Show #1015 1989-01-20 (taped 1988-10-11) Regular

Brian Wangsgard game 1.

Contestants

Brian Wangsgard — a senior marketing representative from Redlands, California

Chris Keyser — a writer originally from New York

Michael Herman — an arts management consultant originally from Houston, Texas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $12,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Michael	$3,500	$4,500	$9,300	$18,600 2nd place: trip on Eastern to St. Martin & Windjammer Barefoot Cruises cruise	$8,600 25 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Chris	$400	$500	$1,300	$2,599 3rd place: Dykstra glass grandfather clock	$1,300 9 R, 4 W
Brian	$300	$2,300	$11,400	$19,400 New champion: $19,400	$10,300 21 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE	FOOTBALL	FASHION	AMERICAN REVOLUTION	COUNTRY CROONERS	MORTAL MATTERS
$100 [17] If you want to hard-boil this bird's egg, set your timer for about 2 hours ostrich Chris	$100 [16] In 1961 this Ohio city was chosen as the site for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Canton Brian	$100 [25] Of short, long or just about anything, the 1 that's the "in" skirt length according to Paris just about anything Brian	$100 [1] New Jerseyites disguised as Indians burned this, unlike the Bostonians who dumped it in the harbor tea Michael	$100 [6] A top race car driver, he also raced to the top of the charts with "El Paso" in 1959 Marty Robbins Michael	$100 [11] This ring buoy personal flotation device can prevent drowning; the candy of the same name can't lifesaver Michael
$200 [20] Pollen grains are made in the anther of this, the male part of a flower stamen Michael Brian	$200 [18] Christy Mathewson, a fullback for the Pittsburgh Stars in 1902, is better known as a star in this sport baseball Chris	$200 [27] Neoprene is the newest fabric for female swimwear, tho it's long been used in this other water wear scuba diving Chris	$200 [2] By the time this country fought in our revolution, it was already at war with Britain France Michael	$200 [7] Though she's had 4 divorces, her 1968 "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" was the biggest one Tammy Wynette Michael	$200 [12] His preserved body lies in a glass casket that's viewed by 1000s each day in Moscow Lenin Michael
$300 [22] It's an alloy that contains 7.5% copper & 92.5% silver sterling silver	$300 [19] NFL team which plays its home games in suburban Orchard Park, New York Buffalo Bills Brian	$300 [28] If you're wearing British Knights, you're wearing a new brand of this type of shoe athletic shoes Michael	$300 [3] He was the losing general in the Battles of Long Island & White Plains George Washington Brian	$300 [8] "Accidental" nickname of Billy Craddock who's often called "Mr. Country Rock" Crash Michael	$400 [14] 1988 Bruce Willis film with the line "Would you like to go for D.J. where the scores can really change?" Die Hard Chris
$400 [23] 1 of the 1st devices used to store an electric charge, this jar was named for a Dutch city Leyden jar Brian	$400 [21] Spanning 4 decades, the career of this former Oakland QB was the longest in pro football George Blanda Chris Brian	$400 [29] With discovery of America & its riches, this country replaced Italy as Europe's fashion center Spain Michael	$400 [4] The 1st American act of aggression was the capture of this fort by 100 of Ethan Allen's "Boys" Ticonderoga Michael	$400 [9] If you ask him how long he plans to be on top of country music, he might say, "Forever & Ever, Amen" Randy Travis Michael	$500 [15] "On the Feelings of" this "In Youth", William Hazlitt wrote, "No young man believes he shall ever die" immortality Michael
$500 [24] This steel-making process involved blowing air through molten iron to oxidize impurities (Sir Henry) Bessemer Michael	$500 [26] 1 of the original members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame George Halas Chris Brian	$500 [30] Named for the baggage used, these road shows give customers 1st crack at a designer's line trunk show Chris	$500 [5] The military post which Benedict Arnold planned to betray to the British West Point Michael	$500 [10] Singer/songwriter Rodney Crowell married "money" when he married this successful singer Rosanne Cash Michael	DD $1,000 [13] Oath that includes the line "I will give no deadly medicine to anyone if asked" Hippocratic Oath Michael

