Show #1545 1991-04-26 (taped 1991-02-18) Regular

Game entered from audiorecording.

Contestants

Robert Rodeck — a professor from Honolulu, Hawaii

Paul Franklin — an attorney from Teaneck, New Jersey

Phyllis Marks — a domestic engineer originally from Cleveland, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $1,599)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Phyllis	$1,400	$2,900	$5,300	$10,500 2-day champion: $12,099	$5,300 17 R, 5 W
Paul	$800	$2,400	$5,200	$4,200 3rd place: tennis rackets + Nintendo Entertainment System	$5,200 13 R, 0 W
Robert	$900	$1,700	$3,000	$5,300 2nd place: a cruise to the Bahamas	$3,500 17 R (including 1 DD), 8 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

MODERN HISTORY	LAW	AWARDS	DETECTIVE STORIES	NUTS	DARK SHADOWS
$100 [8] This late Iranian was known as the leader of the Islamic Revolution the Ayatollah Khomeini Robert	$100 [21] It's an order of the court issued to a law officer allowing him to look over a premises for stolen material a search warrant Robert	$100 [6] In 1974, this late Monaco princess won the Mary Martin Award for promoting interest in needlepoint Grace Kelly Paul	$100 [16] In 1910, Baroness Orczy wrote about a lady detective in "Lady Molly of" this yard Scotland Yard Paul	$100 [1] These 3-sided nuts grow on gigantic trees in the Amazon basin Brazil nuts Phyllis	$100 [26] The story is set in Collinsport in this state & in it, people were always going to Bangor Maine Robert
$200 [9] He donated the money from his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize to the civil rights movement Martin Luther King, Jr. Robert	$200 [22] Unlike other states, California has no age limit for this if there's parental consent marriage Phyllis	$200 [7] In 1962, E.G. Marshall won his first Emmy for his role as attorney Lawrence Preston in this TV series The Defenders Robert	$200 [17] Richard Austin Freeman created the inverted detective story in which this is revealed near the beginning the criminal Robert	$200 [2] An oil found between the inner & outer shells of this kidney-shaped nut is used in insecticides cashews	$200 [27] Before becoming one of Charlie's Angels, she played a ghost on "Dark Shadows" Kate Jackson Phyllis
$300 [10] After helping Castro take over Cuba, he tried to get the tin miners of Bolivia to revolt Che Guevara Paul	$300 [23] Not the Attorney General, but this general usually represents the government in the U.S. Supreme Court Solicitor General Phyllis	$300 [13] A medal named for this Lindbergh plane is given for service in aeronautics or astronautics the Spirit of St. Louis Phyllis	$300 [18] At the beginning of "The Thin Man", this man is waiting for Nora to finish her Christmas shopping Nick Charles Robert	$300 [3] In the United States, Texas is 2nd in production of this nut, but #1 Georgia grows twice as much pecans Phyllis	$300 [28] Jonathan Frid played Barnabas in the original & he sank his teeth into the role in the revival Ben Cross Phyllis Robert
$400 [11] Under arrest and confinement from 1952 to 1961, in 1963, he became Prime Minister of Kenya; in 1964, President Jomo Kenyatta Robert	$400 [24] Illegal process of staking off all or part of another miner's staked-off area for yourself claim jumping Phyllis	$400 [14] Andrea McArdle was nominated for a Tony in 1977 for playing this title role Annie Phyllis	$400 [19] The detective in his first story wasn't Marlowe, but Mallory, a possible reference to Sir Thomas Mallory Raymond Chandler Robert	$400 [4] The shells of these green nuts are often dyed a bright red to mask discoloration pistachios Paul	—
$500 [12] In 1958, this British philosopher helped launch the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Bertrand Russell Phyllis	$500 [25] In 1609, Hugo Grotius, father of international law, said, "They are free to all nations and subject to none" the oceans (the seas) Paul	$500 [15] In 1927, this Chief Justice was given the Boy Scout Silver Buffalo Award for service to youth (William Howard) Taft Paul	$500 [20] The author pitted Nero Wolfe against J. Edgar Hoover & the FBI in "The Doorbell Rang" Rex Stout Paul	$500 [5] The eastern black variety of this nut tree is the most valuable hardwood grown in the U.S. walnuts Phyllis	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

