Show #1207 1989-11-28 (taped 1989-08-23) Regular

Contestants

Patti Van Benthuysen — an editor from Los Angeles, California

Jeff Slike — an ATM repairman originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Nancy Janow — a cooking instructor from South Orange, New Jersey

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Nancy	$1,200	$2,700	$6,600	$2,600 3rd place: hs & her tailored clothing by the Greif Company+ Jeopardy! box game or Jeopardy! Challenger	$6,100 14 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Jeff	$400	$2,700	$8,900	$15,100 New champion: $15,100	$7,100 20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Patti	$1,500	$1,700	$7,500	$15,000 2nd place: a computer & a VCR+ Jeopardy! box game or Jeopardy! Challenger	$7,200 19 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. HISTORY	FLORAL QUOTES	FORESTS	FRUITS	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	CINDERELLA
$100 [18] He designed bridges, aqueducts & submarines as well as the "Clermont" (Robert) Fulton Patti	$100 [6] The song that contains the line "In the beauties of the lilies Christ was born across the sea" "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Jeff	$100 [7] Though most of the trees were cut down years ago, this English forest still exists in Nottinghamshire Sherwood Forest Patti	$100 [4] Anjou, bosc & bartlet are varieties of this popular fruit the pear Patti	$100 [25] Larry the Lobster is the mascot of this seafood restaurant chain, the world's largest Red Lobster Nancy	$100 [1] In early versions of the story, this footwear was made of fur, not glass the slipper Jeff
$200 [21] If you remember the Maine, you'd know it was blown up in this city's harbor Havana Jeff	$200 [13] "Rose is a rose is a rose" is this writer's most famous redundancy Gertrude Stein Patti	$200 [15] The Danube River rises in this German forest the Black Forest Jeff	$200 [5] Oil from this fruit is extracted in winter when the fruit is black olive oil Patti	$200 [26] Merck & Co., Inc. is the largest manufacturer in this field pharmaceuticals Jeff	$200 [2] Maybe the fairy godmother was out of her gourd since she made a coach out of one of these a pumpkin Jeff
$300 [20] As president of the 2nd Continental Congress, John Hancock was given this privilege 1st signing the Declaration of Independence Nancy	$400 [29] Ko=Ko & Nanki-Poo sing "The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la" in this operetta The Mikado Nancy	$300 [19] Inyo National Forest, shared by Nevada & this state, has the nation's southernmost glacier California Jeff	$300 [8] Called a Persian apple by the ancient Romans, this fruit's origin is kind of fuzzy a peach Nancy	$300 [24] By the time NYC showered Lucky Lindy with this stuff, the NYSE had been using it for 60 years ticker tape Nancy	$300 [3] In Rossini's Cinderella opera "La Cenerentola", their names are Clorinda & Thisbe the stepsisters Patti
$400 [17] It began shortly after 5 PM November 9, 1965 & affected parts of 8 states & 2 Canadian provinces the great blckout Nancy	$500 [30] Wordsworth wrote, "And then my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with" these golden flowers daffodils Jeff	$400 [27] Yellowstone Timberland Reserve, the 1st U.S. Forest Reserve, was established in 1891 in this state Wyoming Jeff Patti	$400 [11] A tangelo is a cross between a tangerine and this, not an orange a grapefruit	$400 [23] To avoid a hostile takeover in 1988, this airline sold its Hertz, Hilton International & Westin Units United	$400 [9] In the Disney film Cinderella's animal friends included 2 of these named Jaq & Gus the mice Nancy
$500 [16] Youngest major presidential candidate at 36, his famous "Cross of Gold" speech led to his nomination William Jennings Bryan Jeff	DD $600 [14] Floral title of the Pete Seeger song that also asked "When will they ever learn?" "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?" Patti	$500 [28] The rain forests in this state's Olympic National Park resemble those of the tropics Washington Patti	$500 [12] This rare fruit is used in Jewish Feast of Tabernacles rites & its peel is used in fruitcakes citron Nancy	$500 [22] Named for its founder, this chain sells more women's fashions than any other department store J. C. Penney's	$500 [10] Rodgers & Hammerstein's 2 TV Cinderellas who later co-starred in "Victor/Victoria" Julie Andrews & Lesley Ann Warren

