Show #984 1988-12-08 (taped 1988-09-26) Regular

Mark McDermott game 2.

Contestants

Beverly Feldman — a librarian from Amherst, New York

Keith Lewis — a manager from Allison Park, Pennsylvania

Mark McDermott — an editorial writer originally from Iowa (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mark	$900	$3,600	$9,200	$13,601 2-day champion: $24,402	$8,700 22 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Keith	$900	$2,200	$6,800	$13,599 2nd place: a La-Z-Boy Electrolounger power recliner + Ambassador vertical blinds	$6,400 23 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Beverly	$1,400	$1,500	$2,700	$400 3rd place: an Excel exercise rower & cycle	$2,700 9 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

PREHISTORIC TIMES	MAGAZINES	POT LUCK	THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH	MOVIE PRINCES	MARY ELLEN SAYS
$100 [9] The name of this fierce dinosaur means "tyrant lizard king" Tyrannosaurus rex Mark	$100 [1] Founded in 1937 to compete with "Life", it died in 1971, was revived & died again in 1979 Look Beverly	$100 [16] The Random House Dictionary defines "bottoms" as the trousers of these pajamas Beverly	$100 [17] Of knickers, knackered or knockers, British slang for tired out knackered Mark	$100 [4] R. Chamberlain was charming as the prince in "The Slipper & the Rose", a movie based on this "Cinderella" Keith	$100 [26] Ladies: test the shade of these by pulling them over the inside of your forearm, not just the back of your hand hosiery Mark
$200 [12] Scientific studies indicate that these "great" animals are man's closest living relatives the great apes Mark	$200 [2] Horse & Hound is a weekly equestrian magazine published in this country Great Britain (England) Beverly	$200 [22] Former 1930s "Dead End Kid" Richard Selzer now puts out a yearly worst-dressed list under this name Mr. Blackwell Mark	$200 [18] Of knickers, knackered or knockers, British slang for ladies' underwear knickers Mark	$200 [5] In her last Hollywood film, "The Swan", she was engaged to a prince named Albert, not Prince Rainier Grace Kelly Keith	$200 [27] A few days before trimming your Christmas tree, put these in the freezer & they'll be static free tinsel Keith
$300 [13] Prehistoric times are said to end with the development & use of this 5,000 years ago writing Mark Beverly	$300 [3] While Savvy is aimed at women with careers, Sassy shoots for this market teenagers Keith	$300 [23] This German town not only lost its rats, its name lost an "I" somewhere down the line Hameln Mark	$300 [19] If your phone number is "ex-directory", it means it's this unlisted Keith	$300 [6] Prince, the rock star, began his reign as a movie star in this, his 1st film Purple Rain Keith	$300 [28] If your slip clings to your legs, try turning it this way inside out Keith
$400 [14] By 5,000 years ago, man was mixing one part tin to 9 parts copper, producing this alloy bronze Beverly	DD $500 [10] Thissinger was featured as a model in Spin magazine's 1988 swimsuit issue: Johnny Cash ("I Walk The Line") Mark	$400 [24] Founder of the New York Post, if you buy a copy with a bill bearing his picture, you'll get $9.65 change Alexander Hamilton Mark	$400 [20] If you want the head nurse of a ward in a British hospital, call out this word sister Mark Keith	$400 [7] In 1954 Robert Wagner played this comic strip cutie Prince Valiant Mark	$400 [29] Purses made of this should not be stored in plastic bags, since lack of air will cause them to dry out leather Keith
$500 [15] This, the "New Stone" Age, saw man settle in villages & turn to agriculture the Neolithic Age Mark	$500 [11] The No. 1 cause of household arguments, it's also the title of the magazine that did the survey Money Beverly	$500 [25] Ride used at the 1893 Chicago Expo & the 1904 St. Louis Fair; legend says it's now buried under a golf course Ferris wheel Mark	$500 [21] Travelers know "single" translates to one-way & this means a round-trip ticket in Britain return	$500 [8] Mario Lanza was fired from this movie operetta, but the songs he recorded are still in the film The Student Prince Beverly	$500 [30] To help keep white shoes white after polishing, rub them well with this food wrap wax paper Keith

