Show #1408 1990-10-17 (taped 1990-08-27) Regular

Sara Cox game 1.

Contestants

Bill Hughes — a firefighter from Brooklyn, New York

Sara Cox — a teacher from Bangor, Maine

Joe Laboda — a teacher from Hudson Falls, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Joe	$1,500	$3,800	$10,000	$17,400 2-day co-champion: $28,600	$9,400 23 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Sara	$1,300	$2,300	$8,700	$17,400 New co-champion: $17,400	$8,700 16 R, 2 W
Bill	$1,500	$2,700	$2,100	$4,100 2nd place: a trip to New York & stay at Roseland Ranch in Stanfordville + The Jeopardy! Book	$5,100 17 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

"A" IN SCIENCE	FOOD	ACTORS & ACTRESSES	SEE THE USA	SPORTS	IN OTHER WORDS...
$100 [12] The gas pedal on a car, or a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction accelerator Joe Sara	$100 [1] Traditionally, it's the main ingredient in the sauce served on veal parmigiana tomatoes Joe	$100 [6] When she was 19, this "Murder, She Wrote" star was nominated for an Oscar for her 1st film, "Gaslight" Angela Lansbury Bill	$100 [11] For some fun in Arkansas, why not visit "Dogpatch USA" a theme park based on this comic strip Li'l Abner Joe	$100 [18] From the Greek "sthenos", meaning strength, they're exercises such as jumping jacks calisthenics Sara	$100 [17] An industry does not exist that compares with the entertainment industry There's no business like show business Bill
$200 [13] Theoretically, it's the lowest possible temperature that can be reached absolute zero Joe	$200 [2] George Bush could tell you this western state grows 91% of the broccoli in the U.S. California Bill	$200 [7] Portsmouth, Ohio's yearly festival in honor of this movie cowboy "triggers" lots of memories Roy Rogers Bill	$200 [16] In August 1990 this covered up the famous black sand on Hawaii's Kalapana Beach lava Sara	$200 [19] Richard M. Butkus was elected to this hall of fame in 1979 Pro Football Hall of Fame Joe	$200 [27] Don't miss flipping over any rock leave no stone unturned Joe
$300 [14] The type of acid found in vinegar acetic Joe	$300 [3] Ever popular lunchbox item named for an English earl sandwich Joe	$300 [8] 33 years after her aunt's "Too Much Too Soon", this "E.T." star published "Little Girl Lost" Drew Barrymore Sara	$300 [24] California town with an Indian name that's been popularized as standing for everything from "A to Z" in the USA Azusa	$300 [21] In basketball, it's resuming dribbling after you've stopped or dribbling with both hands double dribble Bill	$300 [28] Bekins & Allied Van Lines plus a salt container & a cocktail maker movers & shakers Joe
$400 [15] This most accurate of timepieces may gain or lose less than a second in 100,000 years atomic clock Sara	$400 [4] In names of desserts, this word precedes frite, brulee & caramel creme Joe	$400 [9] This actress of Russian descent was set to play Anastasia on stage when she drowned in 1981 Natalie Wood Bill	$500 [26] Early October is the time to celebrate "London Bridge Days" in this Arizona city Lake Havasu City Sara	$400 [22] The 2 styles of harness racing pace & trot Bill	$400 [29] Resembling the grim reaper reheated like death warmed over Sara
$500 [20] Type of substance used for grinding & polishing, emery is an example abrasive Bill	$500 [5] This co. makes ready-to-bake Toll House cookie dough "for not-so-ready-to-bake people" Nestlé Sara	$500 [10] This leading lady said George Brent fell in love with her while they were filming "Dark Victory" Bette Davis Bill	DD $600 [25] The "Trail of Tears" drama, performed daily in summer near Tahlequah, Okla., depicts this Indian tribe Cherokee Joe	$500 [23] U.S. & British teams compete for the Ryder Cup in this sport golf Joe	$500 [30] Cut one novel to novella length to make a long story short Joe

