Show #724 1987-10-29 (taped 1987-08-24) Regular

Contestants

Mark Holmes — a lawyer from Hamburg, New York

Chris Morris — a homemaker from California, Maryland

Richard Miller — a psychiatrist from North Hollywood, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $23,399)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Richard	$2,600	$3,800	$12,600	$2,600 2nd place: a trip for 2 to the Bahamas + Jeopardy! computer or box game	$9,800 24 R (including 3 DDs), 4 W
Chris	$100	$300	$-1,300	$-1,300 3rd place: Maytag washer & dryer + Jeopardy! computer or box game	$-1,300 3 R, 3 W
Mark	$500	$1,500	$8,500	$17,000 New champion: $17,000	$8,500 19 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

ACTORS & ACTRESSES	HOMOPHONES	WEAPONS	EXPLORERS	FRENCH COOKING	MUSICAL WONDERS
$100 [5] This neat half of TV's "The Odd Couple" reportedly said, "I am a slob, but nobody will believe it" Tony Randall Richard	$100 [14] To color a fabric or kick the bucket to dye (die) Richard	$200 [17] Both the pole & battle variety of this can be spelled without an "e" an ax Richard	$200 [2] Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela, Spain went as far as the border of this country 100 years before Marco Polo China Mark	$200 [22] You add this liquid to a recipe calling for "huile" oil Chris	$200 [21] # of times the Monotones sing the word "wonder" in 1st line of the song "The Book of Love" 2 Richard
$200 [19] With only 1 1/2 years of formal education, he still played a teacher in "To Sir with Love" Sidney Poitier Mark	$200 [11] A small stream or the noise old bones might make a creek creak Mark	$400 [6] Rank just above PFC in the Marine Corps, it includes a weapon in its name a lance corporal Richard	$300 [3] This conqueror of Mexico went on to become probably the wealthiest man in Spanish America (Hernando) Cortez Richard	$300 [1] To create "potage parmentier"; use this pungent vegetable in potato soup leeks (onion accepted) Mark	$300 [9] Anthony Newley sang, "I defy any cloud to appear in the sky" on one of these on a wonderful day like today Chris
$300 [23] A high school dropout, at only 20 he won a Best Supporting Actor for "Ordinary People" Timothy Hutton Richard Mark	$300 [10] It can describe the type of grip Crockett & Tubbs have on their department a vise vice Mark	$500 [7] It's an explosive device dropped in battle or a shocking surprise dropped in conversation a bombshell (bomb accepted) Richard	$400 [16] In 1860-61, Burke & Wills, an Irishman & Englishman, crossed this continent south to north Australia Richard Mark	$400 [4] Often the 1st step in preparing a chicken, the French omit it since they feel it destroys flavor washing it Chris	—
$400 [24] He once went to jail for punching someone, but used his fists in the ring for "The Main Event" Ryan O'Neal Richard	$400 [12] The time gone by the passed past Mark	DD $1,300 [8] 1st 2 weapons mentioned in Hamlet's "To be or not to be" speech slings & arrows Richard	$500 [18] This Dane proved tales of "Gamaland", a continent between Siberia & the New World, were a myth Vitus Bering Mark	$500 [15] What your doing when preparing foods "a la vapeur" steaming them Richard	—
$500 [20] Though "Butterflies are Free", college tuition wasn't, so she paid it by teaching dance classes Goldie Hawn Richard	$500 [13] One does this to do this to the Lord prays praise Mark	—	—	—	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

BIOLOGY	AUTHORS	LONDON	CATHOLICISM	SPELLING	IOWANS
$200 [26] The influence of this force makes most plant roots grow toward the center of the earth gravity Richard	$200 [16] His 1st novel's actual title is "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club" Dickens Mark	$200 [15] Completed in 1209, it was the first stone bridge built across the Thames London Bridge Richard	$200 [1] Joseph Bernardin in Chicago, Bernard Law in Boston & John J. O'Connor in NYC the cardinals Chris	$200 [10] A man from Naples, or his ice cream N-E-A-P-O-L-I-T-A-N Richard	$800 [23] Though this actress was born in Des Moines, on TV, she "lived" in Minneapolis, downstairs from Mary Richards Cloris Leachman Richard Chris
$400 [11] Male mole crickets shape the entrances of these to amplify their songs, which can be heard a mile away burrows Richard	$400 [21] He took the last name of his stepfather after being born Truman Persons Truman Capote Mark	$600 [5] This square features statues of King James II, George Washington & Lord Nelson Trafalgar Square Mark	$400 [2] According to the World Almanac, this continent has more Roman Catholics than any other South America Mark	$400 [25] This gland's islets of Langerhans produce insulin the P-A-N-C-R-E-A-S Richard	—
$600 [12] The male sea horse carries eggs in a pouch, where they absorb food from this liquid the blood Richard Mark	DD $800 [24] These romantic English poets were married when she was 40 & he was 34 Elizabeth Barrett & Robert Browning Richard	$800 [8] In the year 1215, this king confirmed London's "liberties & free customs" King John Mark	$600 [3] Members of this largest male Catholic religious order use the initials "S.J." after their names the Jesuits (the Society of Jesus) Richard	$600 [19] Its capital city is Montevideo U-R-U-G-U-A-Y Richard Mark	—
$800 [13] From Greek for "change", these fluid 1-celled creatures can grow bigger than the head of a pin amoebas Richard	$800 [17] This Washington satirist won a Pulitzer Prize in 1982 for Outstanding Commentary (Art) Buchwald Mark	$1,000 [9] Architect whose greatest work was St. Paul's cathedral, in which he's buried Sir Christopher Wren Richard	$800 [6] Summer residence of the popes, it overlooks Lake Albano Castel Gandolfo Mark	$800 [20] This type of Irish elf will show you his treasure if you catch him L-E-P-R-E-C-H-A-U-N Richard	—
$1,000 [14] Literally the "life" sphere, it's the part of the earth & its atmosphere inhabited by all living organisms biosphere Richard Chris	$1,000 [18] Tho he actually ate well in expensive Paris cafes, in "A Moveable Feast", he claimed he went hungry Hemingway Mark	DD $2,000 [4] Famous landmark hidden at the extreme right of this picture: Big Ben Richard	$1,000 [7] 1st Roman Emperor to be baptized, his Edict of Milan made Christianity a legal religion Constantine the Great Mark	$1,000 [22] An eagle's nest A-E-R-I-E Mark	—

Final Jeopardy!

100 YEARS AGO

He was president of the United States 100 years ago

Grover Cleveland

Mark "Who is Cleveland?" — wagered $8,500

Richard "Who was McKinley?" — wagered $10,000

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