Show #1391 1990-09-24 (taped 1990-08-07) Regular

Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes.

Contestants

Colin Hodgin — a U.S. Army sergeant originally from Boston, Massachusetts

Barbara Simon — a goldsmith from Cape Coral, Florida

John Nam — a law student from Silver Spring, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$700	$2,995	$8,580	$759 2nd place	$8,000 25 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Barbara	$1,300	$1,400	$8,200	$6,000 New champion: $6,000	$8,200 17 R, 2 W
Colin	$500	$1,100	$2,900	$1 3rd place	$2,900 9 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

JAPAN	COUNTRY MUSIC	TRANSPORTATION	HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	AUTHORS	WHAT'S IN A NAME?
$100 [3] In 1860 Sir Rutherford Alcock became the first non-Japanese to climb this mountain Mount Fuji Colin	DD $5 [28] She made her TV debut on "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts" January 21, 1957, singing thefollowing:"I go out walkin' after midnight / Out in the moonlight / Just like we used to do / I'm always walkin'" Patsy Cline John	$100 [21] Evidence shows ancient man rode these before inventing the wheel, that puts them before the cart the horse Colin	$100 [16] Jewish holiday also known as the Feast of Unleavened Bread Passover John	$100 [7] Author Lyman Baum is better known by this, his middle name Frank John	$100 [11] Melba is derived from the name of this Australian city Melbourne Colin
$200 [4] A maiko is an apprentice to one of these professional women entertainers a geisha Barbara	$100 [26] In 1969 Kenny Rogers pleaded with this girl "Don't take your love to town" Ruby Barbara	$200 [20] Its name is a contraction of motorized bicycle + pedals a moped Barbara	$200 [24] U.S. equivalent to the Communist May Day Labor Day John	$200 [10] "The Mysterious Affair at Styles", which introduced detective Hercule Poirot was this author's first novel Agatha Christie Barbara	$200 [12] People who know Hebrew writing to her for advice might begin, "Dear Source of Joy" Abby (Abigail) John
$300 [2] Though Tokyo is the capital, imperial coronations still take place in this city Kyoto Colin	$200 [27] This mother and daughter's "Why Not Me" won a Grammy for Best Country Performance by a Duo in 1985 The Judds John	$300 [19] On a car its job is to smooth out sound pressure peaks within the 40 to 4,000 hertz frequency range the muffler Barbara	$300 [17] In Taiwan they say his birthday is honored as Teacher's Day Confucius John Barbara	$300 [9] In 1937, Paul Muni starred in "The Life of" this man, an author & an advocate of naturalism Émile Zola John	$300 [23] It comes from the German for "eagle-powered", but don't tell that to the pig on "Green Acres" Arnold
$400 [5] This dish of vegetables & seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried is of Portuguese origin tempura Barbara	—	$400 [22] Means of propulsion used by competitors in the famous Henley Regatta oars John	$400 [15] On July 12, Protestants celebrate Orangemen's Day in this country Northern Ireland Barbara	$400 [1] He ridiculed the battle of the sexes in "The Rape of the Lock" (Alexander) Pope John	$400 [18] Her father, Ptolemy Auletes, gave her this name, which means "fame of her father" Cleopatra John
$500 [6] The Nagara & Uji Rivers are good places to see the Japanese fish with these birds cormorants Barbara	—	$500 [25] In May 1990 the TGV electric train in this country broke its own speed record with a 320 mph run France Colin	$500 [14] In his "Assembly of Fowls", Chaucer wrote, "It's when every fowl comes to choose his mate" St. Valentine's Day	$500 [8] His novel "The Day of the Jackal" centered on a plot to kill de Gaulle (Frederick) Forsyth John	$500 [13] The name of this first Christian martyr means "crown" Stephen John

Double Jeopardy! Round

NUMERICAL PHRASES	EXPLORERS	NEW TESTAMENT	PHYSICAL SCIENCE	STATE PARKS	INTERNATIONAL TRIVIA
$200 [11] Per the book's title, Captain Nemo covered a distance of 60,000 miles in this Jules Verne novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Barbara	$200 [6] Congress appropriated just $2,500 to finance their 1804 expedition Lewis & Clark John	$200 [8] In Revelation 22:13 Jesus said he is these Greek letters, the first & the last the Alpha and the Omega John	$200 [15] In 1675, Italian astronomer Gian Domenico Cassini discovered a dark gap in this planet's main ring Saturn John	$200 [23] Utah's Pioneer Trail State Park preserves the forest farm home of this Mormon leader Brigham Young John	$200 [1] Canada's national anthem begins with this 1-letter word O John
$400 [12] A slot machine a one-armed bandit Barbara	$400 [9] After Almagro helped him conquer Peru he had Almagro killed & was later killed by Almagro's men Pizarro John	$600 [5] The only Gospel not considered one of the Synoptic Gospels, those presenting a common view John John	$400 [24] It's equal to 550 foot pounds of work in 1 second of time one horsepower Colin	$400 [25] A state park near Richmond, Virginia is named for this Indian maiden Pocahontas Barbara	$400 [3] Henri Mouhot, a French naturalist, discovered the ruins of Angkor Thom in this country in 1860 Cambodia John Colin
$600 [10] After a full round of golf players sometime gather here to relax or have a drink the 19th hole Barbara	$600 [20] Explorer who claimed Australia's east coast for Britain, naming it New South Wales (Captain) Cook John	DD $795 [7] Each of the nine verses of the Beatitudes begins with this 7-letter word blessed John	$600 [21] This class of rocks formed by the solidification of molten rock includes basalt & granite Igneous John	$600 [26] Suwannee River State Park is in Florida, but one named for Stephen Foster is in this adjoining state Georgia John	DD $790 [22] Part of the Tyrol is in Austria & part of it is in this country Italy John
$800 [13] A cat nap 40 winks Barbara	$800 [19] Vasco da Gama ended his life as viceroy to this country India John	$800 [4] Saul, later Paul, was born in this capital of Cilicia Tarsus Colin	$800 [16] 1 of 2 physical processes that occur in distillation (1 of) evaporation (or condensation) Barbara	$800 [27] This president's birthplace at Denison, Texas is now a state park Eisenhower John Barbara	$800 [29] Bang Pa-In Palace in this Asian country was the summer residence of early Chakri kings Thailand Barbara
$1,000 [14] This slang term refers to one changing his mind, or reversing direction doing a 180 Colin	$1,000 [18] He was disappointed to find the Seven Cities of Cibola were just Indian pueblos Coronado John Colin	$1,000 [2] Two Simons were apostles; Simon Peter & the Simon known as this, now meaning a "fanatic" zealot Barbara	$1,000 [17] This unit of electrical resistance was named for a German physicist the ohm Colin	$1,000 [28] Appropriately, this state's Buffalo Bill State Park is just outside the town of Cody Wyoming Barbara	$1,000 [30] The Dragon's Mouth is one of the channels which separate the island of Trinidad from this country Venezuela

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. PRESIDENTS

He's the only president to ask the U.S. Congress to declare war on Great Britain

(James) Madison

Colin "Who is Jackson?" — wagered $2,899

Barbara "Who is Washington?" — wagered $2,200

John "Who is Monroe?" — wagered $7,821

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