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00:06This is Jeopardy!
00:10Now entering the studio are today's contestants.
00:13A marketing representative originally from Chicago, Illinois, Ron Tropsich.
00:18A homemaker originally from Dayton, Ohio, Penny DeMille.
00:24And our returning champion, a puzzle designer originally from Tucson, Arizona,
00:28Michael Bacchus, whose cash winnings totaled $10,700.
00:34And now, here is the host of Jeopardy! Alex Trebek.
00:41Thank you, Johnny. Thank you, players.
00:44Hello, ladies and gentlemen.
00:46Welcome once again to a half hour of trivia with a twist.
00:49I supply the answers, and these three contestants are expected to come up with correct questions.
00:54Every time they do, they'll earn some cash.
00:56Every time they are wrong, however, it will cost them the value of the answer on the board at that
01:00particular time.
01:01To help you add to your winnings, as you know, players, we will have hidden in this first round of
01:06play one daily double.
01:07If you uncover that, you get a shot at doubling any or all of your winnings up to that point
01:11in the round.
01:12And it is very important that you try to earn as much money as possible,
01:14because at the end of the show, only the player with the most cash gets to keep his or her
01:19winnings.
01:20We're going to play this first round, ladies and gentlemen, until we all hear this sound.
01:25All right, contestants, if you're ready to go, pick up your signaling buttons.
01:28But again, do not ring in until the answer has been exposed.
01:30Let's go to work.
01:31Let's play Jeopardy.
01:37Answers ranging in value anywhere from $100 to $500.
01:40Here are the categories for you.
01:41First of all, U.S. states, followed by prison songs, fairy tales, political quotes, playwrights, and used-up cars.
01:52Mike Backus, you're the returning champion, and that means you get to select first.
01:56Make it a good choice.
01:57Okay, let's try playwrights for $100.
01:59Brand new category.
02:01Here we go.
02:01Known for his comedies, his chapter two, told of his remarriage after his wife's death.
02:06Mike.
02:07Who is Neil Simon?
02:08You're right.
02:09Go again.
02:10Playwrights for $200.
02:11The answer?
02:12Dustin Hoffman reincarnated his salesman on Broadway in 1984.
02:16Michael.
02:17Who is Arthur Miller?
02:18Correct again.
02:19Playwrights for $300.
02:20The answer is.
02:21Oh, a nice thing, Donald.
02:23The only one we have on the board, and although you have accumulated just $300,
02:27you know that you can wager up to the maximum value on the board, and that in this case is
02:31$500.
02:32How much are you going to risk on playwrights?
02:34$500.
02:34For $500, then, here is the answer for you and you alone.
02:37Though Irish, he is considered after Shakespeare to be Britain's greatest playwright.
02:43Michael?
02:44Who is Christopher Marlowe?
02:46Oh, wrong.
02:47Though Irish, he is considered after Shakespeare to be Britain's greatest playwright.
02:51Who was George Bernard Shaw?
02:53Oh, so you're minus $200, but you're still in control of the board because you gave me the correct question
02:57a little while ago.
02:58Select again.
02:59Um, playwrights for $400.
03:00We'll continue in that category.
03:01Wrote the man in the glass booth, but acted in Jaws and the Deep.
03:05Let's go down to Ron.
03:06Uh, who is Irving?
03:08Wrong.
03:10Mike or Penny?
03:11No?
03:13I'll give it to you then.
03:14Who is Robert Shaw?
03:15Robert Shaw.
03:16So many of us enjoyed him as an actor that we forget that he was a very talented writer as
03:19well.
03:20Mike, you select one more time.
03:21Um, playwrights for $500.
03:22We'll complete the category with this answer.
03:24One Tony's for Torch Song Trilogy and La Cage aux Foles.
03:27Mike?
03:28Who is Harvey Feirstein?
03:29You got it.
03:30And that gives you $500 and puts you on the plus side once again with $300.
03:34Go again, Michael.
03:36Uh, U.S. states for $100.
03:38Another new category.
03:39Where we crown Miss America.
03:41Penny?
03:41What is New Jersey?
03:42You got it.
03:43Go.
