Show #149 1985-04-04 (taped 1984-12-12) Regular

One response in Final Jeopardy! entered from audiorecording.

Contestants

David Shane — a systems analyst from Santa Ana, California

Ezra Litwak — a writer originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan

Susan Taggart — a claims representative from Burbank, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $4,900)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Susan	$200	$1,600	$1,600	$2,200 3rd place: La-Z-Boy recliner	$1,600 9 R, 4 W
Ezra	$2,100	$900	$1,900	$3,800 New champion: $3,800	$1,900 17 R, 7 W
David	$100	$400	$1,800	$3,600 2nd place: WhiteWestinghouse refrigerator/freezer + Noritake dinnerware collection	$3,800 12 R, 7 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

ARMED FORCES	THEATRICAL CHARACTERS	NAMES	ENGLISH HISTORY	SILLY SONGS	IT'S A CRIME
$100 [22] What NCO stands for non-commissioned officer Ezra	$100 [2] Mary Martin & Sandy Duncan were wired for action when they played him on the stage Peter Pan Susan	$100 [15] To the French it means "Michael", & to the Beatles it meant a hit Michelle Susan	$100 [7] British "Congress" dating back to 13th century Parliament Ezra	$100 [1] "Deliver the letter, the sooner the better" was plea the Marvelettes addressed to him Mr. Postman Ezra David	$100 [20] Stealing a Tom Petty album would be this kind of misdemeanor theft petty theft (petty larceny) David
—	$200 [3] Ado Annie "caint say no" in this Rodgers & Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! Ezra	$200 [16] "Crown" in Greek, it's an appropriate name for horror author King Stephen Susan	$200 [8] In 1588 this explorer commanded a squadron against the Armada Sir Francis Drake Ezra	$200 [10] '63 song that Peter, Paul & Mary insisted was not about marijuana "Puff The Magic Dragon" David	—
—	$300 [4] Albee play in which George & Martha & Nick & Honey play "Humiliate the Host" Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Ezra	$300 [17] From Greek for "downy-bearded", though this Caesar wore no beard Julius Susan David	$300 [9] Among their reasons for revolting were the "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 the American colonists (the 13 Colonies) Susan Ezra	$300 [12] First question asked in chorus of Joe Dolce's "Shaddup you face" "What's-a-matter, you?" Susan	—
—	$400 [5] Shaw's Major Barbara was an officer in this "Army" the Salvation Army Ezra	$400 [18] Not a nickname for Henry, this is the name's original English form Harry Susan Ezra	$400 [11] In 1963, Britain was rejected for membership in this European group the Common Market Susan	$400 [13] Hollywood Argyles' "Man in the funny paper we all know" "Alley Oop" Susan Ezra	—
—	$500 [6] Clifford Odets' left-wing drama left people "Waiting for" him Lefty Ezra	$500 [19] "Lily" in Hebrew, a Biblical name, perhaps from Susa in Persia where many lilies grew Susan (Shoshanna accepted) Susan	$500 [21] Through the '60s & '70s, Britain refused this nation independence until Blacks were given more control Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) Ezra David	$500 [14] Rama Lama Ding Dong was this a girl	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

GENETICS	ART	TIME	NEW YORK CITY	FLOWERS & TREES	15-LETTER WORDS
$200 [12] Jane Fonda and Arnold Schwarzenegger seem living proof of this Darwin theory survival of the fittest Susan David	$200 [7] It's a complete blank before a muralist starts painting a wall Ezra	$200 [1] Amount of time it normally takes to cook a 3-minute egg three minutes Ezra	$200 [2] "Royal" borough of the Archie Bunker family Queens Ezra	$200 [21] Corsage flower that can take 5 to 7 years to bloom an orchid Ezra	$200 [22] What you'd be practicing if you put off questioning this answer until tomorrow procrastination David
$400 [13] Used in "Boys from Brazil", it's a process of reproducing genetically identical organisms cloning Ezra	$400 [8] Nationality of painters Utrillo & Pissarro French Susan Ezra David	$400 [14] Number of wall clocks you'd need to have one for every standard time zone 24 Ezra David	$400 [3] These Twin Towers are large enough to require two separate ZIP codes the World Trade Center Ezra	—	$400 [23] In the role of Emily, Julie Andrews went through this process in '64 Americanization David
$600 [18] "Lettered" chromosomes which must appear in duplicate to determine female sex X chromosomes Ezra David	$600 [9] Though his last name was Buonarroti, this Italian artist is best known by just his first name Michelangelo Susan	$600 [15] The next in sequence of: year, decade, century... millennium David	$600 [4] "South of Houston" Street, it's an arty place to live with a "loft" to offer SoHo Ezra	—	$600 [24] John McEnroe was recently fined & grounded for this kind of unprofessional conduct unsportsmanlike David
$800 [19] Hereditary condition resulting in absence of pigment the albino condition David	$800 [10] Completed in 1960, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the building for this N.Y. gallery the Guggenheim Museum David	DD $1,000 [16] From 1949-1971 it occurred on TV almost every Sunday night at 8 PM ET Ed Sullivan David	$800 [5] After 50 years at Forest Hills, the U.S. tennis championships moved here in 1978 Flushing Meadows Ezra	—	—
$1,000 [20] Number of pairs of chromosomes in normal humans 23 David	DD $1,000 [11] Title of Francois Millet painting in which women gather grain left by reapers The Gleaners David	$1,000 [17] When it's 9 PM in Tokyo & 2 am in Hawaii, the entire world shares this for an instant the same day (same date) David	$1,000 [6] This avenue is Manhattan's dividing line for east/west addresses Fifth Avenue Ezra	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

THE OSCARS

This 1969 film was the last time the Best Actor Oscar was awarded for a western

True Grit

Susan "What was True Grit?" — wagered $600

David "What is True Grit?" — wagered $1,800

Ezra "What is True Grit?" — wagered $1,900

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