Show #1363 1990-07-04 (taped 1990-02-13) Regular

Contestants

Judith Reusswig — an elementary teacher from Bethesda, Maryland

Rob Manning — a computer systems consultant originally from San Francisco, California

John Patlan — a social worker from Austin, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$1,800	$3,500	$9,100	$14,201 2-day champion: $25,202	$8,900 25 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Rob	$1,300	$3,000	$7,100	$2,100 2nd place: trip on Malaysia Airline to Kuala Lumpur & stay at Pan Pacific Hotel	$8,200 20 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Judith	$100	$0	$1,000	$0 3rd place: Panasonic 27" stereo monitor receiver & Nintendo Entertainment System with Family & Junior editions of Jeopardy! + Wheel of Fortune	$1,000 5 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

GEORGIA	SPORTS	INTERNATIONAL CUISINE	NAMES	FASHION HISTORY	APPROXIMATE WEIGHTS & MEASURES
$100 [1] Jimmy Carter could tell you Georgia leads the U.S. in production of this crop peanuts Judith	$100 [2] In October 1989 Wayne Gretzky broke this man's NHL record for career points Gordie Howe Rob	$100 [12] A consomme à la madrilène is a soup in the style of this city Madrid John	$100 [3] Apache warrior whose name corresponds to the Latin "Hieronymous" & the modern "Jerome" Geronimo John	$100 [14] An aigrette was a spray of gems or a spray of these, originally those of the egret feathers John Rob	$100 [15] From this distance David could kill Goliath or 2 birds stone's throw Rob
$200 [5] Georgia had one of these in 1828, 21 years before California gold rush John	$200 [21] This Texas NBA team has been in the championship series twice, losing both times to the Celtics (Houston) Rockets John	$200 [13] In Judaism food which is "terefa", or unfit is the opposite of food called this kosher Rob	$200 [4] James, Giacomo & Seamus are variations of this Hebrew name Jacob Rob	$200 [18] In olden days a coif was a close-fitting one of these, not a hairdo hat John	$200 [16] It can mean a collection tied in a bundle as well as exactly 52 playing cards pack Judith
$300 [6] 1 of 2 colors of northern Georgia's clay soil (1 of) red (or gray) Rob	$300 [22] This Oakland A's outfielder set a Major League record by stealing 130 bases in 1982 Rickey Henderson Rob	$300 [23] In Japan this dish of beef, bamboo shoots & Chinese cabbage is called the "friendship dish" sukiyaki Judith	$300 [7] "Molly' began as a nickname for Mary; this was originally a nickname for Sarah Sally John	$300 [27] Crinolines were made from this animal's hair, which is what "crino" means in Italian horse	$300 [17] Having relatively great weight, it's profound for a hippie heavy Rob
$500 [9] The swamp that Georgia shares with Florida Okefenokee Rob	$400 [28] "Gentleman" who in 1892 won boxing's first heavyweight title under Queensberry rules "Gentleman Jim" Corbett Judith	—	$400 [10] It's the most frequently encountered man's first name in English-speaking countries John John	$400 [26] The tightly corseted look typified by Lillian Russell was compared to this timepiece hourglass John	$400 [19] In a 1959 No. 1 Hit Elvis had this amount "o' Love" Big Hunk John
DD $600 [8] The first known Europeans to visit the area that's now Georgia came from this country Spain John	$500 [24] In 1966 this University of Kansas runner became the first American in 32 years to hold the mile record Jim Ryun Rob	—	$500 [11] To the Scots it's both a girl's name & an adjective, but its origin is a Latin & French word for "good" Bonnie Rob	$500 [25] Collier's Encyclopedia says this Englishman was "the acknowledged fashion leader of the 1930s" Edward Rob	$500 [20] This term for group is a variant of "parcel" passel John

Double Jeopardy! Round

AUTHORS	ANCIENT GREECE	THE ANIMAL KINGDOM	MAGAZINES	GEOGRAPHY	FAMOUS SPEECHES
$200 [6] British author Rebecca West was given this title in 1959 dame Judith	$200 [8] Both the Olympics & the Nemean Games were held in his honor Zeus John	$200 [19] Some macaques have long ones, some have short ones & the barbary ape doesn't have one at all tails Rob	$200 [7] It's title may suggest it's written for NYC residents, but 79% of its readers live elsewhere The New Yorker John	$200 [1] Name shared by an island in the Bahamas & the capital of El Salvador San Salvador John	$200 [13] Actor N. Shelley says he gave the famous speech on the retreat at Dunkirk as this man wasn't available Winston Churchill Judith
$400 [23] This "Garp" author said reading Charles Dickens' books made him want to become a novelist John Irving John	$400 [9] The Anchor Atlas of World History calls these 2 epics "the primer of Greek youth" The Iliad and The Odyssey John	$400 [24] The American species of this red-breasted singer is known to scientists as Turdus migratorius robin John	$400 [18] A leading postwar West German magazine, its name translates to "the star" Stern John Judith	$400 [2] The Ganges & Brahmaputra Rivers have built up a 50,000 square mi. delta into this bay Bay of Bengal Rob	$400 [14] On April 19, 1951 he told a joint session of Congress, "I now close my military career & just fade away" (Douglas) MacArthur John
$600 [28] This creator of Captain Wolf Larsen was the illegitimate son of a traveling astrologer Jack London Rob	$600 [10] It's said he wandered around Athens during the day with a lamp looking for an honest man Diogenes Rob	$600 [25] Whippets were bred originally to chase these lagomorphs for sport rabbits John	$800 [21] Rodale Press' top-selling magazines are Organic Gardening & this one about health conservation Prevention Rob	$600 [3] When China took over this country in 1950-51, it acquired a "roof" Tibet Rob	$600 [15] Lincoln said at Gettysburg that "government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not" do this perish from the Earth John
$800 [29] We hope his "Fahrenheit 451" will never be subjected to the treatment given to books in it (Ray) Bradbury John	$800 [11] Found around 900 B.C., it became a military state some 300 years later Sparta John	$800 [26] It's the largest cat native to Latin America where it's known as "el tigre" jaguar John Rob	$1,000 [22] Women's magazine, still published today, that began as a supplement to Tribune and Farmer Ladies' Home Journal Rob	$800 [4] In exchange for what's now N.Y., England gave the Dutch what's now this South American country Suriname	$800 [16] This senator told an audience in 1968, "Like my brothers before me, I pick up a fallen standard." Ted Kennedy Rob
$1,000 [30] She dedicated her novel "Rubyfruit Jungle" to actress Alexis Smith Rita Mae Brown Rob	$1,000 [12] The Greeks didn't call themselves Greeks but these Hellenes John	$1,000 [27] The rare tuatara is the only living member of an entire order of this class of vertebrates reptiles	DD $1,600 [20] 1 of 2 current magazines of over 300,000 circulation whose names begin with "Modern" Modern Bride or Modern Maturity Rob	DD $1,500 [5] During the Roman Republic, this river formed the boundary between Italy & Cisalpine Gaul Rubicon Rob	$1,000 [17] In his 1st speech as president he said, "My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over." Gerald Ford Rob Judith

Final Jeopardy!

VICE PRESIDENTS

11 of our 44 Vice Presidents were residents of this state

New York

Judith "What is Virginia" — wagered $1,000

Rob "What is Virginia?" — wagered $5,000

John "What is New York?" — wagered $5,101

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