03:43U.S. states for $200.
03:45The answer this time.
03:46In 1844, the first telegraph line was strung across this state from Baltimore to D.C.
03:52Penny?
03:52Maryland?
03:52You're right.
03:53Yes.
03:54States, U.S. states for $300.
03:56The answer?
03:56Local religion condoned human sacrifice here until abolished by the king in 1819.
04:06I'm going to give it to you.
04:07The state we're looking for.
04:08Where is or what is Hawaii?
04:11Hawaii.
04:12All right.
04:12Good beginning for two of you.
04:14And, Ron, you got in there and gave us an incorrect question.
04:17And as a result, you have a deficit situation right now.
04:19But not to worry.
04:20That'll change very quickly when we resume the answers and questions.
04:23And I'll get a chance to talk to you people right after we pause for these commercial messages.
04:28Please stay tuned, ladies and gentlemen.
04:36More answers and questions, hopefully, in a few moments.
04:39But right now, let's spend a little bit of time with our contestants.
04:42And Ron Tropsich from Chicago.
04:44I hope you have a lot of friends in that area watching us on WLS.
04:48Family back there still?
04:49They're still back there.
04:50And I hope they're not watching me right now.
04:52Oh, because you're not doing so well.
04:54But you did very well recently.
04:55You got married.
04:56Tell me about that.
04:56Yes, I did.
04:57About a month and a half ago, I married a girl that our mother set us up on a blind
05:01date when she was out here visiting.
05:03Isn't it nice when blind dates work out, right?
05:06Well, so far it's worked out.
05:07And I hope it keeps going for a lot longer.
05:09Okay.
05:09Good to have you with us.
05:10And also, Penny DeMills, originally from Dayton, Ohio.
05:13And it says here you've been involved in something that a lot of us got a close look at, perhaps
05:17for the first time during the recent Olympic Games here.
05:20And that's synchronized swimming.
05:21Were you a synchronized swimmer as well?
05:22Yes, I was many years ago.
05:24And I've been active ever since.
05:26You know what looks strange watching the girls on television before we had it explained?
05:29It looked as if they'd all had strange nose jobs done.
05:33And it's because they were wearing those little clips on the moon.
05:35Right.
05:35Those are absolutely necessary, I take it.
05:38Yes, you can't think about what you're doing if you have water in your sinuses.
05:41Okay.
05:42Good having you with us.
05:43You're tied for the lead right now with our returning champion, Michael Backus.
05:46And, Michael, on our last program, do you remember where you stood at the end of regular Jeopardy?
05:50I want to give Ron some encouragement.
05:51I think I had $100.
05:52He had $100, and he wound up winning over $10,000.
05:56So that should be enough incentive for you.
05:58Let's see.
05:59Penny, you gave me the last correct question.
06:00So take a look at the board.
06:01We're through with playwrights and two-thirds of the way through the U.S. states.
06:06So you tell me where we go to next.
06:07Whatever my child thinks I should go to is Fairy Tales for $100.
06:11Fairy Tales.
06:12Brand new category, and we have this.
06:13She couldn't bear certain bowls, beds, and chairs.
06:16Ron.
06:16Who is Goldilocks?
06:17You're right.
06:18Go again.
06:19U.S. states for $400.
06:20Back to that one.
06:21Oribe, a Hopi village in the southwest, is probably the oldest continuous settlement in the U.S.
06:27Mike.
06:28What is Arizona?
06:29Arizona, yes.
06:30That village was built in the 1100s.
06:32Fairy Tales for $200, please.
06:34The answer?
06:35Unknown author of the story of Aladdin.
06:38Mike.
06:38Who is Scheherazade?
06:39Wrong.
06:41Penny or wrong?
06:43I'll give it to you.
06:44Unknown author who is anonymous.
06:47Who is anonymous?
06:48A bit of a trick.
06:49We threw you a curve there, gang.
06:50Sorry about that.
06:51We owe ourselves one per game, and that's all we usually do.
06:56Mike, you select.
06:57Used up cars for $100.
06:58All right.
06:59Ford's 50s flop with a family name.
07:02Mike.
07:02What is an Edsel?
