Show #728 1987-11-04 (taped 1987-08-25) Regular

Kate Waits game 2.

Contestants

Elizabeth Costello — a program analyst from Syracuse, New York

Carmela Izzo — a caterer from Brooklyn, New York

Kate Waits — a law professor from Albany, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,201)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Kate $1,600 $2,200 $9,500 $13,601
2-day champion: $27,802
$8,300
21 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Carmela $-300 $-1,500 $500 $0
3rd place: Easy-Rest, Inc. reading chair
$500
5 R, 5 W
Elizabeth $500 $2,300 $6,800 $2,000
2nd place: Trip to Palm Springs
$5,900
19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

MAMMALS MUSIC MEDICINES MARTIAL ARTS MISS MANNERS MONEY
$100 [7]
Bad news; rats now live on all continents, having finally spread to this 1
Antarctica
Carmela
$100 [4]
In 1322, this official condemned the use of polyphony in church music
the pope
Kate
$100 [8]
Calling itself "America's Travel Insurance", Dramamine is used for this
motion sickness
Elizabeth
$100 [25]
The Japanese word for this martial art means "empty hand"
karate
$100 [20]
In regard to sending this type of Christmas letter, Miss Manners says no-no, it's too impersonal
mimeographed (Xerox)
Elizabeth
$300 [23]
If you were buying a violin in Ireland, or wisteria in Syria, you'd use bills marked in this unit
pounds
$200 [16]
No, the bobcat wasn't originally called Robert; it got its name due to this
(short) tail
Elizabeth
$300 [1]
While "semibreves" are whole notes, "minims" are these
half notes
Kate
$200 [9]
Propa P.H. & Tackle are used to tackle this problem
acne
Elizabeth
$200 [26]
Martial artists attack with a shout to put maximum force into the blow & to do this
intimidate (startle, frighten the opponent)
Elizabeth
$200 [21]
The only time it's correct for a lady to call upon a man is if he's old & ill, & has extended this
an invitation to do so
Kate
$400 [24]
In 1924, the zloty replaced the mark as this country's currency
Poland
Carmela
$300 [17]
While only humans pray, only these animals bray, says Webster's Third
donkeys
Carmela Elizabeth
$400 [2]
The alto member of the violin family
viola
Kate
$300 [10]
Able to explode in its pure form, this antiseptic, H2O2, is sold as a 3% solution
(hydrogen) peroxide
Elizabeth
$300 [13]
Though there is no universal system of belt ranking, this color usually denotes beginners
white
Kate
$300 [6]
It's wrong to wear these before dusk, except the one on your wedding ring
diamonds
Elizabeth
$400 [18]
Because its stomach has this many compartments, it's said a cow has this many stomachs
4
Elizabeth
DD $500 [5]
The only letters of the alphabet used to name notes in current Western musical notation
A, B, C, D, E, F & G
Kate
$400 [11]
You can often save money by requesting a prescription under this name, not the brand name
generic
Kate
$400 [14]
Sho Kosugi entered, took revenge, & dominated a film series as this type of martial warrior
ninja
Kate Elizabeth
$400 [12]
The correct fur to wear while in mourning is this "Rolls-Royce" of the weasel family
sable
Kate Carmela Elizabeth
$500 [19]
The only marsupials native to North America
possums
Elizabeth
$500 [3]
In the early 19th century, clubs were formed to sing short pieces of choral music called this
glees
Kate
$500 [15]
The most graceful & gentle of the martial arts, it's practiced mainly as a means of meditation
tai chi
Carmela Elizabeth
$500 [22]
Miss Manners' alter ego, or the name to whom her royalty checks are made out
Judith Martin
Kate

Double Jeopardy! Round

MATHEMATICS MYTHOLOGY MAGAZINES MELVILLE MOVIE MAKERS "MAY" DAY
$200 [22]
The next square in the series 4, 9, 16,...
25
Elizabeth
$200 [20]
Odin's oldest son
Thor
Kate
$200 [8]
Many products display this magazine's seal on their labels
Good Housekeeping
Elizabeth
$200 [21]
Melville's book "White Jacket" helped abolish this form of corporal punishment on ships
whipping (flogging)
Kate
$200 [6]
It's said "North by Northwest" convinced Ian Fleming this man would be the best director for Bond films
Alfred Hitchcock
Kate
$200 [1]
Dustin & Warren didn't write most of those lousy songs in "Ishtar"; she & Paul Williams did
Elaine May
Kate
$400 [23]
Of the 36 rolls on a pair of dice, you have this many ways to roll a seven, whether you "root" for it or not
6
Kate
$400 [24]
Angered by this girl, Athena changed her curling locks to snakes
Medusa
Elizabeth
$400 [9]
It pays $400 for funny, true stories about life in the military, on campus or at work
Reader's Digest
Elizabeth
$400 [7]
Between sea voyages, Melville had this job at a Honolulu bowling alley
pin setter
Carmela
$400 [5]
Once an actor for D.W. Griffith, this silent comedy director later formed the Keystone Company
Mack Sennett
Kate Carmela Elizabeth
$400 [14]
It's egg yolks, oil, lemon juice & seasonings beaten together until thick
mayonnaise
Carmela
$800 [26]
A 9-year-old boy coined this "nonsensical" term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros
googol
Elizabeth
$600 [10]
Triangle Publications of Radnor, PA, famous for the Daily Racing Form, also publishes this weekly
TV Guide
Kate
$600 [13]
Melville 1st went to sea after failing to become a surveyor on this N.Y. state transportation project
the Erie Canal
Elizabeth
$800 [2]
He observed, "They let the studio janitor cut 'The Magnificent Ambersons' in my absence"
Orson Welles
Kate
$600 [15]
The English translation of the Cuban song, "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas"
"Maybe, Maybe, Maybe"
Carmela
$1,000 [27]
A king complained "The elements were difficult", but this Greek replied, "There is no royal way to geometry"
Euclid
Carmela
$800 [11]
After working as a CIA agent in Mexico under E. Howard Hunt, William Buckley founded this magazine
The National Review
Kate
$800 [18]
On Dec. 16, 1773, Melville's grandfather participated in this act of rebellion
Boston Tea Party
Elizabeth
$1,000 [3]
Director of "On The Waterfront", "He's the kind of man who sends a suit out to be cleaned & rumpled"
Elia Kazan
Kate
$800 [16]
Rod Stewart sang to her, "The morning sun, when it's in your face, really shows your age"
Maggie May
Kate
DD $1,500 [25]
To measure speed, you need know only these 2 things
distance & time
Elizabeth
$1,000 [12]
It's subtitled "Man at His Best"
Esquire
$1,000 [19]
This title character's last words are "God bless Captain Vere!"
Billy Budd
Kate
DD $1,500 [4]
Director of the film from which the followingwas taken:
Barbra Streisand
Kate
$1,000 [17]
From Old French "mahaignier", to maim, it's disfigurement that renders the victim defenseless
mayhem

Final Jeopardy!

MONARCHS

Ruler whose 59-yr. reign over England ending in 1820, is 2nd only to his granddaughter Victoria's 63 yrs.

King George III

Carmela "Who is Albert?" — wagered $500
Elizabeth "Who was Edward" — wagered $4,800
Kate "Who was George III?" — wagered $4,101

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