Show #988 1988-12-14 (taped 1988-09-27) Regular

Contestants

Tony Dalasio — an international teacher from Scranton, Pennsylvania

John Kraft — a writer from San Francisco, California

Nancy Feinstein — an emergency room nurse and travel agent from Petaluma, California

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Nancy $0 $-1,300 $4,200 $3,600
New champion: $3,600
$4,700
11 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
John $600 $3,400 $3,800 $0
3rd place: Ellesse sun wear glasses by Marchon
$4,300
19 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Tony $700 $1,300 $1,100 $1,399
2nd place: trip to Palm Springs & stay at Ingleside Inn + Skyway luggage
$2,700
15 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

CELEBRITIES AUTOMOBILES THE U.S. CONGRESS ASIA MOVIE CLASSICS POTPOURRI
$100 [13]
She co-wrote Johnny Cash's hit "Ring of Fire" & she wears his wedding ring, too
June Carter Cash
Tony
$100 [1]
"Come away with me, Lucille, in my merry" one of these
Oldsmobile
Tony
$100 [2]
Until the 17th Amendment in 1913, they were elected by state legislators
senators
John
$100 [7]
If you visit India, you can stay in hotels that were formerly these rulers' palaces
rajas (maharajas)
Tony
$100 [26]
City in which Bogart told Bergman, "We'll always have Paris"
Casablanca
John
$100 [12]
The Supreme Court ruled: once left at the curb, it's not private & police can look thru it
your garbage
John
$200 [22]
Formerly Miss Italy but always "La Lollo"
Gina Lollobrigida
Tony
$200 [18]
From 1941-45 Ford & Willys built over 1/2 million of these vehicles, model MB
Jeep
John
$200 [3]
In 1873 this replaced the "Congressional Globe"
the Congressional Record
Tony
$200 [8]
Because of the high cost of living in this Asian capital, Uganda had to close its embassy there
Tokyo
Tony
$200 [27]
Liza Minnelli said this film about Van Gogh was her father's favorite, because painting was his 1st love
Lust for Life
Nancy John
$200 [14]
A mosaic featuring a household animal & this warning was found in Pompeii
beware of the dog ( cave canem )
Nancy
$300 [23]
"First Daughter" Patti Davis said her husband likes to imitate this diminutive sex therapist
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
John
$300 [19]
The auto industry in Sweden is comprised basically of these 2 companies
Volvo & Saab
John
$300 [4]
The term for a meeting of Congress called by the President after Congress has adjourned
special session
John
$300 [9]
The dong is the basic currency of this Southeast Asian country
Vietnam
$300 [28]
In Hitchcock's classic, "The Birds", she's the 1st person attacked by a bird
Tippi Hedren
Tony
$300 [15]
A "chippy" is an outlet in England specializing in these foods
fish & chips
Nancy John
$400 [24]
Controversial psychic who has his own line of skin care products, with a bent spoon on the label
Uri Geller
John
$400 [20]
Edsel Ford conceived this luxury car model, introduced in 1939 & revised in the '50s
Lincoln Continental
Tony
$400 [5]
A person accused of the deliberate blocking of the legislative process can be tried for this
contempt of Congress
John
$400 [10]
There's a long-standing conflict between the Tamils & Sinhalese on this island in the Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka
John
$400 [16]
Wilson Sporting Goods Company recommends little leaguers wear a 10-inch one
fielder's glove (baseball glove)
$500 [25]
Magazine publisher who calls his private Boeing 727 "The Capitalist Tool"
Malcolm Forbes
Tony
$500 [21]
Headquartered in Stuttgart, this sports car company sells over half its output in the U.S.
Porsche
Nancy John
DD $500 [6]
Number of Congresses which met during George Washington's presidency
4
John
$500 [11]
Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Rama IX, is the reigning monarch of this country
Thailand
$500 [17]
Eurycles of Athens was the most famous Greek 1 of these; we wonder if the act was "Eurycles & Lester"
ventriloquist
Nancy John