Double Jeopardy! Round

20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES	ACTRESSES & ROLES	EGYPT	AVIATION	POETS	IN THE DICTIONARY
$200 [2] In 1907 he escaped from chains after being underneath in San Francisco Bay for 2 min. Harry Houdini Michael	$200 [1] She played her own mother in the TV movie "Side By Side": The True Story of the Osmond Family" Marie Osmond Brian	$200 [8] 99% of Egypt's people live along the Suez Canal, the Mediterranean or this body of water Nile Brian	$200 [10] The shortest flight you can take on American Airlines goes from Ft. Lauderdale to this nearby city Miami Michael	$200 [25] He was a poet & a playwright as well as a Victorian minister Disraeli Michael	$200 [12] Originally a nickname for Robert, a "dobbin" is 1 of these animals horse Michael
$400 [6] 1987 Current Biography listed this helicopter pilot's address as "Buckingham Palace, London SW 1, England" Prince Andrew (Duke of York) Michael	$400 [3] In this movie musical, Eva Gabor was Louis Jourdan's mistress before he fell for Leslie Caron Gigi Chris	$400 [9] Egypt became a republic in 1953 after army officers forced this king to give up the throne Farouk Brian	$400 [16] In August 1988 the USSR freed Mathias Rust who had landed his plane here in 1987 Red Square Brian	$400 [26] In "Tales of a Wayside Inn", he wrote about "Ships that pass in the night" Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	$400 [13] An intense feeling of repugnance & fear, or the genre of film that makes you experience it horror Brian
$600 [11] Watergate Judge John Sirica was once a friend of this controversial Wisconsin senator Joseph McCarthy Michael	$600 [4] Karen Allen said she spent 2 weeks in a pit with thousands of snakes to make this 1981 adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark Chris	$800 [24] According to World Book, this part of Egypt is in Asia Sinai Michael	$600 [21] Technical name for the main body of a plane to which the wings & tail are attached fuselage Brian	$600 [27] This poet's great 14th century masterpiece helped establish Italian as a national language Dante Michael	$600 [14] This verb can refer too preparing sodas or drying strips of meat jerking Michael
$1,000 [18] In 1962 he resigned as head of American Motors to successfully run for governor of Mich. George Romney Brian	$800 [5] In the 1953 film that won her an Oscar, Audrey Hepburn was on vacation in this city Rome Brian	DD $1,000 [19] 1 of 3 men who each built one of the pyramids of Giza (1 of) Cheops (Khufu) or (Khefren and Mykerinos) Brian	$800 [22] This city is planning to build a new airport to replace Stapleton Denver Brian	$800 [28] This poet known for his odes was only 25 when he died of tuberculosis in 1821 Keats Chris	$800 [15] From the Latin "fuscare", to darken, this verb means to confuse or make obscure obfuscate Brian
DD $1,500 [17] In 1949 this Gen. resigned as Sec'y of State but returned to the cabinet the next year as Sec'y of Defense George Marshall Brian	$1,000 [7] She was one of "The Witches of Eastwick" before she was "Married to the Mob" Michelle Pfeiffer Chris	$1,000 [30] A popular way to see Cairo by night is to rent a felucca, which is this, & ask for one with a BBQ boat	$1,000 [23] In 1927 Lindbergh ended his historic 33 1/2 hour flight at this field near Paris La Bourget Chris Brian	$1,000 [29] As a soldier he used alias Silas Tomkyn Comberbache, so he didn't have to change his monogram Samuel Taylor Coleridge Michael	$1,000 [20] From the Turkish word for room "odah", it's a female slave or concubine odalisque Chris

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. STATES

This state's current license plate has a biplane pictured on it

North Carolina

Chris "What is North Carolina" — wagered $1,299

Michael "What is North Carolina?" — wagered $9,300

Brian "What is N. Carolina?" — wagered $8,000

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