Show #61 - Monday, December 3, 1984

Contestants

Nicholas Vallas, a waiter originally from Cambridge, Massachusetts

Daniel Elias, an advertising copywriter from New York City

Leslie Stucke, a family counselor from San Diego, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,100)

 [next game >>]

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. HISTORY
SPORTS
THE BIBLE
4-LETTER WORDS
TV TRIVIA
GLASS
    $100 2
Some 30 years before his cousin's New Deal, he gave us a "Square Deal"
    $100 7
Nickname for a football
    $100 23
The longest of the 2 "Testaments"
    $100 5
A small shrub or Reagan's V.P.
    $100 1
Arnold Zenker replaced this trusted CBS newsman during a 13-day union strike in 1967
    $100 13
About 90% of all glass is made from this material
    $200 3
In 1870s cartoonist Thomas Nast gave Democrats & GOP these symbols
    $200 16
A filly becomes a mare at this age
    $200 24
He lived to be 969 years old
    $200 6
Horses are hot to do it
    $200 10
"Gene, Gene, the Dancing Machine" was among the "talent" on this Chuck Barris series
    $200 14
This "glass yarn" serves as insulation & the Corvette's body
    $300 4
Pres. Wilson founded this world organization which America never joined
    $300 17
According to rules, the strike zone in baseball extends from the batter's knees to here
    $300 26
Jesus said that only "he that is without sin" could do this
    DD: $500 8
Bacall's last word on how to whistle
    $300 11
"Bubbles In The Wine" was the appropriate title of his theme song
    $300 15
A small terrestrial telescope
    $400 22
The Spanish-American War led to this Caribbean country's independence
    $400 18
This bowl game changes location every year
    $400 9
Foie gras in France or chopped liver at Aunt Esther's
    $400 12
When Ken Berry took over, "The Andy Griffith Show" was renamed this
    $400 21
The glass curtain at Mexico City's Palace of Fine Arts was made by this company
    $500 25
He was the first American in space
    $500 19
The number of laps run in the Indy 500
    $500 20
In the Spring of 1950 Arthur Godfrey gave TV lessons on playing this instrument

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 9):

Leslie Dan Nicholas
$0 $800 $100

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Leslie Dan Nicholas
$300 $2,900 $1,400

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY
OPERA
INDIANS
BIRDS
ENGLAND
MEDICINE
    $200 4
This canal's official opening was on July 12,1920
    $200 23
Verdi fans always want "moor" of this Shakespearean hero
    $200 2
Buffalo-skin covered homes of Plains Indians
    $200 14
Maryland's state bird & state baseball team
    $200 1
Britain's 4 PM "coffee break"
    $200 17
Basic material used to make casts
    $400 8
Africa's northernmost country, it was once site of ancient Carthaginian empire
    $400 25
He wrote Brunhilde's immolation, opera's longest aria of nearly 15 minutes
    $400 3
Continent from which Indians' ancestors came to America
    $400 15
Collective name for domesticated birds raised for meat & eggs
    $400 6
Though he never slew any dragons there, he's England's patron saint
    $400 18
What R.N. stands for
    $600 11
Country that's larger than U.S. but smaller than Canada
    $600 5
The real Hiawatha united Mohawks & 4 other tribes into this confederation
    $600 20
The most common bird on world flags
    $600 7
English barons forced this royal enemy of Robin Hood to sign the Magna Carta
    $600 22
Any abnormal tissue mass with no physiologic function
    $800 12
To evade French defenders, the Germans attacked France through this country in both World Wars
    $800 24
Though few of them ever did it, the name "Nez-Perce" means this
    $800 21
Woodcocks' eyes are so far back on their heads, they have this unusual field of sight
    $800 9
Nickname for London's financial district
    $1000 13
The Blue & White Niles meet at this city where Gen. "Chinese" Gordon met death
    $1000 19
President whose only military service was in Illinois' Blackhawk War in 1830
    $1000 16
This "crazy" North American diving bird has been found at depths of 160 feet
    $1000 10
He's also known as the primate of all England

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Leslie Dan Nicholas
$4,300 $6,100 -$1,000

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

EUROPE
The Soviet army was welcome in this capital in May of '45 but unwelcome in August '68

Final scores:

Leslie Dan Nicholas
$8,600 $10,100 -$1,000
2nd place: hair care appliances and an exercise bike New champion: $10,100 3rd place: his and hers jackets

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Leslie Dan Nicholas
$4,300 $6,600 -$1,000
6 R,
1 W		 28 R,
10 W
(including 1 DD)		 13 R,
9 W

Combined Coryat: $9,900

[game responses] [game scores] [suggest correction]

The J! Archive is created by fans, for fans. The Jeopardy! game show and all elements thereof, including but not limited to copyright and trademark thereto, are the property of Jeopardy Productions, Inc. and are protected under law. This website is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or operated by Jeopardy Productions, Inc. Join the discussion at JBoard.tv.