Show #1208 1989-11-29 (taped 1989-08-23) Regular

The Final Jeopardy! Round from this game appears in the 1991 filmThe Fisher King, on a TV screen at about the 8-minute mark of the film.

Contestants

Max Goldberg — a consultant originally from Wilmington, Delaware

Susan Yarborough — a ghost writer from Atlanta, Georgia

Jeff Slike — an ATM repairman originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jeff	$1,600	$3,200	$6,200	$11,200 2-day champion: $26,300	$6,600 17 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Susan	$100	$2,000	$5,000	$10,000 3rd place: a shelving system + a Nintendo Entertainment System featuring Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy!	$5,000 17 R, 5 W
Max	$1,400	$2,300	$5,100	$10,200 2nd place: a reclining sofa bed + a spotlight system	$4,900 14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

1989	AMERICAN INDIANS	SOAP OPERAS	FLOWERS	DRIVING	"POT"s
$100 [2] At the U.S. Open on June 16, 1989 at Oak Hill Country Club, 4 golfers did this with a 7-iron on the 6th hole a hole in one Jeff	$100 [1] Those of the Woodland Indians had the typical "puckered toe" stitching moccasins Max	$100 [26] This 8-year old prime time soap left a few loose ends as it ended its run May 11, 1989 Dynasty Susan	$100 [9] Despite their names, the "water" & the "calla" varieties don't belong to this flower family lilies Jeff	$100 [12] To get to Wallace, Idaho from Boston, get on I-90 West, & the 1st one of these you "hit", you're there a traffic light Susan Max	$100 [18] This term for one given to eccentric or lunatic ideas originally meant "crazy in the head" crackpot Susan
$200 [7] This Soviet security agency recently promised it wouldn't be as secretive as it used to be the KGB Max	$200 [3] The practice of building these, whether effigy, temple or burial, ended with European contact mounds Jeff	$200 [27] In a recent "Twilight Zone" parody this soap set in California entered the "Capwell Zone" Santa Barbara Max	$200 [17] This flower's name comes from the Greek word for rainbow, not from part of your eye iris Max	$200 [13] A J.D. Power survey said this company's Maxima was the most trouble-free car of 1989 models Nissan Max	$200 [19] This English author created such delightful characters as Jemima Puddle-Duck & Squirrel Nutkin Beatrix Potter Susan
$300 [8] Our continent's longest rail tunnel had its grand opening in this, Canada's westernmost province British Columbia Susan	$300 [4] One of the other leaders supporting Geronimo was Nachez, son of this Apache leader Cochise Jeff	$300 [28] "Generations" is the 1st daytime serial to feature one of these as a central family black families Susan	$300 [23] Also called the marvel-of-Peru, this flower is named for the time in late afternoon when it opens a four o'clock Susan	$400 [15] He showed us the Olympics & golf; now this Tim Conway character is tackling auto racing Dorf	$300 [20] The last meeting of the Big 3 Allied leaders of WWII took place in July & August 1945 in this German city Potsdam Jeff
$400 [10] This company stopped selling its aR-15 to civilians when protests against assault weapons mounted Colt Jeff	$400 [5] Spooky craze that swept the Plains & led to the death of Sitting Bull the Ghost Dance Susan	$400 [29] Michael Damian, who hit No. 1 on the pop charts in 1989 with "Rock On", is a regular on this CBS soap The Young and the Restless Jeff	$400 [24] The flower whose name is pronounced "flocks" is spelled this way P-H-L-O-X Susan	DD $500 [14] Type of car taken back by the end of the following:"Well she got her daddy's car and she cruised through the hamburger stand now..." a T-Bird (Thunderbird) Max	$400 [21] According to Irish folklore, every leprechaun has one of these hidden a pot of gold Jeff
$500 [11] This country formed the Eastern Bloc's 1st non-Communist government since WWII Poland Max	$500 [6] The Sauk leader Keokuk is buried in the city named for him in this state Iowa Jeff Susan	—	$500 [25] Foxglove produces large bell-shaped flowers & this heart stimulant digitalis Jeff	$500 [16] Warren, Ohio is using Rotary Club members to issue $50 tickets to cars parked illegally in these handicap spots Susan	$500 [22] British writer Israel Zangwill was the 1st to describe America as one of these a melting pot Max

