Show #1187 1989-10-31 (taped 1989-08-21) Regular

Contestants

Jim Coury — a restaurant owner originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Ellen Palmer — a non-profit executive director from Lansing, Michigan

Anne Herbst — a computer consultant from Astoria, New York

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Anne	$2,000	$1,500	$6,500	$0 3rd place: a set of luggage+Jeopardy! box game or Jeoprady! challenger	$6,500 19 R, 3 W
Ellen	$1,000	$2,300	$7,900	$4,999 2nd place: a cell phone and an electronic dictionary+Jeopardy! box game or Jeoprady! challenger	$7,200 18 R (including 3 DDs), 3 W
Jim	$0	$1,500	$4,700	$9,100 New champion: +Jeopardy! box game or Jeoprady! challenger	$4,700 12 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD WAR II	TELEVISION	TREES	CLOTHING	5-LETTER WORDS	DR. SEUSS
$100 [21] With 12 German planes downed, Lt. Lilya Litvak of this country was the war's top female ace Russia (or Soviet Union) Ellen	$100 [7] Arsenio Hall's mother has the same name as this title character of a Woody Allen film Annie Hall Anne	$100 [16] It's the fruit of the oak tree the acorn Anne	$100 [22] In phrases about clothing used for special occasions, this day precedes best & -go-to-meeting Sunday Anne	$100 [6] 1 of the 2 words beginning with "P" that describe a horse with irregular spots 1 of (pinto & paint) Anne	$100 [1] Sam-I-Am offered eggs & ham of this color green Anne
$200 [25] All Allied ground troops on D-Day were under this British Field Marshall's command Montgomery Jim	$200 [8] After 32 years as host of "American Bandstand", he turned the job over to David Hirsch Dick Clark Anne Jim	$200 [17] Chinese, slippery & September are species of this important lumber & shade tree an elm Jim	$200 [23] This company 1st made 501s for gold rush miners in 1853; in 1968 it began making them for women Levi's Ellen	$200 [12] It's defined as the period between sunset & sunrise night	$200 [2] Dr. Seuss' 1986 book intended for "obsolete children" is "You're Only" this "Once" Old Ellen
$300 [26] This Japanese premier who ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor resigned in 1944 Tojo Anne Jim	$300 [9] TV fans in this country can watch a satirical show with a frog puppet named Kermitterrand France Ellen Jim	$300 [18] The pulp from the pods of this Mediterranean tree is used as a chocolate substitute carob Ellen	$300 [24] A close fitting dress, or a scabbard for a straight blade sheath Jim	$300 [13] This sweet word can precede suckle, dew & moon honey Anne	$300 [3] Completes the title "One Fish Two Fish..." Red Fish Blue Fish Anne
$400 [27] Amer. turncoat Mildred Gillars, who broadcast Nazi propaganda to the Allies, was better known as this Axis Sally Anne	$400 [10] This cable TV channel calls itself "The Network for Women" Lifetime	$500 [20] Ecuador is the world's largest producer of this wood used in making model airplanes balsa Jim	$400 [29] Along with "S", Dior assigned these 2 letters to his "line" dresses in 1954 & 1955--& they didn't bomb A-line dresses & H-line dresses	$400 [14] To kick back, or the title of a 1985 hit by Frankie goes to Hollywood relax Anne	$400 [4] The Grinch stole Christmas from this little town Whoville Ellen
$500 [28] In the 1st major Allied offensive in the Pacific, Marines stormed this island in the Solomons on August 7, 1942 Guadalcanal	$500 [11] This '50s show was the 1st sitcom to use 3 cameras to film in front of a live audience I Love Lucy Anne	DD $700 [19] Salix babylonica is commonly called this due to its drooping leaves & branches a weeping willow Ellen	—	$500 [15] Musical instrument whose name is Hindi for "3-stringed", tho it actually has more sitar Jim	$500 [5] Yooks & Zooks go to war over the right way to eat buttered bread in this 1984 best seller The Butter Battle Book Ellen

Double Jeopardy! Round

1980	SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS	COUNTRIES	HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	SILVER	"BELL"s
$200 [3] When this was completed, it was determined that the U.S. population was 226,504,825, up 11.4% from 1970 the census Jim	$200 [1] Of Richard II, Richard III or Othello, the one who was the son of the Black Prince Richard II Anne Ellen	$200 [13] About 1/3 of South America's crude oil is extracted from this country's Maracaibo Basin Venezuela Ellen	$200 [9] May Day is also this day in Hawaii, when everyone is asked to wear one a lei Ellen	$200 [20] silver is second only to this metal in ductility & malleability gold Anne	$200 [21] Your navel your belly button Ellen
$400 [4] By order of Jimmy Carter, registration for this was reinstated but there were no inductions the draft Anne	$400 [2] Petruchio hails from this city, but we don't know if he knows "The 2 Gentlemen" Verona Jim	$400 [14] Mideast country known as the Hashemite Kingdom Jordan Anne	$400 [10] Orangeman's Day, celebrated on July 12 in this part of the U.K., commemorates a Protestant victory Northern Ireland Ellen	$400 [26] The presence of sulfur compounds in the air causes silver to do this tarnish Anne	$400 [22] Bing Crosby starred as Father O'Malley in both "Going My Way" & this 1945 sequel The Bells of St. Mary's Jim
DD $600 [6] Singer heard here, he topped the charts for 6 weeks with the following song:"Lady, I'm your knight in shining armor and I love you..." Kenny Rogers Ellen	$600 [5] In "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Mustardseed isn't a mustard seed, she's one of these a fairy Ellen	$600 [17] The U.S. maintains Subic Bay Naval Base & Clark A.F.B. in this Pacific island country the Philippines Ellen	$800 [12] The Moslem month of fasting that marks the time when Mohammed began receiving the divine word of the Koran Ramadan Jim	$600 [27] Argentum, a Latin word for silver, gives us this 2-letter symbol for the metal Ag Ellen Jim	$600 [23] It's both a highly poisonous plant & a Stevie Nicks 1981 No. 1 album belladonna Ellen
$800 [7] This Martin Scorsese film based on the life of Jake LaMotta was released in November Raging Bull Anne	$800 [15] Miranda's "Tempest"uous father Prospero Anne	$800 [18] From 1918-29 this country was known as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats & Slovenes Yugoslavia Jim	DD $1,000 [11] Traditionally, children have collected money for UNICEF on this holiday Halloween Ellen	$800 [28] The eyes of many newborn infants are treated with this solution to prevent blindness from gonorrhea silver nitrate Anne	$800 [24] With the aid of the winged horse Pegasus, this mythical Corinthian hero slew the Chimera Bellerophon Anne
$1,000 [8] Among the year's nonfiction bestsellers was this Woodward & Armstrong portrait of the Supreme Court The Brethren Ellen	$1,000 [16] She said, "My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late" Juliet Ellen	$1,000 [19] Nearly all the world's supply of sodium nitrate, used in making fertilizer, is found in its Atacama desert Chile	—	—	$1,000 [25] This 1950 John Van Druten play told the tale of a witch who fell in love with a man & lost her powers Bell, Book and Candle Anne

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC NAMES

In 1805 he was named Gov. of New South Wales & was overthrown in a mutiny 3 years later

Captain William Bligh

Jim "Who is Bliegh" — wagered $4,400

Anne "Who is" — wagered $6,500

Ellen "Who is Caine?" — wagered $2,901

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