Show #1196 1989-11-13 (taped 1989-10-17) Tournament of Champions

1989 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Peggi Malys — a medical student originally from Orlando, Florida

Cigus Vanni — a psychologist originally from South Amboy, New Jersey

Tom Cubbage — a law student and winner of last year's College Tournament from Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tom	$2,200	$2,700	$9,300	$11,801 Finalist	$8,200 21 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Cigus	$200	$300	$1,400	$0 3rd place: $5,000	$3,900 11 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Peggi	$1,100	$1,500	$5,900	$0 2nd place: $5,000	$5,900 18 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

PRESIDENTS	POTPOURRI	NORSE MYTHOLOGY	MATH	FOREIGN FILMS	13-LETTER WORDS
$100 [1] He once said, "I have never given anybody hell. I just tell the truth... & they think it's hell" Harry S. Truman Tom	$100 [13] In 1988 officials in this country admitted they had printed false maps for years to fool enemies USSR Tom	$100 [4] Norsemen believed the universe was supported by a huge one of these of the ash variety a tree Peggi	$100 [18] Of means, medians & modes, the term that's often called the arithmetic average means Tom	$100 [3] 1959 grand prize winner at Cannes, it set the legend of Orpheus & Eurydice during carnival in Rio Black Orpheus Peggi	$100 [26] Any ability or accomplishment that makes a person suitable for a particular position or task qualification Peggi
$200 [2] Showing he'd rather switch than fight, this future pres. changed from Democrat to Republican in 1962 Ronald Reagan Cigus	$200 [14] Hannibal had 38 of these animals when he began crossing the Alps, but few survived the ice & snow elephants Tom	$200 [5] Norse legend says a snake coiled around the world & this god of the sky will someday kill each other Thor	$200 [19] Fraction that's equivalent to the infinite decimal .666666... 2/3 Tom	$200 [9] Mel Gibson hit the road again in this 1st sequel to George Miller's "Mad Max" The Road Warrior Tom	$200 [27] Vaduz is the capital of this 62 square mile principality nestled between Switzerland & Austria Liechtenstein Tom
DD $400 [10] At the shooting, his assassin cried, "I am a stalwart & Arthur is president now!" James Garfield Tom	$300 [15] Imported into Brazil from Africa, these "killer" insects escaped the lab & bred with locals bees Tom	$300 [6] Odin rode an eight-legged one of these named Sleipnir a horse Tom	$300 [20] His theorem is often expressed a² + b² = c² Pythagoras Cigus	$300 [22] Lina Wertmuller film in which Giancarlo Giannini plays a small-time hood with 7 ugly sisters Seven Beauties	$300 [28] To be of a contemplative form of mind, like Hume or Whitehead philosophical Tom Peggi
$400 [11] Shortly after being elected, he submitted his resignation as president of Columbia University Dwight D. Eisenhower Tom	$400 [16] The U.S. Army awarded 8,612 medals after this 1983 invasion although fewer than 7,000 troops were there Grenada Cigus	$400 [7] Sigurd, called the most important hero in Norse myth, is famous for killing Fafnir, one of these a dragon Peggi	$400 [21] Its symbol is called a radical sign the square root Peggi	$400 [23] Originally a Swedish miniseries, this Ingmar Bergman film was called "Scener ur ett aktenskap" Scenes from a Marriage Cigus Peggi	$400 [29] The Book of Common Prayer says the peace of God "passeth all" of this understanding
$500 [12] Jefferson Davis was the son-in-law of this president who died in office Zachary Taylor Tom	$500 [17] Both the father & son of the Frankish leader Charles Martel were named this Pippin Cigus Peggi	$500 [8] Bifrost, the bridge that connected the Earth with the home of the gods, was one of these a rainbow Peggi	$500 [24] Branch of math meaning "pebble" in Latin, it's also related to a word that means "to determine by math" calculus Peggi	$500 [25] "Knife in the Water", Roman Polanski's 1st feature film, was made in this language Polish Peggi	$500 [30] The loss of water vapor from the surface of a plant, usually through open stomata transpiration Cigus Peggi

