Show #1981 1993-03-29 (taped 1992-12-02) Regular

Contestants

Susan Poorman — an editorial assistant from Anaheim, California

Don Mennella — a postal clerk from Westfield, New Jersey

Abraham Aig — a banker from Jamaica, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $33,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Abraham	$600	$2,400	$4,700	$9,200 2nd place: trip on TWA to New York & stay at Radisson Empire Hotel	$6,700 21 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs)
Don	$800	$1,600	$1,600	$2,200 3rd place: Sanyo 27" TV & Wheel of Fortune + Jeopardy! for Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis	$1,600 9 R, 2 W
Susan	$200	$1,200	$5,400	$10,101 New champion: $10,101	$6,400 19 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

TRANSPORTATION	THE 1950s	HERBS & SPICES	AWARDS	PAINTING & SCULPTURE	HOMOPHONIC PAIRS
$100 [1] The first city to have a subway, its system is called "The Tube" or "The Underground" London Susan	$100 [7] The 22nd Amendment adopted Feb. 26, 1951, limited presidents to this many full terms 2 Abraham	$100 [2] Dijon is the main French center for making a condiment out of this plant’s seeds mustard Abraham	$100 [12] His "Ropin' the Wind" album won a 1992 Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male Garth Brooks Susan	$100 [13] Of Coloretto, Paintoretto or Tintoretto, the one who was a famous artist Tintoretto Abraham	$100 [14] Chop after dinner candies into small pieces to mince mints Susan
$200 [3] In 1896 the first motor truck was built by Gottlieb Daimler in this country Germany Abraham	$200 [8] This Wisconsin Republican was condemned by the Senate Dec. 2, 1954 Joseph McCarthy Abraham	$200 [21] The corns of this spice are red when picked & turn black when dried peppers Don	$200 [19] Sam Shepard got an Oscar nom. for Best Supporting Actor for playing Chuck Yeager in this 1983 film The Right Stuff Don	$200 [23] Pissarro's painting of "The Boulevard Montmartre at Night" depicts a street scene in this city Paris Abraham	$200 [15] It’s financial gain for Isaiah or Muhammad prophet profit (prophet's profits) Susan
$300 [4] In 1785 Congress initiated mail service using these horse-drawn vehicles stagecoaches	$300 [9] Dogfights between jet fighters first occurred in the 1950s in this war the Korean War Don	$300 [22] The curly-leaved variety of this herb is the most popular garnish in the U.S. parsley Susan	$300 [20] In 1977 Lindsay Wagner won an Emmy for playing Jaime Sommers in this TV series The Bionic Woman Abraham Susan	$300 [24] Diego Rivera specialized in this type of large wall painting murals Abraham	$300 [16] A swank & stylish Arabian prince a chic sheik Abraham
$400 [5] Some American Indian tribes carried goods on this A-shaped drag the travois	$400 [10] Using his antipolio vaccine, inoculation of schoolchildren began Feb. 23, 1954 in Pittsburgh Dr. Jonas Salk Abraham	$400 [27] Jamaica produces the finest of this root spice found in Chinese food & pumpkin pie ginger Susan	$400 [29] James Earl Jones won a 1969 Tony for his role as boxer Jack Jefferson in this play The Great White Hope Abraham	$400 [25] A shield was put up around this statue in Florence in 1992 to stop people from knocking off its toes David Don	$400 [17] Sells foot levers for bicycles peddles pedals Abraham Susan
DD $500 [6] In 1991 this Fort Worth-based airline led all U.S. carriers in passenger miles flown American Airlines Abraham	$500 [11] In 1950 he was named the greatest horse of the first half of the century by the Associated Press Man o' War Don	$500 [28] Swedes marinate salmon with the leaves of this "pickle" herb to make gravlax dill	$500 [30] In 1951 this "Pogo" creator won the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year Walt Kelly Abraham	$500 [26] This artist gets all wrapped up in his work; he draped the Pont-Neuf with 440,000 square feet of fabric Christo Susan	$500 [18] A bold preface to a novel a forward foreword

