Show #1287 1990-03-20 (taped 1989-11-06) Regular

Contestants

Peter Bass — a lawyer from Washington, D.C.

Mike Duffy — a law student from Bridgefield, Pennsylvania

Mark Shrager — a budget analyst from Granada Hills, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $20,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mark	$2,700	$3,400	$2,600	$5,200 3-day champion: $25,200	$2,400 19 R (including 1 DD), 7 W
Mike	$400	$2,600	$5,800	$3,999 2nd place: Keller dining furniture + International Siversmith flatware	$6,200 19 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Peter	$900	$1,800	$3,800	$0 3rd place: Smith Corona laptop word processor and printer	$3,800 13 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS FOLKS	BIBLICAL QUOTES	EUROPE	MUSICAL NUMBERS	CRUSTACEANS	SMALL MATTERS
$100 [19] This dancer was quoted as saying, "If I sing in the rain now, I get pneumonia" Gene Kelly Peter	$100 [16] God told him, "Dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return" Adam Peter	$100 [14] Country whose basic monetary unit is the ostmark, or "east mark" East Germany Mark	$100 [1] According to the Commodores, "You're" this many times "a lady" 3 Peter	$100 [11] All crustaceans have 2 pairs of these; the second pair must be for UHF antennae Mike	$100 [6] A small auto, or a small case containing face powder a compact Mark
$200 [22] Her boyfriend, Tom Arnold, got "Rosey" tattooed on his backside & even exposed it on "A Current Affair" Roseanne Barr Mike	$200 [20] She announced, "They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre" Mary Magdalene Mike	$200 [17] 2-word title of the official who heads the city government of Dublin Lord Mayor Mark	$200 [2] In 1968 the Temptations were on this "Cloud" "Cloud Nine" Mark	$200 [12] A blue lobster turns up once in 4 million, but still turns this color when cooked red Mike	$200 [7] This adjective meaning "very small" comes from "Gulliver's Travels" Lilliputian Mark
$300 [23] This star of "The Outlaw" said she was once so skinny the boys in school called her "Bones" Jane Russell Mike	$300 [21] She said, "Thou hast mocked me these 3 times and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth" Delilah Mark	$300 [24] The Greeks called the prehistoric tribes of Spain this, probably after the Ebro River Iberians Mark	$400 [4] According to The Crests, they "make a lovely sight, but not as bright as your eyes tonight" "Sixteen Candles" Mark	$300 [13] They're stuck to ships' hulls & they're hermaphroditic just in case no one's close by barnacles Peter	$300 [8] Elves, fairies & Willie WInkie are all described as this wee Mark
$400 [29] This "Hotel Queen" loves to throw "I'm Just Wild About Harry" birthday bashes for her husband Leona Helmsley Peter	$400 [27] He "wasted his substance with riotous living" the Prodigal Son Peter	$400 [25] This country in the Pyrenees is a haven for smugglers Andorra Mike	DD $500 [3] 1964 song heardherein which The Searchers found what they were searching for:"I took my troubles down to Madame Ruth /You know that gypsy with the gold-capped tooth..." "Love Potion Number Nine" Mark	$400 [15] If you had a fiddler on your roof, one of these would be clomping around a crab Mike Peter	$400 [9] A small compartment for a Mouseketeer drummer a cubby hole Mark
$500 [30] This pianist has been called Denmark's "Clown Prince" Victor Borge Mark	$500 [28] "His meat was locusts and wild honey" John the Baptist Mike	$500 [26] This eastern European country was established in 1918, with Thomas Masaryk as its 1st president Czechoslovakia Mike	$500 [5] Number of the Rolling Stones' 1966 "Nervous Breakdown" 19 Mark	$500 [18] If Sizzler had an all-you-can-eat special on these, you'd bet the baleen whale would go there krill Mike	$500 [10] Term for the minerals like fluorine, zinc & copper that your body has only in small amounts trace (elements) Mike

Double Jeopardy! Round

FIRST LADIES	ARCHITECTURE	U.S. STATES	BOOKS & AUTHORS	POTENT POTABLES	BLOOD
$200 [1] A law restricting billboards on interstate highways was encouraged by this first lady Lady Bird Johnson Mike	$200 [11] Styles of these include gambrel, curb & mansard rooves Peter	$200 [15] We acquired this state by treaty 9 days after gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill California Mike	$200 [20] This noted ornithologist also wrote the text for "Birds of America" Audubon Mark	$200 [26] Mix egg white, gin, apple brandy, lemon juice & grenadine & you get this color "Lady" pink Peter	$200 [3] Hemoglobin has 2 main parts, globin, a protein & heme, which contains this mineral iron Mark Mike
$400 [2] She met her future husband the year before he ran for Congress from Michigan's fifth district Betty Ford Mark	$400 [12] Ribbed groin vaults & the flying buttress were introduced with this imposing 12th century style Gothic Mike	$600 [17] Farms occupy 95% of the land in this Cornhusker State, more than any other Nebraska Mike	$400 [21] His "Tropic"al books created topical controversy & were banned in the U.S. for many years Henry Miller Mark Mike	$400 [27] It puts the kick in a Moscow mule vodka Peter	$400 [4] If you suffer from a shortage of Vitamin K, your blood may have trouble doing this coagulating (clotting) Mike
$600 [8] In 1939, at Chicago's Girls' Latin School, she played the lead role in the Senior play "First Lady" Nancy Reagan Peter	$600 [13] The most famous buildings designed by Inigo Jones are in this capital city London Mark	$800 [18] This future state song of Maryland was a battle song for Confederate soldiers "Maryland, My Maryland" Mark	$600 [22] '69 R. Moore book made into a film that's subtitled "The World's Most Crucial Narcotics Investigation" The French Connection Peter	$600 [28] Classes of this fortified wine include Fino, Amontillado & Oloroso sherry Mark	$600 [5] Of the 4 main blood types, the 1 that can be donated to only 1 group, its own AB Mark
$800 [9] She was almost 6 feet tall & very shy when she made her debut in 1902 Eleanor Roosevelt Mike	$800 [14] This term for wooden paneling comes from the Middle Dutch "wagenschot", perhaps meaning wagon wood wainscoting Mark	$1,000 [19] The Colorado River enters Arizona from this state Utah Peter	$800 [23] "The Mystery of Marie Roget" was a sequel to this 1841 Poe tale The Murders in the Rue Morgue	$800 [29] A motorcycle accessory, or a cocktail made of brandy, Cointreau & lemon juice a sidecar Mark	$800 [6] The most abundant of the plasma proteins, it's also found in the white of an egg albumin Mike
DD $1,500 [10] The only president & first lady who were born in the same small town Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Mike	$1,000 [25] This northern Italian born in 1508 has been called the most imitated architect in history Palladio Mark Mike Peter	DD $1,500 [16] The southernmost city, town & point in the 50 states are located on this Hawaiian island the island of Hawaii (the Big Island) Mike	$1,000 [24] N.H.'s rock formation "The Old Man of the Mtn." was made famous in this N. Hawthorne tale The Great Stone Face Mark	$1,000 [30] The 2 varieties of red port are ruby & this tawny Mike	$1,000 [7] Bacteria-eating white blood cells called neutrophils are developed in this the bone marrow Mark

Final Jeopardy!

WORD ORIGINS

Word derived from the act of breaking up a failed Italian moneylender's market bench

bankruptcy

Mark "What is bankruptcy??" — wagered $2,600

Peter "What is s" — wagered $3,800

Mike "bancbankruptcy" — wagered $1,801

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