Show #1620 1991-09-20 (taped 1991-08-12) Regular

Contestants

Vicky Ficco — a registered nurse from Tappan, New York

Seth Davis — an environmental lawyer from Croton-on-Hudson, New York

Kerrie McCaw — a retail supervisor originally from Portland, Oregon (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kerrie	$800	$900	$5,300	$10,600 2nd place: a set of Pinseeker custom-made golf clubs + a hammock from Hatteras	$5,300 15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Seth	$2,400	$4,300	$7,900	$10,601 New champion: $10,601	$9,700 26 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Vicky	$500	$1,700	$4,900	$0 3rd place: the Dauville diamond watch collection by Armitron + the Nintendo Entertainment System featuring Super Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune	$4,900 15 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE & NATURE	TRAVEL & TOURISM	FAIRIES & FOLKLORE	MAGAZINES	BROADWAY LYRICS	GREAT NICKNAMES
$100 [10] It's the general term for a poisonous or bad-tasting mushroom a toadstool Kerrie	$100 [15] It's touted as "the land of the kookaburras, Drizabones, billabongs & contraltos Australia Seth	$100 [1] From the Latin "unda", meaning wave, an undine is a spirit that lives in this environment the water Seth	$100 [12] According to its cover, this magazine is "Entertainment for men" Playboy Vicky	$100 [5] "The rain is Tess, the fire Joe and they call the wind" this Maria Seth	$100 [22] "The Great Emancipator" Abraham Lincoln Kerrie
$200 [27] The opposite of perigee, it's the point at which the moon is farthest from earth apogee Kerrie	$200 [16] In November 1990 this southern California studio announced "The fire is out!...Our show will go on!" Universal Studios Vicky	$200 [2] These fairies that share their name with little Girl Scouts ride to fetch the midwife at childbirth brownies Seth	$200 [13] This founder of Ms. also helped launch New York magazine in 1968 Gloria Steinem Kerrie	$200 [6] "Don't bring along a cloud to rain on" this my parade Seth	$200 [23] "The Great Communicator" Reagan Kerrie
$300 [28] Dry ice is made by cooling & compressing this gas carbon dioxide Kerrie Seth Vicky	$300 [17] Salamanca in this country boasts 1 of the most beautiful squares in Europe, the Plaza Mayor Spain Vicky	$300 [3] The mirage known as the Fata Morgana was named for this enchantress of Arthurian legend Morgan le Fay Seth	$300 [14] This founder of Seventeen was U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain from 1969 to 1974 (Walter) Annenberg Seth	$300 [7] "What kind of fool am I? Who never" did this fell in love Seth	$300 [24] "The Great Compromiser" Henry Clay Seth
$400 [29] Rather than bone, a shark's skeleton is made up of this elastic tissue cartilage Kerrie	$400 [18] The Sri Mahamariamman Temple in this capital city is 1 of Malaysia's most ornate Hindu temples Kuala Lumpur Seth	$400 [4] These fairy babies switched with human babies usually have an ugly physical feature changelings Vicky	$400 [20] U.S. News & World Report & Nation's Business are published in this city Washington Vicky	$400 [8] "Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry when I take you out in" this a surrey with a fringe on top Seth	$400 [25] "The Great Profile" John Barrymore Seth
$500 [30] Erythrocyte is the scientific name for a red blood cell & this is the term for a white one leukocyte Seth	$500 [19] Go to this country to see the "Lion of Belfort" sculpture Bartholdi carved in a hill France Kerrie Seth	DD $500 [11] This title has been held by Mab & Titania Queen of the Fairies Kerrie	$500 [21] This Rock 'n' roll mag. premiered in November 1967 with a cover photo of John Lennon Rolling Stone Seth	$500 [9] "Only" this many "minutes from Broadway, think of the changes it brings" 45 minutes Seth	$500 [26] "The Greatest" Muhammad Ali Seth

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 1970s	ARTISTS	RIVERS	NOVELS	GAMBLING	ODDS & ENDS
$200 [10] In 1974 military leaders ousted this Ethiopian ruler, ending his 58 years in power Haile Selassie Kerrie	$200 [21] Eugene Delacroix' apartment in this capital city became a museum after his death Paris Vicky	$200 [26] The military academy at West Point is on this river the Hudson Seth	$200 [1] "Arundel" is a historical novel about this traitor's attack on Quebec Benedict Arnold Seth	$200 [6] Loaded ones have been found in ancient Egyptian ruins dice Seth	$200 [14] The leading hotels & shops in Albania began accepting this in 1991, so don't go there without it the American Express Card Vicky
$400 [11] 2 weeks after Jimi Hendrix died, rock music fans mourned the death of this female legend Janis Joplin Seth	$400 [22] Add 1 letter to "titan" to get the name of this titan of Venetian art Titian Vicky	$400 [27] This river & its tributaries carry about 2/3 of all soviet river freight the Volga Vicky	$400 [2] According to the title of a Thomas Wolfe novel, "You can't" do this "again" go home Kerrie	$600 [8] Type of poker or a word you shouldn't say to a professional gunfighter draw Vicky	$400 [15] Yiddish for "stuffed fish", it's a mixture of ground fish, eggs, matzo meal & seasonings gefilte fish Kerrie
$600 [12] His 1975 visit to the U.S. was the first by an Egyptian president (Anwar) Sadat Seth	$600 [23] This artist collaborated with director Luis Bunuel on the surrealist film "Un Chen Andalou" (Salvador) Dalí Kerrie	$600 [28] A railway tunnel beneath this English river connects the cities of Liverpool & Birkenhead the Mersey Kerrie	$600 [3] Of a valentine, a locket or a jail, what "The Heart of Midlothian" is in Sir Walter Scott's novel a jail Vicky	$800 [9] In a casino this game is operated by a croupier roulette Kerrie Seth Vicky	$600 [16] There was no joy in this town, for Mighty Casey had struck out Mudville Kerrie
$800 [19] In 1976 Israeli commandos raided this Ugandan airport, freeing 100 hostages Entebbe Seth	$800 [24] In 1931 this Mexcian artist painted a mural featuring revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata (Diego) Rivera Kerrie	$800 [29] The Vaal River of South Africa forms part of the boundary between the Orange Free State & this province Transvaal Seth Vicky	$800 [4] "Gerontius" is a novel about this composer of "The Dream of Gerontius" & "Pomp and Circumstance" (Sir Edward) Elgar Vicky	$1,000 [13] Time reports the only 2 states in the U.S. that have no legal betting of any kind are Hawaii & this one Utah Vicky	$800 [17] This deposed First Lady became a citizen of Tonga in 1991 Imelda Marcos Vicky
$1,000 [20] On July 2, 1976, these 2 Asian countries officially reunited North & South Vietnam Vicky	$1,000 [25] Andrew Wyeth lives in these 2 states & paints many rural scenes near his homes Pennsylvania & Maine	DD $2,000 [30] Geneva, Lyon & Avignon are on this river which rises in the Alps & empties into the Mediterranean the Rhone Seth	$1,000 [5] His 1993 novel "Over the River" concerned the Charwell family as well as the Forsytes (John) Galsworthy Seth	DD $2,800 [7] Racetrack combination in which you pick the winners of 2 races, usually the first 2 the daily double Seth	$1,000 [18] Oleg Popov performs as one of the most famous circus ones in the USSR a clown Seth

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. PRESIDENTS

The first president to serve 8 full years

Thomas Jefferson

Vicky "Who was John Adams?" — wagered $4,900

Kerrie "Who is Tho. Jefferson?" — wagered $5,300

Seth "Who was Jefferson?" — wagered $2,701

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