Show #1356 1990-06-25 (taped 1990-02-12) Regular

Contestants

Rick Cate — an assistant district attorney from San Antonio, Texas

Gaye Kapkin — an architect from Toronto, Ontario

Bill Heins — a graduate student originally from Whiting, Iowa (whose 1-day cash winnings total $4,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bill	$1,000	$1,800	$3,600	$6,801 2-day champion: $11,101	$4,400 18 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Gaye	$0	$500	$3,600	$600 3rd place: "Pink Bonnet" lithograph by Adolf Sehring from American Artist Portfolio, Inc. + Nintendo Entertainment System with Family & Junior editions of Jeopardy! + Wheel of Fortune	$4,100 12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Rick	$1,000	$1,800	$3,400	$1,600 2nd place: HeadStart III computer & Sebastian shopping spree	$4,000 15 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

AUTO-BIOGRAPHIES	COLORFUL PHRASES	1940s TELEVISION	THE HUMAN BODY	AMERICAN HISTORY	OFFICIAL STATE THINGS
$100 [11] She titled her 1969 book "My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr." Coretta Scott King Bill Gaye	$100 [17] Originally this military decoration was a piece of cloth in the shape of a heart Purple Heart Rick	$100 [25] In 1948-9, when he hosted the variety series "The Gulf Road Show", he didn't call himself "Buffalo" Bob Smith	$100 [2] Genes are either dominant or this recessive Bill Gaye	$100 [6] In an attempt to help itself through the Depression, Nevada legalized this activity in 1931 gambling Rick	$100 [1] Florida's state flower is the blossom of this fruit tree orange Gaye
$200 [18] Brassy Broadway belter who called her '55 autobiography "Who Could Ask For Anything More?" Ethel Merman Gaye	$200 [20] This vegetable group, Phaseolus vulgaris, includes snap & string varieties green beans Rick	—	$200 [3] The atlas vertebra allows this to move back & forth; the axis allows it to turn neck Gaye	$200 [7] He fought the British in the Revolutionary War but later tried to return Vermont to British rule Ethan Allen Bill Rick	$200 [13] If you're in Washington swing your partner, because this is the official state dance square dance Rick
$300 [19] This best seller exposed the secret life of Sydney Biddle Barrows Mayflower Madam Bill	$300 [22] Any of several small wasps of the family vespidae known for their colorful coats yellowjackets Rick	—	$300 [4] Cat scans offer more distinct pictures of your innards but still use this dangerous form of radiation x-rays Bill	$300 [8] On April 2, 1513 Ponce de Leon landed just north of the site of this Florida city St. Augustine Gaye Rick	$300 [14] This northern state's motto is "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you" Michigan Gaye
$400 [21] "Life Lines" is her second autobiographical book; "Life Wish" was her first Jill Ireland	$400 [23] Rapidly multiplying microscopic plants cause this phenomenon in the sea red tide Bill	—	$400 [5] Psychologists now believe this is divided into 3 parts: immediate, short term & long term memory Rick	$400 [9] In 1655 Dutch colonists conquered New Sweden, an area now part of this state Delaware Rick	$400 [15] Its seal is a map of the state along with the bordering states of Tenn., Mississippi, Florida & Georgia Alabama Bill
—	DD $800 [24] "George White's Scandals" gave us this dance craze of the 1920s: the black bottom Bill	—	$500 [12] Diverticulosis is a disease that usually affects this part of the body large intestine Bill	$500 [10] This group, the SNCC, was noted for sit-ins in the '60s at whites-only lunch counters The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee	$500 [16] This state's official colors are red & gold for Old Spain New Mexico Bill

Double Jeopardy! Round

PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES	WORLD CAPITALS	TEXTILES	THE EARTH	THE NEW TESTAMENT	PLAYS
$200 [11] "Old Hickory" Andrew Jackson Rick	$200 [1] The capital of Hong Kong was named for this 19th century British monarch (Queen) Victoria Bill	$200 [21] Australia is the world's leading producer of this natural fiber wool Bill	$200 [2] Up to 85% of the gas that spews from volcanoes is this type of vapor water Bill	$200 [26] Matthew, Mark & John tell of Jesus walking on water, but only Matthew says this apostle did it too Peter Rick	$200 [17] In titles of plays, this word follows "Into the" & "A Walk in the" Woods Rick
$400 [14] He was the first president to have an "Old" nickname; in this case, "Old Fox" George Washington	$400 [7] In the past 20 years the population of this country's capital, Amman, has tripled Jordan Bill	$400 [22] Manmade textile that includes the trademarked brand names Dacron, Fortrel & Kodel polyester Gaye	$400 [3] In his book "De Caelo", Aristotle defended the theory that the Earth is this shape round Bill Gaye	$400 [27] They said of Jesus, "We have seen his star in the East and are come to worship him." Magi Bill	$400 [16] Robert Morse stars in "Tru", a comedic look at 2 nights in the life of this man Truman Capote Gaye
$600 [12] His father was "Old Sink or Swim", he was "Old Man Eloquent" John Quincy Adams Rick	$600 [8] The name for this Uruguayan capital is from the Portuguese for "I see a hill" Montevideo Bill	DD $500 [25] High quality bedsheets are made of this tightly woven cotton percale Gaye	$600 [4] Geologic term for the center of the Earth core Bill	$600 [28] After he was led to Damascus, his sight was restored by Ananias, a Christian disciple Saul later Paul Bill	$600 [18] Sweeny Tood was "The Demon Barber of" this "Street" Fleet Street Rick
$800 [13] "Old Tippecanoe" William Henry Harrison Bill	$800 [9] Until conquered by the French in 1830, this N. African capital was a stronghold for the Barbary pirates Algiers Bill Rick	$600 [23] Scotland gets a lot of rain, which may be why this Scot invented waterproof fabrics Mackintosh Gaye	$800 [5] A polar magnetic substorm usually coincides with a display of these lights auroras (aurora borealis) Gaye	DD $600 [30] The "murderer" in "But ye denied the holy one...& desired a murderer to be granted unto you" Barabbas Rick	$800 [19] Movie Mozart who starred in the 1989 military murder mystery "A Few Good Men" Tom Hulce Gaye Rick
$1,000 [15] "Old Rough & Ready" Zachary Taylor Bill Rick	$1,000 [10] Due to its many waterways, this Scandinavian capital on the Baltic Sea is called the "Venice of the North" Stockholm, Sweden	$800 [24] Used to make tutus, this netting fabric begins with one "tu" tulle Gaye	$1,000 [6] Structural & mineralogical change in solid rock caused by temperature & pressure changes is called this metamorphism Bill	$800 [29] Jesus' age when Mary & Joseph found him speaking with the teachers in the temple 12 Rick	$1,000 [20] This 1959 musical was revived in 1974 with Angela Lansbury & in 1989 with Tyne Daly Gypsy Bill Rick

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN AUTHORS

He wrote: "They spell it Vinci & pronounce it Vinchy; foreigners always spell better than they pronounce"

Mark Twain

Rick "Who isWoodyMark [start of T]" — wagered $1,800

Gaye "Who is Ben Franklin?" — wagered $3,000

Bill "Who is Mark Twain" — wagered $3,201

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