Double Jeopardy! Round

HAUTE CUISINE	SICKNESS & HEALTH	ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY	NEWSPAPERS	ORCHESTRA CONDUCTORS	NAME THAT POET
$200 [9] If your recipe calls for "blanching" green beans, plunge them into this boiling water Peggi	$200 [19] Snellen's chart is standard equipment for giving this type of test an eye test Peggi	$200 [8] Carthage has almost been destroyed; you can find what's left of it in a suburb of this Tunisian capital Tunis Peggi	$200 [1] In 1868 the 1st edition of this annual reference book was published by the New York World The World Almanac Cigus	$200 [14] In 1980 he became conductor of the Boston Pops John Williams Tom	$200 [3] "Should auld acquaintance be forgot, & never brought to mind?" Robert Burns Tom
$400 [10] You can't make a souffle without breaking some eggs & doing this to them before beating separating Cigus	$400 [20] Surgical instrument that's most similar to tweezers forceps Peggi	$400 [15] Cuzco, capital of the Incan empire, is still the capital of Cuzco province in this country Peru Tom Cigus	$400 [2] He founded America's 1st newspaper chain & later took on Roy Howard as a partner Edward Scripps Tom	$400 [27] He became conductor of the Philadelphia orchestra in 1938 & remained there for over 4 decades Eugene Ormandy Cigus	$400 [4] "Water, water everywhere, & all the boards did shrink" Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( The Rime of the Ancient Mariner ) Peggi
$600 [24] French type of Swiss cheese that's an important ingredient in fondues, gratins & crepes Gruyere	$600 [21] Childhood viral disease that causes swelling of the parotid glands the mumps Peggi	$600 [16] If you wanted to hang around at the site of Babylon's famous gardens, you'd now have to go to this country Iraq Tom	$600 [11] Since 1968 Benjamin C. Bradlee has served as executive editor of this newspaper The Washington Post Cigus	$800 [29] Controversial conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic who died in July 1989 Herbert von Karajan Cigus	$600 [5] "It was many & many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea" Edgar Allan Poe ("Annabel Lee") Peggi
$800 [25] A pate-like dish, or the name of the mold in which pate is baked terrine	$800 [22] The key ingredient in smelling salts which are used to revive a person who has fainted ammonia Cigus	$800 [17] The Pale & what was beyond it referred to the medieval dominions of England in this country Ireland Tom	$800 [12] Boston has 3 daily newspapers: the Globe, the Herald, & this one with a national circulation The Christian Science Monitor Cigus	$1,000 [30] This Russian-born cellist, who won the Lenin Prize in 1969, now conducts the National Symphony Orchestra Rostropovich Tom	$800 [6] "Hail to thee, blithe spirit! Bird thou never wert" Percy Shelley ("To a Skylark") Peggi
$1,000 [26] The middle cut of a rib steak, it literally means "between 2 ribs" entrecôte	$1,000 [23] Overweight heavy snorers are prone to this disorder in which breathing stops for short periods sleep apnea Peggi	DD $2,000 [18] Alexander the Great led his troops as far east as the Hyphasis, now the Beas, river in this country India Tom	$1,000 [13] This Little Rock newspaper is the oldest west of the Mississippi & serves the entire state the Arkansas Gazette	DD $2,500 [28] Famous conductor who composedthe following: Leonard Bernstein Cigus	$1,000 [7] "Earth, receive an honoured guest; Wm. Yeats is laid to rest: let the Irish vessel lie emptied of its poetry" W.H. Auden Tom

Final Jeopardy!

STATE CAPITALS

2 of the 3 state capitals lying on the Missouri River

(2 of) Jefferson City (MO), Bismarck (ND) & Pierre (SD)

Cigus "What are Helena & Lincoln?" — wagered $1,400

Peggi "What are Jefferson City & Lincoln?" — wagered $5,900

Tom "What are Jefferson City & Pierre?" — wagered $2,501

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