Show #1283 1990-03-14 (taped 1989-10-24) Regular

Contestants

Sharon Schwartz — a teacher from Brooklyn, New York

Michael Abracham — an accountant from Boston, Massachusetts

Phil Leib — a typographer from Westfield, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Phil	$1,200	$2,000	$13,400	$10,000 2-day champion: $19,001	$11,000 27 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W
Michael	$600	$1,300	$2,700	$200 3rd place: Wallace 15-piece punch set	$2,200 14 R (including 1 DD), 6 W
Sharon	$300	$1,300	$3,300	$2,000 2nd place: Profile vertical blinds + Olympus Infinity Twin camera	$3,300 11 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

GUINNESS RECORDS	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	CELEBRITY AUTHORS	FADS & FASHIONS	U.S. GEOGRAPHY	RHYMES WITH EEK
$100 [11] In a 1982 marathon in New Zealand, 4 men did this to 2,519 sheep in 24 hours shear them Phil	$100 [16] Through a licensing agreement with this company, Sears has opened stores called McKids McDonald's Michael	$100 [25] His book, simply titled "A Book", is dedicated to "Lucie And Desi IV" Desi Arnaz Michael	$100 [18] The bobbed hair style of this skater known for her camel was the rage in 1976 Dorothy Hamill Sharon	$100 [1] Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill are the 3 apexes of this state's famed Research Triangle North Carolina Sharon	$100 [2] Half a fortnight week Michael
$200 [12] After doing this to an 11-foot birch tree, Jay Gwaltney said, "As far as trees go, it's not bad" eating it Phil	$200 [17] 90% of Florida's orange crop is used to make this orange juice Sharon	$200 [26] The Marx brother who wrote "Groucho & Me" Groucho Phil Michael Sharon	$200 [19] The book "Follies & Foibles" reports Pat Boone's were size 10 1/2 white bucks (shoes) Phil	$200 [7] State where you can visit Hot Springs National Park & Crater of Diamonds State Park Arkansas Phil	$200 [3] To look for seek Sharon
$300 [13] John Sain, a 15-year-old, built a 68-story house of these without creasing them or using any adhesive cards Phil	$300 [20] The Weekend 35 is a disposable underwater camera sold by this maker of the disposable Fling Kodak Michael	$300 [27] Of Vanity, Prince or Joseph Cotten, the one who wrote "Vanity Will Get You Somewhere" Joseph Cotten Phil	$400 [22] When Lothrop Withington Jr. swallowed one of these on a bet at Harvard, March 3, 1939, he began a fad goldfish Phil Sharon	$300 [8] All of Connecticut's port cities are on this arm of the Atlantic Long Island Sound Michael	$300 [4] Eating this member of the lily family could make your breath reek leek Michael
$400 [14] Highest price paid for any bottle of wine was $157,500 for a 1787 Chateau Lafite bearing his initials, T.J. Thomas Jefferson Phil	$400 [23] U.S. automaker that owns 15% of Maserati & 100% of Lamborghini Chrysler Phil Michael Sharon	$400 [29] This TV star's book, "Straight Shooting", isn't "Untouchable" Robert Stack Sharon	$500 [24] Color your mood ring turned after it grew old & lost its capacity to change color black Sharon	$400 [9] Glacier National Park & the Custer Battlefield are among this "Treasure State"'s treasures Montana Michael	$400 [5] The state of vexation you might experience if you can't reach the top of a mountain pique
$500 [15] This 1st P.M. of the Republic of Poland was the highest-paid classical concert pianist Ignace Jan Paderewski Michael	$500 [28] The Pacific Aero Products Company, founded in Seattle in 1916, is now called this Boeing Phil	—	DD $800 [21] New fad to which the title of the following 1964songreferred: skateboarding ("Sidewalk Surfin'" by Jan & Dean) Michael	$500 [10] The most densely populated state; every one of this Middle Atlantic state's 21 counties has over 50,000 people New Jersey Phil	$500 [6] Donald Kent Slayton's nickname "Deke" (one of our original astronauts) Phil

