Show #1530 1991-04-05 (taped 1991-02-11) Regular

Contestants

Ken Wells — a medical student originally from Woburn, Massachusetts

Richard Shildt — an elementary school principal from Cyclone, Pennsylvania

Bill Holzapfel — a sales representative from Montclair, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bill	$-200	$1,700	$9,900	$900 3rd place: Joyce Chen cooking supplies & Nintendo Entertainment System with Wheel of Fortune , Jeopardy! & Fisher Price preschool games + Wheel of Fortune for Game Boy	$7,500 26 R (including 1 DD), 6 W
Richard	$1,800	$5,200	$9,000	$7,500 New champion: $7,500	$6,700 16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Ken	$1,000	$1,200	$5,200	$1,399 2nd place: trip on Delta to Puerta Vallarta, Mexico & stay at Villa Del Palmar	$3,800 11 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

LAKES & RIVERS	TELEVISION	SPIDERS	BIBLICAL PHRASES	GAMES	"F" IN HOME EC
$100 [1] In Germany, where it rises in the forest, this river is called the Donau the Danube Bill	$100 [4] Alley Mills of "The Wonder Years" used to play Renko's hairdresser sister on this series Hill Street Blues Richard	$100 [7] Because of their markings, these poisonous spiders are also called hourglass spiders a black widow spider Richard	$100 [12] It follows "So the last shall be first, and the first last; for many are called, but..." few are chosen Ken	$100 [16] This copyrighted game played with five dice is based on & named for the game of "Yacht" Yahtzee Bill	$100 [13] Before "bowl", it's a digit dunker; before "wave", it's a digitally induced hairdo finger Bill
$200 [2] This country's largest lake is Garda, but its Lake Como is more famous Italy Bill	$200 [14] This "Addams Family" character's middle name was Thursday Wednesday Bill	$200 [8] Found in the U.S., trap-door spiders are a type of these big, hairy spiders tarantulas Richard	$200 [24] I Timothy 3:3 in the King James version gives us this synonym for dirty money filthy lucre Richard	$200 [19] In craps a "come-out" roll of either of these two numbers wins 7 or 11 Bill	$200 [23] Preserving food by freezing it & removing water from it in a vacuum freeze drying Bill Richard Ken
$300 [3] At 2,485 miles, the Parana is this continent's second-longest river South America Ken	$300 [15] On August 28, 1990 she celebrated her 10th anniversary as co-host of "Good Morning America" Joan Lunden Ken	$300 [9] Most spiders have this many eyes; they have that many legs, too eight Ken	$400 [26] As indicated in Daniel 9:3, they're what a penitent person is said to be wearing sackcloth and ashes Ken	$300 [20] In charades it's how you indicate that a word or syllable "sounds like another" by tugging on your ear Bill	$300 [27] It describes an eccentric person or a crispy pie crust flaky Bill
$400 [5] The Snake River, which flows across Idaho, is the largest tributary of this river the Columbia Bill Richard	$400 [17] "Family of Spies" was a 1990 miniseries about this Navy family the Walkers Bill	$400 [10] The spiders named for their resemblance to these shellfish can walk sideways also crabs Bill	$500 [30] In chapter 65 Isaiah accuses the people of having this obnoxiously pious attitude being holier than thou Bill	$400 [21] For this game you need a deck of cards, a noddy board & some pegs to mark your points cribbage Richard	$400 [28] Another word for the roughage a healthy diet provides fiber Bill
$500 [6] After a course of over 2,200 miles, the Volga River enters this inland sea the Caspian Sea Bill Richard	$500 [18] 1 year after he finished playing Donna Reed's husband, he came back as "Judd, for the Defense" Carl Betz	$500 [11] These slim-waisted flying insects are among spiders' worst enemies wasps Richard	DD $2,600 [25] Meaning incompetents guiding other incompetents, Jesus said, "both shall fall into the ditch" the blind leading the blind Richard	$500 [22] In Hong Kong the shuffling of the tiles in this game is known as "the twittering of the sparrows" mahjong Bill	$500 [29] It's textured velvet-like wallpaper for people, not sheep flocked Bill

