Show #1083 1989-04-26 (taped 1988-12-20) Regular

Contestants

Mark Busch — a safety trainer from Venice, California

Linda House — a teacher from Somerville, New Jersey

Bob McGoff — a history teacher from Scranton, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bob	$900	$1,500	$7,800	$15,600 2-day champion: $26,201	$7,100 15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Linda	$1,100	$3,400	$8,000	$300 2nd place: Bassett entertainment center + 12-volume The Motion Picture Guide by Cinemooks	$7,000 20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Mark	$1,900	$3,000	$5,800	$0 3rd place: Queen Anne recliner by Lane	$5,800 19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN HISTORY	6-LETTER WORDS	ARTS & CRAFTS	GERMANY	HODGEPODGE	PETER PAN
$100 [1] In his 1964 State of the Union Address, Pres. Johnson declared "war" on this in the U.S. poverty Linda	$100 [21] A male feline, even if his name isn't Thomas a tomcat Linda	$100 [24] "I can knot," a person may respond when asked if he can do this craft of knotting cords macrame Linda	$100 [12] Name of the expressway system set up during the '30s partially for military purposes the Autobahn Mark	$100 [19] Designed by an Englishman, this sailing trophy has been called the "Holy Grail of Racing" the America's Cup Bob	$100 [6] According to the original play, he threw himself overboard into the waiting jaws of the crocodile Captain Hook Mark
$200 [2] In December 1790 Congress packed up in New York & moved to this city Philadelphia Bob Mark	$200 [22] Some people enjoy dashing through the snow in this if it's open & has 1 horse a sleigh Linda	$200 [27] Someone dropping whittlings on the floor most likely has these 2 things in his hands a knife & a piece of wood Bob	$200 [13] This Christmas decoration began to replace a traditional pyramid of candles in the 19th century a Christmas tree Bob	$200 [8] 3 glamorous females, named Sweet, Marvelous & Delicious, now sing along with these TV fruits the California raisins Bob Linda	$200 [7] Leonard Maltin says this studio's 1953 film version was 1st time Peter wasn't played by a girl Walt Disney Productions Mark
$300 [3] As president, both Tyler & Pierce didn't have one for 3 years & 11 months a vice president Bob	$300 [23] It means "little corn seed", not little army officer a kernel Linda Mark	$300 [28] The precise term for making these household items is latching; hooking has other meanings a rug Bob	$300 [14] The Danube rises in the Schwarzwald, which means this the Black Forest Mark	$300 [17] When Oedipus answered her riddle she killed herself the Sphinx Mark	$300 [9] Peter ran away from home so he wouldn't have to do this grow up Linda
$400 [4] Think small & you may remember this was the name of the 1st American-built locomotive Tom Thumb Bob	$400 [25] The upper corner of a flag, or one of the Swiss states a canton Linda	$400 [29] Term for carving designs into leather, fitting up a factory with machinery or driving about tooling Linda	$400 [15] This airline, founded in Cologne in 1953, has both government & private investors Lufthansa Mark	$400 [18] Privately held for 60 years by a club of wealthy people, Jekyll Island was sold to this state in 1947 Georgia Linda	$400 [10] She tricked the boys in Never Land into shooting down Wendy Tinker Bell Bob
$500 [5] Robt. Livingston, Roger Sherman, Ben Franklin & John Adams were members of the committee of 5 that drafted it the Declaration of Independence Linda	$500 [26] This fancy name for a meal sounds like you've gone by it again a repast Linda	$500 [30] A giant one of these with 8,288 panels in memory of AIDS victims toured the U.S. in 1988 a quilt Mark	DD $500 [16] Berlin is located in this region that shares its name with a series of Bach concertos Brandenburg Mark	$500 [20] Styles of this footgear developed by Indians include Yukon, bearpaw, green mountain & Alaskan snowshoe Linda	$500 [11] Ferocious floral name of the Indian princess Princess Tiger Lily Mark

