Show #263 1985-09-11 (taped 1985-07-01) Regular

Returning champions were placed at the far right lectern.

Contestants

Sara Trautner — a publisher's assistant originally from New Ulm, Minnesota (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,100)

Richard Chamberlain — a traffic accident investigator from Shelby, North Carolina

Alan Jackowitz — an accountant originally from Brooklyn, New York

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Alan $900 $1,300 $2,700 $1,100
2nd place: Frigidaire 18 cu. ft. frost-proof refrigerator/freezer + Hitachi integrated black-rack stereo system
$2,700
8 R, 1 W
Richard $2,500 $1,900 $4,200 $6,200
New champion: $6,200
$6,000
20 R, 6 W (including 2 DDs)
Sara $500 $900 $4,200 $200
3rd place: Carrera Action recliner by Lane
$4,700
19 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

FOOD SUPERSTITIONS 6-LETTER WORDS THE OSCARS FAMOUS SHEPHERDS ANTS
$100 [11]
Spicy, icy Spanish tomato soup
gazpacho
Richard
$100 [20]
They say it's bad luck to put this shoe on 1st
the left
Sara
$100 [13]
An Easton, or a Queen of the Jungle
Sheena
Richard
$100 [1]
He anchored the Oscar telecast on March 25, 1985
Jack Lemmon
Sara
$100 [4]
Her sheep will come home, wagging their tails behind them
Little Bo Peep
Richard
$100 [25]
Though we call America's the original 13, ants lived in these long before that
colonies
Sara
$200 [12]
Term for pasta that remains firm "to the teeth's" touch
al dente
Alan
$200 [21]
Supposedly, a bee can't do this while you're holding your breath
sting you
Sara
$200 [14]
French for "again"
encore
Richard
$200 [2]
His "Philadelphia Story" Oscar now has a matching honorary bookend
Jimmy Stewart
Alan
$200 [5]
Breed of Strongheart, 1st movie dog of "star status"
a German shepherd
Richard
$200 [26]
Since the queen has but one mating flight, she has no need for these afterwards & chews them off
wings
Richard
$300 [18]
Meat-in-pastry combo named for Napoleon's nemesis
beef Wellington
Richard
$300 [22]
Placing this beneath the bed will cut the pain of childbirth
a knife (or an axe)
Sara
$300 [15]
It can be found in a mixing bowl or a baseball box
batter
Richard
$300 [3]
Surgeon Haing S. Ngor won for his acting debut in this film which paralleled his life
The Killing Fields
Richard
$300 [6]
Location of Little Boy Blue's sheep
the meadow
Richard
$300 [28]
The echidna, pangolin, & aardvark, for example
anteaters
Sara
$400 [19]
The "poivre" in steak au poivre
pepper
Sara
$400 [23]
Sticking a piece of this on the top of a baseball cap brings good luck to the team
bubble gum (or chewing game)
Alan
DD $500 [16]
6-letter word in the title of the following:"Every single day /Every word you say /Every game you play /Every night you stay /I'll be watching you /Oh, can't you see /You belong to me?..."
breath
Richard
$400 [8]
Though he played the title role in "Amadeus", he lost the Oscar to co-star F. Murray Abraham
Thomas Hulce
Richard
$400 [7]
Jesus was a descendant of this shepherd king
King David
Sara
$400 [29]
Antennae serve ants as organs of all senses except this
sight
Richard
$500 [24]
Main dish ordered most often in American restaurants
fried chicken
Alan Sara
$500 [27]
Dark-colored socks with this color toes protect you from being tripped by elves
white
Alan Richard Sara
$500 [17]
A niche in the wall, or a pause in the class
recess
$500 [10]
1984's Best Documentary Feature featured his life & "Times"
Harvey Milk
Alan
$500 [9]
Famous sheepherders of N. Spain, their language is related to no other known language
the Basques
Richard
$500 [30]
Unlike termites, these ants don't eat wood, only chew out holes big enough to "build" their nests
carpenter ants
Richard

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 1700s BOOKS & AUTHORS CANADA WEATHER FIRST LADIES SPORTS TRIVIA
$200 [9]
In 1796, the population of this Asian nation was 275 million
China
Richard
$200 [1]
He took "A Peep at Polynesian Life" before he took a stab at "Moby Dick"
Herman Melville
Sara
$200 [19]
During the '60s & '70s, U.S. gov't. objected to Canada's policy of accepting these fugitive Americans
draft dodgers (the Vietnam draft evaders)
Sara
$200 [18]
Of a high or low pressure system, the one you'd prefer if you wanted to get a tan at the beach
high
Richard Sara
$200 [6]
Pres. Reagan's younger daughter Patti goes by this, mother Nancy's maiden name
Davis
Alan
$200 [7]
Of 6, 10, or 100, a perfect score in figure skating
6
Sara
$400 [10]
In 1755, an earthquake killed 30,000 people in this Portuguese city
Lisbon
Alan
$400 [2]
He wrote biographies of Columbus & Washington as well as Rip Van Winkle
Washington Irving
Sara
$400 [20]
Northernmost North American city of over ½ million, it's home to hockey's "Oilers"
Edmonton
Sara
$400 [26]
Their names for '85 include Nana, Bob, Claudette, & Danny
hurricanes
Sara
$400 [8]
At 24, she married a senator; at 34, she was a president's widow
Jacqueline (Kennedy) Onassis
Richard
$400 [11]
Italy & this South American nation have won the most World Cups in soccer
Brazil
Richard
$600 [12]
In 1709, Russian prisoners were sent here for the 1st time
Siberia
Sara
$600 [3]
Tutored by Ralph Waldo Emerson & Henry David Thoreau, her works include "Jo's Boys"
Louisa May Alcott
Sara
DD $500 [25]
The 3 Canadian Prairie Provinces
Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Alberta
Sara
$600 [14]
Nickname her black nurse gave to Claudia Alta Taylor as a child
Lady Bird
Richard
$600 [23]
This great middleweight's real name was Walker Smith, Jr.
Sugar Ray Robinson
$800 [13]
In 1764, London introduced the practice of numbering these
houses
$800 [4]
In his spare time as a bookshop owner, he compiled his "Famous Quotations" in 1855
Bartlett
Sara
$600 [21]
Canada is the world's leading producer of this metal used in magnet alloys & coins
nickel
Richard
$800 [15]
Her 54-year marriage to our 2nd president has been called a "love feast"
Abigail Adams
Richard
$800 [24]
This NFL Central Division team has lost the most Superbowls, 4
the Vikings
Sara
$1,000 [17]
Year the U.S. Congress met for the 1st time under the Constitution
1789
Richard Sara
$1,000 [5]
1965 book Alex Haley co-authored with the former Malcolm Little
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Richard
$800 [22]
The Grand Banks, among world 's best fishing grounds lie off this, Canada's newest province
Newfoundland
Alan
DD $1,300 [16]
1 of 4 widower presidents who did not have a First Lady during their term
(1 of) Jefferson, Jackson, Van Buren, or Arthur
Richard

Final Jeopardy!

EXPLORERS

Of Columbus' 3 ships on his 1st voyage, the one that never returned to Spain

the Santa Maria

Alan "What is the Pinta?" — wagered $1,600
Richard "What is the Santa Maria?" — wagered $2,000
Sara "What is the Pinta?" — wagered $4,000

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