedick Beatrice Brian	$500 [24] The Visa Card started out as this card BankAmericard Laura	—	$500 [17] Teddy Roosevelt's 1st wife died 2 days after the birth of this daughter Alice Brian	$500 [25] Tradition says dogs were represented on Noah's Ark by a pair of these long-haired hounds Afghans	DD $800 [22] This "Star Wars" star has "genuine class" Alec Guinness (from genuine class) Brian

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY	18th C. AMERICA	FAMOUS QUOTES	SINGERS & DANCERS	WEATHER	VAN GOGH
$200 [14] After Antarctica, which has none, this continent has fewest number of countries Australia Beth Brian Laura	$200 [16] Famed military marquis whose 1st name was Marie Lafayette (Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette) Brian	$200 [9] In "My Summer in a Garden", humorist C.D. Warner said "Politics make" this type of "bedfellows" strange Beth	$200 [2] The real first name of this singer is Riley; the "B.B." stands for "Blues Boy" B.B. King Beth	$200 [1] Fog is simply these, so low they touch the ground clouds Brian	$200 [7] 1st line of the Don McLean hit, "Vincent" it includes the title of a famous Van Gogh work Starry, starry night Laura
—	$400 [17] He was the son of a Huguenot refugee, Apollos de Revoire Paul Revere Beth	$400 [11] According to George Santayana, this will happen to "Those who cannot remember the past" they will be doomed (condemned) to repeat it Brian	$400 [3] For this dancer who starred in it, "White Nights" had elements of autobiography Mikhail Baryshnikov Beth	$400 [6] They say it's never done this in L.A. on Sept. 7, & it's never snowed, hailed or sleeted either rained Laura	$400 [8] Published after their deaths, his letters to this relative are considered literary treasures brother Theo Laura
—	$600 [18] In his last speech before he died in 1799, this firebrand pleaded for American unity Patrick Henry Brian	DD $600 [12] Line from Scottish poet Robert Burns that's found in the followingpatriotic song:"You’re a grand old flag /You’re a high-flying flag /And forever in peace may you wave /You’re the emblem of /The land I love /The home of the free and the brave /Every heart beats true /‘Neath the red white and blue /Where there’s never a boast or brag..." should auld acquaintance be forgot Brian	$600 [4] His "Greatest Hits" album was on Billboard's list for over 9 years, but it's not for me to say Johnny Mathis Brian	$600 [10] Term for maximum horizontal distance under existing weather conditions at which you can identify objects visibility Laura	$600 [15] Vegetable in title of Van Gogh's famous 1885 painting of peasants potato
—	$800 [19] The last U.S. President in the 18th c. John Adams Beth Laura	$800 [13] Defense Sec'y Charles Wilson's 1953 quote: "I thought what was good for the country was good for" them General Motors Beth Brian	$800 [5] During the 1950s, he held his ballroom "Dance Party" on ABC, CBS, NBC, & Dumont Arthur Murray Beth	$800 [22] The National Weather Service is part of this cabinet department Department of Commerce Brian	$800 [23] So. French city in which Van Gogh lived & which was basis for many of his later works Arles Laura
—	—	$1,000 [20] "That great object of universal devotion" which W. Irving called "almighty" the dollar Laura	$1,000 [21] He's artistic director of the nation's 1st bicoastal resident ballet company Robert Joffrey Brian	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

WORD ORIGINS

Term for what jewelers in London's Goldsmiths' Hall stamped on their work to verify quality

hallmark

Brian "What is mint?" — wagered $1

Beth "What is a hallmark?" — wagered $2,000

Laura "What is a karat?" — wagered $2,000

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