Show #1621 1991-09-23 (taped 1991-08-13) Regular

Contestants

Terri Timanus — an administrative assistant originally from Denton, Kansas

Peter Gordon — an advertising account supervisor from Wilmington, Delaware

Seth Davis — an environmental lawyer from Croton-on-Hudson, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Seth	$1,700	$3,600	$12,800	$15,599 2-day champion: $26,200	$11,000 27 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Peter	$800	$700	$5,000	$2,500 2nd place: a week for two at the Pelican Cove Inn in Carlsbad Village + Catalina swimwear	$7,500 17 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Terri	$200	$1,300	$1,500	$0 3rd place: a collection of Braun kitchen appliances + a Nintendo system featuring Super Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune	$2,500 12 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

CELEBRITY QUOTES	ANIMALS	EUROPE	AUTHORS	TECHNOLOGY	THE DUCHESS OF WINDSOR
$100 [20] Cher said of this ex-husband, "Without him I would have never walked on the stage" Sonny Bono Terri	$100 [6] Some people in India wear masks on the back of their heads to deter these big cats from attacking tigers Seth	$100 [8] After World War I, Serbs, Croats & Slovenes joined to form this country Yugoslavia Seth	$100 [10] Balzac wrote in this, his native language French Peter	$100 [1] Its 3 blimps that still fly are the only survivors among the 300 airships built by the co. since 1911 Goodyear Peter	$100 [23] King George VI was forced to deny the duchess the use of this title abbreviated H.R.H. Her Royal Highness Seth
$200 [21] This Welshman was quoted as saying, "I'm really the poor man's Olivier" Richard Burton Terri	$200 [7] Most U.S. Customs Service drug detection dogs are adopted from these places animal shelters (or pounds) Seth Peter	$200 [9] This country's population can be divided into 2 main groups, the Flemings & the Walloons Belgium Terri	$200 [15] This author & her husband moved to a cottage in Kent in 1936 after the kidnapping trial Anne Morrow Lindbergh Seth	$200 [2] Invented by Ben Franklin, this protective device is attached to the highest point of a structure lightning rod Seth	$200 [24] The duchess was born in Blue Ridge Summitt, Pennsylvania, but grew up in this Maryland city Baltimore Terri
$300 [22] She once said to Mia Farrow, "I'm too old to play your mother...oh, but I am your mother" Maureen O'Sullivan Seth	$300 [12] "Rocky" name of the world's most poisonous fish the stonefish	$300 [11] European capital closest to the line of 00longitude London Seth	$300 [16] Last name shared by novelists Taylor & Erskine Caldwell Terri	$300 [3] In April 1989 this country became the first to begin experimental broadcasts in high definition TV Japan Seth	$300 [28] Navy pilot Earl Winfield Spencer Jr. & businessman Ernest Simpson the duchess' first two husbands Terri
$500 [26] He said, "I came to Hollywood in 1937 to make 'The big broadcast of 1938' for Paramount" Bob Hope Peter Terri	$400 [13] Squamata, rhynchocephalia, crocdilia & chelonia are the 4 living orders of these animals reptiles Seth	$400 [18] The northernmost point on the European mainland is Cape Nordkyn in this country Norway Seth	$400 [17] This son of a coal miner set his novel "Women in Love" in a mining town D.H. Lawrence Peter	$400 [4] In 1958 it became the first American jet aircraft put into commercial service the Boeing 707 Peter	$400 [29] The duchess' motto was "A woman can never be too" this "or too thin" rich Seth
DD $1,000 [25] Asked if he were a bit tall to play Michelangelo, he said, "No, sir, I believe I'm a bit small" Charlton Heston Terri	$500 [14] Despite their names, the black & white species of this large African animal are similar in color rhinoceros Terri	$500 [19] Known for its china, this city on the Elbe was the site of Napoleon's last major victory on foreign soil Dresden Terri	$500 [27] Even after her divorce and remarriage, she continued to use the name of her ex-husband Edwin P. Parker II Dorothy Parker Seth	$500 [5] Now mostly obsolete, these machines record data on cards to be read by computers a keypunch machine Seth Terri	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. PRESIDENTS	BIBLICAL PEOPLE & PLACES	MUSIC	NEW YORK CITY	MEDICINE	COLORS