07:03Correct.
07:04Used up cars for $200.
07:05The answer?
07:06The answer this time.
07:07Fans howled at Mel Blanc's imitation of this Jack Benny Junker.
07:10Penny?
07:11What is it?
07:12Ronald T?
07:12Nope.
07:13Ron?
07:14What is it?
07:14Packard?
07:14Wrong.
07:15Mike?
07:16What is it?
07:16Maxwell?
07:17Maxwell.
07:17Yes, the old Maxwell.
07:19That cost two of our players.
07:20Mike, you have increased your lead.
07:22Go in.
07:22Um, I'd like used up cars for $300.
07:25The answer.
07:25Among the victims of the Depression was this company's Bearcat.
07:28Michael?
07:28What is a Stutz?
07:29Correct.
07:29Go.
07:30Um, used up cars for $400.
07:32The answer.
07:33When production stopped in 1960, this Chrysler car had reached Diendo.
07:37Wrong.
07:39Hmm.
07:40No idea.
07:41Okay.
07:41Michael?
07:42What is a DeSoto?
07:43DeSoto.
07:43Yes.
07:44Diendo for DeSoto.
07:45Mike.
07:45Go again.
07:47Okay.
07:48I'll take used up cars for $500.
07:50We'll finish off the category with this answer.
07:51In 55, this steelmaker gave up making his namesake cars.
07:56Penny?
07:57Who is?
07:57Oh, I don't know.
07:59Hmm.
08:00Ron?
08:01Who is Studebaker?
08:02Wrong.
08:03Oh.
08:04Michael?
08:04You don't want to try it?
08:05No.
08:06I'll give it to you guys.
08:07Who is Henry J. Kaiser, steelmaker?
08:10All right.
08:10You guys are a lot younger than I thought.
08:13Michael, select.
08:14Political quotes for $100.
08:16All right.
08:17Here is the first answer.
08:18His tearful 62 prediction.
08:19This is my last press conference.
08:21Didn't prove true.
08:22We've got less than a minute to go in the round.
08:23Mike.
08:24Who is Richard Nixon?
08:25Correct.
08:25Select.
08:25Political quotes for $200.
08:27The answer this time.
08:27German who inspired the Russians to revolt by urging workers of the world unite.
08:32Michael.
08:32Who's Karl Marx?
08:33Correct.
08:33Political quotes for $300.
08:35The answer.
08:36Ironically, Lincoln said this is stronger than the bullet.
08:39Michael.
08:39What is the ballot?
08:40You are right again.
08:41Political quotes for $400.
08:43The answer.
08:43Truman said it's a recession when your neighbor loses his job.
08:46But this is a depression.
08:50The answer is, what is it when you lose your job?
08:53Go again, Michael.
08:55Finishing it out, $500 political quotes.
08:58The answer.
08:59The rattlesnake's warning on revolutionary war flags.
09:02Mike.
09:03What is don't tread on me?
09:04You're right again.
09:05That gives you another $500 and takes you to $2,600.
09:13Select.
09:13What is, uh, excuse me, fairy tales for $300, please.
09:17Fairy tales for three.
09:19Rumpelstiltskin's spinning substance.
09:21Ron.
09:21What is straw in the galls?
09:25And that reduces you, I've got to suggest, a little bit.
09:28You're now at minus $1,100, Kenny.
09:30You're at minus $400.
09:32And Michael has commandingly, but that will change in one way or another when we pick up on Double Jeopardy,
09:38because we have a lot more money involved in that round.
09:40And we'll get to that right after this break.
09:53Welcome back.
09:55This is Double Jeopardy, the round in which many of our players make the big move.
09:59And I hope in Penny and Ron's case, it turns out to be true,
10:02because both of them are in a deficit situation right now.
10:05Now, uh, once again, we're going to play the round until you hear this particular sound.
10:11And you're going to be trying for about $18,000 in cash.
10:14So let's get to it.
10:15Let's play Double Jeopardy.
10:22And we will have two Daily Doubles hidden on the board to assist you in these six categories.
10:28Science, the 30s, dollars or money in the news, poetry, psychology, and our final category, German.
