Show #1619 1991-09-19 (taped 1991-08-12) Regular

Contestants

Kerrie McCaw — a retail supervisor originally from Portland, Oregon

Charles Wolfe — a statistician from Arlington, Virginia

Phil Katz — a doctoral candidate from Princeton, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Phil	$1,400	$4,000	$8,600	$12,200 2nd place: Mexican vacation + Jeopardy! home game or the computerized version of Jeopardy!	$8,600 23 R, 3 W
Charles	$400	$600	$5,000	$9,999 3rd place: wall coverings + Jeopardy! home game or the computerized version of Jeopardy!	$5,900 14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Kerrie	$600	$800	$10,000	$20,000 New champion: $20,000	$7,400 18 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

3-LETTER WORDS	HISTORIC NICKNAMES	CARD GAMES	SOUTH AMERICA	THE 1990 OSCARS	ROOMS
$100 [20] It can be a spigot, or the beer drawn through the spigot tap Phil	$100 [1] Among his nicknames are "Sage of America" & "Father of the Stove" Benjamin Franklin Charles	$100 [11] This game is also known as patience; you may need a lot of it to play by yourself solitaire Kerrie	$100 [15] Chile's most important export is this metal used in electrical wiring copper Phil Charles	$100 [12] 1990's Best Picture, it became only the 2nd western to win that award Dances with Wolves Phil	$100 [4] It's where a performer changes costumes, not where he keeps his vinaigrette the dressing room Phil
$200 [21] An inexperienced newspaper reporter working the press box at Wrigley Field a cub Phil	$200 [2] Alexander Pope is the "Bard of Twickenham" & Shakespeare is the "Bard of" this Avon Phil	$200 [13] In France, this gambling game is known as vingt-et-un 21 (or blackjack) Kerrie	$200 [16] This odd-shaped mountain rises above Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro the Sugarloaf Mountain Kerrie	$200 [27] John Caglione Jr. & Doug Drexler won Best Makeup for bringing to life Pruneface & other villains in this film Dick Tracy Phil	$200 [7] A comfortable, secluded room often used for reading, or the lair of a wild beast a den Charles
$300 [22] One of Santa's diminutive assistants an elf Phil	$300 [3] He's been called the "Conqueror of the World" & "Madman of Macedonia" Alexander the Great Kerrie	$300 [14] Five hundred is a combination of euchre & this ever-popular bidding game bridge Phil Charles	$300 [17] Ecuador's chief seaport, it's also the capital of Guayas Province Guayaquil Phil Charles	$300 [28] Her Oscar for playing a medium in "Ghost" was the 1st won by a Black actress since 1939 Whoopi Goldberg Phil	$300 [8] A small living room, often part of a suite, named for what one does in a chair a sitting room Charles
$400 [23] A scepter or crown is sometimes topped with this sphere that bears a cross an orb Phil	$400 [5] When exiled to Elba, he said he'd return with the violets, earning him the nickname "Corp. Violet" Napoleon I Phil	$400 [18] This casino game, often played in Europe is nicknamed "chemmy" chemin de fer Phil	$400 [25] A war over the Chaco region erupted in 1932 between Paraguay & this other land-locked country Bolivia Charles	$400 [29] Joe Pesci won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing a sadistic mobster in this film Goodfellas Charles	$400 [9] If a Frenchman invites you into his chambre a coucher, he wants to take you here the bedroom Phil
$500 [24] The white-tailed species of this antelope is now confined to fenced farms & reserves in South Africa a gnu Charles	$500 [6] The flamboyant King Charles II of England earned himself this jovial nickname the Merry Monarch Charles	$500 [19] These cards are high in pinochle aces	DD $900 [26] South America's northernmost point is in this country Colombia Charles	$500 [30] He won the Best Actor Oscar for playing Claus von Bulow in "Reversal of Fortune" Jeremy Irons Phil	$500 [10] In a famous poem, the spider invited the fly to "walk into" this room, a euphemism for her web her parlor Phil

