Show #174 1985-05-09 (taped 1985-01-21) Regular

Contestants

Carole Blatchford — a dental assistant from Tomball, Texas

Randy Conry — a social studies teacher from La Mesa, California

Bill Bauss — a sales representative from Cleveland Heights, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,000)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Bill $1,500 $3,500 $5,700 $2,600
2nd place: Sunray range + Bernardaud de Limoges dinnerware set
$6,700
22 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Randy $-300 $-100 $1,000 $1,999
3rd place: Botany 500 fashions
$2,500
11 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Carole $-500 $800 $4,400 $8,799
New champion: $8,799
$4,900
14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

COLORS FLOWERS & TREES AROUND THE HOUSE "GOOD" & "BAD" MOVIES NUMBERS U.S.A.
$100 [10]
Colors most associated with the American Civil War
the blue & the gray
Bill
$100 [23]
This flower is appropriately nicknamed "mum"
the chrysanthemum
Randy
$100 [17]
Fire experts recommend installing them on the ceiling of each floor of your home
smoke alarms (smoke detectors)
Carole
$100 [1]
It could have been called "So Long, Ohio's Capital"
Goodbye, Columbus
Carole
$100 [6]
In the well-known song, it's tea for this many
for two
Randy
$100 [7]
Number of digits in the "new" 1981 "zippier" ZIP codes
9
Bill Randy
$200 [20]
Steak, lamb chops and hamburger are all this type of high protein, high fat food
red meat
Bill
$200 [24]
Carnivorous plant, or WKRP DJ
Venus flytrap
Bill
$200 [18]
Fuzz balls found on clothes in the dryer
dryer lint
Randy
$200 [2]
Luise Rainer won her 2nd Best Actress Oscar in a row for this '37 film about life & survival in China
The Good Earth
Bill
$200 [8]
Ice skaters memorize this number pattern with their feet
a figure 8
Bill
$200 [13]
No one knows exactly why it's called the Hoosier State
Indiana
Bill
$300 [21]
Sick-out staged by policemen, named for the color of their uniform
the blue flu
Randy
$300 [26]
Holland's tulip, Ireland's shamrock, or England's rose
national flowers
Bill Randy
$300 [19]
Control panel that "blows it" when it gets overworked
a fuse box (circuit breaker)
Bill
$300 [3]
Some say the ruthless producer Kirk Douglas played in this '52 expose was based on David O. Selznick
The Bad and the Beautiful
Randy
$300 [9]
Once in bottles in cardboard carrier, now cans in plastic, or a Kenny Rogers' movie
a six pack
Carole
$300 [14]
Ford's running mate in '76, he's currently the Secretary of Transportation's mate
Bob Dole
Bill
$400 [22]
Pneumoconiosis, it's the miner's disease caused by habitually inhaling coal dust
black lung
Carole
$400 [27]
Type of tree used for annual "ritual" of decoration, followed by inglorious disposal
an evergreen tree (pine tree, Christmas tree spruce)
Carole
$400 [29]
According to Erma Bombeck, the grass is always greener here
over the septic tank
Carole
$400 [4]
S. Tracy was the stranger who "single-handedly" uncovered a town's buried secret in this '55 film
Bad Day at Black Rock
Bill
$400 [11]
For Frank Sinatra "it was a very good year", but Janis Ian was melancholy "at" it
17
Carole
$400 [15]
The Federal Reserve banks do this to worn out $1 bills
destroy them (shred them)
Randy
$500 [25]
"Metallic" nickname for motion pictures
the silver screen
Bill
$500 [28]
"Babe in the woods", or a young forest tree not over 4" in diameter
sapling
Carole
DD $500 [30]
These two helpful hint ladies have both "cleaned up" with best-sellers that use only their first names
Heloise (Cruse) & Mary Ellen (Pinkham)
Carole
$500 [5]
Respectively, Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef & Eli Wallach
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Bill
$500 [12]
Official fruit beverage of '84 Olympics was this "numeric" citrus blend
Five Alive
Carole
$500 [16]
Though popularized in WWI, "Uncle Sam" originated in this war
the War of 1812
Randy

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANIMALS TIME EXPLORERS BALLET WALL ST. CHEMISTRY
$200 [2]
Name for a group of hounds, or 20 cigarettes
a pack
Bill
$200 [1]
Stone, Ice or Space
different ages of time
Carole
$200 [9]
De Soto the discoverer of this main U.S. river, was buried in it
the Mississippi
Randy Carole
$200 [16]
A ballerina's shoes that take her to the ends of her feet
toe shoes
Bill
$200 [3]
"Animal" who's around when the stock market turns down
a bear
Randy
$200 [20]
The color of weathered bronze or copper
green
Bill Randy
$400 [12]
Named for white hairs in their brown coats, these bears may be N. America's most dangerous animals
grizzly bears
Bill
$400 [4]
Time limit for entering a contest, or April 15 for income tax
a deadline
Bill
$400 [10]
He introduced to Europe paper money & coal as fuel which he brought back from China
Marco Polo
Randy
$400 [22]
The "Dance of the Hours" was performed by tutu-ed ostriches & hippos in this Disney film
Fantasia
Carole
$400 [5]
According to John Houseman, Smith Barney makes money this "old-fashioned" way
they earn it
Bill
$400 [21]
A lungful of this gas gives your voice a lift
helium
Carole
$600 [13]
Called elk in Europe & Asia, & this in North America, it's the largest living deer
a moose
Bill
$600 [17]
The most accurate type of clock, it won't gain or lose a second in 300 years
the atomic clock
Bill Randy
$600 [11]
English explorer & translator of "Kama Sutra", he shared name with late Welsh actor
Burton
Bill
$600 [23]
French for "spinning top", it's full turn executed on one foot
a pirouette
Randy
$600 [6]
Since 1972, Louis Rukeyser has hosted this popular PBS stock market program
Wall Street Week
Bill
$600 [24]
The added "I" in table salt
iodine
Carole
DD $1,000 [14]
The female of this 9-banded native U.S. animal always gives birth to 4 young of the same sex
an armadillo
Bill
$800 [18]
Time zone in Nova Scotia & New Brunswick, it's an hour east of the "Eastern" time zone
the Atlantic time zone
Randy
$800 [25]
Legendary Russian dancer of early 1900s, his career was cut short when his mind took a flying leap
Nijinsky
Carole
$800 [7]
The 6 hour "good buy" period, or the hours in N.Y. that the N.Y. Stock Exchange is open for business
10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Bill
$1,000 [15]
Even with 4 knees, it's the only mammal that can't jump
an elephant
Carole
DD $1,500 [19]
To the nearest minute, the length of time for sunlight to reach your house
8 minutes
Randy
$1,000 [8]
Preferred stock is given a preference for this profit sharing
a dividend
Bill

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD CAPITALS

This Mideast city gave its name to a type of cloth, steel & a jeweler's technique

Damascus

Randy "What is Damascus" — wagered $999
Carole "What is Damascus?" — wagered $4,399
Bill "What is Jerusalem?" — wagered $3,100

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