Show #598 1987-03-25 (taped 1986-12-02) Regular

John Podhoretz game 5.Missing first 16 clues of the Double Jeopardy! Round.

Contestants

Bonnie Brown — a personnel coordinator from San Diego, California

Russ Tolman — a graduate business student from Hollywood, California

John Podhoretz — a writer from Washington, D.C. (whose 4-day cash winnings total $34,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$500	$2,200	$7,000	$11,300 5-day champion: $45,600	$5,800 16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Russ	$-900	$100	$-1,500	$-1,500 3rd place: Olympus OM-2S camera	$-1,000 9 R, 8 W (including 1 DD)
Bonnie	$1,400	$2,200	$5,600	$11,100 2nd place: Vitamaster exercise cycle & Zenith 9" color TV	$4,400 16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT WORLDS	PHOBIAS	PEOPLE	4-LETTER WORDS	RELIGION	DIFFERENCES
$100 [6] In the 6th century B.C., Buddha gave his 1st sermon at Sarnath, in this country India John	$100 [2] Don't call a cowardly alektorophobe this "fowl" name: that's the very animal he fears a chicken Russ Bonnie	$100 [11] Comic who said in Russia they have game shows like "Bowling for Food" & "Wheel of Torture" (Yakov) Smirnoff Bonnie	$100 [16] It can describe Wilt Chamberlain, or a tale about how I beat him in one-on-one tall Bonnie	$100 [1] Of "do"s or "don't"s, the one of which the Torah has more, according to Jewish teaching don'ts Russ	$100 [25] Mathematical process that literally makes a difference subtraction Russ
$200 [7] Inca emperors married this relative as their primary wife their sister John	$200 [3] Of Kurt Thomas, nudity, or sweat socks, what a "gymnophobic" person dreads nudity Russ	$200 [12] Charles Schulz called this "the worst title ever thought of for a comic strip" Peanuts John	$200 [17] Flags do it in the wind; hands do it to say goodbye wave Bonnie	$200 [14] While an atheist believes God doesn't exist, an agnostic believes this about God we can't be sure if he exists John	$200 [27] You say $5, I say $10, so let's split the difference at this $7.50 John
$300 [8] Used in Egypt as early as 3000 B.C., it was the only sweetener for most of Europe until 16th century honey Russ	$300 [4] The one guy in the world you'd be afraid to meet if you suffered from "papaphobia" the pope Bonnie	$300 [21] New theory says she was executed 7 years after being shot down over Pacific by the Japanese Amelia Earhart Russ	$300 [18] Latin for "I forbid", the president might have one in his pocket a veto John	$300 [15] St. Francis of Assisi was baptized John but renamed when his father returned to Italy from this country France Russ	$400 [28] When a car turns a corner, this mechanism allows one rear wheel to turn faster than the other the differential Russ
$400 [9] 1st civilization to use concrete widely as a building material, including the Pantheon dome (the) Roman(s) John Russ Bonnie	$400 [5] Bill Murray in "Ghostbusters" might have suffered from "blennophobia", fear of this substance slime John	$400 [23] She made the news October 14, 1986 when she took a few photos on the Great Wall of China Queen Elizabeth II John	$400 [24] Another name for earth, it's what gossip columnists try to dig up dirt Russ	$400 [19] Better known name of "The Prayer Book of Edward VI" The Book of Common Prayer John	DD $500 [29] Her 1st Top 100 pop hit, thefollowingmade a big difference in this singer's career:"What a difference a day made, twenty four little hours ..." Dinah Washington Russ
$500 [13] Found between the Tigris & Euphrates, its name means "between the rivers" Mesopotamia Russ	$500 [10] "Tachophobia" is an abnormal fear of this speeding Russ Bonnie	$500 [22] Kenosha, Wisconsin native who masterminded an invasion of New Jersey October 30, 1938 Orson Welles Bonnie	$500 [26] Send in your tax form, or grind down your nails file John	$500 [20] Eastern state in which Joseph Smith founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints New York John	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

PLAYWRIGHTS	TRAVEL & TOURISM	ASTRONOMY	EDUCATION	=	NOTORIOUS
$200 [2] = = Bonnie	$200 [12] = = John	$200 [6] = =	$200 [20] Method established in Rome in 1907 which stresses self motivation especially in 3-6 year olds the Montessori method Bonnie	$200 [7] = = Bonnie	$400 [25] Conquistador who collected a huge ransom for Inca chief Atahualpa, then strangled him Francisco Pizarro Russ
$400 [3] = = Bonnie	$400 [13] = = John	—	$400 [21] It's what the "GR" in the "GRE" exam stands for graduate record Russ	$400 [8] = =	$600 [17] Financier who made a $200,000 gift to the Nixon campaign, then asked for "quid pro quo" on S.E.C. charges Robert Vesco Bonnie
$600 [4] = = Bonnie	$600 [14] = =	—	$600 [22] According to Guinness, of 10, 12, or 14 yrs., youngest anyone has earned bachelor's in U.S. 12 John Russ Bonnie	$600 [9] = =	$1,000 [19] 1966 Texas tower sniper whose final request, an autopsy, revealed he had a brain tumor Charles Whitman Bonnie
$800 [5] = = Bonnie	$800 [15] = =	—	$800 [23] Founded in 1826, American Lyceum was among 1st programs for the "continuing education" of these adults John	$1,000 [11] = =	DD $2,000 [18] In 1983, Tommy Lee Jones won an Emmy for his portrayal of this killer Gary Gilmore John
$1,000 [1] = = Russ	$1,000 [16] = = John	—	$1,000 [24] Teaching himself in the town library, he went on to found the 1st U.S. public teachers' school Horace Mann John	DD $2,000 [10] = = Bonnie	—

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. STATES

Only state whose entire territory we acquired directly from Spain

Florida

Bonnie "What is Florida?" — wagered $5,500

John "What is Florida?" — wagered $4,300

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