Show #1539 1991-04-18 (taped 1991-02-13) Regular

Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes.

Contestants

Suzanne Woods — a law student originally from Wellesley, Massachusetts

John Eastman — a U.S. Customs representative originally from Dodge Center, Minnesota

David Combs — an electrical engineer from Long Beach, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
David	$400	$3,300	$6,900	$11,801 2-day champion: $22,601	$6,900 22 R, 2 W
John	$2,100	$2,100	$5,900	$0 3rd place	$5,400 17 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Suzanne	$400	$1,200	$3,400	$3,400 2nd place	$3,000 12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

ANIMALS	DECORATIVE ARTS	ISLANDS	THE OLYMPICS	A "LITTLE"	LOT
$100 [6] Siamese fighting fish make these with sticky air bubbles, but birds prefer twigs & grass a nest David	$100 [23] Majolica pottery was named for this Spanish island Majorca David	$100 [1] This 3rd largest island of Hawaii is home to about 80% of the state's population Oahu John	$100 [12] During his Olympic career, this American won a record four gold medals in diving events Greg Louganis Suzanne	$100 [8] Jack Benny wrote him, "With Bob Hope doing my walk & you doing my voice, I can be a star & do nothing" Rich Little David	$100 [21] Lot was warned by angels to leave this evil city & not to look back Sodom David
$200 [7] Some Dobermans' ears are clipped, & these body parts are docked the tail David	$200 [27] Made originally in the 1700s, Valenciennes is a bobbin or pillow type of this delicate openwork fabric lace David	$300 [3] South Georgia Island, occupied by Argentina in 1982, is a dependency of this British colony the Falkland Islands David Suzanne	$200 [13] Dick Button is the only American man to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals in this winter sport ice skating (figure skating) Suzanne	$200 [9] First line of "The Star", a poem by Jane Taylor "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" David	$200 [22] When Lot's wife didn't heed the warning, she was turned into a pillar of this salt John
$300 [16] It's the 3rd largest cat native to the Eastern Hemisphere; only the lion & tiger are bigger the leopard Suzanne	$300 [28] The Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna, in this country, is famous for its Byzantine mosaics Italy John	$400 [4] You don't have to be a wild man to know this is the third largest island in the world Borneo John	$300 [14] The winner of this multi-event competition is considered the greatest athlete in the world the decathlon John	$300 [10] There was a famous battle on this U.S. river, June 25 & 26, 1876 the Little Bighorn John	$300 [24] We first meet Lot in this book of the Bible Genesis David
$400 [19] Though salamanders resemble lizards, they aren't reptiles; they belong to this class of vertebrates amphibians David	$400 [29] The hunt of this mythical animal is the subject of a series of 7 tapestries, woven c. 1500 the unicorn David	DD $500 [2] 1 of the 2 independent island nations in the Mediterranean Sea Cyprus (or Malta) John	$400 [17] Although the 1904 games were scheduled for Chicago, they were moved to this U.S. city St. Louis	$400 [11] Nickname of Maureen Connolly, who in her teens won Wimbledon 3 times in the 1950s Little Mo Suzanne	$400 [25] Lot's famous uncle, this patriarch, got Canaan when Lot chose the plain of the Jordan Abraham David
$500 [20] World Book & Orwell's "Animal Farm" consider them the smartest of all hoofed farm animals the pig David	$500 [30] Ralph Wood is credited with introducing these jugs, shaped like stout men, c. 1762 Toby jugs	$500 [5] Laval is the chief city of Jesus Island, which is just north of this French Canadian city Montreal David John	$500 [18] He served as president of the International Olympic Committee from 1952 to 1972 Avery Brundage Suzanne	$500 [15] In 1978, this Australian group had its biggest hit in the U.S. with "Reminiscing" the Little River Band John	$500 [26] The Arabic name for this low-lying sea is Bahr Lut, the Sea of Lot the Dead Sea David

