Show #569 1987-02-12 (taped 1986-11-11) Regular

Contestants

Bob White — a teacher from Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Virginia Sielen — a homemaker from Oakton, Virginia

Keith Chun — an actuary from Parsippany, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Keith	$300	$500	$2,900	$0 3rd place: Maytag washer & dryer	$3,900 11 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Virginia	$1,200	$3,400	$7,800	$8,599 New champion: $8,599	$7,700 20 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Bob	$900	$3,300	$3,500	$5,500 2nd place: trip to Lucayan Beach Resort in the Bahamas + flight from Eastern Airlines	$3,500 14 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. GEOGRAPHY	BRITISH SUCCESSION	MOVIES	PERFUME	ZEBRAS	"SOUR"
$100 [17] It's always been Pennsylvania's most populous city Philadelphia Bob	$100 [22] Only son of George I George II Virginia	$100 [7] This Marx brother played Jayne Mansfield's true love in "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" Groucho Marx Bob	$100 [16] Loren wears it "with a passion" Sophia Keith	$100 [1] Only continent to which zebras are native Africa Keith	$100 [3] An old prospector in Alaska or what he made his bread from sourdough Bob
$200 [18] Of California's Salton Sea, Ariz.'s Salt River & Utah's Great Salt Lake, the 1 that doesn't have salt water Salt River Bob	$200 [23] 2nd son of George V, he was the current queen's father George VI	$200 [8] When Johnny Carson turned down the lead in "The Thomas Crown Affair", this star got the role Steve McQueen Keith	—	$200 [2] TV sitcom on which the main character called his racially mixed daughter-in-law a zebra The Jeffersons Virginia	$200 [5] Concluding he couldn't get them, Aesop's fox disparaged what he originally wanted, calling them this sour grapes Virginia
$300 [19] This 7th-largest city in the U.S. is the 2nd-largest in California San Diego Keith Virginia	$300 [24] Henry IV was the last 14th c. king of England; this man was 1st to become king in the 15th c. Henry V Virginia	$300 [13] Film in which Roy Scheider several times uttered the line "I think we need a bigger boat" Jaws Bob	—	$300 [4] In England, a deer crossing is for deer, but a zebra crossing is for these pedestrians Virginia	$300 [6] A morose man or a fermented feline sourpuss Bob
DD $500 [20] The 2 points farthest apart in the 50 states are in Florida & this state Hawaii Virginia	$400 [25] Henry VIII's father Henry VII Bob	$400 [14] Picasso's estate & Cary Grant lent paintings seen in this 1986 Robert Redford film Legal Eagles Bob	—	$400 [9] Professional sport in which 7 "zebras" officiate football Bob	$400 [11] Grain beaten to a pulp to make bourbon scalded with fresh hot "slop" left over from previous distillation sour mash Keith
$500 [21] This state name is Indian word meaning "great western river", by which they probably meant the Columbia Oregon Virginia	$500 [26] In Scotland, he was King James VI, in England this 1st Stuart on the throne was called this James I Virginia	$500 [15] Dentist role filled by Walter Huston in "The Outlaw" & Kirk Douglas in "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" Doc Holliday Bob	—	$500 [10] In Simon & Garfunkel's 1967 song, "At the Zoo", zebras are said to have these political views reactionary Virginia	$500 [12] Candy the British sometimes call acid drops sour balls Bob

Double Jeopardy! Round

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS	W W II	TV TRIVIA	LANGUAGES	"SWEET"
$200 [21] When Kemmons Wilson opened his 1st hotel in 1952, he named it after this 1942 Bing Crosby film Holiday Inn Virginia	$200 [7] More common name for the asymmetric bars uneven parallel bars Virginia	$200 [17] It's said 1 of field marshal Montgomery's 2 rules of war was "never invade" this country as Germany did Russia Virginia Bob	$200 [5] Though he was more flint than calcium, "Star Trek"s Dr. McCoy had this nickname "Bones" Keith	$200 [8] Only sovereign state in which Latin is an official language Vatican City Bob	$200 [1] In tennis, it's the part of a racket's strings that provides top power & sensitivity sweet spot Virginia
$400 [22] Trying to attract this California business, Virginia is using slogan "Virginia ought to be shot" the movie industry Virginia	$400 [18] Bela Karolyi defected from this country & coached Mary Lou Retton to her Olympic medals Romania Keith	$400 [23] This weapon was the defining characteristic of a German panzer division tank Keith	$400 [13] If you asked Mork to take you to his leader, he'd take you to this fat Orkan Orson Keith	$400 [9] Corsicans speak their own language related to Italian as well as this, the official one French Virginia	$400 [2] George Washington Carver developed 118 products from them sweet potatoes Virginia Bob
—	$600 [19] Age of Nadia Comaneci when she became Olympic all-around champion in 1976 14 Keith	$600 [25] In less than 3 years, he rose from Lt. Col. to Supreme Commander of Allied forces Eisenhower Keith	$600 [14] On "The A-Team", the "B.A." in B.A. Baracus stands for this Bad Attitude	DD $600 [10] Foreign language in which part of this No. 1 hit for Joe Dowell is sung:"Can't you see I love you / Please don't break my heart in two / That's not hard to do..." German Virginia	$600 [3] Ed Begley won an Oscar playing Boss Finley in screen version of this Tennessee Williams play Sweet Bird of Youth Bob
—	$800 [20] She was: so sprightly & impressive at '72 Olympics, some dubbed her "The Munchkin of Munich" Olga Korbut Virginia	$800 [26] This world leader died 18 days before Hitler FDR Bob	$800 [15] In one "Peanuts" TV special, the Easter bunny was replaced by "the Easter" this the Easter beagle Keith	$800 [11] While Yiddish is derived mainly from German, Ladino is a Jewish language based on this one Spanish	$800 [4] In the famous hymn, it precedes "that saved a wretch like me!" Amazing grace! how sweet the sound Bob
—	$1,000 [24] In competiton, it's the 1st event of the 4 apparatus events the vault	$1,000 [27] This island was site of the 1st U.S. offensive in the Pacific island of Guadalcanal	DD $1,000 [16] The names of all 4 of Jock Ewing's sons J.R., Bobby, Ray, and Gary Keith	$1,000 [12] Translation of this familiar sentence in Esperanto: "En la komenco Dio kreis la cielon kaj le teron" In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth Virginia	$1,000 [6] Called "one of the mushiest songs in history", in it Ben Bolt is asked, "Oh, don't you remember" her "Sweet Alice"

Final Jeopardy!

MYTHOLOGY

Her name indicates she received "gifts from all" the gods

Pandora

Keith "Who is Athena?" — wagered $2,900

Bob "Who is Pandora?" — wagered $2,000

Virginia "Who is Pandora?" — wagered $799

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