Show #1003 1989-01-04 (taped 1988-10-04) Regular

Cigus Vanni game 4.

Contestants

Keith Level — a community college teacher originally from Ventura, California

Sarah Lehman — an editorial assistant originally from Vancouver, British Columbia

Cigus Vanni — a psychologist from Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania (whose 3-day cash winnings total $23,600)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Cigus $900 $1,000 $4,800 $8,800
4-day champion: $32,400
$5,800
17 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Sarah $100 $1,700 $5,900 $2,800
3rd place: Helbros his & hers watches
$6,900
15 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Keith $1,200 $1,600 $4,400 $4,800
2nd place: stay at Mission Hill Resort Hotel in Palm Springs & Ventura luggage
$4,500
12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

PHYSICAL SCIENCE NUMERICAL PHRASES SPORTSCASTERS 1968 MOVIE TRIVIA JULIA CHILD SAYS
$100 [14]
A heliocentric model of the solar system has this at its center
the sun
Cigus
$100 [1]
Something wild, confusing or entertaining, like a Barnum & Bailey show
three-ring circus
Sarah
$100 [6]
Set to anchor prime time TV coverage of the '80 Olympics, he finally got his chance 8 years later
Bryant Gumbel
Cigus
$100 [11]
They were married December 22 after her dad was elected but before he was inaugurated
Julie Nixon* & David Eisenhower
Cigus Keith
$100 [26]
Appropriately, his 1st film after getting out of the Army was 1960's "G.I. Blues"
Elvis Presley
Cigus
$100 [21]
They're easily peeled & the whites are tender when done in a pressure cooker
eggs
Keith
$200 [17]
Astronautics is the science of flight here
space
Keith
$200 [2]
An example of this is "A bum came up to me & said 'I haven't had a bite in 2 days', so I bit him"
one liner
Cigus
$200 [7]
Once pro baseball's youngest umpire, he now calls 'em as he sees 'em hosting "The NFL Today"
Brent Musburger
$200 [12]
On July 30 the Washington Senators' Ron Hansen executed the 1st unassisted one since 1927
triple play
Cigus
$200 [27]
Most of this Clint Eastwood film was actually shot on Alcatraz
Escape from Alcatraz
Sarah
$200 [22]
"Pain Francais", it goes well with a salad nicoise
French bread
Sarah
$300 [18]
It's distance traveled divided by time of travel
velocity (speed)
Sarah
$300 [3]
Collective term for the major bodies of water in the world, or a brand of salad dressing
Seven Seas
Keith
$300 [8]
Covering Yankee games for the past 32 seasons, this former shortstop often exclaims, "Holy cow!"
Phil Rizzuto
Keith
$300 [13]
This ship was seized by North Korea January 23 & the crew was held until December 22
Pueblo
Keith
$300 [28]
Film in which Ernest Borgnine's beefy performance as a Bronx butcher won him an Oscar
Marty
$300 [23]
People on diets can cook with wine since this which "carries the calories", gets cooked out
alcohol
Sarah
$400 [19]
In the science of sound, it's the distance between one crest & the next or between 2 troughs
wavelength
Sarah
DD $300 [4]
In 1969 this group had their first Top 10 Hit with thefollowing:"One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do /Two can be as bad as one..."
Three Dog Night
Keith
$400 [9]
"Hey! Wait a minute! He was drafted by the NFL Eagles but never played due to a knee injury
John Madden
Keith
$400 [15]
A survey of 70 years of best sellers had 7 of his hardboiled titles in the top 25
Mickey Spillane
Sarah
$400 [29]
The 1st time this song is heard in "Casablanca", Ingrid Bergman is humming it
"As Time Goes By"
Cigus
$400 [24]
If a turkey breast is tough, this was probably done too soon after slaughter
freezing
$500 [20]
Known for his principle of displacement, he's been called "The Father of Experimental Science"
Archimedes
$500 [5]
Stewed to the gills, nautically speaking
three sheets to the wind
$500 [10]
A broadcaster & Ford spokesman, he set a record of 27 Grand Prix wins
Jackie Stewart
Cigus
$500 [16]
The 1st man to orbit the Earth, he died March 27 in a plane crash
(Yuri) Gagarin
Cigus Sarah
$500 [25]
This French term translates as "high-class cooking"
haute cuisine
Sarah

