Show #549 - Thursday, January 15, 1987

Contestants

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Sheila Halko, a sales representative from Depew, New York

Justin Culkowski, a college administrator originally from Buffalo, New York

Lance Lawson, a product manager originally from Moline, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,410)

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Jeopardy! Round

FOOTBALL NICKNAMES
WEIGHTS & MEASURES
NURSERY RHYMES
EUROPE
BALD IS BEAUTIFUL
"UN"
    $100 13
The original quantity of this unit of measure was 480 sheets of paper; now some round it to 500
    $100 21
With "rings on her fingers & bells on her toes, she shall have" this "wherever she goes"
    $100 8
1st nation to "break" from Soviet bloc, its name means "land of the southern Slavs"
    $100 4
Shaven-headed fighter who legally changed his name to include "Marvelous"
    $100 1
It costs more per gallon than regular
    $200 14
In the Greek system of telling time, this was the length of an "Olympiad"
    $200 22
He "kissed the girls & made them cry," but "when the boys came out to play," he ran away
    $200 9
Bonny Ben Nevis, highest peak in the United Kingdom is in this country
    $200 5
Charles Middleton wore a bald pate to portray this Flash Gordon villain
    $200 2
Fugitive slaves booked passage to freedom on this "train"
    $300 18
Burl Ives on Broadway, Gene Lipscomb for the Baltimore Colts
    $300 15
1 of 2 units of measure whose names are from the Latin "uncia", meaning "twelfth part"
    $300 25
After "Jack fell down & broke his crown", he "went to bed to mend his head" using brown paper & this liquid
    $300 10
Soviet rejection of this 1947 plan marked end of efforts to achieve total European economic unity
    $300 3
How softballs are pitched or dirty deals made
    $400 19
It became kicker Lou Groza's nickname, since he scored with his big one
    $400 16
A measure in music or a measure by which gold is sold
    $400 23
"With silver bells, & cockle shells, & pretty maids all in a row"
    $400 11
This river & its tributaries carry more traffic than any other river system in Europe
    $400 6
Plato said, "The life that is" this "is not worth living"
    $500 20
Nickname of Fred Williamson who hit heads on the gridiron before he began nailing movie roles
    $500 17
Swedish astronomer who developed the centigrade scale
    $500 24
One theory says "Ring-A-Ring-A-Roses" refers to this medieval disaster
    $500 12
The 3 capital cities of Scandinavia
    DD: $500 7
Name of this Dave Brubeck "country style" song in 7/4 time:

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 12):

Lance Justin Sheila
$500 $0 -$300

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Lance Justin Sheila
$700 $1,200 $200

Double Jeopardy! Round

COLONIAL AMERICA
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
6-LETTER WORDS
MOUNTAINS
PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES
HOAXES
    $200 20
Thoroughfare in NYC that got its name from a fortification built in 1653 to protect the Dutch settlers
    $200 1
Orchestral scores in French might refer to this instrument as the "petit flute"
    $200 6
Walk like a duck
    $200 21
"I am a Ford, not a Lincoln"
    $200 11
If authentic, the diaries of this fiend of the century might well have been the find of the century
    $400 19
Virginia's "Dale Code" of 1611 punished this verbal offense with a needle thrust thru the tongue
    $400 2
An oliphant is a hunting horn made from a tooth of this animal
    $400 7
The 2 suits you can bid in bridge that fit the category
    $400 28
Mountain range where Bogart & Huston went looking for gold in 1948
    $400 22
"If I ever tell a lie,...I want you to come & take me out of the White House"
    $400 12
David Stein, Elmyr de Hory, & Hans van Meegeren were old masters at this type of fakery
    $600 17
Contrary to popular belief, this Mass. port got its name 6 years before the Mayflower arrived
    DD: $1,000 3
19th century instrument maker Antonio Torres is responsible for the modern design of this
    DD: $800 8
As a TV title, it stood alone, came after "The Smith", & before "Affair"
    $600 27
Geographers now define mtns. as rising at least this many thousand feet above their surroundings
    $600 25
"I shall not seek, & I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President"
    $600 13
"Clues" on records & album covers spurred rumors about his death in '69 & replacement by a double
    $800 16
Anne Bradstreet was the 1st woman in the colonies to be recognized for this type of writing
    $800 4
Technical term for part of a trumpet in which you'd stick a wow-wow
    $800 9
To amass, which is what he did in "The Wheeler Dealers"
    $800 26
Noah's Ark supposedly came to rest on this mountain in Turkey
    $800 23
"It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliance w/any portion of the foreign world"
    $800 14
"Significa" says this engraver sold prints by other artists as his own, taking fellow colonials for a ride
    $1000 18
The war named for this Wampanoag Indian chief ended in 1676
    $1000 5
Considered the national instrument of Trinidad, types include cello, guitar, bass & ping pong
    $1000 10
Drive away, get rid of, or scatter; you do it to fears, rumors, & myths
    $1000 24
"Every individual has a right to expect from his government a Fair Deal"
    $1000 15
This 10' tall "petrified man" unearthed by upstate N.Y. workmen in 1869 was actually carved of stone

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Lance Justin Sheila
$1,100 $3,200 $3,000

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Final Jeopardy! Round

THE OSCARS
It was the first sports film to win Best Picture

Final scores:

Lance Justin Sheila
$2,200 $3,100 $0
2nd place: trip to Grand Bahamas New champion: $3,100 3rd place: Panasonic VHS recorder

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Lance Justin Sheila
$1,600 $3,200 $3,800
17 R,
7 W
(including 1 DD)		 8 R,
1 W		 13 R
(including 1 DD),
5 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $8,600

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Game tape date: 1986-10-14
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