10:39Ron, you are $1,100 in deficit, and that means you're in third place right now.
10:45So let's turn that around.
10:47Make a selection.
10:47Okay, let's go with the 30s for $200.
10:50The answer is...
10:51In theater, Kauffman and Ferber's dinner time.
10:55Penny.
10:56What is, uh, 8 o'clock?
10:58Eight.
10:58You got it.
10:59Uh, the 30s for $400.
11:02All right.
11:02The answer, 1937 dance rage or an appetizing name for New York.
11:06Mike.
11:07What's the Big Apple?
11:08Correct.
11:09Um, science for $200.
11:11The answer, it's the study of weather, not meteors.
11:14Penny.
11:15What is meteorology?
11:16Correct.
11:17A science for $400.
11:18The answer, in 1911, Casimir Funk discovered the fire.
11:21The first of what some people take, one a day.
11:24Penny.
11:24What is vitamins?
11:25You got it.
11:25Look at that.
11:26You're on the plus side.
11:26$400.
11:27Uh, let's try poetry for $200.
11:30New category, Sandberg's weather phenomenon that comes in on little cat feet.
11:33Ron.
11:34Mm.
11:35What is March?
11:36Wrong.
11:37Penny.
11:38What is fog?
11:38Fog.
11:39That's the right question.
11:40Poetry for $400.
11:41The answer, New England swinger of birches who read his poetry for JFK's inauguration.
11:47Michael.
11:47Who's Robert Frost?
11:48You are correct.
11:49A science for $600.
11:51The answer,
11:52electricity that doesn't go anywhere.
11:54Michael.
11:56Well, what is static electricity?
11:58Yes, static electricity.
11:59That's what we were looking for.
12:00Select again.
12:01What a science for $800.
12:03Frightened you there, didn't we?
12:04The answer this time, C8H10N402.
12:07Coke, Pepsi, and Sanka found things go better without it.
12:09Ron.
12:10What is caffeine?
12:11Caffeine is right.
12:12Look at that.
12:12You're now minus 500.
12:13You're on the move, Ronald.
12:15Make a selection.
12:16Okay, science for 1,000.
12:18The answer, Edward G. Robinson played this bacteriologist whose magic bullet cured syphilis.
12:23Michael.
12:23Who's Dr. Ehrlich?
12:24Dr. Ehrlich.
12:25Paul Ehrlich.
12:25You got it.
12:28Let's have German for $200.
12:31The answer is the first one.
12:33Au revoir in German.
12:34Penny.
12:34What is Auf Wiedersehen?
12:36Auf Wiedersehen, correct.
12:37German for $400.
12:38The answer, Hitler began building these four-lane highways in the 30s.
12:42Michael.
12:42What are the Autobahns?
12:43You are correct.
12:44Psychology for $200.
12:46Another new category.
12:47A bad one is biting your fingernails.
12:48A good one is calling mom once a week.
12:50Mike.
12:50What is a habit?
12:51Yes.
12:52Psychology for $400.
12:53The answer, the opposite of a dominant trait.
12:56Penny.
12:56What is a recessive gene?
12:59Recessive.
13:00Recessive.
13:00That's the important part of the question.
13:02I'll try dollars in the news for $200.
13:04Money in the news.
13:05Up through the convention, Mondale spent $18,644,878.39 trying to get this job.
13:12Mike.
13:13What is the presidency?
13:14You're right.
13:15Psychology for $600.
13:17The answer, one who suffers from periods of depression alternating with periods of excitement.
13:22Michael.
13:22What is manic depression?
13:23Correct.
13:24Psychology for $800.
13:26The answer, the common name for somnambulism.
13:28Michael.
13:29What is sleepwalking?
13:30Right again.
13:31Psychology for $1,000.
13:32Finish off the category with this answer.
13:34The ego resolves conflicts between this and the superego.
13:37Mike.
13:38What is the id?
13:38Correct again.
13:39Nice going.
13:40You did well in psychology.
13:41Was that your major of school?
13:42No.
13:43No?
13:44Well, your prof would have been proud of you.
13:45You've got $8,200.
13:46A commanding lead.