Double Jeopardy! Round

FIRST LADIES	WORLD FACTS	FRENCH LITERATURE	ARCHITECTURE	BIRDS	NATIONAL FORESTS
$200 [12] Lou Hoover was a troop leader in this organization before she became its national president the Girl Scouts Kerrie	$200 [17] This independent state is located on the west bank of the Tiber River Vatican City Kerrie	$200 [2] Most common translation of Rene Descartes' "Je pense, donc je suis" "I think, therefore I am" Kerrie	$200 [6] The Gothic style known as Isabelline, which began circa 1479, was named for her Queen Isabella Kerrie	$200 [22] The Book of Knowledge calls its song "rollicking"; a '50s tune said it "rocks in the treetop" the robin Phil	$200 [1] The only national forest in this state is the Hoosier National Forest Indiana Kerrie
$400 [13] The death of her son Willie in 1862 shattered her (Mary) Ann Todd Lincoln Kerrie	$400 [18] The Governor of the Netherlands Antilles is appointed by this person the Queen of the Netherlands Phil	$600 [4] Completes the title of Jean Anouilh's drama "The Waltz of the..." Toreadors Kerrie	$400 [8] The magnificent Farnese Palace in this capital city was designed partly by Michelangelo Rome	$400 [23] To do this a hummingbird moves its wings in a figure eight pattern instead of up & down hover Charles	$400 [27] Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming borders this national park Yellowstone Kerrie
$600 [14] This early 19th century first lady got all "dolled" up in Turkish turbans Dolley Madison Kerrie	$600 [19] Pere David's deer are native to this Asian country & were once found only on the Emperor's hunting grounds China Kerrie	$800 [5] In 1943 this philosopher wrote of "L'Etre et le Neant", "Being and Nothingness" (Jean-Paul) Sartre Charles	$600 [9] The master wood-carver Grinling Gibbons decorated the choir stalls at this London cathedral St. Paul's Phil	$600 [24] A pigeon feeds its young a protein-rich "milk" produced in this part of its esophagus the crop Charles	$600 [28] This Idaho forest named for Chief Joseph's tribe has the deepest gorge in the U.S. the Nez Perce Forest Phil
$800 [15] Nancy Reagan majored in drama at this college in Northampton, Massachusetts Smith Kerrie	$800 [20] The blue bars on the flag of this capital of Alberta represent the North Saskatchewan River & strength Edmonton Charles	DD $1,000 [3] Poet A. Vacquerie said of this author, "The towers of Notre Dame formed the H of his name" Victor Hugo Kerrie	$800 [10] Among this city's surviving Byzantine churches are Hagia Irene & Hagia Sophia Istanbul Phil	$800 [25] Females of the biggest species of this bird lay 1 egg & don't use a nest but hold it on their feet penguins Charles	$800 [29] Among the national forests in this state are Cleveland, Los Padres & Shasta-Trinity California Kerrie
DD $3,000 [16] 1 of her favorite paintings, "The Garden at Versailles" was painted in 1951 by her husband Mamie Eisenhower Kerrie	$1,000 [21] The Native Quarter in this city for which a hat is named has been called Morocco's most interesting Fez Phil	$1,000 [7] This author of "The Little Prince" was famous as an aviator & wrote on that subject, too (Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry Phil	$1,000 [11] This country's Manueline style celebrated its sea trade with carved barnacle & coral designs Portugal	$1,000 [26] Related to the stork, this bird once sacred in Egypt is no longer found there the ibis Phil	$1,000 [30] These 2 New England states share White Mountain National Forest Maine and New Hampshire Phil Charles

Final Jeopardy!

ORGANIZATIONS

It was founded in 1938 as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis

March of Dimes

Charles "What is March of Dimes?" — wagered $4,999

Phil "What is the March of Dimes?" — wagered $3,600

Kerrie "What is the March of Dimes?" — wagered $10,000

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