Show #426 1986-04-28 (taped 1985-12-03) Regular

Contestants

Frank Sanello — a journalist originally from Joliet, Illinois

Nancy Carr — a teacher from Los Angeles, California

Charles Goldstein — a medical student from Guadalajara, Mexico (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,250)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Charles	$500	$1,700	$7,900	$9,400 2nd place: trip to Diplomat Resort, Hollywood, Florida	$7,900 22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Nancy	$0	$1,400	$1,800	$3,600 3rd place: Maytag washer & dryer	$1,800 10 R, 4 W
Frank	$100	$800	$6,200	$12,300 New champion: $12,300	$5,700 16 R (including 1 DD), 7 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

MYTHS & LEGENDS	HAWAII	"FOOL"ISH SONGS	5-LETTER WORDS	FOOD & DRINK	BATMAN
$100 [1] Legend says, using only a hammer, he beat a steam drill digging a tunnel John Henry Charles Nancy	$100 [18] Hawaii is the only state that lies outside this continent North America Charles	$100 [20] According to both the Beatles & Brasil '66, "nobody wants to know him" "The Fool On The Hill" Charles	$100 [13] Brides keep their "hope" in this chest Frank	$100 [8] You'd find coriander on this rack in the grocery store the spice rack Nancy	$100 [6] The 1st entrance to it was through a grandfather clock the Batcave Charles
$200 [2] After Menelaus got her back from Troy, it's reported they lived happily ever after Helen (of Troy) Charles	$200 [19] Though it has less than 10% of state's population, this island is bigger than all the others combined Hawaii (the Big Island) Nancy	$200 [22] Anthony Newley wanted to stop the world & get off to sing this song "What Kind Of Fool Am I?" Frank	$200 [14] When cowboys "cut the dust" at a saloon, they get one of these a drink Charles Frank	$200 [9] Since 1979, "Good Vibrations" has been this soft drink's theme song Sunkist Nancy	$200 [7] His clownish face came from falling into a chemical vat at the Monarch Playing Card Company the Joker Nancy
$300 [3] Legend has it this hunter became the 1st constellation Orion Charles	$300 [21] Hawaii-born entertainer who got her start performing in a bath house Bette Midler Frank	$300 [23] 25 years apart, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers & Diana Ross asked this question "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?" Nancy	$400 [26] It was established as the volume of 1 kg of water at 4ºC & standard atmospheric pressure a liter Nancy	$300 [10] Only common edible fruit that produces a common cooking oil an olive Charles	$300 [15] While Batman came from Detective Comics, this actor who played him came from TV's "The Detectives" Adam West Charles
$400 [4] This word for sudden fear came from the Greek nature god who induced it in humans panic Charles Frank	$400 [27] Today, there are less than 10,000 full-blooded Hawaiians, who belong to this Pacific island race Polynesians Charles Frank	$400 [24] Doobie Brothers tune about a nitwit's notions "What A Fool Believes" Frank	DD $500 [25] Animal mentioned in the title of the following:[Instrumental music plays] bunny Frank	$400 [11] Your potatoes are mixed with these if they are served lyonnaise onions Nancy	$400 [16] While Bruce Wayne has adopted Jason Todd, Dick Grayson was only this to him a ward Charles
$500 [5] In Arabian folklore, they were a class of good or evil spirits that could assume animal or human form a genie (djinn) Charles	$500 [28] Hawaii's 1st king, he established it as an independent kingdom in 1810 King Kamehameha Nancy	—	—	$500 [12] Nashville hotel which offered a new blend of coffee at the turn of the century, it's now a brand name Maxwell House Frank	$500 [17] He has been hailed by Batman as "the greatest gentleman's gentleman in the world" Alfred (Pennyworth) Charles

Double Jeopardy! Round

PRESIDENTS	DOGS	BRITISH COINS	PLAYWRIGHTS	PLANTS	SPORTS TRIVIA
$200 [11] When this Illinois lawyer told a funny story in court, the clerk was fined $5 for laughing Abraham Lincoln Charles	$200 [13] When teaching a dog this, putting down papers merely increases problems housebreaking Nancy	$200 [26] In the 8th & 9th centuries, coins were issued by the archbishops of York & this English city Canterbury Frank	$200 [1] "Exiles" was the only play this author of "Ulysses" ever wrote James Joyce Frank	$200 [8] Fungi cannot make their own food because they lack this green stuff chlorophyll Frank	$200 [4] 2 days after their '85 season ended, the Astros & the Pirates both did this to their managers fire them Charles
$400 [20] When he visited the Chinese landmark, he commented, "I must say that the Great Wall is a great wall" (Richard) Nixon Charles Frank	$400 [18] Old West pioneers used greyhounds to chase jackrabbits & Canis latrans, this wild member of dog family a coyote Nancy Frank	$400 [27] Due to a 1797 silver shortage, these Spanish "pirate coins" were counter-marked & used as English money pieces of eight (dollars) Frank	$400 [2] In "Betrayal", Harold Pinter tells the play's story chronologically this way backwards Frank	$400 [14] You'd find ocotillo, paloverde, & prickly pear growing in this type of arid region a desert Charles	$400 [5] What you hold with an eastern or continental grip a tennis racket Charles Nancy
$600 [23] 2 presidents associated with Tennessee both had the same last initial & this 1st name Andrew Charles Frank	$600 [19] More than 800 years ago, the Lhasa apso originated in this country whose capital is Lhasa Tibet Frank	$600 [28] A zealous hunter of counterfeiters, this English physicist was "master of the Mint" in early 18th century Isaac Newton	$600 [3] Produced in NYC in 1894, "Arms & The Man" was this Britisher's 1st play presented in U.S. George Bernard Shaw Charles	$600 [15] A taxonomist does this to plants as well as animals classify Charles Nancy	$600 [6] In 1985, Crenshaw High in L.A. had 5 300-lb. football players at this lineman position tackles
$800 [24] In 1914, this ex-U.S. president helped explore & map parts of Brazil Teddy Roosevelt Frank	$800 [21] The pug is a correctly proportioned miniature of this huge guard dog breed the mastiff	—	$800 [9] Noel Coward wrote this "haunting" comedy in only 5 days Blithe Spirit Frank	DD $800 [16] The blade, petiole, & stipule are the 3 main parts of this the leaf Charles	$800 [7] A matador's fighting uniform is called a "traje de luces", meaning this a suit of lights Nancy
DD $2,000 [25] Only New Jersey governor to become president Woodrow Wilson Frank	$1,000 [22] Term for an unweaned puppy a whelp Frank	—	$1,000 [10] He added concept of 3rd actor to Greek tragedy &, at 28, beat Aeschylus in dramatic competition Sophocles Frank	$1,000 [17] Saffron is a type of seasoning & type of this spring flower it comes from the crocus Charles	$1,000 [12] The only 2 brothers to have both held a world heavyweight boxing title the Spinks brothers (Leon & Michael) Charles

Final Jeopardy!

THE CIVIL WAR

Source from which Lincoln quoted, "A house divided against itself cannot stand"

the Bible (the Gospel according to Mark)

Nancy "What is the Bible?" — wagered $1,800

Frank "What is the Bible?" — wagered $6,100

Charles "What is The Bible" — wagered $1,500

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