Show #1593 1991-07-03 (taped 1991-03-19) Regular

Contestants

Andy Carlson — an office manager from Torrance, California

Mahlon McLean — a legal assistant from Fullerton, California

Molly Redfield — a Ph.D. candidate from Claremont, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Molly	$1,700	$3,200	$14,200	$12,200 2-day champion: $20,300	$12,300 27 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Mahlon	$500	$900	$-2,300	$-2,300 3rd place: Lalura perfume & cologne + Nintendo Entertainment System with games	$-2,300 5 R, 6 W
Andy	$1,500	$1,800	$5,800	$4,800 2nd place: trip to New York on American West Airlines & stay at Roseland Ranch in Stanfordville	$5,800 21 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

20th CENTURY AMERICA	THE HUMAN BODY	WORD ORIGINS	FAMOUS FOLKS	BRAZIL	FIG FACTS
$100 [26] In 1945 Grand Rapids, MI & Newburgh, NY became the first U.S. cities to add this to drinking water fluoride Molly Andy	$100 [1] When ultraviolet light shines on ergosterol in our skin, this vitamin is produced vitamin D Molly	$100 [6] This insect's name may derive from a belief that witches shaped like them flew around stealing butter butterfly Andy	$100 [11] He's Ol' Blue Eyes' musical director as well as his son Frank Sinatra, Jr. Andy	$100 [19] A Brazilian bidding you "bom dia" is telling you this in Portuguese, the official language good day (good morning) Andy	$100 [16] Of figs, fig trees or fig leaves, the one mentioned first in the Bible fig leaves Molly
$200 [27] In 1954 he led televised hearings into alleged Communist influence in the Army (Joseph) McCarthy Andy	$200 [2] This is the only moveable bone of the 14 in the face mandible Molly	$200 [7] The name of the marimba may derive from Kimbundu, a Bantu language of this continent Africa Mahlon	$200 [12] Muppetmaster whose daughter Lisa was 1st female president of the Harvard Lampoon Jim Henson Andy	$200 [22] Native to the rain forest, these edible seeds are 65-70% fat Brazil nuts Andy	$200 [17] Ounce for ounce dried figs are higher in this mineral, element No. 20, than cow's milk calcium Molly
$300 [28] In the Nov. '90 elections, this ex-Washington mayor lost his bid for a seat on the D.C. city council Marion Barry Andy	$400 [4] Although stored in the gall bladder, bile is manufactured by this organ liver Molly	$300 [8] This word for scowl is derived from the Old Irish "sron" which means nose frown Mahlon	$300 [13] Her son Cody was born on March 22, 1990, as Regis Philbin could tell you Kathie Lee Gifford Andy	$300 [23] What the Brazilians call "futebol" we call this soccer Molly	$300 [18] In the 1890s the Kennedy Biscuit Co. of Massachusetts created this famous cookie Fig Newton Mahlon
$400 [29] In 1967, while awaiting a retrial, this assassin of Lee Harvey Oswald died Jack Ruby Molly	DD $500 [3] Gastric juice in the stomach consists of the enzyme pepsin & this acid hydrochloric acid or HCl Molly	$400 [9] A Middle English word for a small horse gave us this term for a favorite pastime hobby Andy	$400 [14] This publisher & his infant son, Marston Glenn, wear matching silk pajamas Hugh Hefner Andy	$400 [24] First planted in Rio in the 1770s, by 1830 it was Brazil's top export coffee Mahlon Andy	$400 [20] The Romans considered the fig to be a sacred gift from this god of wine Bacchus Molly
$500 [30] The 1925 Scopes trial upheld Tennessee's right to ban the teaching of this in school evolution Andy	$500 [5] This gland located within the brain in shaped line a pink cone, hence its name pineal Molly	$500 [10] An Italian word meaning cool & fresh gave us the name of this art of painting on plaster fresco Molly	$500 [15] This "Bird on a Wire" actress is a descendant of E. Rutledge, youngest signer of the Dec. of Independence Goldie Hawn Molly	$500 [25] Though Spanish explorers may have been there first, in 1500 this Portuguese claimed Brazil for his country Pedro Cabral Andy	$500 [21] One of the more popular varieties, the Smyrna is named for a district in this Asia Minor country Turkey Mahlon

