Show #750 1987-12-04 (taped 1987-08-31) Regular

Contestants

Alice Cohen — a labratory technician from Port Washington, New York

Paul Katz — a lawyer from Daytona Beach, Florida

Bob Harrenga — an informational specialist originally from South Dakota (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bob	$1,600	$1,100	$3,700	$7,400 3rd place: Oneida Silversmiths gift certificate for stainless flatware & silver-plated hollowware	$3,700 10 R, 2 W
Paul	$1,300	$1,400	$4,400	$8,700 2nd place: Admiral Home Appliances refrigerator à la mode with party ice & Emerson 10" color TV with electronic tuning	$5,400 19 R, 6 W (including 2 DDs)
Alice	$700	$2,800	$5,800	$8,801 New champion: $8,801	$5,600 19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

ART	WOMEN	CHILDREN'S SONGS	WORLD CAPITALS	SPORTS LEGENDS	"PINK"
$100 [26] An aquarelle work uses this type of aqueous paint watercolor Paul	$100 [1] The caption on one of her pin-up posters reads "Wheel You Be Mine?" Vanna White Alice	$100 [18] Ermine explodes after chase by Capuchin in shoe repair shop "Pop Goes the Weasel" Paul	$100 [6] Its capital is Monaco-Ville, not Monte Carlo Monaco Bob	$100 [10] Jackie Robinson's brother, Mack, finished 2nd to this legend in the 200 meter run of the 1936 Olympics Jesse Owens Bob	$100 [2] Jimmy Buffet changed this familiar title to "A White Sport Coat & a Pink Crustacean" Pink Carnation Alice
$200 [27] In the 1960s, Peter Hurd became well known for a portrait rejected by this president Lyndon Johnson Paul	$200 [16] Marian Rockwell, 5' 2" tall & 110 lbs., teaches unarmed combat at this Hudson River academy West Point Alice	$200 [19] Lass's lost lambs found in mutilated condition "Little Bo Peep" Bob	$200 [7] The main square of Bogota is named for this "liberator" Simón Bolívar Bob	$200 [12] She said, "My goal is to be the greatest athlete who ever lived", & she may well have been Babe Zaharias Paul	$200 [3] The parading pachyderms perceived after polishing off a pitcher of pink ladies pink elephants Alice
DD $200 [30] "Pysanky", an ancient art form from this region of the USSR, produces works like thefollowing: Ukraine Paul	$300 [23] Ladies' Home Journal says British women, copying her style, have taken to wearing rubies & bows Fergie (Sarah Ferguson) Bob Paul Alice	$300 [20] Panic at palace: king's pastry contains 2 dozen birds that survived baking "Sing a Song of Sixpence" Alice	$300 [8] Name shared by capitals of the Cayman Islands & Guyana, & a neighborhood of the U.S. capital Georgetown Bob	$300 [13] In his youth, Muhammad Ali won 6 Golden Gloves championships in this, his home state Kentucky Paul	$300 [4] What Archie Bunker might call a left-wing liberal pinko Alice
$300 [28] Among his paintings are "The Hungry Lion", "The Sleeping Gypsy" & "The Repast of the Lion" Henri Rousseau	$400 [24] Published by Cathleen Black, this nat'l daily claims to have pressed "The Wall Street Journal" in # of readers USA Today Paul	$400 [21] J. Paper departs, leaving Honalee lizard "Puff, the Magic Dragon" Alice	$400 [9] This 4-letter word begins the names of the capitals of Mauritius, Papua New Guinea & Haiti Port Paul	$400 [14] While quarterback for Penn.'s Beaver Falls H.S., he got over 50 scholarship offers Joe Namath Paul	$400 [5] The famous gem in 6 Blake Edwards film titles had a flaw which looked like this pink panther Bob
$400 [29] In 1933, the Nazis closed down this school of art & architecture founded in 1919 by Gropius Bauhaus	$500 [25] This baby was the center of conflict between Elizabeth Stern & Mary Beth Whitehead Baby M (Melissa Stern) Alice	$500 [22] Boy's bath love: a malleable mallard "Rubber Ducky" Alice	$500 [11] This city has seen over 160 coups & revolutions since 1825 though its name means "the peace" La Paz Paul	$500 [15] 1958 U.S. tennis singles champ, she started out playing paddle tennis on the streets of Harlem Althea Gibson Bob Paul	$500 [17] If you showed up at the office wearing nothing but 1 of these, your boss might hand you 1 of these pink slip Alice

