Show #1643 1991-10-23 (taped 1991-08-27) Regular

Contestants

Jerry Sobul — a film production manager from Los Angeles, California

Bob Barnes — a lawyer originally from Plainfield, Illinois

Wayland Massey — an employment service specialist from Durham, North Carolina (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Wayland	$1,500	$2,300	$6,400	$12,700 2nd place: trip on Aerocancun to Mexico & stay at Hotel Oasis Cancun	$7,900 22 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs)
Bob	$600	$2,300	$5,500	$10,954 3rd place: Capri Lighting fixtures & Nintendo Entertainment System with Super Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune + InfoGenius for Game Boy	$5,500 16 R, 1 W
Jerry	$-700	$-800	$6,800	$12,801 New champion: $12,801	$7,200 13 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S.A.	AWARDS	SCULPTURE	POTENT POTABLES	SNAKES	RED
$100 [3] It's the largest city in Maine & in Oregon Portland Wayland	$100 [16] The top prize at this city's film festival is the Golden Lion, not the Golden Gondola Venice Bob	$100 [26] A prehistoric sculpture of a bison licking itself was found in this country's cave of La Madeleine France Jerry	$100 [1] Whiskey & soda over ice, or a tall glass in which to serve it highball Wayland	$100 [21] Ranging from Burma to the East Indies, this cobra is the longest of all venomous snakes king cobra Bob	$100 [6] The name of this cosmetic that can turn your cheeks red mean "red" rouge Wayland
$200 [8] In Washington State, the 90-mile-long Wonderland Trail encircles this mountain Mount Rainier Bob	$200 [17] If a newspaper wins a Pulitzer for meritorious public service, it gets a gold one of these but no money medal Wayland	$200 [27] This Rodin sculpture could be called "The Osculation" The Kiss Bob Jerry	$200 [2] Sabra is a chocolate- & orange-flavored liqueur made in this country Israel Bob	$200 [22] The horned rattlesnake is also known by this name, which describes its movement across the sand sidewinder Bob	$200 [7] This shade precedes letter, pimpernel & fever scarlet Jerry
$300 [9] The Hudson River rises in this mountain range, which is often considered to be part of the Appalachians Adirondacks Wayland Bob	$300 [18] The 3rd person to win a Tony in this category was Jerome Robbins for "High Button Shoes" Choreography Wayland	$300 [28] After Degas' death, many of the statues he'd modeled in clay or wax were cast in this alloy bronze Wayland	$300 [4] A Danish Mary is the same as a bloody Mary except instead of vodka, it contains this Scandinavian liquor aquavit Bob	$300 [23] Found in S.E. Asia, the longest snake on record was a 32-foot 9 1/2 inch reticulated 1 of these python Bob	$300 [12] Of sanguine, rutilant or viridian, the one that doesn't describe something red viridian Wayland
$400 [10] Manteo, seat of North Carolina's Dare County is on this island Roanoke Wayland	$400 [19] Washington, D.C.'s theater awards are named for this "First Lady", not for a president's wife Helen Hayes Bob	$400 [29] Those darn Etruscans were noted for their supine terra-cotta figures on the lids of these coffins	$400 [5] To make a jellybean, mix blackberry brandy with this licorice-flavored liqueur anisette Wayland Jerry	$400 [24] The eastern species of this U.S. snake has broad black & red bands separated by narrow yellow ones coral Bob	$400 [13] The female of this state bird of 7 states is only red on its crest, wings & tail cardinal Wayland
$500 [11] Punchbowl, an extinct volcano in this capital city, contains a national cemetery Honolulu	$500 [20] She & Louis Prima won the 1958 Best Pop Duo Grammy for "That Old Black Magic" Keely Smith Wayland	DD $1,000 [30] There are 8 colossal statues of Ramses II carved out of a sandstone cliff at this Egyptian site Abu Simbel Wayland	$500 [15] Completes what v.s.o.p. stands for on a cognac bottle: "very superior old..." pale Jerry	$500 [25] The heaviest of all snakes, this giant boa of South America is the only aquatic boa anaconda Wayland	$500 [14] This dye was originally obtained from the Kermes insect crimson

