Show #2333 1994-10-26 (taped 1994-08-30) Regular

Bill Pitassy game 3.

Contestants

John Fitzpatrick — a salesman from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Eleanor Finegan — an engineer from Jackson, New Jersey

Bill Pitassy — a labor attorney from Cranford, New Jersey (whose 2-day cash winnings total $28,602)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bill	$2,500	$3,800	$12,800	$12,800 3-day champion: $41,402	$14,200 29 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Eleanor	$2,400	$2,100	$5,900	$6,100 2nd place: Bassett dining room set + RCR crystal stemware set	$5,900 16 R, 4 W
John	$0	$1,800	$3,000	$5,990 3rd place: Samsung VCR	$3,000 12 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

BIRDS	POP MUSIC	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	U.S. CITIES	SEWING	QUOTATIONS
$100 [16] Color of the breast of the American robin red (russet) Bill	$100 [26] In 1967 this folk trio told us that they "Dig Rock and Roll Music" Peter, Paul & Mary Eleanor John	$100 [11] This mineral water has called itself "Earth's first soft drink" Perrier Eleanor	$100 [6] In 1780 it replaced Williamsburg as capital of the "Old Dominion" Richmond Eleanor	$100 [21] It ranges from sizes 6 to 12 & should fit snugly on your middle finger a thimble Bill	$100 [1] In 1973 Senator George Aiken said, "Either impeach him or get off his back" Richard Nixon Bill
$200 [17] The barn species of this bird is also called "monkey-faced" the owl Bill	$200 [27] "Put your glad rags on and join me, hon, we'll have some fun when the clock" does this strike one Eleanor	$200 [12] Relatively speaking, Quaker Oats owns this leading brand of breakfast syrups Aunt Jemima Bill	$200 [7] Major streets crossing this Midwest city are Wabash Avenue, State Street & Dearborn Street Chicago Bill	$200 [22] Of a Skippy, a JIF or a Peter Pan, the one that's a flat collar with rounded corners a Peter Pan John	$200 [2] According to Fred Allen, it's "a place where people from Iowa mistake each other for movie stars" Hollywood Eleanor
$300 [18] Male terns court females by displaying these that they've just caught fish John	$300 [28] His No. 1 hit "Give Me Love" was subtitled "Give Me Peace on Earth" George Harrison Eleanor John	$300 [13] This Japanese company is the world's largest producer of pianos Yamaha Eleanor	$400 [9] This second-largest New York city was named for a nearby stream Buffalo Eleanor	$300 [23] You can shorten one of these by whipstitching tightly across its teeth to form a new bottom stop a zipper Eleanor	$300 [3] In a letter to Josiah Quincy, Benjamin Franklin wrote, "There never was a good war or" this a bad peace Bill
$400 [19] This term for one who informs on his criminal colleagues comes from a decoy once set out by bird hunters a stool pigeon Bill	$400 [29] "Who wants to buy this" item? "She took it off her finger, now it doesn't mean a thing" a diamond ring Eleanor John	$400 [14] Royal Dutch is 1 of the 2 parent companies of this oil giant Shell Eleanor	$500 [10] This city near Scranton was named for 2 British politicians who supported the American colonists Wilkes-Barre Eleanor	$400 [24] When attaching this fastener, sew the ball on first, then the socket a snap	$400 [4] Socrates said he was "not an Athenian or a Greek, but" this "a citizen of the world" Eleanor
$500 [20] The name of this type of falcon means "wanderer" & came from the same root as pilgrim the peregrine falcon Bill	$500 [30] Oliver told her, "You're young and alive, come out of your half-dreamed dream" Jean (Bonnie Jean) John	$500 [15] This Schaumburg, Illinois firm leads the world in the production of cellular phones Motorola Bill	DD $700 [8] State capital in which you'd find Roger Williams National Memorial Providence (Rhode Island) Bill	$500 [25] This double-sided tape is used to hold 2 layers of fabric in place while you're sewing them together basting tape	$500 [5] In 1903 Teddy Roosevelt reportedly said, "Damn the law! I want" this "built" the Panama Canal Bill

