Show #1855 1992-10-02 (taped 1992-07-28) Regular

Contestants

Irene Bailey — a disability analyst from El Cajon, California

Scott Scribner — an editor and writer from Long Beach, California

Steve Saum — a writer originally from Chicago, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $23,501)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Steve	$1,100	$3,200	$10,500	$11,500 3-day champion: $35,001	$9,600 23 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Scott	$1,200	$2,600	$3,600	$5,600 3rd place: reference books + a Nintendo Entertainment System with Wheel of Fortune & Super Jeopardy! & InfoGenius for Game Boy	$5,600 15 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Irene	$1,000	$1,300	$4,300	$7,200 2nd place: a trip on TWA to New Orleans & stay at Maison Dupuy Hotel	$4,300 12 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

WOMEN	WEAPONS	SINGERS	U.S.A.	MAGAZINES	ENDS IN "9"
$100 [4] This Hollywood columnist was born Louella Oettinger about 1881 Louella Parsons Irene	$100 [1] In names of weapons, it follows "long" & "cross" bow Steve	$100 [18] In the early '60s she & her sister Lucy performed folk songs as the Simon Sisters Carly Simon Irene	$100 [9] Designated in 1975, Canaveral in this state is the newest national seashore Florida Steve	$100 [22] In names of magazines, it follows "Inside" & precedes "Illustrated" Sports Steve	$100 [13] The penultimate year of the 20th century 1999 Steve
$200 [5] When this "Hotel Queen" appeared on the cover of Newsweek, the headline read, "Rhymes With Rich" (Leona) Helmsley Steve	$200 [2] A torpedo is often described as being shaped like this tobacco product a cigar Steve	$200 [27] His fourth wife, Marianne, used to be a regular on "Hee Haw" Kenny Rogers	$200 [10] The curve of this river through New Orleans gave it the nickname Crescent City the Mississippi Irene	$200 [23] This magazine's "Geographica" section reports on poisonous toads, killer bees & other phenomena the National Geographic Scott	$200 [17] On August 2, 1943 a Japanese destroyer sank this PT boat west of New Georgia Island PT-109 Steve
$300 [7] Dolores Ibarruri, aka La Pasionaria, coined the Loyalist battle cry of this civil war, "No pasaran!" the Spanish Civil War Scott	$300 [3] The name of this Aussie weapon is also a synonym for "backfire" a boomerang Irene	$300 [28] Ella Fitzgerald has been a guest on several of his TV specials, including "A Man & His Music" Frank Sinatra Scott	$300 [14] Waterloo in this state is the home of the Hawkeye Institute of Technology Iowa Steve	$300 [24] Launched in 1934, it was the 1st magazine devoted exclusively to weddings, honeymoons & marriage Brides Scott Irene	$300 [19] Atomic number of einsteinium or role of Barbara Feldon 99 Scott
$400 [11] This German won the women's singles gold medal in tennis at the 1988 Seoul Olympics Steffi Graf Scott	$400 [6] This spear's name is from the Latin for "three-toothed" a trident Irene	$400 [29] This female singer's albums include "Court and Spark" & "The Hissing of Summer Lawns" Joni Mitchell	$400 [15] This state's motto is Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono Hawaii Steve	$400 [25] If you're this "& Modern", you might like to read YM because that's what it stands for Young Scott	$400 [20] This all-purpose spray cleaner is made by Clorox 409 Scott
DD $500 [12] Catalyst of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, she later worked as a congressional assistant Rosa Parks Scott	$500 [8] An instant breakfast drink, or the part of a blade that connects to the handle a tang Steve	$500 [30] Part of the film "Urban Cowboy" was set in this singer's Texas club (Mickey) Gilley Steve	$500 [16] The "Lost Colony" of this island, established in 1587, was actually the second founded there Roanoke Irene	$500 [26] It's the "International News Magazine of Book Publishing" Publishers Weekly Steve	$500 [21] This proverb says do it now or you'll have more to do later a stitch in time saves 9 Scott

