Show #926 1988-09-19 (taped 1988-07-20) Regular

Contestants

Sara Winter — an academic dean and psychologist from Los Angeles, California

Phil Lamos — a student from Concord Township, Ohio

Jack Walsh — an accountant from Hermitage, Pennsylvania (whose 2-day cash winnings total $20,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jack	$700	$1,500	$2,500	$2,700 2nd place: trip on Eastern to New York & stay at the Drake Hotel	$2,500 17 R, 6 W
Phil	$400	$800	$4,800	$2,300 3rd place: Oki Telecom cellular mobile telephone	$4,200 16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Sara	$2,000	$4,000	$8,400	$7,199 New champion: $7,199	$8,600 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD CAPITALS	FOOD	AMERICAN INDIANS	ACTORS & ROLES	SPORTS	WINE, WOMEN & SONG
$100 [1] Temppeliaukio Church, which was carved from solid rock, is in this Finnish capital Helsinki Sara	$100 [6] Prickly pears are plucked from this type of plant a cactus Sara	$100 [18] The Hopi 1st rode on these in the 16th century horses Jack	$100 [23] In 1955 Walter Matthau played Nathan Detroit in a revival of this Broadway musical Guys and Dolls Phil	$100 [8] Sport which scores in increments of 1, 3, 6 & occasionally 2 points football Phil	$100 [14] Winemaking in the U.S. all but died with the start of this in 1920 Prohibition Phil
$200 [2] The changing of the guard on Parliament Hill is one this Canadian city's main summer attractions Ottawa Phil	$200 [7] Guinness says the longest pork one ever made stretched over 8 miles in "link"th a sausage Phil	$200 [19] Famous Seneca or at or Red Jacket got his name from the scarlet coat they gave him the British Jack	$200 [28] In '78 he made his directorial debut, directing himself as star of "Paradise Alley" Sylvester Stallone Jack	$200 [9] In baseball, if a fair ball pops out of the glove of an outfielder & over the fence, it's ruled this a home run Phil	$200 [17] She earned a Ph.D. from Cambridge writing about Shakespeare before writing "The Female Eunuch" Germaine Greer Jack
$300 [3] This Arab capital is divided into Christian & Muslim halves Beirut Jack Phil Sara	$300 [11] Challah, a Jewish festival bread, gets its gold color from eggs or a pinch of this spice saffron Sara	$300 [20] The Natchez were known for flattening this part of their bodies their foreheads (heads) Jack Phil	$300 [27] TV Guide quoted this ex-"Dallas" star as saying, "I'd die to do the life story of Miss Piggy!" Victoria Principal Jack	$300 [10] When judges' marks are announced for gymnastics events, these 2 scores are discarded the highest & the lowest Sara	$300 [26] In song, they "make me happy, make me feel fine" tiny bubbles Jack
$400 [4] It's the capital of Serbia as well as the capital of Yugoslavia Belgrade Jack	$500 [13] Mangoes are a common ingredient in this pungent Indian relish chutney Jack Sara	$400 [21] According to historian Clark Wissler, it was the only language Sequoya knew Cherokee	$400 [24] She played Coach's daughter on "Cheers", but now she's "Moonlighting" Allyce Beasley Jack	$400 [15] Sport in which Australia might beat Pakistan by an innings & 21 runs cricket Phil	$400 [29] She was "Miss Burbank" in 1948, several years before she began "Singin' in the Rain" Debbie Reynolds Jack
$500 [5] Being the southernmost of South Africa's 3 capitals makes it southernmost capital in Africa Cape Town Sara	DD $1,000 [12] The FDA forbids the use of the word "caviar" alone on a label unless it comes from this type of fish sturgeon Sara	$500 [22] Until the Tuscarora joined, the Iroquois consisted of this many "nations" 5 Jack Phil	$500 [25] This pugilistic Pulitzer Prize winner played architect Stanford White in "Ragtime" Norman Mailer Sara	$500 [16] In this, you get 1 point for each stone in the house & closer to the tee than any stone of the opposing team curling Sara	$500 [30] This wine touted itself, "on ice, that's nice" Riunite Sara

