Show #1 1990-06-16 Super Jeopardy!

Super Jeopardy!quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Ouida Rellstab — a teacher from New Orleans, Louisiana

Steve Rogitz — an operations manager from Torrance, California

Bruce Naegeli — a law librarian from Phoenix, Arizona

Bob Verini — a playwright, actor, and director from New York City, New York

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bob	$1,200	$3,000	$23,000	$22,900 Semifinalist	$20,500 22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Bruce	$0	$1,000	$10,500	$0 4th place: $5,000	$7,500 6 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Steve	$1,000	$5,400	$9,900	$19,800 2nd place: $5,000	$11,900 15 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Ouida	$200	$1,400	$6,900	$0 3rd place: $5,000	$6,900 10 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

"B" IN GEOGRAPHY	ANIMALS	GOLDEN OLDIES	CHEMISTRY	FIRST LADIES	IN THE NEWS
$200 [7] Strait separating Alaska & the Soviet Union the Bering Strait Ouida	$200 [8] Many of these animals forming the Great Barrier Reef are being eaten by crown-of-thorns starfish coral Bob	$200 [6] Title city of 1967 Scott McKenzie hit subtitled "Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair" San Francisco Bob	$200 [26] By its formula you could call this common substance oxygen hydride water (H 2 O) Bob	$200 [1] Shortly after their wedding Ike told her, "My country comes first and always will. You come second." Mamie Doud Eisenhower Bob	$200 [15] For the 1st time, members of this organization established by JFK are being sent to Poland & Hungary the Peace Corps Ouida
$400 [9] The Ganges & Irrawaddy are among the rivers emptying into this large bay the Bay of Bengal Steve	$400 [16] The down this type of duck produces is used to line nests & for jackets, quilts, pillows & sleeping bags eider Ouida	$400 [10] In Bobbie Gentry's hit song "Ode To Billie Joe", Billie Joe jumped off this bridge the Tallahatchie Bob	$400 [27] Bronze & brass are examples of this, a mixture of 2 or more metals an alloy Ouida	$400 [2] Barbara Bush & Raisa Gorbachev spoke at the 1990 commencement at this college Wellesley Bob Steve	$400 [18] Ronald Reagan was the star witness at the trial of this former national security advisor John Poindexter Bob
$600 [11] Region of France between the Seine & Marne Valleys famous for its soft white cheese Brie Steve	$600 [17] This bright green beetle, a major plant pest, was brought to the U.S. from the orient circa 1916 a Japanese beetle Steve	$600 [12] "There's a crazy little house beyond the tracks, & ev'rybody calls it" this the Sugar Shack Bob Steve	$600 [28] This gas is the chief constituent of natural gas methane Steve	$600 [3] The cologne worn by this wife of our 4th president is still being marketed Dolley Madison Bob	$600 [22] The town of Kalapana, Hawaii has been virtually destroyed by lava from this volcano Kîlauea Bob Steve Ouida
$800 [19] Alpine Pass connecting Innsbruck, Austria & Bolzano, Italy the Brenner Ouida	$800 [20] They're the only living members of the mammalian family Proboscidea elephants Steve	$800 [13] Of this car, Ronny & The Daytonas sang, "You're really looking fine, 3 deuces & a 4-speed, & a 389" "Little GTO" Steve	$800 [29] Lampblack consists mostly of this element carbon Steve	$800 [4] "Murder in the Rose Garden" is the 7th in a series of mystery novels featuring her as a sleuth Eleanor Roosevelt Bob	$800 [23] 1 of the 2 U.S. hostages released in Lebanon in April 1990 Frank Reed (or Robert Polhill) Bob
$1,000 [24] With Hercegovina it forms 1 of Yugoslavia's 6 republics Bosnia Bruce	$1,000 [21] Salamanders called newts when aquatic are called this when terrestrial efts Steve	DD $2,000 [14] 1861 song that was the basis of the following Elvis Presley hit:"Love me tender, love me sweet, never let me go /You have made my life complete..." "Aura Lee" Steve	—	$1,000 [5] Julia Gardiner, the 1st to marry a president while in office, married this Virginian in 1844 (John) Tyler Bob Steve	$1,000 [25] She's the Democrat running for governor of Texas in 1990 Ann Richards Bob

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN REVOLUTION	THE HUMAN BODY	SIGNS & SYMBOLS	BRAZIL	REFERENCE BOOKS	PALACES
$500 [1] During the winter of 1777, Washington reorganized his army at this site Valley Forge Ouida	$500 [2] Also called the corium, it's the thicker layer of skin under the epidermis the dermis Bruce	$500 [12] The geometric ratio 3.14159265 is symbolized by this, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet pi Bob	$500 [18] When viewed from the air, the layout of this capital city looks like an airplane Brasília Steve	$500 [6] According to the World Almanac, his "Baby and Child Care" is the all-time best selling paperback book Dr. Spock Bob	$500 [26] This city's Potala Palace was home to Dalai Lamas for over 300 years Lhasa Bruce Ouida
$1,000 [3] At the end of the Revolution currency was so worthless, "not worth" 1 of these became a common phrase a Continental Ouida	$1,000 [4] This tube that carries food from throat to stomach is the narrowest part of the digestive tract the esophagus Ouida	$1,000 [13] This hockey team's logo features a fluke & a "W" the Hartford Whalers Steve	$2,500 [27] Brazil shares borders with all South American countries except for Chile & this one Ecuador Bob	$1,000 [7] Published in 1985, the 2nd edition of this dictionary costs $2500 the Oxford English Dictionary Bruce	$1,000 [25] This palace facing St. James Park was built for John Sheffield in 1703 Buckingham Palace Quadruple Stumper
$1,500 [8] The Battle of Bunker Hill occurred on this hill Breed's Hill Bob	$1,500 [5] In humans night blindness is an early sign of a deficiency of this vitamin A Bob Steve Ouida	$1,500 [16] The value of this answer in Roman numerals MD Bob	—	$1,500 [9] U.S. historian Allan Nevins is known for his multi-volume works on this war the Civil War Bob	$1,500 [24] A palace in Florence has a mural featuring portraits of this ruling family the Medici Bob
$2,000 [14] This brother of explorer William Clark used his own money to feed & pay his soldiers George Rogers Clark Steve	$2,000 [21] Harder than bone but softer than enamel, it's the yellowish tissue that makes up the bulk of a tooth dentin Quadruple Stumper	$2,000 [17] This month's birthstone is turquoise, & its flower, the holly December Bob	—	$2,000 [10] Her "Boston Cooking-School Cookbook", first published in 1896, is still sold today Fannie Farmer Bob	$2,500 [22] Mary, Queen of Scots, bathed in wine in a small building near this palace Holyrood Bruce
$2,500 [15] The Americans took nearly 6,000 prisoners at this N.Y. State battle, called a turning point in the war Saratoga Steve	$2,500 [20] The movable lower jaw is the mandible; the fixed upper jaw is called this the maxilla Ouida	$2,500 [19] Among the symbols in its major arcana are the sun, a hanged man & a fool tarot cards Ouida	—	DD $5,000 [11] "The History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire" ends in 1453 with the fall of this city Constantinople Bob	DD $5,000 [23] Al-Nadwa Palace in Amman is home to this King King Hussein Bruce

Final Jeopardy!

THE 50 STATES

Of all the states named after Indian tribes, this one is the farthest west

Utah

Ouida "What isHawaii" — wagered $6,900

Steve "What is Utah?" — wagered $9,900

Bruce "What is Oregon?" — wagered $10,500

Bob "What is Idaho?" — wagered $100

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