Show #1479 1991-01-24 (taped 1990-10-15) Regular

Lynne Wexler game 2.

Contestants

James Heideman — an attorney originally from Medford, Oregon

John Stokes — a teacher from Austin, Texas

Lynne Wexler — a librarian from Evanston, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lynne	$1,200	$3,000	$9,000	$10,650 2-day champion: $22,851	$8,800 21 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
John	$1,900	$2,100	$5,300	$10,500 2nd place: a trip on America West Airlines to Honolulu + stay at Pacific Beach Hotel + Jeopardy! home game or computerized version	$7,300 19 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
James	$1,200	$3,200	$5,200	$100 3rd place: Funai fax machine + Jeopardy! home game or computerized version	$5,000 16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. CITIES	BROADWAY LYRICS	FAMOUS WOMEN	LITERARY ALLUSIONS	THE WHITE HOUSE	THE "UN" CATEGORY
$100 [7] In 1982 this "Second City" dropped to No. 3 in population Chicago Lynne	$100 [1] "He must know sumpin' but don't say nothin', he jus' keeps rollin', he keeps on rollin' along" that Old Man River John	$100 [19] It's been said that she "doles out sexual advice like good hot chicken soup" Dr. Ruth Westheimer Lynne	$100 [2] A sweetheart is sometimes called a "Dulcinea" after a character in this novel Don Quixote John	$100 [23] The walls of the Green Room are covered with this lustrous fabric, not with wallpaper silk James	$100 [16] In the mid 1800s its stops were "stations" & its workers were called "conductors" the Underground Railroad Lynne
$200 [12] The largest city in Kentucky, it was named for the husband of Marie Antoinette Louisville John James	$200 [8] Phrase following "Getting to know you, putting it my way, but nicely, you are precisely..." my cup of tea Lynne	$200 [20] In 1984 she became the first female correspondent on "60 Minutes" Diane Sawyer Lynne	$200 [3] The expression "lotus-eater", referring to an indolent daydreamer, comes from this epic by Homer the Odyssey Lynne John	$200 [24] There's a sitting room named for this president too; it's next to the famous bedroom Lincoln John	$200 [17] Among other places, "he" is buried under the Arc de Triomphe, in Westminster Abbey & at Arlington the Unknown Soldier James
$300 [13] A city named Augusta is now Maine's capital; 200 years ago a city named Augusta was this state's capital Georgia James	$300 [9] "It's a long, long while from May to December, but the days grow short when you reach" this month September Lynne	$300 [25] The Guinness Book of World Records lists her as the most successful dog trainer from 1951-1985 (Barbara) Woodhouse James	$300 [4] "Glad Game" girl whose name has become a synonym for an irritatingly cheerful optimist Pollyanna John	$300 [28] White House architect James Hoban was born in Callan in this country circa 1762 Ireland Lynne	$300 [18] Though often misquoted, these are the kinds of "rights" the Declaration of Independence guarantees unalienable rights Lynne
$500 [15] This city named for a president is Florida's largest Jacksonville John	$400 [10] "You make me smile with my heart, your looks are laughable, unphotographable" "My Funny Valentine" Lynne	$400 [26] William Randolph Hearst shared his castle with this actress, his protegee & mistress Marion Davies Lynne	$400 [5] The phrase "grown like Topsy" refers to an impish little girl in this 19th c. novel Uncle Tom's Cabin Lynne	$400 [29] Term for a columned porch such as the one on the south side of the White House a portico James	$400 [21] They were called this because they used to write their names at the bottom of insurance contracts underwriters Lynne
DD $600 [14] Germantown in this city was the site of the 1st Mennonite & Lutheran churches in the U.S. Philadelphia James	$500 [11] "Brush off the clouds & cheer up"; do this "Put On A Happy Face" James	$500 [27] During WWII this star of "Cabin in the Sky" was the favorite pinup girl of black soldiers Lena Horne	$500 [6] The science fiction tale "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" took its title from his poem "Jabberwocky" Lewis Carroll John	$500 [30] He ordered much of the French Empire furniture for the Blue Room while he was pres. from 1817-25 (James) Monroe James	$500 [22] Dylan Thomas' radio play about a day in the life of the Welsh villagers of Llareggub Under Milk Wood James