Double Jeopardy! Round

MILITARY LEADERS	NOVELS & NOVELISTS	HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	VERMONT	ART	-OLOGIES
$200 [2] This British admiral's only child was born in 1801 & named Horatia Lord Nelson Bill	$200 [26] The English title of Vicente Blasco Ibanez' novel "Los Cuatro Jinete del Apocalipsis" The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Bill	$200 [11] In 16th c. France, after New Year's was changed to January 1, it was fools who still celebrated on this date April 1st Bill	$200 [17] The largest quarries for this rock in the U.S. are in Vermont, not New Hampshire granite Bill	$200 [1] One of Monet's popular subjects; little boy blue slept under one a haystack Richard	$200 [16] The religious movement based on L. Ron Hubbard's book "Dianetics" Scientology Bill
$400 [3] In June 1942 he was promoted to field marshal in the German army for his success in North Africa Rommel Richard	$400 [27] According to the title of a Jacqueline Susann novel, this "Is Not Enough" Once Bill	$400 [12] Orthodox & Conservative Jews observe an 8-day Passover, this denomination only 7 days Reformed Ken	$400 [18] Granted a charter in 1780 & named after a city in France, it was made capital in 1805 Montpelier Bill	$400 [5] This late artist's cookie jar collection sold at auction in 1988 for $247,830 Andy Warhol Richard Ken	$400 [22] Once a branch of philosophy dealing with the mind, it's now considered the science of behavior psychology Bill
$600 [4] Noted for his eye patch, this general served as Israel's defense minister from 1967 to 1974 Moshe Dayan Ken	$800 [29] "Sailor on Horseback" is Irving Stone's novel about this seagoing San Francisco author Jack London	$600 [13] It was a European legend about a badger that evolved into this observance in the U.S. Groundhog Day Ken	$600 [19] They were first organized in 1770 to harass New Yorkers who claimed land in Vermont the Green Mountain Boys Bill	$600 [6] Famous for his "Discourses", he's considered the 18th century's leading English portrait painter Sir Joshua Reynolds	$600 [23] It's the science that deals with earthquakes & related phenomena seismology Bill
$800 [9] Both this man & his father served in the Philippines & were Medal of Honor winners MacArthur Richard	$1,000 [30] This author of "The Betsy" was once a shipping clerk for Universal Pictures Harold Robbins Bill	$1,000 [15] Ascension Day falls 10 before this Christian observance; Corpus Christi, 11 days after it Pentecost Richard	$800 [20] 1 of 2 presidents who were born in Vermont Calvin Coolidge (or Chester A. Arthur) Ken	$800 [7] The Japanese artist Sharaku is known for his prints of these actors kabuki Bill	$800 [24] To learn about the origin & structure of the universe, you'd study this science cosmology Richard
$1,000 [10] In about 196 B.C., he became a chief magistrate of Carthage Hannibal Richard	DD $3,000 [28] Larry McMurtry was born in this state in 1936 & sets many of his novels there Texas Bill	DD $2,200 [14] Year of the first Thanksgiving; it was the year after the pilgrims landed 1621 Ken	$1,000 [21] A monument in this city commemorates an August 16, 1777 battle that may not have occurred there Bennington Bill	$1,000 [8] Raphael's painting of the "Madonna on the Chair" is in tondo form, meaning in this shape round	$1,000 [25] It's the study of the internal structure & organization of cells cytology Bill Ken

Final Jeopardy!

FILMS OF THE '40s

Still making money in re-release, the 4 top-grossing films made in the '40s are by this studio

Disney

Ken "What is MGM" — wagered $3,801

Richard "What is Paramount" — wagered $1,500

Bill "What is Universal" — wagered $9,000

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