Show #287 1985-10-15 (taped 1985-07-30) Regular

Introductions entered from audiorecording.

Contestants

Keith West — an engineer from Altadena, California

Dorothy Korber — a newspaper reporter from Long Beach, California

Jim Rondoni — a freelance writer from Los Angeles, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $9,200)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Jim $0 $2,400 $6,600 $4,600
2nd place: a cruise to the Bahamas
$7,800
21 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Dorothy $1,400 $1,900 $1,200 $1
3rd place: Frigidaire washer & dryer
$1,500
12 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Keith $300 $1,200 $3,600 $6,600
New champion: $6,600
$3,600
11 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

1960 COWBOYS & INDIANS PARKS ROCK 'N' ROLL TRIVIA 6-LETTER WORDS TIME
$100 [1]
In July in L.A., he was named on the 1st ballot as the Democratic presidential candidate
John Kennedy
Dorothy
$100 [2]
Cleavon Little played a Black lawman out to tame the west in this Mel Brooks film
Blazing Saddles
Jim
$100 [12]
This Boston park where young Ben Franklin grazed the family cow is America's oldest
Boston Common
Jim
$100 [7]
Jefferson Starship's name before taking off for space in '74
Jefferson Airplane
Keith
$100 [23]
Direction taken by Christian soldiers when marching as to war
onward
Dorothy
$100 [10]
In 1981, this amount of commercial time during the Super Bowl cost $275,000; in 1985, it was $525,000
one-half a minute (30 seconds)
Jim Keith
$200 [3]
On July 4, this flag was officially flown for the 1st time over the U.S. Capitol
the 50-star flag
Dorothy
$200 [4]
William Boyd's foresight in buying TV rights to this film role of his made him a millionaire
Hopalong Cassidy
Dorothy
$200 [13]
Baseball's first ever All-Star Game was played in 1933 in this Chicago stadium
Comiskey Park
Dorothy Keith
$200 [8]
British group whose logo features fat red lips & a lascivious tongue
the Rolling Stones
Dorothy
$200 [24]
Most cats will do this "upon" most mice
pounce
Jim
$200 [11]
TV's longest-running soap, or looking for a hit from "Annie"
Search for Tomorrow
Dorothy
$300 [14]
Motorola introduced a completely transistorized version of this, weighing just 40 pounds
a television
Dorothy
$300 [5]
Tonto's equivalent of the Lone Ranger's "Hi-yo silver, away!"
Get 'em up
Keith
$300 [25]
Al Pacino's 1st starring role dealt with "Panic in" a NYC park nicknamed this
Needle Park
Jim
$300 [17]
Roy Orbison's "optical" trademark
dark sunglasses
Keith
$400 [16]
Amount of time it takes Ron Harris' girls to give you a workout on TV
20 minutes
Keith
$400 [21]
Name of the son born to Queen Elizabeth II & the Duke of Edinburgh on February 2, 1960
(Prince) Andrew
Jim Dorothy
$400 [6]
Show which featured Wild Eagle, chief of the Hekawis, & Roaring Chicken, their medicine man
F Troop
Keith
$400 [26]
London's Speakers' Corner, where people voice opinions on everything, is in this park
Hyde Park
Jim
$400 [18]
Surprisingly, Stars on 45's "Beatles' Medley" includes this #1 hit by The Archies
"Sugar, Sugar"
Keith
$500 [20]
As of Aug. 28, 1981, this "great" Briton has the world record time for running the mile
(Sebastian) Coe
Jim
$500 [22]
Premier who charged in a TV speech April 22nd that the U.S. was plotting to overthrow his government
Fidel Castro
Jim
$500 [9]
Occupation of Gunsmoke's half-Indian Quint Asper, played by Burt Reynolds
a blacksmith
Dorothy
$500 [27]
1 of 5 national parks in Utah
(1 of) Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Canyonlands & Capitol Reef
Jim
$500 [19]
"Catch My Soul" was a rock version of this Shakespeare tragedy
Othello
Jim
DD $700 [15]
What's happening to the times in title of thefollowing:"Come gather 'round people, wherever you roam"
"The Times They Are A-Changin'"
Dorothy

