Show #1019 - Thursday, January 26, 1989

Brian Wangsgard game 5.

Contestants

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Darbi Henderson, a medical technician from Los Angeles, California

Mitch Dorfman, a writer and businessman originally from New York City, New York

Brian Wangsgard, a senior marketing representative from Redlands, California (whose 4-day cash winnings total $49,598)

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Jeopardy! Round

BIOGRAPHIES
SOFTBALL
DANCERS
BUSINESS BIGGIES
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
HALL & OATES
    $100 3
"You Only Live Once" is a bio of this author of "You Only Live Twice"
    $100 1
In 1900 the 1st softball league was organized in this largest Minnesota city
    $100 9
He wore his trademark top hat & tails in his very 1st film, "Dancing Lady", with Joan Crawford
    $100 10
There's a glut of cola on the market, so this company's giving us more Kisses
    $100 11
This academy's honor code says simply, "A cadet will not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do"
    $100 24
Their first names
    $200 4
"The Case of the Real Perry Mason"
    $200 2
The 2 official types of softball
    $200 18
Once a female impersonator, this Broadway hoofer played a Broadway hoofer in "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
    $200 12
This credit card co. is test marketing a supersmart card to flash an authorization code for purchases
    $200 13
Harvard is the best endowed university in the U.S. & this university at Austin is 2nd
    $200 27
"They're watching you, watching you, watching you, watching you"
    $300 5
"The Fabulous Showman"
    $300 7
In the '30s this newspaper mogul sponsored world championships & donated a gold trophy
    $300 21
This 1983 film focused on a steelworker named Alex who wanted to be a ballerina
    $300 17
In February 1988 Hallmark Cards bought Univision, a TV network that broadcasts in this language
    $300 14
Pat Buchanan said of Reagan & this university, "In his heart, that's where he thinks he went to school"
    $300 28
In a single from the "Ooh Yeah" LP, Hall & Oates sing about a missed one of these
    $400 6
"Yankee From Georgia"
    $400 19
Any player can use a glove, but only these 2 positions can use a mitt
    $400 22
Carole Bishop, Sammy Williams & Donna McKechnie all won Tony Awards for playing dancers in this musical
    DD: $500 25
Companies from the far east have spent about $1 million since 1986 to incorporate in this U.S. state
    $400 15
According to a U.S. News & World Report survey, university presidents rate this western school best
    $500 8
This couple is the subject of "The Woman He Loved"
    $500 20
In men's softball, it's located 46 feet from home plate
    $500 23
Though born in Bombay, Juliet Prowse grew up in this country
    $500 26
Their ads say it's the only vodka imported into the U.S. from Russia
    $500 16
As an undergraduate, Michael Dukakis attended this Pennsylvania college

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 13):

Brian Mitch Darbi
$900 $300 $300

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Brian Mitch Darbi
$2,000 $2,200 $1,100

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORD ORIGINS
WEATHER
OPERA
U.S. HISTORY
TRANSPORTATION IN FILMS
ALL NUMBERS
    $200 14
This skiing term comes from Norwegian for "sloping track"
    $200 3
Lack of rain keeps pollen in the air & causes extra misery to those who suffer from this condition
    $200 1
In Verdi's "Othello", Iago is sung by a baritone & Othello by one of these
    $200 4
Some felt the widely disputed election of this centennial year put the U.S. on the verge of a 2nd civil war
    $200 23
Owner & pilot of the Millenium Falcon
    $200 9
In tennis, the number of players on the court in a singles match
    $400 15
Mystic movement reputedly named for its mysterious founder, a 15th c. man named Rosenkreutz
    $400 19
In summer, about 100 of these small funnels appear ea. month under ordinary cumulus clouds off Florida
    $400 2
The arias from Bellini's "La Sonnambula" were favorites of this "Swedish Nightingale"
    $400 5
On Nov. 1775 this body decreed Amer. soldiers should get a quart of cider or spruce beer daily
    $400 24
Lawrence of Arabia's exploits were directed against trains operated by this country
    $400 10
Slang for zero, it's also something you'd put on the front of an envelope
    $600 16
This small, lacy, ornamental mat was named for an 18th century London draper
    $600 20
The largest of these reported in the U.S. weighed over 1½ pounds & was found in Kansas in 1970
    $600 6
Against orders, he led British troops into Virginia in 1781 & ended up surrendering to American forces
    $600 25
"Das Boot" was this type of boat
    $600 11
The lowest whole number as written in English that contains its corresponding Roman numeral
    DD: $1,600 17
This word for an elephant or rhino comes from the Greek for "thick skin"
    $800 21
Named for King Arthur's legendary half sister a Fata Morgana is this type of illusion
    $800 7
Though Hamilton was the leader of this party, it passed him over in 1796 & nominated Adams instead
    $800 26
The plot of "Airplane II" has Robert Hays' character piloting one of these to safety
    $800 12
In a pinochle deck, each of the 4 suits has this many cards
    $1000 18
Drink whose name comes from the Sanskrit for five "panca", because it originally had 5 ingredients
    DD: $400 22
Dr. James Hansen, chief of NASA's Institute of Space Studies, blames this predicted phenomenon for the 1988 drought
    $1000 8
Famed 19th c. educator who said, "Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity"
    $1000 27
Geraldine Page began her "Trip to Bountiful" on this type of vehicle
    $1000 13
If you kowtow to the emperor, your head should touch the floor this many times after each kneeling

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Brian Mitch Darbi
$7,200 $8,000 -$300

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Final Jeopardy! Round

U.S. STATES
It's the only state besides Hawaii whose name has 3 adjacent vowels

Final scores:

Brian Mitch Darbi
$12,800 $1,599 -$300
5-day champion: $62,398 2nd place: a trip to Atlanta 3rd place: Maytag washer & dryer

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Brian Mitch Darbi
$7,200 $7,600 $200
19 R,
0 W		 21 R
(including 1 DD),
4 W
(including 1 DD)		 6 R,
5 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $15,000

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Game tape date: 1988-10-31
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