Show #150 1985-04-05 (taped 1984-12-12) Regular

Contestants

Pete Kraeger — an advertising agency representative originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

John Sweeney — a doctoral student originally from Lincoln, Nebraska

Ezra Litwak — a writer originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $3,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ezra	$1,400	$1,900	$5,300	$2,599 2-day champion: $6,399	$3,800 18 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W
John	$1,400	$1,200	$1,600	$100 2nd place: La-Z-Boy sofa + Frigidaire washer/dryer	$1,600 14 R, 5 W
Pete	$600	$900	$4,000	$5 3rd place: a Smith Corona electric typewriter	$3,300 11 R (including 1 DD), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE '60S	SPORTS	TRANSPORTATION	LANDMARKS	SITCOMS
$100 [1] In '64, to Marshall McLuhan it was "the message" the medium Ezra	$100 [6] Major league which uses a "designated hitter" to bat for the pitcher the American League Pete	$100 [14] This bird can pull a sulky or be saddled and ridden an ostrich Ezra	$100 [11] In '83, this N.Y. suspension bridge celebrated its 100th birthday the Brooklyn Bridge Ezra	$100 [12] After playing Opie on this series, Ron Howard found a mother on "Happy Days" The Andy Griffith Show John
$300 [3] T.E. Lawrence's book came to the screen in '62 as this Oscar-winning film Lawrence of Arabia Ezra	$200 [7] In '83, yachtsmen from this country made the America's Cup theirs Australia John	$200 [22] Subways & Els operate on this type of energy electricity Ezra	$200 [16] El Capitan & Half Dome Tower above this 2nd oldest national park Yosemite National Park Ezra	$200 [13] Dad's frequent "heart attacks" kept his son at home amidst the junk in this sitcom Sanford and Son Ezra Pete
$400 [4] She was spotlighted singing "Happy Birthday" at JFK's Madison Square Garden bash Marilyn Monroe Ezra	$300 [8] NFL club that's been called "America's Team" the Dallas Cowboys John	$300 [23] Interstate highways have now completely replaced this celebrated L.A. to Chicago U.S. route Route 66 Ezra	$300 [17] Builders of this English rock circle, thought to be astronomical calendar, are still unknown Stonehenge Ezra	$300 [15] Show in which tycoon becomes father overnight to pint-sized dynamo & his brother Diff'rent Strokes Ezra John Pete
DD $500 [2] The Flower Children's "Mamas & Papas" gave birth to this hit in '66:"All the leaves are brown / And the sky is gray" "California Dreamin'" Ezra	$400 [9] He founded football equivalent of Little League Pop Warner John	—	$400 [20] London's equivalent of New York's Times Square Piccadilly Circus Pete	$400 [18] In it, real "mothers" to Mike, Robbie & Chip were "Bub" and then "Uncle Charley" My Three Sons Ezra
$500 [5] Leader of the American Nazi party killed by an aide in '67 George Lincoln Rockwell John	$500 [10] The Tampa Bay Rowdies, Chicago Sting & Tulsa Roughnecks have all been champs in this sport soccer Pete	—	$500 [21] The Winter Palace of the Czars is now this city's Hermitage Museum Leningrad Pete	$500 [19] Contending now with 2 wives, John Forsythe might long for this old series with Noreen Corcoran Bachelor Father Ezra Pete

Double Jeopardy! Round

SOUTH AMERICA	DRAMA	INTERIOR DESIGN	SPACE	THE BIBLE	RADIO
$200 [16] The Madeira & Negro are part of the 200 plus tributaries which flow into this mighty river the Amazon John	$200 [4] Letter dialed "for murder" in Knott play & Hitchcock film M Ezra	$200 [13] A Marco Polo brought back to Italy these Oriental, slatted window shades Venetian blinds Pete	$200 [1] "Quicksilver" planet whose year is only 88 days Mercury John	$200 [2] "Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with a shepherd's staff", this Philistine mocked David Goliath John Pete	$200 [22] About half of all the world's radios are in this country the United States John
$400 [26] "Cordillera" shared by 7 of the 13 countries the Andes Mountains Ezra John	$400 [5] Amphibious animals in title of Aristophanes comedy The Frogs John	—	$400 [7] From '63 to '73 it was called Cape Kennedy Cape Canaveral Ezra	$400 [3] King Solomon commanded a baby be sliced in half in order to decide this the baby's mother Ezra	$400 [23] Term for bribes some late '50s DJ's took to promote certain records payola Ezra
$600 [25] A Spanish navigator got to Uruguay 1st, but it was this country that established the 1st settlement Portugal John	$600 [8] French farce master who penned "Tartuffe" & "The Imaginary Invalid" Moliere Ezra John	—	$600 [11] In Nov. 1984, the Space Shuttle "Discovery" became the 1st to bring any of these back to Earth satellites John	$600 [6] From Prince Shelumiel, said to have lost battles while others won, it's Yiddish for "born loser" a schlemiel Pete	$600 [24] Maximum power wattage at which an AM station can broadcast legally in the U.S. 50,000 watts Pete
$800 [21] The Galapagos islands, where Darwin studied evolution, belong to this country Ecuador John Pete	$1,000 [10] Praised, but not "peerless", Ibsen drama with incidental music by Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt Pete	—	$1,000 [15] U.S. equivalent to the Russian Salyut space station Skylab Ezra Pete	$800 [12] In the New Testament, this Roman governor asked "what is truth?" (Pontius) Pilate Ezra	$800 [19] Radio station operated by the U.S. Information Agency Voice of America Pete
$1,000 [20] The world's largest copper-exporting country Chile John	DD $2,000 [9] His collaborators in satire included Edna Ferber, Morrie Ryskind & Moss Hart George Kaufman Ezra	—	DD $1,500 [14] They were named Intrepid, Antares, Falcon, Orion, Challenger and Eagle lunar landing modules Pete	$1,000 [17] Jesus rebuked this disciple saying "get thee behind me, Satan" Peter John	$1,000 [18] First station to ever broadcast election returns, KDKA, still operates in this city Pittsburgh John

Final Jeopardy!

THE CIVIL WAR

As early as 1862, federal troops occupied this largest city in the Confederacy

New Orleans, Louisiana

John "What was Richmond, Va.?" — wagered $1,500

Pete "What is Richmond?" — wagered $3,995

Ezra "What was Atlanta" — wagered $2,701

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