Show #1474 1991-01-17 (taped 1990-10-10) Regular

Lois Kurowski game 4.

Contestants

Barbara Pixley — a teacher originally from Lincoln, Nebraska

Monica Nishida — a nursing assistant from Granada Hills, California

Lois Kurowski — a doctoral student from Elkhart, Indiana (whose 3-day cash winnings total $44,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lois	$2,200	$5,000	$13,400	$13,400 4-day champion: $57,500	$12,000 28 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Monica	$700	$1,700	$5,100	$0 3rd place: Gibson portable dishwasher	$5,100 13 R, 0 W
Barbara	$1,500	$1,900	$6,000	$11,000 2nd place: Colortyme home entertainment center	$5,300 15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE WHITE HOUSE	FRUITS & VEGETABLES	QUOTES	SCIENCE	EGYPT	MUSICAL RHYME TIME
$100 [2] Prior to 1929, when he got a private one, the president had to use a booth adjoining the Oval Office Telephone Lois	$100 [16] Cling peaches are called that because they cling to this Pit/Stone Lois	$100 [11] Georges Clemenceau called this "much too important a matter to be left to the generals" War Lois	$100 [21] Invented by Edwin Land, it was the first instant camera Polaroid Camera Lois	$100 [1] Though this dam controls the Nile's flood waters, some say it's harmed the environment Aswan High Dam Monica	$100 [26] Completes the title of Little Richard's 1958 song "Good Golly..." Miss Molly Lois Barbara
$200 [3] Among those who filled this post were Latisha Tyler Semple, Harriet Lane & Dolley Madison First Lady (or White House Hostess) Lois	$200 [17] The fruit of the nopal cactus is this kind of pear Prickly Pear Barbara	$200 [12] The "Cynics' Cyclopedia" defined this as "Patrick Henry's second choice" Death Monica	$200 [22] When Henry Cavendish discovered this lightest-known element, he called it inflammable air Hydrogen Lois Barbara	$200 [7] The country's most important crop; Egypt became Europe's main supplier during our Civil War Cotton Barbara	$200 [27] Brian Hyland hit #1 in 1960 singing about this type of "yellow, polka-dot bikini" itsy bitsy teenie weenie Barbara
$300 [4] It's between the Green Room & the Red Room on the first floor The Blue Room Lois	$300 [18] Citrus fruit named for the resemblance of its apex to a belly button Navel Orange Barbara	$300 [13] An anonymous wag defined a king as "a highly paid model for" these "sticky things" Postage Stamps	$300 [23] Galileo is said to have done gravity experiments by dropping weights from this tower Leaning Tower of Pisa Monica	$300 [8] When Sadat was assassinated in 1981, this vice-president succeeded him Hosni Mubarak Barbara	$300 [28] In his first big hit, Roy Orbison claimed "Only" they "know how I feel" "The Lonely" Monica
$400 [5] The North Portico faces this street Pennsylvania Avenue Lois	$400 [19] Wintercress is also called scurvy grass because of its high content of this vitamin Vitamin C Lois	$400 [14] Mark Twain said this "Parsifal" composer's music "is better than it sounds" Richard Wagner Monica	$400 [24] In ancient times, lodestone was used as a form of this instrument Compass Monica	$400 [9] Established in 970, Cairo's Al-Azar is the chief Islamic one in the world University Lois	$400 [29] Freddy Cannon had a 1959 hit singing about this "Lassie" "Tallahassee Lassie" Lois
$500 [6] Teddy Roosevelt had these American animal heads carved into the mantle in the state dining room Buffalo Barbara	$500 [20] Maui & Vidalia, Georgia are famous for producing sweet types of this vegetable Onions Lois	$500 [15] This "Candide" author said, "The secret of being a bore is to tell everything" Voltaire Barbara	$500 [25] A positive ion is formed when an atom loses one or more of these Electron Lois	DD $700 [10] The eagle, a symbol of this medieval Muslim sultan of Egypt, is on its flag & coat-of-arms Saladin Lois	$500 [30] Janis Joplin's only #1 song "Me and Bobby McGee" Lois

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC NICKNAMES	BOOKS & AUTHORS	HATS	THE LABOR MOVEMENT	ZOOLOGY	NATIONAL COAT-OF-ARMS
$200 [1] "The Corsican General" Napoleon Lois	$200 [13] Manuel Puig's novel about the kiss of this woman was banned in his native Argentina "The Kiss of the Spider Woman" Barbara	$200 [9] On average, 7 to 8 yards of material are used in a pagri, a type of this headdress worn in India Turban Lois	$200 [2] A labor contract clause calling for wages to climb automatically, named for a moving staircase Escalator Clause Lois	$200 [12] Mama snakes can't remind their kids to do this to their food, since most snakes' teeth aren't made to do it Chewing Monica	$200 [23] The ship on Grenada's coat-of-arms represents this explorer who discovered the island in 1498 Christopher Columbus Barbara
$400 [4] "The One-Legged Governor of New Netherland" Peter Stuyvesant Monica	$400 [17] J.G. Ballard's experiences in this country during World War II shaped his novel "Empire of the Sun" China Lois	$400 [14] Worn by England's Yeoman Warders of the Tower, this hat has given them their nickname Beefeater Barbara	$400 [3] The headquarters of the United Automobile Workers is in this city Detroit Monica	$400 [16] Scientists have announced the discovery of a new species of this primate, the black-faced lion tamarin monkey Monica	$400 [24] This mountain is prominent on Tanzania's coat-of-arms Mount Kilimanjaro Lois
$600 [5] "The Lady with the Lamp" Florence Nightingale Barbara	$600 [26] He dedicated "The Winds of War": "With Love to my sons Nathaniel and Joseph" Herman Wouk Monica	$600 [15] Basque shepherds commonly wear this soft, brimless hat Beret Lois	$600 [7] From the Latin for "to grasp", it's one who is just learning a trade Apprentice Barbara	$600 [18] This floating sea creature which resembles a jellyfish was probably named for a type of ship Man-O'-War Barbara	$600 [25] This African country's coat-of-arms reads "The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here" Liberia Monica
$800 [6] "The Scourge of God" Attila The Hun Lois	$800 [27] This author continued the saga of the Corleones in his novel "The Sicilian" Mario Puzo Monica	$800 [21] Indian women of Bolivia wear these mens' hats as a part of their traditional costume Derby Hat Lois	$800 [10] A management strike in which the company refuses to let employees work until its terms are accepted Lockout Lois	$1,000 [20] Eskimos of Greenland hunt this whale for its single long ivory tusk Narwhal Barbara	DD $2,000 [29] Among the symbols used on its coat-of-arms are two Gurkhas & the Himalayas Nepal Lois
$1,000 [8] "The Hero of the Nile" Lord (Admiral) Nelson Barbara	$1,000 [28] The Jerzy Kozinski novel that opens with, "It was Sunday. Chance was in the garden" "Being There" Lois	$1,000 [22] This soft felt hat with a tapered crown and center crease is named for an 1882 French play Fedora	$1,000 [11] 2-word phrase for workers' perks developed during World War II because raises were prohibited Fringe Benefits Lois	DD $1,500 [19] In winter, when its brown coat turns to white, the short-tailed weasel is called this Ermine Barbara	—

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS WOMEN

1 of 2 women who made the Top 10 on Forbes' list of the highest-earning entertainers of 1989-90

(1 of) Madonna & Oprah Winfrey

Monica "Who is Kathleen Turner?" — wagered $5,100

Barbara "Who is Madonna?" — wagered $5,000

Lois "Who is Madonna?" — wagered $0

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