Show #1084 1989-04-27 (taped 1988-12-20) Regular

Contestants

Joel Richards — a carpenter from South Lake Tahoe, California

Phyllis Massengale — an accountant from San Antonio, Texas

Bob McGoff — a history teacher from Scranton, Pennsylvania (whose 2-day cash winnings total $26,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bob	$-300	$1,100	$6,300	$0 3rd place: Colortyme TV + Jeopardy! box game or computerized version	$6,300 13 R, 3 W
Phyllis	$600	$2,700	$10,900	$5,900 New champion: $5,900	$6,900 26 R (including 3 DDs), 7 W
Joel	$1,100	$2,800	$2,800	$5,600 2nd place: trip on Delta to Las Vegas & stay at Landmark Hotel & Casino + Jeopardy! box game or computerized version	$2,800 12 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY	POTENT POTABLES	TELEVISION HISTORY	POETS	GEOMETRY	MISSING LINKS
$100 [1] The French word cap, as in Cap-Haitien, denotes this geographical feature cape Phyllis Joel	$100 [21] Of a barrel, firkin or hogshead, the one that can hold the most liquor hogshead Phyllis	$100 [6] 1 of the 2 changes computers made to "Casablanca" before TBS aired it on November 9, 1988 (1 of) colorization (or stereo sound) Joel	$100 [9] Several of his poems were addressed to his sister Dorothy Wordsworth William Wordsworth Bob Phyllis	$100 [24] An axiom of geometry states that the whole of a quantity is equal to the sum of these parts Phyllis	$100 [16] Butcher, candlestick maker baker Phyllis
$200 [2] The ancient Mayan city of Uxmal is on this Mexican peninsula Yucatan Joel	$300 [23] The original was supposedly a horse laxative; now it's a knockout punch thrown into a cocktail Mickey Finn Bob	$200 [7] When this show ended its 17-year CBS run in 1967 TV Guide ran an article called "End of the Line" What's My Line? Phyllis	$200 [12] Lord Byron was refused burial in this London church, but in 1969 a memorial to him was placed there Westminster Abbey Phyllis Joel	$200 [25] This kind of geometry deals with figures on a flat surface, not DC-10s or 747s plane geometry Joel	$200 [17] Moe, Curly Joe Larry Joel
$300 [3] Botswana, north of this country, has opened 3 diamond mines since 1971 & has prospered South Africa Phyllis	$400 [28] The main grain of both beer & scotch barley Phyllis	$300 [8] Even on the new ads it's still his voice telling you Timex watches take a licking & keep on ticking John Cameron Swayze Bob	$300 [13] It was Yeats's middle name, not his occupation Butler Phyllis	$300 [26] It's a line touching a circle at only 1 point, or a digression on which you could fly off tangent Bob	$300 [18] Louie, Huey Dewey Bob
$400 [4] Ninety Mile Beach, actually just 55 miles long, is a resort area on this country's North Island New Zealand Joel	$500 [29] A B. & B. cocktail consists of 1/2 brandy & 1/2 this herb-flavored liqueur Benedictine Bob	$400 [10] Directing an episode of this series in 1988 made 19-year-old Jason Bateman TV's youngest director The Hogans Phyllis	$400 [14] "Drum Taps" was Walt Whitman's collection of poems about this war Civil War Joel	$400 [27] Herodotus says geometry may have begun when floods on this river caused property lines to be refigured Nile Joel	$400 [19] Adam, Little Joe Hoss Phyllis
$500 [5] The only country on the Balkan Peninsula that's a member of NATO & the EEC Greece Joel	DD $1,000 [22] Type of liquor that's the subject of thefollowing1983 hit by Shelly West:"Jose Cuervo /You are a friend of mine /I like to drink you with..." tequila Phyllis	$500 [11] In 1988 this sitcom became the 1st U.S. TV series ever to tape an episode in the Soviet Union Head of the Class Bob Phyllis	$500 [15] After he died in 1321, his daughter became a nun & ironically took the name of Sister Beatrice Dante Phyllis	—	$500 [20] Robin, Maurice Barry Gibb Joel

