Show #1462 1991-01-01 (taped 1990-10-08) Regular

Jonathan Jacobs game 3.Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes.

Contestants

Jack Groshen — a computer consultant from Ann Arbor, Michigan

Mike Willis — an import specialist from Colonial Heights, Virginia

Jonathan Jacobs — an operations research analyst originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (whose 2-day cash winnings total $26,301)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jonathan	$2,500	$2,200	$12,800	$17,300 3-day champion: $43,601	$12,900 30 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Mike	$400	$1,600	$8,600	$13,100 2nd place	$5,600 12 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Jack	$1,000	$1,800	$3,000	$6,000 3rd place	$3,000 11 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY	ODDS & ENDS	NICKNAMES	ANIMALS	VOCABULARY	AVA GARDNER
$100 [1] Change one letter in Volga & you'll get this major river in West Africa the Volta Jonathan	$100 [12] A treeless opening in the forest or an air freshener that smells like one a glade Jonathan	$100 [7] Lincoln was "The Great Emancipator" & this president "The Great Communicator" Reagan Jonathan	$100 [6] A flock of these pink birds lives at the infield lake in Hialeah Park flamingos Jonathan	$100 [17] A vacant piece of land, a motion picture studio or a great number lot Mike	$100 [26] Ava's funeral in this Tar Heel state reminded some of her rainy funeral in "The Barefoot Contessa" in 1954 North Carolina Jack
$200 [2] It's the name the British use for the islands the Argentines call Islas Malvinas the Falklands Jonathan	$200 [22] We hope the National Forest named for him will last standing in South Dakota & Montana George Armstrong Custer Jonathan	$200 [8] Term for a proposed space-based defensive weapon system from a 1977 film Star Wars Jonathan	$200 [13] Thomas Nast gave us the Democratic donkey, the Republican elephant & this Tammany symbol the tiger Jonathan	$200 [18] A flat part of a whale's tail, a flat worm or a flat-out stroke of good luck a fluke Jonathan	$200 [27] Ava played this goddess of love 40 years before Vanna White Venus Jack
$300 [3] At about 12,000' above sea level, this national capital of Bolivia is the highest capital in the world La Paz Mike	$300 [23] This man whose real name is uncertain ruled North Vietnam for 15 years Ho Chi Minh Mike	$300 [9] Baseball player & manager known as "the Lip" or "Lippy" Leo Durocher Jonathan	$300 [14] Though they are powerful swimmers, that doesn't stop them from winding up as calamari squid Jonathan Jack	$300 [19] An amulet, an incantation or a group of finches a charm	$300 [28] One of Ava's last roles was as William Devane's mother on this TV series in 1985 Knots Landing
$400 [4] The northernmost spot in the United States is this point in Alaska Point Barrow Jonathan	$400 [24] In wood furniture manufacturing, types of these include butt, dovetail & dado a joint Mike	$400 [10] In the mid-1970s, her CB handle was First Mama Betty Ford Mike Jack	$400 [15] Term given to the horn-like growths on deer antlers Jack	$500 [21] A muscle strain or special influence exerted on behalf of a person a pull Jonathan	$400 [29] Set in Mexico, this film based on a Tennessee Williams play was called the artistic apex of Ava's career The Night of the Iguana Mike
$500 [5] Up until 1970 the name of this country included its capital, Muscat Oman Mike	$500 [25] Collier's Encyclopedia says wood lore forms a backdrop in her story of a boy & "The Yearling" (Marjorie Kinnan) Rawlings Jonathan	$500 [11] The "Father of Pennsylvania" & the "Father of the H-Bomb", or a pair of comic magicians Penn & Teller Jack	$500 [16] In 1956, the Army sold off the last of their stock of these birds; they replaced them with electronic devices homing pigeons Jonathan	DD $1,300 [20] Lawful to hunt, of light color or within bounds fair Jonathan	$500 [30] Ava earned an Oscar nomination for this 1953 film in which she romanced Clark Gable in Africa Mogambo Jack