LITERATURE	CLASSICAL MUSIC	SCULPTURE	BODIES OF WATER	BIBLICAL ZOO	FOOTWEAR
$200 [6] The original German title of this adventure novel was Der Schweizerische Robinson The Swiss Family Robinson Paul	$200 [17] He composed his "Swan Lake" ballet while serving on the faculty of the Moscow Conservatory Tchaikovsky Robert	$200 [4] In the TV comedy, Dobie Gillis was often seen next to this Rodin sculpture The Thinker Paul	$200 [14] Jacques Cartier originally called it the River of Canada, but it later became known by this name the St. Lawrence Paul Robert	$200 [24] Both David & Samson fought & killed these animals lions Phyllis Robert	$200 [11] After being forged, they're pitched horseshoes Phyllis
$400 [7] 4-letter nickname of Letitia Carberry, the heroine of several Mary Roberts Rinehart stories Tish	$400 [18] At the age of 7, he had his first polonaise published (Frédéric) Chopin Phyllis Paul	$400 [5] He believed this statue found on Milos originally held out its arms to Cupid the Venus de Milo Phyllis	$400 [15] The Klamath Indians thought that this Oregon lake's waters had healing qualities Crater Lake	$400 [25] The animal slain by the father to feed his returning prodigal son the fatted calf Robert	$400 [12] A quartet of London teenagers holds the Guinness record for this, 11,651 pairs in 8 hours shining shoes Robert
$600 [8] "The Monk" by Matthew Gregory Lewis has been called one of the best novels of this "architectural" genre Gothic Phyllis	$600 [21] This Czech composer wrote his "New World Symphony" during a 3-year stay in America Dvorak Phyllis	$600 [1] Students today study the form of Myron's statue of an ancient Greek athlete throwing one of these a discus Robert	$600 [16] This Mexican gulf was once known as the Sea of Cortez since Hernando Cortez explored it in 1535 the Gulf of California Phyllis Robert	$600 [26] Biblical poets used this Egyptian cobra's venom as a metaphor for deadly anger asp Robert	$600 [13] It's made up of a heel band, a shank & a wheel or star-shaped rowel a spur Robert
$800 [9] Completes the title of Ken Kesey's 1964 novel, "Sometimes a Great..." Notion Phyllis	$800 [22] "Clair de Lune" composer who adapted Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" into an opera libretto Debussy Robert	$1,000 [3] The marble sculptures named for the British Lord who removed them from the Parthenon the Elgin Marbles Phyllis	$800 [19] This Siberian lake is the largest freshwater lake in Eurasia (Lake) Baikal Paul Robert	$1,000 [28] The animal Abraham finally sacrificed as a burnt offering instead of his son Isaac a ram (a sheep) Phyllis Robert	—
$1,000 [10] Gustav von Aschenbach, the hero of this Thomas Mann novelette, dies of the plague in Italy Death in Venice Phyllis	$1,000 [23] The last 14 of this Viennese composer's over 600 lieder were published after his death as "Swan Song" (Franz) Schubert Paul	DD $2,300 [2] He completed the model for the sculpture seenherejust before his death in 1909 Frederic Remington Robert	$1,000 [20] The Gulf of Trieste is the northern extension of this sea the Adriatic Robert	DD $2,000 [27] The term from Leviticus for the special animal let loose into the wilderness carrying the people's sins the scapegoat Robert	—

Final Jeopardy!

THE 50 STATES

California & this southern state have the only U.S. points below sea level

Louisiana

Robert "What is Louisiana?" — wagered $2,300

Paul "What is Arizona?" — wagered $1,000

Phyllis "What is Louisiana?" — wagered $5,200

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