Show #54 1984-11-22 (taped 1984-09-11) Regular

Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes.

Contestants

Alan Weiner — a newspaper reporter from Seattle, Washington

Veronica Gonzalez Rubio — an apprentice film director originally from Ecuador, South America

Richard Landon — a restaurant manager from Santa Cruz, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Richard	$700	$1,900	$8,600	$9,000 2-day champion: $17,400	$8,100 21 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Veronica	$300	$400	$-400	$-400 3rd place	$700 8 R, 7 W (including 2 DDs)
Alan	$0	$2,300	$2,700	$5,300 2nd place	$2,700 13 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

FOREIGN CITIES	POTENT POTABLES	ETIQUETTE	TELEVISION	FLAGS	"CAT"EGORY
$100 [1] Name of French national anthem comes from the name of this French city Marseille Richard	$100 [22] French word for a drink or wine taken as an appetizer aperitif Alan	$100 [4] At the theater they should still take the aisle seat men Richard	$100 [10] Traded his female finery on "MAS*H" for a suit & tie on "AfterMASH" Jamie Farr Richard	$100 [9] Since '64 it's waved for Richard Petty 7 times at Daytona the checkered flag Richard Alan	$100 [19] Chapeau-ed Dr. Seuss' hero the Cat in the Hat Alan
DD $100 [3] Its baseball team is named for '67 World's Fair held there Montreal Veronica	$200 [23] It's what makes a whiskey sour, sour lemon juice Veronica Alan	$200 [5] 2-letter title many modern women prefer Ms. Veronica	$200 [13] Meredith Baxter Birney is hippie mom to straight-laced Michael Fox in this series Family Ties Richard Veronica	$200 [11] Monochromatic flag appropriate for Lee at Appomattox & Napoleon at Waterloo a white flag Richard	$200 [20] Fingered game with a loop of string cat's cradle Richard
$200 [2] Noted for its Harbour Bridge & shell-shaped opera house Sydney Veronica	—	$300 [6] Standard tip for a flight attendant nothing Richard	$300 [14] Left his "Prairie" home for a "Highway to Heaven" Michael Landon Veronica Alan	$300 [12] The only state flag with a picture of George Washington Washington Alan	$300 [21] Felonious felines, Batman! She's been played by 3 different actresses the Catwoman Alan
$400 [7] Black urban complex outside Johannesburg, acronym of South Western Townships Soweto Richard	—	—	$400 [15] Toothsome twosome who are "Partners in Crime" this season on NBC Lynda Carter & Loni Anderson Alan	$400 [17] It bears the crosses of St. Andrew, St. George & St. Patrick the Union Jack (the flag of Great Britain) Veronica	—
$500 [8] Chinese city that's a Portuguese colony Macau Richard	—	—	$500 [16] Though she lost her "Hart", she stars in miniseries "Mistral's Daughter" Stefanie Powers Richard	$500 [18] System of signaling using handheld flags the semaphore Alan	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

CHEMISTRY	WORLD WAR II	WOMEN	SPORTS	PRESIDENTS	THE BIG TOP
$200 [11] Boiling point of H2O on the Celsius scale 100 degrees Richard	$200 [1] Second A-bomb used in the war used on this city Nagasaki Alan	$200 [16] Newsweek described her as proving gymnasts don't all have to be anorexic Mary Lou Retton Richard	$200 [2] Number of games to win a normal set in tennis 6 Richard	$200 [15] Number of presidents born outside North America none Veronica	$200 [26] Barnum's famous pachyderm he said died on railroad tracks to save a friend Jumbo Alan
$400 [12] Primary gas component in air nitrogen Richard Veronica Alan	$400 [3] In '43 this country quit the Axis & declared war on Germany Italy Veronica	$400 [19] Molly Pitcher was awarded a pension for having fought in this war the Revolutionary War Veronica	$400 [7] Indoor sport dominated by Willie Mosconi from 1941-57 billiards (pool) Richard	$400 [18] William Henry Harrison's grandson who was also a president Benjamin Harrison Veronica Alan	—
$600 [13] Chart of elements arranged by atomic number the periodic table Richard Veronica	$600 [4] It took 5 destroyers, 2 battleships, a cruiser & air assistance to sink this German battleship the Bismarck Richard	$600 [20] Earned law degree at age 54 after having founded an Eagle Forum & stopped ERA Phyllis Schlafly Veronica	$600 [8] Number of completed innings which make a baseball game official 5 Alan	$600 [23] When the Gregorian calendar was adopted his birth date changed from Feb. 11 to Feb. 22 George Washington Alan	—
$800 [14] Sodium hydroxide used in making pretzels & unclogging drains lye Richard Alan	$800 [5] Under Hitler Joseph Goebbels was minister of this propaganda Richard	DD $1,000 [21] Largest American city to ever have a woman mayor Chicago Veronica	$800 [9] Though goaltending in hockey is essential, in this sport it's illegal basketball Richard	$800 [24] 1st president to wear a beard Abraham Lincoln Richard	—
$1,000 [17] Neutral number on the pH scale 7 Richard	$1,000 [6] After betraying Norway to the Nazis, his name became synonymous with traitor (Vidkun) Quisling Richard	$1,000 [22] Author of "The Feminine Mystique"; many consider her the founder of women's lib movement Betty Friedan Richard	$1,000 [10] Length of a polo field 300 yards	DD $1,500 [25] "Rough & Ready" president whose son-in-law was pres. of the Confederacy President Zachary Taylor Richard	—

Final Jeopardy!

DANCE

Balanchine called him "the most interesting, inventive & elegant dancer of our time"

Fred Astaire

Alan "Who is Fred Astaire?" — wagered $2,600

Richard "Who is Fred Astaire?" — wagered $400

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