Show #1294 1990-03-29 (taped 1989-11-07) Regular

Andrew Bernknopf game 5.

Contestants

Myles Rossi — a legal text editor from San Francisco, California

Ardwight Chamberlain — a writer originally from San Mateo, California

Andrew Bernknopf — a lawyer originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (whose 4-day cash winnings total $25,000)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Andrew $1,400 $2,900 $7,100 $9,200
5-day champion: $34,200
$7,600
23 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Ardwight $500 $2,200 $4,600 $111
3rd place: Sears Curio Cabinet
$4,000
16 R (including 1 DD), 6 W
Myles $500 $400 $2,600 $5,100
2nd place: Trip to Las Vegas
$2,600
8 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

18TH CENTURY AMERICA CELEBRITIES MONEY FOOD SING-ALONG SONGS FILE UNDER "T"
$100 [6]
In 1777 this land, later a state, was named in honor of the Green Mountain Boys
Vermont
Andrew
$100 [13]
This talk show queen sometimes seats people at the Eccentric Restaurant in Chicago--she's a co-owner
Oprah Winfrey
Andrew
$100 [1]
The common U.S. coin that's named for the metal it contains
Nickel
Andrew
$100 [23]
In India, ghee, which is a clarified form of this, is widely used in cooking
Butter
Ardwight
$100 [3]
"Ev'ry morning, ev'ry evening, ain't we got" this
Fun
Ardwight
$100 [18]
The March Hare had one of these with a dormouse in it, not a tempest
Teapot
Ardwight
$200 [9]
Term for the American colonists who supported the Redcoats during the revolution
Tories/Loyalists
Andrew
$200 [14]
Shelley Duvall, exec. producer of "Nightmare Classics", says she was named for this nightmarish authoress
Mary Shelley
Andrew
$200 [2]
Taxpayers will have to share the burden of bailing out more than 500 of these insolvent institutions
Savings & Loans
Myles
$200 [24]
Be quiet little dog, & I'll feed you these deep fried concoctions made of corn meal
Hush Puppies
Andrew
$200 [5]
"When you're smiling, the whole world" does this
Smiles with you
Ardwight
$200 [19]
It's the name of a national monument in the Salt River Valley in Arizona, kimosabe
Tonto National Monument
$300 [10]
In 1776, with a membership of 5 students, it became the 1st social fraternity at a U.S. college
Phi Beta Kappa
Andrew
$300 [15]
This author of "Hollywood Wives" said, "People don't believe it, but everything I write is true!"
Jackie Collins
Andrew
$300 [4]
The lowest rate of interest on bank loans at any given time, it's offered to preferred borrowers
Prime Rate
Ardwight Myles
$300 [25]
Flavor of the jelly or sauce that's a common accompaniment to roast lamb
Mint
Myles
$300 [26]
"Nicknack paddywhack, give a dog a bone", he "came rolling home"
This old man
Andrew Ardwight
$300 [22]
Type of drum played by a piper's son
Tom-Tom
Andrew
DD $500 [11]
Year in which Thomas Jefferson wrote to James Madison, "France will be quiet this year"
1789
Andrew
$400 [16]
Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in this country
Austria
Ardwight
$400 [7]
Established December 23, 1913, it's the central bank of the U.S.
Federal Reserve Bank
Andrew
$400 [27]
Color of the beans you'd find in a feijoada, the national dish of Brazil
Black
Ardwight
$400 [28]
Casey would waltz with this girl "and the band played on"
the Strawberry Blonde
Myles
$400 [21]
This line lies 23 degrees 27 minutes north of the Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Andrew
$500 [12]
Known for their simple furniture, this sect came to the U.S. from England in 1774, led by "Mother Ann" Lee
Shakers
Andrew
$500 [17]
Dionne Warwick co-wrote this TV show's theme song, "Champagne Wishes & Caviar Dreams"
"Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous"
Ardwight
$500 [8]
Scene on the reverse of the Jefferson $2 bill
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
Ardwight
$500 [20]
Islanders who live in this group are called Fuegians
Tierra Del Fuego
Ardwight