Double Jeopardy! Round

NEWSPAPERS	NOVELS	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	MAMMALS	STATE CAPITALS	"G" WHIZ
$200 [7] Its circulation is among the largest among U.S. supermarket tabloids the National Enquirer Mark	$200 [24] Its last chapter is titled "The Marriage of Quasimodo" The Hunchback of Notre Dame Linda	$200 [10] A manmade element, symbol Bk, was named for this city, home of the University of California Berkeley Mark	$200 [17] These large red-haired apes are native only to the islands of Sumatra & Borneo orangutans Linda	$200 [1] Though he lost to Sam Houston for president, the state capital of Texas is still named for him (Stephen) Austin Bob	$200 [6] Cranky, like that dwarf in the Disney movie Grumpy Bob Mark
$400 [8] Eliz. Meriwether Gilmer wrote the 1st advice column of this type in 1896 in the New Orleans Picayune advice to the lovelorn Mark	$400 [25] In Thomas Hardy's novel, Michael Henchard sells his wife & child before he becomes "The Mayor of" this Casterbridge Bob	$400 [16] In 1986 this N.Y. university appointed the 1st woman to head an Ivy League law school Columbia Linda	$400 [18] You can recognize males of this biggest-of-all seals by their large trunklike noses elephant seals Mark	$400 [2] At the urging of a local priest, Minnesotans changed the name of "Pig's Eye" to this Saint Paul Linda	$400 [13] The type of "humor" you might hear if you hang around at a hanging gallows humor Mark
$600 [9] "L'Osservatore Romano", which began publishing on July 1, 1861, is this country's only newspaper Vatican City Bob	$600 [26] William Golding said he intended Simon to be "a Christ figure" in this novel the Lord of the Flies Linda	$600 [15] The A & M in Texas A & M & other land grant colleges stand for these two areas of study agriculture & mechanic arts Linda Mark	$600 [19] Among mammals, only the echidna & this Australian animal lay eggs a platypus Mark	$600 [3] A prospector who discovered gold nearby in 1880 lent his name to this state capital Juneau	$600 [14] The 3rd sign of the zodiac The 3rd sign of the zodiac Gemini Bob
$800 [11] One sometimes finds "stinging" editorials in this, the largest Sacramento paper the Bee Mark	$800 [29] This seagoing saga is the only one of Kipling's novels with an American setting Captains Courageous	$800 [22] Phi Alpha Theta, Sigma Xi & Phi Beta Kappa are 3 types of these, open to both men & women honor societies Mark	$800 [20] These bovines are used to carry mail in Tibet & their tails are sold as flyswatters in India yaks Linda	$1,000 [5] Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Boone are buried in a cemetery in this city Frankfort Bob	$800 [27] Sometimes this cartilage makes meat tough to chew gristle Linda
$1,000 [12] Chicago paper that's home of film critic Roger Ebert the (Chicago) Sun-Times Mark	$1,000 [30] The movies "Mildred Pierce", "Double Indemnity" & "Butterfly" were all based on his novels James Cain	DD $1,700 [23] He served as president of Notre Dame from 1952 until his retirement in 1987 Father (Theodore) Hesburgh Bob	$1,000 [21] Breed of horse named for its speed over a short distance a Quarter Horse Bob	DD $1,800 [4] It was named for a certain Monsieur Chouteau who was a fur trader in the Dakota Territory Pierre Linda	$1,000 [28] The period perpetuated by Pericles the Golden Age Bob

Final Jeopardy!

HOLLYWOOD

Cowboy star who has 5 stars on Hollywood's Walk of Fame--1 each for film, TV, recording, theater & radio

Gene Autry

Mark "Who isRoy RogersMix?" — wagered $5,800

Bob "Who is Gene Autry?" — wagered $7,800

Linda "Who is Will Rogers?" — wagered $7,700

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