Show #1085 1989-04-28 (taped 1988-12-20) Regular

Bruce Cox game 1.

Contestants

Tom Callan — an optometrist from Walnut Creek, California

Bruce Cox — an analyst from Lakeside, California

Phyllis Massengale — an accountant from San Antonio, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,900)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Phyllis $1,400 $3,300 $6,800 $13,600
2nd place: Zenith Data Systems Supersport portable computer & Olympia desktop EC-2000 calculator
$4,300
18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Bruce $4,000 $5,300 $9,250 $13,650
New champion: $13,650
$9,500
27 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Tom $0 $-300 $300 $200
3rd place: Berkline Supermotion wall-away sofa
$300
3 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

GOVERNMENT JEWELRY SPORTS SINGERS' REAL NAMES FICTIONAL CHARACTERS 5-LETTER WORDS
$100 [25]
The Constitution states this man shall be president of the Senate
the vice president
Phyllis
$100 [16]
Late musician who had a piano-shaped ring & matching wristwatch
Liberace
Phyllis
$100 [3]
A new law in N.Y. says you may not be able to sue the resort if you run into a tree while doing this
skiing
Phyllis Bruce
$100 [11]
He was born Dino Crocetti, not Dino Martini
Dean Martin
Phyllis
$100 [1]
This Chinese detective made his 1st appearance in 1925 in "The House Without a Key"
Charlie Chan
Phyllis
$100 [20]
A monastery run by an abbot, or a convent run by an abbess
abbey
Bruce
$200 [26]
In 1954 these 2 words were added to the Pledge of Allegiance
under God
Bruce
$200 [17]
Jewelry of this color became popular with older ladies during Queen Victoria's widowhood
black
Phyllis
$200 [5]
A "kegler" is a person who participates in this sport
bowling
Phyllis
$200 [12]
Robert Zimmerman legally changed his name to this
Bob Dylan
Bruce
$200 [2]
Morgiana, this man's female slave, killed the 40 thieves by pouring boiling oil on them
Ali Baba
Bruce
$200 [21]
This adjective can describe unrefined table manners or unrefined oil
crude
Tom
$300 [27]
The 23rd Amendment gave them the vote in presidential elections if they were at least 21
residents of Washington, D.C.
Phyllis Bruce
$300 [18]
It was the father who opened the jewelry store & the son who made the famous lampshades
Tiffany
Phyllis
$300 [8]
Coach associated with the motto: "Winning isn't everything: it's the only thing"
Vince Lombardi
Bruce
$400 [14]
Though it may be "news" to you, his real name is Hugh Cregg
Huey Lewis
Bruce
$300 [4]
The villain of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" isn't a southerner, he's from Vermont
Simon Legree
Bruce
$300 [22]
This word can precede plant, tool or of attorney
power
Bruce
$400 [29]
Only this government body can vote to impeach a president
House of Representatives
Phyllis Bruce
$400 [19]
A knot named for this Greek "labor"er was used in ancient jewelry for its magic powers
Hercules
Bruce
$400 [9]
Nationality of the Olympic boxer who stayed a record 67 minutes in the ring for a sit-down protest
South Korean
Bruce
$500 [15]
His real name is Sidney Liebowitz, & his wife's original family name was Gormezano
Eydie Gorme & Steve Lawrence
Phyllis
$400 [6]
He created dapper Nick Charles & hard-boiled Sam Spade
Dashiell Hammett
Phyllis
$400 [23]
An archaic interjection used to express surprise, it still means "to wed"
marry
$500 [30]
For that map you want of coal beds in eastern Kentucky, write to the U.S.G.S., which is this
United States Geological Survey
Bruce Tom
$500 [28]
These irregularly shaped pearls were named for an elaborate 17th century style of art
Baroque
Phyllis
$500 [10]
This Boston 3rd baseman has had at least 200 hits in each of the last 6 seasons
Wade Boggs
Bruce
DD $1,300 [13]
Singing sisters born Loretta & Brenda Gail Webb
Loretta Lynn & Crystal Gayle
Bruce
$500 [7]
This Thomas Hardy heroine becomes the mistress of a fanatic preacher named Alec
Tess (of the d' Urbervilles)
Bruce
$500 [24]
You might find one of these in a poker game or in a litter box
kitty
Bruce

