Show #643 1987-05-27 (taped 1987-01-14) Regular

Missing a number of incorrect responses in Double Jeopardy! Round.

Contestants

Bob McGreevy — an attorney from South Salem, New York

Diane Margolis — an acupuncturist from Baltimore, Maryland

David Goldstein — a criminal lawyer from Ann Arbor, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
David	$800	$1,900	$5,500	$11,000 2nd place: Merillat shelving system + Zenith 9" color TV	$5,500 18 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W
Diane	$400	$1,400	$2,600	$5,100 3rd place: Service Merchandise gift certificate	$2,600 12 R, 4 W
Bob	$500	$3,200	$5,600	$11,150 New champion: $11,150	$7,000 24 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

FLORIDA	MONEY	ASTRONOMY	CONTESTS	CHRISTMAS	FAMOUS HORSES
$100 [11] If you smell salt in the air, it's because no part of Florida is over 60 miles from this water (or the ocean) David	$100 [21] 100 of these are worth 1 rupee in Sri Lanka, 1 guilder in the Netherlands, or a buck in the USA cents David	$100 [18] According to "The Book of Popular Science", the 1st comet definitely recorded was this one Halley's Comet Bob	$100 [3] Author credited with inspiring the "Calaveras County Jumping Frog Jubilee" Mark Twain Diane Bob	$100 [5] By the middle ages, he was patron saint of children, Russia, pawnbrokers, & thieves St. Nicholas Bob	$100 [1] Only Champion, Trigger & Tom Mix's Tony have left these in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre their hoofprints Bob
$200 [12] To find this, the state motto, look on any U.S. coin "In God We Trust" David Bob	$200 [22] Basic monetary unit of Malta, Egypt, and Britain a pound Bob	$200 [19] Though Columbus "proved" it, Pythagoras taught this 21 centuries earlier that the world is round Bob	$200 [4] At the annual world chicken-pluckin' contest these, not roosters, compete in a "crow-off" people David Bob	$200 [6] Though their origin is unknown, some think Christmas colors are from the red & green of this prickly plant holly David Diane Bob	$200 [2] Hercules once owned a horse named Arion who had this human ability speaking Diane
$300 [15] The name of these Florida Indians is from Spanish-American "Cimarron", meaning wild Seminole Diane	$300 [23] It's said this coin, whose name can mean "free", was 1st struck to ransom a French king a franc Diane	$300 [20] Both these planets on either side of Saturn also have rings Jupiter and Uranus David Bob	$300 [24] Athletes must be in "peak" condition to run the marathon to the top of this Colorado mountain Pike's Peak David	$300 [7] Burning this is English adaptation of Scandinavian custom of bonfires at winter solstice the yule log David	$300 [8] Crippled & seriously ill, Anna Sewell lived only a year after the printing of this classic, her only book Black Beauty Diane
$400 [16] There are about 30,000 of these in Florida, including Okeechobee lakes Diane Bob	$400 [25] The U.S. mint in this Western city produces over 6 billion coins a year Denver Diane	$400 [29] Common name for phase that follows a new moon a (waxing) crescent Diane Bob	$400 [26] 1 of the 2 competitions that make up the "tobacco-spitting contest" in Raleigh, Miss. (1 of) distance & accuracy Bob	$400 [13] U.S. Christmas seals were 1st sold in 1907 by members of this relief organization, not Am. Lung Assn. the Red Cross Bob	$400 [9] Pecos Bill made his horse, Widow-Maker, tougher by feeding it barbed wire & this liquid explosive nitroglycerine David
$500 [17] On April 2nd, 1513, he found not the Fountain of Youth, but an area he called "La Florida" (Juan) Ponce de Leon Bob	$500 [27] 1937 coins with King Edward VIII's likeness had already been minted when he did this in late 1936 abdicate David	—	$500 [28] This downhill race held in Akron, Ohio is called the "World's Gravity Grand Prix" the Soap Box Derby Bob	$500 [14] Popular legend credits this religious reformer with creating the 1st Christmas tree Martin Luther Bob	DD $500 [10] Black Jack was chosen as the riderless horse at the funerals of these 2 Presidents in 1963 & 1973 John F. Kennedy & Lyndon Baines Johnson David

