Show #1487 1991-02-05 (taped 1991-01-07) Regular

Leslie Frates game 3.

Contestants

Jeff Cherniss — a software marketing executive originally from Pasadena, California

Ines Segert — a sleep researcher originally from Ecuador, South America

Leslie Frates — a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $13,198)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Leslie	$900	$3,600	$15,800	$11,600 3-day champion: $24,798	$12,300 34 R (including 3 DDs), 4 W
Ines	$100	$500	$-300	$-300 3rd place: Lane "The Spoiler" padded Action recliner + the Jeopardy! home game or Jeopardy! Challenger	$-300 4 R, 4 W
Jeff	$0	$600	$2,000	$0 2nd place: a trip to Las Vegas on America West Airlines with 6 nights & 7 days at the Four Queens Hotel-Casino + the Jeopardy! home game or Jeopardy! Challenger	$2,000 9 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

REVOLUTIONARY WAR HEROES	SPORTS QUOTES	CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	8-LETTER WORDS	FASHION HISTORY	TAXI
$100 [23] After the war, this marquis returned to France with enough American soil in which to be buried the Marquis de Lafayette Leslie	$100 [4] When sentenced on July 19, 1990, he said, "I lost my dignity... I lost some dear fans" Pete Rose Leslie	$100 [13] Before Dorothy & friends entered here, they were given green spectacles to wear for protection the Emerald City Leslie	$100 [1] Crude writing or drawing on a wall, "Kilroy was here" for example graffiti Leslie	$100 [15] A chesterfield, which usually has a velvet collar, is one of these an overcoat (a topcoat) Leslie	$100 [10] His girlfriend, Zena, was played by Rhea Perlman Louie Leslie
$200 [24] He fought well as a major general for the Americans & a brigadier general for the British Benedict Arnold Leslie	$200 [17] When asked if he deserved making more than Pres. Hoover, this Yankee said, "Why not? I had a better year" Babe Ruth Leslie	$200 [19] Ludwig Bemelmans' Madeline attends a boarding school in this city Paris Leslie	$200 [2] A cowboy who tends saddle horses, or the brand of jeans he might wear doing it a wrangler Leslie	$200 [6] In the 1770s these were extremely high & so starched & powdered they attracted vermin wigs (or hairstyles) Leslie	$200 [9] After turning from boxing to acting in real life, he went back for 1 more match in 1979 in Madison Square Garden Tony Danza Leslie
$300 [25] Because he hadn't "begun to fight", he continued his career in Russia's navy John Paul Jones Leslie	$300 [28] Before leading the Jets to victory in Super Bowl III, this quarterback said, "I guarantee it" Joe Namath Jeff	$300 [20] Munro Leaf's bull who'd rather smell the flowers than fight Ferdinand Leslie	$300 [3] A list of specialized words & their meanings, often found at the end of a book a glossary Jeff	$300 [16] A porkpie, which is one of these, was named for its resemblance to a pork pie a hat Jeff	$300 [11] Before becoming a regular he appeared once as the minister planning to officiate at Latka's wedding Reverend Jim (Ignatowski) Leslie Jeff
$400 [26] Ethan Allen led this fighting group in Vermont the Green Mountain Boys Ines	—	$500 [22] You might say he wrote the book on nonsense, since he's the author of "The Book of Nonsense" Edward Lear	$400 [5] From the Latin "frangere", to break, it's a broken or detached part a fragment Leslie Ines	$400 [8] Portraits of Elizabeth I often show her wearing one of these large collars popular in the 1500s a ruff Ines	$400 [12] This cabdriver has 2 kids, Jason & Jennifer Elaine Nardo Ines
$500 [27] He served as Washington's aide-de-camp for 4 years before leading New York troops at Yorktown Alexander Hamilton	—	DD $1,500 [21] Margery Williams' story of a toy brought to life by love; it's a hare-raising tale The Velveteen Rabbit Leslie	$500 [7] Iced rum & lime juice cocktail named for a place in Cuba a daiquiri Ines	$500 [18] This ancient civilization's rulers & chief military officers wore cloaks called paludamenta the Roman civilization	$500 [14] This ex-wife of Woody Allen played Alex Reiger's ex-wife Phyllis Louise Lasser

