Show #1337 1990-05-29 (taped 1990-01-29) Regular

Contestants

Fern Potvin — a publishing executive from Teaneck, New Jersey

Mike Clark — a writer from Ventura, California

Jim Vichench — a railroad clerk from Brooklyn, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jim	$2,000	$4,500	$7,700	$15,400 2nd place: Keller dining furniture & Capri lighting + Jeopardy! box game or Jeopardy! Challenger	$5,600 20 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Mike	$1,500	$2,500	$11,700	$15,401 New champion: $15,401	$8,500 23 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W
Fern	$200	$100	$1,700	$3,390 3rd place: Smith Corona PWP 7000 laptop word processor & printer + Jeopardy! box game or Jeopardy! Challenger	$1,700 9 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 19TH CENTURY	FANTASTIC FILMS	CATTLE	SPORTS NICKNAMES	ABBREV.	HINTS FROM HELOISE
$100 [1] In 1858 Hyman L. Lipman received a patent for a pencil with this attached eraser Jim	$100 [5] Arnold Schwarzenegger is sent back from the future to kill Linda Hamilton in this 1984 film The Terminator Jim	$100 [16] The Angus breed of cattle was developed in the Highlands of this country Scotland Jim	$100 [17] Winner of the most PGA tournaments in history, 84, he's known as "Slammin' Sammy" Sam Snead Mike Fern	$100 [7] OK--it's the postal abbreviation for this state Oklahoma Fern	$100 [26] You can carry these money savers to the supermarket in an old checkbook cover coupons Mike
$200 [2] In 1891 the first traveler's checks were devised by Marcellus Berry, a general agent of this U.S. firm American Express Fern	$200 [11] In "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe", this ruler of Mongo sent the purple death to Earth Ming the Merciless Mike	$200 [22] This state leads all others in the number of dairy cows Wisconsin Mike	$200 [18] Female drag racer nicknamed "Cha Cha" Shirley Muldowney Jim Mike	$200 [8] The military expression that gave us the abbreviation G.I. general issue (government issue) Fern	—
$300 [3] In 1801 Johann Bode published his 20-map collection "Uranographia", which catalogued 17,240 of these stars Jim	$300 [12] Jane Fonda played this title heroine in a film based on a French comic strip for adults Barbarella Jim	$300 [23] Cows regurgitate this once swallowed ball of food & chew it again cud Jim	$300 [19] Muhammad Ali referred to this heavyweight champ as "The Bear" prior to their 1964 title bout Sonny Liston Jim	$300 [9] When your ATM asks for your "PIN", it's trying to pin down this information personal identification number Jim Fern	—
$400 [4] Agreements signed at this assembly in 1815 reorganized Europe politically & geographically Congress of Vienna Mike	$400 [14] Character played by James Arness in 1951 & by 5 men & a dog in the 1982 remake The Thing Jim	$500 [25] Holsteins originated in this country the Netherlands (Holland) Jim Mike	$400 [20] "Rocket" is the nickname of this Aussie tennis star Rod Laver Mike	$400 [10] In trigonometry "cos" means this but has nothing to do with helping someone get a loan cosine Mike	—
$500 [6] In 1896 this presidential candidate ran on a platform advocating the free & unlimited coinage of silver William Jennings Bryan Jim	$500 [15] This 1956 cult classic pitted Kevin McCarthy against aliens hatched from giant pods Invasion of the Body Snatchers Mike	DD $2,500 [24] A cow cannot give milk unless she has first done this given birth Jim	$500 [21] In 1950 this team known as the "Whiz Kids" won the N.L. pennant but lost the World Series to the Yankees Philadelphia Phillies	$500 [13] Frequent fliers would know that BWI stands for this airport Baltimore Mike	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

NOVELS	SPANISH HISTORY	ARTISTS	U.S. GEOGRAPHY	SHIPS	FIRST LADIES
$200 [2] In a Robert Louis Stevenson novel, "The Master of" this place is buried alive Ballantrae Mike	$200 [14] He forced Spain to cede Louisiana to him in 1800 but sold it to the U.S. 3 years later Napoleon Jim	$200 [12] Like his friend Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet painted these animals--check his track record horses Jim	$200 [11] The Mother Lode Country lies in the Sierra Nevada foothills in this state California Mike	$200 [23] Slang term for cargo ships that don't have regular routes & just pick up business where they can tramp steamer Fern	$200 [1] Her first husband's death in 1757 made her one of the wealthiest women in Virginia Martha Washington Mike
$400 [3] Great 19th century Russian novelist whose book "The Possessed" is also known as "The Devils" Dostoyevsky Fern	$400 [15] Seen in the La Mancha District, they were in use there before they were introduced to Holland windmills Mike Fern	$400 [22] Salvador Dali was easily recognized by this eccentrically upturned facial feature mustache Jim	$400 [13] This river is also known as the Rio Bravo del Norte Rio Grande	$400 [27] A roman trireme had a man doing this to keep the oarsmen in sync beating time (on a drum) Jim Mike	$400 [4] Mamie Eisenhower's middle name, it's the name of a city & lake in Switzerland Geneva Jim
$600 [6] After a life of crime, this Defoe heroine is transported to Virginia & inherits a plantation Moll Flanders Mike	$600 [16] Of him Hitler said, "I would rather have 3 or 4 teeth pulled out than meet that man again." Franco Fern	$600 [24] He never finished his "Rondanini Pietà" Michelangelo Fern	$600 [19] The largest & northernmost New England state Maine Mike	$600 [28] One legend says if you want to see the Flying Dutchman, be in the area of this cape during a storm Cape of Good Hope Jim	$600 [5] This earliest resident of the White House used to hang her laundry in the East Room Abigail Adams Mike
$800 [7] The hero of this Henry Fielding novel falls in love with a milkmaid named Fanny Goodwill Joseph Andrews Mike Fern	$800 [17] During the Inquisition, this Jesuit founder was arrested twice on suspicion of heresy St. Ignatius (of Loyola) Mike Fern	$800 [25] Matisse answered to this first name; so did Toulouse-Lautrec Henri Jim	$1,000 [21] Port city that's the westernmost terminus of the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes transportation system Duluth Jim Mike	$800 [29] The second mate has this job on a ship, so he gets to see the stars, or at least he used to navigator Jim Mike	$800 [9] The first name of both her father & one of her sons was Elliott Eleanor Roosevelt Mike
DD $2,000 [8] The title character of this novel was killed by Maxim de Winter Rebecca Mike	$1,000 [18] While King of Spain, Ferdinand's successor, Charles, held this greater title Holy Roman Emperor Jim	$1,000 [26] Botticelli was a lifelong resident of this city where he died in 1510 Florence Mike	DD $3,000 [20] National park that extends along the Colorado River from Lake Powell to Lake Mead Grand Canyon Mike	$1,000 [30] The American Belknap & Soviet Slava were anchored off this Mediterranean island Dec. 2, 1989 Malta Jim	$1,000 [10] His second wife, Edith, is the only First Lady buried in Washington, D.C. Woodrow Wilson Mike Fern

Final Jeopardy!

WORD ORIGINS

Name for a festival from the Italian meaning farewell to meat

Carnival

Fern "What is Carnevale" — wagered $1,690

Jim "What's Carnival?" — wagered $7,700

Mike "What is Carnival?" — wagered $3,701

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