Show #1102 1989-05-23 (taped 1989-01-31) Regular

Rich Lerner game 1.

Contestants

Janet Williams — a teacher from Sturgis, Michigan

Rich Lerner — a lawyer from Silver Spring, Maryland

Lisa Miller — an accounting clerk from San Antonio, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lisa	$900	$1,700	$4,700	$0 2nd place: a trip to New York City on Continental, with room at the Halloran House + Jeopardy! box game from Pressman or Jeopardy! Challenger scorekeeper	$4,700 13 R, 1 W
Rich	$0	$900	$4,700	$9,400 New champion: $9,400 + Jeopardy! box game from Pressman or Jeopardy! Challenger scorekeeper	$4,700 17 R, 3 W
Janet	$-600	$1,000	$4,600	$0 3rd place: his & her Greif Companies taylored clothing + Jeopardy! box game from Pressman or Jeopardy! Challenger scorekeeper	$3,800 15 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY	CELEBRITY AUTHORS	ARTISTS	ABBREV.	SONGS	THE FARMER'S ALMANAC
$100 [7] Even without its ice, this continent would have the highest average altitude Antarctica Lisa	$100 [1] "Moonstruck" star whose mother, Georgia Holt, co-wrote a book about "Star Mothers" Cher Lisa	$100 [14] Picasso painted lots of gloomy paintings from 1901-04, mostly in shades of this color blue Janet	$100 [22] Trinitrotoluene is commonly known by this abbreviation TNT Lisa	$100 [6] "Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho, and" these "came tumblin' down" the walls Rich	$100 [16] According to the 1989 issue, Chicagoans eat more of these Hostess cakes than anyone else Twinkies Janet
$200 [10] Ancient Egyptians never lived in this city near the Nile delta; Moslems founded it in 969 A.D. Cairo Rich Janet	$200 [2] She wrote 2 autobiographies: "Bubbles" & "Beverly" Beverly Sills Janet	$200 [15] Combining her love of flowers & the desert, she painted "Mule's Skull with Pink Poinsettias" in 1937 Georgia O'Keeffe Lisa	$200 [23] The correct spelling of the short official name of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce J-A-Y-C-E-E-S Rich	$200 [8] Cole Porter wrote, "Why, oh why do I love" this city? "Because my love is near" Paris Lisa	$400 [27] 1 of the 3 planets you won't be able to see with the naked eye in 1989 (1 of) Pluto, Neptune or Uranus Rich
$300 [11] Located on the Tropic of Capricorn, this, Brazil's largest city, stays cool because of its altitude São Paulo Lisa Rich	$300 [3] "Masterpiece Theatre" host who wrote "America" & "America Observed" Alistair Cooke Lisa	$400 [18] Renoir was born in this French city known for porcelain, & at age 13 he was a porcelain decorator Limoges Janet	$400 [25] In lower case a metric unit of wt.; in upper case it stands for "Knight of the Order of the Garter" kg Rich	$300 [9] In "Paint Your Wagon", Julio complains, "I talk to the trees, but they don't" do this listen to me Rich	$500 [26] The Almanac wants them to be our national bug because they "eat bugs... yuckier than they are" spiders Rich
$400 [12] Principality that calls itself Cymru, it juts westward from England into the Irish Sea Wales Janet	$400 [4] Her book "Survivor" begins where "Mommie Dearest" left off Christina Crawford Rich	DD $500 [17] This artist, who lived in Arlington, Vermont, put himself in about 25 of his own works Norman Rockwell Janet	$500 [24] 1 of the 3 words that "RKO" stands for (1 of) Radio, Keith, or Orpheum Lisa	$400 [20] On his 1988 album "Even Worse" this pop parodist sang "Stuck In A Closet (With Vanna White)" "Weird Al" Yankovic Rich	—
$500 [13] Though Canada's Newfoundland province is named for the island, most of it is on this peninsula the Labrador Peninsula Rich Janet	$500 [5] "Golden Girl" who penned "If I Knew Then What I Know Now... So What?" Estelle Getty Lisa Janet	$500 [19] Last name of the American artist who had artistic sons named Titian, Raphaelle & Rembrandt Peale Janet	—	$500 [21] A song in "Porgy & Bess" is titled "There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For" this city New York	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

SHAKESPEAREAN TRIVIA	FASHION	MAGAZINES	RELIGIOUS LEADERS	BOSTON	HERSTORY
$200 [23] Operas based on this comedy include "Hermione", "Perdita" & "Ein Wintermaerchen" The Winter's Tale Rich Janet	$200 [16] Popular in the 1950s, these calf-length women's pants were named for their original use--cycling pedal-pushers Rich	$200 [3] In 1977 The New York Times started this rival to People magazine Us Rich	$200 [17] He's the bishop of Rome the pope Janet	$200 [1] Since Puritan women didn't cook on Sunday, they baked these the night before, earning Boston its nickname beans Rich	$200 [10] Chiang Ch'ing got into a lot of trouble in the late 1970s for hanging out with this "Gang" the Gang of Four Rich
$400 [24] "King John" & "King Henry V" are both set in these 2 countries England & France Janet	$400 [22] Women's Wear Daily coined the name for these very brief, tight-fighting shorts in 1970 hotpants Rich	$400 [6] "Guideposts" magazine, which features stories of faith, was founded in 1945 by this positive thinking minister (Norman Vincent) Peale Lisa	$600 [19] The number of theses, or proposals, that Martin Luther nailed to the door of Castle Church 95 Janet	$400 [2] This president's grandfather served 2 terms as Boston's mayor in the early 1900s (John F.) Kennedy Lisa	$400 [11] 3 days before her execution as a spy, she wrote to Pres. Eisenhower asking for clemency (Ethel) Rosenberg Janet
—	$600 [25] Since this family once had a saddlery in Italy, equestrian designs mark its line of accessories Gucci Lisa Janet	$600 [7] Tho its London casinos earned 63% of this magazine co.'s profits in 1980, they were sold in 1981 Playboy Janet	$800 [20] Briefly a baptist & later a non-denominational Christian, he founded R.I. as a center of religious liberty Roger Williams Janet	$600 [4] From the name of the highest Hindu caste, it can refer to powerful, wealthy Boston families Brahmins Rich	$600 [12] In 1969 this 21-year-old member of Parliament from N. Ireland was convicted of inciting to riot Bernadette Devlin Lisa
—	—	$800 [8] After 31 years as editor of Saturday Review, he resigned in 1971 only to return as publisher in 1973 (Norman) Cousins Rich	DD $1,000 [18] About 610 A.D. the angel Gabriel appeared to him while he was praying on Mount Hira Mohammed Janet	$800 [5] An elegant section of Boston, or a short-lived TV show about a family who lived there Beacon Hill Janet	$800 [13] The 1st president of Int'l Planned Parenthood, she came from a family of 11 children (Margaret) Sanger Janet
—	—	$1,000 [15] After 23 years as fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar, she moved over to Vogue in 1963 Diana Vreeland	$1,000 [21] Roman Catholic saint who wrote "The City of God" Saint Augustine	$1,000 [9] You'll see colonial cemeteries, churches & various houses if you take this historic "trail" the Freedom Trail Rich	$1,000 [14] Named to this post by FDR, Frances Perkins was the 1st woman to hold a position in the cabinet Secretary of Labor Lisa

Final Jeopardy!

LITERATURE

It's where Philip Nolan asked to be buried

at sea

Janet "Where is in the US?" — wagered $4,600

Rich "What is at sea?" — wagered $4,700

Lisa "What is?" — wagered $4,700

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