Double Jeopardy! Round

POETS	LAW	ACADEMY AWARDS	STARTS WITH "P"	SCIENCE	GEOGRAPHIC SQUARES
$200 [26] Emma Lazarus was born in this city, where her most famous poem is inscribed on a bronze plaque New York Patti	$200 [19] More than half of any total, or the age at which a person is entitled to manage his affairs majority Patti	$400 [3] Rod Steiger won the "Best Actor" Oscar for playing a shrewd southern sheriff in this 1967 Oscar-winning film In the Heat of the Night Jeff	$200 [1] Well pardner, it's time to round up this group & chase those outlaws a possee Jeff	$200 [6] Sound moves with this type of undulation also associated with oceans & earthquakes waves Nancy	$200 [12] The Russian name of this Moscow landmark can also be translated "beautiful plaza" Red Square Nancy Jeff
$400 [27] He loved music & once said, "But for opera, I could never have written 'Leaves of Grass'" Walt Whitman Patti	$400 [22] The word "aspirin" was once protected as one of these but is now only a generic term a trademark Jeff	$600 [4] Jack Lemmon loaned his place to a steam of execs & their lady friends in this 1960-Oscar winning film The Apartment Patti	$400 [5] He "had a wife & couldn't keep her, put her in a pumpkin shell & there he kept her very well" Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater Patti	$400 [7] The EPA has issued warnings about this clear, odorless gas that seeps out of uranium and into people's houses radon Jeff	$400 [15] On Wednesdays, when he's in the Vatican, the pope holds a general audience on this square St. Peter's Square Patti
$600 [30] The southern end of the South Transept of Westminster Abbey is known by this name Poets' Corner Patti	$600 [23] Judge Wapner's "People's Court" is based on this type of court small claims court Jeff	$800 [20] "All about Eve" won "Best Picture" for 1950, but she took "Best Actress" for "Born Yesterday" Judy Holliday Patti	$600 [11] A perfectly legal way to cook a salmon, but an illegal way to catch one to poach Patti	$600 [8] In the formula E=mc2, c represents this the speed of light Jeff	$600 [16] Well known squares on the West End of this city include Berkeley, Russell & Grosvener London Patti
$800 [29] In his epigram to "Kubla Khan", he wrote, "Every fool is not a poet" (Samuel Taylor) Coleridge Jeff	$800 [24] In 1986 he was sworn in to the Supreme Court on the same day Wm. Rehnquist became Chief Justice Antonin Scalia	$1,000 [21] She won the "Best supporting Actress" in 1984 for playing a man in "The Year of Living Dangerously" Linda Hunt Jeff	$800 [13] Lawyer Marvin Mitchelson coined this word when he represented Michelle Triola Marvin palimony Jeff	$800 [9] The studies of hydrostatics & hydrodynamics are concerned with these at rest & in motion fluids Nancy Jeff	$800 [17] The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade ends at this square where Macy's is located Herald Square Nancy
$1,000 [28] This American Poet Laureate won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1957 & 1989 Richard Wilbur	$1,000 [25] Word used in courts by the public crier to command attention, it means "Hear ye" oyez Patti	DD $2,000 [2] Film whose theme is heard here, it won 1966 Oscars for both "Original Music Score" & "Best Song": Born Free Jeff	$1,000 [14] Pluto made her queen of the underwold, but Zeus returned her to the earth each spring Persephone Nancy	$1,000 [10] Super dense stars known for bursts of radiation at regular intervals are called this pulsars Nancy	DD $1,500 [18] The square that was the center of Chinese student protests in May 1989 Tiananmen Square Nancy

Final Jeopardy!

SHAKESPEARE

Shakespeare's only play with an English locale in its title

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Nancy "What is" — wagered $4,000

Patti "What is Merry Wives of Windsor" — wagered $7,500

Jeff "What is The Merry Wives of Windsor" — wagered $6,200

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