Show #949 1988-10-20 (taped 1988-08-02) Regular

Contestants

Harriet Helfand — an attorney from Fallston, Maryland

Lloyd McGavin — an electrical engineer originally from Moscow, Idaho

Mark Milett — a hearings and appeals analyst originally from Culver City, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $16,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mark	$400	$800	$3,000	$0 3rd place: Emerson 27" TV + Jeopardy! box game or computerized version	$3,000 9 R, 1 W
Lloyd	$3,300	$4,600	$4,400	$8,800 2nd place: trip on Continental to New York City & stay at the Halloran House + Jeopardy! box game or computerized versions	$3,300 18 R (including 1 DD), 7 W
Harriet	$-600	$1,100	$6,300	$8,801 New champion: $8,801	$7,100 18 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

INVENTIONS	IMAGINARY ISLANDS	CUBA	POP SINGERS	FRUITS & VEGETABLES	SLANG
$100 [3] Many say this puzzle was invented by Arthur Wynne a crossword Lloyd	$100 [11] Sir Thomas More created this idyllic island 15 miles off the coast of the Americas Utopia Harriet	$100 [21] Despite Communist disapproval, this is still Cuba's largest religion Catholic Lloyd	$100 [8] Jan & Dean's hit "Surf City" was co-written by Brian Wilson of this group, known for surfing songs The Beach Boys Mark	$100 [22] This dried fruit is often found in carrot cake raisins Mark Lloyd	$100 [16] The governors of Massachusetts & California, or your fists Dukes Lloyd
$200 [4] 1970s Magicube had 4 of these & worked without batteries flash bulbs Harriet	$200 [12] Friday's Beach is one of several beaches on this character's island in the Atlantic Robinson Crusoe Lloyd	$200 [27] The U.S. still maintains a naval base on this Cuban bay that's sometimes called "Gitmo" Guantanamo Mark	$200 [9] When he recorded the duet "To All The Girls I've Loved Before", he didn't speak English Julio Iglesias Lloyd	$200 [23] As stated on most gelatin boxes, this fruit should be cooked before adding to a gelatin mixture pineapple Lloyd	$200 [17] This phrase means inspecting or scrutinizing, not stealing a goose take a gander
$300 [5] King Gillette didn't invent the safety razor but this feature of it the (double-edged disposable) blade Lloyd	$300 [13] Supposedly near Mexico, its name comes from Captain Flint's booty buried there Treasure Island Lloyd	$300 [28] When he became a Cuban citizen, this revolutionary legally adopted his nickname that means "hey, you" Che Guevara Mark	$300 [1] 1 of 2 singers who had a No. 1 Hit with "Go Away Little Girl" Donny Osmond (or Steve Lawrence) Mark	$300 [24] Also called the "pie plant", its long reddish stalks are edible when cooked rhubarb Harriet	$400 [19] "El ropo" or just "rope" refers to a cheap one of these a cheap cigar Lloyd
$400 [6] The "screw of Archimedes" was designed to raise this substance water Lloyd	$400 [14] This monstrous animal came to New York from Skull Island, southwest of Sumatra King Kong Lloyd	—	$400 [2] They made it to No. 6 with their hits "Get Closer", "Diamond Girl" & "Summer Breeze" but never made the Top 5 Seals & Crofts Lloyd	$400 [25] Collards, kale & bok-choy are all types of this vegetable cabbage Harriet	$500 [20] Meaning desires or wishes, this comes from a regional pronounciation of "I would rather" druthers Harriet
$500 [7] By adding more of these, the 1908 Edison Amberol cylinder doubled playing time to 4 minutes grooves Lloyd Harriet	$500 [15] "The Island of the Busy Bees" is in the Tyrrhenian Sea in this children's classic by Carlo Collodi (The Adventures of) Pinocchio Lloyd	—	$500 [10] Born Glyn Ellis, this lead singer of "The Mindbenders" took his last name from his 1st record label Wayne Fontana	$500 [26] In France, this onion-like vegetable is known as the "asparagus of the poor" a leek Harriet	DD $1,400 [18] Though it usually means "emotionally upset", in this song it means "excited & very happy":"Oh, well, a-bless my soul, but what's wrong with me? / I'm itchin' like a man on a fuzzy tree / My friends say I'm actin' wild as a bug..." "All Shook Up" Lloyd

