Show #1438 1990-11-28 (taped 1990-09-12) Regular

Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes.

Contestants

Marilyn Maracic — a research scientist from Brooklyn, New York

Mike Hughes — an attorney originally from Vineland, New Jersey

Doug Marsh — a set designer from Pasadena, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Doug	$1,500	$2,400	$7,000	$2,700 2nd place	$9,200 21 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Mike	$1,800	$3,600	$4,000	$2 3rd place	$3,600 20 R (including 1 DD), 6 W
Marilyn	$-300	$200	$5,600	$10,600 New champion: $10,600	$5,600 11 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

IT'S ABOUT TIME	ACTORS & THEIR ROLES	COMPOSERS	TENNIS, ANYONE?	HODGEPODGE	GO FISH
$100 [17] A huge one in Seward, Nebraska with an auto & a motorcycle in it isn't to be opened until 2025 a time capsule Marilyn	$100 [7] He said "Personally, I'm just as sloppy as Columbo, but no where near as smart" Peter Falk Mike	$100 [1] He dedicated his 9th Symphony, which includes the Ode to Joy, to the King of Prussia Beethoven Marilyn	$100 [6] Though he was the youngest male Wimbledon winner in 1985, he lost to Stefan Edberg in 1990 Becker Mike	$100 [12] The waves of grain in "America the Beautiful" are this color amber Mike	$100 [24] It's both the name of The Little Mermaid's fish friend & the kind of flatfish he is the flounder Doug
$200 [18] This timepiece is named for a sailor's or sentinel's cycle of duty a watch Doug	$200 [8] "Friends, Romans, countrymen", this Shakespearean role earned Brando an Oscar nomination for 1953 Mark Antony	$200 [2] His music for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" includes the familiar "Wedding March" (Felix) Mendelssohn Doug Mike	$200 [20] Term for tournaments in which both amateurs & professionals can play an open (pro-am accepted) Doug	$200 [13] Misha, the mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, was this type of animal a bear Mike	$200 [26] Aptly, the whale variety of this fish is the largest of any a shark Doug Mike
$300 [19] Congress enacted it to save energy in WWI but the farmers forced its repeal in 1919 Daylight Savings Time Doug	$300 [9] Gary Busey paid $242,000 for an acoustic guitar once owned by this man he played on film Buddy Holly Mike	$300 [3] It's not known if his "Well-Tempered Clavier" was composed for clavichord or harpsichord (Johann Sebastian) Bach Doug	$300 [21] In 1990 she became the 1st since 1900 to win a Wimbledon singles title in 3 different decades (Martina) Navratilova Doug	$300 [14] In the 1950s, this product's pitch was "A little dab'll do ya!" Brylcreem Mike	$300 [25] Though a 1978 horror film was named for them, these South American fish rarely attack people a piranha Mike
$400 [28] Longfellow called it "a pause in the day's occupations" the children's hour Doug	$400 [10] "Well, my little pretty", this ex-kindergarten teacher played the Wicked Witch in "The Wizard of Oz" Margaret Hamilton Doug	$400 [4] He composed the film score for "Alexander Nevsky" and set "Peter and the Wolf" to music Prokofiev Doug Marilyn	$400 [22] The score following love 15 Marilyn	$400 [15] Judge Roy Bean held court in this Texas town named for an actress Langtree Mike	DD $800 [27] As a tadpole is a young frog, an elver is a young one of these an eel Mike
—	$500 [11] It's said she lost the role of Scarlett O'Hara because she was living out of wedlock with Charlie Chaplin Paulette Goddard Doug	$500 [5] Some of his 24 caprices for violin were adapted for piano by Schumann & Liszt Paganini Doug	$500 [23] Not just a high card in bridge, but a legal serve a receiver is unable to touch an ace Mike	$500 [16] The only listings in "Americana" that start with the letters "GD" are the ports of Gdynia & Gdansk in this country Poland Mike	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE ENGLISH NOVEL	MARS	COUNTIES	HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	DEFINITIONS	WOMAN SUFFRAGE
$200 [15] The odd word in this Bronte title is Old Yorkshire dialect meaning "stormy weather" Wuthering Heights Mike	$200 [22] Don't bring your compass to Mars since it seems to lack one of these fields a magnetic field Doug	$200 [13] This southern state has the only Manatee County in the U.S. Florida Doug	$200 [6] August 30, the birthday of Huey P. Long, is celebrated in this state Louisiana Marilyn	$200 [1] Clodhoppers & sabots are types of these shoes Mike	$200 [11] She once said she wouldn't pay a dollar of her fine for voting; in 1979 a dollar coin was named for her Susan B. Anthony Mike
$400 [16] Delighted with Alice, Queen Victoria asked him for other books; he sent tomes on mathematics Lewis Carroll Marilyn	$400 [29] On Mars, this is only about 37 minutes longer than on Earth a day Doug Mike	$400 [14] Abraham Lincoln has 18 counties named for him; this debate foe has 12 (Stephen) Douglas Doug	$400 [7] The 1st observance of this holiday is believed to have been on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City Labor Day Mike	$400 [2] It's tough to keep your eye on the pelota, the ball used in this sport, it flies by so quickly jai alai Mike	$400 [12] By 1870, though some women in this territory were sharing husbands, each had the right to vote Utah Doug Mike
$600 [19] This, Oscar Wilde's only novel, was used as an exhibit for the prosecution in his trial The Picture of Dorian Gray Mike	$600 [27] Because of its reddish color, Mars was named for the Roman god of this war Marilyn	$600 [17] Chicago is the seat of this Illinois county, the second-most populous in the U.S. Cook County Marilyn	$600 [8] In Great Britain, Pancake Tuesday is followed by this day Ash Wednesday Mike	$600 [3] Of happy, sad, or hungry, what you are if you're lugubrious sad Marilyn	$600 [23] As a senator, he voted for woman's suffrage, & in 1920 was the first President elected when all women could vote Harding Mike
$1,000 [21] Author of "Sense & Sensibility" who said, "I write about love & money” Jane Austen Marilyn	$800 [28] This outer Martian moon is named for the ancient Greek personification of terror Deimos Mike	$800 [18] This state named for a woman also has the most counties named for women Virginia Doug	$800 [9] This country observes Bataan Day with a parade of veterans of the infamous Death March the Philippines Doug	$800 [4] A line on a weather map connecting areas of equal pressure, its first letter is a line too an isobar Doug	$800 [24] It was the 1st U.S. territory & the 1st state to explicitly give women the vote Wyoming Doug
DD $2,200 [20] English novelist who once said he wrote in English, thought in French, & dreamed in Polish Joseph Conrad Doug	$1,000 [30] The #4 space craft of this series made the first fly-by of Mars in 1965 Mariner Mike Marilyn	$1,000 [26] This Wisconsin county whose name is French for "far end of the lake" is located at the end of Lake Winnebago Fond du Lac Doug	$1,000 [10] On April 30, this country celebrates King Carl XVI Gustaf's birthday Sweden Mike	$1,000 [5] Districts in England in which this metal was produced were called stannaries tin Marilyn	DD $1,000 [25] Lucretia Mott, who fought against slavery & for women's suffrage, was a minister of this religion Quaker Doug

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN HISTORY

He was elected Governor of New York in 1817, right after the state agreed to finance his pet project

Dewitt Clinton

Mike "Who was Fulton?" — wagered $3,998

Marilyn "Who is Clinton?" — wagered $5,000

Doug "Who was Hudson?" — wagered $4,300

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