Double Jeopardy! Round

CONQUERORS BOXING LITERATURE AUTOMOBILES GEOGRAPHY LAW
$200 [7]
Spanish for "conqueror", Cortes was one
conquistador
Keith
$200 [26]
In the basic stance, right-handed & some left-handed boxers keep this foot forward
the left foot
Dorothy
$200 [2]
Author J. D. Wyss marooned this Swiss family on an island in 1813
the Robinsons
Jim
$200 [20]
In "Goldfinger", James Bond drove a modified version of this British car
an Aston Martin
Jim
$200 [1]
There are nearly 13,000 people per square mile in this S.E. Asian British colony
Hong Kong
Dorothy
$200 [10]
A law that sets a time frame for filing lawsuits or prosecuting crimes
a statute of limitations
Jim
$400 [8]
In 1099, this group under Godfrey of Bouillon captured Jerusalem
the Crusaders
Keith
$400 [27]
After knocking an opponent down a boxer must go to this for the count
a neutral corner
Keith
$400 [4]
Hemingway short story about demise of "the Swede"
"The Killers"
Jim
$400 [21]
Company that builds cars for Chrysler & sells under its own name, too
Mitsubishi
Jim
$400 [3]
What a Swiss state is called, or the name of a large city in south China
a canton
Dorothy
$400 [11]
Testimony of witness unable to appear in court
a deposition
Jim
$600 [9]
In 911, these "North men", or Normans, gained control of Normandy
the Norse(men) (the Vikings)
Jim
$600 [28]
In 1889, John L. Sullivan went 75 rounds to win the last heavyweight championship fought this way
bare-knuckle
Keith
$600 [5]
Characters in this Dickens' novel include Uriah Heep & Mr. Micawber
David Copperfield
$600 [22]
The 3 little pigs would have avoided this city that's Volkswagen's German headquarters
Wolfsburg
Jim
$600 [17]
"Land's End" is the westernmost point of this country
England
Jim
$600 [12]
Latin for "you shall have the body", its application protects against illegal imprisonment
habeas corpus
$800 [15]
This 13th C. Mongol ruler of China couldn't conquer Japan when his armada was destroyed by a typhoon
Kublai Khan
Jim
$800 [29]
When any part of a boxer's body except his feet is touching the floor
a knockdown
Dorothy Keith
DD $700 [6]
It was the woman's gift to her husband in "The Gift of the Magi"
a watch fob
Dorothy
$800 [23]
Nash, Kelvinator, & Hudson are its corporate ancestors
American Motors
Jim
$800 [18]
Country where you'd find Kalgoorlie, Ballarat, & Toowoomba
Australia
Jim
$800 [13]
Name for British lawyers who represent their clients in superior courts
barristers
Jim
$1,000 [16]
Brit. conqueror of India, through sickness he became an opium addict & committed suicide in 1774
Robert Clive
$1,000 [30]
In the WBA, neither the jr. flyweight nor, surprisingly, this division has a minimum weight requirement
heavyweight
$1,000 [25]
Last name of Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, & Marmee in "Little Women"
March
$1,000 [24]
Currently, this model from one of U.S. Big 3 carmakers is best-selling single model in the world
the Ford Escort
$1,000 [19]
Most of "Zorba the Greek" takes place on this largest Greek isle
Crete
Jim
DD $1,200 [14]
From Greek for "writing", it's an unwitnessed will written by a person in his own handwriting
a holographic will
Jim

Final Jeopardy!

FOOD & DRINK

Worldwide, more of this fruit is produced for food & drink than any other

grapes

Dorothy "What is an orange?" — wagered $1,199
Keith "What are grapes?" — wagered $3,000
Jim "What are oranges?" — wagered $2,000

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