Double Jeopardy! Round

BRITISH HISTORY	AMERICAN NOVELS	THE CABINET	OPERA	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	ROME
$200 [17] The last man to invade England successfully, he defeated Harold II in 1066 King William the Conqueror Jonathan	$200 [1] In "Of Mice & Men", George & Lenny are migrant workers in this state California Jonathan	$200 [2] It was created July 27, 1789 as the Department of Foreign Affairs; 1½ months later it was renamed this the Department of State Jack	$200 [10] An apple used for a target rested on the head of Jemmy, the son of this Rossini title character William Tell Jack	$200 [11] The name of this container came from the butt, a 126-gallon cask used to ship wine a bottle Jonathan	$200 [22] The famous street Via del Corso was once used as a course for racing these animals horses Jonathan
$400 [18] A Scottish rebellion in 1745 tried to bring this handsome Stuart to the throne, but it failed Bonnie Prince Charlie Jonathan	$400 [3] Temple Drake is the strange heroine of his novel "Sanctuary" & its sequel "Requiem for a Nun" (William) Faulkner Mike	$400 [5] Assistant secretaries in this department are in charge of fossil & renewable forms the Department of Energy Jack	$400 [12] 1972's "The Trial of Mary Lincoln" was the first opera commissioned by this TV network PBS Jack	$400 [13] In 1324, England's King Edward II decreed that this was the length of three barleycorn kernels an inch Jonathan	$400 [23] During the Renaissance, stones from this largest Roman arena were used to construct other buildings the Colosseum Mike
$600 [19] In 43 AD, Emperor Claudius conquered what is now England & made it this Roman province Britannia	$600 [4] According to the title of Alan Gurganus' novel, the "Oldest Living Confederate Widow" does this Tells All Jonathan	$600 [7] 3 of the 14 people in George Bush's cabinet are from this state from which he was elected Texas Jonathan	$600 [16] "The Magic Flute" is set in this African country Egypt Jonathan	$600 [14] It's not only a flat boat used to carry goods, it's the term used for 21.2 long tons of freight a barge Jonathan	$600 [24] The water for this 200-year-old fountain comes from an aqueduct built by Agrippa in 19 BC the Trevi Fountain Mike
$800 [20] Casualties from disease far exceeded casualties from fighting during this war fought from 1854-56 the Crimean War Jonathan	$800 [6] Babbitt & Dodsworth both live in this fictitious town known as the Zip City Zenith Jonathan Jack	$1,000 [9] The Census Bureau, part of this department, guarantees confidentiality of 1990 census forms until 2062 the Department of Commerce Jonathan	$800 [28] Vladimir falls in love with one of the Polovtsian maidens in this Borodin opera Prince Igor Jack	$800 [15] When walking, place this instrument on your belt to measure how far you've gone a pedometer Mike	$800 [25] Built in 312 BC & still used today, it's about 20 feet wide & paved with stone & basalt the Appian Way Mike
$1,000 [21] George Fox had a religious experience in 1647 & several years later started this group the Society of Friends (the Quakers)	$1,000 [27] "The Making of Americans", a novel by this female expatriate, has no dialogue & no action Gertrude Stein Jonathan	DD $2,000 [8] The Forest Service isn't part of Interior, but this Cabinet department the Department of Agriculture Jonathan	$1,000 [30] From 1866-74, this composer & Czech nationalist was conductor of the Prague Opera Bedřich Smetana	$1,000 [29] 1 of 2 systems of weight in which 12 ounces equal one pound troy (or apothecary's) Jonathan	DD $4,000 [26] Roman emperor who built the huge tomb seenherefor himself & his successors Hadrian Mike

Final Jeopardy!

THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

This 1952 winner earned theology & philosophy doctorates at Strasbourg before becoming an M.D.

Albert Schweitzer

Jack "Who is Albert Schweitzer?" — wagered $3,000

Mike "Who is Schweitzer?" — wagered $4,500

Jonathan "Who was Albert Schweitzer?" — wagered $4,500

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