Show #1472 1991-01-15 (taped 1990-10-10) Regular

Lois Kurowski game 2.

Contestants

Kathy Kirkhofer — an accountant and CPA from Lake Arrowhead, California

David Poland — a writer originally from Miami, Florida

Lois Kurowski — a doctoral student from Elkhart, Indiana (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lois	$300	$2,000	$7,300	$14,600 2-day champion: $29,400	$6,800 17 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
David	$1,200	$2,000	$1,400	$2,000 2nd place: Lehigh bedroom furniture + "Summer Wildflowers" lithograph + Jeopardy! home game or Jeopardy! Challenger	$2,400 12 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Kathy	$2,000	$3,300	$7,300	$0 3rd place: Sierra Cricket on the Hearth fireplace + Jeopardy! home game or Jeopardy! Challenger	$7,300 22 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

WOMEN AUTHORS	FLOWERS	POTENT POTABLES	3-LETTER WORDS	MOVIES	MASCOTS
$100 [1] Cornelia Meigs' book "Invincible Louisa" told the story of this 19th c. author Louisa May Alcott Kathy	$100 [22] The ancient Greeks named it the delphinium because they thought it resembled these sea mammals dolphin Lois	$100 [10] As you might expect, a bee's knees is sweetened with this honey David	$100 [2] According to Emily Post, the standard one for a waiter is fifteen percent tip Lois	$100 [7] William Holden played a sergeant suspected of being a Nazi spy in this 1953 film set in a P.O.W. camp Stalag 17 Lois David	$100 [16] A falcon is the mascot of this service academy Air Force Lois
$200 [3] In 1979 her "Aunt Erma's Cope Book" became this author's 3rd straight best seller Erma Bombeck Kathy	$200 [23] Madonna, American Turk's cap & tiger are species in this flower family lilies Kathy	$200 [11] To make a sloeberry cocktail, add a dash or 2 of bitters to this liqueur sloe gin Kathy	$200 [5] The rim of a cup, or what you might bite to hold back your anger lip Kathy	$200 [8] The 1985 James Bond film "A View to a Kill" climaxed atop this San Francisco landmark Golden Gate Bridge David	$200 [17] Sydney, Higgins & Big Ears are among the koala mascots used by this airline over the years Qantas Kathy
$300 [4] This cookbook by Irma Rombauer was 1st printed privately & distributed from her home The Joy of Cooking Lois	DD $200 [29] This climbing vine's funnel-shaped flowers open shortly after dawn for just a few hours morning glory Lois	$300 [25] Of creme fraiche, creme brulee or creme d'ananas, the one that fits the category creme d'ananas Lois	$300 [6] "Cool", "gone", "far-out"; or where the pelvis meets the thighbone hip David	$300 [9] The title of this 1954 Fellini film translates to "The Road" La Strada	$300 [19] This economy lodging chain has used Sleepy Bear as its mascot since 1954 Travelodge Kathy
$400 [12] As of 1989 this C. McCullough book was the all-time best-selling paperback by a woman The Thorn Birds Kathy	$300 [24] The blossoms of these flowers resemble tiny jaws & can be made to open when pinched snapdragons Kathy	$400 [27] Type of liquor you must have to make a zombie rum Kathy	$400 [14] It's the seed of an apple, or a domino's dot pip Kathy	$400 [18] Appropriately, this star sang "The Lady in the Tutti-Frutti Hat" in "The Gang's All Here" Carmen Miranda David	$400 [20] Ralphie the Buffalo attends the home football games of this Big 8 university Colorado David
$500 [13] This "Ship of Fools" author won her only Pulitzer Prize in 1966 for a collection of her stories Katherine Anne Porter Kathy	$500 [30] Its flowers resemble fingers; the leaves of the purple variety produce digitalis foxglove Lois Kathy	$500 [28] An orange blossom is made with gin & orange juice while a gimlet is made with gin & this juice lime Lois	$500 [15] To move quickly; to fasten something; or just plain nothing zip David	$500 [26] In this 1936 film Gary Cooper portrayed a tuba player from Mandrake Falls who inherits $20 million Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Kathy	$500 [21] Ranger Rick, the mascot of the National Wildlife Federation is this type of animal raccoon Kathy

