Show #1389 1990-09-20 (taped 1990-08-06) Regular

Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes.

Contestants

Karen Dalal — an educational consultant from South Holland, Illinois

Burr Baldwin — a painting and decorating contractor from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Catherine Meschter — a communications consultant from Washington, D.C. (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Catherine	$100	$200	$3,400	$100 3rd place	$4,400 11 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Burr	$1,500	$4,800	$10,500	$11,300 New champion: $11,300	$7,700 22 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Karen	$900	$1,200	$5,600	$200 2nd place	$5,600 14 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

1955	TOYS & GAMES	SCIENCE & NATURE	FEMALE SINGERS	SCOTLAND	IN OTHER WORDS
$100 [26] He celebrated his 71st birthday May 8 by breaking ground for his presidential library in Independence, Missouri Truman Karen	$100 [4] The chances of drawing this poker hand are 649,739 to 1 a royal flush Catherine	$100 [7] Einstein's theory of relativity shows that a body can't actually travel at this speed the speed of light Burr	$100 [10] Her 1989 single "Like A Prayer" debuted in a Pepsi-Cola TV commercial telecast in 40 countries Madonna Burr	$100 [1] 1 of 3 Queens that were built on the River Clyde near Glasgow (1 of) Queen Mary (or Queen Elizabeth or QE2 ) Burr	$100 [15] Battle in a similar way to Lucifer fight like the devil Burr Karen
$200 [27] These 2 labor groups ended a 20-year division when they merged in December the AFL-CIO Karen	$200 [5] Found in Egyptian tombs from 2000 B.C., these are the oldest known gambling implements dice Karen	$200 [8] The grub is the larva of a beetle, the maggot of a fly, & this is the larva of a moth or butterfly a caterpillar Burr	$200 [11] She had a No.1 hit with "Do You Know Where You're Going To", "The Theme From Mahogany" Diana Ross Burr	$200 [2] These animals are often allowed to graze on some golf courses to keep the greens cropped sheep Burr	$200 [16] I was forced by Mephistopheles to accomplish this task the devil made me do it Burr
$300 [28] "The Ballad of" this man sold over 4 million copies on some 15 different record labels Davy Crockett	$300 [6] An aggie is a marble made of this material an agate Burr	$300 [9] Minimum number of mirrors in a kaleidoscope 2 Karen	$300 [12] This lead singer of Jefferson Airplane co-wrote "Somebody To Love", their first Top 10 hit Grace Slick Karen	$300 [3] Item of clothing the Scots call a jumper; the most famous are the patterned ones called Fair Isle a sweater Karen	$300 [21] Satan's student the devil's disciple
$400 [29] Georgi Malenkov, who had succeeded this Soviet leader, was demoted to the Ministry of Power Stations Stalin Burr	$400 [13] Players try to avoid the soft ball in this game that can be played in team or circle versions dodgeball (dodge the bal)	$400 [24] Science concerned with the construction of mechanical men robotics	$400 [17] She was called "Bubbles" by her family but this is now Evelyn King's nickname "Champagne" Catherine	$500 [20] Scotland's lakes are called lochs & its narrow inlets of the sea are called these firths Burr	$400 [22] Old Nick before you, a very large aqua-colored body of water behind you between the devil and the deep blue sea Burr
—	$500 [14] In this card game a red 3 is worth 100 points, whether or not you meld Canasta Karen	$500 [25] Scientists believe camels originated on this continent where they are no longer native North America Catherine	$500 [18] Her 1957 hit "Dynamite" was responsible for her nickname "Little Miss Dynamite" Brenda Lee	DD $1,500 [19] Though English is the official language, this is also spoken, mostly in the Highland & also in the islands Gaelic Burr	$500 [23] Present to a prince of darkness what he deserves give the devil his due Burr

Double Jeopardy! Round

BEST SELLERS	GOVERNMENT AGENCIES	NEW YORKERS	ARCHITECTURE	HISTORY	MOUNTAINS
$200 [1] She says her new book "The Way to Cook" may be her last Julia Child Catherine	$200 [26] If you want to open a new restaurant you might consider a loan from SBA which stands for this Small Business Administration Burr	$200 [21] Bogie just called this actress, born Betty Joan Perske, "Baby" Lauren Bacall Catherine	$200 [13] Examples of these features are bay, casement & jalousie windows Karen	$200 [8] He was the son of Swedish prime minister Hjalmar Hammarskjold Dag Hammarskjöld Catherine	$200 [3] This, the worlds tallest mountain, was known as Peak XV before it was renamed in 1865 Everest Burr
$400 [2] Hollywood nonagenarian who remembers his career in "All My Best Friends" George Burns Burr	$400 [27] The Voice of America & WORLDNET come under the auspices of this agency founded in 1953 the U.S. Information Agency Catherine	$400 [22] At different times he headed the programming departments at CBS & ABC & was president of NBC Fred Silverman Burr	$400 [14] Bricks get their reddish color from the presence of this ore in the clay used to make them iron Karen	$400 [9] Colliers Encyclopedia says this bizarre czar was entirely lacking in mental stability Ivan the Terrible Catherine Burr Karen	$400 [4] At 18,700' Citlaltépetl is this country's highest peak Mexico Catherine
$600 [16] She wrote "I Want to Grow Hair, I Want to Grow Up, I Want to Go to Boise" about kids who survive cancer Erma Bombeck Karen	DD $1,000 [28] Commission referred to by its initials in the followingsong:"Well I pulled out of Pittsburgh rolling down that Eastern seaboard / I got my diesel wound up and she's a-running like never before / There's a speed zone ahead, but all right / I don't see a cop in sight / Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight..." the Interstate Commerce Commission (the ICC) Catherine	$600 [23] This Watergate co-conspirator's 1980 autobiography was titled "Will" (Gordon) Liddy Karen	$600 [15] You might say that this skyscraper, the world's tallest from 1913 to 1930, was built on nickels & dimes the Woolworth Building Karen	$600 [10] He didn't initiate the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 but he's the most famous of the conspirators Guy Fawkes Burr	$600 [5] The Bighorn Mountains extend northward from Wyoming into this state Montana Catherine
$800 [17] Actor whose book of light verse hit the best seller list in 1989 Jimmy Stewart Karen	—	$800 [24] This former Baltimore Orioles pitcher has appeared in Jockey underwear ads Jim Palmer Karen	$800 [19] Architectural detail named for, not created by, Francois Mansart a (mansard) roof Catherine	$1,000 [12] Despite international protests, this prime minister of Pakistan was hanged in 1979 (Ali) Bhutto Karen	$800 [6] Half a mile higher than McKinley, Mount Aconcagua is the tallest peak in this range the Andes Burr
$1,000 [18] "Foucault's Pendulum" is an encyclopedic detective story by this author Umberto Eco	—	$1,000 [25] 5 years after the publication of his "Daisy Miller", this author wrote a dramatization of the novel Henry James Karen	$1,000 [20] He designed statehouses for Maine, Massachusetts & Connecticut, while his son is famous for stories from mythology (Charles) Bulfinch Catherine	DD $2,500 [11] Toussaint Louverture, who died in a French prison in 1803, is considered the liberator of this country Haiti Burr	$1,000 [7] Swiss peak, first climbed in 1865, it's called Mont Cervin in French & Monte Cervino in Italian the Matterhorn Burr

Final Jeopardy!

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

In the 1890s this company introduced the pneumatic tire for cars; in 1948 the steel-belted radial tire

Michelin

Catherine "What is Goodyear?" — wagered $3,300

Karen "What is Goodyear?" — wagered $5,400

Burr "What is Michelin?" — wagered $800

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