Show #893 1988-06-22 (taped 1988-03-15) Regular

Contestants

Neil Landau — an engineer from El Cerrito, California

Les Raff — a physician from Arlington Heights, Illinois

Linda Mossman — a substitute teacher from Elizaville, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Linda	$200	$-500	$0	$0 3rd place: Krementz his & hers watches + Jeopardy! box game or computerized version	$4,800 10 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs)
Les	$400	$300	$1,100	$2,100 2nd place: trip on Eastern to Orlando, Florida & stay at Hilton at Walt Disney World Village + Jeopardy! box game or computerized version	$1,100 11 R, 5 W
Neil	$800	$2,500	$11,100	$12,100 New champion: $12,100	$10,700 19 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

FIRST LINES	TRANSPORTATION	SPORTS TRIVIA	POTENT POTABLES	BIRDS	CELEBRITY SPELLING
$100 [1] "I found my thrill on..." "Blueberry Hill" Les	$100 [13] At the turn of the century a cycleway with toll gates was started from Pasadena to this metropolis Los Angeles Neil	$100 [6] A Cornell University study indicates teams wearing this color are most likely to be penalized black Les	$100 [20] A dog's nose is a jigger of gin mixed with a cold glass of this brew beer	$300 [21] While courting, male & female of the red-bellied species of these perform a tapping duet in precise harmony woodpecker Linda	DD $500 [23] As hard to spell as she is to beat, it's the last name of Czech tennis star Martina N-A-V-R-A-T-I-L-O-V-A Linda
$200 [2] "Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh" "Jingle Bells" Les	$200 [12] It can be either a large sailing ship or a large beer glass schooner Les	$200 [7] On March 14, 1969, Barbara Jo Rubin became the 1st woman to do these 2 things at NYC's Aqueduct race track ride in a race & win a race Linda Les	$200 [19] A drink made of brandy, sugar, hot water & spices is traditionally called this hot toddy Les	—	$500 [22] If you're referring to a Blue Brother or a Ghostbuster, this Dan's your man A-Y-K-R-O-Y-D Linda Les
$300 [3] "I'm getting married in the morning. Ding! Dong! The bells are gonna chime" "Get Me to the Church on Time" Les	$300 [11] N. Hoffman Moore devised this to keep us on the right side of the road white line	$300 [8] George Raft groomed him for the ring & Damon Runyon gave Max Rosenbloom this nickname Slapsie Maxie Neil	$300 [16] This brand of vodka shares its name with a Russian peninsula that borders the Bering Sea Kamchatka Neil	—	—
$400 [4] "Well, it's 1 for the money, 2 for the show, 3 to get ready, now go, cat, go!" "Blue Suede shoes" Linda Les	$400 [14] This 3-engine airplane by Ford was nicknamed "The Tin Goose" Trimotor Neil	$400 [9] Individual who holds the record for most Olympic medals won--11 including 9 gold Mark Spitz	$400 [18] Calling itself "Prince Charles Edward's Liqueur", it's made of Scotch malt whiskys & heather honey Drambuie Neil	—	—
$500 [5] "Baby cried the day the circus came to town..." "Don't Cry Out Loud" Les	$500 [15] At his 1797 inauguration, he used an austere 2-horse carriage, reportedly to avoid "vulgar insolence" John Adams Neil	$500 [10] Only NFL team that's publicly owned, they've won most NFL championships--11 in 65 years (Green Bay) Packers Neil	$500 [17] Cordial made from currants, it's 1 of the ingredients in a Kir or Kir Royale Crème de cassis	—	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

GEOLOGY	LONDON	DOWN EASTERS	'80s TV	THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE	COLLEGES
$200 [7] A rock is called stratified if it has many of these layers Les	$200 [17] The official name of this coronation site is the Collegiate Church of St. Peter Westminster Abbey Linda	$200 [29] Born in Conn. she wrote her most famous work in Maine; though not in a cabin, not even Uncle Tom's Harriet Beecher Stowe Les	$200 [25] The CBS show "Tour of Duty", takes place during this war Vietnam War Les	$200 [20] This poultry sound is pronounced kikeriki in German, cocorico in French, & this way in English cock-a-doodle-doo Neil	$400 [24] The 1st 2 rectors of this university were Thomas Jefferson & James Madison University of Virginia Linda
$400 [6] Limonite, hematite & magnetite are all ores of this metal iron Neil	$400 [15] A croquet-like French game, not a cigarette, gave this London mall its name Pall Mall Les	$600 [27] He was the 1st Democrat ever elected to the U.S. Senate by Maine voters Edmund Muskie	$400 [19] In "Jake & the Fatman" he's the Fatman William Conrad Linda	$400 [18] The 2 nouns in the sentence "The sixth Sheik's sixth sheep is sick" Sheik & sheep Linda	$600 [21] This university was created as a memorial to its founder's son, Leland, Jr. Stanford Les
$600 [3] A caldera is formed by the collapse of the cone on one of these volcano Neil	$800 [13] The Yeoman Warders who guard the Tower of London are known by this name Beefeaters Neil	$800 [16] In 1950, in a "Declaration of Conscience", she was 1 of the 1st Republicans to oppose Joseph McCarthy Margaret Chase Smith Neil	$600 [8] This cop's last words on the dramatic final episode of the '86-'87 season were, "I'm an alcoholic" Chris Cagney Linda Neil	$600 [1] In 1987, Random House released the 1st new dictionary of this type in 20 years unabridged	$800 [23] This state university in Ames claims to be the birthplace of the electronic digital computer Iowa State Les Neil
$800 [4] The velocity of the Earth's rotation at the equator is about 1,050 mph, while at the poles, it's nearly this zero Neil	DD $1,000 [12] The entrance to the city of London is marked by a statue of 1 of these mythical beasts: Griffin Neil	$1,000 [26] In the 1840s, she led the drive in U.S. to build state hospitals for the mentally ill Dorothea Dix Linda	$800 [9] When CBS changed "Taking the Town" to "My Sister Sam", they had to rename her character Sam Pam Dawber Linda	$800 [2] In India, English is an official language alternative to this, the chief official language Hindi Neil	$1,000 [22] This northwest school was chartered in 1868 as Corvallis College Oregon State
$1,000 [5] The 3 main types of waves these produce are classified as P, S & L earthquakes Neil	$1,000 [14] This district where Disraeli & Dickens dwelled gave its name to a "Group" led by Virginia Woolf Bloomsbury Neil	DD $4,300 [28] Though this poet's house in Portland is no "Wayside Inn", it's Maine's best-known historic site Longfellow Linda	$1,000 [10] On "Newhart", it's the inn in which Dick & Joanna live Stratford Linda	$1,000 [11] 2 of 3 Germanic tribes that invaded Britain in the mid 400s, & whose language became known as English (2 of) Anglos & Saxons (or Jutes) Neil	—

Final Jeopardy!

BROADWAY MUSICALS

Even though he died in 1965, he won 2 Tony Awards for the 1982 musical "Cats"

T.S. Eliot

Les "Who was T.S. Elliot?" — wagered $1,000

Neil "Who was T.S. Eliot?" — wagered $1,000

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