Double Jeopardy! Round

1989	MAGAZINES	ISLANDS	SHAKESPEARE	ABBREV.	PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA
$200 [15] On Christmas Eve this man took refuge in the Vatican embassy in Panama City Manuel Noriega Bill	$200 [27] Every week this magazine published 109 editions with regional program listings TV Guide Joe	$200 [12] Corregidor Island in the Philippines guards the entrance to this city's harbor Manila Bill	$200 [2] The famous question that follows "O Romeo, Romeo!" Wherefore art thou? Joe	$200 [1] It's the taxing profession of a CPA certified public accountant Joe	$200 [7] Tho most books list his former occupation as haberdasher, he was one for only a couple of years after WWI Harry Truman Bill
$600 [17] The exhibit "On the Art of Fixing a Shadow" at the National Gallery of Art celebrated 150 years of this photography Joe	$400 [28] Krokodil, a humor magazine, is published by this official newspaper of the Soviet communist party Pravda Sara Bill	$400 [13] This continent's largest island is Alexander Island in the Weddell Sea Antarctica Bill	$400 [3] He kills Macbeth in battle Macduff Joe	$400 [21] It's who should see a D.V.M. when ill animal Sara	$400 [8] His mom & dad were John & Abigail John Quincy Adams Bill
$800 [20] In March, 2 grapes from this country were found to contain nonlethal traces of cyanide Chile Joe	$600 [30] Baltimore humorist who was co-editor of the smart set & helped found the American Mercury H.L. Mencken	$600 [14] During the Civil War this British colony in the Atlantic was used a a base for blockade running Bermuda Sara	$800 [5] In "Much Ado About Nothing", Leonato says, "There is a kind of merry war betwixt Signior Benedick &" her Beatrice Sara	$600 [22] To a disgruntled computer operator, "GIGO" means this garbage in, garbage out Sara	$600 [9] Rutherford B. Hayes' wife, Lucy, moved this annual event from the Capitol lawn to the White House lawn Easter egg roll Bill
$1,000 [25] After the Senate rejected John Tower for Sec'y of Defense, this man was approved unanimously Dick Cheney Bill	$800 [29] Started in 1821 in Philadelphia, it became something of a nat'l institution after Curtis bought it in 1897 The Saturday Evening Post Sara	$800 [18] From 1900-51 the U.S. Navy had a base at Pago Pago & administered this island territory (American) Samoa Sara	DD $1,000 [4] The last line in this play, "Go, bid the soldiers shoot," is spoken by Fortinbras Hamlet Joe	$800 [23] Where a union worker files a complaint when he takes it to the NLRB National Labor Relations Board Sara	$800 [10] The presidential retreat in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains is named after his grandson Dwight Eisenhower Joe
DD $3,000 [16] In May this man, second in line to the presidency, announced he was resigning from the House Jim Wright Bill	$1,000 [26] Poet James Russell Lowell was the first editor of this literary monthly The Atlantic Monthly Joe	$1,000 [19] In 1902 Mount Pelee on this island in the French West Indies erupted killing about 30,000 people Martinique Sara Bill	$1,000 [6] The prologue of this play tells us "The ravished Helen...with wanton Paris sleeps--& that's the quarrel." Troilus & Cressida Sara	$1,000 [24] On your pay stub, it's what "FICA" stands for Federal Insurance Contributions Act	$1,000 [11] Reagan was the oldest man inaugurated & he served 8 yrs.; this man was 2nd oldest & served 31 days William Henry Harrison Joe

Final Jeopardy!

AUTOBIOGRAPHIES

Numerical phrase in the title of the 1955 autobiography of British physician Roger Bannister

The Four-Minute Mile

Bill "What is the44 Minute Mile" — wagered $2,000

Sara "What was the 4 Minute Mile?" — wagered $8,700

Joe "What isThe4 Minute Mile?" — wagered $7,400

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