Show #919 1988-09-08 (taped 1988-07-18) Regular

Contestants

Erik Knutzen — a venture capitalist originally from Minnetonka, Minnesota

Jane Meggitt — a housewife and mother from Aberdeen, New Jersey

Ron Smith — a teacher from Riverside Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,450)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ron	$700	$1,500	$3,700	$3,200 3rd place: Ducane 2000S gas grill + Jeopardy! box game or computerized version	$4,200 19 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Jane	$1,500	$3,100	$7,500	$14,998 2nd place: Pinseeker golf clubs & Hatteras hammocks + Jeopardy! box game or computerized version	$7,500 18 R, 0 W
Erik	$1,000	$1,000	$7,700	$15,200 New champion: $15,200	$7,200 15 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	WORD ORIGINS	MAMMALS	AMERICAN MUSIC	ADVERTISING	NAMES IN THE NEWS
$100 [1] This country's people so hated their governor, the Duke of Alba, that they cut the dikes to flood his army the Netherlands Erik	$100 [26] Gem whose name comes from the Sanskrit for jewel, "upala" opals Ron	$100 [16] Hares living in cold regions are usually brown in the summer & this color in winter white Jane	$100 [6] In some versions of this song, the title characters are "Frankie & Albert" "Frankie and Johnny" Ron	$100 [17] John Cameron Swayze would stage torture tests for this watch & then point out, "It's still ticking" a Timex Ron	$100 [10] Elisabeth Zinser resigned as president of Gallaudet U. after students protested that she wasn't this deaf Jane
$200 [2] He had as many as 5 nervous breakdowns before becoming president in 1921 Warren Harding Ron	$200 [27] These teeth are used for grinding, & their name derives from the Latin for "millstone" molars Jane	$200 [18] The bushy-tailed wood rat is also called this, from its habit of collecting things a pack rat Erik	$200 [7] In "Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean", these 3 colors are each mentioned at least 12 times red, white & blue Ron	$200 [19] 1st Security Bank of Provo, Utah shows its employees at their "candid" best in ads filmed by him Allen Funt Ron	$200 [11] If aliens are ever greeted by Voyager 1, they'll hear the voice of this controversial Austrian Kurt Waldheim Jane
$300 [3] Country which gave up all military & political power on N. American mainland in February 1763 France Ron	$300 [28] This food poisoning bacteria was named for a veterinarian, not a fish salmonella Ron	$300 [20] Sad to relate, a blue whale usually yields about 120 barrels of this oil Ron Erik	$300 [8] In 1945 this composer won a Pulitzer Prize for "Appalachian Spring" Aaron Copland Ron	$300 [23] Their spokesman asked, "Now, doesn't your dog deserve" this Alpo Jane Erik	$300 [12] When a companion was killed in an avalanche, the London press criticized this man's lifestyle Prince Charles Jane
$400 [4] St. Mungo the missionary founded this largest city in Scotland & is also its patron saint Glasgow Ron Erik	DD $500 [29] Type of song heard here, from the Latin word for "mother":[Vocalists sing.] a madrigal Ron	$400 [21] These form the basic diet of aardvarks ants Erik	$400 [9] According to the title of an 1852 song, "Massa's In" this the cold, cold, ground Ron Jane	$400 [24] Jingle that was called Dinah Shore's theme song See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet Ron	$400 [13] The very brief concert tour of these 3 veteran performers was dubbed a "Rat Pack Reunion" Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. & Dean Martin Ron
$500 [5] Popes Leo X, Clement VII & Leon XI were all born to this Florentine family the Medicis Erik	—	$500 [22] A brown horse with a black mane, tail & points, or a body of water a bay Jane	$500 [15] In "Yankee Doodle","the men & boys" are "as thick as" this hasty pudding Ron	$500 [25] Portraits for their ads show Candice Bergen on a rearing horse & Tip O'Neill in a beach chair American Express Jane	$500 [14] The Larry & Jerry who were litigants in a landmark Supreme Court case decided February 24, 1988 Larry Flynt & Jerry Falwell Jane

Double Jeopardy! Round

ISLANDS	MYTHOLOGY	THE ELEMENTS	FAMOUS RELATIVES	MUSEUMS	POTPOURRI
$200 [10] Largest island off Alaska's Pacific coast; the largest bear on Earth lives on & is named after it Kodiak Jane	$200 [15] Myrmidons were ants changed into soldiers who marched into the Trojan War on the heels of this man Achilles Ron	$200 [26] Many of the salts of this element, whose symbol is "Ag", are light sensitive silver Ron	$200 [22] Lorna Luft is her half-sister Liza Minnelli Jane	$200 [5] The nightgown B. Mandrell wore on her wedding night is displayed in her museum in this city Nashville Ron	$200 [25] Of Bud, Kitten or Princess, name you can't have on a British birth certificate without the queen's OK Princess Jane
$400 [1] Papuans call this large island home New Guinea Erik	$400 [16] It was Bacchus, the god of wine, who granted this ruler's touching wish Midas Erik	—	$400 [11] Charles Robb, the former governor of Virginia, is her son-in-law Lady Bird Johnson Jane	$400 [6] City whose Museum of the Confederacy adjoins the White House of the Confederacy Richmond Ron	$400 [21] While touring Canada with a Soviet ballet troupe in 1974, he defected (Mikhail) Baryshnikov Ron
$600 [2] Site of heavy action in WWII, the very small island of Corregidor is part of this country the Philippines Ron	$600 [17] "Speedy relief" could describe this god who carries a Caduceus, the symbol of medicine Mercury Ron Erik	—	$600 [12] Jason Patric, who almost became a vampire in "The Lost Boys", is the son of this movie "Exorcist" Jason Miller Jane Erik	$600 [7] An entire museum in this city is devoted to '40s movie star Carmen Miranda, as the Cariocas could tell you Rio de Janeiro Erik	$600 [20] "Wool wax" is another name for this sheep grease lanolin Erik
$800 [3] European country whose explorers discovered Borneo & the Madeiras about 500 yrs. ago Portugal Erik	$800 [18] Unique facial feature of the giants who forged thunderbolts for Zeus they were cyclops, one eye Erik	—	$800 [13] On TV, he played Yancy Derringer; off-screen, he's Sally Field's stepfather Jock Mahoney Jane	$800 [8] The Stuhr Museum in Neb. displays the cottage in which this "Grapes of Wrath" star was born Henry Fonda Erik	$800 [23] Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki was made out of balsa wood & his Ra raft was made out of this papyrus Ron
$1,000 [4] The island of Eniwetok & the Bikini Atoll are part of this Pacific island group the Marshalls Erik	$1,000 [19] The 2 labors of Hercules that didn't involve animals were to get Hippolyta's girdle & fetch these the golden apples Jane	—	$1,000 [14] When E.F. Hutton talked, we assume this actress, his daughter, listened Dina Merrill Jane	DD $1,500 [9] This New York City art museum was founded by & named for Gloria Vanderbilt's aunt the Whitney Erik	$1,000 [24] An etymon is the earliest known form of one of these a word Erik

Final Jeopardy!

SHAKESPEARE

The 1st line spoken in this Shakespearean play is 1 word:"Bos'n!"

The Tempest

Ron "What was a midsummer nights" — wagered $500

Jane "What is "The Tempest"?" — wagered $7,498

Erik "What is The Tempest?" — wagered $7,500

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