Show #973 1988-11-23 (taped 1988-09-13) Regular

Contestants

EJ Filander — a student teacher from Malvern, Pennsylvania

Glenn Stoops — a mathematician from Dayton, Ohio

Ann Wheeler — a systems engineer from Oakland, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ann	$1,600	$4,100	$14,700	$12,700 2nd place: trip on Continental & stay at Drake Hotel in New York City	$11,500 26 R (including 3 DDs), 2 W
Glenn	$1,300	$2,300	$7,900	$15,800 New champion: $15,800	$7,900 21 R, 3 W
EJ	$1,200	$1,200	$-200	$-200 3rd place: Gold Coin maple leafs gold coins	$-200 9 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS FOLKS	THE CIVIL WAR	TV DETECTIVES	HOLLYWOOD QUOTES	SWEETS	FROM THE LATIN
$100 [11] Tennis pro Pam Shriver was a volunteer for this G.O.P. presidential nominee in 1988 George Bush EJ	$100 [2] While it was the site of the 1st battle of the war, no one was killed during the fight Fort Sumter Glenn	$100 [26] This series premiered on Friday, the 13th of September 1974 & starred James Garner The Rockford Files Ann	$100 [16] In 1978 his 8th wife said, "Mickey believes so much in...marriage that I can't dissppoint him" Mickey Rooney Glenn	$100 [1] It's easier to make taffy & other pulled candies if you do this to your fingers grease them Ann Glenn	$100 [17] Word meaning "to make sacred" in Latin became this word meaning "someone made sacred" in Catholicism saint Glenn
$200 [12] He left his "Neighborhood" to deliver the '88 commencement at Pennsylvania's Immaculata Coll. (Mister) Fred Rogers EJ	$200 [3] Lincoln read a preliminary draft of this to his cabinet July 22, 1862 but didn't issue it until September Emancipation Proclamation Ann	DD $200 [27] His favorite nightspot was "Mother's" & his theme wasthe following: Peter Gunn Ann	$200 [21] Groucho said the only sure way to test a gag was to try it out on Zeppo, & if he liked it they did this threw it out EJ	$200 [4] This crystalized treat is made from just sugar & water, not from boulders rock candy Ann	$200 [18] The root for this, something a paleontologist might dig up, is from Latin for "dug up" fossil Glenn
$300 [13] Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was an editor of his recent autobiography "Moonwalk" Michael Jackson Ann Glenn	$300 [8] Ads showed this company's reaper emerged without a scratch from the Battle of Shiloh McCormick Ann	$300 [28] Magnum's first name Thomas EJ	$300 [22] Samuel Goldwyn is quoted as saying, "A verbal contract isn't worth" this the paper it's written on Glenn	$300 [5] Shredded fruit most commonly found in macaroons coconut Ann	$300 [19] From the Latin for "boundary", it's a boundary set on highway speed for example limit Glenn
$400 [14] This ex-Yankee catcher is now doing movie reviews on TV Yogi Berra EJ	$400 [9] Former Virginia Military Institute professor known for his rigid stance Stonewall Jackson Glenn	$400 [29] Wojo, a character in this series, had flunked the sergeant's exam 5 times Barney Miller Ann	$400 [24] In his campaign for president, this comedian said, I've upped my standards--now up yours! Pat Paulsen Ann	$400 [6] From the Greek word for "leaf", these leaflike sheets of pastry are used to make baklava phyllo Ann	$400 [20] The Latin for "to pour in" gave us the name for this utensil used to catch & direct liquids funnel Ann
$500 [15] In May 1988 this famed composer-conductor autographed a piano given to the Supreme Court Leonard Bernstein EJ	$500 [10] The day after the July 3, 1863 Rebel defeat at Gettysburg, this Mississippi River stronghold fell Vicksburg Glenn	$500 [30] David Janssen played this ex-cop who walked around with a bullet lodged in his back Harry O EJ	$500 [25] "Touch of Evil" director who said, "Everybody denies I am a genius--but nobody ever called me one!" Orson Welles Ann	$500 [7] These desserts can be Indian, cottage, cabinet or rice pudding Glenn	$500 [23] From Latin "to rise" it's the part of the world in which you'd find the Land of the Rising Sun the Orient Ann

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE UNIVERSE	FOOD	RELIGION	OPERA	"IN" WORDS	AMERICAN INDIANS
$200 [3] Guinness is on record saying there are 5,776 of these visible to the naked eye stars Glenn	$200 [1] Climbing orchids of Madagascar are the main natural source of this ice cream flavor vanilla Ann	$200 [15] Founded in 1879, this group teaches disease is an aspect of falsehood that can be destroyed by prayer Christian Science Ann	$200 [16] This Bizet opera climaxes outside a bullring Carmen Ann	$200 [10] In a familiar phrase, it's what people don't like added to injury insult Glenn	$400 [29] The Western Band of this tribe is now in Oklahoma, & the Eastern Band in North Carolina Cherokee Ann
$400 [4] The 2 planets astronomers can view crossing the face of the sun Mercury & Venus Glenn	$400 [2] A small haddock originally caught near & smoked in the Scottish port of Findhorn Finnan haddie Glenn	$400 [19] Though a minor religion in its native India, it has about 245 million followers throughout Asia Buddhism Ann Glenn	$400 [17] An apple is the target in this Rossini opera William Tell EJ	$400 [11] Type of pass quarterbacks don't like to throw incomplete (interception) Glenn	$600 [21] Adopting the loom from the Pueblos & sheep raising from the Spanish, they became master weavers Navajo Ann
$600 [5] Leonids are these that seem to radiate from the constellation Leo meteors Ann Glenn EJ	$600 [8] NYC drink consisting of chocolate syrup, milk & seltzer; it's named for 2 ingredients it doesn't have egg cream Ann	DD $800 [23] Youngest of the world's major religions, its name means "submission", as to God Islam Ann	$600 [18] In 1912 this Verdi opera set in Egypt was performed at the pyramids Aida Glenn	$600 [12] Dietary term for those who eat bugs morning, noon & night insectivore EJ	$800 [28] After securing the Chiricahua Apaches a reservation in Arizona in 1872, this chief stopped fighting Cochise Glenn EJ
$800 [6] The Milky Way is classified as a galaxy of this shape spiral EJ	$800 [9] The juice of this fruit, also called the pawpaw, is used as a meat tenderizer papaya Glenn	$800 [24] In Taoism these 2 Chinese words represent the opposing forces in the universe yin & yang Glenn	$800 [20] This opera is based on a true story of an actor who wasn't clowning around when he murdered his wife Pagliacci EJ	$800 [13] In a well-known blues song title, it follows "St. James" Infirmary Ann	$1,000 [27] A type of salmon is named for this tribe along the Columbia River Chinook Ann
$1,000 [7] Though the sun is 93 million miles away, these "explosions" still affect the Earth's magnetic fields solar flares Ann EJ	$1,000 [14] "Coral", an edible greenish substance that turns pink when cooked, is found in the ovaries of this animal lobster Ann	$1,000 [25] Founded in the 1800s, they're the largest Christian group to observe a Saturday sabbath Seventh-day Adventists Glenn	DD $4,000 [22] This 1935 opera's libretto was co-written by DuBose Heyward, who wrote the novel that inspired it Porgy and Bess Ann	$1,000 [26] An historical happening in which you'd find people revolting insurrection Glenn	—

Final Jeopardy!

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

Alice in Wonderland character named after the county in which Lewis Carroll was born

Cheshire Cat

Glenn "What is Cheshire Cat?" — wagered $7,900

Ann "Who is the Shropshire" — wagered $2,000

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