Double Jeopardy! Round

PRESIDENTS' RELIGIONS	WEATHER	THE MOVIES	AUTHORS	IN THE MOUTH	"RED"
$200 [7] He was our only Catholic president John Kennedy Alice	$200 [2] Climate zones in this state include the southern deserts, the central coast & the Sierra Nevada California Alice	$200 [11] The only film of this genre to win a "Best Picture" Oscar was "Cimarron" in 1931 western Paul	$200 [22] He was fired as a clerk by the Secretary of the Interior for his "immoral" book "Leaves of Grass" Whitman Alice	$200 [17] This company claimed they had 50% of the chewing gum market's sales in 1986 Wrigley's Paul	$200 [3] Sequoia sempervirens redwood Alice
$400 [26] 1 of 3 20th c. presidents who have been Baptists (1 of ) Jimmy Carter (Truman or Harding) Alice	$400 [5] A waterspout has all the same characteristics as one of these, except that it's over water, not land cyclone (tornado, twister) Paul	$400 [1] The ads screamed" Hell Upside Down" but the disaster in this film was watery, not fiery The Poseidon Adventure Bob	$400 [23] Though known best for writing these, Wm. Butler Yeats helped found the Irish National Theatre poetry Paul	$400 [18] Crest has a "formula" which they claim controls buildup of this hard, yellow dental deposit tartar Paul	$400 [4] A special day is called this because holy days were once marked with 1 on church calendars red letter day Paul
$600 [27] Given his name, it seems logical this 8th president belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church Van Buren Paul	$600 [6] Many of the 300,000 federal workers in this city were given option of staying home 1/27/87 due to bad weather Washington, D.C. Bob Alice	$600 [12] He was Elizabeth Taylor's husband when he appeared with her in 1960's "BUtterfield 8" Eddie Fisher	$600 [24] Being a socialist was his "crime & punishment" was being sent to Siberia Dostoyevsky Bob Paul	$600 [19] During play, a basketball referee keeps one inserted in his mouth whistle Alice	DD $800 [8] A sockeye red salmon Alice
DD $800 [28] Only Jefferson, Andrew Johnson & Lincoln shared this distinction regarding religious affiliation they had none Paul	$800 [15] Term for the alert broadcast to mariners warning of weather possibly hazardous to little boats small craft warning (small craft advisory) Paul Alice	$800 [13] In 1971, Cornelius & Zira made an "Escape From the Planet of the Apes" to this U.S. city Los Angeles Paul	$800 [25] Though born & raised in Canada this author of "Herzog" is regarded as an American author Saul Bellow	$800 [20] Oakland A's' Ron Cey reportedly sports a "tattoo" of this animal on one of his molars penguin Paul	$800 [9] Y'all should know that this is made from ham juice & tastes great over grits redeye gravy Alice
—	$1,000 [16] If your tv weatherman belongs to the A.M.S., he belongs to this American Meteorological Society Paul	$1,000 [14] In 1942, she introduced herself in "White Cargo" by saying, "I am Tondelayo" Hedy Lamarr	—	$1,000 [21] Pairs of these glands are located in front of the ears, under the lower jaw & under the tongue salivary Alice	$1,000 [10] The 1-word title of this Broadway musical was appropriate, since it starred Gwen Verdon Redhead Bob

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS BATTLES

In 1836, Wm. Travis ended his request for more troops to be sent here, with "Victory or death"

the Alamo

Bob "What was the Alamo" — wagered $3,700

Paul "What was the Alamo?" — wagered $4,300

Alice "Where is the Alamo?" — wagered $3,001

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