Show #1014 1989-01-19 (taped 1988-10-11) Regular

Contestants

Ann Cook — a librarian originally from Charlottesville, Virginia

Sharon Waldman — a teacher from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Michael Herman — an arts management consultant originally from Houston, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Michael	$2,400	$2,400	$7,200	$2,399 2-day champion: $12,400	$8,500 26 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Sharon	$300	$1,800	$6,000	$0 2nd place: Lehigh bedroom furniture & Kingsdown sleep set + Jeopardy! box game or computerized version	$5,800 16 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Ann	$100	$400	$3,600	$0 3rd place: Emerson VHS-C camcorder + Jeopardy! box game or computerized version	$3,000 10 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC QUOTES	VOCABULARY	PERFUME	MUSIC	UNCLES	ANTS
$100 [6] His infamous quote was "Sic semper tyrannis! The South is avenged!" John Wilkes Booth Michael	$100 [5] A case for arrows, whether or not it shakes quiver Michael	$100 [25] This company's "No 3" perfume comes in a box decorated w/its trademark green & red stripes & double G's Gucci Michael	$100 [11] Beethoven wrote 3 equale compositions for 4 of these instruments, not 76 trombones Michael	$100 [14] He's been called "The Thief of Bad Gags", "Mr. Television" & "Uncle Miltie" Milton Berle Ann	$100 [1] In a famous fable, the ant is portrayed as hard working while this insect just has a good time grasshopper Michael
$200 [7] To defend Britain, he vowed, "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds" Winston Churchill Michael	$200 [12] It means government by a small group, not government by men named Ollie oligarchy Sharon	$200 [26] In English, the name "magic noire" means this, & it'll have you in its spell black magic Sharon	$200 [15] German for "song collection", it's also the name of a soft cheese resembling a mild limburger Liederkranz Ann	$200 [20] He can be your critical mentor even if you're not his nephew & he's not from Holland Dutch uncle Michael	$200 [2] Term for a community of ants, its population can reach millions colony
$300 [8] "Many abolitionists have yet to learn the ABC of woman's rights," she wrote in 1860 Susan B. Anthony Michael	$300 [13] If your hostess offers you a comfit, she expects you to do this with it eat it Michael	$300 [27] This 5th Avenue store says its perfume is "our newest jewel"; you might want to wear it to breakfast Tiffany's Michael	$300 [16] French for "study", it's an instrumental piece designed to improve a player's technique étude Sharon	$300 [21] Elizabeth II became direct heir to the British throne when her uncle did this abdicate Michael	$300 [3] Ants protect themselves from their enemies by stinging or doing this to them biting Michael Sharon
$400 [9] In reference to his post-WWI 14 Points, Clemenceau noted, "The good Lord had only 10" (Woodrow) Wilson Michael	$400 [17] Misogyny is the hatred of women, whereas misogamy is this hatred of marriage Sharon Ann	$400 [28] Often used in perfume to prevent rapid evaporation, its name means "gray amber" ambergris Sharon	$400 [19] As a reed instrument, it's played with the mouth; made of glass, it's played with wet fingers or mallets harmonica Michael	$500 [23] When he was 18, Octavian, a.k.a. Augustus, was adopted by & made heir to this man, his great uncle Julius Caesar Sharon	$400 [4] After mating in the air, the queen ant lands & tears these off wings Sharon
$500 [10] Civil War general who said, "War is cruelty and you cannot refine it" (William Tecumseh) Sherman Michael	$500 [18] From Latin for "to beg", it's a fancy 9-letter synonym for a beggar mendicant Sharon	—	$500 [24] Chopin wrote over 50 of these Polish folk dances performed by 4 or 8 couples mazurka Ann	DD $1,300 [22] Grotesque character played by Jackie Coogan in the TV series with the followingtheme:"They're creepy and they're kooky /Mysterious and spooky..." Uncle Fester Michael	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY	FLOWERS & TREES	LITERATURE	FINE CHINA	1952	SPORTS IN FILM
$200 [23] It's the only South American country bordered by a Central American country Colombia Michael Ann	$200 [8] While many trees bear flowers, conifers bear these cones Michael	$200 [1] In his will, he left all his possessions to his "friend & benefactor Edward Hyde" Dr. Jekyll Michael	$200 [17] Though Delftware was 1st produced in this country, it's also made in England Netherlands Ann	$200 [2] This emperor wrote 2 poems commemorating peace that were published in 1952 Hirohito Michael	$200 [12] Besides a lot of fighting, the other sport featured in "Slap Shot" hockey Michael
$400 [24] Alphabetically, this war-ravaged country is 1st in the world Afghanistan Michael Sharon	$400 [13] In a song from the film "Hans Christian Andersen", it's what the inchworm is measuring marigold Sharon	$400 [4] This dashing M. Mitchell character has been called "The most famous of all Charlestonians" Rhett Butler Michael	$400 [22] The trademark of the Meissen porcelain factory is 2 of these weapons, crossed swords Sharon	$400 [3] 1/5 of the population of this Rumanian capital was expelled for being "unproductive" Bucharest Ann	$600 [19] Sport that was the subject of "Blood & Sand”, the "gore"y film which starred Tyrone Power bullfighting Ann
DD $800 [25] The highest point in the West Indies is 10,417 ft. Duarte Peak in this country on Hispaniola Dominican Republic Sharon	$600 [14] Oregon's huge virgin timber forests are dominated by this fir named for a famous botanist (David) Douglas Michael	$600 [9] This Mark Twain character was filled with quail-shot "pretty near up to his chin" so he couldn't jump The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County Michael	$600 [28] In 1757 the Sevres china factory named a new color, not a hairstyle, for this mistress of Louis XV Pompadour Sharon	$600 [5] The U.S. sent radio-controlled "robot" bombers on kamikaze raids to hit targets in this country Korea Michael	$800 [20] It's what Clint Eastwood does to the Eiger in "The Eiger Sanction" climb it Michael
$800 [26] Continent where most major mountain ranges extend from a knot of peaks called the Pamir Asia Michael	$800 [15] From the Spanish word for "raft", it's the tree with the lightest wood in commercial use balsa Sharon	$800 [10] Though Jay Gastsby loved her, she was "chain"ed to Tom Buchanan Daisy Ann	$800 [29] First name shared by the great 18th century potters Spode & Wedgewood Josiah Sharon	$800 [6] Owner of RKO Pictures, he closed down the studio to weed out people believed to be pro-Communist Howard Hughes Michael	DD $1,000 [18] In "Pat & Mike" Katharine Hepburn is a real swinger as a pro in these 2 sports golf & tennis Ann
$1,000 [27] Near the geographic center of Australia, this scenic "Rock" was a sacred place to the Aborigines Ayer Rock (Ayers Rock) Ann	$1,000 [16] Some mistakenly think this yellow flower, once proposed for U.S. nat'l flower, causes hay fever goldenrod Sharon	$1,000 [11] Her last words to Alice were "Off with her head!" Queen of Hearts Sharon	$1,000 [30] English county famed for its colorful figurines & muscular terriers Staffordshire Sharon	$1,000 [7] On May 30 Gen. M. Ridgeway replaced him as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe Eisenhower Sharon Ann	$1,000 [21] "The Stratton Story" of 1949 portrayed Monty Stratton's poignant comeback in this sport baseball

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS NAMES

His father, whose first & middle names were also Charles Augustus, was a Minnesota congressman

Charles Lindbergh

Ann "Who is Arthur?" — wagered $3,600

Sharon "Who was Humphr" — wagered $6,000

Michael "Who was CA." — wagered $4,801

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