Show #463 1986-09-17 (taped 1986-08-06) Regular

Roger Storm game 4.

Contestants

Linda Leipheimer — a homemaker from Encino, California

Ira Levine — a writer originally from Denver, Colorado

Roger Storm — a teacher from Fairview Park, Ohio (whose 3-day cash winnings total $19,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Roger	$200	$1,600	$10,000	$11,799 4-day champion: $31,200	$9,800 23 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
Ira	$0	$3,300	$4,100	$3,600 2nd place: Pinseeker golf clubs & Vitamaster Vita cycle	$5,100 16 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Linda	$-200	$1,200	$4,000	$1 3rd place: Academy Broadway outdoor products	$4,000 9 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

SCULPTURE	FOREIGN WORDS	HISTORY	WOMEN AUTHORS	REGULAR JOES	WHO CARES?
$100 [15] From Greek for "a statue larger than life", it's a statue larger than life, like the one at Rhodes colossus Ira	$100 [10] In German, "Ubermensch"; in reruns, George Reeves Superman Ira	$100 [18] In 1926, 6'4", 240 lb. Ibn-Saud became king & later unified this country Saudi Arabia Roger Linda	$100 [23] Anita Loos' sequel to "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" was "But Gentlemen Marry" these brunettes Linda	$100 [6] This son of an unsuccessful cobbler was the leader of the USSR from 1929-1953 Stalin Roger	$100 [1] The state shell of Virginia is that of this yummy mollusk oyster Roger
$200 [16] E. Rosenberg has a real blast in the desert melting & fusing metals into exotic shapes using these explosives	$200 [11] "Mardi" in French, it comes weekly & is "gras" once a year Tuesday Roger	$200 [19] One result of the Napoleonic Wars was formal recognition of this nation's neutrality Switzerland Roger	$400 [28] Famed for taking it off, her writing career took off with "The G-String Murders" Gypsy Rose Lee Roger	$200 [7] At different times Joe Besser & Joe De Rita were members of this comedy trio The Three Stooges Roger	$200 [2] This cheese made from the milk of French ewes was said to be Charlemagne's favorite roquefort Linda
$300 [17] Sculpture in which figures project from background, it's never spelled R-O-L-A-I-D-S relief Linda	$300 [13] "Fred" in Norway, "mir" in Russia, & "shalom" in Israel, which could use some peace Ira	$300 [20] Ency. Americana says Persian law decreed this punishment for accidentally sitting on the king's throne death Roger	$500 [27] Frances H. Burnett based this "little" hero in long curls, velvet & lace on her own son, Vivian Little Lord Fauntleroy Ira	$400 [9] One source we have says he won '64 gold medal in boxing fighting with broken left hand; 1 says right Joe Frazier Linda	$300 [3] A peat moss leaf is generally only this many cells thick 1 Roger
$400 [25] Clay figures baked until they are hard are called this, Italian for "cooked earth" terra cotta Ira	$400 [14] "Sinister" in Latin, it just ain't right left Roger	$400 [21] In 597, St. Augustine began converting the people of this island nation to Christianity England Ira	—	DD $500 [8] After catching strikes from 1946-1954, henow helps game show contestants "Strike It Rich": Joe Garagiola Roger	$400 [4] Research Associates found it was the favorite color of 51% of Nebraska residents polled blue Roger
$500 [26] Highest price ever for a sculpture, $3,900,000 for a 4th century B.C. bronze, was paid by this Malibu, Calif. museum The Getty Museum Linda	$500 [24] "Francobollo" in Italy, you lick it & stick it stamp Ira	$500 [22] Perhaps the most infamous concentration camp, it was located in Poland near the city of Krakow Auschwitz Ira	—	$500 [12] Among his title roles are "Tail Gunner Joe", "Crazy Joe", "Joe" & "Joe Bash" Peter Boyle Ira	$500 [5] Within 5, the total number of strings on a standard modern concert harp 46

Double Jeopardy! Round

SECRETARIES OF STATE	GENETICS	BOYS IN SONG	A.K.A.	THE EARTH	ADD A LETTER
$200 [26] Secretary of state who said western nations had, in effect, told Libya's Kadafi, "You've had it, pal" George Shultz Roger Ira	$200 [17] Inversions & translocations of chromosomes lead to these genetic changes mutations Ira	$200 [1] Jim Croce described him as the "baddest man in the whole damn town" Leroy Brown Roger	$200 [7] Martha Jane Cannary, she's buried in Deadwood, South Dakota next to "Wild Bill" Hickok Calamity Jane Roger	$200 [2] Describing water's "salinity" refers to this aspect its saltiness Ira	$200 [12] Adding a "T" to the front of these cutting tools gives us these, which we all wish were cut axes & taxes
$400 [27] In 1979, he supposedly said, "The longer I am out of office, the more infallible I appear to myself" Henry Kissinger Ira Linda	$400 [18] Jewish law says male babies need not be circumcised if maternal uncle has this bleeding disease hemophilia Roger	$400 [22] Duane Eddy & "The Art of Noise" turned this late '50s Hank Mancini TV theme into a 1986 dance hit "Peter Gunn" Ira	$400 [8] Born Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker, she wrote "The House of Earth" trilogy Pearl Buck Roger	$400 [3] An archipelago is a large group of these islands Roger	$400 [13] Adding an "E" to the end of this word for leap gives you this funny Bob hop & Hope Roger
$600 [28] In 1947, President Truman appointed this general his secy. of state, perhaps according to "plan" Marshall Roger	$600 [19] Procedure used on pregnant women to determine if amniotic fluid contains any genetic defects amniocentesis Ira	$600 [23] Marcie Blane sang, "I want to be" his "girl; that's the most important thing to me" "Bobby's Girl" Roger	$600 [9] After playing this insect in a ballet, Thelma McQueen used it as her 1st name Butterfly Roger	$600 [4] From Greek for "shake writer", it's an instrument that records any earth movement seismograph Ira	$600 [14] The difference between this European country and its currency is an "E" at the end France & franc Linda
—	DD $1,000 [20] A blond straight-haired mom & a brown curly-haired pop will most likely have a kid with these hair traits brown and curly Ira	$800 [24] In a 1959 #1 hit, Billy was killed by him over an argument about a game of craps Stagger Lee Linda	$800 [10] Diva born Maria Anna Sofia Cecilia Kalogeropoulos Maria Callas Linda	$800 [5] When magma solidifies, it becomes this classification of rock igneous rock Ira	$800 [15] Adding a "T" to the end of this word for listen gets you this, what a doctor listens to hear & heart Roger
—	$1,000 [21] Producing a new generation every 10-15 days, this, Drosophila melanogaster, is the "geneticists' guinea pig" fruit flies Roger	$1,000 [25] Tho she told Jay & the Americans, "Come a little bit closer", the girl "belonged to that man" Jose Roger	$1,000 [11] In Baroness Orczy's novel, Sir Percy Blakeney's alter ego The Scarlet Pimpernel Roger	$1,000 [6] Term for the top of the earth's zone of saturation; wells are drilled to it the water table Linda	DD $1,000 [16] Add a "Y" to the end of this word & it changes 1 person into this word for a lot man & many Roger

Final Jeopardy!

THE BIBLE

According to Genesis 7:16, it's who shut the door on Noah's Ark

the Lord

Linda "Who was Noah?" — wagered $3,999

Ira "Who was Noah's wife?" — wagered $500

Roger "Who was God?" — wagered $1,799

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