Show #402 1986-03-25 (taped 1985-11-12) Regular

Gary Palmer game 2.

Contestants

Curt Spiller — an account executive from San Diego, California

Deborah Maugham — a caterer and a party planner from Arcadia, California

Gary Palmer — a physician from Palm Springs, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Gary	$500	$900	$4,300	$1,600 2-day champion: $6,600	$4,300 17 R, 5 W
Deborah	$1,600	$2,100	$2,900	$100 3rd place: washer & dryer from WhiteWestinghouse	$3,700 12 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs)
Curt	$400	$2,200	$3,500	$100 2nd place: trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico with flight from Eastern Airlines	$3,600 15 R (including 1 DD), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

LABOR	SPORTS TRIVIA	TALK LIKE THE ANIMALS	BOTANY	MUSICAL NIGHTS	ENDS IN "OO"
$100 [6] Occupation of those who founded the 1st Masonic Lodge masons Gary	$100 [1] This golfer's followers are known as "Lee's fleas" Lee Trevino Gary	$100 [11] To murmur contentedly in a feline manner to purr Gary	$100 [30] Term for plants that live for 1 year or 1 growing season an annual Deborah	$100 [16] For Bobby Vee in 1963. the night had this many eyes a thousand Curt	$100 [19] Also too Deborah
$200 [7] A person on strike or a pointed fence stake a picket Deborah	$200 [2] In archery, one kind is the flu-flu with high fletching an arrow Gary	$200 [12] How a horse would probably vote in Parliament neigh Deborah	$200 [27] Brazil nuts & peanuts are not really nuts, but these seeds Gary Curt	$200 [17] It's what Phil Collins wanted in 1985 "One More Night"	$200 [20] Eskimo condo an igloo Curt
$300 [8] Molly Malone made money as a "monger" of these cockles & mussels Deborah	$300 [3] Japan's leading college sport baseball Curt	$300 [13] To make a concerned, clicking sound with the tongue, or name of Carson's "Wonder Hen" cluck	DD $200 [28] Title of the following, which is also a hardy annual climbing plant"I went to a dance just the other night / I saw a girl there she was out of sight / I asked a friend of mine who she could be" "Sweet Pea" Deborah	$300 [18] "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" was only top-40 hit for this protege of Carol Burnett Vicki Lawrence Gary	$300 [23] General Grouchy was severely criticized by Napoleon for his actions in this campaign Waterloo Gary
$400 [9] 1957 Doris Day musical that makes light of labor relations as well as love Pajama Game Deborah Curt	$400 [4] Originally, this court sport was considered a gentle alternative to croquet tennis	$400 [15] A sea inlet smaller than a gulf, or a coyote's "moon song" bay Curt	$300 [26] Of ⅒, ⅕, or ⅓, approximate amount of earth's land covered by forests ⅓	$400 [21] In 1975, the Bee Gees were "blaming it all on" these the "Nights On Broadway" Curt	$400 [24] Waldo's uncle Quincy Mr. Magoo Curt
$500 [10] From Spanish for "arm", name for migrant fruit pickers braceros Deborah	$500 [5] Tommy Kono went from a U.S. internment camp to gold medalist in this hefty sport weightlifting Curt	$500 [14] Kind of "singing" common to pigs & stool pigeons squealing Curt	$500 [29] A paleobotanist deals with plants in this form fossil form Gary	$500 [22] Song title used by both Cole Porter & Dion & the Belmonts "In The Still Of The Night" Gary	$500 [25] In the military, it's a signal by drum or bugle to repair to quarters a "Tattoo" Deborah

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. COINS	MYTHOLOGY	PUERTO RICO	GRAMMAR	DETECTIVES	PRESIDENTIAL LOSERS
$200 [8] This coin was originally spelled "disme" a dime Gary	$200 [3] Theseus became a Greek hero when he killed the Minotaur, a monster ½ man & ½ this bull Curt	$200 [20] The vast majority of Puerto Ricans are of this religion Catholic Curt	$200 [13] It's both the 2nd person singular & 2nd person plural of the verb "to be" are Gary	$200 [18] In "Musgrave Ritual", we learn that he kept cigars in a coal scuttle & tobacco in a Persian slipper Sherlock Holmes Gary	$200 [1] Losing to Grant in 1872, this Democrat's hopes went "west, young man" Horace Greeley Gary
$400 [12] On the half dollar, his portrait was replaced by one of JFK Benjamin Franklin Curt	$400 [4] Term for the 3 goddesses who, in Greek mythology, controlled the destiny of every man the Fates Deborah Curt	$400 [21] About 1/3 of all the island's cropland is planted with this, 1st brought there in 1515 sugar cane Gary Deborah	$400 [14] "I want to badly win Jeopardy!" is an example of this grammatical no-no a split infinitive Deborah	$400 [19] When people ask if he's French, he's always quick to tell them no, he's Belgian Hercule Poirot Curt	$400 [2] Missing Presidency by less than 1%, he was later swamped by Pat Brown in Cal. governor's race Richard Nixon Curt
$600 [25] This U.S. coin is now made of over 97% zinc the penny Gary Deborah	DD $500 [5] Greek & Roman names for the goddess of love Venus & Aphrodite Curt	$600 [27] Puerto Rico's flag resembles this nation's, recalling 1890s when both were Spanish colonies Cuba Deborah Curt	DD $600 [15] The past participle of the verb to go gone Deborah	$600 [22] People still go to John's Grill in S.F. hoping to catch a glimpse of him, Miles Archer's partner Sam Spade Gary	$600 [9] In 1975, a copy of the Nov. 3, 1948 Chicago Tribune was worth $5,000 because of this headline "Dewey Defeats Truman" Gary Curt
$800 [26] Highest denomination coin ever struck by the U.S. mint $50 gold piece	$800 [6] Brothers of the nymphs, these goat-like deities became identified as symbols of male sexuality the satyrs Deborah	$800 [28] In '67, Puerto Rico voted to retain this status rather than become U.S. state or independent country a commonwealth Gary	$800 [16] How "Barbara baked a cake" would read in the passive voice A cake was baked by Barbara Gary	$800 [23] Sidney Poitier played this policeman "In the Heat of the Night" Virgil Tibbs Curt	$800 [10] He lost to John Quincy Adams in 1824, but Adams lost to him in 1828 Andrew Jackson Gary
$1,000 [30] The phrase "2 bits" reminds us that U.S. coinage was based on this country's "8-part" dollar Spain Deborah	$1,000 [7] Jason & his Argonauts had to sail between the whirlpool Charybdis & this 6-headed monster Scylla	$1,000 [29] Only 1 in U.S. with greater population density than Puerto Rico is this east coast state New Jersey	$1,000 [17] From Greek "to arrange together", it deals with the way words are put together to form phrases syntax Gary	$1,000 [24] Priest who discovers that 'The Invisible Man" works for British post office Father Brown	$1,000 [11] "The Kansas sunflower" this Republican suffered a worse defeat than any previous major candidate Alf Landon Gary

Final Jeopardy!

CARTOONS

His theme was the only song from a cartoon short ever nominated for "Best Song" Oscar

Woody Woodpecker

Deborah "What was Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" — wagered $2,800

Curt "Who is the Pink Panther?" — wagered $3,400

Gary "Who is Bugs Bunny" — wagered $2,700

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