Show #577 1987-02-24 (taped 1986-12-29) Teen Tournament

1987 Teen Tournament semifinal game 2.

Contestants

Salil Kumar — a senior at Isidore Newman High School from Harahan, Louisiana

Dana Venator — a junior at Briarcliff High School from Decatur, Georgia

David Simon — a senior at Jonathan Dayton High School from Mountainside, New Jersey

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
David	$1,000	$2,100	$2,500	$5,000 2nd place: $5,000	$2,500 10 R, 1 W
Dana	$700	$2,200	$5,800	$11,500 Finalist	$6,000 17 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Salil	$-100	$2,600	$7,000	$2,300 3rd place: $5,000	$7,800 24 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

CONSTELLATIONS	ACTRESSES	THE HUMAN BODY	TOYS & GAMES	FAMILIAR PHRASES	McDONALD'S
$100 [7] The 2 "pointer" stars in the Big Dipper always point to this star in the Little Dipper North Star (Polaris) Dana	$100 [3] One "Aliens" poster was withdrawn because she "looked too much like Michael Jackson" Sigourney Weaver Dana	$100 [23] The "arector pili" muscle contracts & causes hair to do this, as when you're watching "The Fly" stand on end David	$100 [1] In "The Odd Couple", Murray, Speed & Vinnie often joined Oscar in this card game poker David	$100 [12] "All work & no play makes" him "a dull boy" & Jill's probably not a lot of fun either Jack Dana	$100 [15] Due to the success of these, McDonald's is the 2nd-largest chicken retailer in U.S. McNuggets Salil
$200 [11] Total number of recognized constellations, it's the same number of keys on a piano 88 Dana	$200 [4] In 1984 she became real-life partner of attorney Robert Altman, & TV "Partners" w/Loni Anderson Lynda Carter Dana	$200 [24] Arteries carry blood from the heart, veins carry blood to the heart, & these connect the 2 capillaries Salil	$200 [2] The "Blitzwing", which can change from a tank to an airplane to a robot, is this type of toy Transformer Dana	$200 [13] "If you want a thing done well..." this person should do it yourself David	$200 [16] In the mid '50s, McDonald's fries cost 10¢, & a large drink or this cost 15¢ hamburger Salil
$300 [19] As usually charted, stars in the constellation Cassiopeia form this letter W (M) Salil	$300 [5] In this sitcom, Joanna Kerns is in the "Thicke" of things with her husband & family Growing Pains Dana	$300 [25] There are about 206 of dem in the body bones Salil	DD $200 [8] Toy in name of the group singingthe following:[Opening guitar riff plays]"She's got legs, she knows how to use them..." top Dana	$300 [14] This "makes the heart grow fonder", though a dozen roses wouldn't hurt absence Salil	$300 [17] The 1st Ronald McDonald who gave Ronald his name, was this popular "Today Show" weather man Willard Scott Dana
$400 [22] Uranus & Pluto were discovered while passing below Castor & Pollux, stars in this constellation Gemini Dana	$400 [6] Raquel's daughter, she dropped in from outer space to make her U.S. movie debut in "Cocoon" Tahnee Welch Salil	$400 [26] By the time you hit age 70, these twin organs have removed wastes from over a million gallons of blood kidneys David	$400 [9] Comic book character "The Flaming Carrot" hops to scene of crime on an atomic version of this toy pogo stick David	$400 [18] A Cornish prayer asked God to "deliver us from goulies & ghosties...& things that" do this go bump in the night David	$400 [28] In the TV ad, Vanna White said this product's name doesn't have enough letters McDLT Salil
—	$500 [21] The 1982 movie "Jinxed" lived up to its name & sent this actress into therapy Bette Midler Salil	$500 [27] Temporary organ that develops in pregnancy & nourishes fetus through the umbilical cord placenta Salil	$500 [10] On May 5, 1984, 1036 Colgate students repositioned themselves for 3 1/2 hours playing this Milton Bradley game Twister David Salil	$500 [20] "Brevity is the soul of..." this wit Dana	$500 [29] The corner of Fourteenth & E Streets in San Bernardino, California first McDonald's franchise (first McDonald's stand) Salil

Double Jeopardy! Round

STATE CAPITALS	THE BOSS	FEMALE FACTS	OUTLAWS	MAPS	STARTS WITH "HYP"
$200 [1] This Mormon-founded capital lies at the foot of the westernmost range of the Rocky Mountains Salt Lake City Salil	$200 [11] Since 1974, they've been the band that backs up the Boss E Street Band Salil	$200 [20] Since 1963, # of women entering this religious calling has fallen by about 1/3 nuns Salil	$200 [23] The Reno Gang was credited as 1st to rob these steam vehicles trains Salil	$200 [3] It's a book of maps, even if it doesn't hold up heaven or earth atlas David	$200 [16] The only punc-tuation in this answer hyphen Dana
DD $300 [8] 2 of the 4 capitals that begin with the same letter as their state 2 of (Honolulu, Oklahoma City, Dover and Indianapolis) Salil	$400 [12] Though he's never had a #1 single, this song boogied on up to #2 in 1984 "Dancing in the Dark" Salil	$400 [21] Guinness says 69 is the greatest number of these any woman has had children Dana	$400 [24] Aliases for Robert Leroy Parker & Harry Longbaugh which became title of a 1969 movie hit Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid Salil	$400 [4] A.J. Nystrom & Co. & C.S. Hammond, Inc. publish maps chiefly for these institutions schools	$400 [17] A person who's more sick in the head than in the body hypochondriac Salil
$400 [2] It's the capital of the least populated state, Wyoming Cheyenne David	DD $500 [15] In October 1975, the Boss graced the covers of these 2 weekly magazines simultaneously Time & Newsweek Salil	$600 [22] The females in this kingdom could be called "pistil packin' mamas" plant Salil	$600 [25] 1 authority says old west outlaws would have flourished if not for this detective organization Pinkerton Dana	$600 [5] This word for mapmaker comes from Old French for "card" cartographer Dana	$600 [18] While under this you may experience anesthesia, hallucination or age regression hypnosis David
$600 [7] Only Confederate state capital east of the Mississippi that Union troops did not capture was this, Florida's Tallahassee Salil	$600 [13] In May 1985, he broke many female hearts by marrying this actress Julianne Phillips	$800 [28] Ratified in 1920, the 19th Amendment gave women this right to vote Dana	$800 [27] Anatomical part of outlaw Joaquin Murietta supposedly cut off & displayed in a bottle of alcohol head Dana Salil	$800 [6] Of too large, too small, or in right proportion, how polar regions appear on a Mercator projection map too large Dana	$800 [19] One who extols the virtues of healthy food & then goes home & eats Goo Goo Clusters is this hypocrite Salil
$1,000 [9] Due to its classical-style architecture, this capital is called "The Athens of the South" Nashville Salil	$800 [14] Bruce was indeed born in the U.S.A.--in this town, in fact Freehold, New Jersey David	$1,000 [29] Among the world's major countries, this one has the highest proportion of female physicians Soviet Union Salil	$1,000 [30] His skill at anonymity kept him from the law but not from the fellow gang member who shot him in 1882 Jesse James Salil	$1,000 [10] Photogammetry is the science of making maps from photos taken from this perspective sky (air) Salil	$1,000 [26] The medical term for high blood pressure hypertension Dana Salil

Final Jeopardy!

NUMBERS

Setting a pair of standard dice on a table, total of numbers on sides, not including tops & bottoms

David "What is 28?" — wagered $2,500

Dana "What is 28?" — wagered $5,700

Salil "What is 14?" — wagered $4,700

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