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 1880S	PLAYS	WORD ORIGINS	WORLD LEADERS	EASTERN EUROPE	FISH
$200 [2] In 1884 the 1st steel "skyscraper" in the U.S. went up in this city, not New York Chicago Michael	$200 [21] The title of a 1924 Maxwell Anderson play asked "What Price" this Glory Michael Sharon	$200 [1] Rose O'Neill invented this doll & gave it its name, combining "Cupid" & "baby" a Kewpie doll Phil	$200 [7] Nehru's sister, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, was the 1st woman president of this organization's general assembly United Nations Michael	$200 [9] Albania broke diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union in 1961 & became allied with this Asian power China Phil	$200 [20] Shark liver oil is sometimes marketed as this oil, since both prevent vitamin A & D deficiencies cod liver oil Phil
$400 [3] In 1887 she celebrated her golden jubilee Queen Victoria Phil	$400 [22] His last play was "The Condemned of Altona", though "No Exit" might have been more appropriate Jean-Paul Sartre Phil	$400 [8] Bread spread whose name comes from the Portuguese for quince jam, though it's often made with oranges marmalade Phil	$400 [17] A law student in the Philippines in the 1930s, he was found guilty of murder but later acquitted Ferdinand Marcos Michael	$400 [10] Built in 1791, the Brandenburg Gate is one of this capital city's most famous landmarks Berlin Sharon	$400 [27] Rainbow, brook & lake are species of this fish, a relative of the salmon trout Phil
$600 [4] It was during the 1880s that he turned out "The Kiss" & "The Thinker" Auguste Rodin Phil	$600 [23] This letter is missing from the title of Lanford Wilson's play about the Hotel Baltimore e Sharon	$600 [11] This cab was named for an English architect, not for its good looks hansom cab Phil	$600 [18] In 1948 she became Israel's 1st envoy to the USSR Golda Meir Phil	$600 [12] When "order" was restored after the 1956 revolt, 1000s from this country were dead or taken to Russia Hungary Phil	$600 [28] This tiny fish was named for the British scientist who introduced it to aquariums in the 1800s guppy Phil
$1,000 [6] 1 of the 2 great diamond corporations formed in the 1880s in South Africa Bar Natal (or De Beers) Phil	$800 [24] This David Hwang play was inspired by the romance between a Peking opera star & a diplomat M. Butterfly Michael Sharon	$800 [15] The name of this fabric made from Angora goat hair comes from the Arabic, meaning "choice" or "select" mohair	$800 [19] At the time this prime minister separated from his wife in '77, she denied rumors linking her with Mick Jagger Pierre Trudeau Michael	$1,000 [14] In 1859 Walachia & Moldavia united under Prince Cuza to form this nation Romania Michael	$800 [29] This sleek, pike-like fish with razor-sharp teeth is known as the "Tiger of the Sea" barracuda Michael
DD $1,500 [5] In an 1887 treaty China recognized Portugal's claim to this territory Macao Phil	$1,000 [25] After he wrote "The School For Husbands", he caused a major scandal with "The School For Wives" Moliere Phil	$1,000 [16] It's believed that these jugs were named for a character in an 18th century ballad Toby jugs Phil	$1,000 [26] He was deputy premier of Morocco before he succeeded his father as king in 1961 King Hassan Phil Michael	DD $2,500 [13] The 1938 Munich Agreement pressured this country into giving the Sudetenland to the Germans Czechoslovakia Phil	$1,000 [30] In the 1970s, completion of the Tellico Dam in Tennessee was delayed due to concern over this small fish snail darter Phil

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN POETRY

The poem that includes the line: "Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!"

"The Raven" (by Edgar Allan Poe)

Michael "What is Blades of Grass" — wagered $2,500

Sharon "What is The Scarlet Pimpernel" — wagered $1,300

Phil "What is Annabel Lee?" — wagered $3,400

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