Double Jeopardy! Round

CANADA FASHION BEST SELLERS OPERETTAS POT LUCK ANAGRAMS
$200 [4]
Appropriate name for Canada's newest province
Newfoundland
Sarah
$200 [16]
It's still considered the classic color for tennis clothes
white
Cigus
$200 [22]
This company's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary has been on the best seller list for 3 years
Webster (Merriam-Webster)
Cigus Sarah
$200 [1]
"The Chocolate Soldier" is based on this playwright's "Arms & the Man"
George Bernard Shaw
Cigus
$200 [11]
Societies called "krewes" have organized & paid for the Mardi Gras festivities in this city since 1857
New Orleans
Keith
$200 [17]
Dawn stole this, a magician's accessory
wand (from Dawn)
Cigus
$600 [6]
An American performer in the Buffalo Bill Show founded this famous Alberta rodeo in 1912
Calgary Stampede
Keith
$400 [24]
Clothing & accesories with the initials YSL come from this designer
Yves Saint Laurent
Keith
$400 [23]
"A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking measures time from this monumental explosion
Big Bang Theory
Sarah
$600 [3]
Titipu is the town ruled by the Lord High Executioner in this operetta
The Mikado
Sarah
$400 [12]
"60 Minutes" said 1 out of every 3 homeless men is a veteran of this war
Vietnam War
Keith
$400 [18]
We thought Vera gave a dreadful performance, but a critic gave her this kind of review anyway
rave (from Vera)
Cigus
$800 [7]
French explorer, discoverer of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in 1534, generally regarded as Canada's founder
(Jacques) Cartier
Cigus
$600 [26]
In her new First Issue stores, the labels say First Issue, not Lizwear
Liz Claiborne
Sarah
$600 [25]
In "Show Time", Pat Riley, this team's coach, tells the story of their 1987 championship season
Lakers
Sarah
$800 [9]
Rudolf Friml's "The Three Musketeers" features a song based on this, their motto
One for all, and all for one
Cigus
$600 [13]
You have to be this old to run in the Kentucky Derby; you also have to be a horse
3 years
Cigus Keith
$600 [19]
Elsa has a pet one
seal (from Elsa)
Cigus
DD $1,000 [5]
The province of Ontario borders all the Great Lakes except this one
Lake Michigan
Sarah
$800 [27]
Early Victorian crinolines were made from the hair of this animal
horse
$800 [29]
Her "Money Book" was subtitled "How to Earn It, Spend It, Invest It, Borrow It & Use It to Better Your Life"
Sylvia Porter
Cigus
DD $1,000 [2]
"Drinking Song" & "Come Boys, Let's All Be Gay Boys" are from this work about a royal scholar
The Student Prince
Cigus
$800 [14]
This kind of cudgel, often made of oak, was named for an Irish town famous for its oak trees
shillelagh
$800 [20]
Don't blame her for burning the toast
Melba (from blame)
Keith
$1,000 [8]
Island that's the setting of Lucy Maud Montgomery's famous novel "Anne of Green Gables"
Prince Edward Island
Sarah
$1,000 [28]
For 5 years Karl Lagerfeld has been updating the look created by this designer
(Coco) Chanel
Sarah
$1,000 [30]
His daughter Angelique edited a book of his quotations called "A Trail of Memories"
Louis L'Amour
$1,000 [10]
Though received cooly in 1874, within 6 yrs. this Johann Strauss classic had 171 productions in Germany alone
Die Fledermaus
$1,000 [15]
Sturdy blue denim overalls, they were named for the section of Bombay where they originated
dungarees
Sarah
$1,000 [21]
If you don't know the last name of this founder of Time Magazine here's your clue
Luce (from clue)
Keith

Final Jeopardy!

THE CIVIL WAR

The 2 Union states that were invaded by General Lee's Confederate armies

Maryland & Pennsylvania

Keith "What are Maryland and Pennsylvania" — wagered $400
Cigus "What were Penna. and Maryland?" — wagered $4,000
Sarah "What are Penn and D.C.?" — wagered $3,100

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