Show #1215 1989-12-08 (taped 1989-08-28) Regular

Contestants

Pam Richardson — an assistant professor from Roanoke, Virginia

Richard Sowalsky — a medical student from Baltimore, Maryland

Bill Warren — a restaurant owner originally from Rockville, Indiana (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bill	$700	$4,500	$8,500	$13,201 2-day champion: $28,201	$8,300 24 R (including 1 DD), 7 W
Richard	$1,400	$2,600	$6,600	$13,200 2nd place: 48-piece sterling flatware set	$6,600 22 R, 3 W
Pam	$100	$100	$5,000	$10,000 3rd place: Table & 4 barstools	$3,500 8 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 20TH CENTURY	ACTORS & ACTRESSES	SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	IN OTHER WORDS...	CITY SEALS	ONLY NO. 2
$100 [11] It wasn't until 1943 that the U.S. Gov't required employers to do this before taxes were due Withholding Bill	$100 [8] Dianne Wiest won an Oscar for playing one of the siblings in this Woody Allen film "Hannah And Her Sisters" Richard	$100 [9] Advertisers have discovered they can send ads instantaneously with this telephone technology Fax Machine Richard	$100 [1] Remove a gust of air from that man's jibs Take the wind out of his sails Richard	$100 [19] The city motto meaning "Let Brotherly Love Continue" is imprinted on its seal Philadelphia Richard	$100 [5] The N.Y. Yankees have won the most World Series, while this St. Louis team is 2nd Cardinals Richard
$200 [4] To mark the 5th centennial of American exploration, this nation will host a 1992 Olympics & a World's Fair Spain Bill Pam	$200 [14] Not surprisingly, he played the "psycho" in "Crimes of Passion" Anthony Perkins Bill Richard	$200 [10] John Roebling designed this bridge across the East River, the oldest suspension bridge in NYC The Brooklyn Bridge Bill	$200 [2] Flip over every rock Leave no stone unturned Bill	$200 [27] Bet you didn't know this city's seal features Hoover Dam Las Vegas Bill	$200 [6] This 2nd lightest gas is used in balloons & in a breathing mixture for deep-sea divers Helium Richard
$300 [17] After the 1968 N.H. primary this Democrat announced his candidacy; 3 months later, he was assassinated Robert F. Kennedy Richard	$300 [26] People call him "Lou Bamba" since he starred in "La Bamba" Lou Diamond Phillips Bill	$300 [15] HDTV, which uses more lines to give clearer pictures, stands for this High Definition Television Bill Richard	$300 [3] Unfettered like one feathered friend Free as a bird Bill	$300 [28] Fresno, California has this fruit on its seal, but none is dried Grapes Richard	$300 [7] While Elvis has the most charted singles, this "Soul Brother No. 1" is No. 2 James Brown Pam
$400 [18] During the Easter Rebellion in 1916 a group of rebels declared this country a republic Ireland Bill	$400 [25] Classified 4-F during WWII, this swashbuckling Tasmanian only fought on film Errol Flynn Bill	$400 [20] In 1989 scientists using a scanning tunneling microscope saw this double-stranded molecule for the 1st time DNA Richard	$400 [22] Steal the thing, then again, let the thing stay put Take It or Leave It Bill	$400 [29] Our 16th president appears on this Midwest capital's seal Lincoln, Nebraska Bill Richard	$400 [13] "From Russia With Love" The 2nd James Bond Movie Richard
DD $700 [16] Britain issued only 4 different postage stamps during the reign of this king Edward VIII Bill	$500 [24] When Robert Culp & Natalie Wood played "Bob & Carol", these 2 played "Ted & Alice" Dyan Cannon & Elliott Gould Bill	$500 [21] GOES, INSAT & METEOSAT are satellites used for this purpose Weather Forecasting Bill Richard	$500 [23] Speak in gobbles Turkey Talk Bill	$500 [30] This city's seal has depictions of an eagle, the state capitol building & the sun setting over the Rockies Denver Bill	$500 [12] After Great Britain, this north Atlantic country is Europe's 2nd largest island Iceland Richard

