Show #1570 1991-05-31 (taped 1991-02-26) Regular

Contestants

Alec Wittek — a physician originally from Brooklyn, New York

David Gzesh — an attorney originally from Chicago, Illinois

Fred Ketteman — a purser from San Francisco, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Fred	$900	$2,400	$6,400	$50 3rd place: Lalura pure parfum in Baccarat crystal + body silk, powder, & cologne + Ornas Royale cologne & aftershave + Nintendo Entertainment System + Wheel & J! games	$6,400 18 R, 1 W
David	$200	$1,600	$4,400	$6,500 2nd place: 1-week vacation for 2 at the Oasis Water Resort Villa Hotel, Palm Springs + Ventura luggage	$4,400 14 R, 3 W
Alec	$1,500	$3,100	$12,700	$16,599 New champion: $16,599	$12,300 24 R (including 3 DDs), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION	THEATRE	WORLD FACTS	THE OLYMPICS	4-LETTER WORDS	DESSERTS
$100 [11] On Feb. 6. 1778 this country became the 1st to recognize the independence of the United States France David	$100 [1] This S, Beckett play inspired another playwright to write a follow-up, "Godot Has Come" Waiting for Godot Alec	$100 [6] Buenos Aires province is this country's largest in area & population Argentina Fred David	$100 [16] Like second-place medals, those for first place are a also made of this, but coated with gold silver Fred	$100 [21] Hope you don't find yourself "out on" one of these large branches of a tree a limb Fred	$100 [18] A French buche de noel is traditionally served for this holiday Christmas Fred
$200 [13] The British recaptured this fort on Lake Champlain in 1777, but abandoned it later that year Fort Ticonderoga Fred	$200 [2] In the play, "84 Charing Cross Road" is the address of this type of shop a bookstore Alec	$200 [7] Only about 15% of the population of this country is Monegasque Monaco Fred	$200 [17] In 1984 Jesse Owens' granddaughter Gina Hemphill was one of those who carried this the torch David	$200 [22] To raise on the hind legs like a horse, or to raise a child rear Alec	$200 [27] Sponge cake, sherry, jam & custard combine to make this "piddling" English dessert a trifle Alec
$300 [12] The Battle of Long Island was fought in what is now this NYC borough Brooklyn Alec	$400 [4] In "Of Thee I Sing", John P. Wintergreen's campaign slogan is "Put love in" this house the White House Alec	$300 [8] Of the Inca, the Dinka or the Do, the largest non-Arab ethnic group in the Sudan the Dinka David	$300 [19] For men, the metal ball used in this event weighs 16 lbs., almost twice as much as the women's the shotput Alec	$300 [23] The handle of a dagger, or what something pushed to the limit is done up to the hilt Fred	$300 [28] The most popular type of this baked fruit & breadcrumb pudding is "apple Brown" Betty David
$400 [14] On Dec. 25, 1776 Washington crossed the Delaware & captured about 1,000 Hessians in this city Trenton (New Jersey) David	DD $500 [3] Comparing it to "Les Miz", one critic called this blockbuster musical "Les Vietnamiz" Miss Saigon Alec	$400 [9] The world's longest railway tunnel links 2 major islands in this country known for fast trains Japan Fred	$400 [20] One of two demonstration sports played at the 1984 Summer Olympics tennis (or baseball) David	$400 [24] To trade one thing for another, it formerly meant "to strike hands in closing a bargain" swap Fred	$400 [29] Pennsylvania Dutch pie whose name probably refers to the difficulty of keeping flies off it shoo-fly pie Alec
$500 [15] Last name of brothers William & Richard, who led British land & sea forces respectively Howe David	$500 [5] Shaw play that takes place "towards the end of the XXXIII dynasty" Caesar and Cleopatra Fred	$500 [10] Known as the land of the thunder dragon, Bhutan is sandwiched between these 2 large countries India & China Fred	$500 [26] Grace Kelly's father & brother each earned medals in this rowing event single sculls Alec	$500 [25] A type of freshwater fish, or to complain constantly to carp Fred	$500 [30] Cream puffs & these oblong iced pastries are made from the same choux pastry dough an eclair David

Double Jeopardy! Round

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	QUEENS OF ENGLAND	HODGEPODGE	LANGUAGES	SCIENTISTS	BIBLICAL QUOTES
$200 [1] You don't have to be a "girl" to know this is the No. 1 "temp" company in the U.S. Kelly Girl (or Kelly Services) David	$200 [4] In 1959 she became the 1st reigning British sovereign to visit Chicago Queen Elizabeth II Fred	$200 [22] Dread Zeppelin is a band that records reggae versions of this group's music Led Zeppelin David	$200 [8] Until the 20th c. U.S. college students had to read Greek & this other classical language Latin David	$200 [16] Though not the first to make one, Fahrenheit was the first to fill a thermometer with this metal mercury Alec	$200 [21] Aptly, they are the first three words of the Bible In the beginning Fred
$400 [2] In 1981 Nissan dropped this brand name for its cars sold in the U.S. Datsun Alec	$400 [5] Queenly name that preceded of Castile, of Provence and of Aquitaine Eleanor David	$400 [24] The 2 identical new versions of this presidential plane will cost a total of $260 million Air Force One Alec	$400 [12] Today the Baltic languages comprise only Lettish or Latvian & this Lithuanian David Alec	$400 [17] By mounting lenses in a tube, Dutch optician Hans Lippershey created one before Galileo a telescope Alec	$400 [28] Resigned to his woes, he said, "The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away" Job David
$600 [3] This company was formed by the merger of Zapata Petroleum & South Penn Oil Company Pennzoil Fred	$600 [9] His wife, Henrietta Maria, fled to France in 1644 & never saw him again; he was executed in 1649 Charles I Fred	$600 [25] Invented for a college football team in the early '60s, Newsweek calls it "the granddaddy of sports drinks" Gatorade Alec	$600 [13] For nearly 3 centuries after the Norman Conquest, it was the language of English nobility French Alec	$600 [18] This astronomer is known by the Latinized version of his Danish name, Tyge Tycho Brahe Fred	$600 [23] Apostle who asked, "Lord,... bid me come unto thee" when Jesus walked on the water Peter
$800 [6] Villard, Ballantine & Del Rey are imprints of this publisher co-founded by Bennett Cerf Random House Alec	$800 [10] We don't know if his teenage wife, Isabel of Angouleme, was ever called Isabel Lackland King John Fred	$800 [26] Among the 7 ancient world wonders were 2 statues, Zeus at Olympia & this the Colossus of Rhodes David	DD $1,000 [14] 1 of the 2 Great Lakes that's also the name of an American Indian language Huron (or Erie) Alec	$800 [19] James Hutton, author of "Theory of the Earth", is considered the "father of" this science geology Alec	$800 [29] At the Jordan he called Jesus "the lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world" John the Baptist Alec
$1,000 [7] According to its commercials, this chemical company "lets you do great things" Dow Alec	$1,000 [11] When this consort of King George V saw a haystack during WWII, she said, "So that's what hay looks like" Queen Mary Fred	$1,000 [27] In the name of a national non-profit organization, the initials RIF stand for this Reading Is Fundamental Alec	$1,000 [15] It's the official language of Suriname Dutch Alec	$1,000 [20] In 1943 this physicist was put in charge of the Los Alamos labs where the first A-bomb was built Oppenheimer David	DD $1,000 [30] He wailed, "Would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!" King David Alec

Final Jeopardy!

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The Civil War

David "What is The Civil War" — wagered $2,100

Fred "What is Jewels of the Crown?" — wagered $6,350

Alec "What was 'The Civil War'" — wagered $3,899

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