Show #914 1988-07-21 (taped 1988-03-29) Regular

Contestants

Elliott Hahn — an attorney from Redondo Beach, California

Bob Greenberg — an actor and teacher originally from Chicago, Illinois

Ted Tarson — a former market research manager from Nyack New York

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ted	$1,300	$3,100	$8,900	$11,401 New champion: $11,401	$8,900 22 R, 2 W
Bob	$1,900	$3,200	$5,700	$11,400 2nd place: trip on Eastern to Hollywood, Florida & stay at the Diplomat + Jeopardy! box game of computerized version	$5,900 19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Elliott	$100	$-200	$400	$800 3rd place: Soundesign entertainment center + Jeopardy! box game of computerized version	$1,200 9 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN HISTORY	FOOD FACTS	GAMES	THE MEDITERRANEAN	TELEVISION	TITLES
$100 [1] In 1828, the city of Philadelphia tried to sell it as scrap but couldn't find a buyer the Liberty Bell Elliott	$100 [26] Believed to be the 1st grain cultivated, the "pearl" variety is often used in soups barley Ted	$100 [17] The current game rage, "Pictionary", is this popular party game with pictures, not pantomime charades Bob	$100 [12] In French, the official language, this Mediterranean island's name is "Corse" Corsica Bob	$100 [7] In his 2 series, he's played Tony Banta & Tony Micelli Tony Danza Bob	$100 [6] It's from the French for "my lady" madame Ted Bob
$200 [2] "The Star-Spangled Banner" was written during this war the War of 1812 Ted	$200 [27] During the winemaking process, "setting the wine in cooperage" refers to this step putting in barrels Ted	$200 [18] In 1979, 1 1/2 times as much money for this game was printed in the U.S. as real money Monopoly Elliott	$200 [13] Outlet opened in 1869, closed in 1967 & reopened in 1975 the Suez Canal Elliott	$300 [9] Though Archie Bunker called him "Meathead", this was the actual name of Rob Reiner's character Mike Stivic Bob	$200 [20] A Japanese emperor or British operetta the mikado Bob
$300 [3] John C. Calhoun & Spiro Agnew are the only men in U.S. history to have done this resign from the vice presidency Ted	$300 [28] This "nut" served as dessert at Chinese restaurants is the fruit of the soapberry tree a lychee nut Bob Elliott	$300 [19] In whist, forerunner of bridge, the dealer would name this, or "bridge" the option to his partner trump Ted	$300 [15] The shortened name for this pest is the medfly the Mediterranean fruit fly Bob	$400 [10] Several Mickey Mouse Club serials featured these 2 boys at the Triple R Ranch Spin & Marty Bob	$300 [21] The title of this local official came from the Latin "major", meaning "greater" mayor Ted
$400 [4] Though he lost his suit for freedom in 1857, a former owner's son bought & freed him that same year Dred Scott Ted	$400 [30] Soft lumps formed in the process of coagulation, often of milk curd	$400 [24] Game in which a player can achieve squopping with his squidger, the larger disc tiddlywinks	$400 [16] Number of continents that border the Mediterranean 3 Ted	DD $500 [8] Actress seenhereon episode of her own series in which her character appears on "Jeopardy!": Vicki Lawrence Bob	$400 [22] These initials stand for a mail service official or the top British government official P.M. Bob
$500 [5] Broken up in 1871, the group led by this boss swindled NYC out of millions Boss (Bill) Tweed Ted	$500 [29] From Greek for "sweet root", too much of this dark sweet can cause high blood pressure in some licorice	$500 [25] To "enter upon" in Parcheesi, you need this number in any combination to come up on the dice 5 Ted	$500 [14] This landmark's name came from the Arabic "Jabal Tariq" meaning "Mount of Tariq" the Rock of Gibraltar Elliott	$500 [11] He swung in "Tarzan"--now he swims in "Sea Hunt" Ron Ely Bob	$500 [23] Emir is a title of honor given to descendants of this person Mohammed Bob Elliott