Double Jeopardy! Round

SHAKESPEAREAN 1ST LINES	20TH CENTURY PERSONALITIES	U.S. STATES	MEN OF SCIENCE	MYTHOLOGY	CARNEGIE HALL
$200 [10] It opens, "Two households, both alike in dignity" Romeo and Juliet Kathy	$200 [9] Millions of pardons were issued to commemorate this emperor who died on January 7, 1989 Hirohito Kathy	$200 [7] State that's often called "The Crossroads of the Pacific" Hawaii Lois	$200 [6] This naturalist spent more time working with plums, berries & lilies than with his famous potatoes Luther Burbank	$200 [1] This pipe-playing god of flocks & shepherds was part man & part goat Pan Kathy	$200 [26] He lectured on "The Boer War As I Saw It" in 1901, 39 years before he became prime minister Churchill Lois
$400 [11] In Troy there lies the scene of this tragic title couple's story Troilus and Cressida Kathy	$400 [13] This British prince was born on November 14, 1948 Prince Charles David	$400 [20] Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asis was the original name of this state's capital New Mexico David Kathy	$400 [8] Paul Muller won a Nobel Prize for developing the insecticide known by this 3-letter name DDT David	$400 [2] Hermes invented this musical instrument by stretching strings across a tortoise shell harp Lois	$400 [27] This British author's 1922 speech on spiritualism was probably far from "elementary" Conan Doyle David
$600 [12] Title character who muses blackly, "Now is the winter of our discontent" Richard III David	$800 [15] "Tiger of the Snows" is the autobiography of this famous Sherpa Tenzing Norgay	$600 [21] Founded by the French c. 1714, Natchitoches is the oldest permanent settlement in this state Louisiana Lois	$600 [17] He built his own helicopter in 1909 & in 1913 developed the first multi-engine aircraft Sikorsky Lois	$600 [3] In the form of a swan, Zeus seduced this mother of Castor & Pollux Leda Kathy	$600 [28] Her November 10, 1956 concert at Carnegie Hall was titled "Lady Sings the Blues" Billie Holiday David
$800 [24] This play subtitled "Or What You Will" opens, "If music be the food of love, play on" Twelfth Night David	DD $1,000 [14] He took over his mother's prime minister job the same day she was assassinated in 1984 Rajiv Gandhi David	$800 [22] You can't see the falls for which International Falls in this state is named; they no longer exist Minnesota Kathy	$800 [18] In 1930 John Northrop ended a dispute by proving that an enzyme is this type of substance protein Lois David	$800 [4] This son of Hypnos was the god of dreams Morpheus Kathy	$800 [29] This "Candide" composer made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1943, substituting for conductor Bruno Walter Leonard Bernstein Lois
$1,000 [25] Antonio begins it, "In sooth I know not why I am so sad" The Merchant of Venice Kathy	$1,000 [16] "Tiny Alice" playwright who advised "Start with people. You can't ever make a good play out of an idea." Edward Albee Lois	$1,000 [23] Though it has only 40 miles of coastline, it's still nicknamed "The Ocean State" Rhode Island Lois	$1,000 [19] In 1900 this German physicist put forth his Quantum Theory Max Planck Kathy	$1,000 [5] She challenged Athena to a weaving contest, & was later changed into a spider Arachne	DD $1,700 [30] This composer was only 27 when he performed the world premiere of thefollowingconcerto in '25: George Gershwin Lois

Final Jeopardy!

COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

Working here, Lewis Terman adapted Binet's test & came up with the term "intelligence quotient"

Stanford University

David "What is Stanford? [smile face drawn]" — wagered $600

Kathy "What is the Univ of Vienna?" — wagered $7,300

Lois "What is Stanford University" — wagered $7,300

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