Show #761 1987-12-21 (taped 1987-09-15) Regular

Contestants

Karen Dauphin — a teacher from Burbank, California

Kurt Webber — an army officer originally from Lakeland, Florida

Ralph Biancalana — a college graduate from Houston, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ralph	$300	$400	$8,400	$4,400 2nd place: a San Diego Design wall armoire entertainment center & a color TV	$6,400 16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Kurt	$300	$2,000	$6,200	$200 3rd place: a Maytag dishwasher	$4,000 14 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Karen	$2,200	$2,400	$10,000	$17,000 New champion: $17,000	$9,800 20 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

ASTRONOMY	WORLD RELIGION	PEOPLE	TV TRIVIA	HISTORY
$100 [12] In 1959, The Soviet spacecraft Lunik 3 took 1st pictures of its far side the moon Kurt	$100 [11] It's the Japanese name for the meditation sect" of Mahayana Buddhism Zen Kurt	$100 [15] Fans used to get them confused, so this "3's Company" star signed autographs as "Beau Bridges" John Ritter Ralph	$100 [1] Allan "Rocky" Lane rode horses as a movie cowboy, be he was the horse's voice for this TV sitcom Mr. Ed Karen	$100 [6] This country was probably named for the Ch'in dynasty, which unified t in 221 B.C. China Ralph
$200 [13] "Occupation" of the constellation Sagittarius archer Karen	$200 [14] The Koran states, "Turn, therefore, thy face towards the sacred mosque" located in this city Mecca Ralph	$200 [16] Born Maurice Micklewhite, he renamed himself for a film, "The Caine Mutiny" Michael Caine Ralph	$200 [2] On June 1, 1987, Jay Leno & Garry Shandling were picked as permanent guest hosts for this show The Tonight Show Karen	$200 [7] After signing a peace treaty with the British in 1783, the U.S. was back at war with them in this year 1812 Ralph
$300 [18] This planet contains about 70% of all matter in our sun's 9 major planets Jupiter Kurt	$300 [21] Having 1st predicted the end of the world for 1914, their Awake Magazine later moved the date up to 1975 the Jehovah's Witnesses	$300 [17] Heritage USA sold 15" dolls in her likeness that not only talked but sang Tammy Faye Bakker Ralph Kurt	$400 [4] During her 14 years on "Let's Make a Deal", Carol Merrill said she only did this twice, unlike Vanna White speak Kurt Karen	$300 [8] Century in which Virginia, Delaware & Maryland 1st prohibited the importation of African slaves the 18th century Kurt
$400 [19] This element usually contains 2 electrons, & is synthesized from hydrogen in the centers of some stars helium Kurt	$400 [22] During an Int'l Congress, this group dedicated the William Booth grove of trees in Israel the Salvation Army	$400 [24] Truman Capote said this black "Hello, Dolly!" star once helped him escape the police Pearl Bailey Ralph	DD $500 [3] Actor-producer heardheresinging his trademark song:"Babalu... Babablu..." Desi Arnaz Karen	$400 [9] 1914 was the 1st year that a ship made a complete trip through this manmade waterway the Panama Canal Kurt
$500 [20] About 14,000 years ago & again in A.D. 14000, the star Vega, not Polaris, will be this the North Star Kurt	$500 [23] According to this religion's calendar, the date of creation figures out to October 7, 3761 B.C. Judaism Ralph	—	$500 [5] Boots & dominique play Apollo & Zeus, also known as "The Lads" on this detective series Magnum P.I. Karen	$500 [10] 3 of the 4 men who have served as Egypt's president since King Farouk was overthrown (3 of) Mubarak, Abdel Nasser, Sadat & Muhammad Naguib Karen

Double Jeopardy! Round

ALABAMA	AUTHORS	ROYAL CATHERINES	MUSIC	COOKING	"M"ENAGERIE
$200 [26] Named for England's leading industrial city, it's Alabama's leading industrial city Birmingham Ralph	$200 [6] Edith Wharton was the 1st woman to win this award for fiction, for "The Age of Innocence" the Pulitzer Prize Karen	$200 [16] Encyclopedia Americana says this Russian empress had 10 lovers Catherine the Great Kurt	$200 [1] Term meaning "in the church or chapel style", it describes choral music that is sung unaccompanied a cappella Ralph	$200 [7] Popularly used for mulling cider & wine, this spice is the bark of a variety of laurel tree cinnamon Karen	$200 [21] Mammal group whose young are born extremely underdeveloped--& often in Australia marsupials Karen
$400 [30] Played each Dec. in Alabama, the annual college football game between north & south is called this the Blue-Gray game Kurt	$400 [11] Methodist minister's son who lived with a madam after writing "The Red Badge of Courage" Stephen Crane Kurt	$400 [17] Of the 6 children of Catherine of Aragon & Henry VIII, only she lived to maturity Mary I Kurt Karen	$400 [2] Of the chorus, the verse, or the refrain, the one different from the other 2 the verse Ralph	$400 [8] From French "to boil", this type of broth is made by boiling down the volume of meat stock bouillon Karen	$400 [22] Famed as a snake killer, this slender, furry mammal can crack a snake's skull with 1 bite a mongoose Karen
$600 [29] In 1958 the Mobile Jaycees began this beauty pageant for high-school girls America's Junior Miss Kurt	$600 [12] William Congreve gave up writing these after "The Way of the World" was a commercial failure plays Karen	$600 [18] When Henry VIII died, his widow, Catherine Parr, married Lord Seymour, brother of this queen Jane Seymour Kurt	$600 [3] Bartok & Copland wrote works specifically for this American clarinetist Benny Goodman Ralph	$600 [9] Most recipes tell you to soak potato chips in this before frying ice water Karen	$600 [23] The largest of all parrot species a macaw Kurt
$800 [28] You can send your son or daughter to the U.S. Space Camp located here Huntsville Ralph	$800 [14] He wrote "Is Sex Necessary?" with James Thurber but he's better known for "Charlotte's Web" E.B. White Ralph	$800 [19] Accused of affairs w/her male secretary & her cousin, this 5th wife of Henry VIII was beheaded Catherine Howard Ralph Karen	$800 [4] If there are no sharps or flats next to the treble clef, this is the key C Karen	$800 [10] Bread rises when yeast fermentation produces this gas carbon dioxide Ralph	$1,000 [25] These storks eat offal from slaughter-houses but women still wear negligees trimmed w/their feather a marabou Karen
DD $3,000 [27] 1 of 4 other states besides Alabama who names appear on Alabama's great seal (1 of) Georgia, Florida, Tennessee & Mississippi Ralph	$1,000 [15] Born in North Carolina, this accused embezzler fled to Honduras & later became "O. Henry" William Sydney Porter Ralph	$1,000 [20] 3 sons of Catherine de Medici became kings of this country, not Italy France Karen	$1,000 [5] Collective title of the piano pieces Liszt based on Gypsy melodies Hungarian Rhapsodies Ralph	$1,000 [13] Old French for "white food", it's a pudding of milk, eggs, sugar & cornstarch blancmange Karen	DD $3,000 [24] The 2 prehistoric "m"ammals which looked remarkably like present-day elephants a mastodon & a mammoth Kurt

Final Jeopardy!

PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS

These 2 presidents from the same state were the 1st two presidents to serve just 1 term each

John Adams & John Quincy Adams

Kurt "Who were Jefferson & Madison" — wagered $6,000

Ralph "Who were James Masison & Monroe" — wagered $4,000

Karen "Who were John Adams & John Quincy Adams" — wagered $7,000

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