Show #1571 1991-06-03 (taped 1991-03-11) Regular

Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes.

Contestants

Mike Breen — a college professor originally from Boston, Massachusetts

Margaret Musgrove — a doctoral candidate originally from Austin, Texas

Alec Wittek — a physician originally from Brooklyn, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,599)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Alec	$1,200	$4,300	$9,300	$18,299 2-day champion: $34,898	$8,800 24 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Margaret	$200	$-100	$300	$0 3rd place	$1,300 5 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Mike	$2,600	$3,300	$11,800	$5,000 2nd place	$9,900 24 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. HISTORY	GAMES	BUSINESS LEADERS	BIBLICAL QUOTES	SWEDEN	"SH"
$100 [1] In 1969 this vice president said, those opposed to the Vietnam War were an "effete core of impudent snobs" Spiro Agnew Mike	$100 [6] It occupies the center of a Bingo card Free Margaret Mike	$100 [12] A former Civil War surgeon, he not Goodyear, founded Akron, Ohio's first rubber co. in 1870 Goodrich Alec	$100 [26] "Who am I that I should go unto Pharaoh" Moses Alec	$100 [21] Swedes usually eat this buffet in order: cold fish, cold meat, hot dishes & dessert smorgasbords Alec	$100 [11] Beatles' song that opens, "You think you've lost your love, well I saw her yesterday" "She Loves You" Alec
$200 [2] On Feb. 20, 1962 he took 4 hours, 52 minutes to orbit the Earth 3 times John Glenn Mike	$200 [7] You begin this word game by drawing a scaffold Hangman Mike	$200 [13] After buying out the McDonald brothers he turned the golden arches into a golden empire (Ray) Kroc Alec	$200 [27] "The serpent beguiled me & I did eat" Eve Mike	$200 [22] The king must be a member of this state church of Sweden the Lutheran Church Alec Margaret	$200 [16] Every autumn this city on the Red River hosts the Louisiana State Fair Shreveport Alec Mike
$300 [3] The WCTU was formed in 1874 to abolish the use, manufacture & sale of these alcoholic beverages Alec	$300 [8] The highest single turn score recorded in this game in the U.S. was 302 for the word "reequip" Scrabble Margaret	$300 [14] In addition to 5 & dime stores he also opened three & sixpence stores in England Woolworth Alec	$300 [28] "I have need to be baptized of thee and cometh thou to me?" John the Baptist Alec	$300 [23] About 1/5 of Sweden's exports are of this natural resource, or product made from it wood Alec	$300 [17] This small mild-flavored onion has cloves resembling garlic shallots Alec
$400 [4] Between 1854 & 1858 this territory was referred to as "Bleeding" Kansas Mike	$400 [9] As early as 1547 Antonio Torquemada wrote a book about this game, also called draughts checkers Alec	$400 [15] He came to the U.S. to avoid the German draft & in 1873 he started his Colorado brewery Coors Mike	$400 [29] "It is enough, Joseph my son is yet alive; I will go and see him before I die" Jacob Alec	$400 [24] From 1814 until it broke away in 1905, this country was united with Sweden Norway Alec	$400 [18] The largest of all draft horses or a British term for county a Shire Alec
$500 [5] A bequest by this man who lost to Hayes in 1876 helped create the New York Public Library (Samuel) Tilden Mike	$500 [10] Expectorate in the sea, or a wild card form of poker spit in the ocean Mike	$500 [20] Wanting to devote himself to philanthropy Andrew Carnegie sold his steel company to this banker in 1901 J.P. Morgan Margaret	DD $1,000 [30] "Divide the living child in two & give half to the one & half to the other" King Solomon Alec	$500 [25] The Göta Canal in southern Sweden links Göteborg with this sea the Baltic Sea	$500 [19] A medicine man or a witch doctor a shaman Mike

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 1970's	PHYSICAL SCIENCE	LITERARY TRILOGIES	AMERICAN INDIANS	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	CHARACTERS IN MUSICALS
$200 [2] Because he disliked the terms set for his 1975 match with Karpov he gave up his chess championship Bobby Fischer Mike	$200 [12] It naturally travels in a straight line & travels at the fastest speed of anything we know light Mike	$200 [17] J.R.R. Tolkien continued his tale of Middle Earth in this trilogy, the sequel to "The Hobbit" The Lord of the Rings Margaret	$200 [22] As you might guess, the Chinook Indians had rites & rituals involving this fish salmon Alec	$200 [7] Thinking this lake the source of the White Nile, explorer John Speke named it after his queen Lake Victoria Alec	$200 [29] Nickie Vittorio Vidal, Charity Sweet Charity Mike
$400 [3] In 1975, Agatha Christie killed off this mustachioed detective in "Curtain" (Hercule) Poirot Mike	$400 [13] New, waxing crescent, quarter waxing gibbous, full, waning gibbous, quarter, waning crescent, new moons (phases of the Moon) Alec	$400 [25] This 1990 novel completes the Len Deighton trilogy that began with "Spy Hook" & "Spy Line" Spy Sinker Margaret	$400 [23] In the 1800s runaway slaves often found safety in these Indians of Florida the Seminole Mike	$400 [8] The island of Iceland was created by this activity volcanic Mike	$400 [30] Mrs. Strakosh, Mrs. Meeker, Mrs. O'Malley, Mrs. Brice Funny Girl Mike
$800 [5] In 1972 "Life" declared his biography of Howard Hughes a hoax & refused to publish excerpts Clifford Irving Mike	$600 [14] The black charred surface on your toast this morning is this element carbon Alec	$600 [26] In 1977 this bestselling author launched a trilogy with his novel "The Immigrants" Howard Fast Alec	$600 [21] The Nez Perce Indians received their name from engaging in this practice piercing their nose Mike	$600 [9] The Laurentian Mountains in this country are among the olden mountain ranges in the world Canada Alec	$600 [28] Fraulein Schneider, Herr Schultz, Kit Kat Club kittens Cabaret Mike
$1,000 [6] In 1971 this country celebrated the 2,500th anniversary of the empire founded by Cyrus the Great Iran Alec	$800 [15] Name given the line of latitude at 66 degrees 30 minutes north the Arctic Circle Alec	$800 [1] "Powershift" marks the conclusion of his trilogy which began in 1970 with "Future Shock" Toffler Mike	$800 [20] The Navajo were known for building this type of home, usually of logs & earth a hogan Margaret	$800 [10] The Academic American Encyclopedia calls this Chinese city's name a phonetic corruption of Kwangtung Canton Alec	$800 [27] Mr. Brownlow, Bet, Mrs. Bumble Oliver!
DD $2,500 [4] In 1975, she won an Oscar for "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" & a Tony for "Same Time, Next year" Ellen Burstyn Mike	$1,000 [16] Scientists figure the earth's core to be mainly a heavy compressed lump of this metal iron Mike	DD $1,000 [18] "Judgment Day", the third book in James T. Farrell's famous trilogy, culminates in the death of this character Studs Lonigan Margaret	$1,000 [24] These circular underground chambers were built by the Pueblo Indians for religious ceremonies kivas	$1,000 [11] The African mainland's easternmost point, Ras Hafun, is in this country Somalia Alec	$1,000 [19] George, an artist, Dot his mistress, young man sitting on the bank, boy bathing in the river Sunday in the Park with George

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS NAMES

He was the first chairman of the SEC & later became ambassador to Great Britain

Joseph Kennedy

Margaret "Who was Carnegie?" — wagered $300

Alec "Who is Joseph Kennedy?" — wagered $8,999

Mike "Who was Rockefeller?" — wagered $6,800

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