Show #566 1987-02-09 (taped 1986-11-11) Regular

Contestants

Jake Harle — a law student from La Palma, California

Paula Weissman — a social worker from St. Louis, Missouri

Mary Hammond — a homemaker originally from Kansas City, Missouri (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mary	$1,500	$1,400	$1,200	$2,400 2nd place: stay at Mineral Spring Spa Hotel in Palm Springs & Amelia Earhart luggage	$1,000 13 R (including 1 DD), 6 W
Paula	$-100	$300	$3,800	$2,300 3rd place: Colortyme swivel base table model TV	$4,300 10 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Jake	$700	$3,500	$4,500	$7,601 New champion: $7,601	$4,300 17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

ANIMALS	CORPORATE AMERICA	MOVIE TRIVIA	GEOGRAPHY	COUNTRY MUSIC	"ONE, TWO, THREE"
$100 [13] It gets its name because it looks like it's praying when it's actually preying praying mantis Jake	$100 [6] Selling "Little Dot" perfume door-to-door in 1886, Mrs. Albee is considered the 1st of these saleswomen Avon lady Mary	$100 [7] Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards went "buggy" as the voice of this "Pinocchio insect" Jiminy Cricket Paula	$100 [19] Col. J. Hunt led the expedition here, but Hillary & Norgay got "top" credit Mt. Everest Paula	$100 [26] In 1973 "Silver Fox" Charlie Rich sang about what he did "behind" these closed doors Jake	$100 [1] Slang for 25¢ two bits Mary
$200 [15] Unlike most animals, most mules can't have these offspring Jake	$200 [9] Once advertised as "The Slow Ketchup", it now comes in a squeeze bottle Heinz Mary	$200 [8] Actress Alicia who played Ashley's sister in "Gone With the Wind", her last name was Gable's character's 1st Rhett Paula Jake	$200 [21] Capt. Cook discovered this coral structure off Australia when he ran his ship into it Great Barrier Reef Paula Jake	$200 [27] He's known for his trademark greeting, "Howdy, pea-pickers" Tennessee Ernie Ford Paula	$200 [2] It can precede "race" or "stool" three-legged Mary
$300 [18] Desert "trader" renowned for habit of often leaving something "in exchange" for what it takes pack rat	$300 [14] The families of John Knight & Herman Ridder merged their businesses to form a large chain of these newspapers Mary	$300 [10] Harold Lloyd kept performing dangerous stunts even after he lost 2 of these in an accident fingers Paula	$300 [22] The 5th largest continent, its name comes from the Greek word meaning "opposite to the north" Antarctica Jake	$300 [29] While his dad's back-up band was the Drifting Cowboys, his 1st was the Cheatin' Hearts Hank Williams Jr.	$400 [4] Mary MacGregor's dilemma in 1977 "Torn Between Two Lovers" Mary
$400 [20] A peacock's lady peahen Jake	$400 [16] This company holds the patent on marking the sweetener Aspartame until 1992 NutraSweet Mary	$400 [11] The film title "Royal Wedding" refers to the 1947 marriage of an ex-prince of Greece to this princess Elizabeth Mary	$400 [23] The Prime Meridian literally passes through this observatory in suburban London Greenwich Jake	$400 [28] It's said both his vocal & piano playing styles are similar to that of his 1st cousin, Jerry Lee Lewis Mickey Gilley Mary Jake	DD $500 [3] The only number mentioned in the Pledge of Allegiance one Mary
$500 [24] The only meat-eating mammal that can overtake an antelope or gazelle cheetah Jake	$500 [17] According to the Fortune 500, this food maker can say, in sales, "We're...#1" Beatrice Jake	$500 [12] Gloria Swanson played this familiar role in "Hollywood" &, more than 50 years later, in "Airport '75" herself (Gloria Swanson)	$500 [25] a.k.a. a ben, bong, or berg mountain Jake	—	$500 [5] It's a left jab followed at once by a hard punch with the right hand one-two combination Jake

Double Jeopardy! Round

WOMEN IN HISTORY	U.S. CITIES	THE OLYMPICS	REFERENCE BOOKS	THE CIVIL WAR	MERMAIDS
$200 [1] Though a U.S. citizen & thus the 1st American saint, Mother Cabrini was born in this country Italy Paula	$200 [20] Major city where Washington is a Square & Columbus is a Circle New York City Paula	$200 [3] V. Salnikov, who later won gold in swimming, was training in this country when Carter asked for boycott United States Mary Jake	$200 [9] To index magazine articles, the H.W. Wilson Co. publishes the "Readers Guide to" this Periodicals Mary	$200 [10] Mark Twain fought on this side, but "resigned" after 2 weeks the South (Confederacy) Jake	$200 [6] Statues of this Hans Christian Andersen heroine overlook Copenhagen & Solvang, Calif. the Little Mermaid Mary
$400 [2] Shakespeare patterned this villainess after Gruoch, who bore the blood of Scottish kings Lady Macbeth Jake	$400 [21] 1st regularly scheduled airline passenger service ever was from Tampa, Fla. across the bay to here St. Petersburg	$400 [4] The 2 Olympic sports whose weight classes include light flyweight or paperweight boxing & wrestling Jake	$400 [11] In 1876, Henry Robert paid the publication costs to put out the "Rules of..." this Parliamentary Order (Order) Mary	$400 [22] By 1864, this common denomination of Confederate currency had a gold value of just 5 cents dollar Mary	$400 [7] Like the Sirens, mermaids supposedly lured sailors with this oral talent singing Jake
$600 [14] It's said Roswitha, a 10th century nun, was the 1st known female in this literary profession playwright	DD $500 [26] Only city that's mentioned in this song: "Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents / No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes..." Bangor, Maine Paula	$600 [5] Distance run in the "metric mile" 1500 meters Mary	$600 [12] In 1843, G. & C. Merriam Company acquired the rights to this author's reference book Noah Webster Mary Jake	$600 [23] Jefferson Davis was inaugurated in both these Confederate capitals Montgomery, Alabama & Richmond, Virginia	$600 [17] State where one attraction is watching mermaids drink Coca-Cola underwater at Weeki Wachee Florida Jake
$800 [15] An illegitimate child of Pope Alexander VI, her reputation was "poisoned" by incest rumors Lucretia Borgia Paula	—	DD $1,000 [8] In the modern era, # of times the Summer Olympic have been cancelled due to war 3 Jake	$800 [13] For a list of the films of, say, George Maharis, check out this British expert's "Filmgoer's Companion" Leslie Halliwell	$800 [24] In an 1864 telegram, this general offered Lincoln the city of Savannah as a Christmas present Sherman Mary	$800 [18] Sailors mistook these mammals for mermaids when they suckled their young above water manatee Mary Paula
$1,000 [16] Compulsive nymphomaniac who made life a "mess" for her Roman emperor husband, Claudius Messalina Paula	—	—	—	$1,000 [25] When this explorer-general freed Missouri's slaves, Lincoln freed him of his command Fremont Paula	$1,000 [19] Before Daryl Hannah made a "splash", this Twinkie-lover starred in "Mr. Peabody & the Mermaid" Ann Blyth

Final Jeopardy!

TRANSPORTATION

Guinness says world's largest fleet of taxis is found in this North American capital

Mexico City

Mary "What is Mexico City?" — wagered $1,200

Paula "Where is Wash D.C.?" — wagered $1,500

Jake "What is Mexico City" — wagered $3,101

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