Show #1466 1991-01-07 (taped 1990-10-09) Regular

Contestants

Lorraine Miller — a dental hygenist from Gillette, Wyoming

John Gardner — a technical data manager originally from Lost Nation, Iowa

Jerry Standlee — an air traffic controller from Fort Worth, Texas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $16,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jerry	$2,100	$4,400	$14,500	$6,500 3-day champion: $22,500	$9,000 27 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
John	$-100	$1,300	$2,900	$5,700 2nd place: a trip to the Cayman Islands	$2,900 14 R, 5 W
Lorraine	$-900	$-500	$1,300	$950 3rd place: a Maytag washer & dryer combo	$1,700 9 R, 7 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

1972	11-LETTER WORDS	INVENTIONS	COMPOSERS	TV TRIVIA	FISH
$100 [11] L. Patrick Gray announced that this bureau would begin to recruit women as special agents for the 1st time the FBI Jerry	$100 [22] The yearly celebration of any event, commonly of a wedding anniversary Jerry	$100 [16] Among his lesser-known inventions are the mimeograph machine & wax paper (Thomas) Edison Jerry	$100 [21] Gian Carlo Menotti wrote an opera called "The Old Maid and the Thief" for this medium in 1939 radio Jerry Lorraine	$100 [1] In the 1960s TV series "Combat", Vic Morrow & Rick Jason were fighting this war World War II Jerry Lorraine	$100 [6] A sea horse uses this long, prehensile body part to cling to seaweed tail Jerry
$200 [12] This reclusive billionaire left his hdqrs. in the Bahamas & reportedly moved to Nicaragua Howard Hughes Jerry	$200 [23] A magician's incantation or a 1982 No. 1 hit for the Steve Miller Band "Abracadabra" Lorraine	$200 [17] The first one, built by the Otis Elevator Co., was installed in Gimbel's Philadelphia store in 1901 escalator John	$200 [27] After Italian operas became unpopular in England, Handel began to write these, such as "Messiah" oratorios John	$200 [2] Sitcom in which Suzanne Sugarbaker had a pet pig named Noel who ran away Designing Women Jerry	$200 [7] Catfish usually have 2 to 4 pairs of barbels, which are these whiskers Jerry
$300 [13] He won the Michigan & Maryland Democratic primaries 1 day after he was shot George Wallace John	$300 [24] Before school starts, students may go thru this process to familiarize them with the institution orientation John	$300 [18] This 1853 invention by Charles Pravaz enables doctors to administer drugs more easily (hypodermic) needle John	$300 [28] Richard Strauss conducted his own "Olympische Hymne" at the opening of the Olympic Games in this city in 1936 Berlin Jerry Lorraine	$300 [3] A 1980 salary dispute led to her departure from "Three's Company" Suzanne Somers Lorraine	$300 [8] Many fish have an organ called a "swim" one of these which helps keep them buoyant bladder Jerry Lorraine
$400 [14] President Nixon named John Warner secretary of this branch of the armed forces the Navy John	$400 [25] Speaking, knowing & using only one language monolingual Jerry Lorraine	$400 [19] Joseph Aspdin, a bricklayer, invented the "Portland" variety of this substance cement Jerry	$400 [29] The first of his own compositions he took to #1 on the pop charts was "Superstition" in 1973 Stevie Wonder Jerry	$400 [4] Carolyn Jones played this macabre mom whose maiden name was Frump Morticia Addams John Lorraine	$400 [9] Unlike most of these fish, the nurse species doesn't have to swim constantly & often lies motionless shark Jerry
$500 [15] This tennis star was a lieutenant in the Romanian army when he won the U.S. Open Ilie Nastase Jerry	$500 [26] Type of force that moves a body toward an axis--the equal & opposite of centrifugal force centripetal force Jerry	$500 [20] While in prison for debt, he began experiments that led him to vulcanize rubber Charles Goodyear Jerry	$500 [30] Born in 1879 in Prague, this famous Rudolf was a published composer by the age of 10 Rudolf Friml	DD $400 [5] This actor co-wrotethe followingtheme & was the star of the show that featured it: Richard Boone (as "Paladin" in Have Gun – Will Travel ) Lorraine	$500 [10] The skeleton of a ray is made of this substance, not bone cartilage Jerry

