Show #355 1986-01-17 (taped 1985-09-10) Regular

Contestants

Kevin Spitze — from San Jose, California

Rosalie Hill — a bookkeeper from Arroyo Grande, California

Linda Shrum — a mother from Las Vegas, Nevada (whose 2-day cash winnings total $17,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Linda	$1,800	$1,600	$4,800	$9,600 2nd place: La-Z-Boy sleep sofa & crystal lamps	$5,600 22 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)
Rosalie	$1,400	$2,200	$8,000	$9,750 New champion: $9,750	$8,000 15 R, 0 W
Kevin	$400	$2,200	$3,000	$5,995 3rd place: Glassfyre brass fire screen & fire set	$2,800 12 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

HORSES	MEDICAL TRIVIA	FAMOUS "VAN"s	BEST SELLERS	FAVORITE PASTIMES	HEAVEN
$100 [24] When U.S. horses tie the feedbag on, they most commonly eat this grain oats Kevin	$100 [21] This mental measurementcanchange during a person's life IQ Rosalie	$100 [1] TV father who found out every week that "Eight Is Enough" Dick Van Patten Linda	$100 [3] Comprised of 192 of these, "The Nothing Book" sold over 300,000 copies in 1977 blank pages Rosalie	$100 [10] Conductor Zubin Mehta points a foil, not a baton, in this sport fencing Kevin	$100 [16] Road Michael Landon travels every Wednesday night the Highway to Heaven Linda
$200 [27] A reddish brown horse is called sorrel or this, but don't roast one on an open fire chestnut Rosalie	$200 [22] Whether sugared, or not, chewing gum can actually reduce these cavities Kevin	$200 [2] She really knows the alphabet on "Wheel of Fortune" Vanna White Rosalie	$200 [4] This tough interviewer's book, "Close Encounters" takes longer than "60 Minutes" to read Mike Wallace Linda Rosalie Kevin	$200 [11] In a 1936 cartoon, Mickey, Goofy, & Donald played this equine sport, just as their boss Walt did polo Kevin	$200 [17] In Catholic teaching, he holds the keys to the kingdom of heaven St. Peter Linda
—	$300 [23] The purpose of slapping a newborn baby is to make it do this breathe Linda	$300 [6] Leonard Nimoy traded his pointy ears for one when he portrayed this painter Vincent van Gogh Linda	$300 [5] This book gave the Monterey, Calif. district of its title the nickname "Steinbeck's Street" Cannery Row Linda	$300 [12] Rough & tumble sport that was often played at Kennedy clan gatherings touch football Kevin	$300 [18] 3 Dog Night sings "Oh, I've never been to heaven, but I've been" there Oklahoma Linda
—	$500 [26] To cure a nasal polyp, Cato a Roman doctor, advised smelling this leafy vegetable a cabbage Linda	$400 [7] The only U.S. president to fit this category Martin Van Buren Linda	$400 [9] Actress who was referring to her wooden "brother" when she wrote "Knock Wood" Candice Bergen Linda	$400 [13] Jose Feliciano enjoys this speedy aquatic sport but rarely drives the boat for others water skiing Rosalie	$400 [19] Houris are black-eyed damsels that are among heavenly rewards of faithful of this religion the Muslim religion (Islam) Kevin
—	DD $600 [25] According to Red Cross, standard first aid for 1st & 2nd degree burns begins with this immersing in cold water Kevin	$500 [8] His "boy next door" looks helped him star with "girl next door" June Allyson in 6 films Van Johnson Rosalie	$500 [14] Publishers of the "Places Rated Almanac" that placed Pittsburgh 1st most desirable U.S. city Rand McNally Linda	$500 [15] An avid bowler, he was the "1st Protestant" Martin Luther Kevin	$500 [20] Paradise of Greek legend where good souls live in simple joy among flowers & meadows the Elysian Fields Rosalie

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. GEOGRAPHY	COMPOSERS	LAW	MOVIE TRIVIA	18th CENTURY FRANCE	HELL
$200 [16] New Hampshire is located halfway between the North Pole & this line the equator Kevin	$200 [6] German composer who saw, not heard, applause at the premiere of his 9th Symphony Beethoven Linda	$200 [26] Legal clinic with branches in Montgomery Ward Jacoby & Meyers	$200 [1] Francis Coppola not only lost his Zoetrope Studios, but seems to have lost this middle name Ford Linda	$200 [19] Developed in France, this system of weights & measures was adopted there in 1795 the metric system Linda	$200 [7] In Greek myth, it's the river which is the entrance to the underworld the River Styx Linda
$400 [17] Towns of Marydel & Delmar straddle these 2 states Maryland & Delaware Linda	$400 [9] He recently conducted a recording of his "West Side Story" with opera singers Leonard Bernstein Kevin	$400 [27] A 1984 Supreme Court ruling sided with Sony, letting you use these in your home without fear of arrest a video recording machine Linda	$400 [2] Though they died in 1957 & '64, Bogart & Alan Ladd co-starred in this '82 Steve Martin film Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Linda	$400 [20] In 1793, during the revolution, this state religion was all but banned Catholicism Kevin	$400 [8] Guard dog of Hades who kept his eye on you, all 6 of them, in fact Cerberus Rosalie
$600 [18] City named for Capt. Henry Shreve, who broke Fulton's steamboat monopoly, is in this state Louisiana Linda	$600 [13] For "The Threepenny Opera", Bertolt Brecht wrote the words and he wrote the music Kurt Weill Rosalie	—	$600 [3] Newspaper depicted in "All the President's Men" the Washington Post Linda	$600 [23] Since decapitation had been an aristocratic privilege, this was adopted as democratic the guillotine Linda	$600 [10] Fiery title of James Whitmore's one-man stage show about Truman Give 'em Hell, Harry! Linda
$800 [21] When Alaska & Hawaii were added to the Union, a spot in South Dakota became this the geographical center of the United States Kevin	$800 [14] Composer of "Water Music" he's called "English" although German by birth George Frideric Handel Rosalie	—	DD $800 [4] 2 recent Woody Allen films with "Rose" in the title Broadway Danny Rose & The Purple Rose of Cairo Linda	$800 [24] Marie Antoinette's husband, he preferred working as a blacksmith over his royal duties Louis XVI Linda	DD $800 [11] Composer offollowing, his orig. version proved to be his only hot hit:[Eerie instrumental music plays] Arthur Brown Linda
$1,000 [22] Only city to span entire width of a state is Weirton, in 1 of this state's 2 panhandles West Virginia	$1,000 [15] In 1774, he became court composer to Emperor Joseph II of Austria Antonio Salieri Rosalie	—	$1,000 [5] Audiences greeted these American Greetings characters by making their film a hit the Care Bears Linda Rosalie	$1,000 [25] France simultaneously fought the 7 Years War in Europe & this war in North America the French-Indian War Linda Rosalie Kevin	$1,000 [12] Olsen & Johnson's 1938 attempt to revive vaudeville Hellzapoppin' Rosalie

Final Jeopardy!

DEMOCRATS

Nichols & May; Peter, Paul & Mary; and Simon & Garfunkel all reunited at a 1972 benefit for this Democrat

George McGovern

Kevin "Who is Geo. McGovern" — wagered $2,995

Linda "Who is George McGovern?" — wagered $4,800

Rosalie "Who was George McGovern?" — wagered $1,750

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