Show #1220 1989-12-15 (taped 1989-08-29) Regular

A clip of this game was seen in the 2019-04-10 episode ofThe Goldbergs.

Contestants

Tom McAtee — a paper handler from St. Louis, Missouri

Elizabeth Rhein — a marketing executive originally from Detroit, Michigan

Avrom Simon — a physician from Chicago, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Avrom	$1,600	$2,200	$6,200	$3,999 2-day champion: $18,099	$6,200 21 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W
Elizabeth	$1,000	$2,000	$4,200	$2,199 2nd place: Trip to Ingleside Inn, Palm Springs, & Pinseeker golf clubs	$4,200 15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Tom	$-600	$100	$2,300	$100 3rd place: Gaggia ice cream machine	$2,300 9 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	ASIA	SONGS OF THE '60s	TOYS & GAMES	SCIENCE	HOMOPHONIC PAIRS
$100 [22] Visa's new ads ask "Why is this card green?" & give the answer "Envy" American Express Avrom	$100 [18] This eastern region of the Soviet Union is larger than Europe in area Siberia Avrom Tom	$100 [11] In 1967 the Rascals were doing this "on a Sunday afternoon" "Groovin'" Elizabeth	$100 [15] Barbara Handler Segal was the prototype for this doll invented by her mother Barbie Elizabeth	$100 [1] A little harder than talc, but not as hard as calcite, gypsum is this number on the Mohs scale 2	$100 [3] Host Alistair's chefs Cook's cooks Avrom
$200 [23] General Mills is letting the health-conscious public know the "O" in Cheerios stands for this oats Avrom	$200 [19] This desert covering much of Mongolia is the coldest desert in the world Gobi Elizabeth	$200 [12] It's her turn to cry, it's her turn to cry, it's her turn to cry, "'cause Johnny's come back to me" Judy Elizabeth	$200 [17] Type of poker in which the 1st & often the last cards are dealt face down & the others face up stud poker Tom	$200 [2] Precambrian time began with this & continued until the 1st appearances of life on Earth the creation of Earth Tom	$200 [4] Pamphleteer Thomas' aches Paine's pains Elizabeth
$300 [24] You can order these desert items with your own message inside from the Peking Noodle Company in L.A. fortune cookies Tom	DD $300 [20] This city on the Huangpu River is Asia's most populous Shanghai Elizabeth	$300 [13] Song containing the words "Shirley, Shirley Boberley, Bonana Fanna, Foferly, fee fi Momerley, Shirley!" "The Name Game" Elizabeth	$300 [26] "The Complete Book of Games" says this type of battle can be held on a bed pillow fight	$300 [8] Warning! Warning! Your litmus paper has just turned red, indicating this type of solution acid Avrom	$300 [5] Old nursery rhyme king's briquettes Cole's coals Avrom
—	$400 [21] Hanoi & Haiphong are located in this region of Vietnam famous for its gulf Tonkin Tom	$400 [14] This dance was "a graveyard smash" & "caught on in a flash" in 1962 & again in 1973 "Monster Mash" Avrom	$400 [27] When this toy was introduced in 1957, it was called a "Pluto Platter" or "Flying Saucer" frisbee Avrom	$400 [9] The Dewey Decimal System is based on the number 10 & the duodecimal system on this number 12 Avrom Elizabeth Tom	$400 [6] Tennis star Steffi's pie charts Graf's graphs Avrom
—	$500 [25] Israel annexed this area of Syria in 1981 after having won it in the 6-Day war 14 years earlier Golan Heights Tom	$500 [16] Title of a 1961 hit, it's what Lonnie Donegan might have asked of Mr. Wrigley, had they met "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?)" Elizabeth	—	$500 [10] Formerly used in making film, it was the 1st commercial synthetic plastic celluloid Elizabeth	$500 [7] Nebraska governor Kay's paddles Orr's oars Avrom

Double Jeopardy! Round

STARTS WITH "TR"	BRITISH NOVELS	PRESIDENTS	OPERA	GEMS	THE VIKINGS
$200 [3] Method of fishing in which a lure or bait is pulled behind a boat at various speeds trawling Elizabeth	$200 [4] "A Study in Scarlet" was this famous sleuth's 1st published adventure Sherlock Holmes Avrom Elizabeth	$200 [1] Only president inaugurated on April 30; this year marked the 200th anniversary of that event George Washington Tom	$200 [23] At the end of this fairy tale opera, the witch's gingerbread victims turn back into children "Hansel and Gretel" Avrom	$200 [16] Guinness says the largest one of these was made by an abalone & is 349.41 carats pearl Avrom	$200 [21] The Vikings referred to this side of a ship as "stjornbordi" starboard Tom
$400 [9] London landmark named for Lord Nelson's 1805 naval victory Trafalgar Square Avrom	$400 [5] This Defoe character spent 28 yrs., 2 mo. & 19 days on an unknown island off the coast of South America Robinson Crusoe Avrom	$400 [2] His mother was the former Phoebe Millard Millard Fillmore Avrom	$400 [24] This Verdi opera was commissioned by Ismail Pasha, khedive of Egypt, & premiered in Cairo in 1871 "Aida" Elizabeth	$400 [17] The peridot, also known as precious olivine, is almost always this color green Avrom	$400 [22] Noticing steamy hot springs, Iceland's 1st settler gave this city its name which means "smoke bay" Reykjavik Avrom
$600 [10] It's often called the windpipe trachea Avrom	$600 [6] This Calcutta-born English novelist not only wrote "Vanity Fair", he illustrated it as well William (Makepeace) Thackeray Elizabeth	$600 [13] Richard Nixon in the election of 1972 & Ronald Reagan in 1984 each carried this number of states 49 Tom	$600 [25] When this man managed the Metropolitan Opera, he fired Maria Callas & wouldn't hire Beverly Sills Rudolf Bing Avrom	$600 [18] The Hope Diamond was cut from a larger diamond that was part of this country's crown jewels, stolen in 1792 France Avrom Tom	$600 [27] Viking ships had sails made of linen or this coarse woven fabric wool Avrom
$800 [11] Not all of these medieval poet musicians were strolling; some were attached to a court troubadours	$800 [7] This Dickens hero quits his job as a tutor, takes the half-wit Smike with him & becomes an actor Nicholas Nickleby Avrom	$800 [14] As gov. of Mass., he called out the National Guard when Boston police went on strike in 1919 Calvin Coolidge	$800 [26] This composer of "Babes in Toyland" also wrote the operas "Madeleine" & "Natoma" & helped found ASCAP Victor Herbert	$800 [19] This gemstone gets its beautiful deep blue color from a rare mineral called lazurite lapis lazuli Elizabeth	$800 [28] The Vikings were the 1st to use this type of trial for settling lawsuits by jury Tom
DD $1,200 [12] Maharishi Mahesh Yogi founded this movement that uses a Sanskrit mantra to find deeper consciousness Transcendental Meditation Avrom	DD $800 [8] In her novel, two sisters, Elinor & Marianne Dashwood, represent "Sense & Sensibility" Jane Austen Avrom	$1,000 [15] He was the 8th president & the first born in the United States Martin Van Buren Avrom Elizabeth	—	$1,000 [20] The diamond known as the "Star of" this continent is set in the British royal scepter Africa Elizabeth Tom	—

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. GEOGRAPHY

It's the smallest state in land area of those not in the original 13 colonies

Hawaii (6,423 sq. mi.)

Tom "What is R.I." — wagered $2,200

Elizabeth "What is West Virginia" — wagered $2,001

Avrom "What is" — wagered $2,201

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