Show #768 1987-12-30 (taped 1987-09-21) Regular

Contestants

Sally Ritch — a vocal coach from Kerrville, Texas

Keith Jaeger — a teacher and coach from Davis, California

Barry White — a househusband from Portland, Oregon (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Barry	$-400	$3,000	$8,400	$10,900 2-day champion: $25,400	$8,300 26 R (including 1 DD), 6 W
Keith	$1,400	$1,500	$5,200	$10,400 2nd place: Whirlpool microwave & range + Regal cookware	$4,500 14 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Sally	$900	$1,300	$2,700	$5,200 3rd place: Magnavox Videowriter word processor & printer	$2,700 8 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY	ZEUS	MONEY MATH	WORD ORIGINS	CELEBRITIES	BATS
$100 [1] The free side of Berlin West Berlin Sally	$100 [14] In honor of Zeus, these were held by the Greeks every 4 years Olympics Barry	$100 [8] If you wanted a dollar's worth of the smallest sized current U.S. coin, you'd need this many of them 10 Barry Sally	$100 [7] Theatrical genre whose name is derived from a French valley known for its songs, Vau-de-Vire vaudeville Barry	$100 [2] Leonard Maltin calls this dog, whose real name was Higgins, "moviedom's smartest pooch since Lassie" Benji Barry	$100 [21] Most bats spend the day in this position hanging upside-down Barry
$200 [3] The communist half of Korea North Korea Barry	$200 [15] Zeus' counterpart in Roman mythology Jupiter Sally	$200 [10] Value of a Kennedy coin as compared to a Susan B. Anthony one-half, 50-cents less Keith	$200 [9] Cinderella probably never knew that this vehicle was named for a Hungarian village, Kocs coach Barry	$200 [27] In '87 Deborah & Desiree both claimed royal lineage as daughters of this "king" Elvis Presley Sally	$200 [22] In some species, male & female bats live on different parts of a continent except when it's time to do this mate Barry
$300 [4] Most of Jerusalem's Arabs live on this side East Side (eastern side) Keith	$300 [16] Hera was not only Zeus' wife but also related to him this way his sister Barry	$300 [19] At the bank you can buy a roll of 40 quarters for this many bucks $10 Barry	$300 [11] A masterful conductor might be called this from the Latin "magister" meaning master maestro Sally	$300 [28] Her fitness video is "Eat Slim/Stay Slim" & you don't have to pay extra for the "A", "E", & 2 "I"s Vanna White Barry Keith	$300 [23] Name for this fertilizer made from bat droppings guano Barry
$400 [5] The Yemen that was formerly the British Colony & Protectorate of Aden South Yemen Barry Keith	$400 [17] Zeus' father Cronus was part of this group whom Zeus & his brothers overthrew Titans Keith	DD $500 [20] The 3 currently minted U.S. coins whose denominations represent odd numbers of cents nickel, quarter & penny Barry	$400 [12] This consomme was named for the city of Madrid madrilene Sally	—	$400 [24] Most bats detect their prey by using echolocation which relies on this sense hearing Barry
$500 [6] The part of Mongolia that's part of China Inner Mongolia Barry Keith	$500 [18] The 9 kids Zeus had with Mnemosyne all girls, are known collectively as these Muses Barry	$500 [26] Difference in value between a bill with Hamilton's portrait & one with Lincoln's $5 Barry	$500 [13] The German name for these pipes means "sea foam", perhaps because they are white when new meerschaum	—	$500 [25] You may be glad to know that the bats known as flying foxes are vegetarians, eating mostly this fruit Barry

Double Jeopardy! Round

"A" IN SHAKESPEARE	ANAGRAMS	ALABAMIANS	WESTERNS	PHYSICISTS	PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA
$200 [1] In the play named for him, Timon takes leave of this Mediterranean city Athens Keith	$200 [24] Some recipes ask you to add this common season last salt (from last) Keith	$200 [12] Col. William Barrett Travis of Evergreen, Alabama led the defenders at this Texas site the Alamo Barry	$200 [17] Tho he played the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone westerns, his name's well known in Carmel Clint Eastwood Keith	$200 [4] This letter, often describing the unknown in algebra, was used by Roentgen to name rays he discovered X Keith	$200 [8] His daughter Margaret says the "S" should be followed by a period, the way he wrote it Truman Barry
$400 [2] Shakespeare wrote an extremely long poem about "Venus and" him Adonis Sally	$400 [25] The pilot looks at one of these to read the controls of a plane panel (from plane)	$800 [23] George W. Carver turned down big salaries from large companies & continued working at this Alabama school Tuskegee Institute Barry	$400 [18] He was "The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing" Burt Reynolds Barry Keith	$400 [13] Englishman generally credited with discovery of calculus & theory of gravity Newton Keith	$400 [9] After the deaths of his wife & mother, this "Dude from N.Y." worked on ranches in North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt Barry
$600 [3] In "Henry V", the English army defeats the French in a battle at this site Agincourt Barry	$600 [26] It describes a dormant or hidden talent latent (from talent) Barry	$1,000 [22] Famed Cherokee Indian scholar George Gist or Guess is better known by this name Sequoyah Keith	$800 [20] One ad slogan for this comic western was "Never give a saga an even break" Blazing Saddles Barry	$600 [14] Ancient Greek geometer who postulated light rays & "started" the science of optics Euclid Barry	$600 [7] Scandal-plagued pres., his father once told him, "It's lucky you weren't born a gal, because you can't say no" (Warren G.) Harding Barry
$1,000 [6] He's the merchant of Venice in "The Merchant of Venice" Antonio Barry Keith	—	—	DD $1,000 [19] The 1st "Cinerama" film that wasn't a travelogue, this epic Western hadthe followingtheme: How the West Was Won Keith	$800 [15] Italian known for his laws of falling bodies, he also invented the thermometer Galileo Barry	$800 [10] He said, "I must have centered the ball 500,000 times in high school & college" Gerald Ford Barry
DD $1,100 [5] 2 of the 4 Shakespeare plays whose titles start with "A" (2 of) All's Well That Ends Well , As You Like It (or A Midsummer Night's Dream & Antony & Cleopatra ) Keith	—	—	$1,000 [21] "The Outrage" was a western remake of this classic Japanese husband-wife-bandit tale Rashomon	$1,000 [16] French scientist philosopher known for "clockwork" universe theory, he died visiting Queen Christina René Descartes	$1,000 [11] He told his balding Treasury Sec'y, George Humphrey, "I see you part your hair the way I do" Eisenhower Sally

Final Jeopardy!

NATIONAL PARKS

In this national park just east of the town of Navajo, taking even a small "wood" chip is illegal

Petrified Forest National Park

Sally "What is the Petrified Forest?" — wagered $2,500

Keith "What is Petrified National Forest" — wagered $5,200

Barry "What is the Petrified Forest" — wagered $2,500

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