Show #1433 1990-11-21 (taped 1990-09-11) Regular

Steve Robin game 2.Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes.

Contestants

David Litt — a sales account manager from East Brunswick, New Jersey

Martha McClendon — an insurance administrator originally from Guntersville, Alabama

Steve Robin — a marketing director from Scottsdale, Arizona (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,900)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Steve	$4,100	$6,400	$10,200	$6,200 2-day champion: $16,100	$10,100 26 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Martha	$500	$500	$2,800	$4,600 2nd place	$3,300 10 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
David	$-400	$1,100	$405	$1 3rd place	$1,300 12 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS	SPORTS AWARDS	BEIJING	HERBS & SPICES	THE JONESES	POTPOURRI
$100 [1] In the end, his pursuit of Moby-Dick cost him more than a leg; it cost him his life Captain Ahab Steve David	$100 [17] In recent years, Doug Flutie & Bo Jackson won this award for outstanding college football player the Heisman Trophy Steve	$100 [16] When English forces looted the city in 1860 they brought this dog breed back to the West Pekingese David	$100 [11] Celestial Seasonings uses chamomile flowers to make this type of drink tea Martha	$100 [6] This naval hero was appointed Commissioner to Algiers in 1792, but died before the appointment reached him John Paul Jones Steve	$300 [28] Huge statue near Giza whose head was partly destroyed when used as a target for gun practice the Sphinx Steve
$200 [2] In his 1921 novel he compared Leopold Bloom to a modern-day Ulysses James Joyce Martha	$200 [20] Don Newcombe was the first to win this award for best pitcher in the Major Leagues the Cy Young Award David	$200 [18] From 1937-45 this country controlled the city Japan Steve	$200 [12] Its name was acquired from its flavor, which is a blend of cloves, cinnamon & nutmeg allspice Steve	$200 [7] This Jamaica-born actress was Mayday, James Bond's arch-villainess, in "A View to a Kill" Grace Jones Martha	$400 [27] Preston Sturges' mother gave this famous woman the scarf that killed her in 1927 Isadora Duncan Steve
$300 [3] Jeeter Lester, a poor Georgia sharecropper, is the central figure in this Erskine Caldwell novel Tobacco Road Steve	$300 [23] The National Hockey League champion team gets this trophy for 3 weeks, then it goes back to the Hockey Hall of Fame the Stanley Cup Steve	$300 [19] The bulk of street traffic consists of this type of vehicle bicycle David	$300 [13] Menthol, an ingredient in many medicines for colds & coughs, comes from this herb mint (peppermint) Steve David	$300 [8] His vehicle to both Broadway & film stardom was "The Great White Hope" James Earl Jones Steve	$500 [25] This game is of Basque origin, and its name comes from Basque for "merry festival" jai alai Steve
DD $500 [4] Believing Alexei Vronsky has tired of her, she throws herself under a train Anna Karenina Steve	$400 [22] Janet Evans was the 1989 winner of this memorial award for upholding the ideals of amateurism the James Sullivan Award	$400 [24] The classic recipe for this dish calls for a particular breed, the white Peking Peking duck David	$400 [14] When Nero made his entry into Rome, the streets were sprinkled with this expensive yellow spice saffron Steve	$400 [9] As a teenager, this producer of the hit song "We Are The World" played trumpet for Billie Holliday Quincy Jones Steve	—
$500 [5] In Vladimir Nabokov's novel, 12-year-old Dolores Haze is this title character Lolita Steve	$500 [21] In this league, Eastern & Western Division champions play for the Grey Cup the Canadian Football League David	$500 [26] Named after its inaccessibility to commoners, it contains the Hall of Supreme Harmony The Forbidden City Steve	$500 [15] In French, this herb used in bearnaise sauce is estragon tarragon Steve	$500 [10] This playwright changed his name to Imamu Amiri Baraka when he became a Muslim LeRoi Jones Steve	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS QUOTES	SHAKESPEARE	POTENT POTABLES	NAME THE DECADE	NATIONAL MONUMENTS	MAMMALS
$200 [16] When he was wounded in 1981, he jokingly said to his doctors, "Please tell me you're Republicans" Ronald Reagan Martha	$200 [1] Act IV, Scene 3 of this play takes place in England, the rest takes place in Scotland Macbeth David	$200 [11] Its name comes from Scottish Gaelic for "the drink that satisfies", dram buidheach Drambuie Steve	$200 [2] Cambodian forces seize the U.S. merchant ship Mayaguez and its crew of 39 the 1970s David	$400 [21] While in this state in 1806-07, Captain Zebulon Pike described the great sand dunes in his journal Colorado David	$400 [28] They're also known as duck bills the platypus David
$400 [17] In his play "Love for Love", William Congreve wrote, "Oh fie, Miss, you must not kiss &" do this kiss & tell David	$400 [6] As the play's title indicates, Pericles is Prince of this place Tyre Martha	$400 [12] In names of cocktails, this color precedes "baby", "rose" & "lady" pink David	$400 [3] The Hindenburg explodes while docking at Lakehurst, New Jersey the 1930s David	$800 [23] This state's St. Croix Island, near the Canadian border, commemorates a 1604 French settlement there Maine Steve	$600 [27] These rats are noted for taking small articles and dropping off something else in return pack rats Martha
$600 [18] Winston Churchill told his people he had "nothing to offer but" these 4 things blood, sweat, toil & tears Steve	$600 [7] Petruchio comes to court Kate in this Italian town Padua Steve David	$600 [13] Naturally, this liqueur whose name is German for caraway seeds is flavored with caraway seeds Kummel	DD $500 [5] The Rough Riders charge up Kettle Hill in Cuba the 1890s Martha	DD $895 [22] This monument's pedestal is built within the star-shaped walls of Fort Wood the Statue of Liberty David	$800 [26] The Romans called this ungulate Camelopardalis, meaning spotted camel giraffe
$800 [19] In the 1960s Timothy Leary advised, "Turn on, tune in," do this drop out Steve Martha David	$800 [8] 1 of 2 Shakespearean comedies that open in ancient Greek cities A Comedy of Errors or A Midsummer Night's Dream Martha David	$800 [14] Of Argentina, Greece & the U.S., the country with the lowest per capita wine consumption the U.S. Steve	$600 [4] The Four Aces top the pop charts with "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing" the 1950s Martha	$1,000 [24] It wasn't until August 14, 1909 that white men first viewed this great stone arch in Utah the Rainbow Bridge Steve	$1,000 [25] Sloths & anteaters belong to the order Edentata, which means without these teeth Martha
$1,000 [20] What he really said was, "Damn the torpedoes, Captain Drayton, go ahead!" David Farragut Martha	$1,000 [9] The field where Richard III seeks "A horse! A horse!" Bosworth Field Steve	$1,000 [15] According to its label, Southern Comfort originated on the banks of this river the Mississippi	$1,000 [10] Samuel Finley Breese Morse sends the first public message via the telegraph the 1840s Martha	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

ACTRESSES

This actress who co-wrote 2 Tracy & Hepburn films was 88 years old when she died in 1985

Ruth Gordon

David "Who was" — wagered $404

Martha "Who is Ruth Gordon?" — wagered $1,800

Steve "Who was Mary Pickford?" — wagered $4,000

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