Show #1341 1990-06-04 (taped 1990-01-30) Regular

Contestants

Peter Gordon — a program scheduler originally from Brooklyn, New York

Richard Lewis — an audiologist originally from Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

Tom Stimson — an attorney from El Cerrito, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $17,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tom	$1,400	$3,700	$8,700	$14,199 3-day champion: $31,599	$8,400 17 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Richard	$1,000	$1,900	$6,400	$12,700 3rd place: his & hers clothing from The Greif Companies + Nintendo Entertainment System with Junior & Family editions of Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune	$7,500 18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Peter	$900	$1,500	$7,100	$14,150 2nd place: trip on Delta to Miami & stay at Sonesta Beach Hotel Key Biscayne	$7,100 20 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

HERSTORY	BASEBALL	FLATTERY	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	FURNITURE	CELEBRITY JEOPARDY!
$100 [1] She worked for the telephone company in 1920 to earn money for flying lessons Amelia Earhart Richard	$100 [3] From 1975-83 this first baseman with the Dodgers & Padres played in a N.L. record 1,207 consecutive games Steve Garvey Peter	$100 [6] Other terms for a flatterer include a sycophant & a polisher of one of these an apple Richard	$100 [17] The Libyan desert is part of this larger desert the Sahara Tom	$100 [22] A stand with tiers of circular trays, or a small elevator used to transport dishes, food & such a dumbwaiter Peter	$100 [14] I've been with Johnny Carson for 31 great years, longer than any of his wives Ed McMahon Peter
$200 [2] She mastered 4 foreign languages, though she never heard them spoken or saw them written out Helen Keller Peter	$200 [4] This Philadelphia Phillies third baseman was voted an all-star in 1989 even though he'd retired Mike Schmidt Peter	$200 [7] Jonathan Swift wrote, "'Tis an old maxim in the schools, that's flattery's the food of" these fools Richard	$200 [18] This peak in the Cascades is sometimes referred to as Mount Tacoma Mount Rainier Tom	$200 [25] An ornamental, motif in Gothic furniture, the cinquefoil is a formalized leaf shape with this many lobes 5 Tom	$200 [16] In the film "Listen to Me" I was an "A" level college student; on "Growing Pains", "C" level Kirk Cameron Tom
$300 [11] 27 years after her conviction for treason during WWII she was pardoned by Pres. Gerald Ford Tokyo Rose Tom	$300 [5] A controversy erupted in 1983 over the amount of this substance found on George Brett's bat pine tar Richard	$300 [8] When he entered the Cleaver household he'd always flatter the Beaver's mom, June Eddie Haskell Richard	$300 [19] Cape Morris Jesup, the northernmost land in the world, is part of this island Greenland Peter	$300 [26] This Burmese hardwood is used in Scandinavian modern furniture, as well as in shipbuilding teak Tom	$300 [23] Not too many people know the full name of my character on "Green Acres" was Eustace Haney Pat Buttram
$500 [13] In 1889-90 she went around the world by ship, train, jinriksha & burro, in 73 days Nellie Bly Richard	$400 [10] This Oakland A's pitcher won 2 games in the 1989 World Series & was named its MVP (Dave) Stewart Tom	$400 [9] This flatterer of Dionysius found himself sitting under a sword suspended by a hair Damocles Peter	$400 [20] Godwin Austen, the world's second highest mountain, is also known by this letter & numeral K2 Tom	$400 [27] From the Italian for "coating", it's the glossy surface & rich color of polished, aged wood patina Richard	$400 [24] In TV movies I've played Mae West & myself, another blonde Ann Jillian Tom Peter
DD $700 [12] "Ma" Ferguson of Tx. & N.T. Ross of Wy. were both elected to this post the same day, but Ross took office first governor or their respective states Tom	$500 [15] In 1968 this Detroit Tigers pitcher won 31 games & was named the Sporting News "Man of the Year" Denny McLain Peter	$500 [29] According to Shakespeare, Decius lured this man to the Capitol by flattering him Julius Caesar Richard	$500 [21] Leningrad is on the Gulf of Finland, an arm of this sea the Baltic Tom Richard	$500 [28] Also known as a grandfather chair, it's a tall, upright, heavily upholstered easy chair a wing chair	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

