Show #1793 - Wednesday, May 20, 1992

Jerome Vered game 3.

Contestants

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Mike Jordan, a tax accountant originally from Port Orchard, Washington

Jeff Jacobberger, a U.S. Army captain originally from South San Francisco, California

Jerome Vered, a writer from Studio City, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $40,401)

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Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY CHARACTERS
ELIZABETH TAYLOR'S WEDDING
PARROTS
OSCAR WINNING SONGS
(Alex: We will give you the tune, and you have to identify the film in which that film--uh, the film in which that song won the Academy Award.)
COWBOYS
INDIA
    $100 17
In "Oliver Twist" Jack Dawkins is better known by this "skillful" name
    $100 1
Since this was the color of Elizabeth's gown, guests were asked not to wear it
    $100 16
The parrot's anatomical feature described as zygodactyl: part faces forward, part back
    $100 6
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"
    $100 21
Because they often prodded cattle with sticks, cowboys were also known by this term
    $100 11
India leads all countries in the production of tea, pepper & this legume often eaten by elephants
    $200 18
Don Quixote promises him governorship of an island to become his squire
    $200 2
Rumors said that Bubbles, one of these animals, would carry the rings, but it wasn't true
    $200 27
Experts say seeds from this Kansas state flower should make up no more than 60% of a parrot's diet
    $200 7
"Talk To The Animals"
    $200 22
This synonym for a cowboy's lasso is from the Spanish word "reata", meaning rope
    $200 12
Most Indian women wear this garment, a straight piece of cloth draped around the body as a long dress
    $300 19
In "The Thousand and One Nights" she is the new bride of Shahriar
    $300 3
Wedding guest Roddy McDowall also attended Elizabeth's 1st wedding, when she married this hotel heir
    $300 28
Known for its mimicry, one of the most popular parrots is the gray from this continent
    $300 8
"(I've Had) The Time Of My Life"
    $300 23
By 1870 this hatmaker was the leading producer of cowboy hats
    $300 13
India's first prime minister, he served in that post from 1947 until his death in 1964
    $400 20
He himself is a major character in his epic poem "The Divine Comedy"
    $400 4
Elizabeth's son Michael, whose father was this late British actor, helped escort her down the aisle
    $400 29
The rare Kakapo parrot of New Zealand is distinct in being unable to do this
    $400 9
"Let The River Run"
    $400 24
In 1871 cowboys drove a record number of cattle, 600,000, from Texas to Kansas along this trail
    $400 14
India & this country have been disputing ownership of Kashmir since 1947
    DD: $1,500 26
The unattractive & self-seeking Mildred Rogers enslaves Philip Carey in this Somerset Maugham book
    $500 5
Elizabeth & her new husband spent part of their honeymoon promoting this new perfume
    $500 30
This parrot's name might be from "macauba", a tree whose fruit it eats
    $500 10
"White Christmas"
    $500 25
In the days of Wyatt Earp & Bat Masterson, this Kansas town was the "Cowboy Capital of the World"
    $500 15
This capital of the state of West Bengal is India's largest city

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

Jerome Jeff Mike
$2,600 $700 -$100

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Jerome Jeff Mike
$6,000 $1,600 $700

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC AMERICA
PHILOSOPHY
FAMOUS JAPANESE
HILLS
BALLET
1991
    $200 4
St. Paul's, the oldest church in Manhattan, is where this pres. attended services after his 1789 inauguration
    $200 9
Thales in the 6th c. BC said everything came from water; Empedocles later added air & these 2 things
    $200 16
His 1950 film "Rashomon" made him the 1st Japanese filmmaker to have an impact in Europe & the U.S.
    $200 11
This Athenian hill was the site of the Erechtheum, a shrine to a legendary king of the city
    $200 23
Chiang Ch'ing, this leader's wife, staged the Chinese ballet "The Red Detachment of Women"
    $200 1
In June he announced he would not seek a second term as president of Austria
    $400 5
A shrine in Allentown, Penn. is built above the spot where this patriotic symbol was hidden in 1777
    $400 10
This 19th century Danish philosopher was known to his followers as "S.K."
    $400 17
This company's co-founder Akio Morita was once in an American Express "Do you know me?" ad
    $400 12
Jesus Christ was crucified on this skull-shaped hill outside Jerusalem
    $400 24
In 1968 the Bolshoi premiered its ballet about this Roman slave revolt leader
    $400 2
Germany's upper house, the Bundesrat, voted to remain in this city & not to move to Berlin
    $600 6
Cabrillo Nat'l Monument, on the coast of this California city, marks the site where Cabrillo landed in 1542
    $600 18
Alfred North Whitehead said European philosophy is "a series of footnotes to" this Greek
    $600 28
In 1968 Yasunari Kawabata became the first Japanese author to win this
    $600 13
The Homestake mine, the largest gold mine in the U.S., is in these South Dakota hills
    $600 25
Mia Slavenska danced the role of Blanche DuBois at the premiere of this ballet in 1952
    DD: $2,000 3
In October President Bush named William Barr to replace Dick Thornburgh in this job
    $800 7
This national battlefield near Sharpsburg, Md. commemorates the bloodiest single day of the Civil War
    $800 19
John Locke believed no one is born with innate ideas, that at birth the mind is one of these
    $800 29
Kintaro Hattori may not ring a bell, but the name of this watch co. he founded should
    $800 14
This San Francisco area may take its name from "Nabob", a Hindi word meaning "a rich man"
    $800 26
Martha Graham danced the lead in the first U.S. production of "The Rite of Spring" by this composer
    $800 21
This sport's WLAF crowned its first champions, the London Monarchs
    $1000 8
Built in 1791, Portland Head Light in Maine was one of the first of these authorized by the U.S.
    $1000 20
St. Anselm is famous for his proof of this
    DD: $1,200 30
He's the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
    $1000 15
Ancient Rome's streets extended from this hill; today, it's the site of a complex of art galleries
    $1000 27
Sir Frederick Ashton was principal choreographer of this British company 1935-70
    $1000 22
The Navy apologized for blaming this battleship's gun turret explosion on one of its victims

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Jerome Jeff Mike
$10,000 $5,400 $1,900

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

TRAVEL & TOURISM
This sparsely populated state has the highest percentage of its workforce in tourism, about a third

Final scores:

Jerome Jeff Mike
$7,000 $400 $0
3-day champion: $47,401 2nd place: General Instrument satallite TV system + Sanyo 26" MTS-stereo TV 3rd place: Smith Corona PWP-1200 personal word processor + a Nintendo Entertainment System with Super Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune games

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Jerome Jeff Mike
$11,000 $5,400 $3,100
32 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W
(including 1 DD)		 12 R,
2 W		 11 R,
4 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $19,500

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Game tape date: 1992-01-15
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