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD FACTS	POETS & POETRY	COTTON	HISTORIC FIGURES	CLICHES	ANCIENT GREEK SCIENCE
$200 [1] In recent years, Botswana has overtaken South Africa in the production of these gems diamonds Bob	$200 [5] Part II of this Coleridge poem ends, "Instead of the cross, the albatross about my neck was hung" The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Wayland	$200 [18] In 1492 he reported cotton growing in the Bahamas Columbus Jerry	$200 [2] Liu Pang, a man of humble birth, founded this country's Han Dynasty circa 202 B.C. China Bob	$200 [13] To be "under" this digit is to be under someone else's power under one's thumb Wayland	$200 [24] Democritus proposed all matter was made up of these, from a Greek word for indivisible atoms Wayland
$400 [7] As a British mandate & emirate, Jordan was known by this longer name Transjordan Wayland	$400 [6] The line "Good fences make good neighbors" is from his poem "Mending Wall" Robert Frost Jerry	$400 [19] Eli Whitney's cotton gin made it easier & cheaper to remove these from cotton fibers seeds Wayland	$400 [3] Only the core of this 13th century conqueror's army consisted of Mongols Genghis Khan Bob	$400 [14] If you're "pushing up daisies", you're not arranging flowers, you're this dead Jerry	$400 [25] This rock-tosser was devised by workers under orders from Dionysius to come up with new weapons catapult Wayland
$600 [8] Including fjords & peninsulas, this country has over 13,000 miles of coastline Norway Jerry	DD $500 [20] The boathouse in Laugharne where this poet lived in the early 1950s is now a museum Dylan Thomas Wayland	$600 [21] This Tennessee city on the Mississippi has the world's largest spot cotton market Memphis Jerry	$600 [4] Wayzaro Menen, a great-granddaughter of Emperor Menelik II, was the wife of this Ethiopian ruler Haile Selassie Wayland	$600 [15] If someone looks innocent but probably isn't you'd say this "wouldn't melt in his mouth" butter Bob	$600 [26] In creating the first star map, Hipparchus came up with this system of lines now used on Earth maps longitude & latitude Wayland
$800 [9] This largest Brazilian city has the largest Japanese community outside Japan São Paulo Jerry	$800 [30] This poet's father was treasurer of Amherst College & later a U.S. Congressman Emily Dickinson Wayland	DD $600 [23] It's the leading cotton-growing state Texas Jerry	$800 [11] In August 1483 he was appointed Grand Inquisitor for Castile & Leon Torquemada Wayland	$800 [16] "To put" 1 of these "among the pigeons" means to stir up trouble a cat Wayland	$800 [27] Around 280 B.C. Aristarchus figured this out about our solar system but people thought the idea stupid the planets revolve around the sun Bob
$1,000 [10] This landlocked country is South America's largest exporter of electricity Paraguay Jerry	$1,000 [29] His poem about daffodils opens, "I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o'er vales & hills" Wordsworth Jerry	$800 [22] This process using caustic soda adds durability & luster to cotton fabrics Mercerisation	$1,000 [12] Her husband became a viscount in 1919 so she ran for his seat in the House of Commons & won Lady Astor Jerry	$1,000 [17] The phrase about an "iron hand in" one of these may have originated with Napoleon velvet glove Jerry	$1,000 [28] This "Elements" author is considered the most famous mathematician of all time Euclid Bob

Final Jeopardy!

THE MOVIE INDUSTRY

This motion picture process was invented by an alumnus of MIT & named in honor of the school

Technicolor

Bob "What is Technicolor?" — wagered $5,454

Wayland "What is Technicolor?" — wagered $6,300

Jerry "What is Technicolor" — wagered $6,001

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