Show #1640 1991-10-18 (taped 1991-08-26) Regular

Contestants

Dave Gingold — a law student from Eugene, Oregon

John Alberti — a college professor originally from Los Angeles, California

Tom Morrison — an accountant originally from Memphis, Tennessee (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tom	$2,700	$2,900	$7,000	$14,000 2nd place: Bassett oak desk & chair + Smith Corona PWP1200 word processor	$8,900 25 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
John	$1,300	$3,500	$8,300	$14,001 New champion: $14,001	$8,700 21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Dave	$0	$600	$2,400	$4,799 3rd place: Zojirushi home bakery & Nintendo Entertainment System with Super Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune + InfoGenius for Game Boy	$2,400 6 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

ISLANDS	NO. 1 HITS OF THE '60s	THE FUNNIES	MEDALS & DECORATIONS	BOWLING	2—LETTER WORDS
$100 [1] Discovered by Ponce de Leon in 1513, this state's Dry Tortugas Islands are now a bird sanctuary Florida John	$100 [6] In a 1961 hit, the Highwaymen asked him to "row the boat ashore, hallelujah!" Michael John	$100 [11] The profession of Rex Morgan M.D. John	$100 [25] The St. Helena Medal, first granted by France in 1857, bears a portrait of this general Napoleon Tom	$100 [21] The number of the pin in the center of the triangle 5 Tom	$100 [16] Emerald City is the capital of this fictional land Oz Tom
$200 [2] Las Tunas, Pinar del Rio & Guantanamo are 3 of this Caribbean island's 14 provinces Cuba Tom	$200 [7] In this 1966 hit, the Troggs sang, "You make my heart sing, you make everything groovy" "Wild Thing" Tom	$200 [12] Li'l Abner's favorite comic star, Fearless Fosdick, bore a resemblance to this other strip Dick Dick Tracy John	$200 [26] In 1939 Hitler reinstituted the Iron Cross with this emblem in the center swastika Dave	$200 [22] On the scoresheet this frame has 3 little boxes in it 10th frame John	$200 [17] 3.14159265... pi Tom
$300 [3] It's often known as "The Bounty Island" Pitcairn Tom	$300 [8] This 1960 Elvis Presley hit was based on the turn-of-the-century Italian song "O Sole Mio" "It's Now or Never" John	$300 [13] "The Revenge of the Baby-Sat" is a collection of this strip by Bill Watterson Calvin & Hobbes Tom	$300 [27] Thailand's Order of the Nine Gems is limited to members of this religion Buddhism Tom	$300 [23] It's 60 feet from this point to the headpin foul line John	$300 [18] It's the objective case of "I" me John
$400 [4] Sardinia was part of an independent kingdom from 1720 to 1861, when it joined this country Italy Tom	$400 [9] In 1968 this Jeanie C. Riley song leaped from No. 81 to No. 7 in 1 week—then went on to No. 1 "Harper Valley PTA" Tom	$400 [14] You can see a bit of the Simpsons style in his "Life in Hell" strips Matt Groening Tom	$400 [28] From the Civil War until WWI, it was the only U.S. military decoration Medal of Honor Tom	$400 [24] Traditionally, the soles on the left & right bowling shoes are different: one is rubber, one is this leather Dave	$400 [19] Abrupt removal from employment, or a sharp tool used in cutting wood ax John
DD $500 [5] This Hawaiian island's name means "the gathering place" & most people in the islands are gathered there Oahu Tom	$500 [10] In 1963 Jan & Dean had their only No. 1 hit with this summer song "Surf City"	$500 [15] In 1902 Richard Outcault created this mischievous kid who later went into shoe biz Buster Brown John	$500 [29] Since 1876 Japan has given members of royalty the Order of this flower Chrysanthemum John	$500 [30] Borough where the 1st automatic pinsetter was used, or when the ball hits the headpin left of center Brooklyn	$500 [20] The temple of the moon god Nanna was the largest building in this ancient Sumerian city Ur John

Double Jeopardy! Round

OSCAR WILDE	U.S.A.	MAMMALS	ART	ANCIENT HISTORY	THE HUMAN BODY
$200 [2] Richard Strauss turned this Wilde play into a wild opera, one veil at a time Salomé Tom	$200 [8] To an Aleutian this state's name means mainland Alaska Tom	$200 [22] Meaning thick-skinned, it describes hippos & rhinos as well as elephants pachyderm Tom	$200 [7] About 1415 Donatello carved a statue of this saint & a relief below it of him killing a dragon St. George John	$200 [17] To announce the Persian defeat in 490 B.C., a man ran from this plain over 20 miles to Athens Marathon Tom	$200 [1] The melanin which determines skin color is contained in this outermost layer of skin epidermis Tom
$400 [3] It's where Wilde was forced to spend the years between 1895-97 prison Dave	$400 [13] After English it's the second-most-spoken major language in Maine & Louisiana French Tom	$400 [27] When flying through the sky during the Cenozoic Era, these looked the same as they do now bats John Dave	$400 [9] Claude Monet's "Les Nympheas" is a series of paintings depicting these flowers water lilies Tom	$400 [18] When he died at age 33 in 323 B.C. he left behind many cities named after him Alexander the Great Tom	$400 [23] It's the medical name for the shoulder blade scapula Dave
$600 [4] Jack Worthing poses as this man to win the hand of Algy's cousin Gwendolen Earnest Tom	$600 [14] It's the official neckwear of the state of Arizona bolo tie (bola tie) John	$600 [28] Gray whales feed in the Arctic & conceive in this gulf Gulf of California John	$600 [10] In 1976 the Amateur Athletic Union honored him as the nation's outstanding sports artist LeRoy Neiman Tom	DD $400 [20] The last person in the Ptolemaic line who ruled Egypt Cleopatra John	$600 [24] Collectively, the mouth, esophagus, stomach & intestines make up this "canal" alimentary Dave
$800 [5] Wilde spent the last years of his life in this city living under the name Sebastian Melmoth Paris Tom	$800 [15] Pair ending North Dakota's motto, "Liberty and union, now and forever..." one & inseparable	$800 [29] The European wisent is a slightly larger version of this North American member of the cattle family bison John	$1,000 [12] This scandalous but famous painting by Edouard Manet shows 4 people picnicking, one in the nude Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe John	$600 [19] Some say this system began in India to stop the Dravidians from marrying their conquerors caste John	$800 [25] The portal vein & the hepatic artery supply about 40 ounces of blood to this organ every minute liver Tom
$1,000 [6] Basil Hallward was the character who produced this title object The Picture of Dorian Gray John	$1,000 [16] Year in which Colorado entered the Union 1876 Tom	$1,000 [30] The name of these primates on Madagascar means "ghosts" lemur John	DD $1,900 [11] He painted Dutch landscapes before turning to geometric works like "Composition with Blue" Piet Mondrian Tom	$1,000 [21] Under Hammurabi the Plain of Shinar became known as this Babylon	$1,000 [26] Salt & water are extracted from the blood by tiny tubes called nephrons, found in these organs kidneys John

Final Jeopardy!

SCIENCE

It's the only chemical element named for a U.S. state

Californium

Dave "What is Californium" — wagered $2,399

Tom "What is Californium" — wagered $7,000

John "What is Californium?" — wagered $5,701

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