Show #930 1988-09-23 (taped 1988-07-20) Regular

Chris Shea game 3.Missing one incorrect response in Double Jeopardy!

Contestants

Susan Jones — a law student originally from Bristol, England

Michael Greer — a travel agency manager originally from Las Vegas, Nevada

Chris Shea — a radio operator from Los Angeles, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $16,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Chris	$1,200	$2,300	$7,100	$6,801 3-day champion: $23,401	$6,700 20 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Michael	$100	$0	$3,400	$6,800 2nd place: a trip to Xanadu Beach Resort in the Bahamas	$3,700 13 R (including 1 DD), 7 W (including 1 DD)
Susan	$1,300	$2,800	$2,800	$0 3rd place: Maytag washer & dryer	$2,800 13 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE SOUTH	TRANSPORTATION	MIDDLE NAMES	SWIMMING & DIVING	PATRIOTIC SONGS	IN OTHER WORDS...
$100 [24] James Monroe so admired this man that he built a home near Monticello Thomas Jefferson Susan	$100 [14] In 1891, during a 750-mile race of these 2-wheelers, assistants ringing bells kept the winner awake bicycles Michael	$100 [7] This was the middle name of John Sargent, who painted portraits, not sewing machines Singer Chris	$100 [6] The world's longest official swim, almost 300 miles, was down this "Father of Waters" Mississippi Chris	$100 [12] An actor named Thomas à Becket said he wrote this patriotic "Gem", but others claimed it too "Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean" Michael	$100 [1] Fast like Mr. Martindale quick as a wink Chris Susan
$200 [25] Southern spoon bread is made with this type of meal & eaten with a spoon corn Michael	$200 [15] In 1930 Herbert Hoover acquired a 16-cylinder limousine made by this company Cadillac Chris Michael	$200 [8] This son of a president isn't a "Junior" because his middle name is Prescott & his dad's is Wilson Ronald Prescott Reagan Susan	$200 [20] The "Complete Swimmer" says competitive swimming began about 1837 in this English city London Michael	$200 [13] It was originally a poem titled "The Defense of Fort McHenry" "The Star-Spangled Banner" Chris	$200 [2] The harbor chosen makes no difference if the weather is raging wind & rain any port in a storm Chris
$300 [26] Separated from Florida's mainland by the Indian & Banana Rivers, this cape's name means "cane break" Cape Canaveral Chris	$300 [16] MIT, NASA & others combined to work on the Daedalus Project, to make an airplane powered by this human power Chris	$300 [9] It's the middle name of Oscar winner Fahrid Abraham Murray Susan	$300 [21] Reportedly, in 1928 Mercedes Gleitz became 1st person to swim this 8 mile Mediterranean passage Straits of Gibraltar Susan	$300 [19] The 2nd line of this beloved patriotic song is "land that I love" "God Bless America" Susan	$300 [3] The baseball field just off the golf fairway diamond in the rough Chris
DD $500 [29] Until the 1970s Louisiana had the longest of these in the U.S., containing over a quarter-million words state constitution Michael	$400 [17] In 1954 the 1st Canadian subway opened in this city Toronto Susan	$400 [10] This famous feminist's middle initial stood for Brownell Susan B. Anthony Susan	$400 [22] This stroke always comes last in medley relays crawl (freestyle) Susan	$400 [27] Song that says, "You're the emblem of the land I love" "You're A Grand Old Flag" Michael	$400 [4] Turn over a Granny Smith conveyance upset the apple cart Michael
$500 [30] George Washington planned to drain & farm this huge swamp in Virginia Great Dismal Swamp Susan	$500 [18] These are actually wingless aircraft that fly just inches off the water hovercrafts Chris Michael	$500 [11] As any little bird could tell you, it was Audubon's middle name James Michael	$500 [23] Diving position where diver stays bent at hips with legs held straight & grasps the back of the knees pike Susan	$500 [28] The song parody "Be Kind to Your Web-Footed Friends" is sung to the tune of this patriotic march "The Stars and Stripes Forever" Michael	$500 [5] Autographed, shut up tight, then taken to the person specified signed, sealed & delivered Susan

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 20TH CENTURY	THEATRE	SEAFOOD	TECHNOLOGY	THE SOLAR SYSTEM	X, Y & Z
$200 [8] This European nation surrendered to the allies in 1943 & later declared war on Germany Italy Chris	$200 [1] "Picnic", "Our Town" & "A Chorus Line" have all won this award given for writing, not performance the Pulitzer Prize Chris	$200 [21] Manhattan clam chowder gets its color from this vegetable--or is it a fruit tomatoes Susan	$200 [12] Inside a digital watch, a tiny crystal of this is vibrating quartz Chris	$200 [7] Though named for the god of the sea, this planet appears to be green, not blue Neptune Chris	$200 [18] We've got it in black & white that they've pulled stagecoaches in southern Africa zebras Chris
$400 [2] In April 1970 this world power launched its 1st satellite which broadcast the song "The East is Red" China Michael	$400 [3] The Crown Guide to Plays says Queen Victoria's 1st command performance was a play about this demon barber Sweeney Todd Michael	$400 [22] The king crab is most associated with this state Alaska Michael	$400 [13] In 1785, after C. Berthollet invented this soap supplement, the world was freed from dingy, gray underwear chlorine bleach Michael	$400 [16] Though at least 95% of the atmosphere of Venus is this gas, there are no plans yet for a Venus cola carbon dioxide Michael	$400 [27] Term for someone who is unduly fearful of foreigners a xenophobe Chris
$600 [9] In 1968 he left Vietnam to assume duties as the new Army Chief of Staff General (William) Westmoreland Susan	$600 [4] Saroyan's "The Time of Your Life" is set in the waterfront district of this California city San Francisco Michael	$600 [23] Humpback, blueback & chum are 3 varieties of this popular seafood salmon Susan	$600 [19] An anagram of "expands", it's a synthetic elastic fiber Spandex Chris	$600 [14] In 1950 the 1st measurements of this planet were made with the 200 inch telescope on Mt. Palomar Pluto	DD $1,000 [26] Marvin Gaye, George Harrison & Rita Coolidge had different Top 40 hits with this 1-word title "You" Chris
$800 [10] Facts on File says this Egyptian remained on government salary when ousted as ruler in 1952 King Farouk Chris	DD $1,000 [5] In this Noel Coward comedy, Madame Arcati uses I. Berlin's "Always" to go into a trance Blithe Spirit Michael	$800 [24] This species of tuna from the Pacific is the only one permitted to be labeled "white meat tuna" albacore Michael	$800 [20] The fuse on top of WWII C-ration cans of Heinz soup was connected to an element designed to do this heat it up Susan	$800 [15] The point in the orbit of a planet or comet when it's closest to the sun perihelion	—
$1,000 [11] Once Spanish ambassador to Moscow, he was made President of the Int'l Olympic Committee in 1980 Juan Samaranch Susan	$1,000 [6] Characters in this O'Neill play include a steamship stoker & a gorilla The Hairy Ape Michael	$1,000 [25] In Japan, only licensed chefs may serve this fish which can be deadly if incorrectly prepared blowfish (or puff fish or fugu) Chris	—	$1,000 [17] Of the 3 crew members on Apollo 11, the civilian Neil Armstrong	—

Final Jeopardy!

ROYAL FAMILIES

England's Queen Elizabeth I had this many stepmothers

Susan "What is 6" — wagered $2,800

Michael "What is 4" — wagered $3,400

Chris "What is4?5?" — wagered $299

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