Double Jeopardy! Round

4-LETTER WORDS	CONGRESS	SPECTATOR SPORTS	COLLEGES	SWEET SIXTEEN	FAMOUS RIDERS
$200 [12] From Old English "to insert", the way you might insert more knowledge in your brain before a test cram Bob	$200 [23] Of 33, 59, or 102, the original number of members of the House of Representatives 59 Diane Bob	$200 [2] Since there's no home plate in tennis, this official views matches from a raised chair the umpire Bob	$200 [17] At Drew University in N.J. each freshman is provided with one of these high tech "helpers" a computer Bob	$200 [1] At 16, she & Kristy McNichol were "Little Darlings" on screen, but now she's J. Mc En Mc En Mc En Mc En Mc En Mc En Mc EnMcEnroeittleling Tatum O'Neal David	$200 [3] It's said Thomas Jefferson called this other tall Virginian the greatest horseman of his time George Washington Bob
$400 [13] From Latin & Greek "to give out vapors", it means to worry, or cook by simmering stew Diane	$400 [25] From Dutch for "freebooter", the 1st notable use of this delaying tactic in the Senate was in 1841 a filibuster David	$400 [6] For a minor infraction in hockey, a player goes here & becomes a spectator for 2 minutes the penalty box David	$400 [18] Bryn Mawr College is located in this state Pennsylvania Bob	$400 [9] Led by her "voices", in 1428 this 16-year-old 1st went to fight alongside the Dauphin but was turned away Joan of Arc Bob	$400 [4] Not a good horseman, this little Frenchman supposedly had 19 horses shot from under him Napoleon Bob
$600 [14] It follows French & can be linked with hand cuff Diane	DD $600 [26] Action to expel a member of either house of Congress must carry by this fraction two-thirds David	$600 [7] To "Americanize" this sport, in 1979 U.S. pros asked for lower admission quotas of foreign players soccer David	$800 [21] The student to faculty ratio is only 3 to 1 at this West Coast rival of M.I.T. Caltech Bob	$600 [24] By age 16, he had written more than 16 symphonies but not yet "The Marriage of Figaro" Mozart David	$600 [5] Though it's said his horse Copenhagen shied at sight of troops, he rode him to victory at Waterloo the Duke of Wellington (Arthur Wellesley) David Diane
$800 [15] Examples are a walk, trot, or pace gait David Bob	$800 [27] "That is not executive privelege: it is executive poppycock," this N.C. senator said about Watergate Sam Ervin David Diane	$800 [8] In 1986, this California team would sell you a box seat for $6.00, lowest box seat price in baseball the Dodgers David Diane	$1,000 [22] Tuition is only $570 a year at McGill University, "The Harvard of Canada", in this city Montreal David Diane	$800 [28] In 1922 at age 16, Philo T. Farnsworth discovered principles of this communications medium television	$800 [10] On "Knots Landing" he plays Greg Sumner; on weekends, he plays celebrity polo William Devane
$1,000 [19] Original a nickname for Richard, now it's a term for a country bumpkin hick David Bob	—	$1,000 [16] Atlanta teams play in the Central Division in basketball, & this division in baseball & football Western David	DD $1,400 [20] Group heard in thefollowing, they met while attending Tuskegee Institute:"She's a brick house" The Commodores Bob	—	$1,000 [11] Author of "Sons & Lovers", he supposedly had a favorite horse made into a duffel bag after it died D.H. Lawrence Bob

Final Jeopardy!

CANDY

Of brown, green, orange, tan, or yellow, the color you'll find in plain M&Ms but not peanut M&Ms

tan

Diane "What is tan?" — wagered $2,500

David "What isgreenTan?" — wagered $5,500

Bob "What is Tan" — wagered $5,550

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