Show #1669 1991-11-28 (taped 1991-09-12) Regular

Kirk Ditzler game 4.

Contestants

Robin O'Donnell — a computer network manager from Berkeley, California

Joan Srednicki — a special education teacher from Bayonne, New Jersey

Kirk Ditzler — a teacher from Houston, Texas (whose 3-day cash winnings total $28,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kirk	$-100	$800	$5,400	$5,800 4-day champion: $34,000	$5,000 17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Joan	$500	$700	$900	$1,800 3rd place: Yashica Zoomtec camera + Jeopardy home game or computerized version of Jeopardy	$900 6 R, 2 W
Robin	$2,500	$1,700	$2,400	$4,800 2nd place: trip for 2 to Las Vegas + Jeopardy home game or computerized version of Jeopardy	$3,800 24 R (including 1 DD), 9 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. GEOGRAPHY	ANNUAL EVENTS	KID STUFF	GENERAL SCIENCE	DESIGN	HOW DO YOU...
$100 [1] Over half of this state's population lives in Providence county Rhode Island Robin	$100 [19] 1991 was the 230th anniversary of the parade in New York on this March holiday St. Patrick's Day Kirk	$100 [8] If little Jackie or Sammi asks you for a laptop for her birthday, she wants one of these a computer Robin	$100 [15] Barium sulfate is used in diagnosing gastrointestinal problems since it's opaque to these rays x-rays Robin	$100 [6] The "Maltese" one of these Christian symbols has eight points a cross Robin	$100 [13] After feeding it, hold the baby on your shoulder & pat its back How do you burp the baby? Robin
$200 [2] Carson City, the capital of this state, is not part of any county Nevada Robin	$200 [20] This June 14 observance isn't a federal holiday Flag Day Joan	$200 [9] 1 of the 4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Michelangelo (Raphael, Donatello, Leonardo) Robin	$200 [25] Joseph Priestley gave this name to some tree sap that could wipe out pencil marks rubber Joan	$200 [7] Used in decorative tableware, the opaque glass named for this liquid is usually white milk Robin	$200 [14] Work your way up from page & squire, or be tapped by a king with a sword How do you become knighted? Kirk
$300 [3] Mountain gap discovered in 1750, many years before D. Boone blazed the Wilderness Road through it Cumberland Gap Kirk Robin	$300 [21] In 1986 president Reagan signed legislation moving this from the last to the 1st Sunday in April the beginning of Daylight Saving Time	$300 [10] Big names in this field of music are MC Hammer, Young MC & Tone Loc rap music Robin	$300 [29] The inner layer of skin in vertebrates is called this the dermis Joan Robin	$300 [22] An amorino is a decorative representation of one of these little beings, usually winged a cherub (or a cupid) Robin	$300 [16] Put a bar magnet on a plastic lid and float it in a bowl of water How do you make a compass? Robin
DD $500 [4] The name of this Florida city comes from the Spanish Cayo Hueso, "Bone Island", not its location Key West Robin	$400 [23] On December 12, Mexico honors this "Virgin", the patron saint of Mexico (Our Lady of) Guadalupe Robin	$400 [11] Animal that laughed at such sport as a cow jumping over the moon the little dog Robin	$400 [28] This term refers to any water-storing fleshy plant, including cactus a succulent Kirk	$400 [26] In the 1800s there was a revival of the furniture style named for this beheaded Bourbon king Louis XVI Kirk Robin	$400 [17] Move the runner up the shaft to the stop wire so the ribs are extended & the fabric taut on the frame How do you open an umbrella? Robin
$500 [5] Sandusky Bay is an inlet of Lake Erie in this state Ohio Joan	$500 [24] This Jewish holiday is marked by reading the Biblical book of Esther Purim Robin	$500 [12] In "Jack and the Beanstalk" Jack stole a singing one of these from the giant a harp Robin	$500 [27] Colles' fracture, common in people who fall forward, is a break of this arm bone radius Joan Robin	—	$500 [18] Flood the bog, churn the water, then scoop off the fruit that floated to the top How do you harvest cranberries? Robin

