Show #269 1985-09-19 (taped 1985-07-02) Regular

Jay Rosenberg game 5.

Contestants

Gail Duncan — a ventriloquist's assistant originally from Blacksburg, Virginia

Ron Kars — a student from Van Nuys, California

Jay Rosenberg — a professor from Chapel Hill, North Carolina (whose 4-day cash winnings total $39,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jay	$2,700	$3,700	$8,200	$10,000 5-day champion: $49,600	$8,800 23 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Ron	$300	$2,400	$1,800	$1 2nd place: Buck Stove fireplace & Norelco pocket recorder	$1,800 15 R, 6 W
Gail	$100	$800	$2,400	$0 3rd place: Lane Action recliner	$1,800 10 R (including 1 DD), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

TRAVEL & TOURISM	KID STUFF	FAMILIAR PHRASES	OPERA	'60s TRIVIA	COMPARISONS
$100 [1] The Pocono Mts. have special resorts with heart-shaped tubs that cater primarily to this group honeymooners (newlyweds) Jay	$100 [11] The first commercially produced was Pong video game Jay	$100 [4] Actors' good luck phrase which might come from fact that Sarah Bernhardt had only 1 "gam" break a leg Ron	$100 [26] Country where Madame Butterfly flitted Japan Jay	$100 [18] In '68, Richard Nixon was one of many who spoke this "Laugh-In" line "Sock It to Me!" Ron	$100 [16] African desert over 3 times larger than the neighboring Mediterranean Sea Sahara Jay
$200 [2] Not in Ohio but in this Spanish city can you visit El Greco's home Toledo Jay	$200 [12] As Cubs are to Boy Scouts, as Brownies are to Girl Scouts, these are to Camp Fire Bluebirds Jay Gail	$200 [5] "Getting up on the wrong side" reflects belief that all good forces were on this side of the body right Ron	$200 [27] Male vocal range between a bass & a tenor baritone Jay	$200 [21] As his "Army" cheered, he was named Associated Press' "Athlete of the Decade" Arnold Palmer Jay	$200 [17] At age 37, Peter Hodgson invented Silly Putty & Michelangelo finished this project the Sistine Chapel Gail
$300 [3] These ticket holders anxiously await no-shows & cancellations so they might board the plane standbys Gail	$300 [13] Its championship games are held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, where it was founded Little League Baseball Gail	$300 [6] Meaning "innocent as a babe", it comes from part of newborn animals that takes longest to dry wet behind the ears Jay	$300 [28] Puccini opera translated "The Bohemians", based on the novel "Scenes from Bohemian Life" "La Boheme" Jay	$300 [23] This futuristic cartoon show was appropriately 1st series broadcast by ABC in color The Jetsons Ron	$300 [19] If a man could proportionally lift as much as this insect, he'd lift 8,100 lbs. ant Ron
$400 [9] CP Air's home country Canada Jay	$400 [14] Superboy's "Dog of Steel" Krypto Jay Ron	$400 [7] This "all inclusive" phrase comes from Old English "bottel", meaning bundle, & kit, a soldier's bag kit & kaboodle Jay	$400 [29] One film version of this opera was titled "The Cigarette Maker of Seville" "Carmen" Gail	$400 [24] Practice given a national plan by the Uniform Act of 1966 daylight savings time	$400 [20] The smallest created had 4 clues; the largest, 25,614 crossword puzzle Gail
$500 [10] This large resort island off the Yucatan Peninsula was setting for movie "Against All Odds" Cozumel	$500 [15] When kids play it in England, they jump on 2 legs instead of 1 & hold the "puck" between their feet hopscotch Jay	DD $1,000 [8] Referring to one who has a brief moment of glory, it comes from the misfire of a musket flash in the pan Jay	—	$500 [25] Carol Doda made entertainment history by dancing in 1 of this designer's topless swimsuits Rudi Gernreich Ron	$500 [22] Asian nation over 12 times larger than the U.K., its former ruler India Ron

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	BEST SELLERS	MOVIE MATH	REPUBLICANS	MAMMALS	"WHITE"
$200 [8] In 1945 Clement Attlee defeated him, becoming British prime minister Winston Churchill Ron	$200 [18] This biblical king is enjoying a revival in both a Joseph Heller novel & a Richard Gere film King David Ron	$200 [1] "The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T" minus "5 Easy Pieces" 4,995 Ron Gail	$200 [26] In 1964 he offered voters "A Choice, not an Echo" Barry Goldwater Jay	$200 [3] Though closely related, they are generally larger & have longer ears than rabbits hares Ron	$200 [13] "Moonshine" white lightning Gail
$400 [9] On July 3, 1962, this country proclaimed Algeria's independence from it France Ron Gail	$400 [19] Having "phoned home", his adventure continues in "The Book of the Green Planet" E.T. Jay	$400 [2] Sum of the digits in "THX-1138" 13 Jay	$400 [27] In '74, he became only U.S. president ever to appear on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry Richard Nixon Ron Gail	$400 [4] Livestock, not humans, are the most common victims of these bats who feed on blood vampire bats Gail	$600 [15] Aunt Emma's green & purple glass bowl, or anything else of dubious value passed over at garage sales white elephant Gail
$600 [10] Briton who from 1577-80 performed the feat Magellan missed, circling the globe Sir Francis Drake Ron	$600 [20] In 1983, Thomas J. Peters & Robert H. Waterman, Jr. went "In Search of" this in Amer. businesses Excellence Jay	$600 [23] "The 7 Year Itch" plus "10 North Frederick" divided by "2 for the Road" 8 1/2 Jay	—	$600 [5] Females of this mammal order found mainly in Australia have twin wombs & birth passages marsupials Jay	$800 [16] Kipling poem about supposed responsibility of whites to govern world's non-whites "The White Man's Burden" Ron
$800 [11] Prominent Cent. European country not unified until 1871 Germany Jay Ron	$800 [21] "So Long, & Thanks for All the Fish" is the 4th book in this Douglas Adams trilogy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Ron	$1,000 [25] "The Faces of Dr. Lao" plus "The Faces of Eve" 10 (7 + 3) Jay	—	$800 [6] Wolves help maintain healthy herds among their prey by eliminating these sick (weak) animals Ron	DD $1,000 [14] The bird whose distinctive call is the following: bobwhite Gail
$1,000 [12] In 1936, his "General Theory of Employment, Interest, & Money" changed world economics John Maynard Keynes Jay	$1,000 [22] By its 3rd week out in '84, this work of 88-year-old Helen Hooven Santmyer was #1 "...And Ladies of the Club" Gail	DD $1,100 [24] "Friday the 13th" times its sequels 52 (13 X 4) Jay	—	$1,000 [7] Deepest divers of all whales, this kind has been found at depths of 3,700 feet sperm whales Ron	$1,000 [17] A hazard for winter sportsmen, marked by invisible horizon & absence of shadow whiteout Ron Gail

Final Jeopardy!

THE CALENDAR

Date of the final day of the 20th century

December 31, 2000

Ron "What is 12/31/99" — wagered $1,799

Gail "What is DEC 31 1999" — wagered $2,400

Jay "What is DEC 31, 2000" — wagered $1,800

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