Show #917 1988-09-06 (taped 1988-07-18) Regular

Contestants

Buck Janes — a graduate research assistant from Tucson, Arizona

Rosanne Messineo — an attorney from Dallas, Texas

Dave Prechtl — a warehouse manager from Rosemead, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $14,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Dave	$200	$1,000	$7,200	$14,399 3-day champion: $29,200	$6,400 16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Rosanne	$1,300	$1,500	$3,900	$7,799 2nd place: Ortho day bed & Bob Mitchell Design wall coverings + Jeopardy! box game or Jeopardy! Challenger	$4,700 15 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)
Buck	$400	$2,600	$5,800	$3,800 3rd place: Maytag Jetclean dishwasher + Jeopardy! box game or Jeopardy! Challenger	$5,800 17 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS	COUNTRY CROONERS	POTENT POTABLES	BOTANY	FASHION MODELS	FISHING
$100 [8] Former attendant in a mental ward who wrote "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Ken Kesey Rosanne	$100 [18] Some people call his back-up band the Waylors though he no longer does Waylon Jennings Rosanne	$100 [1] Germans call it "liquid bread" beer Rosanne	$100 [7] Relatives of the squash family grown for their ornamental fruits are called this gourds Dave	$100 [6] Swimsuit model Elle Macpherson graced February covers of this magazine 2 years in a row, '87 & '88 Sports Illustrated Buck	$100 [22] Over the years, this piece of fishing equipment has been made of bone, shell, stone or thorns the hook Buck
$200 [9] This author of "Herzog" won both the Nobel & Pulitzer Prizes in 1976 Saul Bellow Dave	$200 [27] Willie Nelson helped this Black singer's career by using him in shows during the civil rights era Charley Pride Buck	$200 [2] Of an old fashioned, whiskey sour or highball glass, the one with a stem a whiskey sour Dave Buck	$200 [14] Scientists estimate over 100,000 species of this group of nongreen plants are as yet undiscovered fungi Rosanne Buck	$200 [13] "Uptown Girl" who uses "Cover Girl" for that "fresh, natural look of clean make-up" Christie Brinkley Buck	$200 [23] Some floats are also called this because of what they do when a fish strikes a bob (bobber) Rosanne
$300 [10] In the '20s he played pro football, & in the '30s he wrote "Tobacco Road" Erskine Caldwell Dave Rosanne	$300 [28] This female duo got a recording contract after an unprecedented live audition before RCA execs The Judds Dave	$300 [3] The 1733 Molasses Act heavily taxed both molasses & this import from the Spanish & French W. Indies rum Buck	$300 [15] Binary fission is a process by which bacteria cells do this reproduce (divide) Buck	$400 [20] This model's claims to fame include her lengthy blond mane & mothering 2 of Mick Jagger's children Jerry Hall	$300 [24] Name of this fish literally means a "little pike" a pickerel
$400 [11] Born at West Point, his historical fiction includes "Burr" & "Lincoln" (Gore) Vidal Rosanne	—	$400 [4] Grand Marnier, triple sec & cointreau all feature this fruit flavor orange Rosanne	$400 [16] The Norway variety of this is sometimes used as a Christmas tree a (Norway) spruce Rosanne Buck	DD $500 [19] In 1981, when she was just 16, Time said she typified "the '80s look" Brooke Shields Rosanne	$400 [25] Split-shot, dipsey & keel are 3 types of these sinkers Buck
$500 [12] This ex-professor of biochemistry has written science fiction works such as "The Foundation Trilogy" (Isaac) Asimov Rosanne	—	$500 [5] American Brands makes Sunshine cookies, Jergens lotion & this biggest selling bourbon Jim Beam Rosanne	$500 [17] Old man, cholla & organ-pipe are 3 kinds of these cactus Dave	$500 [21] Her $200,000 contract with Revlon in 1973 made her the highest paid model at the time Lauren Hutton Buck	$500 [26] Not fishing for a Scandinavian dwarf, but trailing the bait behind a moving boat trolling Buck

Double Jeopardy! Round

RELIGION	OPERA	LANDMARKS	SICKNESS & HEALTH	"UP" & "DOWN"	REVOLUTIONARY WAR
$200 [12] The 1378 election of both Urban VI & Clement VII to this post resulted in "The Great Schism" pope (papacy) Rosanne	$200 [1] At least 3 composers have written operas based on this 1867 Ibsen work; must be peer pressure Peer Gynt Dave	$200 [7] One of Beijing's top tourist attractions, no cameras or tape recorders are allowed inside this tomb Mao's tomb Dave	$200 [3] Of married men, single men or married women, the group that tends to have the lowest depression rate married men Dave Rosanne Buck	$400 [19] A torrential rain a downpour Buck	DD $1,000 [26] The only ones to sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 were Charles Thomson & this man John Hancock Rosanne
$400 [13] Thomas Cranmer, organizer of the Church of England, was appointed this in 1533 the Archbishop of Canterbury Dave	$400 [2] In '88 Maria Ewing got 16 curtain calls when she wound up nude after performing this dance from "Salome" the Dance of the Seven Veils Buck	$400 [8] This Egyptian landmark made headlines in February 1988 when a chunk of its shoulder fell off the Sphinx Buck	$400 [17] A survey said of 56 knuckle crackers, none suffered unduly from this joint affliction arthritis Dave	$600 [20] This short London street was named for a 17th- century diplomat who built houses there Downing Street Buck	—
$600 [14] This common Christian name for God resulted from an incorrect reading of the Hebrew Jehovah Dave Buck	$600 [4] For the 500th anniversary of this in 1992, the Met has commissioned Philip Glass to write an opera Columbus discovers America Dave	$600 [9] After promoting construction of this Houston landmark, Judge Roy Hofheinz lived in it the Astrodome Buck	$600 [23] Providing coverage for some 77 million members, it's the largest medical insurance org. in the U.S. Blue Cross Buck	$800 [21] Sandy Dennis movie based on Bel Kaufman's best seller set in a New York City school Up the Down Staircase Rosanne	—
$800 [15] From Greek for "gratitude", it's a term for the sacrament of Communion Eucharist Dave	$800 [5] He helped Wagner complete "Parsifal" before going on to write "Hansel & Gretel" Engelbert Humperdinck Dave	$800 [10] In March 1988 the army announced its intention to put a Burger King in this S.F. landmark the Presidio Rosanne	$800 [24] From the Greek for "inflation", it's a lung condition in which the air sacs become overstretched emphysema Rosanne	DD $1,000 [18] Title of thefollowingthat went up to No. 7 in 1967:"Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon / Would you like to ride in my..." "Up, Up And Away" Dave	—
$1,000 [16] This name was 1st used scornfully for members of an Oxford club founded in 1729 by John & Charles Wesley Methodist Rosanne	$1,000 [6] English title of Puccini's opera "La fanciulla del West" Girl of the Golden West Dave Rosanne	$1,000 [11] Thomas Crawford's "Armed Freedom" sits atop the dome of this landmark the Capitol Rosanne	$1,000 [25] About 10 days after exposure to this disease, Koplik's spots appear on the insides of your cheeks the measles	$1,000 [22] Sweden's capital in Viking times, it's also home to the country's oldest university Uppsala Buck	—

Final Jeopardy!

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES

Observances that fell in 1988 on Wednesday February 17 & Thursday March 17

Ash Wednesday & St. Patrick's Day

Rosanne "What are Ash Wed. & St. Patrick's Day" — wagered $3,899

Buck "What are St. Valentine's & St. Patrick's Day?" — wagered $2,000

Dave "What are Ash Wednesday & St. Patrick's Day" — wagered $7,199

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