Show #1205 1989-11-24 (taped 1989-08-22) Regular

Lisa Guay game 4.

Contestants

Don Steiner — a graduate student originally from Salem, Oregon

Tom Mills — a psychiatrist from San Francisco, California

Lisa Guay — a homemaker from Champlain, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $29,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lisa	$2,100	$3,200	$9,200	$8,599 4-day champion: $38,000	$10,000 25 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Tom	$1,000	$900	$2,500	$5,000 2nd place	$4,500 11 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Don	$600	$1,100	$4,900	$0 3rd place	$4,900 13 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

STARTS WITH "M"	MIDDLE AGES	MAGIC	MEDICINE	MUSEUMS	MORTAL MATTERS
$100 [11] The command to a team of sled dogs, or the cornmeal breakfast you might feed them mush Don	$100 [1] England was heavily influenced by the French during the reign of this "conqueror" William Tom	$100 [3] One dictionary calls it "any stick, baton or rod used by a magician, diviner or conjurer" a wand Lisa	$100 [2] Dentists can paint a thin plastic film on children's teeth to protect them from these cavities Don	$100 [17] "Holey" cow! Middlefield, Ohio has a museum & an annual festival devoted to this cheese Swiss cheese Lisa	$100 [16] On September 22, 1776 he was hanged as a spy near what is now 66th & 3rd in New York City Nathan Hale Lisa Tom
$200 [12] The essential part of something, not just the inside of your bones marrow Don	$200 [4] In 1409 3 men claimed to be pope at the same time: 1 in Rome, 1 in Pisa & 1 in this French city Avignon Lisa	$200 [8] Performed in ancient Egypt, this oldest sleight-of-hand routine uses cups & these balls Don	$200 [10] Dyspepsia is the medical term for this common complaint, & minor forms can be treated with Tums or Rolaids indegestion (heartburn accepted) Lisa	$200 [26] The cranberry World Museum is a short stroll away from this famous rock Plymouth Rock Don	$200 [22] A grave site of this Sioux Medicine Man is marked on maps of both North & South Dakota Sitting Bull Lisa
$300 [13] From middle English, meaning "with woman", it's a woman who assists women in childbirth a midwife Tom	$300 [5] Of the Lombards, the Monroes or the Harlows, the ones Charlemagne conquered in 774 the Lombards Lisa	$300 [9] In the 1930s Harry Blackstone "improved" this trick by using a buzz saw cutting a lady in half Tom	$300 [14] Colloquial name of the great plague of the 14th century named for the dark splotches on the skin the Black death Tom	$300 [27] Ironically, this Pennsylvania city's flood museum was flooded in 1977 & had to be renovated Johnstown Don	$300 [23] This word for a killer of prominent people comes from the Arabic word for "hashish addict" assassin Lisa
$400 [18] You don't have to be a stonecutter to use one of these jobs for canning & preserving a Mason jar Lisa	$400 [6] "Venerable" historian who could have written a autobiography called "I was a teenage deacon" Bede Lisa	$400 [20] Magic word for Steve Miller's 1982 hit abracadabra	$400 [15] The colloquial name of tetanus lockjaw Lisa	—	$500 [25] "Lazy" Monty Python member who played a ghost in "Nearly Departed", a sitcom that died quickly Eric Idle Lisa
$500 [19] This adjective commonly precedes bag, drink, grill & metaphor mixed Lisa	$500 [7] In the 5th century, the Angles, Saxons & Jutes settled in Britain & these people established a kingdom in Gaul the Franks Lisa	$500 [21] This magician's '60s TV show was "The Magic Land of Allakazam" Mark Wilson	—	—	DD $1,000 [24] Title of the following1989 hit about a man & his late father"Every generation /Blames the one before /And all of their frustrations /Come beating on your door..." "The Living Years" Lisa