Double Jeopardy! Round

CONTEMPORARY BOOKS	SCULPTURE	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	INDIA	GEOLOGY	SOUP DU JOUR
$200 [26] Chapter 1 of Harold T.P. Hayes' book about this primatologist is titled "A Murder in Rwanda" Dian Fossey Jerry	$200 [14] On May 29, 1990, when he would have turned 73, a statue of this pres. was placed outside the state house in Boston (John F.) Kennedy John	$200 [9] Congress chartered this city's American Univ. in 1893, but instruction didn't begin until 1914 Washington, D.C. Jerry	$200 [5] The Bhagirathi & Alaknada rivers join to form this sacred river the Ganges John	$200 [17] The one near the Mariana Islands is the deepest of these long, narrow submarine depressions trenches Lorraine	$200 [1] An Italian word for "medley", this soup contains a medley of vegetables minestrone John
$600 [28] This best-selling author of "The Prize Pulitzer" set her novel "Twins" in Palm Beach Roxanne Pulitzer Lorraine	$400 [15] There's a statue of this character in Kensington Gardens, London, near the home of James Barrie Peter Pan Jerry	$400 [10] Located in Philadelphia, it was the first U.S. institution officially designated a university the University of Pennsylvania John	$400 [6] Teen Murti House, this first prime minister's Delhi home, is now a museum Nehru Jerry Lorraine	$400 [18] These are formed from glaciers by a process called calving icebergs Jerry	$400 [2] Variety of clam chowder that's made with milk rather than tomatoes New England clam chowder John
$800 [29] This novelist who wrote "The Cardinal Virtues" & "The Cardinal Sins" is also a priest (Andrew) Greeley Lorraine	$800 [23] In the 1880s this French artist turned from painting ballerinas to casting them in bronze Degas Jerry	$600 [11] As you might expect, Old Dominion University is in this state Virginia Jerry	$600 [7] This city, India's chief port, is the center of the country's motion picture industry Bombay (Mumbai) John	$600 [19] A large, diversified corporation, or a rock with pebbles & gravel embedded in it a conglomerate John Lorraine	$600 [3] Potage St. Germain is a fancy name for this type of vegetable soup pea soup Jerry John Lorraine
DD $4,000 [27] Princess Marguerite Alexandrovna Valensky is the title character of this J. Krantz novel Princess Daisy Jerry	$1,000 [24] Sculptures by Rodin & Brancusi of a couple embracing are both named this The Kiss John	$800 [12] Chartered in 1764, Brown University is in this state capital Providence, Rhode Island John	$800 [8] When India & Pakistan were separated, this region had a Muslim majority & a Hindu maharajah Kashmir	$800 [20] Any naturally occurring material from which a valuable mineral can be extracted ore John	$800 [4] Traditional Scottish soup named for its two main ingredients, chicken & leeks cock-a-leekie
—	DD $2,500 [22] His piece "Bronco Buster" is considered the most famous of American Western art bronzes (Frederic) Remington Jerry	$1,000 [13] Emily Dickinson's grandfather was one of the founders of this college Amherst John	$1,000 [16] The separate state of Punjab was created in 1966 for members of this religious group Sikhs Jerry	$1,000 [21] The Cenozoic era is called "the Age of" this class of animals, since they became prominent then mammals Jerry	$1,000 [25] Spanish for "meatballs", it's a spicy meatball soup albondigas Lorraine

Final Jeopardy!

ISLANDS

3 of the world's 10 largest islands are in the Arctic Ocean & belong to this country

Canada

Lorraine "What is Russia?" — wagered $350

John "What is Canada?" — wagered $2,800

Jerry "What is Denmark?" — wagered $8,000

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