Double Jeopardy! Round

ENGLISH LIT BIRDS INDIANA GARDENING NOTORIOUS MARLON BRANDO
$200 [7]
Uriah Heep is the 'umble clerk who embezzles from Mr. Wickfield in this Dickens novel
"David Copperfield"
Ardwight
$200 [21]
The ring-necked species of this bird was introduced into Oregon from China in the 1880s
Pheasant
$200 [6]
Conservationists estimate almost 90% of Indiana was once covered by these, now less than 20% is
Forests/Trees
Andrew Ardwight
$200 [23]
If your soil is too heavy or sandy, you can add this moss to improve its texture
Peat Moss
Andrew
$200 [13]
This terrifying czar died on March 18, 1584 while playing a game of chess
Ivan The Terrible
Andrew
$200 [5]
When he said, "I coulda been a contender!" in "On The Waterfront", he was referring to this sport
Boxing
Myles
$400 [8]
His 1st major novel was the autobiographical "Sons & Lovers"
D.H. Lawrence
Myles
$600 [24]
This process usually includes taking oil from a gland at the base of the tail & applying it to the feathers
Preening
$400 [12]
Indiana, not Pennsylvania, ranks 1st in the U.S. in the production of this alloy
Steel
Andrew
$400 [26]
Organic fertilizer that can be made by layering plant matter, soil & lime
Compost
Ardwight Myles
$400 [14]
This had just become a federal prison when Al Capone was transferred there in 1934
Alcatraz
Ardwight
$400 [1]
Brando starred in the last film this silent screen legend directed, 1967's "A Countess From Hong Kong"
Charles Chaplin
Andrew Myles
$600 [15]
When Lord Petre cut off a bit of Arabella Fremor's hair, it inspired this poem by Alexander Pope
"The Rape of the Lock"
Andrew
$800 [25]
Because these baby birds feed from their parents' pouches, some think they're drinking blood
Pelicans
Ardwight
$600 [9]
City that's located on the southernmost point along the St. Joseph River
South Bend
Andrew
$600 [27]
A self-contained indoor garden consisting of small plants grown in a covered glass container
Terrarium
Andrew
$600 [16]
Dona Marina, who was this man's mistress & interpreter, has been called the betrayer of the Aztecs
Hernando Cortez
Andrew Ardwight
$600 [2]
Yes, he did stuff his cheeks for this 1972 film; he wore a special mouthpiece, too
"The Godfather"
Andrew
$800 [17]
The Reader's Encyclopedia says his best-known novel is "The Way of All Flesh"
Samuel Butler
Ardwight
DD $1,000 [22]
Though these members of the parrot family rarely learn to talk, they can perform stunts:
cockatoos
Ardwight
$800 [10]
19th century president who grew to manhood in southern Indiana
Abraham Lincoln
$800 [19]
They were gunned down near Gibsland, Louisiana on May 23, 1934
Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow
Myles
$800 [3]
Brando's bravura performance in this brutish role made him a Broadway star in 1947
Stanley Kowalski ("A Streetcar Named Desire")
Ardwight
$1,000 [18]
The 1812 publication of "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" made this poet an immediate sensation
Lord Byron
Andrew
$1,000 [28]
Before the metal-tipped pen, the standard writing instrument was a feather from this bird
a goose
Andrew Ardwight
$1,000 [11]
The highest point in Indianapolis is at the Crown Hill Cemetery grave of this Indiana poet
James Whitcomb Riley
$1,000 [20]
Haiti's "Papa Doc" Duvalier's dreaded secret police force
Tonton Macoute
Ardwight
$1,000 [4]
He took a gamble & made his musical debut in this 1955 film, & he did his own singing, too
"Guys And Dolls"
Andrew

Final Jeopardy!

COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

The only state that's home to 2 Ivy League schools

New York (Columbia, in NYC & Cornell, in Ithaca)

Myles "What is New York?" — wagered $2,500
Ardwight "What is Massachusetts?" — wagered $4,489
Andrew "What is New York?" — wagered $2,100

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