Show #186 1985-05-27 (taped 1985-01-24) Regular

Nathan Walpow game 2.

Contestants

Peggy Janis — a professional traveler originally from Dover, New Jersey

Dr. Jay Burke — a chiropractor from Glenside, Pennsylvania

Nathan Walpow — a data processor originally from Queens, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,200)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Nathan $1,000 $3,200 $4,200 $4,700
2-day champion: $14,900
$3,800
19 R (including 1 DD), 7 W
Jay $500 $0 $2,300 $0
3rd place: Berkline recliner
$1,800
13 R (including 2 DDs), 7 W
Peggy $-100 $100 $2,100 $4,200
2nd place: Frigidaire refrigerator/freezer + Mitchell Designs wall coverings
$2,100
8 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD CAPITALS PETS ELVIS BUSINESS & INDUSTRY BASEBALL "MONKEY" SHINES
$100 [1]
In 1857, Queen Victoria chose this city to be Canada's capital
Ottawa
Jay
$100 [9]
Only the elephants found on this continent are easily domesticated
Asia
Nathan Jay Peggy
$100 [13]
Located on "Lonely Street", it's where Elvis checked in for a '56 hit
Heartbreak Hotel
Jay
$100 [18]
Women can trace this back to Ebenezer Butterick of Sterling, Mass. in 1863
(paper dress) patterns
Jay
$100 [2]
They measure 15" x 15"
the bases
Jay
$100 [10]
A troublemaker can throw one "into the works"
a monkey wrench
Nathan
$200 [4]
In 1976, the Philippines moved its capital from Quezon City back to this city
Manila
Nathan
$200 [12]
U. of Washington mascot which found '85 Orange Bowl weather too warm for comfort
a husky
Jay
$200 [15]
She gave a televised guided tour of Elvis' Graceland home, where she lived for 11 years
Priscilla
Peggy
$200 [19]
Leo Fender is known as the Henry Ford of this product
electric guitars
Nathan
$200 [3]
No Major Leaguer has ever hit a fair ball out of this "House that Ruth built"
Yankee Stadium
Nathan
$200 [11]
Gangster slang for any uniform but especially a tuxedo
a monkey suit
Nathan
$300 [5]
The oldest part of Washington, D.C., or the capital of Guyana
Georgetown
Jay
$300 [17]
In Ancient Egypt, one was subject to death penalty for killing this sacred animal
a cat
Nathan Jay
$300 [16]
His 1st film was almost called "The Reno Brothers", but had title changed to match this song
"Love Me Tender"
Jay
$300 [24]
Jack Tramiel bought this company lock, stock & Pong from Warner Communications in '84
Atari
Nathan Jay
$400 [7]
A type of pitch, or any type of doughnut
a sinker
Jay
$300 [21]
1957 film about fighter Barney Ross & his battle against drug addiction
Monkey on My Back
Nathan
$400 [14]
Chicago architect Walter Burley Griffin planned this Australian capital
Canberra
Nathan
$400 [20]
Name of pony Caroline Kennedy kept on the White House grounds
Macaroni
Nathan Peggy
$400 [22]
City where Elvis was married in '67 & made his comeback in '69
Las Vegas
Nathan Peggy
DD $500 [6]
Jack Norworth wrote this songin 1908, but never saw a game till 34 yrs. later:"Nellie Kelly loved baseball games / Knew the players, knew all their names / You could see her there every day / Shout hooray when they played / Her boyfriend by the name of Joe..."
"Take Me Out To The Ball Game"
Jay
$400 [23]
Nickname for catalogue store that's rival to Sears & Penney's
Monkey Ward
Nathan
$500 [8]
Pitcher whose brother was Daffy but not crazy
Dizzy Dean
Nathan

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY PROVERBS INTERIOR DESIGN 7 WONDERS MOVIE TRIVIA ECOLOGY
$200 [4]
In '68, this country seized the USS Pueblo
North Korea
Jay
$200 [11]
What George Washington wouldn't let his sleeping dogs do
lie
Nathan
$200 [12]
Not a butter substitute, it's a geometric inlay design, usually in hardwood floors
parquet
Nathan Jay
$200 [1]
Giza's great graves
the Pyramids
Nathan Peggy
$200 [9]
City that burned in "Gone with the Wind"
Atlanta
Peggy
$200 [3]
U.S. Forest Service "hatched" this feathered friend who advises, "Give a hoot! Don't pollute"
Woodsy Owl
Nathan Peggy
$400 [5]
In order to collect tolls to pay for Aswan Dam, this leader nationalized Suez Canal in '56
Nasser
Peggy
$400 [13]
For a peaceful world, the Bible urges men to "beat their swords" into these
plowshares
Peggy
$400 [18]
Al fresco decor gives your room this type of look
like outdoors
$400 [2]
Mexico's Paricutin, youngest of these in Western Hemisphere, is also newest of 7 natural wonders
a volcano
Jay
$400 [10]
The 2nd wife of "Citizen Kane" had this hobby to keep from going to pieces
jigsaw puzzles
Nathan
$400 [15]
Weather phenomenon that's been killing wildlife in lakes
acid rain
Jay
$600 [6]
British Prime Minister who crowned Queen Victoria "Empress of India"
Disraeli
Nathan Peggy
$600 [14]
"Age-ist" proverb of the '60s
"don't trust anyone over 30"
Nathan
$800 [21]
This ancient wonder guided ships for a thousand years before being toppled by an earthquake
the Lighthouse at Alexandria
Nathan
$600 [20]
Mode of transportation by which the wizard of Oz tries to help Dorothy return to Kansas
a (hot air) balloon
Jay Peggy
$600 [16]
EPA head who resigned under pressure in March '83
Anne Burford
Nathan
$800 [7]
Alexander Kerensky briefly led democratic government in this country in 1917
the Soviet Union
Jay
DD $1,100 [23]
A well-rounded person who lacks special expertise can proverbially be called this
jack of all trades, master of none
Jay
DD $1,000 [19]
2 of 3 specific structures in Paris, San Francisco, & New York on the list of modern wonders
(2 of) the Empire State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge and the Eiffel Tower
Nathan
$800 [17]
In 1948, Paul Mueller received a Nobel Prize for developing this now-banned insecticide
DDT
Nathan
$1,000 [8]
This Central American country, known for its political stability, has had no army since 1949
Costa Rica
Nathan
$1,000 [22]
The French & Spanish caves containing these are listed not as ancient, but natural wonders
cave paintings
Jay
$1,000 [24]
In 1798, this Eng. clergyman warned of overpopulation
Malthus
Peggy

Final Jeopardy!

LITERATURE

Since no one had trademarked this ancient title, Thomas Nelson Publ. was allowed to in 1979

The Bible

Peggy "What is The Bible?" — wagered $2,100
Jay "What is The Book of Dead?" — wagered $2,300
Nathan "What is "The Bible"?" — wagered $500

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