Double Jeopardy! Round

MYTHS & LEGENDS LANDMARKS THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH U.S. HISTORY CELEBRITY MARRIAGES GEOGRAPHIC CAPES
$200 [12]
Legendary "old" nursery rhyme ruler, he may have been a real king of England in the 3rd century
Old King Cole
Bruce
$200 [14]
Parts of the Taj Mahal are inscribed with verses from this Muslim holy book
the Koran
Bruce
$200 [21]
If you're served "afters", you've received this course, of course
dessert
Bruce
$200 [1]
Event of which Longfellow wrote, "The fate of a nation was riding that night"
the midnight ride of Paul Revere
Bruce
$200 [6]
She married actors Lew Ayres & Jacques Bergerac but not her partner Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Bruce Tom
$200 [20]
This cape extends like an elbow on the Massachusetts coastline
Cape Cod
Bruce
$400 [13]
Tawny-haired house spirits in Scottish lore, we don't know if they get points for the chores they do
Brownies
Phyllis
$400 [15]
Elvis' childhood home can be seen in Elvis Presley Park in this city
Tupelo, MIssissippi
Phyllis
$400 [22]
A big dipper isn't an ice cream dispenser but one of these amusement park rides
roller coaster
Bruce
$400 [2]
This "real estate deal" brought the U.S. all or part of at least 13 future states
the Louisiana Purchase
Phyllis
$400 [7]
She was Mrs. Andre Previn for 9 years
Mia Farrow
Bruce
$400 [9]
In 1957 the 1st intermediate range ballistic missile was fired from here
Cape Canaveral
Phyllis
$600 [16]
He was the Roman god of both agriculture & war
Mars
Bruce
$600 [17]
The tallest tower in the U.S., high as a 230-story building, is found in N.D. & used for this
television broadcasting tower
Tom
$600 [23]
Ta-Ta means good-bye, & ta means this
thanks
$600 [3]
McLean House in Virginia was the site of this 1865 event
surrender of General Lee to U.S. Grant
$600 [8]
Matriarch of "The Big Valley" who married Frank Fay & Robert Taylor
Barbara Stanwyck
Tom
$600 [24]
Known for its Victorian houses, Cape May, on this state's shore, is one of the oldest U.S. resorts
New Jersey
$800 [27]
In Greek myth, Endymion was frequently visited by the goddess Selene while he did this in a cave
sleeping
$800 [18]
It's the largest inhabited castle in England
Windsor Castle
Phyllis Bruce
$800 [29]
This "king" is a pushcart peddler known for his button-studded outfit
Pearly King
Bruce
$800 [4]
Last Southeastern state to join the Union, it didn't enter until 1845
Florida
Phyllis
$1,000 [11]
This actor has married 3 actresses: Ruby Johnston, Carol Rossen & Dixie Carter
Hal Holbrook
Phyllis
$800 [25]
If you sail from Cape Fear to Cape Lookout to Cape Hatteras, you've gone along this state's coast
North Carolina
Tom
$1,000 [28]
In 15th C. English & Welsh legend, she's queen of the fairies; Shakespeare mentions her in "Romeo & "Juliet"
Queen Mab
DD $1,250 [19]
If you face Mount Rushmore & look from left to right, the presidents' faces are in this order
Washington, Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt & Lincoln
Bruce
$1,000 [5]
The river on which "Fulton's Folly" made its historic 32-hour voyage
the Hudson
Bruce
DD $3,300 [10]
He's been married to former nightclub singer Dolores Reade since 1934
Bob Hope
Phyllis
$1,000 [26]
The northernmost cape in the U.S. is this point north of the northernmost town
Point Barrow

Final Jeopardy!

FILMS OF THE '50s

The 1st part of this classic 1959 comedy is set in Chicago in February 1929

Some Like It Hot

Tom "What is ------" — wagered $100
Phyllis "What is Some like it Hot?" — wagered $6,800
Bruce "What is 'Some Like It Hot'" — wagered $4,400

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