Double Jeopardy! Round

MYTHICAL CHARACTERS	MARYLAND	MOVIE MAKERS	MUSIC	MYSTERIES	MIDDLE NAMES
$200 [2] The Chinese call it a "ch'i-lin", the French a "licorne" & the Germans "einhorn" a unicorn Tom	$200 [23] 2 months after being elected vice president in 1968, he resigned as Maryland governor (Spiro) Agnew Lisa	$200 [14] Commenting on talkies, one of these producer brothers said "Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" the Warner brothers Don	$200 [7] Hungarian whose "Transcendental Studies" are some of the most difficult piano pieces ever written (Franz) Liszt Tom	$200 [1] This assistant to a famous detective studied at the University of London Medical School (Dr.) Watson Lisa	$200 [12] The late New York governor William Harriman answered to this middle name Averell
$400 [3] Armies of men sprung up from where Cadmus & Jason each sowed the teeth of one of these creatures a dragon Lisa	$400 [24] This retriever named for a body of water is Maryland's state dog the Chesapeake (Bay Retriever) Don	$400 [15] Mel Brooks directed Cleavon Little & Madeline Kahn in this 1974 western spoof Blazing Saddles Lisa	$400 [8] Bridget Fonda made her screen debut in "Aria", dying to this composer's Tristan und Isolde" (Richard) Wagner Don	$400 [16] His "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is considered by many to be the 1st detective story Poe Lisa	$400 [13] His middle name is Albert, though "Iberia" or "Centennial" might be more appropriate James Michener Don
$600 [4] The gollem, a creature in this religion's folklore, has been likened to Frankenstein's monster the Jewish religion Lisa	$600 [25] Because it resisted this U.S. amendment from 1920-1933, Maryland became known as the Free State" prohibition Tom	$600 [20] A producer was born when this former hairdresser collaborated with B. Streisand on "A Star is Born" (Jon) Peters Lisa	$600 [9] Term for a well known group of songs strung together; in French it's "potpourri" a medley Don	$600 [17] Born in New Zealand, her unusual first name, Ngaio, is the Maori word for a flowering tree (Ngaio) Marsh Lisa	$600 [28] It's the "T" in MTM Produtcions Tyler Lisa
$800 [5] Hermes gave Perseus the sword he used to kill this Gorgon Medusa Don	$1,000 [27] Over 22,000 men were killed or wounded September 17,1862 in a Civil War battle near this creek Antietam Tom	$800 [21] Siskel & Ebert agree that this director of "Taxi Driver" is the best American director working today Martin Scorsese Tom	$800 [10] Term for the distance between 2 pitches; for example, C up to E is a 3rd an interval Tom	DD $1,000 [18] This detective made his published debut in Georges Simeon's "The Death of Monsieur Gallet" Inspector (Jules) Maigret Lisa	$800 [29] Wham! The M in George M. Cohan stood for this Michael
$1,000 [6] Odysseus incurred the wrath of Poseidon when he blinded this giant creature, Poseidon's son Cyclops (Polyphemus) Tom	DD $2,000 [26] Last name of the Yorkshire, England family that held the title Lords Proprietary from 1632-1771 Calvert Tom	$1,000 [22] 1920s & 30s MGM executive on whom F. Scott Fitzgerald based "The Last Tycoon" Irving Thalberg Tom	$1,000 [11] His piano concerto No. 21 in C major is nicknamed "Elvira Madigan" from its use in the movie Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	$1,000 [19] In Josephine Tey's "The Daughter of Time", Inspector Grant tries to clear the name of this English king Richard III Don	$1,000 [30] Those who heard 19th century preacher Henry Beecher's stirring sermons knew this was his middle name Ward Lisa

Final Jeopardy!

MAN IN SPACE

America's 1st civilian in space

Neil Armstrong

Tom "Who is Armstrong?" — wagered $2,500

Don "Who is Sally Ride?" — wagered $4,900

Lisa "Who is Mike Collins?" — wagered $601

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