Double Jeopardy! Round

GREAT DISASTERS	FROM THE FRENCH	THE PLANETS	PLAYWRIGHTS	THE PACIFIC	CREATION ACCOUNTS
$200 [27] Guinness says when this volcano erupted in 1980, it caused the largest avalanche ever in the U.S. Mount St. Helens Leslie	$200 [2] To strut conspicuously, it's from the French "chasse", referring to a gliding dance step sashay	$200 [8] Circling the Sun every 88 days, it is the fastest planet Mercury Leslie	$200 [1] Like his niece Grace Kelly, playwright George Kelly was born in this Pennsylvania city Philadelphia Leslie	$200 [7] This line zigzags, so the Wallis Islands are to the west of it & Western Samoa to the east the International Date Line Jeff	$200 [13] The West African Dogon tribe believed a cosmic one of these came first, not a chicken an egg Jeff
$400 [26] The 1889 river flood at this Pennsylvania town took more U.S. lives than any other Johnstown Leslie Ines	$400 [3] This word for a diplomatic agent is from the French for "to send" an envoy Leslie	$400 [15] In 1610 he looked through his telescope & discovered the 4 large moons of Jupiter Galileo Jeff	$400 [28] In 1947 Bertolt Brecht returned to Europe after testifying before this committee the House Un-American Activities Committee Leslie	$400 [9] The largest of the 3 main groups of islands, its name means "many islands" Polynesia Leslie	$400 [25] The Kalahari Bushmen believe all the animals were created by Cagn, whose symbol is this praying insect a mantis Leslie
$600 [21] About 5,000 were trampled in the stampede for free beer at the coronation of this czar in 1896 Nicholas Leslie Jeff	$800 [5] From the French meaning "novel with a key", it's a novel with thinly disguised depictions of real people a roman à clef Leslie	$600 [16] This planet, tho not nearest the Sun, is hottest because of a greenhouse effect Venus Ines	$600 [29] William Gibson called his book about the making of this play "The Seesaw Log" Two for the Seesaw Leslie	$600 [10] He found the Pacific in 1513 but couldn't sail it then because he left his ship on the other side of Panama Balboa Leslie	$600 [24] Some creation accounts fall under the category creatio ex nihilo, creation from this nothing Leslie
$800 [20] Few remember it was the Stockholm, a Swedish liner, that collided with this Italian liner in 1956 the Andrea Doria Leslie	$1,000 [6] This word for a subtle distinction is French for shade or hue a nuance Leslie	$800 [17] Because it is smallest & lightest, some astronomers think it should be considered an asteroid Pluto Leslie Jeff	$800 [30] He wrote "That Championship Season" while acting in "The Odd Couple" at a Fort Worth dinner theatre Jason Miller	$800 [11] The S. Equatorial Current splits near Chile; part goes around Cape Horn, the rest heads north as this the Humboldt Current Leslie	$800 [23] The Koran states that Allah created heaven & earth in this number of days or periods 6 Leslie Jeff
$1,000 [19] It took 20 years for this country to admit that 25 million died of famine there in 1961 China Jeff	DD $2,500 [4] A group of people surrounding an important person, derived from the French for "to surround" an entourage Leslie	$1,000 [14] In 1986 Voyager II discovered this planet has 15 moons & 11 rings Uranus Leslie Ines Jeff	$1,000 [18] He dedicated "The Plough and the Stars" to "the gay laugh of my mother at the gate of the grave" Seán O'Casey	DD $1,500 [12] The Pacific is bounded by the Ross Sea to the south & this sea to the north the Bering Sea Leslie	$1,000 [22] In this civilization's legend, when Khepri came into being so did being itself the Egyptian civilization

Final Jeopardy!

PRESIDENTS

Prior to Ronald Reagan, he was the only president who served past the age of 70

Dwight David Eisenhower

Jeff "Who was Taylor?" — wagered $2,000

Leslie "Who is W. Harrison?" — wagered $4,200

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