Show #6 1990-07-21 Super Jeopardy!

Super Jeopardy!quarterfinal game 5.

Contestants

Burns Cameron — a Realtor from Standish, Maine

Liz Caccese — a librarian from Van Nuys, California

Bruce Seymour — a writer from Piedmont, California

Rich Lerner — a lawyer from American Samoa

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Rich	$2,200	$2,200	$5,200	$2,001 3rd place: $5,000	$6,800 14 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Bruce	$400	$3,400	$12,400	$22,801 Semifinalist	$16,900 16 R, 2 W (including 2 DDs)
Liz	$1,600	$2,200	$10,700	$0 4th place: $5,000	$10,700 10 R, 0 W
Burns	$2,000	$5,400	$11,400	$22,800 2nd place: $5,000	$11,400 13 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

USA	NURSERY RHYMES	STARTS WITH "S"	WOMEN IN SPORTS	THE MIDDLE AGES	CLASSIC COMEDY TEAMS
$200 [7] Running from April 1860 to October 1861, it lost the mail only once Pony Express Liz	$200 [28] Gardener described as “quite contrary” Mary (Mary) Bruce	$200 [21] A close-fitting dress usually with a straight skirt & no belt, or a case for a blade sheath Bruce	$200 [1] Olympic figure skating champ of 1984 & 1988, she's nicknamed “Katarina the Great” Katarina Witt Burns	$200 [24] During the 10th & 11th centuries, the king of France ruled only a narrow strip of land around this city Paris Bruce	$200 [8] In 1928 F. Gosden & Chas. Correll renamed their Sam ’n’ Henry characters this, & the rest is history Amos ’n’ Andy Rich
$400 [9] A new Orleans park near Basin Street is named for this late trumpeter Louis Armstrong Rich	$400 [29] Weapon the farmer's wife wielded in her attack on 3 blind mice carving knife Rich	$400 [30] Not a table for serving lunch, it's 2 large ad placards linked by straps & worn over the shoulders sandwich board Rich	$400 [2] In 1985 Lynette Woodard became the 1st woman to play basketball for this exhibition team Harlem Globetrotters Bruce	$400 [3] They were trade organizations that fixed wages & set quality standards guilds Rich	$400 [14] Classic comedy team associated with the line “Here's another fine mess you've gotten me into” Laurel and Hardy Liz
$600 [10] Among official state nicknames there isn't a “later” state, but there is a “Sooner” state, this one Oklahoma Rich	$600 [25] While you “ring-a-ring o'roses”, you've got a pocketful of these flowers posies Bruce	$600 [22] In printing, a fine line finishing off the main stroke of a letter serif Liz	$600 [4] In 1985 she became the first gymnast to be elected to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Mary Lou Retton Rich	$600 [13] This king of England lost territories, was excommunicated & was forced to accept the Magna Carta King John Rich	$600 [23] Name completing the catch phrase “Absolutely, Mr. Gallagher?” “Positively...” Mr. Shean Burns
$1,000 [12] Thomas McKean of Delaware was the last to sign this & may have done it as late as 1781 Declaration of Independence Burns	$800 [26] In “rock-a-bye baby” this is when “the cradle will rock” when the wind blows Burns	$800 [19] The center of our galaxy lies in this constellation between Scorpio & Capricorn Sagitarius Rich Burns Quadruple Stumper	$800 [5] Since March, women's tennis has had a new advantage, this 14-year-old powerhouse Jennifer Capriati Burns	$800 [17] In the 13th C. the Franciscan friars wore gray, while the Friars founded by this saint wore black Saint Dominic Burns	$800 [16] Wheeler had Woolsey, & Olsen had him for a partner (Chick) Johnson Bruce
DD $1,600 [11] Now known as this, in the 17th century this island ws owned by a man named Isaac Bedloe Liberty Rich	$1,000 [27] A compendium of nursery rhyme character quotes would include this one under Horner, Little Jack what a good boy am I Burns	$1,000 [20] This term that means “without knee breeches” was applied to some ill-clad French revolutionaries sans-culottes Burns	$1,000 [6] With over $2.5 million in career earnings, Pat Bradley is the top female money-winner in this sport golf Rich	$1,000 [18] Pope Stephen II gave him the title patrician, but most people know Pepin III by this nickname Pepin the Short Bruce	$1,000 [15] Their real last name was Joachim; brothers Harry, Al & Jimmy got this name from a passing truck Ritz Brothers Liz

