Show #1606 1991-09-02 (taped 1991-08-05) Regular

First game of Season 8.New set.

Contestants

Richard Bannin — a fundraising director from New York City, New York

Bob Porowski — a data processing manager from East Brunswick, New Jersey

Molly Redfield — a Ph.D. candidate from Claremont, California (whose 4-day cash winnings total $43,399)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Molly	$1,300	$3,300	$6,300	$10,300 2nd place: trip on Aerocancun to Mexico & stay at Hotel Oasis Cancun	$6,300 18 R, 0 W
Bob	$-100	$100	$3,100	$2,201 3rd place: Yashica Zoomtec camera & NES with Super Jeopardy! + Wheel of Fortune & InfoGenius for Game Boy	$3,100 11 R, 6 W
Richard	$1,500	$1,700	$7,400	$12,601 New champion: $12,601	$8,400 21 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

TRANSPORTATION	MYTHOLOGY	SPORTS	JAZZ	ODDS & ENDS	SERVING SUGGESTIONS
$100 [22] These flat-bottomed boats were specially designed to travel down early canals barges Molly	$100 [1] The Norse goddess Freya had the unusual habit of weeping tears of this precious metal gold Molly Bob	$100 [21] Henry VIII's court for this racquet sport is still used at Hampton Court Palace Tennis Richard	$100 [6] His nickname was a contraction of "satchel mouth" Louis Armstrong Richard	$100 [9] In the phrase "prep school", prep is an abbreviation for this preparatory Richard	$100 [16] Baked oysters are sometimes served on a bed of the "rock" type of this seasoning salt Bob
$200 [23] In case you have to leave the oasis in a hurry, this is the faster of the 2 types of camel dromedary Molly Bob	$200 [2] The name of this netherworld river is Greek for "hateful" Styx Molly Richard	$200 [27] Squaw Valley, Calif. & Lake Placid, N.Y. are the 2 U.S. sites that have hosted these games Winter Olympic Games Richard	$200 [7] Part of his name appears in the titles of his albums "Milestones" & "Miles Ahead" Miles Davis Bob	$200 [12] Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, "Men are what" these relatives "made them" mothers Bob	$200 [17] Spring-operated tongs are often used to hold the shells of these garden gastropods snails Molly
$300 [24] The Academic American Ency. calls this vehicle the main means of transportation in China bicycle Molly Bob	$300 [3] Stargazers should know these 7 sisters are the daughters of Pleione, an ocean nymph Pleiades Molly	$300 [28] This former heavyweight boxing champ's last bout was a 1981 loss to Trevor Berbick Muhammad Ali Bob	$300 [8] It's the title of Billie Holiday's autobiography & the Diana Ross film about her Lady Sings the Blues Molly	$300 [13] In the folklore of this religion, Dybbuks are evil spirits who can take possession of the living Hebrew religion (Judaism) Bob	$300 [18] Cocktail sausages wrapped in dough & baked are called "pigs in" these blankets Molly
$400 [25] This company apologized after it found out the cars stomped by a monster truck in its TV ad were altered Volvo Richard	$400 [4] In some accounts, these goat-men are the sons of Hermes & a naiad satyr Molly	$400 [29] This New York Knicks center was NBA rookie of the year for 1985-86 Patrick Ewing Bob	DD $500 [10] This bandleader's theme song was "Take the 'A' Train" Duke Ellington Richard	$400 [14] Mr. Wizard said his all-time favorite experiment is getting one of these into a milk bottle hard-boiled egg Bob	$400 [19] Chimichangas are often topped with this avocado mixture guacamole Molly
$500 [26] Add one more of these to a catamaran & you have a trimaran hull Bob Richard	$500 [5] This Greek sea god was sometimes called "Earth-shaker" Poseidon Richard	—	$500 [11] He recorded "Fathers & Sons" with his father Ellis & brother Branford Wynton Marsalis Richard	$500 [15] Appropriately, it's the national rose of Syria Damask rose Molly	$500 [20] Some people serve the Liptauer type of this with beer, other prefer it with white wine cheese Bob