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE RENAISSANCE	ZOOLOGY	U.S. STATES	LITERATURE	BUSINESS BIGGIES	GHOSTS
$200 [18] World Book says that his arrival in the Americas was one of the greatest achievements of the Renaissance Columbus Andy	$200 [1] Scientists believe that all dogs are descended from these wild animals wolves Molly	$200 [5] Its new license plates have a depiction of the Statue of Liberty New York Andy	$200 [12] "His Eminence and Hizzoner" is by John Cardinal O'Connor & this former NYC mayor Ed Koch Molly Mahlon	$200 [10] Castle & Cooke, which owns 98% of the Hawaiian island of Lanai, also owns this pineapple Co. Dole Andy	$200 [24] It showed up after the Ghost of Christmas Past & before the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come Ghost of Christmas Present Molly
$400 [19] The Donatello version of this biblical hero was the 1st large free-standing nude since classical times David Molly	$400 [2] Striped almost completely down to its hoofs, the Grevy's is the largest one of these zebras Mahlon	$400 [6] This state has 4 national forests, Sabine, Angelina, Davy Crockett & Sam Houston Texas Andy	$400 [13] This war novel made Norman Mailer an instant celebrity at the age of 25 The Naked and the Dead	$400 [11] In January, after abandoning merger talks with TWA, this airline filed for Chapter 11 Pan Am Molly Andy	$400 [25] The first-class lounge of this ship moored in Long Beach, CA. is said to be haunted by a woman in white Queen Mary Andy
$600 [20] The Great Schism began when 2 popes were elected, 1 in Rome & 1 in this city Avignon Molly	$600 [3] With an 18-to 23-month gestation period, it has the longest pregnancy of any mammal elephant Molly Andy	$600 [7] This state is now third after Indiana & Ohio in production of iron & steel Pennsylvania Mahlon Andy	$600 [14] The inn in the title of Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel Jamaica Inn Molly	$600 [16] This company based in Los Angeles, ranks as the 3rd-largest seller of athletic shoes LA Gear Molly	$600 [26] The bell witch, 1 of these "noisy" ghosts, apparently killed John Bell & then sang at his burial poltergeist Molly Andy
$1,000 [22] A kind of sonnet is named for this Italian Renaissance poet who wrote many of them Petrarch Molly	$800 [4] This fierce, furry member of the weasel family gave Michigan its state nickname wolverine Andy	$800 [8] Mormon Station was the first permanent settlement in this state west of Utah Nevada Andy	$800 [15] They each had their first published novels in 1847: "Jane Eyre" & "Wuthering Heights" Charlotte & Emily Brontë Andy	DD $1,000 [29] According to the 1990 Franchise Annual, the top franchise after McDonald's is this real estate Co. Century 21 Molly	$800 [27] Shakespeare said several ghosts bedeviled him at Bosworth Field & told him to "Despair and die!" Richard III Molly Mahlon
DD $3,000 [21] After dismissing Cardinal Wolsey, Henry VIII made him Lord Chancellor tho he opposed Henry's divorce Sir Thomas More Molly	$1,000 [23] Resembling a giant guinea pig, this South American mammal is the world's largest rodent capybara Mahlon	$1,000 [9] In 1777 the constitution of this N.E. state, then a republic, became the 1st in the U.S. to prohibit slavery Vermont Mahlon	$1,000 [17] This Laurence Sterne novel was denounced by Dr. Johnson & Oliver Goldsmith Tristram Shandy Molly	$1,000 [30] This Co. in East Aurora, N.Y. has an on-site play laboratory where it tests its toys on kids Fisher-Price	$1,000 [28] A spirit known as the Gray Lady inhabits Sherwood Forest, Pres. Tyler's plantation home in this state Virginia Molly

Final Jeopardy!

ROYALTY

At his death in January 1991, the king of this country was the world's oldest reigning monarch

Norway

Andy "What is Sweden?" — wagered $1,000

Molly "What is Japan?" — wagered $2,000

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