Show #883 1988-06-08 (taped 1988-03-08) Regular

Michael Rankins game 4.

Contestants

Naomi Yavneh — a graduate student and teaching associate from Berkeley, California

Paul Donnelly — a nanny originally from Alexandria, Virginia

Michael Rankins — a customer service represenative from Rohnert Park, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $33,199)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Michael	$700	$1,400	$9,800	$11,800 4-day champion: $44,999	$10,400 23 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Paul	$200	$800	$3,800	$7,599 2nd place: a trip to Roseland Ranch in Stanfordville, New York	$4,400 11 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Naomi	$900	$500	$-1,300	$-1,300 3rd place: Casablanca ceiling fan	$-300 11 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC NAMES	SPORTS TRIVIA	LOVE & MARRIAGE	TV JOURNALISTS	COMPOSERS
$100 [21] This pioneer of the birth control movement was forced into marriage by her 1st husband William Sanger Margaret Sanger Paul	$100 [10] It's said Edson Arantes do Nascimento got this nickname from pelada, a street form of Brazilian soccer Pele Naomi	$100 [16] By tradition, married Amish men have these on their faces a beard Naomi	$100 [1] Newsman who started going "On the Road" in 1967 Charles Kuralt Paul	$100 [3] The initials in this early blues composer's name stood for William Christopher W.C. Handy Michael
$200 [22] Oddly, it was in 1865 in Philadelphia that he began making the western hats that bear his name Stetson Michael	$200 [12] Aptly, this company famous for its oversized tennis racquets is headquartered in Princeton, N.J. Prince Michael	$200 [17] Of a cathedral, cemetery or city hall, the place where Ronald Reagan married Jane Wyman a cemetery Michael Naomi	$200 [2] In the mid-60s, research showed more adults recognized this pair than Cary Grant or the Beatles Huntley and Brinkley Naomi	$200 [6] Ralph Vaughn Williams studied in Paris under this composer of "Bolero" (Maurice) Ravel Naomi
$300 [25] After a wealthy "Commodore" gave money to Tennessee's Central U., it changed it's name to this Vanderbilt Michael	$300 [13] At the 1984 Winter Olympics, Bill Johnson became 1st U.S. gold medalist in this fast event the downhill (in skiing) Paul Naomi	$300 [18] Romans thought a nerve lead directly from the wedding ring finger to this organ the heart Naomi	$300 [4] Correspondent on "60 Minutes" who gained early prominence on TV as a quiz show host Mike Wallace Michael	$300 [7] His opera "Trouble In Tahiti" is performed somewhat less often than his "West Side Story" Leonard Bernstein Naomi
$400 [24] After his death, an Army medical center was named for this curator of the U.S. Army's medical museum Walter Reed Michael	$400 [14] In rodeo, a standard ride in bronco busting lasts this many seconds 8, 9 or 10 Michael	$500 [20] William Shakespeare was only 18 when he married this woman, who was 26 Anne Hathaway Paul	$400 [5] Broadcast journalist whose closing line was "Good night... & good luck" Edward R. Murrow Naomi	$400 [8] He wrote the hymn "Onward! Christian Soldiers" as well as the music for "H.M.S. Pinafore" (Sir Arthur) Sullivan Paul
$500 [23] In 1781, Richmond, Va. was burned & pillaged by British troops led by this Conn. Yankee Benedict Arnold	$500 [15] As of October 1987, she had won 91% of all her singles matches, more than any other current pro Chris Evert-Lloyd Michael	DD $1,000 [19] Singer heard here, he's a bona fide minister who performs wedding ceremonies:"Wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom! /Tutti frutti, oh rutti /Tutti frutti, oh rutti /Tutti frutti, oh rutti /Tutti frutti, oh rutti /Tutti frutti, oh rutti /Wop bop a loo bop a lop ba ba!..." Little Richard Naomi	$500 [9] When "World News Tonight" adopted a 3-anchor format in 1978, he headed the foreign desk from London Peter Jennings Michael	$500 [11] One of Bela Bartok's more famous operas is set at the castle of this notorious wife killer Bluebeard Michael

Double Jeopardy! Round

FIRST NOVELS	THE CIRCUS	IN THE DICTIONARY	AFRICA	AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS	"A"NATOMY
$200 [3] "The Time Machine" H.G. Wells Michael	$200 [11] For Ringling Brothers, they're about 42 feet in diameter the rings Naomi	$200 [10] Though you'll find a "personage" is a person, a "parsonage" isn't a parson but this a minister's home Michael	$200 [26] To protect themselves from the western world, many Africans are reviving juju, the practice of this voodoo (charms) Naomi	$200 [20] Most recent merger between 2 U.S. automakers involved the takeover of AMC by this company Chrysler Michael	$200 [16] While most people usually have two, "bandits" in Vegas only have one arms Paul
$400 [2] "The Torrents of Spring", published the same year as "The Sun Also Rises" Ernest Hemingway Michael	$400 [12] Traveling circuses played under tents called this, with the main show under the big one tops Michael	$400 [9] Tho "glossina" sounds pretty, it's the genus of 1 of these little suckers that carry sleeping sickness tsetse fly Michael Naomi	DD $600 [28] Mauritania, Chad & Niger have retained this European language as an official one French Michael	$400 [22] Costing over $56,500, the Allante is the most expensive car ever built by this company Cadillac Michael Naomi	$400 [17] There's a "button" on this part of your anatomy abdomen Michael
$600 [1] "King Rat" James Clavell Michael	$600 [13] Isaac A. Van Amburgh is believed to be the 1st man to put his head into this a lion's mouth Paul	DD $600 [6] You'll find it listed as a synonym for "enjoy" or described as a type of condiment relish Paul	$600 [30] Firestone helped make this oldest African black republic world's 6th largest rubber producer Liberia Paul	$600 [23] This foreign car company opened a Pennsylvania plant in 1978, only to close it 10 years later Volkswagen Paul	$600 [18] Blood leaves the heart's left ventricle by way of this aorta Paul Naomi
$800 [4] "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" Carson McCullers Paul	$800 [14] "Unus" was noted for his ability to balance himself on this part of his body index finger Paul	$800 [7] It's defined as an alcoholic solution used as an astringent, not a sorceress witch hazel Michael	$800 [29] This country suffered huge losses in 1977-78 war with Ethiopia, its western neighbor Somalia Michael Naomi	$800 [24] Currently, the Ford Festiva & Pontiac LeMans are both built in this country South Korea Naomi	$800 [19] The talus is the bone which forms this part of your body ankle
$1,000 [5] "Other Voices, Other Rooms" Truman Capote Paul	$1,000 [15] It's what they call the trapeze artist who's caught by the "catcher" flyer Michael	$1,000 [8] A "chandler" is both a type of merchant or a craftsman who makes these for a living candles Michael	$1,000 [27] Only African country totally surrounded by another is Lesotho, which is surrounded by this South Africa Michael	$1,000 [25] Japan's #4 carmaker, in 1987 they began selling in 9 western U.S. states & plan to go nationwide Daihatsu Michael	$1,000 [21] Glands activated in the "fight or flight" reaction to a stimulus adrenal glands Michael

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD RELIGION

At 121 million, it has the most Catholics of any country in the world

Brazil

Paul "What is Brazil?" — wagered $3,799

Michael "What is Brazil" — wagered $2,000

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