Show #844 1988-04-14 (taped 1987-12-15) Regular

Contestants

Kate McDonough — an attorney from Yonkers, New York

Marty Montgomery — an IRS agent originally from Chicago, Illinois

Ron Karr — a software engineer from Mountain View, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $13,401)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Ron $900 $2,800 $5,400 $0
2nd place: trip on Eastern to Bermuda & stay at the Elbow Beach Hotel + Jeopardy! box game
$5,000
15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Marty $-200 $600 $5,600 $200
New champion: $200
$7,000
13 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Kate $1,800 $3,500 $4,000 $0
3rd place: Colortyme TV + Jeopardy! box game
$5,500
21 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. HISTORY MOVIE TRIVIA ABBREVIATIONS BOTTOMS UP MEDIUM & MESSAGE ITALIAN LITERATURE
$100 [21]
Decade in U.S. history referred to as both "Gay" & "Naughty"
the Nineties (1890s)
Kate
$100 [9]
In "Airport 1975", Gloria Swanson played this person
Gloria Swanson
Kate
$100 [6]
In "Texaco", the "CO" originally stood for this
Company
Ron
$100 [4]
It wasn't until 1970 that the British ended the daily rum ration to men in this service
the navy
Kate
$100 [1]
Bees do it, & so does a boss trying to get his secretary on the intercom
buzz
Kate
$200 [29]
At least 3 of these have been based on Count Carlo Gozzi's play "Turandot"
operas
Kate
$200 [22]
The land rush in this territory began at noon April 22, 1889, but some started sooner
Oklahoma
Ron Kate
$200 [10]
Appropriately, this 1962 WWII film has a long roster of stars as well as a long running time, 3 hours
The Longest Day
Ron
$200 [7]
In an address on a letter, "c/o" stands for this
care of
Ron
$200 [5]
As Schlitz reminded us, "You only" do this "once in life"
go around
Ron
$200 [2]
From the Latin "currere", to run, it's someone who runs diplomatic messages
courier
Kate
$300 [28]
Though he wrote sonnets, this "Renaissance man" is better known for his ceiling
Michelangelo
Kate
$300 [23]
The last decade during which an amendment was added to the Constitution
the 1970s
Ron
$300 [13]
In this '81 film, Jack Nicholson & Jessica Lange played the roles John Garfield & Lana Turner played in 1946
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Kate
$300 [8]
In the army, you might salute a "C.O.", one of these
a commanding officer
Ron Kate
$300 [17]
Originally marketed here as white whiskey with no taste & no smell, it's now the #1 selling U.S. vodka
Smirnoff
Marty
$300 [3]
Color of the flag waved to start the Indianapolis 500
green
Marty Kate
$400 [16]
He 1st met his beloved Beatrice, the inspiration for much of his work, in 1274, when he was 9
Dante
Kate
$400 [24]
Absentee voting was 1st permitted to the men in the field of this war
the Civil War
Marty
$400 [14]
In "Coming Home", these were the 2 stars who came home from Vietnam
Jon Voight & Bruce Dern
Kate
$400 [11]
It's the element whose symbol is "Co"
cobalt
Marty
$400 [26]
This worldwide religious order is noted for their California vineyards
the Christian Brothers
Marty
$400 [19]
It stands for private branch exchange
PBX
Ron
$500 [18]
In 1883, Carlo Lorenzini used the pen name "Collodi" to write this fairy tale
Pinocchio
Ron
$500 [25]
U.S. minister to Mexico who arranged the purchase of a strip of borderland in 1853
(James) Gadsden
Kate
$500 [15]
Guinness says this distinction is held by the 1930 movie "The Poor Millionaire"
the last silent film made
Marty
$500 [12]
In a gazetteer, "co." stands for this
county
Ron
$500 [27]
Pilsner beer originated in Pilsen, a city in this country
Czechoslovakia
Marty
DD $900 [20]
Roget's also calls an operator of one of these a brass pounder or dit-da artist
a telegraph operator
Ron

Double Jeopardy! Round

NEW TESTAMENT WORD ORIGINS WOMEN IN THE NEWS ANATOMICAL SPELLING DANCE INDIA
$200 [9]
Luke Chapter 6 sets a sermon by Jesus on the Plain, while Matthew Chapter 5 sets it "on" this
the Mount
Ron
$200 [23]
The plant named for French botanist Pierre Magnol
the magnolia
Ron
$200 [4]
In 1985, this former first lady's horsemanship won her the Lady Ardmore Challenge Trophy
Jackie Kennedy
Ron
$200 [5]
The thigh bone
F-E-M-U-R
Marty Kate
$400 [22]
Though it has African roots, the samba is said to have originated in this country
Brazil
Ron
$600 [13]
It's the city of the Taj Mahal
Agra
Ron
$400 [8]
A tree is named for this man who legend says hanged himself on it
the Judas tree
Marty
$400 [20]
From the German words for "coffee" & "gossip", it's an informal gathering for coffee & gossip
a coffee klatch
Kate
$400 [6]
In 1987, this "Love Story" star became an editor-at-large for Architectural Digest
Ali MacGraw
Kate
$400 [10]
What the Rh stands for in Rh factor
R-H-E-S-U-S
Marty
$600 [21]
Named after a type of transportation, it's a girl paid a fee to dance with patrons
a taxi dancer
Marty
$800 [11]
The Indian independence Act provided for Indian membership in this political grouping of nations
the Commonwealth
Marty
$600 [3]
Paul was also known by this Hebrew name, the one he was given at birth
Saul (of Tarsus)
Kate
$600 [19]
From a Latin word for these objects, "campanology" is the art of casting & using them
bells
$600 [7]
Jacqueline du Pre, inspiration for a play, "Duet For One", was famous for playing this instrument
the cello
Marty
$600 [14]
The tube leading from the middle ear to the throat
E-U-S-T-A-C-H-I-A-N
Kate
$800 [25]
In 1969, ballet dancer Arthur Mitchell formed the dance theater of this neighborhood
Harlem
Kate
$1,000 [12]
Nehru & Indira Gandhi belonged to this highest Hindu caste
the Brahmins
Marty
$800 [2]
2 of the only 3 disciples Jesus took with him to witness his transfiguration
(2 of) John & Peter (or James)
Marty
$800 [17]
Word for a gourmet derived from the name of an ancient philosopher
an epicure
$800 [15]
In 1987, she was given another title, "The Princess Royal", for her charity work
Princess Anne
Kate
$800 [24]
The lower jaw
M-A-N-D-I-B-L-E
Kate
DD $1,500 [26]
Musical from which thefollowingdance number comes:"Anytime you're ever quiet/ Any evening any time..."
Me and My Girl
Kate
$1,000 [1]
Joseph Barsabas lost out to this man in a drawing to pick the new 12th apostle
Matthias
Marty
DD $1,400 [18]
The name of this product comes from "bous" & "tyros", the Greek words for cow & cheese
butter
Marty
$1,000 [16]
In September 1987, the press revealed that Jillie Mack had done this secretly on August 7, 1987
marry Tom Selleck
Marty
$1,000 [27]
It prevents food from entering the windpipe during the act of swallowing
E-P-I-G-L-O-T-T-I-S
Ron Kate

Final Jeopardy!

NORTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY

The number of states completely west of the Mississippi River that border Canada

5

Kate "What are 4?" — wagered $4,000
Ron "What is 6?" — wagered $5,400
Marty "What is 4?" — wagered $5,400

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