Show #989 1988-12-15 (taped 1988-09-27) Regular

Contestants

Joe Kenyon — a student from Stone Mountain, Georgia

Lee Vinson — a legal secretary originally from Detroit, Michigan

Nancy Feinstein — an emergency room nurse and travel agent from Petaluma, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $3,600)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Nancy $700 $500 $4,100 $5,800
2-day champion: $9,400
$4,100
10 R, 2 W
Lee $1,700 $2,800 $6,200 $3,600
2nd place: a trip on Eastern to Tampa, Florida & stay at Safety Harbor Spa & Fitness + Jeopardy! box game or computerized version
$5,600
20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Joe $800 $1,200 $4,400 $0
3rd place: Maytag washer & dryer + Jeopardy! box game or computerized version
$4,000
15 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

ARTISTS TECHNOLOGY SPORTS LANGUAGES FAT MUSIC SKIN
$100 [6]
Diego Rivera led the great mural painting movement that flourished in this country after 1920
Mexico
Lee
$100 [23]
In 1984, for the 1st time, the Census Bureau began keeping track of these non-human workers
robots
Lee
$100 [20]
In 1934 the Portsmouth Spartans of the NFL were bought, moved to Detroit & renamed this
Lions
Joe
$100 [2]
The official language of Iraq
Arabic
Joe
$100 [1]
Hefty rappers who joined Chubby Checker for a new version of "The Twist" in 1988
The Fat Boys
Joe
$100 [4]
From the Greek word for "skin", it's a doctor who specializes in skin problems
dermatologist
Joe
$200 [7]
Gutzon Borglum died before completing this huge sculpture, so his son Lincoln finished it for him
Mount Rushmore
Lee
$200 [27]
In November 1936 a gov't corp. in this country began the world's 1st scheduled TV programming
England
Lee
$200 [21]
The Miami Heat & the Charlotte Hornets have now joined this pro league
NBA (National Basketball Association)
Joe
$200 [3]
This country's constitution recognizes 15 languages, including Urdu & Punjabi but not English
India
Lee
$300 [18]
In "Creeque Alley", "No one's getting fat except" her
Mama Cass
Nancy
$200 [11]
The no. 1 cause of premature aging of the skin
sun
Lee
$300 [8]
Grant Wood used his sister & his dentist as the models for this 1930 painting
American Gothic
Lee
$300 [22]
Reason Muhammad Ali lost his heavyweight title April 28, 1967
he refused induction into the United States Army
Joe
$300 [5]
Johanna Spyri wrote "Heidi" in this language
German
Lee
$400 [19]
This singer took Michael Jackson's "Bad" & turned it into "Fat"
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Joe
$300 [12]
Reason some beauty experts advise applying cold water at the end of a shower
to close the pores
Nancy
$400 [9]
Utrillo was best known for painting street scenes of this city
Paris
Lee
$400 [25]
The 1950 U.S. defeat of England has been called the greatest upset in the history of this sport
soccer
$400 [15]
Guinness says the world's most multilingual living person is Georges Schmidt, former Chief of Terminology here
United Nations
$500 [24]
In the polka, reason "I don't want her, you can have her"
she's too fat for me
Joe
$400 [13]
Hemoglobin, carotene & melanin all contribute to give skin this characteristic
color
Nancy
$500 [10]
One of America's most noted illustrators, he was Andrew Wyeth's father
N.C. Wyeth
$500 [26]
In "The Boys of Summer" R. Kahn said that rooting for this baseball team was like rooting for U.S. Steel
Yankees
Lee Joe
$500 [16]
"Dank" in Dutch is this in Italian; you're welcome
grazie
Nancy Lee
DD $800 [17]
He never had a No.1 hit; the closest he came was No. 2 with the following:"I found my thrill /On Blueberry Hill..."
Fats Domino
Lee
$500 [14]
This acne cream may reduce wrinkles, but it can also cause itchy cheeks & red skin
retina
Joe

Double Jeopardy! Round

FICTIONAL DETECTIVES COLORS BRITISH HISTORY GRAMMAR ACTRESSES BONES
$200 [24]
At the beginning of "The Maltese Falcon", he's ending an affair with his partner's wife
(Sam) Spade
Lee
$200 [4]
Many Greek houses are painted this color to reflect the sun
white
Lee
$200 [5]
Known for his Pacific explorations, he was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1779
(Captain) Cook
Lee
$200 [1]
It's the predicate in the sentence "The glass is full."
is full
Lee
$200 [2]
Her roles have included Maria Callas, the Duchess of Windsor & Natalie Jastrow
Jane Seymour
Joe
$200 [8]
The substitution bones & the membrane bones form this part of the skull that protects the brain
cranium
Lee
$400 [25]
No arrests were made, even though he confronted the murderers on the Orient Express
Hercule Poirot
Joe
$400 [7]
In culinary terms, it can precede bread, Betty & "and serve"
brown
Nancy
$400 [6]
The sinking of this ship on May 7, 1915 led to anti-German riots in London
Lusitania
Joe
$400 [16]
Of "around you & I", "around she & me" or "around him & me", the 1 that's grammatically correct
around him & me
Nancy
$400 [3]
"I'd like to be a boy if I could change back into a girl again," said this star of "My One & Only"
Twiggy
$400 [17]
The hyoid bone serves primarily as an anchor for this wagging muscle
tongue
Nancy
$600 [26]
This eccentric sleuth rarely left his brownstone on New York's West 35th St.
Nero Wolfe
Nancy
$600 [11]
It's the name of a color, a liqueur & even a monastery in France
chartreuse
Lee
$600 [9]
Poet John Milton served as Latin Secretary to this 1st "Lord Protector"
Oliver Cromwell
$600 [21]
In the sentence "I have a television set.", "television" acts as this part of speech
adjective
Joe
$600 [13]
She provides the speaking voice for Mrs. Roger Rabbit
Kathleen Turner
Lee Joe
$600 [18]
Common name for the thoracic basket which protect the heart & lungs
rib cage
Nancy Joe
$800 [29]
He's described in "The Long Goodbye" as "Tarzan on a big red scooter"
Philip Marlowe
DD $1,000 [23]
Color mentioned in the titles of 2 1980s best-selling novels by Tom Clancy
Red
Joe
$800 [10]
How Victoria was related to Albert before their marriage
(first) cousins
Joe
DD $1,000 [22]
While a person's might be anger or depression a verb's might be indicative or subjunctive
mood
Joe
$800 [14]
In "Play Misty For Me", she played the woman who wanted "Misty" played for her
Jessica Walter
$800 [19]
The town drunk might not know that this word also describes cartilage that's been turned into bone
ossified (ossification)
Nancy Lee
$1,000 [27]
Color title of the 1959 Sammy Turner hit song that's "Dilly Dilly"
"Lavender Blue"
Nancy
$1,000 [12]
Known as "the Younger", he became prime minister in 1783, at only 24 years of age
William Pitt
Lee
$1,000 [28]
Least is the superlative form of this word
little
$1,000 [15]
Shortest adult woman to win an Oscar, this 4'9" actress lived "dangerously" with Mel Gibson in 1982
Linda Hunt
Lee
$1,000 [20]
Turtles & snakes don't have one of these bones commonly called a breastbone
sternum
Nancy

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICANA

The U.S. flag flies 24 hours a day over both his birthplace & his grave

Francis Scott Key

Nancy "Who is Francis Scott Keys?" — wagered $1,700
Joe "Who is JFK" — wagered $4,400
Lee "Who is Washington?" — wagered $2,600

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