Double Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS NAMES	PENINSULAS	ARTISTS	GOVERNMENT & POLITICS	FOOD & DRINK	MARK TWAIN
$200 [1] One of the people who helped establish this republic was Samuel Maverick Texas Bill	$200 [11] The Menominee is the longest river on this state's Upper Peninsula Michigan Bill	$200 [16] Sadly, he never completed his "Rondanini Pieta" Michelangelo Bill	$200 [21] Near the end of a session of Congress, a president may use this kind of veto by simply not signing a pocket veto Bill	$200 [26] Jamon de Asturias is a famous Spanish type of this meat ham John	$200 [6] Dan'l Webster is the name of this "celebrated" animal of Calaveras County (jumping) frog John
$400 [2] An oil well drill bit formed the basis of his empire, which stretched into aircraft & movies Howard Hughes Eleanor	$400 [12] Merida is the chief city of this peninsula & is capital of the Mexican state of the same name the Yucatan Bill	$400 [17] The Group of Seven was dedicated to painting the natural beauty of this North American country Canada Eleanor John	$400 [22] A political exchange of support or favors, or a lumberjack sport also known as birling logrolling John	$400 [27] Jam is made from fruit, while this related spread is made from just the juice jelly John	$400 [7] Title character who says, "Tom and me found the money that the robbers hid in the cave..." Huckleberry Finn Eleanor
$600 [3] In 1922 film director Robert Flaherty made this man "of the North" famous Nanook Bill	$600 [13] This nation occupies most of the Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia Bill	$600 [18] Cezanne was a major influence on this modern art style that features geometrization of forms Cubism John	$600 [23] This Cabinet department's building houses the office of the Assistant Secretary for African Affairs the Department of State Bill	$600 [28] In the name of a French dish, bourguignonne indicates that it's prepared with this liquid red wine Bill	$600 [8] This novel contains the line "I am an American. I was born and reared in Hartford" A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Eleanor
$800 [4] In the 1960s he stated that electronic media were turning the world into a "global village" Marshall McLuhan Bill	$1,000 [15] The Turkish name for this peninsula is Gelibolu Gallipoli Eleanor	$800 [19] His "fancy pictures" depict rural scenes instead of little boys in fancy blue suits Gainsborough Bill	$800 [24] She was Ronald Reagan's assistant for Public Liaison before he made her Sec'y of Transportation (Elizabeth) Dole Eleanor	$800 [29] This Scottish national dish has been described as "a sort of paleolithic sausage" haggis Bill	$800 [9] Chapters in this novel include "Tom's Early Life", "to London" & "Coronation Day" The Prince and the Pauper Bill
$1,000 [5] A&E ran its biography of this performer March 15, 1994, a Tuesday, in his old time slot, 8 P.M. EST Milton Berle Eleanor	DD $2,000 [14] The Sava & Danube Rivers form the northern boundary of this European peninsula the Balkan Peninsula Bill	$1,000 [20] This pop art pioneer painted cowboys & Indians before his comic strip- inspired paintings made him famous Roy Lichtenstein Bill John	$1,000 [25] This Hawaiian Democrat chairs the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs Daniel Inouye Bill	$1,000 [30] The name of this root used to make tea comes from the Chinese jen-Shen, translated as "man root" ginseng Bill	DD $1,200 [10] This eccentric attorney from Dawson's Landing, Mo. successfully defends Italian twins accused of murder Pudd'nhead Wilson Bill

Final Jeopardy!

MYTHOLOGY

This prize was inscribed "for the fairest"

the golden apple

John "What was a golden apple?" — wagered $2,990

Eleanor "What was the Golden Apple?" — wagered $200

Bill "What is the golden apple?" — wagered $0

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