Show #1850 1992-09-25 (taped 1992-07-27) Regular

Contestants

Judy Deck — an attorney from Kenner, Louisiana

Tom Hughes — a magazine editor from Upper Jay, New York

Marty Brophy — a physicist from Urbana, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $17,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Marty	$900	$2,100	$8,300	$16,401 3-day champion: $34,202	$8,300 18 R, 2 W
Tom	$200	$1,800	$8,200	$16,400 2nd place: trip on TWA to Honolulu & stay at Pacific Beach Hotel	$8,200 22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Judy	$1,400	$3,900	$4,300	$8,000 3rd place: Carey Limousine rides + Nintendo Entertainment System with Super Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune & InfoGenius for Game Boy	$4,100 15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

BIRDS	SPORTS FIGURES	HOUSEWARES	LANDMARKS	THE PARANORMAL	LETTER PERFECT
$100 [12] This "red-headed" bird of the East & Midwest U.S. damages telephone poles in areas that lack trees a woodpecker Marty	$100 [2] He wrote "Groove Your Golf Swing My Way" & "They Call Me Super Mex" Lee Trevino Judy	$100 [10] In 1963 Du Pont set manufacturing standards for cookware coated with this nonstick surface Teflon Marty	$100 [4] This pool of water lies between the Washington Monument & the Lincoln Memorial the Reflecting Pool Marty	$100 [1] In Central African legend these beings fly around in baskets, not on broomsticks witches Tom	$100 [3] One dictionary defines it as "the word used in mentioning oneself" I Marty
$200 [13] The finest examples of this yellow bird are bred in the Harz Mountain area of Germany canaries Tom	$200 [6] In a 1964 tribute, Don Carter was named "The Greatest of Them All" in this indoor sport bowling Judy	$200 [24] After WWII General Mills marketed a line of appliances under the name of this fictitious homemaker Betty Crocker Tom	$200 [25] This London landmark contains the Coronation Chair of Edward I & the Chapel of Edward the Confessor Westminster Abbey Marty Tom	$200 [20] Traditional fortune-tellers gaze into these clear spheres crystal balls Tom	$200 [16] It can sound like an "S" or a "K" & long ago had a hard "G" sound, too C Judy
$300 [14] Cygnus olor, the all-white mute species of this bird, swims with its neck curved, unlike other species a swan Tom	$300 [7] In 1986 this U.S. Olympic gymnast announced she was retiring from competition to concentrate on school Mary Lou Retton Judy	$300 [28] While he didn't invent it, Fred Waring did finance the development & marketing of this product the blender Tom	$300 [5] A tourist attraction in this city is the Fountain of Neptune in the Piazza Navona Rome	$300 [21] A glance so powerful that it can inflict injury is called the "evil" this an eye Judy	$300 [17] Though not found in the word "ounce", this letter is used in its abbreviation Z Tom
$400 [15] In the 1930s, due to crop damage, W. Australia's gov't encouraged killing these large flightless birds emus Tom Judy	$400 [8] Nicknamed "Little Mo", she won 3 consecutive Wimbledon titles 1952-54 Maureen Connolly Judy	$400 [29] Hotpoint had its beginnings when it improved this small appliance by concentrating the heat in the point an iron Marty	$400 [26] St. John's Church in Wash., D.C. has a bell made from a British cannon captured in this war the War of 1812 Judy	$400 [22] Thought transference is also known as mind reading or "mental" this telepathy Judy	$400 [18] On a compass it's the letter at the 90-degree mark E Tom
$500 [27] These native New Zealand people hunted the moa to extinction by the 19th century the Maori Marty	$500 [9] In Feb. 1992 she became the 1st American since D. Hamill to win an Olympic gold medal in ladies' figure skating (Kristi) Yamaguchi Marty	$500 [30] In 1908 Mrs. Melitta Bentz punched some holes in a tin can, creating a new type of this a coffee maker Judy	$500 [11] The Basilica of the Sacred Heart stands atop this hill, Paris' tallest Montmartre	DD $700 [23] This adjective referring to supernatural phenomena comes from the Latin meaning "to conceal" occult Judy	$500 [19] In the U.S. "P" stands for penny; in England this letter formerly did D Marty

