Show #1412 1990-10-23 (taped 1990-08-28) Regular

Sara Cox game 5.Game entered from audiorecording.

Contestants

Joan Voss — a high school teacher from Fort Lee, New Jersey

Mike Brecklin — a magazine editor from Peoria, Illinois

Sara Cox — a teacher from Bangor, Maine (whose 4-day cash winnings total $60,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Sara	$1,500	$2,800	$6,200	$0 3rd place: Bruce hardwood floor	$9,000 24 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs)
Mike	$2,000	$3,400	$7,200	$12,401 New champion: $12,401	$7,900 20 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
Joan	$700	$1,200	$2,000	$3,999 2nd place: Color Time deluxe home entertainment center + collection of Citadel Film Books	$2,000 9 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

MEN OF MEDICINE	PUBLISHING	TENNIS	NICKNAMES	FOREIGN PHRASES	TV MOMS
$100 [22] The oath taken by medical graduates is named for this ancient physician Hippocrates Mike	$100 [21] MacUser, MacMacMacde Macworld are all guides to using this company's Macintosh computers Apple Sara	$100 [2] In 1877, the first major tennis tournament took place in this London suburb Wimbledon Sara	$100 [8] This state is known as "the Baked Bean State" Massachusetts Sara	$100 [1] It's the exact German equivalent of "au revoir" auf Wiedersehen Mike	$100 [13] From 1958-66, this famous Donna played Donna Stone, a doctor's wife, on her own TV series Donna Reed Sara
$200 [24] He practiced medicine for more than 30 years before publishing his famous thesaurus Roget Sara	$200 [23] A sitcom whose resident loonies included Louie & Latka, or a chic magazine they probably wouldn't read Taxi Joan	$200 [5] This silver bowl is awarded annually to the nation that wins the World's Men's Tennis title the Davis Cup Sara	$200 [9] "King of Escapologists" (Harry) Houdini Mike	$200 [3] Hebrew for "good luck", it's used to express congratulations mazel tov Sara	$200 [15] She played Citizen Kane's mom on film long before she played Samantha's mom on "Bewitched" Agnes Moorehead Mike
$300 [25] His discovery of a smallpox vaccination helped pave the way for modern immunology (Edward) Jenner Joan	$300 [30] This fashion publication is known by its initials, W.W.D. Women's Wear Daily Mike	$300 [10] The surname of this former women's champ is Aborigine for "tall trees by still waters" Yvonne Goolagong Joan	$300 [14] 19th century impresario called "The Prince of Humbugs" P.T. Barnum Mike	$300 [4] French for "head-to-head", it describes a private talk for two a tête-à-tête Mike	$300 [16] This Broadway star who plays Murphy Brown's imposing mom was twice married to George C. Scott Colleen Dewhurst Sara
$400 [26] German doctor Paul Ehrlich founded this method of treating diseases using chemical compounds chemotherapy	$400 [29] First published in February 1988, it's a magazine for women over 35, not Shakespearean kings Lear's Mike	$400 [11] If you touch the baseline during a serve, you've committed this kind of fault a foot fault Mike	$400 [17] Jazz pianist Ferdinand Morton got this nickname from a composition he wrote Jelly Roll Mike	$400 [6] In Italian, "cane mordace" & "attenti al cane" both tell you to beware of this the dog Joan	$400 [18] Still the Beaver's mom, she showed up in "Airplane!" translating "Black Jive" Barbara Billingsley Mike
$500 [27] This discoverer of penicillin shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine (Sir Alexander) Fleming Sara	$500 [28] Her "Money Book" was a #1 bestseller, but her Personal Finance magazine folded in 1989 Sylvia Porter Sara	$500 [12] This Czech won the US Men's Singles 3 three times in the 1980s & was runner up 5 times Ivan Lendl Mike	DD $700 [19] 19th century American essayist known as "The Concord Rebel" & "The Poet Naturalist" Thoreau Mike	$500 [7] Latin for "good faith", it's used to indicate something is genuine bona fide Sara	$500 [20] Knowledgeable TV fans can tell you she played John Boy's mama Michael Learned Mike