13:47Keep going.
13:48German for $600.
13:49The answer is general time of day for a greeting of guten tag.
13:53Mike.
13:53What is the morning?
13:54Wrong.
13:56Penny or Ron?
13:57Penny.
13:58Good day?
13:59It's what is...
14:02Be more specific.
14:04What is good afternoon?
14:05Good afternoon.
14:05That's what we were looking for.
14:06Okay.
14:07Go.
14:07You select, Penny.
14:07German for $800.
14:08The answer is...
14:10German word meaning destroyed, ruined, or all finished.
14:12Ron?
14:13Oh.
14:14What is buts, Greg?
14:15Nope.
14:16What is...
14:17Penny?
14:17Kaput.
14:17Kaput.
14:18Yes.
14:18You've got it.
14:19German for $1,000.
14:20We'll finish it off with this $1,000 clue.
14:23What you'd get in a restaurant asking for Heroba.
14:25Mike.
14:26What is the waiter?
14:27The waiter.
14:28Yes, indeed.
14:28You've got it.
14:29Another $1,000 for you.
14:32I'd like poetry for $600.
14:34The answer is...
14:36Audio Daily Double.
14:37You're rolling along beautifully today, Michael.
14:39You've got $8,600.
14:40That's $6,000 more than Penny.
14:43How much are you going to risk?
14:44I'll bet $1,400.
14:46Okay.
14:46You want to end up with an even $10,000.
14:48The Audio Daily Double.
14:50Here is the clue, first of all, for you.
14:52Scottish poet who wrote the poem on which this song is based.
14:57Listen.
15:04It's a little early in the year for us to be playing that, but do you have a question for
15:09me, Michael?
15:10Yes.
15:10Who is Robbie Burns?
15:11Robbie Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne.
15:13Yes, you've got it.
15:16Even $10,000.
15:17Go, Mike.
15:18Okay.
15:18Poetry for $800.
15:19The answer.
15:20Poetic device illustrated by a peck of pickled peppers.
15:23Less than a minute to go.
15:24Penny.
15:24What is anapotopeia?
15:26No.
15:27Ron.
15:27What is a tongue twister?
15:28No.
15:29Mike.
15:30What is alliteration?
15:31Alliteration.
15:32Yes.
15:32Poetic device.
15:33Select again, Michael.
15:34And I'm going to have poetry for $1,000.
15:36The answer.
15:36He said his poem Kubla Khan was inspired by an opium dream.
15:39Michael.
15:40Who is Coleridge?
15:41Coleridge.
15:42Samuel Taylor.
15:42Nice going.
15:44Boy, you're hot today.
15:46Let me have dollars in the news for $400.
15:49The answer.
15:50This actor's spaghetti sauce and salad dressing should raise $2.5 million for charity this
15:54year.
15:54Ron.
15:55Who is Paul Newman?
15:57Right.
15:57Select.
15:59Dollars in the news for $600.
16:00The answer.
16:01This government group has been buying three-cent transistors for $110.
16:04Ron.
16:04What is the Pentagon?
16:05No.
16:07Oh, wait.
16:08We'll accept that.
16:09Pentagon or Defense Department.
16:10Okay, Ron.
16:11You're right.
16:12Select again.
16:13Whoops.
16:13You won't have time.
16:15And unfortunately, Ron, you wind up in a deficit situation.
16:18And what that means is, yeah, it's sort of goodbye because you don't get a chance to
16:23play in our final Jeopardy round.
16:25But stick around for a few moments while I talk to Penny and Michael and remind you
16:28two that in a moment you'll be playing final Jeopardy.
16:31And it's important to remember that only the player with the most cash gets to keep his
16:35or her winnings at the end of the show.
16:37But we do have some great prizes for our runners-up.
16:39Let's take a look at those right now, shall we?
16:41Today's second-place contestant will receive the Swintec Typewriter.
16:44Swintec's collegiate today's electronic typing features and a new lightweight portable
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16:49The collegiate electronic typewriter furnished by Swintec.
16:52And World Book's 22-volume encyclopedia, including research guide and index volume.
16:56It's easy to use and to read, plus child craft, the 15-volume how and why library.