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN POLITICS	FABRICS	THEATER	TENNESSEE	QUOTES	THE INCAS
$200 [7] It's the oldest existing political party in the U.S. Democrats Bob Phyllis	$200 [30] The artisans of this city were famous for their damask fabric of satin & silk brocades Damascus	$200 [19] Her 1st words in "Pygmalion" are "Nah then, Freddy: Look wh' y' gowin deah" Eliza Doolittle Phyllis	$200 [6] Deriving its name from the state & from its distinctive gait, the Tennessee walker is a breed of this horse Joel	$200 [12] Jakob Freud said of him, "That boy will never amount to anything" Sigmund Freud Phyllis	$200 [1] Because the Incas did not write, their written history begins with their conquest by this country Spain Bob
$400 [8] He became the next vice president after Spiro Agnew Gerald Ford Bob	$400 [27] Woven with uncut loops, this cotton cloth is normally used for towels & beachwear terrycloth Joel	$400 [20] The American Theatre Wing publishes a history of these awards, which it gives out every year Tonys Bob	$400 [15] W.C. Handy, "Father of the Blues", wrote & worked on Beale Street in this city Memphis Phyllis	$400 [13] An anonymous wag called it "a place where you go to be born" hospital	$400 [2] Of meat jerky, freeze-dried potatoes or ice cream, the one not part of the Inca's diet ice cream Phyllis
$600 [9] He was the 1968 presidential candidate of the American Independent Party George Wallace Phyllis	$600 [26] From the French for "velvet", it's a velvety fabric velour Phyllis	$600 [23] At the end of "Medea", Medea is borne away by one of these vehicles, drawn by dragons chariot Phyllis	$600 [16] Tennessee leads all states in the production of this element used to galvanize iron & steel zinc Joel	$600 [14] Mark Twain called this sport "a good walk spoiled" golf Bob	$600 [3] The Incas were renowned for their masonry work which surprisingly didn't require any of this mortar Phyllis
$800 [10] This Nutmegger was the 1st woman elected governor who didn't succeed her husband in the office Ella Grasso Phyllis	$800 [29] Identifiable by its crinkly striped surface, this fabric can be made from cotton, rayon or linen seersucker Phyllis	$800 [24] The title character of this Ibsen play is more properly known as Mrs. Jorgen Tesman Hedda Gabler Phyllis	$800 [21] WWII's Manhattan Project was centered in this town near Knoxville, not Manhattan Oakridge	$800 [17] Famous adage Theodore Roosevelt told the crowd at the Minnesota state fair September 2, 1901 Speak softly and carry a big stick Bob Phyllis	$1,000 [5] Legend says Manco Capac, the 1st Inca ruler, led them to this city that was the "navel" of the world Cuzco Bob
DD $3,000 [11] The unflattering name given to the American Party of the 1850s Know-Nothings Phyllis	$1,000 [28] It's the French name given to fabrics woven with metallic threads lamé Phyllis	$1,000 [25] This 1972 musical was inspired by the life of Charlemagne's oldest son Pippin Bob	$1,000 [22] Almost all of present-day Tennessee originally belonged to this state, now its eastern neighbor North Carolina Bob Phyllis	$1,000 [18] Completes 1st line of Marlowe's poem about the passionate shepherd, "Come live with me..." and be my love Phyllis	DD $2,000 [4] They were the principal beasts of burden for the Incas llamas Phyllis

Final Jeopardy!

MONARCHS

He married a woman with royal blood & then killed his own cousin to become king of Scotland

Macbeth

Joel "Who is Macbeth?" — wagered $2,800

Bob "Who was Rob Roy?" — wagered $6,300

Phyllis "Who is Bonny Prince Char." — wagered $5,000

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