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 19th CENTURY	NEWSPAPERS	ASTRONOMY	RESORTS	10-LETTER WORDS	THE HUSBAND MARRIED
$200 [2] 3 1/2 years after he was buried in New Orleans, Jefferson Davis was reburied in this state capital Richmond Harriet	$200 [8] The People's Daily is the best-selling paper in this country China Mark	$200 [5] The person who gets to name a newly discovered comet the person who discovers it Lloyd	$200 [19] Since 1942 U.S. presidents have had private access to this resort Camp David Mark	$200 [14] Its not in this clue & it should be an apostrophe Lloyd	$200 [10] Jacqueline Witte&Joanne Woodward Paul Newman Harriet
$400 [3] In 1882 Charles J. Guiteau was hanged for assassinating this man President Garfield Mark	$400 [15] In 1958 this wire service merged with Hearst's International News Service UPI (United Press) Lloyd Harriet	$400 [6] This imaginary celestial belt includes the apparent annual paths of the Sun & most planets the zodiac	$400 [22] This worldwide French resort chain is currently building a cruise ship to be finished in December 1989 Club Med Harriet	$400 [21] A preacher like Jerry Falwell or Oral Roberts an evangelist Harriet	$400 [11] Brigitte Bardot, Annette Stroyberg & Jane Fonda, but not Catherine Deneuve Roger Vadim Harriet
DD $500 [18] While trying to solve the slavery problem in 1850 he said, "I would rather be right than be president" Henry Clay Harriet	DD $500 [17] The Washington Post cartoonist who uses this single name won Pulitzer Prizes in 1942, '54 & '79 Herblock Harriet	$600 [7] Name of the constellation that both the Greeks & Native Americans identified as a big bear Ursa Major (Big Dipper) Harriet	$600 [23] Furnace Creek is the appropriate name for the California resort located here Death Valley Mark	$600 [26] A person who starts the trouble & urges everyone else on an instigator Harriet	$600 [1] Louise Longmore, Carol Lawrence& Vera Novak Robert Goulet Harriet
$600 [12] He wrote his 1st operetta "Prince Ananias" in 1894, 16 years before "Naughty Marietta" Victor Herbert Harriet	$600 [16] In 1927 this NYC tabloid originated & sponsored the Golden Gloves the New York Daily News Lloyd	$800 [27] They are estimated to add more than 1,000 tons to the Earth's weight each day meteors Lloyd	$800 [24] Honeymooners are partial to these picturesque Pennsylvania mountains featuring over 300 resorts the Poconos Mark Lloyd	—	$800 [4] Eleanor Pitman, Rachel Taylor, Lauren Bacall& Lois O'Connor Jason Robards Lloyd
$800 [13] This ornate art style featuring flowing, curving lines flourished in the late 1800s Art Nouveau Harriet	$1,000 [20] Florida paper that was 1st to print all that monkey business about Gary Hart the Miami Herald Lloyd	$1,000 [28] 4 of this outer planet's moons are named for Shakespearean characters Uranus Lloyd Harriet	$1,000 [25] Until it was sold recently, the exclusive Caneel Bay Resort on St. John was owned by this family the Rockefellers	—	$1,000 [9] Marjorie Thomas, Lilli Palmer, Kay Kendall, Rachel Roberts, Richard Harris'ex-wife Elizabeth& Mercia Tinker Rex Harrison Harriet

Final Jeopardy!

THE UNITED NATIONS

In the course of its 43-year history, the UN has had this many Secretaries-General

Mark "What is 7?" — wagered $3,000

Lloyd "What is 5?" — wagered $4,400

Harriet "What is 5?" — wagered $2,501

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