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT HISTORY	CANADA	NONFICTION	WORLD RELIGION	AIRPORTS	FAMOUS ARTHURS
$200 [17] Caesar observed that Gaul, now this country, was divided into three parts France Mike	$200 [3] In 1920, the Mounties became a federal force throughout Canada & moved their headquarters to this capital Ottawa Sara	$200 [2] He wrote "America in Search of Itself: the Making of the President, 1956-1980" (Theodore) White Sara	$200 [1] 1 of the 5 pillars of this religion is sawm, a month-long fast during Ramadan Islam Mike	$200 [29] Because of heavy air traffic into this city's Haneda Airport, Narita Airport was built in the 1970s Tokyo Sara	$200 [16] In the 1950s, he hosted a TV dance show with his wife, Catherine Arthur Murray Joan
$400 [22] The earliest residents probably came to this continent from S.E. Asia & brought dingoes with them Australia Sara	$400 [4] The shamrock on Montreal's flag honors immigrants from this country Ireland Mike	$400 [5] The extremely prolific Russian-born science writer who wrote "The Stars in Their Courses" Isaac Asimov Joan	$400 [6] A group of students at this university started the Methodist movement in the 1700s Oxford Sara Joan	$600 [28] Venice, Italy's jetport is named for this famous medieval traveler Marco Polo Mike	$400 [18] He was famous both as the announcer on "The Merv Griffin Show" & for his fish & chips Arthur Treacher Sara
$600 [27] Ethiopia's Solomonic dynasty, which lasted until 1974, is said to date from Menelik I, son of this couple Solomon & Sheba Joan	$600 [7] This company completed Canada's first transcontinental rail line in 1885 the Canadian Pacific Sara	DD $800 [13] Testimony against Gertrude Stein was a critical attack on this autobiography The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas Sara	$600 [10] These days begin & end the Christian holy week Palm Sunday & Easter Sara	$800 [25] Only two miles from the center of downtown Boston, it's the city's major airport Logan Sara	$600 [19] The movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" was based on his story "The Sentinel" (Arthur) Clarke Sara Mike
$800 [26] This queen & wife of Akhenaten bore 6 daughters; 2 of them became queens of Egypt Nefertiti Joan	$800 [8] This smallest province's motto means "The small under the protection of the great" Prince Edward Island Sara	$800 [14] This couple shared a 1968 Pulitzer Prize for "Rousseau and Revolution" Will & Ariel Durant Mike	$800 [11] Kurma, Vamana & Krishna are 3 of this god's avatars or incarnations Vishnu Sara Joan	$1,000 [24] Greater Cincinnati Airport is located in this state Kentucky Sara	$800 [20] Actual name of Napoleon's nemesis, the Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley
$1,000 [23] This Greek orator practiced speaking with pebbles in his mouth & recited verses while running Demosthenes Sara	$1,000 [9] Because of Longfellow's poem, part of this province is nicknamed "Land of Evangeline" Nova Scotia Sara Joan	$1,000 [15] This creator of Sally Bowles wrote a book about China with his close friend W.H. Auden Christopher Isherwood Mike	DD $2,000 [12] The 1989 Nobel Peace Prize went to a follower of this religion Buddhism (Lamaism) Sara	—	$1,000 [21] His 1917 declaration expressed Britain's support for a Jewish national homeland (Arthur) Balfour Joan

Final Jeopardy!

ANIMALS

The Columbian white-tailed deer isn't native to Colombia but to these 2 U.S. states

Oregon & Washington

Joan "What are Washington & Oregon?" — wagered $1,999

Sara "What are Maine & New Hampshire?" — wagered $6,200

Mike "What are Oregon & Washington?" — wagered $5,201

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