Show #303 1985-11-06 (taped 1985-08-12) Regular

Harvey Becker game 2.

Contestants

Tom Saitta — a lawyer originally from Buffalo, New York

Mary Clare O'Grady — a full-time mother and part-time underwriter from Chicago, Illinois

Harvey Becker — an attorney turned writer from Old Bridge, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Harvey	$1,600	$3,200	$3,700	$7,400 2-day champion: $25,400	$3,300 18 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Mary Clare	$-300	$-800	$1,800	$91 3rd place	$1,800 8 R, 3 W
Tom	$1,100	$3,700	$4,900	$2,300 2nd place	$4,900 15 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

AESOP'S FABLES	NEW JERSEY	MOVIES	MUSEUMS	PUNCHLINES	PREHISTORIC ANIMALS
$100 [17] He may have won the race with the hare but the eagle & the crow had him for lunch the tortoise Harvey	$100 [1] While casino gambling is legal throughout Nevada, in New Jersey it's legal only there Atlantic City Mary Clare	$100 [2] An action doll & adult vitamins are among merchandizing of this Stallone character Rambo Harvey	$100 [9] In museums this is controlled to keep paintings & fabrics from fading the lighting Mary Clare	$100 [12] To get to the other side Why did the chicken cross the road? Harvey	$300 [25] Called "king of the meat eaters" since was the largest meat eater ever, on land Tyrannosaurus rex Tom
$200 [19] Hercules & the wagoner tells us, "The gods help them that" do this helps themselves Harvey	$300 [4] In 1783 this university town served briefly as U.S. capital Princeton Tom	$200 [5] In 1984 this moppet was a "Firestarter" Drew Barrymore Harvey	$200 [18] In 1683, the 1st public museum, the Ashmolean opened at this British university Oxford Tom	$200 [13] To hold up his pants Why does a fireman wear red suspenders? Harvey	$400 [26] Though the Archaeopteryx had teeth & bony tail, it is considered the earliest of these a bird Tom
$300 [22] In exchange for not being eaten it later freed the lion from a trap the mouse Harvey	$400 [6] Nationally televised annual event that takes place in New Jersey each September the Miss America contest Tom	$300 [7] In 1985 as Brewster he had "Millions" Richard Pryor Harvey	$300 [20] Of the approximately 18,000 museums in the world 1/3 are in this nation the United States Harvey	$300 [14] A newspaper or a sunburned zebra black & white & red all over Tom	$500 [27] Most dinosaur fossils found in the western U.S. are of this one whose name means three-horned face Triceratops Tom
$400 [23] Killing this proved greed often overreaches itself the goose that laid the golden eggs	DD $500 [3] The 2 New Jersey boys heard here:"Say you walk into a restaurant... you know what that cow gives... you gotta take it away..." Abbott & Costello Harvey	$400 [10] The "Raging Bull" who wanted to be "The King of Comedy" Robert De Niro Tom	$400 [21] Museum is from Greek for a "shrine sacred to these" the Muses Tom	$400 [15] Take away his credit card how do you keep an elephant from charging Harvey	—
$500 [28] How the bundle of sticks was broken to prove unity in strength one by one	$500 [8] Heavyweight champ Arnold Cream was better known by this name which links him with his home state Jersey Joe Walcott Harvey	$500 [11] He was court-martialed as General Billy Mitchell Gary Cooper Mary Clare	$500 [24] Visitors were once required to wear court costume at this Leningrad museum the Hermitage	$500 [16] Why we serve everyone, sir, sit down do you serve crabs here (do you serve shrimp here) Mary Clare Tom	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE CIVIL WAR	PLANTS	"FRED"	ETHIOPIA	RELIGION	MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
$200 [1] About 31,000 Tennesseans fought on this side the North Harvey Tom	$200 [17] Used for malting in beer, this cereal was grown by the ancient Egyptians barley Mary Clare Tom	$200 [9] On the 1950s "Today Show" Dave Garroway was often upstaged by this chimp (J. Fred) Muggs Tom	$200 [25] In Greek myth the princess of Ethiopia or in Michael Crichton's book, a "Strain" Andromeda Tom	$200 [6] Tradition says Peter was crucified this way upside down Mary Clare	$200 [16] The original Mouseketeers were introduced at this park's opening in 1955 Disneyland Tom
$400 [2] Later president, he was only senator from a Confederate state who stayed loyal to the Union Andrew Johnson Harvey	$400 [20] The genus Ficus includes fig trees, the banyan tree & this latex laden shrub the rubber tree (India rubber plant) Mary Clare	$400 [10] The Smithsonian now displays the red cardigan of this PBS children's star Mister Rogers Tom	$400 [27] According to legend the 1st to arrive to celebrate his birth was an Ethiopian named Balthazar Jesus Harvey	$400 [7] Taoism began as a reaction against this Chinese religious philosophy Confucianism Mary Clare	$400 [18] The "Big Mooseketeer", he also designed the hats Roy Williams
$800 [4] The 1st shots of the Civil War were fired by cadets at this South Carolina military college the Citadel	$600 [21] In the 17th & 18th centuries only this mineral was more desired than sassafras as a New World export gold	$600 [11] Knighted by the queen this discount airline pioneer may yet start another airline Freddie Laker Harvey	$600 [26] He was Ethiopia's last emperor Haile Selassie Harvey	$600 [8] In 1553 this Protestant reformer had radical theologian Michael Servetus burned in Geneva John Calvin Harvey Mary Clare Tom	$600 [19] The incantation for Moose Cartoon Time to begin Meeska, Mooska, Mouseketeers
$1,000 [5] Bloodiest single day's battle in American history occurred at this Maryland creek Antietam Harvey	$800 [22] This aquatic sandwich & salad green belongs to the nasturtium family watercress	DD $1,000 [12] Also known as Baldemar Huerta, this country singer is perhaps best known for "Wasted Days & Wasted Nights" Freddie Fender Harvey	—	$800 [14] The Muslim calendar dates from the 622 A.D. flight of Mohammed to this 2nd holiest city in Islam Medina Harvey	$800 [24] These characters last names were Evans & Markham Spin & Marty
DD $1,700 [3] A popular Yankee song calls for hanging Jeff Davis from this type of tree a sour apple tree Harvey	$1,000 [23] This very expensive spice produces a yellow dye which was once the royal color of ancient Greece saffron Mary Clare	$1,000 [13] German legend says this Holy Roman Emperor never died but sleeps until his red beard circle the table Frederick Barbarossa Mary Clare	—	$1,000 [15] Controversial theology of some Catholic priests who hold Catholicism & Marxism are compatible Liberation Theology	—

Final Jeopardy!

LAKES & RIVERS

The 2 Great Lakes that border on Wisconsin

Lake Superior & Lake Michigan

Mary Clare "What are Michigan & Ontario?" — wagered $1,709

Harvey "What are Lake Superior & Michigan?" — wagered $3,700

Tom "What are Lake Superior & Huron?" — wagered $2,600

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