Double Jeopardy! Round

SEE THE U.S.A.	QUOTES	THE 1970s	BRITISH AUTHORS	SCIENCE	ACTORS AS DIRECTORS
$200 [16] This city is home to the Arizona Museum, the Arizona Mineral Museum, & the Arizona State Capitol Museum Phoenix David	$200 [9] Completes John Selden's criticism, "Preachers say, 'Do as I say, not as...'" I do John	$200 [21] Ford pardoned Tokyo Rose on January 19, 1977, & 2 days later, he pardoned the Vietnam draft evaders Jimmy Carter John	$200 [1] Milton's optimistic title for the sequel to "Paradise Lost" Paradise Regained David	$200 [2] Common name given to the emulsion of magnesium hydroxide used as an antacid milk of magnesia Suzanne	$200 [26] He directed himself as a cavalryman-turned-Sioux who's given the name Dances with Wolves Kevin Costner Suzanne
$400 [17] A 1990 ad for this city said, "Mikhail Gorbachev was in complete agreement with Tony Bennett" San Francisco David	$400 [12] The Three Little Pigs' response to "I'll huff & I'll puff & I'll blow your house in" Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin David	$400 [22] In 1977, Erich Segal published "Oliver's Story" as a sequel to this tearjerker Love Story Suzanne	$400 [3] Just so you know, he illustrated his "Just So Stories" himself Kipling David	$400 [4] Heat one of these to 1,500 degrees centigrade in an inert atmosphere & it reverts to graphite a diamond John	$400 [30] He worked at directing himself & his brother Charlie Sheen in the title roles in "Men at Work" Emilio Estevez Suzanne
$600 [18] 3560-foot Sassafras Mountain is the highest point in this Palmetto State South Carolina	$600 [13] Line preceding, "But ugly goes clear to the bone" "Beauty is only skin deep" John	$800 [24] Estimable man who set a Guinness record sending out 62,824 Christmas cards in 1975 (Werner) Erhard David	$600 [5] He published his Waverley Novels anonymously, so readers called him the Great Unknown Sir Walter Scott David Suzanne	$600 [8] This French scientist was first to show fermentation is a biochemical process Pasteur Suzanne	$600 [29] This actor took over as director of "One-Eyed Jacks" when Stanley Kubrick left to make "Spartacus" Marlon Brando
$800 [19] If you want to attend the annual Bat Flight Breakfast, head for Carlsbad in this state New Mexico John	$800 [14] Architect Louis Sullivan said, "Form ever follows this" function David	DD $1,000 [23] One of the most successful groups of the 1970s, they had a million-seller with thefollowing:"You can change your mind / I'm the first in line / Honey, I'm still free / Take a chance on me" ABBA Suzanne	$800 [6] As Justice of the Peace, he organized London's first police force; as satirist, he wrote Tom Jones Henry Fielding John	DD $1,000 [10] Dr. DeVries led the surgical team that gave this dentist the first permanent artificial heart Barney Clark John	$800 [28] After wrestling with "Gator", his directorial debut, he got good reviews for "Sharky's Machine" Burt Reynolds John
$1,000 [20] Nature trails in this Florida national park include the Gumbo Limbo Trail & Bobcat Hammock Trail the Everglades John	$1,000 [15] General George McClellan is credited with the line, "All quiet along" this river the Potomac Suzanne	$1,000 [25] George McGovern said health was not a factor in his decision to replace this original running mate (Thomas) Eagleton David	$1,000 [7] This rare Elizabethan playwright was imprisoned three times, once for killing an actor Ben Jonson John	$1,000 [11] Italy has deposits of this fine white sculpture material, a form of compact gypsum alabaster John	$1,000 [27] He directed himself playing a director in "White Hunter, Black Heart" Clint Eastwood Suzanne

Final Jeopardy!

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Queen Victoria's daughter picked music by these 2 composers for the processional & recessional of her 1858 wedding

(Richard) Wagner & (Felix) Mendelssohn

Suzanne "Who are Donald Warner & Robert W. Hill?" — wagered $0

John "Who are Mendelssohn &" — wagered $5,900

David "Who are Wagner & Mendelssohn?" — wagered $4,901

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