Show #1214 1989-12-07 (taped 1989-08-28) Regular

Contestants

Bill Warren — a restaurant owner originally from Rockville, Indiana

Alan Wyle — an attorney from New York City, New York

Marge Burgess — a homemaker from Glenview, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Marge	$2,000	$3,400	$5,800	$11,600 2nd place: a trip from L.A. to New York on Braniff + a week at Roseland Ranch in Stanfordville, N.Y.	$5,700 17 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Alan	$-100	$-300	$2,900	$5,700 3rd place: Emerson 20" TV/VCR combination	$2,900 11 R, 4 W
Bill	$400	$4,200	$13,400	$15,000 New champion: $15,000	$10,600 26 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. CITIES	LETTER PERFECT	FASHION HISTORY	TV TRIVIA	CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	PARROTS
$100 [17] This city's tidal basin is ringed by some 3,000 Yoshino cherry trees donated by the mayor of Tokyo in 1912 Washington, D.C. Bill	$100 [20] It can follow "U.S." or "H.M.", as in the case of the Pinafore S Bill	$100 [6] This garment is now worn in the kitchen, but in the18th century many were considered elegant an apron Bill	$100 [2] This TV star was made from a green coat that belonged to Jim Henson's mother Kermit the Frog Alan	$100 [1] In Aesop's fables this animal is paired with "the Stork", "the Crow" & "the Grapes" a fox Alan	$100 [5] African gray parrots are among the most capable of learning this skill talking Bill
$200 [15] The final battle of the War of 1812 was fought in 1815 in & around this city New Orleans Bill	$200 [22] It's the letter of the train Duke Ellington wants you to take A Alan	$200 [14] If a 19th century woman wore a poke, she had one of these with a projecting brim a hat (a bonnet) Bill	$200 [3] This sitcom's final episode was entitled "Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore" Family Ties Marge	$200 [4] Title character who turned out to be a ventriloquist from Omaha the Wizard of Oz Bill	$200 [24] If given a Muscat grape, many parrots will ignore the fruit & eat these the seeds Bill
$300 [7] This Georgia city is the site of the Masters golf tournament Augusta Marge Alan	$300 [23] Symbol for the force you feel pushing against you when you accelerate your spacecraft G Bill	$300 [19] This type of drawstring bag was sometimes known as a "ridicule" a reticule Alan	$300 [8] One ad for her cable TV show claimed, "Ruthless people make the worst lovers" (Dr.) Ruth Westheimer Marge	$300 [9] Cinderella's footmen used to be lizards & her coachman, a big one of these a rat Marge	$300 [26] Term applied to a large outdoor cage used for keeping parrots or other birds an aviary Alan
$400 [18] In 1805 Zebulon Pike bought land from the Sioux that's now this Minnesota capital Saint Paul Marge	$400 [21] Film reviewer Joe Bob Briggs says Linnea Quigley & Michelle Bauer are queens of these movies B Alan Bill	$400 [29] In the late 1700s both sexes wore this in the "hedgehog" style hair Bill	DD $500 [12] Joe Piscopo called this TV show's theme, heard here, "the most annoying theme song in the world": Entertainment Tonight Marge	$400 [10] When Heidi was at home, he was head of the hut her grandfather Marge	$400 [27] The Amazon group of parrots is predominately this color green Bill
$500 [16] This Southern city's Herald prints a separate newspaper in Spanish Miami Bill	$500 [25] 1st initial of a Hoover & middle initial of a Foyt J Marge	$500 [30] This alloy was the 1st metal used to make armor bronze Bill	$500 [13] A TV Guide ad for the movie about this baby showed an actual size drawing of the hole she fell in Baby Jessica Marge	$500 [11] After the cobbler's wife made these for the elves, they quit making shoes clothes	$500 [28] Found only in Latin America, they are the largest parrots macaws Bill

Double Jeopardy! Round

WOMEN IN MYTHOLOGY	SCANDINAVIA	SONGWRITERS	PHYSICAL SCIENCE	VICE-PRESIDENTS	A LITTLE "R" & "R"
$200 [6] As her name implies, she was the Roman goddess of flowering plants, not fauna Flora Marge	$200 [19] This buffet's traditional 1st course is herring a smörgåsbord Alan	$200 [7] "I get by with a little help from my friends" is credited to these 2 Beatles Lennon & McCartney Marge	$200 [1] Petrology is the study of these, some of which were once sold as pets rocks Marge	$200 [12] He & his future running mate Lyndon Johnson began their Senate careers at the same time (Hubert) Humphrey Alan Bill	$200 [2] Formed in the late 19th c., this group's official name was the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry the Rough Riders Marge
$600 [4] Half sister of King Arthur, in various tales she was good or evil Morgan le Fay	$400 [21] The flags of all Scandinavian countries carry this symbol a cross Marge	$400 [8] Songs he wrote include "Blowin' In The Wind" & "The Times They Are A-Changin'" Bob Dylan Marge	$400 [10] The number of planets in our solar system smaller than the Earth 4 Alan	$400 [14] George M. Dallas was VP when this state joined the Union Texas Alan	$400 [3] Kind of sports tournament in which each entrant plays every other entrant at least once round robin Bill
$800 [16] The sorceress Medea was the niece of this witch Ulysses met on his voyage Circe Bill	$600 [22] The parts of Scandinavia within the Arctic Circle are part of this place of long summer days (the Land of) the Midnight Sun Bill	$600 [9] His song, "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" is the last attributed quote in Bartlett's Stevie Wonder Bill	$600 [11] The number of planets in our solar system larger than the Earth 4 Bill	$600 [24] 3 years after the famous duel, he was tried for treason & acquitted Aaron Burr Bill	$600 [26] This "All in the Family" star directed the films "This Is Spinal Tap" & "Stand By Me" Rob Reiner Marge
$1,000 [17] An echoing rock in the Rhine River is named for this legendary siren who lured fishermen to destruction Lorelei Marge	$800 [29] In 1917 the U.S. bought these, our only territorial acquisition from a Scandinavian country the Virgin Islands Alan	$800 [18] "Lord, wont you buy me a Mercedes-Benz, my friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends," she sang Janis Joplin Bill	$800 [13] The torrid climatic zone lies between these 2 lines the Tropics of Cancer & Capricorn Bill	$1,000 [25] Harry Truman was exceptionally pleased with the performance of this vice president Alben Barkley Bill	$800 [27] John Updike's 2nd book about Harry Angstrom, a.k.a. "Rabbit" Rabbit Redux Marge Alan Bill
DD $2,000 [5] Like Hera to Zeus, Isis was related to Osiris in these 2 ways his wife & his sister Bill	$1,000 [30] In 1951 this 3-initial co. was formed incorporating Denmark's DDL, Norway's DNL & Sweden's ABA SAS (the Scandinavian Airline System)	$1,000 [20] In "Big Yellow Taxi" she sang, "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot" Joni Mitchell Alan	$1,000 [15] The 2 tectonic plates that meet at California's San Andreas Fault the North American & Pacific plates	DD $2,000 [23] William Henry Harrison's VP; he was the 1st to replace a president who'd died in office John Tyler Bill	$1,000 [28] This alleged winner reportedly took the subway to the finish line of the 1979 N.Y. marathon Rosie Ruiz Alan

Final Jeopardy!

THE MOVIES

The only film role Jimmy Cagney played twice; the 2nd time was in "The 7 Little Foys"

George M. Cohan

Alan "Who is George M. Cohan" — wagered $2,800

Marge "Who is George M. Cohan" — wagered $5,800

Bill "Who was George M.Cahan? Cohan?" — wagered $1,600

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