Show #806 1988-02-22 (taped 1987-11-09) Regular

Contestants

David Huemer — a commodities trader from Hoboken, New Jersey

Lavergne Casey — a co-owner of a print shop from Scranton, Pennsylvania

Dan Dickinson — a househusband from Anchorage, Alaska

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Dan	$300	$200	$3,200	$6,300 2nd place: Broyhill roll top desk & swivel chair + Smith Corona XD6700 typewriter	$3,200 7 R, 1 W
Lavergne	$1,000	$900	$2,300	$1 3rd place: General Electric gas range	$2,300 7 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
David	$2,200	$1,900	$9,000	$11,599 New champion: $11,599	$9,300 32 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. HISTORY	WORD ORIGINS	"COUNTRY" MUSIC	SELF-DEFENSE	CAVES & CANYONS	SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS
$100 [1] In 1868, long before labor unions got it, the federal gov't gave employees a workday this long 8 hours Dan	$100 [3] Often referring to the teachings of Jesus, this word comes from Old English for good tale, "godspell" gospel David	$100 [8] Donny's "I'm a little bit rock & roll" was a response to this line by Marie "I'm a little bit country" David	$100 [17] Regardless of body weight, women have about as much strength as men in these limbs their legs David	$100 [13] Mather Point, Bright Angel Pt. & Point Imperial are 3 areas from which to view this "big ditch" the Grand Canyon David	$100 [19] "He don't know (if he can talk)--he never tried," said Doc of him Dopey David
$200 [2] This city's boardwalk, the 1st in the U.S., was put up in 1870 Atlantic City David	$200 [4] From the French for "to begin", it's a young lady I making her formal entrance into society a debutante Dan David	$200 [12] In 1968, Billy Vera was a "City Man", & Judy Clay, not Grace Kelly, was this a Country Girl David	—	$200 [14] When light shines thru its waters, this famous Italian sea cave fills with sapphire-colored light the Blue Grotto David	$200 [20] After each cel of Snow White was painted, this "finishing touch" was added to her face some makeup (rouge, blush) Lavergne
$300 [9] As president-elect, he went to Korea in 1952 Eisenhower David	$300 [5] The mitral valve in the heart was named for its resemblance to this headgear a miter David	$300 [22] In the patriotic song, this title line precedes "Land of my birth", "grandest on earth" This is my country Lavergne David	—	$300 [15] 1 of 2 national parks in Utah with Canyon in its name (1 of) Canyonlands (or Bryce Canyon) David	$300 [21] Song that begins "We dig dig dig dig dig dig dig in our mine the whole day through" "Heigh-Ho" Lavergne David
$400 [10] The treaty to end the Revolutionary War was signed by the U.S. & Great Britain in this city Paris David	$400 [6] One source says "madanah", the Sanskrit word for this wordy Asian bird, means "lust" a myna David	$400 [23] In 1973, Dottie West sang that she "was raised" this way on country sunshine Lavergne	—	$400 [16] A narrow canyon with almost perpendicular walls is called this, like the Royal in Colorado a gorge Dan	—
$500 [11] In January 1975, Robert C. Mardian was convicted of obstructing this investigation the Watergate investigation Lavergne	$500 [7] An appetizer topped with a spread, from medieval Latin for a mosquito net that can top your bed a canapé Lavergne	DD $500 [24] Title of thefollowing Glen Campbell song:"You get a house in the hills / You're payin' everyone's bills / And they tell you that you're gonna go far / But in the back of my mind / I hear it time after time / Is that who you really are?" "Country Boy" Lavergne	—	$500 [18] Near Granada, Spain, some 3000 of these live in caves in which they've built churches, schools & stores Gypsies Dan David	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

FIRST LINES OF PLAYS	BOTANY	CELEBRITIES IN PRINT	THE MIDDLE AGES	SOUTH CAROLINIANS	HODGEPODGE
$200 [3] "Salieri!.... Salieri!... Salieri!" Amadeus David	$200 [26] Varieties of this fruit include clingstone or freestone, with yellow or white fleshtones a peach David	$200 [15] Dee Burton wrote an entire book on fans' dreams about this man, called "I Dream of Woody" Woody Allen David	$200 [4] By 1453, the only English possession left in this country was Calais France David	$200 [6] Once head cheerleader at U. of S. Carolina, she was also Miss S. Carolina before the "Monkey Business" Donna Rice David	$200 [16] Imelda Marcos had these of herself & Ferdinand done entirely in pearls on velvet portraits David
$400 [13] The 1st lines of this 1979 play, "I have nothing; no hearing, no speech," are in sign language Children of a Lesser God David	$400 [27] It's the principal constituent of most plant cell walls cellulose David	$400 [17] Brother of a faith healer, he titled his presidential memoirs "Keeping Faith" Jimmy Carter David	$400 [5] Among leaders of the 1st of these in 1096 were Bohemund of Otranto & Godfrey of Bouillon the Crusades David	$400 [7] Though born in Chicago, this author of "North & South" lives in the South on Hilton Head Island (John) Jakes David	$400 [18] The 2 main types of this openwork fabric are bobbin & needlepoint lace Lavergne
$600 [25] Maggie says, "One of those no-neck monsters hit me with a hot buttered biscuit..." Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Dan	$600 [28] The pollen sacs are normally in this part of a stamen the anther David	$600 [23] George Will called this "auto"biography "the worst book since the invention of movable type" Iacocca David	$600 [8] City in which Charlemagne spent Christmas, 800 A.D. Rome David	$600 [9] Nickname of Francis Marion, who made daring guerrilla raids from a hideout in South Carolina's Pee Dee River the Swamp Fox David	$600 [20] In "The Sign of Four", the group or "unofficial force" that aids Sherlock Holmes the Baker Street Irregulars Dan
$800 [1] This play opens with a friend of Hamlet's tossing coins & saying, "heads... heads.... heads... heads... heads." Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Dan	DD $700 [29] The 2 colors of Mendel's famous peas green & yellow David	$800 [24] Her biography "Lovely Me" claims she was a "love machine" who had affairs with Eddie Cantor & Georgie Jessel Jacqueline Susann Lavergne	$800 [10] From a Celtic word for "servant", it was the name for one who had vowed homage to a feudal lord a vassal Lavergne David	$800 [11] This famous 19th century politician's middle initial stood for Caldwell (John) Calhoun David	$800 [21] The "NA" in "sonar" doesn't stand for sodium, but for this navigation
$1,000 [2] "With one particular horse, called Nugget, he embraces." Equus Lavergne	—	$1,000 [19] Playwright whose autobiography, "An Unfinished Woman", won the National Book Award in 1970 Lillian Hellman David	$1,000 [12] The Knights of St. John were established in Jerusalem, moved to Cyprus, then to Rhodes, & finally to here Malta Dan	DD $1,400 [14] Though both Carolinas claim him, this president said he was born in South Carolina in 1767 Andrew Jackson David	$1,000 [22] The constellation named for the 7 daughters of Atlas Pleiades David

Final Jeopardy!

ASIA

2 of the 5 independent Asian countries that are landlocked

(2 of) Nepal, Mongolia, Laos, Afghanistan or Bhutan

Lavergne "What areTibet& Tibet & Nepal?" — wagered $2,299

Dan "What are Mongolia & Loas?" — wagered $3,100

David "What are Nepal and Mongolia?" — wagered $2,599

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