Show #1345 1990-06-08 (taped 1990-01-30) Regular

Missing Final Jeopardy! Round response for Russ.

Contestants

Dean Heller — a lawyer originally from Augusta, Georgia

Russ Harris — a writer originally from Lincoln, Nebraska

Meg Weglarz — a designer from Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,900)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Meg	$400	$2,100	$1,500	$100 3rd place: Berkline Wallaway sofa & Nintendo Entertainment System with Family & Junior editions of Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune	$1,500 12 R, 4 W
Russ	$1,200	$2,400	$13,600	$9,300 New champion: $9,300	$10,000 22 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Dean	$2,300	$3,200	$4,600	$1,600 2nd place: trip on Delta to Washington, D.C. & stay at Hotel Washington	$4,100 18 R (including 1 DD), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

RULERS	TEXANS	BIRDS	ODDS & ENDS	TRAVEL & TOURISM	COMPLETES THE PLAY TITLE
$100 [9] Catherine of Braganza, widow of England's King Charles II, became regent of this small Iberian country Portugal Dean	$100 [6] The younger sister of Phylicia Rashad, this dancer won 2 Emmys for her choreography on "Fame" Debbie Allen Russ	$100 [18] They're the main food of chickadees, swallows & woodpeckers insects Russ Dean	$100 [17] Of the cowboy, calf or horse, the one out of the chute first in calf roping calf Dean	$100 [14] To vacation in this country, you can fly via its national airline, Olympic Greece Meg	$100 [1] "Five Finger..." Exercise Russ
$200 [10] Queen Christina of Sweden converted to this religion secretly before her abdication Catholicism Dean	$200 [7] Anchorman who wrote a memoir titled "The Camera Never Blinks: Adventures in TV Journalism" Dan Rather Russ	$200 [19] Despite its name, the skylark doesn't nest in the sky but here ground Meg Dean	$200 [24] "I can't draw landscapes or boats...I draw naked women," says this actor known for his role as Columbo Peter Falk Meg	$200 [15] When traveling abroad, you may need this official endorsement from the country you desire to enter visa Russ	$200 [2] "Sexual Perversity in..." Chicago Russ
$300 [11] After this emperor died, his widow, Livia, beame known as Julia Augusta Augustus Caesar Dean	$300 [8] When orphaned at age 17, he took control of his father's Houston-based tool company (Howard) Hughes Dean	$300 [20] A merganser, sometimes called a sheldrake, is this kind of bird diving bird (duck) Meg Dean	$300 [25] This part of the half dollar is milled edge Dean	$300 [16] San Remo is the leading resort town on this country's riviera Italy Meg	$300 [3] "My Fat..." Friend
$500 [13] King Baudoin I of this country is the son of King Leopold III & Queen Astrid Belgium Dean	$400 [28] This first black heavyweight boxing champ claimed he lost deliberately to Jess Willard in 1915 Jack Johnson Russ Dean	$400 [21] The 4 main ones in North America are the Pacific, Mississippi, Central & Atlantic migration routes Meg Dean	$400 [26] Due to the S.F. earthquake, the World Almanac went to press in 1989 for the 1st time without full results of this World Series Dean	$400 [22] Fluency in this language would be helpful in Tahiti since it's the official language French Russ	$400 [4] "The Doctor in Spite of..." Himself Russ
DD $900 [12] Godfrey of Bouilion became the ruler of this city after it was taken from the Muslims in 1099 Jerusalem Dean	$500 [29] This "outlaw" singer topped the country charts in 1977 with "Luckenbach, Texas" Waylon Jennings Russ	$500 [30] Scientists are reintroducing this blue-gray falcon in the eastern U.S. where it's been extinct 30 years perigrine Dean	$500 [27] Brazil is now the world's largest producer of this "cheap" metal also called stannum tin Meg	$500 [23] Each year over 2 million tourists visit this national memorial near Keystone, South Dakota Mount Rushmore Meg	$500 [5] "Beggar on..." Horseback

Double Jeopardy! Round

AUTHORS	ISLANDS	HERBS & SPICES	AMERICAN HISTORY	ANATOMY	MIDDLE NAMES
$200 [11] Last name of the English novelist who wrote "My Brother Evelyn and Other Profiles" Waugh Russ	$200 [21] Victoria, B.C. is located on this island, Canada's largest on the Pacific coast Vancouver Dean	$200 [1] WWII GIs brought back to the U.S. word of this "pizza herb", sometimes called wild marjoram or organy oregano Meg	$200 [6] When a power station was built near these falls in the 1890s, it was considered an engineering marvel Niagara Falls Dean	$200 [26] The box-shaped chamber that contains the vocal cords larynx Russ	$200 [16] Keith Murdoch's middle name; you may think it's his first name Rupert Meg
$400 [12] This author of "The Bostonians" was the grandson of one of the first millionaires in the U.S. Henry James Russ	$400 [22] The U.S. maintains a NATO air base on these islands 740 miles west of Portugal Azores Meg Russ	$400 [2] Fennel & anise resemble the flavor of this black candy licorice Russ	$400 [7] Mass. Senator Charles Sumner gave this area its name, based on the Aleut word meaning "the great land" Alaska Meg	$400 [27] These can be serous, fibrous or mucous membranes Meg	$400 [17] Cereal manufacturer whose middle initial stood for Keith, not for "King of the Corn Flakes" Kellogg Meg
$600 [13] His first novel was published when he was 17 & his first story with Inspector Maigret when was 28 Georges Simenon Russ	$600 [23] This island's capital, Valletta, was built by the Grand Master of the Order of Knights of St. John Malta Dean	$600 [3] This multi-spiced powder comes from India where it is used to season meat & rice curry Russ	$600 [8] A short-lived post-WWII anti-Truman party took this same name as the Bull Moose Party Progressive Party Russ	$600 [28] The ceruminal glands are found inside these canals ear canals Dean	$600 [18] Middle name shared by HUD Secretary Jack Kemp & former Attorney Gen. William Smith French Russ
$1,000 [15] He was a close friend of George Bernard Shaw & in fact changed his name to T.E. Shaw in 1927 Lawrence (of Arabia) Russ	$800 [24] This resort island in the Bay of Fundy was the summer home of F. Roosevelt Campobello Dean	$800 [4] Used to flavor vermouth, this pickling spice is the dried unopened flower bud of a tree clove Meg	$800 [9] The 1901 Hay-Paunceforte Treaty with Britain permitted the U.S. to build this Panama Canal Dean	$800 [29] The pylorus is in the lower part of this digestive organ stomach Dean	$1,000 [20] Middle name of 19th century poet James Lowell Russell
DD $1,700 [14] The author of "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman", her daughter & namesake was Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft Russ	$1,000 [25] The highest mountain on this island off the coast of Syria is Mount Olympus Cyprus Russ	$1,000 [5] A clear oil called oil of mace comes from the kernel of the fruit of this tree nutmeg	$1,000 [10] William, the son of this railroad magnate, denied saying "The public be damned" Cornelius Vanderbilt Meg	$1,000 [30] The uveal tract is part of this sense organ eye Dean	DD $3,500 [19] The middle name of the man for whom Washington, D.C.'s international airport is named Foster Russ

Final Jeopardy!

THE CALENDAR

The 3 days named after a mythological father & 2 of his sons

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday

Meg "What is Sunday Thursday and Monday" — wagered $1,400

Dean "What is the [start of something illegible]" — wagered $3,000

Russ "[response unknown]" — wagered $4,300

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