Show #1212 1989-12-05 (taped 1989-08-28) Regular

Missing introductions.

Contestants

Susan Gerofsky — a researcher from Hawaii

Locker McCarthy — from Wilton, Connecticut

Candy Martinez — a systems consultant from Fremont, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $29,101)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Candy	$1,600	$1,700	$7,600	$0 2nd place: trip on Delta to Orlando & stay at the Hilton in Walt Disney World Village + Jeopardy! box game of Jeopardy! Challenger	$5,300 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Locker	$700	$4,200	$7,000	$0 3rd place: Maple Leaf bullion gold, silver & platinum coins + Jeopardy! box game of Jeopardy! Challenger	$6,900 24 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Susan	$-100	$1,200	$4,800	$9,600 New champion: $9,600	$3,600 10 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S.A.	'50s TV	PERFUME	MYTHOLOGY	THE NAVY	FACTS & FIGURES
$100 [5] The homeless can dine with dignity on elegant entrees in this Georgia capital's Cafe 458 Atlanta Candy	$100 [12] This host & his guests just did old routines at 1st, so "The Texaco Star Theatre" started without writers Milton Berle Locker	$100 [22] This musical inspired the perfume "Esprit de Phantom"--we don't know if the phantom wears it Phantom of the Opera Susan	$100 [1] His mom 1st tried to bathe him in fire to make him immortal & was stopped; later she dipped him Achilles Susan	$100 [17] A lyre insignia worn by navy personnel indicates this duty band (musicians) Candy	$100 [7] According to Maidenform, 50% of these sold today are underwire, compared to 20% 10 years ago bras Candy
$200 [8] You can visit bats, scorpions & screech owls at the Living Desert near Palm Desert in this state California Locker	$200 [13] In this sitcom a banker was haunted by 3 ghosts--George & Marian Kerby & a booze-loving dog named Neil Topper Locker	$200 [23] Of My Sin, Your Sin or Our Sin, the one that's a Lanvin perfume My Sin Locker	$200 [2] The Roman god Janus is usually depicted with this many noses 2 Candy	$200 [18] These naval battalions construct & repair overseas bases Seabees Locker	$200 [27] Seattle leads in per capita consumption of this company's chocolate bars; New York City leads in Kisses Hershey Locker
$300 [9] The only "skyscraper" in this Alaska city is a 14-story mining dredge, but "there's no place like" it Nome Candy Susan	$300 [14] Subject taught by "Our Miss Brooks" English Locker	$300 [24] Musical "Night Pieces" written by Chopin, or the Caron perfume you might wear to listen to them Nocturne Susan	$300 [3] It's what Daedalus used to hold the feathers in place on the wings he made wax Locker	$300 [19] In 1942 Congress authorized a women's naval reserve known by this acronym WAVES Locker	$300 [28] Of the English Tudors, hers was the longest reign, 45 years Queen Elizabeth I Locker
$400 [10] The only place where this carnivorous plant is found naturally is in a small area of the Carolinas the Venus flytrap Candy Locker	$400 [15] For the '52-53 season, this redhead's "Talent Scouts" show was ranked No. 2, while his variety series was No. 3 Arthur Godfrey Locker	$400 [25] This perfume, named for a Rodeo Drive boutique, is the top-selling scent in the U.S. Georgio Susan	$400 [4] When Greek sailors heard these, they pulled over; motorists today do the same the sirens Susan	$400 [20] It's the lowest rank among admirals in the U.S. Navy a rear admiral Locker	DD $500 [29] In 1989, 3 films used this song in their opening minutes, 1 film was even named after it:"Stars shining bright above you / Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you" / Birds singin' in the sycamore trees..." "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" Locker
$500 [11] Passengers on plane can spot traces of this Missouri-to-New Mexico trail when flying over the desert the Santa Fe Trail Candy	$500 [16] Ed Norton of "The Honeymooners" was a fan of this daily "space opera" with Al Hodge Captain Video (and His Video Rangers) Locker	$500 [26] Ads for this cosmetics queen was going to keep her "Private Collection" perfume to herself Estée Lauder Susan	$500 [6] Cadmus founded this city that was later to have "7 against" it Thebes Susan	$500 [21] As his ship was being destroyed in the war of 1812, James Lawrence issued this dying command Don't give up the ship Locker	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

LITERATURE	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	"T" TIME	MUSIC	SPACE EXPLORATION	DIRECTORS
$200 [13] In the 1790 work "A Narrative of the Mutiny on Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty" he told his side Captain Bligh Locker	$200 [3] It's the great mountain range of South America the Andes Locker	$200 [22] A larval amphibian a tadpole Candy	$200 [1] The winner of the Van Cliburn Int'l Piano Competition gives a concert at this NYC hall, so practice! Carnegie Hall Susan	$200 [23] In 1962 the Russians sent a probe toward this planet but lost contact with it; in 1988, same thing Mars Candy	$200 [16] George Roy Hill directed "The World of Henry Orient" & "The World According to" him Garp Locker
$400 [12] Walter Edmonds' "Drums Along the Mohawk" is set during this war the American Revolution Candy Locker	$400 [4] Kazakhstan, a republic in this nation, extends from Europe to the Chinese border the Soviet Union Locker	$400 [21] The states in which Davy Crockett was born & died Tennessee & Texas Candy Susan	$400 [2] In a 1954 Bill Haley hit, this word precedes "Rattle & Roll" Shake Locker	$400 [24] Apollo 11 landed in this "Sea" the Sea of Tranquility Locker	$400 [17] She married "Fiddler on the Roof" lyricist Sheldon Harnick, not her comedy partner Mike Nichols Elaine May Candy
$600 [11] Hawthorne wrote about a scarlet letter, & Baroness Orczy about a scarlet one of these The Scarlet Pimpernel Candy	$600 [5] The Maoris in this country are the southernmost group of Polynesians in the Pacific New Zealand Candy	$600 [20] It was the 1st spin-off of the TV series "MAS*H" Trapper John, M.D. Candy	$600 [7] In 1989 André Previn resigned as this orchestra's music director the Los Angeles Philharmonic Candy Locker	—	$800 [26] Satyajit Ray is one of this country's most famous directors India Locker
$800 [10] 30 years after the original he wrote "Erewhon Revisited" Samuel Butler Susan	$800 [14] This island near Venezuela became a self-ruling colony of the Netherlands in 1986 Aruba Locker	$1,000 [18] One of Nikolai Gogol's 1st works was this historical novel of a Cossack & his sons, Ostap & Andrii Taras Bulba Candy	$1,000 [9] The Martin Guitar Company of Pennsylvania makes only this type of guitar acoustic Candy	—	$1,000 [25] This actress had trouble with Bogey in "High Sierra" before she directed "The Trouble with Angels" Ida Lupino Locker
$1,000 [6] According to the title of a 1984 Norman Mailer novel, "Tough Guys Don't" do this Dance Susan	$1,000 [15] Japan's largest port, it's just south of Tokyo Yokohama Locker	DD $3,100 [19] This starch used in making puddings & soups comes from the roots of the cassava plant tapioca Candy	DD $2,000 [8] 1 of 2 German-born composers whose 300th birthday was observed in 1985 (1 of) Bach (or Handel) Susan	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

FINAL RESTING PLACES

This town was the 1st to serve as the burial place for 2 U.S. presidents

Quincy, Massachusetts (Braintree, Massachusetts)

Susan "What was Braintree, Ma" — wagered $4,800

Locker "What is Boston?" — wagered $7,000

Candy "What is New York City?" — wagered $7,600

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