Double Jeopardy! Round

STARTS WITH "MU"	AIRPORTS	FICTIONAL CHARACTERS	POLITICAL NICKNAMES	SCIENCE	GILBERT & SULLIVAN
$200 [6] Name that follows Eddie, Audie & Dale Murphy Jack	$200 [2] 7 1/2 times larger than La Guardia, New York International is known by this name JFK Sara	$200 [11] C. Auguste Dupin, the amateur detective in Poe's stories, lived at No. 33, Rue Dunot in this city Paris Phil	$200 [12] He's been called "the Peanut Politician" Jimmy Carter Phil	$200 [21] Newly discovered by an Australian astronomer, comet Bradfield is the brightest comet since this one Halley's Phil	$800 [26] To avoid "pirated" U.S. versions, Gilbert & Sullivan oversaw the opening of it in N.Y. on Dec. 31, 1879 The Pirates of Penzance Sara
$400 [1] A protective covering of organic substances placed around plants to control weeds mulch Jack	$400 [7] Rome's airport is named for this 16th century aeronautical pioneer da Vinci Jack	$400 [15] In Melville's novella, this title character killed Claggart Billy Budd Jack	$600 [14] While Ohio's Robert Taft was "Mr. Republican", this Texan was "Mr. Democrat" & "Mr. Sam" Sam Rayburn Sara	$400 [22] University of Iowa physicist who discovered 2 radiation belts encircling the Earth (James) Van Allen Phil	$1,000 [27] Operetta whose title reflects the work done by its Venetian heroes, Marco & Giuseppe The Gondoliers Sara
$600 [3] Teddy Roosevelt labeled crusading writers like Upton Sinclair & Ida Tarbell as these muckrakers Sara	$600 [8] Arriving in his famous plane, he dedicated Kansas City's new airport in 1927 Lindbergh Phil	$600 [18] Tragic Doctor who begged, "Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss" (Doctor) Faustus Jack	$800 [16] After introducing the coinage of copper pennies, he became known as "Alexander the Coppersmith" Alexander Hamilton Jack	$600 [23] Organic chemistry has been defined as the chemistry of this element & its compounds carbon Phil	—
DD $800 [4] Type of "Love" that's the subject of thefollowing:"Nibblin' on bacon, chewin' on cheese / Sam says to Susie / Honey, would you please be my Mrs.? / Suzie she says yes, with her kisses..." "Muskrat Love" Sara	$800 [9] Will Rogers World Airport helps link this city with the world Oklahoma City Phil	$800 [19] Cal & Aron Trask are modern day equivalents of Cain & Abel in this American novel East of Eden	DD $1,000 [13] In office from 1955 until his death in 1976, he was called "the last of the big-city bosses" (Richard) Daley Phil	$800 [24] U.S. News said this "Father of the H-bomb" may come to be known as "Father of Star Wars" too Edward Teller Jack	—
$1,000 [5] LePage's is a famous brand of this type of glue mucilage Sara	$1,000 [10] Located in Chantilly, Va., this airport covers an area more than half the size of Manhattan Dulles Sara	$1,000 [20] In "Le Morte d'Arthur", this bastard son dealt King Arthur his death blow Mordred Jack	$1,000 [17] When this Hoosier ran against FDR, he was dubbed "the barefoot boy from Wall Street" Wendell Willkie Jack	$1,000 [25] Nathaniel Hayward sold Chas. Goodyear his process for treating rubber with this element sulfur Jack	—

Final Jeopardy!

MYTHOLOGY

2 of the 3 goddesses who were contestants in the famous beauty contest judged by Paris

(2 of) Aphrodite, Athena or Hera

Jack "Who were Aphrodite and Athena?" — wagered $200

Phil "Who were Aphrodite & Diana" — wagered $2,500

Sara "Who are Aphrodite and Artem" — wagered $1,201

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