17:00Today's third-place contestant will receive Audiobon's Quartz Electronic Tuning AM-FM Stereo.
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17:11And now let's go back to Alex Quebec.
17:13Players, in a moment you're going to have some time in which to write down in secret
17:16how much of your winnings to this point you want to risk today on Final Jeopardy.
17:21All right, the Final Jeopardy category is...
17:25Sports.
17:26Sports.
17:27That should make you feel very confident, Penny.
17:28You and Michael think about it.
17:30Make your decision and write down your wagers.
17:33And we'll come back to play Final Jeopardy for the match right after this.
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18:14Hi, welcome back.
18:15We're about to play Final Jeopardy for the match.
18:18And this is one of those interesting situations where it is, in truth, almost impossible for our returning champion to
18:24lose his championship on the program.
18:27Unless he figures he really knows the category in Final Jeopardy, which is sports, and decided to wager a bundle.
18:33That could happen.
18:34But let's find out.
18:35Both of the players have made their wagers in secret.
18:37Contestants, in a moment, I'm going to give you the Final Jeopardy answer.
18:40And you'll then have 30 seconds in which to write down your question.
18:42And I remind you again, please be sure it is in the form of a question.
18:46The Final Jeopardy category, as we know, is sports.
18:48The Final Jeopardy answer is this.
18:52Either of two current pro baseball teams or team names that don't end in S.
19:00Two current pro baseball team names that don't end in S.
19:04Good luck.
19:18The Final Jeopardy
19:36All right, time is up.
19:37Well, we know that our returning champion, Michael Backus, came on like a house on fire today.
19:43Beautiful performance, very aggressive, and did well.
19:46You got rid of one of our players, Ron Tropsich, who left us in a deficit situation, leaving only Penny
19:51DeMills.
19:52Penny, you had $1,800 going into Final Jeopardy.
19:55Let's take a look.
19:56Either of two current pro baseball team names that don't end in S.
20:01You said the Final Jeopardy question is.
20:03You're shaking your head.
20:04What are the...
20:06Couldn't think of it, huh?
20:07How much did you risk?
20:10$1,799.
20:12Leaving you with a buck.
20:14Well, you're sure to finish in second place.
20:17Unless you could be our champion if Michael bet everything he had and came up with an incorrect question.
20:25Let's take a look, first of all.
20:27Either of two current pro baseball team names that don't end in S.
20:30And Michael said, what is Chicago white?
20:34Reveal it a little more.
20:36Sox.
20:36Yes, indeed.
20:37That's absolutely right.
20:38The Boston Red Sox are the other team.
20:40How much did you bet?
20:42$1,800, giving you for the day $13,600.
20:46And you remain champion.
20:47And that means your two-day winnings of $24,300.
20:51Congratulations to you.
20:52We'll see you on the next show.
20:53We'll bring in two more players for you to deal with.
20:55And maybe they'll fare a little better than Penny.
20:57Good luck, I'll tell you.
20:58Okay, thank you for joining us today, Penny.
21:00And thank you, too, ladies and gentlemen.
21:01Until next time, Alex Rebeck for everyone at Jeopardy.
21:04So long, everybody.
21:10Some of our departing contestants will receive clothing by Dobie,
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21:15Discover just how bright the rainbow can be with Rainbow Bright Kids' Wear by Dobie.
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21:21Adds a tasteful touch to your favorite meals just minutes from freezer to table.
21:25Kohl's frozen garlic bread.
21:26Toys R Us, one of the world's biggest toy stores,
21:28presents you with a gift certificate to be used at any Toys R Us store throughout the country.
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21:33If your body isn't getting enough calcium, it could rob it from your bones.
21:36Oskal Calcium.
21:37Your body needs it.
21:38And Bright gives a brilliant shine without buildup.
21:40So bring your no-wax floor out of the dark and turn on a bright shot.
22:00It's time to play games with Nancy Sullivan, Dave Nemeth, and Game TV next.
22:05Later, pick a card, any card, with Bob Eubanks and Card Charts.
22:09Only on Game Show Network.
22:10Distributed by Columbia TriStar Television.
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