Double Jeopardy! Round

ENGLISH LITERATURE	FAMOUS NAMES	TRAVEL & TOURISM	HISTORY	DOGS	"PAN"s
$200 [1] In 1953 he published "Casino Royale", his 1st James Bond novel Ian Fleming Jeff	$200 [11] Evangelist whose preaching career began as a result of a religious transformation at age 16 in 1934 Billy Graham Susan	$200 [16] Hill you head to in Rome to see the capitol the Capitoline Susan	$200 [6] About 1700 the west African land of Dahomey, now called Benin, rose to power & wealth from this trade the slave trade Jeff	$200 [21] This breed might be describes as a "Beantown bulldog" a Boston Terrier Max	$200 [26] When overexcited in an emergency situation, you might want to push this imaginary device the panic button Max
$600 [3] 18th century John Byrom created this pair that Lewis Carrol used in 1865 Tweedledum & Tweedledee Jeff	$400 [12] This astronaut studied aeronautical engineering, not woodworking. at the U. of Colorado Scott Carpenter	$400 [17] There are farm vehicles & cheese museums at the old village on this major waterway in Rome, N.Y. the Erie Canal Susan	$400 [7] The Ming imperial family built the area of palaces & temples in Beijing known as this the Forbidden City Jeff Max	$400 [22] It's the national dog of France even though it originated in Germany the French poodle Max	$400 [27] The leaves of the Jipijapa plant of Central & South America are used to make this hand-plaited hat a Panama hat Susan
$800 [4] Published in 6 volumes from 1776-88, this Edward Gibbon work covers about 13 centuries The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Jeff	$600 [13] Maureen Reagan said that her father jokes that this man ruined a good suit John Hinckley Susan	$600 [18] This group puts on a parade in Philadelphia on New Year's Day & also marches in the July Freedom Festival the Mummers Max	$800 [9] The last battle of the Wars of the Roses took place on this field near Leicester, England Bosworth Susan	$600 [23] These retrievers were once called St. John's water dogs, but the Earl of Malmesbury renamed them Labradors Susan	—
DD $1,000 [2] This 14th century author was the 1st poet buried in Westminster Abbey Chaucer Jeff	$800 [14] Before becoming president of the World Bank, he served as Secretary of Defense under JFK & LBJ (Robert) McNamara Max	$800 [19] A hot spot in this suburb of Cairo is the Ramses night club on Pyramid road Giza Susan	DD $1,000 [8] After it took 38 days to go through the stormy strait, Magellan called the calm water he found this Mar Pacifico (Pacific Ocean) Jeff	$800 [24] This dog got its name from the habit of striking out with its front paws a boxer Jeff	—
$1,000 [5] Dickens' last complete novel, its title referred to a shared pal Our Mutual Friend Susan	$1,000 [15] In 1976 this Texas orator became the 1st black to give a keynote address at a Democratic Nat'l Convention Barbara Jordan Susan	$1,000 [20] World Expo '88 was held in this capital of Queensland, Australia Brisbane	$1,000 [10] The ex-British colony called the Gold Coast took this name of an ancient African empire in 1957 Ghana Max	$1,000 [25] The Shetland pony is a diminutive horse, while the Shetland sheepdog is a diminutive of this dog a collie Susan	—

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. PRESIDENTS

From March 4, 1933 to January 20, 1953, he was the only living former president

Herbert Hoover

Susan "Who was Herbert Hoover?" — wagered $5,000

Max "Who is Hoover" — wagered $5,100

Jeff "Who is Hoover" — wagered $5,000

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