Double Jeopardy! Round

OLD TESTAMENT	SCIENCE	ART	LAKES & RIVERS	THEATRE	MAGAZINES
$500 [23] I Kings 10 says the Queen of Sheba was highly impressed by his wisdom Solomon Bruce	$500 [29] In 1931 “New Dawn”, a species of this thorny garden flower, became the 1st plant to receive a patent rose Bruce	$500 [25] Missing from the 1989 U.S. tour of his works was a lady missing her clothes, the “Naked Maja” Goya Liz	$500 [1] 3 of the 5 largest lakes in north America are part of this group Greak Lakes Burns	$500 [30] The book “Mama's Bank Account” evolved into this play I Remember Mama Burns	$500 [11] The Numismatist is geared to hobbyists who collect these coins Rich
$1,000 [24] While smiting the firstborn in Egypt, the Lord passed over houses with this on the doorposts lamb's blood Burns	$1,000 [28] It's the common name for hydrated oxide of iron rust Rich	$1,000 [26] Naum Gabo created a kinetic sculpture in 1920, but this artist is credited with the first true mobile (Alexander) Calder Liz	$1,000 [2] This country's longest river is the Tay, but the Clyde carries more traffic Scotland Liz	$1,000 [27] E. O'Neill play about a fugitive black man who'd made himself ruler of a West Indian island (The) Emperor Jones Bruce	$1,000 [12] Cape Cod Life caters to residents of Cape Cod as well as these 2 resort islands Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard Bruce
$2,000 [17] Not only did he foil Haman's plot, he got Haman's house after Haman was hanged Mordecai Liz	$1,500 [8] It's the ratio of the density of a liquid to that of an equal volume of distilled water at 4 degrees C. specific gravity Quadruple Stumper	$1,500 [3] Last name of the Rembrandt known for portraits of Washington & Jefferson Peale Burns	$1,500 [4] New York state actually has 11, not 10, of them Finger Lakes Rich	$1,500 [15] If Rosencrantz & Guildenstern were alive, they might know he also wrote “Jumpers” Tom Stoppard Bruce	$1,500 [21] Decision Magazine is published by this minister's evangelistic association Billy Graham Bruce
DD $2,500 [9] The Open Bible describes the first of the 150 of these as “two ways of life contrasted” Psalms Bruce	$2,000 [13] 1 of 2 protocontinents that converged about 300 million years ago to form Pangaea Gondwanaland (or Laurasia) Liz	$2,000 [7] German-born artist who's been called “Dadamax” & “The Complete Surrealist” Max Ernst Quadruple Stumper	$2,000 [5] Lake Eyre, the largest on this continent, covers 3600 square miles but is only about 4 feet deep Australia Rich	DD $2,000 [16] The 2 writers who collaborated on “Dinner at Eight” & “Stage Door” Kaufman and Edna Ferber Bruce	$2,000 [19] It calls itself “America's Food & Entertaining Magazine” Bon Appetit Rich Liz
$2,500 [20] Though the eldest of Jacob's 12 sons, he forfeited his birthright Reuben Rich Quadruple Stumper	$2,500 [14] The greenhouse effect occurs in this, the lowest level of the atmosphere troposphere Bruce	$2,500 [10] Russian emigre who painted “Bride & Groom with Eiffel Tower” (Marc) Chagall Rich	$2,500 [6] The name of this river which joins the Ganges means “the son of Brahma, the creator of the universe” Brahmaputra Bruce	$2,500 [18] His novel “A Death in the Family” was adapted for the stage as “All The Way Home” (James) Agee Bruce	$2,500 [22] 1989 marked the 20th anniversary of this oversized celebrity magazine founded by Andy Warhol Interview Burns

Final Jeopardy!

LITERATURE

Parts of this epic work published in 1667 were dictated by its author to family members

Paradise Lost

Rich "What is Little Women?" — wagered $3,199

Liz "What is Paradise Regained?" — wagered $10,700

Burns "What is Paradise Lost?" — wagered $11,400

Bruce "What is Paradise Lost?" — wagered $10,401

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