Double Jeopardy! Round

IN THE DICTIONARY	BODIES OF WATER	SHAKESPEAREAN SETTINGS	MUSIC	COLONIAL AMERICA	SAUCES
$200 [13] From the Dutch word "verlof", it's a leave of absence granted to military personnel a furlough John	$200 [6] Its name means "sea of Atlas" the Atlantic James	$200 [1] Act II, Scene I of this play is set in Brutus' orchard Julius Caesar John	$200 [8] This Spanish seducer was the subject of a Mozart opera Don Giovanni (Don Juan) John	$200 [17] Samoset was the first Indian to greet the settlers here; he later brought Massasoit to meet them Plymouth James	$200 [26] Originally it was a sauce from China called "ke-tsiap", made from pickled fish, not tomatoes ketchup John
$400 [19] From the Latin for "a hearing", it's an examination of accounts or records an audit James	$400 [7] The port of Southampton on this body of water has double high tides which are an aid to shipping the English Channel Lynne John	$400 [2] It's set on "an uninhabited island", a long-winded cast shows up anyway The Tempest Lynne	$400 [9] This late N.Y. Philharmonic director wrote a "Mass" to open the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Leonard Bernstein Lynne	$400 [18] Lord Fairfax hired teenage George Washington to do this for him survey (the land) John	$400 [27] Some say it came to Lea & Perrins by way of India Worcestershire sauce John
$600 [25] From the Latin "to open", it's a common term for a lens opening an aperture James	$600 [14] This bay is bounded by Miami, Miami Beach & the Florida Keys Biscayne Bay James	$600 [3] The second scene of this play takes place in the senate house in Corioli Coriolanus Lynne	$600 [10] To protest Nazism, in 1933 Toscanini refused to conduct at this town's Wagner Festival Bayreuth Lynne	$600 [20] This company sent a small group of Walloons to help set up New Netherlands the Dutch West Indies Company John	$600 [28] They help thicken Hollandaise sauce eggs John
$800 [24] From the Latin "to rule", it's a regulated scheme of diet & exercise a regimen Lynne	$800 [15] This arm of the Atlantic is bordered by Fishers Island on the east & Throg's Neck on the west Long Island Sound James	$800 [4] This comedy opens in the palace of the Duke of Ephesus, make no mistake The Comedy of Errors John James	DD $1,000 [11] Tchaikovsky's "Symphony No. 6" is also called this, reflecting its feeling of tragedy the Pathétique Lynne	$1,000 [22] Nathan Hale hailed from this colony Connecticut John James	$800 [29] The addition of this ingredient is necessary to make a sauce "Chantilly" (whipped) cream Lynne
$1,000 [23] Originally the title of a Japanese shogun, it now means a wealthy & powerful industrialist tycoon	$1,000 [16] The largest lake & largest country in Central America are both named this Nicaragua James	$1,000 [5] Its 1st scene unfolds in front of Page's house; Slender & Shallow are complaining about Falstaff The Merry Wives of Windsor John	$1,000 [12] He designed sets & wrote librettos for operas "Higglety Pigglety Pop!" & "Where the Wild Things Are" Maurice Sendak Lynne	DD $2,000 [21] The 1st mail route between major towns in Colonial America went along this road the Boston Post Road John	$1,000 [30] A Bechamel sauce with Gruyere & Parmesan cheese added, named for a friend of French king Henry IV Mornay

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD HISTORY

On July 15, 1815 he surrendered to the captain of the Bellerophon

Napoleon (I)

James "Who was J. Lawrence" — wagered $5,100

John "WWho was NapoleonB?" — wagered $5,200

Lynne "Who was Napoleon?" — wagered $1,650

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