Double Jeopardy! Round

POETRY HISTORIC NAMES SONG LYRICS NORTH AMERICAN MOUNTAINS BIRDS OF PREY WORD PLAY
$200 [14]
Shelley asked the west wind, "If winter comes, can" this "be far behind"
spring
Nancy
$200 [5]
Landing on Leyte in 1944 he said, "I have returned"
MacArthur
John
$200 [25]
"The minute you walked in the joint, I could see you were a man of distinction, a real big" this
spender
Tony
$200 [8]
In 1981 this U.S. Geological Survey published a post-eruption map of this mountain
Mount St. Helens
Nancy
$200 [3]
It's also known as the chaparral cock--beep, beep!
roadrunner
Tony
$200 [1]
The artificial turf in this stadium is nicknamed "Mardi Grass"
Louisiana Superdome
Tony
$400 [15]
This "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" author called his critics "Murderers!"
(Samuel Taylor) Coleridge
John
$400 [6]
Supposedly descended from a gray wolf, this macho Mongol acquired his famous title in 1206
(Temüjin) Genghis Khan
John
$400 [27]
"Grab you coat and get your hat, leave your worries on the doorstep, just direct your feet" here
"The Sunny Side of the Street"
John
$400 [21]
This mountain range occupies 1/6 of California & contains 3 national parks
Sierra Nevada
Nancy
$400 [11]
Of a kuvasz, a kudu or a kookaburra, the one that's a bird of prey
kookaburra
Tony
$400 [2]
When reversed, this month becomes a sweet potato
May
John
$600 [18]
Animal of whom William Blake wondered, "Did he who made the lamb make thee?"
tiger
Nancy John Tony
$600 [7]
In 1869 she said, "Join the union, girls, and together say 'equal pay for equal work'"
Susan B. Anthony
Tony
$600 [28]
Gershwin song whose refrain begins, "The way you wear your hat, the way you sip your tea"
"They Can't Take That Away From Me"
Nancy John
$600 [22]
Located in Washington, the greatest U.S. single peak glacier system radiates from it
Mt. Rainier
Tony
DD $500 [13]
The vast majority of bald eagles in the U.S. live in this state
Alaska
Nancy
$600 [4]
As a verb it means looked at; as a noun it's a well-worn popular saying
saw
John
$800 [19]
James Whitcomb Riley wrote, "A feller is a-feelin' at his best" when this is "on the punkin'"
the frost
Nancy
$800 [16]
Reigning from 37-41 A.D., he thought himself Alexander, Caesar & God
Caligula
John Tony
$1,000 [24]
Jackson Hole is a 7,000 ft. high valley in this Wyoming range of the Rockies
Tetons
Nancy
$600 [12]
When being trained for this sport, birds of prey are "broken to the hood"
falconry
Nancy
$800 [9]
A Sonoma, Calif. travel agent was miffed when her Yellow Pages ad read "erotic" travel instead of this
exotic travel
Nancy
$1,000 [20]
"A jug of wine, a loaf of bread--and thou beside me singing" here
in the wilderness
Nancy
$1,000 [17]
This explorer's 1809 death on the Natchez Trace was reported as a suicide, but some think it was murder
Meriwether Lewis
DD $1,600 [23]
Geographic distinction of Mount Logan
highest peak in Canada
Tony
$1,000 [26]
Because of its feeding habits, this brown & white bird is commonly called the fish hawk
osprey
$1,000 [10]
2 common English 5-letter words that end in "ymph"
nymph & lymph
Nancy Tony

Final Jeopardy!

PUBLISHING

The World Almanac is published either 48 hrs. after a presidential election or this October event

World Series

Tony "What is the World Series?" — wagered $299
John "What is Halloween" — wagered $3,800
Nancy "What is Columbus Day?" — wagered $600

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