Show #660 1987-06-19 (taped 1987-02-17) Regular

Bob Verini game 2.

Contestants

Linda Dragas — a freelance journalist from North Bergen, New Jersey

Alan Rosenberg — a newspaper editor from Warwick, Rhode Island

Bob Verini — a playwright and actor from New York City, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bob	$200	$2,300	$7,100	$8,401 2-day champion: $16,202	$7,100 22 R, 4 W
Alan	$600	$1,000	$4,200	$7,200 2nd place: a trip for 2 to San Francisco	$3,800 17 R (including 2 DDs), 7 W
Linda	$1,300	$800	$3,000	$5,999 3rd place: Whirlpool microwave oven	$2,600 10 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

NUCLEAR PHYSICS	BOOKS & AUTHORS	HATS	TV UNCLES	RESORTS	IN OTHER WORDS...
$100 [26] It's this fusion reactor which is used most often to turn grapes into raisins the sun Bob	$100 [10] "Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend" she wrote in her 1st Hercule Poirot novel Agatha Christie Linda	$100 [21] Yiddish term for the skull cap won by orthodox male Jews a yarmulke Bob	$100 [15] Uncle Fester's TV "family" The Addams Family" Bob	$100 [3] California desert resort whose slogan for over 19 years has been "P.S. I Love You" Palm Springs Alan Linda	$100 [16] Unsighted, like the flying mammal blind as a bat Alan
$200 [27] Identified by the first 3 Greek letters, they are the 3 types of radiation or radioactive decay alpha, beta & gamma Alan	$200 [11] Helen Gurley Brown's 1962 guide for the unattached female Sex and the Single Girl Linda	$200 [22] Of the "Newhart" show's Larry, Darryl, & Darryl, the one who wears a hat Larry Bob	$200 [9] The 2 '60s TV series that featured the United Network command for Law and Enforcement The Man & The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Bob	$200 [4] In 1950, Alcudia, on Spain's Costa del Sol, was the 1st of these 106 clubs to open Club Med Linda	$200 [17] Not in view, not in brain out of sight, out of mind Bob
$300 [28] Along with protons, these atomic particles in a nucleus make up most of an atom's mass neutrons Alan	$300 [12] Nathan Wallenstein Weinstein used this pen name when he wrote "Day of the Locust" Nathanael West Bob	$300 [23] Expression used when someone declares candidacy for political office throw your hat in the ring Bob	$300 [1] Lucy Ewing had a fling with this ranchhand on "Dallas" before she found out he was her uncle Ray Krebbs Alan	$300 [5] Punta del Este, 90 miles from Montevideo, is the most famous beach resort of this country Uruguay Linda	$300 [18] A comparable location to one's abode does not exist there's no place like home Alan
$400 [29] This now-common household appliance has a magnetron, a tube whose emissions vibrate molecules a microwave oven Alan	$400 [13] In contrast to his heavy Asian epics, he says his light weight "Trump-O-Moto" won't give you a hernia James Clavell Bob	$400 [24] One's rank in Turkey used to be shown by the number of heron feathers stuck in this type of headgear the turban Alan	$400 [2] He played Danny Thomas' wacky Uncle Tonoose on "Make Room for Daddy" Hans Conried Linda	$400 [6] Niagara Falls actually consists of these 2 waterfalls the American Falls & Horseshoe Falls Alan	$400 [19] One graphic impression equals 103groups of sounds with meaning one picture is worth a thousand words Bob
$500 [30] This Italian-born American physicist achieved fission in 1934 & didn't know it Enrico Fermi Bob	$500 [14] Elie Wiesel writes his books in this language; his wife translates them into English French Bob Alan Linda	$500 [25] Designer Halston said his 1st hat customer was this Kuklapolitan player Fran Allison Alan	DD $500 [8] On the series whose theme was thefollowing, Paul Lynde popped in periodically as this uncle Uncle Arthur Alan	$500 [7] Called the "Golden Isles", Jekyll Island, Sea Island, & St. Simons lie off the coast of this state Georgia Alan	$500 [20] Enunciation is simpler, compared with execution easier said than done Alan

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	"NEVER" & "EVER" SONGS	FAMOUS MAMMALS	IN THE OCEAN	II
$200 [7] In October 1962 the U.S. set up a naval blockade around this island Cuba Alan	$200 [1] At age 88, he opened, at corporate HQ, a museum with his white suit & 1st chicken cooker Colonel Sanders Bob	$200 [6] #1 hit for Elvis, it was adapted from "O Sole Mio" "It's Now Or Never" Bob	$200 [19] If you know your horoscope, you know this is the name of MGM's trademark Leo Alan	$200 [25] Weighing up to 1,500 lbs., the bluefish is the largest species of this food fish the tuna Alan	$200 [12] Royal member of the Cunard line QE2 Linda
$400 [8] After the Decembrist Revolution of 1825, Russia really began sending hotheads here to cool off Siberia Alan	$400 [16] Ford made history in 1914 by establishing this as standard length of work day 8 Bob	$400 [5] Barbra Streisand co-wrote & sang this love theme from "A Star is Born" "Evergreen" Bob	$400 [22] The wizard's balloon left Oz without Dorothy when she ran after this animal Toto Bob Alan	$400 [27] Tourists go to the Cabrillo Nat'l Monument each winter to watch these animals pass Point Loca, CA the gray whales Bob	$400 [13] Number of minutes it takes the minute hand to go from XII to II 10 Bob
$800 [10] The Empress Josephine was born on this French island in the West Indies Martinique Linda	$600 [18] Free rides back home are offered to runaway youngsters by this 2nd-largest U.S. bus company Trailways Bob	$600 [2] Three Dog Night's title lament of 1972, even though they had "been to Oklahoma" "Never Been To Spain" Alan	$600 [23] "Good Morning America" says this cereal box feline is more popular with kids than Robert Redford is with adults Tony the Tiger Bob	$600 [28] The Humboldt Current, teeming with life, is found off this continent's west coast South America	$800 [15] In hit 1986 film, Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops provided the voice of this female plant character Audrey II Bob
DD $1,000 [9] The dispute over Kashmir has led to several wars between these 2 countries India & Pakistan Alan	$800 [20] Even though it says Libby's, Libby's, Libby's on the label, label, label, it's owned by this chocolate co. Nestle Alan Linda	$800 [3] In 1975, this became Olivia Newton-John's 2nd #1 hit "Have You Never Been Mellow" Bob Alan	$800 [24] This elusive lagomorph delivers ornamental ova the week after Palm Sunday the Easter Bunny Bob	—	DD $1,000 [14] Only play by Shakespeare which fits the category Richard II Linda
$1,000 [11] Established in 762, this city on both banks of the Tigris had 1 million inhabitants by 1258 Baghdad Bob	$1,000 [21] Compound noun for what generals might with a country & Ted Turner tried with CBS a takeover Alan	$1,000 [4] Critic L. Maltin said this finale song of 1933 Ginger Rogers' movie "Sitting Pretty" saved the film "Did You Ever See A Dream Walking"	$1,000 [26] "Music Man" Harold Hill asked, "Like to see some stuck-up jockey boy settin' on..." this famed pacer Dan Patch Bob	—	$1,000 [17] One of the 2 "II"s currently in the U.S. House of Representatives (1 of) Joseph Kennedy and Nick Rahall Linda

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. GOVERNMENT

He served as Speaker of the House longer than anyone else, almost 17 years

Sam Rayburn

Linda "Who is Sam Rayburn?" — wagered $2,999

Alan "Who was Sam Rayburn?" — wagered $3,000

Bob "Who was Sam Rayburn?" — wagered $1,301

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