Show #1680 1991-12-13 (taped 1991-09-24) Regular

Contestants

George Legg — a contract manager from Rolling Hills Estates, California

John De Vos — a law school student from Oceanside, California

Jay Marhoefer — a management consultant from Dallas, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,900)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jay	$1,700	$3,000	$8,400	$1,300 2-day champion: $20,200	$9,400 24 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
John	$200	$1,300	$2,100	$100 2nd place: vacation at the Ingleside Inn in Palm Springs + Jantzen fashions	$2,100 12 R, 3 W
George	$700	$1,700	$7,700	$0 3rd place: Cuthbertson original Christmas tree dinnerware + Nintendo Entertainment System	$6,500 15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

BODIES OF WATER	FRENCH COOKING	GEORGIANS	1960s SITCOMS	THE AUTO INDUSTRY	ALPHABETIC HOMOPHONES
$100 [9] Tarifa, Spain & Tangier, Morocco are on opposite sides of this strait the Strait of Gibraltar John	$100 [26] "Soupe de Potiron" is the French name for soup made from this Halloween gourd a pumpkin John	$100 [14] She described the burning of her hometown in her novel "Gone with the Wind" Margaret Mitchell Jay	$100 [4] Series on which Werner Klemperer played the monocled Col. Klink, commandant of Stalag 13 Hogan's Heroes John	$100 [1] In 1986 this company launched a new line of cars under the Acura name Honda Jay	$100 [21] In billiards it's the long rod used to hit the ball the cue George
$200 [10] This river flows through the entire length of New Mexico & forms part of its border with Texas the Rio Grande John George	$200 [27] Boudin blanc is a sausage made from this color meat white Jay	$200 [17] Gen. Lucius Clay organized this way around the Russian blockade of Berlin the Berlin Airlift George	$200 [5] Mayberry's deputy sheriff who kept his single bullet not in his gun, but in his shirt pocket Barney Fife Jay	$200 [2] In 1969 this automaker bought controlling interest in Lancia & Ferrari Fiat Jay	$200 [22] It's with whom a ram would spend an evening, & we don't mean a cheerleader a ewe Jay
$300 [11] In 1844 John C. Fremont became the 1st U.S. citizen to see this lake in the Sierra Nevadas Lake Tahoe Jay	$300 [28] This fruit used as a vegetable is the main ingredient in aubergines a la creme eggplant	$300 [18] This creator of Uncle Remus was born in Eatonton Joel Chandler Harris	$400 [7] In this series' opening, a spy enters a phone booth, dials 3 numbers & drops through the floor Get Smart George	$300 [3] In 1986, in the most successful import car launch in U.S. history, this co. introduced its Excel Hyundai John	$300 [23] It's the present tense plural of be are George
$400 [12] Among the world's freshwater lakes this African lake is 2nd in area only to Lake Superior Lake Victoria Jay	$400 [29] Meuniere butter contains this citrus juice lemon juice Jay George	$400 [19] This guy, not a girl, was the Georgia Peach Ty Cobb George	DD $500 [6] Mid-'60s sitcom that gave us the following theme:Instrumental music The Munsters Jay	$400 [15] The MX-5 Miata, introduced in 1989, is part of this co.'s strategy to create a more upscale image Mazda George	$400 [24] In "America the Beautiful" it's described as "shining" sea Jay
$500 [13] This river forms West Virginia's northwest border the Ohio Jay John George	—	$500 [20] In 1977 Jimmy Carter appointed fellow Georgian Griffin Bell to this Cabinet post Attorney General John	$500 [8] It was Wilbur Post's profession on "Mr. Ed" an architect Jay	$500 [16] In 1977 Volkswagen said it was phasing out its Beetle because of the popularity of this model the Rabbit John	$500 [25] This Robert van Gulik character isn't a private eye, but a Chinese judge Dee

Double Jeopardy! Round

PSYCH 101	MUSIC	PRESIDENTIAL BOOKS	BOTANY	RELIGION	CANADIAN CITIES
$200 [8] It's jealousy between brothers & sisters based on their competition for attention sibling rivalry John	$200 [3] The Amati family was known for making violins & the Tubbs family for making these for violins bows Jay	$200 [1] While recovering from spinal surgery, he began work on "Profiles in Courage" John Kennedy John	$200 [21] The prickly pear is not a pear, but one of these desert plants a cactus Jay	$200 [13] Completes the Mormon Church's full name, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day... Saints John	$200 [26] In the War of 1812, the British burned Washington after we burned this Ontario city Toronto Jay
$400 [9] A type of neurosis, it's an irrational fear of something a phobia Jay	$400 [4] First played in the 1740s, it's the oldest national anthem "God Save The Queen" (or The King) George	$400 [2] After returning home to Missouri, he wrote "Year of Decisions" & "Years of Trial & Hope" Harry Truman Jay	$400 [22] Popular varieties of this include Sunray, Big Boy & Beefsteak the tomato George	$400 [17] Boston proved un"friendly" to Mary Dyer, a follower of this religion who was hanged in 1660 the Quakers John George	$400 [27] The NHL Flames moved from Atlanta, which burned in 1864, to this city that had a big fire in 1886 Calgary Jay
$600 [10] Freud stopped using this technique to bring out hidden memories when he turned to free association hypnosis George	$600 [5] Irish composer John Field came up with this 19th century Romantic form, literally a "night piece" a nocturne Jay	$600 [14] "Six Crises" is an account of his political career before he became president Richard Nixon John	$600 [23] This fir, Oregon's state tree, is named for a Scottish botanist who was first to describe the species the Douglas fir George	$600 [18] The first reform congregation of this religion in the U.S. was founded in Charleston, S.C. in 1824 Judaism Jay	$600 [28] This Manitoba city's Royal Ballet is world famous Winnipeg, Manitoba
$800 [11] Jacob Moreno created this "theatrical" group therapy technique where patients act out their problems psychodrama	$800 [6] "Prabhati" was written for Yehudi Menuhin by this classical sitarist Ravi Shankar George	$800 [15] Franklin Roosevelt titled his 1928 account of this New York governor "The Happy Warrior" Al Smith Jay	$1,000 [25] In the U.S. about 50% of this grain is used for stock feed & another 25% as a source for malt barley John	$800 [19] The religion of almost all of the residents of Madras Hindu Jay	$800 [29] Though you take a ferry to get there, this provincial capital is still the west end of the Trans-Canada Highway Victoria George
$1,000 [12] This Swiss psychologist was under 30 when he wrote "The Language and Thought of the Child" (Jean) Piaget Jay John	$1,000 [7] 19th century French composer noted for his "Te Deum" & "Symphonie Fantastique" Berlioz Jay	DD $1,200 [16] His memoirs were published in 1971 as "The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency" LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) Jay	DD $2,000 [24] The female part of a flower; it contains a stigma, a style & an ovary the pistil George	$1,000 [20] Britannica defines it as "the ancient pre-Islamic religion of Iran" Zoroastrianism	$1,000 [30] Founded in 1786, the Molson Brewery in this city is Canada's oldest operating brewery Montreal

Final Jeopardy!

THEATRE

Peter Shaffer omitted the death of Emperor Joseph II from the NYC production of this play

Amadeus

John "What is The Emperor Jones?" — wagered $2,000

George "What is Les Miserable" — wagered $7,700

Jay "What is The Emperor Jones" — wagered $7,100

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