Show #833 1988-03-30 (taped 1987-12-08) Regular

Steven Popper game 3.

Contestants

Christine Heely — an attorney originally from St. Louis

Ron Abbott — a telemarketer from Sherman Oaks, California

Steven Popper — an economist originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota (whose 2-day cash winnings total $25,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Steven	$2,700	$6,300	$8,700	$5,700 3-day champion: $31,400	$10,300 31 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Ron	$500	$1,700	$900	$100 2nd place: a Frigidare range & a cookware set	$900 9 R, 5 W
Christine	$0	$300	$-100	$-100 3rd place: set of kitchen appliances	$900 7 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

ZOOLOGY	LEGAL LINGO	F. SCOTT FITZGERALD	STAMPS & COINS	CHARACTERS IN MUSICALS	"Y" NOT?
$100 [16] Common name for the curved, pointed organ found within a scorpion's tail a stinger Christine	$100 [17] The letter "C" in a circle stands for this a copyright Steven	$100 [22] Fitzgerald moved to this city in 1937 & began an unsuccessful career as a screenwriter Los Angeles Steven	$100 [6] Quarters & dimes as well as the coin nicknamed for this 28th element are now made with it the nickel Steven	$100 [1] Sky Masterson Guys and Dolls Steven	$200 [12] That "old" Disney dog Old Yeller Steven
$200 [18] This animal, Panthera leo, spends about 20 hours a day resting & grooming a lion Steven	$200 [29] An identifying name, symbol, sign or logo attached or applied to goods for sale a trademark Ron Christine	$200 [23] Like several of his main characters, Fitzgerald was an Army officer in this war the 1st World War Steven	$200 [7] The world's 1st airmail stamp was privately issued in 1877 for mail to be carried on 1 of these a hot air balloon Steven	$200 [2] Horace Vandergelder Hello, Dolly!" Ron	$300 [13] Streptococcus thermophilus & Lactobacillus bulgaricus are used to make this yogurt Steven
$300 [19] Of brains, hearts or eyes, it's what an octopus has 3 of hearts Steven	$300 [30] Term for the act or process of proving a will in court probate Steven	$300 [24] In "The Beautiful & Damned", Fitzgerald's marriage to her is fictionally described Zelda Steven	$300 [8] Coins bearing a "W" & honoring the 1984 L.A. Olympics were minted at this New York site West Point	$300 [3] Patrick Dennis Auntie Mame Ron	$400 [14] "Delicous" ward of the Lord High Executioner Yum-Yum Steven
$400 [20] This largest member of the deer family loves to muss itself by rolling in mud holes a moose Steven	$400 [28] Not having had a wedding ceremony, Ben Franklin & D. Reed had, in legal terms, this type of marriage common-law marriage Steven	$400 [25] Reportedly saying it began on May Day 1919, Fitzgerald wrote "Tales of" this era the jazz era Steven	$400 [9] Term of identification for coins with mirror-like surfaces struck especially for collectors proof coins Steven	$400 [4] Lazar Wolf Fiddler on the Roof Steven	DD $500 [11] It's what Roy Rogers is doing in the followingsong: yodeling Steven
$500 [21] This bird's scientific name is Struthio camelus because it somewhat resembles a camel an ostrich	$500 [27] In cooking, garnish means to embellish food; in law, embellish means this to withhold money from a salary Ron	$500 [26] Uncompleted, this was Fitzgerald's "last" novel The Last Tycoon Ron	$500 [10] U.S. first day covers are envelopes whose stamps bear the prized cancellation with these 4 words first day of issue Steven	$500 [5] Baby June & Her Newsboys Gypsy Steven	$500 [15] Their Latin name is Bos grunniens, & their tails make wonderful fly swatters yaks

Double Jeopardy! Round

WAR OF 1812	'60s TV	THE SOLAR SYSTEM	SIBERIA	FAMOUS HOMES	BY THE NUMBERS
$200 [9] After being burned in the war, the Executive Mansion was panted this color white Steven	$200 [4] When this show changed Darrins from Dick York to Dick Sargent, it was hard to tell the difference Bewitched Steven	$200 [14] Geometric shape of the path a planet takes on its journey around the sun ellipse Steven	$200 [3] The use of forced labor for Siberian construction projects declined after this dictator died in '53 Stalin Christine	$200 [16] This president's last home, Beauvoir, is where he wrote "The Rise & Fall of the Confederate Government" Jefferson Davis Ron	$200 [1] Number of sides on a nonagon 9 Christine
$400 [10] In 1813, Brig. Gen. Wm. H. Harrison recovered control of this Michigan city Hull lost in 1812 Detroit Steven	$600 [27] In this series, S.I.A. chief Noah Bain enlisted the lightfingered Alexander Mundy as a spy It Takes a Thief Ron	$400 [15] The 2 daily occurrences that are both defined as the moment when the sun's zenith distance is 90o50' sunrise & sunset Christine	$400 [5] Siberia extends from these mountains to the Pacific Ocean the Urals Steven	$800 [24] Descendants of this writer's beloved cats still overrun his home on whitehead Street in Key West Ernest Hemingway Ron Christine	$400 [2] The number of fates who controlled the length of life in Greek mythology 3 Steven
$600 [11] The peace treaty to end the war was signed in the city of Ghent in this country Belgium Steven Ron	$800 [26] Based on a Jean Kerr book, this series ran for 2 years on NBC Please Don't Eat the Daisies Christine	$600 [17] Some astronomers abbreviate this feature of Jupiter as "GRS" the great red spot Ron	$800 [7] The Ob & other major rivers of Siberia empty into this body of water the Arctic Ocean Steven	$1,000 [23] John Ringling's estate in this Florida city has its own theatre & circus galleries Sarasota Ron	$600 [18] It's the point on earth directly below a nuclear explosion ground zero Steven Ron
$800 [12] President who, not knowing Britain had repealed the problem laws, asked Congress to declare war Madison Steven	DD $1,000 [25] The 2 prime time series during the decade that began with "The Bob..." The bob Cummings Show & The Bob Newhart Show Christine	$800 [21] Name for the lesser tides that occur during 1st & 3rd quarters of the moon, they're the "opposite" of spring tides neap tides Ron	$1,000 [8] Eastern terminus of Trans-Siberian Railroad, this Siberian city is also the USSR's largest Pacific port Vladivostok Steven	—	$800 [19] The 1st permanent molars are called this, for the approximate age at which they appear 6-year molars Ron Christine
$1,000 [13] 2-word avian term given to Congressmen, like Clay & Calhoun, who favored battle the war hawks	—	$1,000 [22] While the Aurora borealis is seen in the N. Hemisphere, these "southern lights" are seen in the S. Hemisphere the aurora australis Christine	DD $2,000 [6] 2 of the 3 independent countries that border Siberia (2 of) China, Mongolia & North Korea Steven	—	$1,000 [20] Number of psalms in the Book of Psalms 150

Final Jeopardy!

SAINTLY CITIES

Most populous U.S. city named for a male saint, it's not on the Mississippi

San Diego

Ron "What is San Francisco" — wagered $800

Steven "What is San Francisco?" — wagered $3,000

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