Double Jeopardy! Round

GEOGRAPHY	POLITICS	SCIENCE & NATURE	BOOKS & AUTHORS	MODERN BLACK HISTORY	BALLET
$200 [19] In 1980 the island of Tobago was given considerable autonomy from this larger neighbor Trinidad Susan	$200 [14] Since 1962 this Massachusetts senator's lowest winning percentage was 61% in 1982 Edward Kennedy Abraham	$200 [26] A hygrometer is any of various instruments for measuring this in the air moisture (humidity) Abraham	$200 [1] 2 years in a row, this comedian topped the bestseller list with "Fatherhood" & "Time Flies" Bill Cosby Abraham	$200 [3] Bobby Seale, co-founder of this militant group later wrote a cookbook, "Barbeque'n with Bobby" the Black Panthers Don	$200 [2] The folklore of this religion inspired Jerome Robbins' ballet "Dybbuk Variations" Judaism Don
$400 [20] This U.S. commonwealth is the easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean Puerto Rico Susan	$400 [15] This famous showman served 2 terms in the Connecticut legislature in the 1800s P.T. Barnum Don	$400 [28] The anaconda is considered this type of snake because it kills its prey by squeezing a constrictor Susan	$400 [6] "The Origin" by Irving Stone is a biographical novel of this naturalist Charles Darwin Abraham	$400 [4] In 1964 he quit the Nation of Islam & founded the Organization for Afro-American Unity Malcolm X Abraham	$400 [5] Calliope, Polyhymnia & Terpsichore, who are 3 of these goddesses, appear in the ballet "Apollo" the Muses Susan
$600 [21] Add an X to the end of this English isle's name & you get a language spoken there the Isle of Man Susan	$600 [16] In 1991 Lynn Martin replaced this woman as Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole Susan	$600 [29] Meaning "glowing with heat", it's the type of light given off by a light bulb incandescent Susan	$600 [9] "Of Time and the River" was Thomas Wolfe's 1935 sequel to this novel Look Homeward Angel Abraham Susan	$600 [12] Hubert Gerold Brown was better known as this H. Rap Brown Abraham	$600 [7] Choreographer Auguste Bournonville has been called the father of this Scandinavian country's ballet Denmark Abraham
$800 [22] In the 1942 battle for this atoll, the Japanese lost 4 aircraft carriers & a heavy cruiser to the U.S. Midway Abraham	$1,000 [24] He founded the New York Tribune as a Whig daily, helped form the GOP & was the Democrats' 1872 pres. candidate Horace Greeley Don	$800 [25] Formed by hundreds of single light receptors, it's the type of eye found in insects & crustaceans a compound eye Susan	$800 [10] E.M. Forster set this novel in the city of Chandrapore, on the banks of the Ganges A Passage to India Don Susan	DD $1,000 [17] In 1954 he was named an undersecretary of the United Nations Dr. Ralph Bunche Susan	$800 [8] This ballerina who originated the role of the Coquette in "La Sonnambula" in 1946 is part Osage Indian Maria Tallchief Susan
—	DD $1,500 [23] In 1896 this Ohio governor became the first presidential candidate to campaign by telephone McKinley Abraham	$1,000 [27] Named for a Russian, these Alaskan islands are famous for their fur seal breeding grounds the Pribilof Islands Don Susan	$1,000 [11] His last novel "The Winter of Our Discontent", was published in 1961 John Steinbeck Susan	$1,000 [18] It lasted from December 5, 1955 to December 21, 1956 the Montgomery bus boycott Susan	$1,000 [13] The Moor in the ballet "Petrouchka" is one of these playthings, like Petrouchka himself a marionette (a puppet) Abraham

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. GEOGRAPHY

The Klickitat Indians referred to this peak as Tah-One-Lat-Clah, meaning "fire mountain"

Mount St. Helens

Don "What Mt St Helen" — wagered $600

Abraham "What is Mt St Helen" — wagered $4,500

Susan "What is Mount St. Helens?" — wagered $4,701

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