BEST SELLERS	SPACE EXPLORATION	THE BIBLE	STATE NICKNAMES	JOURNALISM	JAZZ
$200 [19] Her version of the White House years is titled "My Turn" Nancy Reagan Peter	$200 [1] The USSR's Venera 13 & 14 spacecraft first analyzed samples of this planet's surface in 1982 Venus Peter	$200 [3] When he died the veil of the temple was rent in twain, the earth quaked & graves opened Jesus Peter	$200 [10] "Seward's Icebox" Alaska Richard	$200 [16] Mainichi Shimbun is one of the "big three" dailies of this country Japan Tom	$200 [24] Paul Whiteman was the "King of Jazz" & Benny Goodman was the "King of" this Swing Peter
$400 [20] "Caribbean" is his fictional history of the islands James Michener Peter	$400 [2] This manned vehicle is also known as the Space Transportation System the Space Shuttle Richard	$400 [5] 4 rivers flowed out of Eden: the Pison, Gihon, Hiddekel, or Tigris, & this one the Euphrates Richard	$400 [11] "Lobsterland" Maine Peter	$400 [17] On Nov. 2, 1989 this Hearst's paper headline said, "So long, L.A.!" the Herald Examiner Richard	$400 [25] In 1969 Richard Nixon presented the Medal of Freedom to this composer of "Mood Indigo" Duke Ellington Richard
$600 [21] Ex-L.A. cop whose story "The Blooding" concerns use of genetic fingerprinting in a murder case Joseph Wambaugh Richard	$600 [4] Titan II rockets propelled these 2-man capsules into Earth orbit in the 1960s Gemini Richard	$800 [7] After keeping Moses on Sinai this long, God told him to hurry down; thy people "have corrupted themselves" 40 days Peter	$600 [13] "The Star-Spangled Banner State" Maryland Peter	$600 [18] Scottish-born N.Y. Times columnist who acquired his nickname, "Scotty", as a child in the U.S. James Reston Peter	$600 [26] For over 50 years "One O'Clock Jump" has been his band's theme song Count Basie Peter
$800 [27] "It was on Fire When I Lay Down on It" is his sequel to "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" Robert Fulghum Peter	$800 [9] Parts of this U.S. space station crashed down on the Indian Ocean & Australia on July 11, 1979 Skylab Richard	$1,000 [8] Balak, king of Moab, hired this man to curse the Israelites Balaam Peter	$800 [14] "The Apache State" Arizona Tom	$1,000 [23] These 2 families joined forces in 1974 to establish a huge newspaper chain Knight & Ridder Tom	$800 [29] This Cab Calloway tune is subtitled "Or, The Ho De Ho Song" "Minnie The Moocher" Peter
$1,000 [28] "California Gold" is his tale of a young man who leaves Penn. to seek his fortune in the West John Jakes Tom	$1,000 [12] The 2 U.S. spacecraft that soft-landed on Mars in 1976 were both named this Viking Tom	DD $3,300 [6] Not only the chariot but also the horses that took Elijah to heaven were made of this fire Richard	$1,000 [15] "The Old Dominion" Virginia Richard	DD $3,000 [22] Pulitzer Prizes are handed out annually by the president of this university Columbia University Richard	$1,000 [30] Danny Kaye played this bandleader in the 1959 film "The Five Pennies" Red Nichols Tom

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC NAMES

When the city of Podgorica became capital of Montenegro after WWII, it was renamed in his honor

Tito

Richard "Who is Tito?" — wagered $6,300

Peter "Who is Tito?" — wagered $7,050

Tom "Who was Tito?" — wagered $5,499

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