Show #1317 - Tuesday, May 1, 1990

Contestants

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Kate Weiss, a finance supervisor from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Guy Pugh, a medical student from Canton, Massachusetts

Paula Massengale, a bookkeeper from San Antonio, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,800)

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Jeopardy! Round

1980
SINGERS
4-LETTER WORDS
BODIES OF WATER
WEIGHTS & MEASURES
THINK TWICE
    $100 8
In "Swanson On Swanson", Gloria claimed she had a love affair with this father of a president
    $100 1
"One More Try" was this singer's third No. 1 hit from his "Faith" album
    $100 3
This word can stand alone or follow gun; either way, it's a gangster's girlfriend
    $100 16
The water in this large Utah lake is saltier than ocean water
    $100 19
4 pearl grains equal 1 of these units also used for diamonds
    $100 22
The month in which the USSR celebrates the anniversary of the October Revolution
    $200 9
Pres. Carter signed a bill granting $1.5 billion in loan guarantees to this company
    $200 2
In Sept. 1989 this English rock group introduced its own line of clothes
    $200 4
To descend to the bottom of anything, even a lavatory
    $200 17
Winter ocean air west of Norway is over 40 degrees warmer than average for that latitude because of this current
    $200 23
Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" takes place during this season
    $300 7
United Artists withdrew this Michael Cimino film from theaters for re-editing
    $300 6
24 years after "I Want To Hold Your Hand", this ex-Beatle had a No. 1 hit with "Got My Mind Set On You"
    $300 5
A roll of cloth, or a flash of lightning
    $300 18
This ocean has the greatest length of coastline because of its irregular shape
    $300 24
Catgut comes from these animals
    $400 10
FBI agents posed as foreign businessmen in this investigation that implicated 8 congressmen
    $400 12
"Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" was this singer's third No. 1 single with 8 words in the title
    $400 14
To flow forth suddenly & violently, or to make an excessive display of sentiment
    $400 20
Changing monsoon winds cause seasonal reverses of surface water movement in this Indian Ocean bay
    DD: $600 27
You're not wet behind the ears if you know this international unit equals 6,076.11549 feet
    $400 25
The Canary Islands were named after these animals
    $500 11
In January its price reached an all-time high of $50.35 per ounce
    $500 13
Carrying on the reggae tradition of his father, this singer has released 5 albums
    $500 15
Ironically, it can mean to dance with light, quick steps or to stumble like a clumsy ox
    $500 21
Once part of the Gulf of California, it's now the largest natural lake entirely within the state
    $500 28
If you're a half pint, you're equal to this many cups
    $500 26
Most Chinese gooseberries are grown in this country

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):

Paula Guy Kate
$1,400 $600 $1,100

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Paula Guy Kate
$1,000 $2,000 $1,100

Double Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY CLASSICS
AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN
HISTORY
ACTORS & THEIR ROLES
EASTERN EUROPE
SIR ISAAC NEWTON
    $200 6
The home Lassie went back to in the 1940 novel "Lassie Come Home" was in this country
    $200 22
Accoridng to Forbes Magazine, Steven Spielberg made $70 million or so on this one videotape
    $200 24
After James I granted Derry, Ireland to the citizens of London, it became known as this
    $200 1
Olympic ice skater Carol Heiss played Snow White in a 1961 film starring this wacky trio
    $200 15
This country's name is from the Turkish word "on-ogur", signifying 10 tribes
    $200 11
Newton used one of these to spread out white light into a colored band
    $400 7
He wrote his "Georgics" in praise of the agricultural life before he wrote a Roman epic
    $400 18
Marino Faliero, who was the doge of this, led a plot to kill the nobles & was executed in 1355
    $400 2
Amy Irving's mom, Priscilla Pointer, played Pam's mom on this prime time TV soap
    $400 16
In 1989 this country's leader, Egon Krenz, opened its borders to halt population loss
    $400 12
A body at rest stays at rest, F=ma & reaction is always equal & opposite in action
    DD: $2,600 8
The Indian sage Vatsyayana wrote this erotic how-to manual whose name is Sanskrit for "Love Science"
    $600 28
The 8 richest people in Delaware all belong to this family
    DD: $3,000 19
This czar established a parliament called the Duma
    $600 3
He played a crime king in his last film, 1964's "The Killers"
    $600 17
This capital's name 1st appeared in a document of Vlad the Impaler, the prototype of Dracula
    $600 13
This noted astronomer paid to have Newton's "Principia" published
    $800 9
This Greek historian's "Parallel Lives" analyzes the character of well-known Greeks & Romans
    $800 23
In 1887 this man replaced Levi Abt as a partner with Max & Harry Hart & Marcus Marx
    $800 20
The outbreak of this war in 431 B.C. put an end to Athens' Golden Age of Pericles
    $800 4
He spent some "Happy Days" playing Fiorello LaGuardia, & won a Tony too
    $800 25
The Jadranska Magistrala, or Adriatic Highway, runs along this country's coast
    $800 14
Newton said, "If I have seen further than other men, it is because I stood on" these
    $1000 10
Britannica calls this John McCrae poem the only important Canadian verse related to WWI
    $1000 27
In 1963 this Texas hobby store chain owner bought the Boston-based Radio Shack chain
    $1000 21
Atahualpa was the unlucky 13th emperor of these people
    $1000 5
In 1989 this Oscar winner starred in HBO's "Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story"
    $1000 26
In November 1989 hard liner Todor Zhivkov resigned after leading this country for 35 years

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Paula Guy Kate
$8,600 $2,400 $2,700
(lock game)

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Final Jeopardy! Round

U.S. STATES
The only U.S. state that borders 4 Great Lakes

Final scores:

Paula Guy Kate
$11,600 $4,799 $5,399
2-day champion: $21,400 3rd place: Maytag Jetclean dishwasher 2nd place: Bassett bedroom set

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Paula Guy Kate
$6,600 $5,200 $2,700
23 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W		 14 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W
(including 1 DD)		 9 R,
4 W

Combined Coryat: $14,500

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Game tape date: 1989-12-11
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