Show #151 1985-04-08 (taped 1984-12-18) Regular

Three-way tie at zero.

Contestants

John Voorhuis — a songwriter from Watertown, Massachusetts

Bill McKeever — a naval officer and flight instructor from Virginia Beach, Virginia

Ezra Litwak — a writer originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan (whose 2-day cash winnings total $6,399)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ezra	$-300	$400	$600	$0 Loser: Berkline Wall Away recliner	$2,600 19 R, 13 W (including 1 DD)
Bill	$0	$1,100	$2,500	$0 Loser: vacation to Ingleside Inn in Palm Springs + Skyway luggage	$3,100 10 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
John	$600	$2,100	$2,500	$0 Loser: vacation to Ingleside Inn in Palm Springs + Skyway luggage	$2,500 16 R, 7 W

Jeopardy! Round

FIRST LADIES	GARDENS	WEAPONS	BUTLERS	VIRGINIA	POP QUIZ
$100 [3] Her marriage to a Mass. senator in '53 was Society's "Wedding of the Year" Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (Onassis) Ezra	$100 [21] Not flowers but hotels & houses grow on this Monopoly board "garden" Marvin Gardens Ezra	$100 [2] Movie name given to the theory of weapons in space debated by Reagan & Mondale Star Wars Ezra	$100 [10] 6'9" TV butler, he always entered the room with a deep "You rang?" Lurch Bill	$100 [11] You go there to visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Arlington National Cemetery Bill John	$100 [1] In 1886, the 1st batch of this "Real Thing" was concocted in Atlanta Coca-Cola John
$200 [4] He was introduced to his future first lady, Dolley Todd, by Aaron Burr James Madison Ezra John	$200 [22] Robert Louis Stevenson's masterpiece of children's literature A Child's Garden of Verse Ezra John	$200 [8] A bubble gum or a rocket launcher a bazooka Ezra	$200 [23] William Powell & David Niven both played this bum-to-butler role My Man Godfrey Ezra	$200 [12] Now a restored tourist attraction, this city became Colonial Virginia's capital in 1699 Williamsburg John	$200 [9] Reynolds created the 1st one for pop in 1963 the aluminum can Ezra
$300 [5] From 1945 to 1951, Eleanor Roosevelt was a delegate to this U.N. body the General Assembly Ezra Bill	$300 [25] '72 hit that summed up Rick Nelson's feelings about being considered only a rock 'n' roller "Garden Party" Bill	$300 [13] Said to have been created in Bayonne, France in 1641, soldiers have been stuck with it ever since the bayonet Bill	$300 [24] He received '81 Oscar for playing "Arthur's" butler John Gielgud Ezra John	$400 [15] Virginia Senator Harry F. Byrd's brother was this polar explorer Admiral Byrd John	$300 [19] This sweetener has all but replaced saccharin in sodas NutraSweet (or aspartame) Ezra
$400 [6] Since she was raised in Kentucky, many accused her of disloyalty to the Union cause Mary Todd Lincoln John	—	$400 [17] Instrument of death used in the cult "Texas... Massacre" film chainsaw Ezra	$400 [26] The valet given to Bertie Wooster by P.G. Wodehouse Jeeves Ezra John	DD $500 [14] It's1 of America's best-loved square dances the Virginia reel Bill	$400 [20] Suggested drinking times of this soda were 10, 2 & 4 Dr Pepper Ezra John
$500 [7] She was an extra in 1936's "Becky Sharp" & "Small Town Girl" Pat Nixon Bill	—	$500 [18] The city of Damascus was noted for making this curved sword the scimitar John	—	$500 [16] In 1862, "Stonewall" Jackson fought his way through this beautiful Virginia valley Shenandoah (Valley) John	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT LEGENDS	INVENTIONS	ANIMALS	ART	NUMBER PLEASE	BRITISH HISTORY
$200 [2] King of Phrygia who received the golden touch from Bacchus Midas Ezra	$200 [17] Cyrus McCormick invention that made farmers' lives less "grim" a reaper Ezra	$200 [16] One of the longest dams in existence, over 2,200 feet long, was built by these beavers Ezra Bill	$200 [1] Cliche about paintings that ends "but I know what I like" "I don't know (anything about) art" John	$200 [22] Number of equal sides in an isosceles triangle 2 Ezra	$200 [11] The only British Prime Minister to win the Nobel Prize for Literature Winston Churchill John
$400 [3] Daedalus & Icarus escaped from prison this way by flying John	$400 [18] Type of camera invented by Edwin Land the Polaroid (instant camera) Ezra	—	$400 [7] "Soup can" artist who did drawings for "Amy Vanderbilt's Etiquette" Andy Warhol Ezra	$400 [23] Total "swans a-swimming" in the familiar Christmas carol seven Ezra Bill	$400 [12] Ritualistic sport in which knights with blunted lances attempted to unhorse each other jousting Ezra
$600 [4] As Venus was to the Romans, she was to the Greeks Aphrodite Ezra	$600 [19] Russian-American Vladimir Zworykin invented the iconoscope & kinescope, both used in this television Ezra John	—	$600 [8] Duchamp's descended a staircase nude Ezra John	$600 [24] In track & field, it's known as a metric mile the 1500-meter race Ezra Bill	$800 [14] Henry VIII outlawed the payment of "Peter's pence" to him the Pope Ezra
$800 [5] The principal river of the nether world the river Styx Ezra John	$800 [20] Elias Howe won the sewing machine patent rights in a dispute with him Singer John	—	$800 [9] A picture or pattern made by inlaying pieces of colored material a mosaic John	$800 [25] The number of hats of Bartholomew Cubbins 500 John	$1,000 [15] Government official & diarist who gave us 1st-hand account of London's Great Fire (Samuel) Pepys Ezra
$1,000 [6] Shaw named a play for this woman-hating sculptor who came to love the statue he created Pygmalion Ezra	$1,000 [21] Except for patents on design only, they expire after this much time 17 years Ezra John	—	$1,000 [10] This American city's Art Institute is home to "American Gothic" by Grant Wood Chicago Bill John	DD $800 [26] 187 mL. of champagne split Bill	DD $2,000 [13] On Aug. 24, 1814, the British invaded this country's capital the United States Ezra

Final Jeopardy!

THE CALENDAR

In 1984, the Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Rose & Sugar Bowls were all played on this date

January 2

Ezra "What is Jan. 1 1984" — wagered $600

Bill "What is Jan 1, 1984" — wagered $2,500

John "What is January 1 1984?" — wagered $2,500

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