Double Jeopardy! Round

SCIENTISTS	NEW TESTAMENT	9-LETTER WORDS	DRAMA	"PLEASE"ING SONGS	CZECH, PLEASE
$200 [11] Joseph Lister's ideas about killing germs germinated after he read about this French chemist Pasteur Bob	$200 [14] The early Christians were called Nazarenes, a name derived from this Nazareth Bob	$200 [27] What you often do if your alarm fails to go off or your spouse doesn't wake you oversleep Ted	$200 [2] J.M. Barrie fantasy that opens with Nana the dog turning down bedcovers & running bath water Peter Pan Bob	$200 [20] Early Beatles hit that fits the category--twice, in fact "Please Please Me" Elliott	$200 [1] A Czech museum has unearthed 10 manuscript scores supposedly by this rival of Mozart Salieri Ted
$400 [12] He said, modestly, "Nature created penicillin. I only found it." Fleming Bob	$400 [16] The crucifixion took place on Calvary, or Golgotha, which means "the place of..." this skeletal feature the skull	$400 [28] This class of dog is almost always fetching--that's how it got its name a retriever Ted	$400 [3] Eugene O'Neill wrote a modern tragedy about "Desire Under" these the Elms Ted	$400 [21] A #1 hit for The Marvelettes in 1961 &, 14 years later, for the Carpenters "Please Mr. Postman" Elliott	$400 [6] The country is divided into 2 republics, the Czech Socialist Republic & this the Republic of Slovak (the Slovak Socialist Republic) Elliott
DD $500 [15] The element abbreviated "Lw" is named for this man, inventor of the cyclotron Ernest Lawrence Bob	$600 [17] Author of the last book of the New Testament, this saint was called the "Divine", meaning "theologian" John Ted	$600 [29] When 2 lines on a graph meet & cross they are said to do this intersect Ted	$600 [4] Goethe was to Germany as Ibsen was to this country Norway Ted	$600 [22] Though Dave Loggins asked his lady to come to 3 cities, this, the song's title, includes only one "Please Come To Boston" Elliott	$600 [7] In January 1988, 127 Czechs were accused of stealing some $200,000 worth of this from Pilsen beer Ted
$600 [13] Once a "Quiz Kid" on radio, James Watson helped figure out the double-helix structure of this DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) Ted	$800 [18] Jesus likened the last judgement to sheep being separated from these other farm animals the goats Ted	$800 [26] It's 2 or more cars parked obliquely across a street with B. Crawford standing behind them a roadblock Ted Bob	$800 [5] Credited with inventing tragedy, Thespis is also considered the 1st of these an actor Elliott	$800 [23] "Don't play B-17" was the plea in this 1975 Olivia Newton-John song "Please Mr. Please"	$800 [8] 1987 film in which Sally Kirkland played an aging Czech actress in New York City Anna Bob
$1,000 [19] This Dane, who explained the atom, donated his gold Nobel medal to Finnish war relief Niels Bohr Bob	$1,000 [30] You can walk through a 2700-year-old tunnel that still carries water to this Jerusalem pool the Pool of Siloam	DD $800 [25] A two-way split, usually into contradictory parts or opinions dichotomy Elliott	$1,000 [9] In his "Endgame", the main character's parents, Nagg & Nell, spend the entire play in garbage cans (Samuel) Beckett Ted	$1,000 [24] Hank Locklin's 1960 hit song, or what a highwire walker who just slipped off the wire might say "Please Help Me, I'm Falling"	$1,000 [10] Gorbachev's reform ideas are akin to Dubcek's, who was jailed after Russia invaded in this year 1968 Ted Bob Elliott

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. CITIES

It was the first spoken word transmitted by radio from the surface of the Moon

Houston

Elliott "What was "Houston"?)" — wagered $400

Bob "What is Houston?" — wagered $5,700

Ted "What is Houston?" — wagered $2,501

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