Double Jeopardy! Round

MUSICAL THEATRE	BIBLICAL QUOTES	WORLD HISTORY	FOOD	LITERATURE	NICKNAMES
$200 [1] In titles of Broadway musicals, this word follows "Golden" & "Finian's" Rainbow Robin	$200 [23] He asked God, "Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh and... bring forth the children of Israel" Moses Kirk	$200 [16] During the early Middle Ages Sorrento, now part of this country, was an independent duchy Italy Kirk	$200 [2] A cassava is a root & a casaba is one of these a melon Robin	$200 [11] Margaret Mitchell took this title from Ernest Dowson's poem "Cynara" Gone with the Wind Kirk	$200 [18] "The Sage of America", "The Father of the Stove" & "The Jolly Imbiber" Ben Franklin Joan
$400 [7] According to the title of a song from "Barnum", "There Is" one of these "Born Ev'ry Minute" a sucker Kirk	$400 [27] He said, "My God hath sent his angel & hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me" Daniel Kirk	$400 [17] Ferdinand VII was forced to abdicate the throne of this country in favor of Joseph Bonaparte Spain Robin	$400 [3] 2 well-known varieties of this fruit are the Persian & the Key limes Robin	$400 [12] In 1800 Parson Weems wrote "The Life and Memorable Actions of" this president George Washington Kirk	$400 [19] "The Mad Monk" Rasputin Robin
$800 [9] Diahann Carroll starred in this 1962 musical whose title referred to a lack of violins in its score No Strings Kirk	$600 [28] Ecclesiastes says, "Cast" this "upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days" bread Robin	$600 [24] The 7th Earl of Cardigan was 57 when he led this famous charge at the Battle of Balaklava the Charge of the Light Brigade Kirk	$600 [4] Once made from the root of the plant it's named after, it's now made from corn syrup, gum Arabic & gelatin the marshmallow Robin	$600 [13] 30 years after she wrote "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas", Alice wrote "What is Remembered" Gertrude Stein Kirk	$600 [20] The U.S. Army's "Black Jack" Pershing Robin
DD $1,000 [8] 1977 musical in which Dorothy Loudon sang thefollowing:"Little girls, little girls/Everywhere I turn/I can see them..." Annie Kirk	$800 [29] In Matthew, Jesus is quoted as saying, "For wide is the gate, & broad is the way, that leadeth to" this destruction Robin	$800 [25] The Golden Bull of 1222 has been called the Hungarian equivalent of this English document the Magna Carta Kirk	$800 [5] This light, currant-studded, rum-soaked yeast cake was named after an Arabian Nights character Baba au rhum Robin	$800 [14] John Gay wrote "Polly" as a sequel to this "Opera" The Beggar's Opera Kirk	$800 [21] "Hero of Mobile Bay" Admiral Farragut Kirk
$1,000 [10] Lucille Ball struck oil at the end of this 1960 musical Wildcat Kirk Joan	DD $1,500 [30] Psalm 111 in the King James Version says, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of" this wisdom Robin	$1,000 [26] Born circa 1743, this Haitian revolutionary was a slave until he was in his 40s Toussaint Louverture	$1,000 [6] This Polish or Russian specialty is a half-moon shaped noodle dumpling filled with a minced mixture a pierogi Joan	$1,000 [15] This is the first of Sophocles' Theban plays chronologically but the second written Oedipus Rex Kirk	$1,000 [22] "The Creator of the 'Eclectic Readers'" William McGuffey Kirk

Final Jeopardy!

ORGANIZATIONS

The forerunner of this organization was founded in 1887 to coordinate 22 Denver charities

United Way

Joan "What is the United Way" — wagered $900

Robin "What is United Way?" — wagered $2,400

Kirk "What is United Way?" — wagered $400

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