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE SOUTHWEST	WORLD POLITICS	INITIALS	LABOR	AMERICAN AUTHORS	FAMOUS DOCTORS
$200 [20] In 1973 the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston was renamed for this president Lyndon Johnson Keith	$200 [18] This country, part of China since 1951, has been the scene of recent anti-Chinese demonstrations Tibet Keith	$200 [6] In 1988 Anita DeFrantz became the 1st black woman elected to the IOC, which is this International Olympic Committee Keith	$200 [13] Since the strike by this group was settled in time, the new "Mission: Impossible" won't reuse old scripts the Writers Guild Keith	$200 [1] In 1858 he wrote a long poem on the longings of Miles Standish a long time ago Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Keith	$200 [7] He was knighted for his work at a field hospital in South Africa, not for creating Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle Mark
$400 [26] Arizona's state bird is the cactus wren, & this giant cactus is its state flower the saguaro Mark	$400 [19] At the 1988 Communist Party conference, delegates called for the resignation of this Soviet pres. Andrei Gromyko Mark Keith	$400 [8] The leader of pop music's Sunshine Band goes by these intials KC Keith	$400 [14] In the 1960s Cesar Chavez began organizing these workers in California migrant farm workers Keith	$400 [2] He wrote several anonymous reviews praising the genius of his own "Leaves of Grass" Walt Whitman Keith	$400 [9] When he ran for president in '72 as the People's Party candidate, he probably expected the baby boomer vote Dr. Spock Keith
$800 [28] His national memorial in southern Arizona is not made of gold like the 7 cities he searched for (Francisco Vazquez de) Coronado Mark Beverly	$600 [21] Country which has agreed to withdraw some 50,000 troops from Angola Cuba Keith	$800 [16] In computer jargon, "GIGO" stands for this garbage in, garbage out Mark	$600 [24] In labor lingo it's the term for a complaint grievance Mark	$600 [3] Among American authors buried in this country are Joyce Kilmer & Gertrude Stein France Keith	$600 [10] He helped found the med. school at Manchester, England before he finished his "Thesaurus" (Peter Mark) Roget Keith Beverly
DD $1,000 [27] Flowing southward from Colorado, the Rio Grande becomes our border with Mexico at this city Juarez (or El Paso) Mark	$800 [22] Many Hungarians consider Romania's plan to destroy some 7,000 villages in this region ghoulish Transylvania Keith	DD $1,000 [15] The "P" in P.T. Barnum stood for this Phineas Keith	$800 [25] In the 1800s & early 1900s employers had workers sign a "yellow-dog contract" promising this not to form a union Beverly	$800 [4] "The Painted Bird", published in 1965, was this Polish-born American author's 1st novel Jerzy Kosinski Keith Beverly	$800 [11] Bros. William & Charles of this Minn. family are credited with starting 1st private group practice Mayo Mark
$1,000 [30] A monument stands at this site where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado & Utah meet the Four Corners Mark	$1,000 [23] After 26 years in power, Gen. Ne Win stepped down as leader of this Asian country in July 1988 Burma Keith	$1,000 [17] Changing the last initial of this car co. from "W" to "X" makes it the name of a type of bicycle BMW Mark	$1,000 [29] Secretary of Labor under Reagan & formerly a U.S. senator from Tennessee William Brock Keith	$1,000 [5] No matter who writes the Nancy Drew novels, this name is always credited as the author Carolyn Keene Mark	$1,000 [12] U.S. Army doctor whose studies on yellow fever established that mosquitos carry the disease (Walter) Reed Beverly

Final Jeopardy!

INVENTORS

A unit used to measure the intensity of sound is named after this inventor

Alexander Graham Bell

Beverly "Who is Ohm" — wagered $2,300

Keith "Who was Alex G. Bell?" — wagered $6,799

Mark "Who is Bell?" — wagered $4,401

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