Show #148 1985-04-03 (taped 1984-12-12) Regular

Contestants

George Shultz — a writing teacher from Garden Grove, California

Susan Taggart — a claims representative from Burbank, California

Sal Manna — a freelance journalist originally from New York City (whose 1-day cash winnings total $4,800)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Sal $900 $1,500 $5,100 $0
3rd place: Landes coffee & tea set
$4,700
16 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Susan $-100 $2,600 $7,600 $4,900
New champion: $4,900
$6,400
18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
George $1,300 $1,300 $1,900 $1,000
2nd place: Broyhill sofa + Frigidaire microwave oven
$1,700
12 R (including 1 DD), 6 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. GOVERNMENT BASKETBALL FLOWERS TELEVISION GEOGRAPHY SCHOOL DAYS
$100 [13]
Number of major parties in the American "system"
two
George
$100 [1]
Sounds like the favorite shot of Peter Pan's nemesis
a hook shot
Sal Susan
$100 [10]
Holland, Michigan holds an annual festival dedicated to these flowers
tulips
George
$100 [12]
"Captain Kangaroo", Bob Keeshan, formerly played this role on "Howdy Doody"
Clarabell
Sal Susan
$100 [25]
State that's trying to recover Ellis Island from New York
New Jersey
Sal
$100 [2]
It followed Mary to school one day, "which was against the rules"
her (little) lamb
Susan
$200 [14]
A limping mallard, or a president who loses his re-election bid
a lame duck
Susan
$200 [5]
Height of the basket
10 feet
George
$200 [11]
Varieties of this flower include "mariposa", "tiger" & "of the valley"
lilies
Susan
$200 [15]
For 4 years in this series, Lt. Philip Gerard chased Dr. Richard Kimble who chased Fred Johnson
The Fugitive
Sal
$200 [3]
Defined as school activities outside the regular course of study
extracurricular
George
$300 [16]
Of right to bear arms, right of suffrage & right of assembly, the onenotguaranteed in the Bill of Rights
the right of suffrage
Sal George
$300 [6]
Atlanta's basketball "birds"
the Hawks
Sal Susan
$300 [17]
In 1960 film, Doris Day didn't want anybody to eat these
the daisies
Susan
$300 [22]
The villain Egghead on "Batman", he now hosts "Mystery!" on PBS
Vincent Price
Susan
$300 [4]
Federal preschool program for the poor that gives kids what its title promises
head start
Sal George
$400 [21]
The 23rd Amendment, ratified in 1961, gave 3 electoral votes to this region
Washington, D.C. (the District of Columbia)
Susan
$400 [7]
Making it is called a "conversion"
a foul shot (free throw)
Sal
$400 [18]
Ironically, not a rose at all, though this flower's name means "first rose"
primrose
George
$400 [23]
He was Topper on "Topper" & Mr. Waverly on "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."
Leo G. Carroll
Susan
$500 [20]
In America a gymnasium is a gym, but in Germany it's this
a high school
Sal
$500 [26]
Term for number of members of a legislative body necessary to conduct official business
a quorum
Sal
$500 [8]
He was NBA scoring champ for 7 straight years
Wilt Chamberlain
George
$500 [19]
3-petaled iris that served as emblem of French kings & is now part of Boy Scout badge
the fleur-de-lis
Susan
$500 [24]
Nicknames of the kids on "Double Trouble", or Saint James & Curtin in their series
Kate and Allie
Sal Susan
DD $600 [9]
According to title of 1963 Beach Boys' hit, what you should do if someone puts down your school
"Be True To Your School"
George

Double Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE JOURNALISM ROYALTY CLASSIC CINEMA STATE CAPITALS DIAMONDS
$200 [1]
These stargazers are also called "astrophysicists"
astronomers
Sal
$200 [2]
Because Janet Cooke's story about an 8-year-old addict was a hoax, the Washington Post gave this back
the Pulitzer Prize
Sal
$200 [12]
"Merry old soul" with "fiddlers 3"
Old King Cole
Susan
$200 [7]
1939 Steinbeck classic in which George tells Lenny about the rabbits
Of Mice and Men
Sal
$200 [15]
At nearly 7,000 feet, this capital of New Mexico is the highest
Santa Fe
Susan George
$200 [23]
200 milligrams, not a bunny's brunch
a carat
George
$400 [17]
Its chemical symbol is C
carbon
George
$400 [3]
National paper that's the Gannett chain's largest
USA Today
George
$400 [13]
All Biblical kings of Judah descended from this king of Israel
David
George
$400 [8]
Before winning Best Actress for "Mildred Pierce", she was labeled box office poison
Joan Crawford
Sal Susan George
$400 [16]
The capital with the smallest population is Montpelier in this state
Vermont
George
$400 [24]
Actress known for statements like, "I never hated a man enough to give him his diamonds back"
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Susan George
$600 [18]
According to Neil Young, this "hydrated ferric oxide" never sleeps
rust
George
$600 [4]
Jack Anderson was this late columnist's assistant
Drew Pearson
Sal
$600 [14]
Taking the crown from the Pope, he crowned himself emperor in 1804
Napoleon
Sal
$600 [9]
First called "Night Bus", this '34 film drove away with Best Picture, acting, Director & Writing Oscars
It Happened One Night
Sal
$600 [22]
The southernmost of all state capitals
Honolulu
Sal Susan
DD $1,800 [25]
In '73, this songreally shone for Seals & Crofts:"Oh, my love / You're like a precious stone / Part of earth where / Heaven has rained on"
"Diamond Girl"
Susan
$800 [19]
Both athlete's foot & truffles are types of this kind of plant
a fungus
Susan
$1,000 [6]
Originally sending out dispatches via homing pigeon, he founded Britain's major news agency
(Paul Julius) Reuter (Reuters accepted)
Sal
$800 [20]
Both Morocco's Hassan & Jordan's Hussein claim direct descent from him
Muhammad
Susan
$800 [10]
Later a TV star, this actor self-destructed as a barrack's spy in "Stalag 17"
Peter Graves
DD $1,200 [5]
One of two California newspapers published by the Hearst Corp.
the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner (or the San Francisco Examiner )
Sal
$1,000 [21]
This family, which at times ruled Spain & the Holy Roman Empire, ruled Austria until 1918
the Hapsburgs
Susan
$1,000 [11]
In '57, this English star cross-examined the "Witness for the Prosecution"
Charles Lawton

Final Jeopardy!

GAMES

In a standard deck of playing cards, the only suit that does not have a one-eyed face card

clubs

George "What is hearts" — wagered $900
Sal "What is hearts?" — wagered $5,100
Susan "What is hearts?" — wagered $2,700

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