Double Jeopardy! Round

PEOPLE IN HISTORY	CONTEMPORARY BOOKS	FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES	PHILOSOPHY	PLAYS	"PORT" CITIES
$200 [2] This king married Germaine de Foix, niece of Louis XII, after the death of Isabella Ferdinand of Aragon Molly	$200 [25] Jackie Collins wrote "The World is Full of Divorced Women" & "The World is Full of" these "Men" Married	$200 [9] It's Italian for a "master" conductor or composer maestro Richard	$200 [21] An agnostic is waiting for proof of this one way or the other before taking sides existence of God Molly	$200 [1] Joe, the prizefighter hero of "Golden Boy", has this "Napoleonic" last name Bonaparte Molly	$200 [16] This Maine city is the closest major U.S. harbor to Europe Portland Bob
$400 [3] In the 1890s this great French actress bought a Paris theatre & renamed it for herself (Sarah) Bernhardt Richard	$400 [27] In "Scruples", Scruples is a chic boutique on this chic Beverly Hills shopping street Rodeo Drive Richard	$400 [10] It's Sanskrit for a word or phrase that's repeated during meditation mantra Richard	$400 [22] 20th c. British philosopher, mathematician & Earl who said knowledge came only from sense Bertrand Russell Richard	$400 [4] Glenn Close was nominated for a 1980 Tony when she played the wife of this great showman in a musical (P.T.) Barnum Richard	$400 [17] This Haitian capital's national museum has the anchor of Columbus' Santa Maria on display Port-au-Prince Bob
$600 [8] King David II of this country, who spent 18 years in exile & in prison, was Robert the Bruce's son Scotland Richard	$600 [28] "Tucker's Last Stand" is yet another Blackford Oakes novel by this eminent conservative (William F.) Buckley Richard	$600 [11] Spanish for "watchmen", it's now a self-appointed champion of law & order vigilante Richard	$800 [24] American philosopher born in Spain in 1863, he's known for his 1905-06 work, "The Life of Reason" George Santayana	$600 [5] Act 3, Scene 1 of John Osborne's play about this man takes place at the Diet of Worms in 1521 Luther Bob	$600 [18] This capital of Trinidad & Tobago was founded in 1595 & named Puerto de Espana Port of Spain Molly
$800 [14] Gandhi lived in this country during the Boer War & served the British as a medical volunteer South Africa Molly	DD $1,000 [29] "The Fatal Shore" is a nonfiction account of the convict settlement of this country Australia Richard	$800 [12] They're the German equivalent of "Mr." & "Mrs." herr & frau Richard	$1,000 [26] Most of the philosophers of the French Enlightenment contributed to his "Encyclopedie" (Denis) Diderot Richard	$800 [6] Mark van Doren's play about "The Last Days of" this president opens in William Peterson's house Lincoln Richard	$800 [19] This Egyptian city was founded in 1859 as a camp for Suez Canal workers Port Said Bob
$1,000 [15] This notorious daughter of a pope married Giovanni Sforza, Lord of Pesaro, in 1493 Lucretia Borgia Molly	$1,000 [30] V.S. Naipaul's 1990 travel book about this country is subtitled "A Million Mutinies Now" India Bob	$1,000 [13] Louisiana Creole word for a small gift given by a shopkeeper to show appreciation lagniappe	DD $1,300 [23] The earliest Greek philosophers are known as"Pre-" this man known for his method Socrates Richard	$1,000 [7] In Act II of this Chekhov play, Treplev enters carrying a dead bird The Seagull Richard	$1,000 [20] Each October this Texas city has its Cavoilcade, a salute to the petroleum industry Port Arthur

Final Jeopardy!

POETRY

Robert Browning's poem about him contains the line "Rats! They fought the dogs and killed the cats"

Pied Piper (of Hamelin)

Bob "Who isDoDon Juan?" — wagered $899

Molly "Who is the Pied Piper?" — wagered $4,000

Richard "Who is the Pied Piper of Hamelin" — wagered $5,201

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