Double Jeopardy! Round

STARTS WITH "S"	JAPAN	GEMS & JEWELS	AMERICAN MUSIC	POLITICAL LEADERS	NUMBERS IN LITERATURE
$200 [4] This adjective often means soiled or blemished, but not when it precedes "glass" Stained Richard	$200 [2] Many Japanese practice this art of growing dwarfed, potted trees Bonsai Bill	$200 [9] Chinese carvings of this stone from the Ching period are especially treasured by collectors Jade Pam	$200 [10] W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues" begins "I hate to see" this "go down" the evening sun Bill	$200 [12] Newsweek called him "The Politburo's answer to the Great Communicator" Mikhail Gorbachev Richard	$200 [1] Number preceding John Dos Passos' "Soldiers" & Dumas' "Musketeers" 3 Richard
$400 [16] Pronounced one way, it means to scatter seed; pronounced another way, it's a lady hog Sow Bill	$400 [5] A favorite dish of the Japanese is this one of sliced beef & vegetables cooked in soy sauce & saki Sukiyaki Bill Richard	$400 [24] The most valued of these gems are a deep purplish red color known as "pigeon blood" Rubies Richard	$400 [13] Oscar Levant said, "I think a lot of" this "West Side Story" composer "but not as much as he does" Leonard Bernstein Pam	$400 [28] Country whose president is Mengistu Haile Mariam & whose p.m. is Fikre Selassie Wogderess Ethiopia Bill	$400 [11] The number of "horsemen" in the title of Blanco Ibanez's antiwar novel of 1916 4 ("Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse") Bill
$600 [3] Patrick Henry asked, "Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and" this Slavery Bill Richard	$600 [6] Europeans 1st heard of Japan from this man who called it "Zipangu" Marco Polo Richard	$600 [25] A small amount of copper in this state gemstone of New Mexico gives it its bluish color Turquoise Pam	DD $700 [14] Gershwin classic written for piano & jazz band & later arranged for symphony orchestra "Rhapsody in Blue" Pam	$600 [29] General Henri Namphy assumed control of this island nation after its president fled the country in '86 Haiti Richard	$600 [18] According to John Reed, the number of "Days That Shook the World" 10 (The Russian Revolution) Bill
$800 [19] Cecil was a seasick one of these Sea Serpent Bill	$800 [7] In spring 1989 this Japanese prime minister resigned after admitting involvement in a financial scandal Noburu Takeshita	$1,000 [27] The name of this purple quartz comes from the Greek meaning "not intoxicated" Amethyst Pam	$800 [15] He 1st played the cornet in a reform school "Waifs' Band" & took up the trumpet in 1924 Louis Armstrong Bill	$800 [17] This small European country's last 3 presidents have been Otto Stich, Pierre Aubert & Leon Schlumpf Switzerland Bill	$800 [22] The number in the title of Ken Kesey's most famous novel 1 ("One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") Pam
$1,000 [20] It's a fancy word for a table napkin Serviette Bill	$1,000 [8] In Japan it's called the cha-no-yu & is carried out according to 600-year-old tradition The Tea Ceremony Richard	DD $2,200 [26] An intaglio is essentially the reverse of this type of gem carving a cameo Pam	$1,000 [23] A. Copland won an Oscar for scoring this film in which Olivia De Havilland is jilted by Montgomery Clift "The Heiress"	$1,000 [30] Though he lost the presidential election to Mitterand in 1988, he's still mayor of Paris Jacques Chirac Richard Pam	$1,000 [21] Richard Henry Dana Jr. spent this many "Years Before the Mast" 2 Bill

Final Jeopardy!

RIVERS

The single greatest source of water power in the U.S. is on this river

The Columbia River (Grand Coulee Dam)

Pam "What is the Columbia? (scratched out Colorado)" — wagered $5,000

Richard "What is the Columbia?" — wagered $6,600

Bill "What is the Columbia?" — wagered $4,701

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