Show #1480 1991-01-25 (taped 1990-10-15) Regular

Lynne Wexler game 3.

Contestants

Harry Bork — a library director from Antioch, Illinois

Mark Picus — a college instructor from Houston, Texas

Lynne Wexler — a librarian from Evanston, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $22,851)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lynne	$1,800	$2,000	$10,600	$20,600 3-day champion: $43,451	$10,400 24 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Mark	$500	$1,900	$4,500	$2,000 2nd place: a trip to San Francisco	$4,500 12 R, 1 W
Harry	$1,500	$3,300	$9,700	$100 3rd place: Magnavox 20" stereo color TV	$8,400 18 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

RIVERS	3-LETTER WORDS	BOTTOMS UP!	SCIENCE	MAGAZINES	JOHNNY MERCER LYRICS
$100 [13] Lake Tear of the Clouds is the source of this river, the longest in New York State Hudson Mark	$100 [7] A sacred sister Nun Lynne	$100 [12] The dry white variety of this wine is used in a martini; the sweet variety, in a Manhattan Vermouth Mark	$100 [17] When light is passed thru a prism, it produces this spread of colors Spectrum Harry	$100 [6] Byte magazine covers new trends & technology related to the use of these Computers Lynne	$100 [1] Johnny told this river, "I'm crossing you in style someday" "Moon River" Lynne
$200 [14] It curves thru Paris for about 8 miles, dividing the city into right & left banks Seine Harry	$200 [8] As a verb, you do it with your hands to get a drink; as a noun, it's something you drink from Cup Lynne	$200 [23] This sweet sparkling wine hails from the Italian town of Asti Spumante Lynne	$200 [24] It's the branch of chemistry that deals with carbon compounds Organic Chemistry Harry	$200 [18] The Apothecary is a quarterly magazine for members of this profession Pharmacists Harry	$200 [2] Phrase following "So you met someone who set you back on your heels" "Goody Goody" Harry
$300 [15] South of Terre Haute, this river forms the boundary between Indiana & Illinois Wabash Mark	$300 [9] In the title of an Aesop fable, this insect shared billing with a grasshopper Ant Harry	$300 [28] A liquor that's 100 proof contains this percentage of alcohol 50% Mark	$300 [25] All lines of longitude are measured east or west of this line Prime Meridian Mark	$300 [19] "Boys' Life" & "Exploring" magazine are both published by this organization Boy Scouts Harry	$300 [3] Song that urges "E-lim-inate the negative; latch on to the affirmative; don't mess with Mr. In-Between" "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" Harry
$400 [16] To most Chinese, it's known as the Chang-Jiang, or "long river" Yangtze Lynne	$400 [10] It can mean to crowd about & annoy, or the crowd itself Mob Lynne	$400 [29] To make it, combine gin, vodka, cola, and a twist of lemon, but not a drop of tea Long Island Ice Tea Mark	$400 [26] The Big Dipper is part of this constellation Ursa Major Mark	$400 [20] Yes, it's the name of the magazine Hugh Hefner founded in 1972 for contemporary men & women "Oui!"	DD $500 [4] Johnny wrote the updated lyrics for this classic in the 1940s: "Glow-Worm" Harry
$500 [22] In Greek myth, this river flows by Hades; in reality, it's in Alabama Styx Harry	$500 [11] When preceding "out", it means "to just barely make a living" Eke Lynne	$500 [30] Often served at a brunch, it's made with equal amounts of champagne & orange juice Mimosa Harry	$500 [27] The most important source of uranium & radium is this mineral ore Pitchblende	$500 [21] Covering combat & military subjects, it's the journal of professional adventurers "Soldier of Fortune"	$500 [5] "A woman's a two-face, a worriesome thing who'll leave you to sing" this song "The Blues in the Night"

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD HISTORY	BOOKS & AUTHORS	TEXTILES	FIRST LADIES	MATH	MEDICAL SPECIALTIES
$200 [13] Both Lord Protectors of Great Britain, Oliver & Richard had this last name Cromwell Lynne	$200 [2] Joel Engle's book about him is subtitled "The Dreams & Nightmares of Life in the "Twilight Zone" " Rod Serling Lynne	$200 [18] Some products are sanforized to prevent this Shrinkage Lynne	$200 [6] Speaking of her husband, she joked, "Anyone who eats pork rinds can't be all good" Barbara Bush Lynne	$200 [1] It's the correct name for a 90-degree angle Right Angle Lynne	$200 [8] To have your teeth straightened, you'd seek out this type of dentist Orthodontist Lynne
$400 [14] The Montreux Convention of 1936 recognized this country's right to fortify the Dardanelles Turkey Mark	$400 [3] Peter Straub collaborated with this man on the wildly successful best-seller, "The Talisman" Stephen King Lynne	$400 [19] About one-third of the world's wool is produced by this country Australia Mark	$400 [22] A portrait of her, painted by her husband, hangs in grandson David's dining room Mamie Eisenhower Harry	$400 [27] To find the product of two or more numbers, use this process Multiplication Mark	$400 [9] Someone who's trained to put patients to sleep before surgery is called this Anesthesiologist Lynne
$600 [15] This liner was sunk by the submarine U-20 on May 7, 1915 Lusitania Harry	$600 [4] Isabel, niece of this former president of Chile, wrote her first novel in exile in Venezuela Salvador Allende Lynne	$600 [20] One of the oldest textile fabrics; it comes from the stock of the flax plant Linen Mark	$600 [23] First name shared by the wives of Millard Fillmore & John Adams Abigail Lynne	$600 [28] In geometry, the term for two or more figures that are identical in size and shape Congruent Mark	$600 [10] Disorders of the brain & nervous system are the concern of this medical specialist Neurologist Lynne
$1,000 [17] England's Henry V won this battle in France on St. Christan's Day in 1415 Agincourt Lynne	$800 [5] Tapes in the title of Lawrence Sanders' first novel, published in 1970 "The Anderson Tapes" Harry	$800 [21] The word textile comes from the Latin "texere", meaning to do this Weave Harry	DD $1,000 [24] When she came out in 1947, Charlie Knickerbocker proclaimed her "Queen Deb of the Year" Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Lynne	$800 [29] The symbol for this looks like a number 8 lying on its side Infinity Harry	$800 [11] Type of doctor who's an expert in treating acne or removing a mole Dermatologist Lynne
DD $2,000 [16] Former slave Jean-Jacque Dessalines ruled this country as emperor Jacque I from 1804-1806 Haiti Harry	$1,000 [7] He was a member of the House of Commons before he wrote "Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less" Jeffrey Archer	$1,000 [25] This 1764 invention by James Hargreaves permitted a spinner to make eight or more yarns at once Spinning Jenny Lynne	$1,000 [26] Sarah Bernhardt claims she once saved this extravagant first lady from falling to her death on a ship Mary Todd Lincoln Harry	$1,000 [30] A dodecahedron is a solid figure with this many faces 12 Lynne	$1,000 [12] An otorhinolaryngologist specializes in treating these three body parts Ear, Nose & Throat Mark

Final Jeopardy!

MONARCHS

One of two English kings since William the Conqueror who were never crowned

Edward V or Edward VIII

Mark "Who was Edward VII?" — wagered $2,500

Harry "Who was George VI?" — wagered $9,600

Lynne "Who was Edward VIII?" — wagered $10,000

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