$200 [1] He called "The Missouri Waltz" "obnoxious as a state song" Harry Truman Seth	$200 [18] Originally called Hoshea, Moses renamed him this long before the Battle of Jericho Joshua Peter	$200 [9] His Piano Concerto No. 5 or "Emperor" was the 1st he couldn't premiere himself, due to deafness Beethoven Peter	$200 [2] In 1981 this mayor became the 1st person nominated for that office by both the G.O.P. & the Democrats Ed Koch Seth	$200 [8] In the U.S. about 25% of all babies are delivered by this method, also called C-section a Cesarian section Seth	$200 [23] A shade of orange, or a plant used to make a jack-o'-lantern pumpkin Terri
$400 [4] He's the only 20th century president depicted on Mt. Rushmore Theodore Roosevelt Peter	$400 [19] The name of this patriarch, important to Jews, Christians & Muslims, means "Father of a multitude" Abraham Seth	$600 [12] Last name shared by the composers of "Der Rosenkavalier" & "Die Fledermaus" (Richard & Johann) Strauss Peter	$400 [3] Church across from Rockefeller Center that's the seat of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New York St. Patrick's Peter	$400 [10] A diagnosis is the identification of a disease & this is the forecast for its outcome prognosis Seth	$400 [26] This shade of green is a real "gem"; if you were born in May, it matches your birthstone emerald Peter
$600 [5] As a child he was called "Lyss" Ulysses S. Grant Peter	$600 [24] Nebuchadnezzar carried the Jews into captivity in this city whose name means "Gate of God" Babylon Peter	$800 [15] His 2 big oratorios are "The Creation" & "The Seasons" Haydn Peter	$600 [20] This racetrack in Queens is known to its patrons as "The Big A" Aqueduct Seth	$800 [14] Formerly called mongolism, this disorder is caused by the presence of an extra chromosome Down syndrome Seth	$600 [28] This color can describe a 50th anniversary, a retriever or a Mongol horde gold Peter
$800 [6] In 1823 he declared that the Americas were no longer "subjects for future colonization" Monroe Seth	$800 [25] Chapter 2, verse 1 of the Song of Solomon refers to the rose of this plain Sharon Seth	$1,000 [16] One of the few existing works by Paul Dukas is this scherzo about out of control broomsticks The Sorcerer's Apprentice Peter Terri	$800 [21] Riker's Island is in this "river" that's actually a strait the East River Seth	$1,000 [17] Rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults are caused by a lack of this vitamin vitamin D Terri	$800 [29] In Wonderland, Alice saw the queen's gardeners paint white roses this color red Seth
$1,000 [7] He was the fourth president to die in office & the second to be assassinated Garfield Seth Peter Terri	$1,000 [30] Joab killed him, David's rebel son, though David had ordered him spared Absalom Terri	DD $2,200 [11] Title of the following, written for 1937s film version of the operetta "The Firefly":"There's a song in the air /But the fair senorita doesn't seem to care /For the song in the air..." "The Donkey Serenade" Seth	$1,000 [22] Of New York City's 5 boroughs, it's the only one that's not on an island the Bronx Seth	DD $2,500 [13] From the Greek for "vessel drawing", it's a series of X-rays taken after a "dye" is injected an angiogram Peter	$1,000 [27] The wedding in the film "Steel Magnolias" featured flowers in "blush" & "bashful" shades of this pink Seth

Final Jeopardy!

WOMEN IN HISTORY

In 1909 she became the 1st woman pres. of what later became the National Conference of Social Work

Jane Addams

Terri "Who was Hull?" — wagered $1,500

Peter "Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?" — wagered $2,500

Seth "Who was Jane Addams?" — wagered $2,799

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