Double Jeopardy! Round

COLONIAL AMERICANS	RIVERS	BOOKS & AUTHORS	PLANTS	NEWSPAPERS	DANCE COMPANIES
$200 [9] On June 23, 1683 this Quaker signed a treaty with the Delaware Indians William Penn Judy	$200 [2] It's the longest river of China... & of Asia the Yangtze Marty Tom	$200 [1] In a D.H. Lawrence novel, Mellors' wife tries to get her husband back from this libidinous lady Lady Chatterley Marty	$200 [4] In some countries this moss is dried & used as fuel peat moss Tom	$200 [6] Founded in 1881, it's Southern California's dominant newspaper the L.A. Times Tom	$200 [26] Twyla Tharp choreographed "Push Comes to Shove" for this dance company abbreviated ABT the American Ballet Theatre Judy
$400 [8] This clergyman went to England in 1643 to secure a charter for Rhode Island Roger Williams Marty	$400 [13] An international airport in Ireland shares its name with this river, the country's largest Shannon Judy	$400 [3] In 1981 this "Rebecca" author published "The Rebecca Notebook and Other Memories" (Daphne) du Maurier Marty	$400 [5] Introduced in 1867, La France was the first hybrid tea variety of this flower the rose Tom	$400 [7] Mary Baker Eddy said the purpose of this paper was "to injure no man, but to bless all mankind" The Christian Science Monitor Marty	$400 [27] It's the first name shared by dance company founders Limon & Greco Jose Tom
$600 [10] This English soldier was president of the Jamestown colony in 1608 & 1609 John Smith Marty	$600 [12] The Tanaro & Ticino are among the many tributaries of this river in Northern Italy the Po Marty	$600 [17] J.G. Ballard's experiences during this war inspired "Empire of the Sun" World War II Tom	$600 [20] Broccoli, cauliflower & Brussels sprouts are all descended from a single variety of this veggie the cabbage Tom	$600 [14] It first appeared in 1831 as the "Democratic Free Press & Michigan Intelligencer" the Detroit Free Press Judy	$600 [28] This company's roots go back to 1968, when Anthony Mitchell opened a dance school in a Harlem garage Dance Theatre of Harlem Tom
$800 [23] In 1732 the king gave him a grant of land to found Georgia as a haven for imprisoned debtors (James) Oglethorpe Tom	$800 [11] Formed by the Ping, Wang, Nan & Yom Rivers, the Chao-Phraya is the principal river of this country Thailand Marty	$800 [18] Of "The Lion", "The Tiger" or "The Leopard", the only novel by Giuseppe Tomasi, Prince of Lampedusa The Leopard Tom	$1,000 [22] This insectivorous plant, Dionaea muscipula, is native to the area around Wilmington, N.C. the Venus fly trap Marty	$800 [15] After high school Harry Truman worked as a mailroom clerk for this Missouri paper The Kansas City Star Tom	DD $600 [29] This country is the home of Maurice Bejart's Ballet Lausanne Switzerland Tom
$1,000 [24] In 1629 he was elected the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (John) Winthrop Marty	$1,000 [25] Part of this African river tumbles 355 feet into a gorge to create Victoria Falls the Zambezi Marty Tom	$1,000 [19] Evelyn Waugh called one of his satirical novels "Decline and" this Fall	DD $1,400 [21] Native to the tropics, this plant, Ficus elastica, makes an excellent indoor houseplant the rubber plant Tom	$1,000 [16] This state's oldest newspaper, the Deseret News, was founded in 1850 Utah	$1,000 [30] In 1991 this ballet company was officially renamed the St. Petersburg Ballet the Kirov Tom Judy

Final Jeopardy!

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES

This holy day may be named for an Anglo-Saxon spring goddess

Easter

Judy "What is Easter" — wagered $3,700

Tom "What is Easter?" — wagered $8,200

Marty "What is Easter?" — wagered $8,101

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