Show #871 1988-05-23 (taped 1988-01-26) Regular

Mark Lowenthal game 4.

Contestants

Elle Hood — a housewife and attorney from Camarillo, California

Jack Dumpert — a bond manager from Buffalo, New York

Mark Lowenthal — a State Department employee from Reston, Virginia (whose 3-day cash winnings total $36,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mark	$800	$2,900	$9,700	$8,700 4-day champion: $45,501	$9,100 26 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W
Jack	$400	$1,200	$3,200	$6,200 2nd place: trip on Eastern and stay at the Sheraton Grand Paradise Island in the Bahamas	$3,200 10 R, 3 W
Elle	$500	$1,800	$4,300	$4,300 3rd place: Speed Queen washer & dryer	$5,000 13 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

ALICE IN WONDERLAND	CURRENT EVENTS	COMMON BONDS	SNAKES	MINERALS	FROM THE LATIN
$100 [8] These inseparable twins flee from Alice when they are startled by a giant crow Tweedledum & Tweedledee Mark	$100 [1] Experiments with hamsters show exercise may ease symptoms of this post-flight malady jet lag Mark	$100 [5] Asian, Hong Kong, swine types of flu Mark	$100 [17] These snake organs always look open because they're covered with clear "scales" eyes Mark	$100 [22] 3-letter term for the rocks mined for aluminum, iron or lead among others ore Mark	$100 [7] Appropriately, the Latin root of this kitchen appliance means "cold" refrigerator Mark
$200 [9] In the original manuscript, the croquet mallets were ostriches but in the later versions became these birds flamingos Mark Jack	$200 [2] Most of the customers of the Young Americans Bank of this "Centennial" capital city are ages 7 to 10 Denver Mark	$200 [15] A fight, a lock, a pocket picked (things that are picked) Elle	$200 [27] If a python wanted to kill you he'd probably do it this way crush you (squeeze you) Jack	$200 [23] Of a stalagmite, a stalactite or a helictite, the one that only grows from the ground up stalagmite Mark	$200 [11] From Latin for "straight forward", it's the opposite of poetry prose Elle
$300 [10] This rabbit's house has chimney shaped like ears & a roof thatched with fur March Hare Mark Elle	$300 [3] To show it was impossible for her to hide under it, Philippine President Aquino displayed hers to reporters her bed Mark	$300 [18] A pirate's parrot, an epaulet, the weight of the world on your shoulder Elle	$300 [28] To defend itself the North American hognose snake rolls over & does this play dead Elle	$300 [24] Pyrite contains both sulfur & iron but only a "fool" thinks it contains this gold Mark	$300 [12] From Latin for "middle", it's a middle value in statistics & a middle strip in a road median Jack
$400 [13] Alice finds his watch odd, for it tells the day & not the hour Mad Hatter	$400 [4] On Monday, January 25, 1988, Buckingham Palace announced this was due in August 1988 new baby Jack	$400 [19] A cactus, a camel, an aquarium things that hold water Mark	$400 [29] The largest cobra, it's scientific name, "Ophiophagus", is an adjective meaning it eats other snakes king cobra Mark	$400 [25] From Greek for "to write", it's what does the writing in most pencils graphite Mark Jack	$400 [16] From the Latin "to measure", it's what an adjective does modify Jack
$500 [14] This bewhiskered old gent "was dressed in tin armour, which seemed to fit him very badly" White Knight Mark	$500 [6] In December 1987, Alderman Eugene Sawyer was selected as mayor of this U.S. city Chicago Elle	$500 [20] Sheena Easton, Superman, Longfellow's "Little Girl" they all have a curl	DD $500 [30] Poisonous sea snakes occur naturally in tropical areas of these 2 oceans Indian & Pacific Mark	$500 [26] The hardness of a mineral is measured by this scale Mohs	$500 [21] The Latin for "rule" gave us this term for a systematic plan to improve & maintain a patient's health regimen Jack

Double Jeopardy! Round

MYTHS & LEGENDS	TURN OF THE CENTURY	6-LETTER WORDS	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	BROADCASTING	GOING FOR BAROQUE
$200 [6] Polynesian myth says Maui created this island group, one of which was named for him Hawaiian Islands Elle	$200 [27] He died on November 22, 1900, over a decade before his partner, Sir William Schwenk Gilbert Arthur Sullivan Mark	DD $100 [14] A common tool or the last name of the composer of thefollowing:[Instrumental music plays] hammer Elle	$200 [18] In Vienna, this river is known as the Donau Danube Elle	$200 [1] The sound for broadcast TV is carried by this type of radio transmission FM (frequency modulation) Jack	$200 [11] Georg Philipp Telemann, not Don Corleone was this to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach godfather Jack
$400 [9] The twin sons of Leda & brothers to Helen, now they're stars on their own Castor & Pollux Mark	$800 [24] Legendary banker who helped found the U.S. Steel Corporation in 1901 J.P. Morgan Mark	$200 [7] A strong desire for affection or food hunger Elle	$600 [23] The land now called Israel was named Palestine in the 2nd century A.D. by this ruling people Romans Mark Elle	$400 [2] Larry King's phone-in talk show is carried nationally on this radio network Mutual Jack	$400 [12] In 1733, Handel refused a doctorate from this English university Oxford Elle
$600 [10] His wife was Frigga Odin Jack	—	$400 [8] Despite its name, it's a friendly inn for youthful travelers hostel Jack	$800 [25] The full version of this country's name begins Cong hoa xa hoichu nghia Vietnam Mark	$600 [3] Early in 1987, this founder of CBS was unanimously elected chairman of the board William Paley Mark Jack	$600 [16] Harpsichordist D. Scarlati is often viewed as father of modern technique for this keyboard instrument piano Elle
$800 [20] "The Gilded One" in Spanish, this prince ruled in Manda, a fabulous city of wealth in South America El Dorado Mark	—	$600 [13] A young cow, often one who hasn't yet given birth heifer Elle	DD $1,000 [22] It makes sense that the highest point in this South American country is the Pico Cristobal Colon Colombia Mark	$800 [4] While Radio Free Europe is beamed at the Soviet satellites, this sister network broadcasts to Russia itself Radio Liberty Mark	$800 [17] A predecessor of the symphony, this Baroque form means "big concerto" concerto grosso Mark
$1,000 [21] Aztecs credited this "feathered serpent" with inventing the calendar Quetzalcoatl Mark	—	$1,000 [15] From Latin for "the ground", it means marked by meekness or modesty humble	$1,000 [26] South Africa has 2 islands named this; Canada has only 1, but it's a province Prince Edward Mark	$1,000 [5] In the spring of 1987, he left TV's "Meet the Press" for a position at Harvard Marvin Kalb Mark	$1,000 [19] Britten used a theme by this Baroque English composer in "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" (Henry) Purcell Mark

Final Jeopardy!

POP SINGERS

Only artist to hit Top 10 with a remake of his own #1 hit, the original in '62, the remake in '76

Neil Sedaka

Jack "Who is Neil Sedeka?" — wagered $3,000

Elle "Who is Neil Diamond?" — wagered $0

Mark "Who was Ray Charles" — wagered $1,000

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