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD HISTORY	ARTISTS	HARVARD	FAMOUS NAMES	STRAITS	AUTHORS' BIRTHPLACES
$200 [1] This Israeli mountaintop fortress, site of a 73 A.D. battle, was excavated by archaeologists in the 1960s Masada Irene	$200 [12] T.S. Eliot wrote, "In the room the women come and go talking of" this artist Michelangelo Irene	$200 [19] In 1865 this state stopped contributing to the support of the university Massachusetts Scott	$200 [7] In 1942 this Indian leader spent his 73rd birthday under arrest for anti-British activities Gandhi Steve	$200 [13] In 1990 the Soviet Union & the U.S. urged the building of an international park along this strait the Bering Strait Scott	$200 [6] Ray Bradbury claims he "remembers all", & that includes his birth in Waukegan in this state Illinois Scott
$400 [2] In a 1588 sea battle, Admiral Lord Howard defeated Medina Sidonia, who commanded this fleet the Spanish Armada Irene	$400 [24] His "Autumn Rhythm (Number 30)" of 1950 was made by pouring & splashing paint on the canvas Pollock Steve	$600 [21] Miguel de la Madrid, M.A. 1965, went on to run this country Mexico	$400 [8] This comedian moved his CBS variety show to Miami Beach in 1964 & died in Ft. Lauderdale in 1987 Jackie Gleason Irene	$400 [14] Sailing ships rounding South America once avoided this strait because of heavy storms & fog Strait of Magellan Steve	$400 [15] Iris Murdoch set her novel "The Red and the Green" in this Irish capital, her birthplace Dublin Steve
$600 [3] Post-World War II aims were contained in this document issued by FDR & Winston Churchill in August 1941 the Atlantic Charter	$800 [26] "The Garden of Earthly Delights" has been called his most puzzling picture (Hieronymus) Bosch Steve	$800 [22] The university of Kansas' colors are blue for Yale & this for Harvard Crimson Irene	$600 [9] He married scientist Marie, formerly Manya Sklodowska in 1895 & shared the Nobel Prize with her in 1903 Pierre Curie Scott	$600 [28] At the time Alexander the Great led his troops across this strait, it was known as the Hellespont the Dardanelles Steve	$600 [16] In 1906 Richard Llewellyn, who wrote "How Green Was My Valley", was born in St. David's in this country Wales Steve
$800 [4] This military leader was born in 1900, the son of Prince Louis of Battenberg & Princess Victoria Mountbatten Scott	$1,000 [27] Sir Joshua Reynolds & this rival did dissimilar portraits of Mrs. Siddons Gainsborough Irene	$1,000 [23] The 3 major ones of these at Harvard are the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger & Sackler museums Scott	$800 [10] This physician & revolutionary was elected president of Southern China in April 1921 Sun Yat-sen Steve	$800 [29] The first known swim across this strait bounded by the English Channel & N. Sea was by Matthew Webb in 1875 the Strait of Dover (Pas de Calais)	$800 [17] Flannery O'Connor was born in this city, Georgia's major seaport, in 1925 Savannah Steve
$1,000 [5] This Dutch priest attacked societal ills in his 1509 book "The Praise of Folly" Erasmus Steve	DD $1,500 [25] When this Impressionist & father of a filmmaker died December 3, 1919, he'd just finished a painting (Pierre-Auguste) Renoir Steve	DD $2,000 [20] This school was set up in 1817, the year after the divinity school the Harvard Law School Scott	$1,000 [11] Kaiser Frederick, who reigned for 99 days in 1888, was succeeded by this man, his son Wilhelm II Scott	$1,000 [30] This strategic strait is bounded by Iran on the north & east & the Arabian Peninsula on the south the Strait of Hormuz Steve	$1,000 [18] Born in Calcutta, this "Vanity Fair" author was sent to live in England after his father died Thackeray Scott

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORICAL OPERAS

This queen is a leading character in Donizetti's opera "Roberto Devereux, Conte d'Essex"

Elizabeth I

Scott "Who is Elizabeth I" — wagered $2,000

Irene "Who is Queen Eliza-beth I?" — wagered $2,900

Steve "Who is Elizabeth I" — wagered $1,000

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