Show #1943 1993-02-03 (taped 1992-10-27) Regular

Contestants

Nancy Mednick — an elementary art school teacher from Tenafly, New Jersey

Mac McGowan — a social worker from Phoenix, Arizona

Barbara Sontz — a computer consultant from New York City, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $23,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Barbara	$400	$800	$200	$400 3rd place: Pacific Kinematic NextStep 500 + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! for Super Nintendo Entertainment System & Sega Genesis	$200 9 R, 5 W
Mac	$1,100	$500	$10,100	$14,601 New champion: $14,601	$9,300 23 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W (including 1 DD)
Nancy	$1,200	$2,700	$7,300	$7,400 2nd place: trip on Delta to Miami & 7-day cruise on Norwegian Cruise Line	$7,300 20 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

LANGUAGES	SICKNESS & HEALTH	THE OSCARS	ROCKS & MINERALS	FOUNTAINS	"EX" MARKS THE SPOT
$100 [1] The golden age of literature in this language lasted from the first century B.C. to about 14 A.D. Latin Barbara Mac	$100 [9] It's been called the "sunshine vitamin" vitamin D Barbara Mac	$100 [26] Jeremy Irons' performance as this enigmatic socialite won him a 1990 Oscar von Bulow Barbara	$100 [16] It's the principal alloy of iron steel Mac	$100 [6] Legend says that if you throw a coin into this Roman fountain, you'll return someday the Trevi Fountain Nancy	$100 [20] According to a proverb, there's one of these "to every rule" the exception Nancy
$200 [2] Xhosa, a Bantu language, is spoken near the Cape of Good Hope in this country South Africa Nancy	$200 [10] This yellowing of the skin & whites of the eyes may occur when one has hepatitis jaundice Mac	$200 [27] Michael Caine & Dianne Wiest both won Oscars for this Woody Allen film Hannah and Her Sisters Mac	$200 [17] The one named for the Black Prince in the Crown Jewels is really a red spinel, not this gem a ruby Nancy	$200 [7] The famous fountains at this royal complex near Paris were begun about 1661 Versailles Mac	$200 [21] Of the 3 branches of government, it's the one headed by the president the executive Mac
$300 [3] This is an official language in Luxembourg, Liechtenstein & Austria German Nancy	$300 [11] In 1882 German physician Robert Koch discovered the bacterium which causes this lung disease tuberculosis Mac	$300 [28] This director who won for "The Last Emperor" is Italian, not Chinese Bertolucci Nancy	$300 [18] The name of this fine-grained, translucent variety of gypsum was used by the Romans for marble alabaster	$300 [8] A statue commonly called "Eros" occupies a fountain in this London "Circus" Piccadilly Mac	$300 [22] In 1991 this corp. agreed to pay $1.025 billion in fines for the 1989 oil spill in Prince William Sound Exxon Nancy
$400 [4] Galician, spoken in northwestern Spain, is a dialect of this language, not Spanish Portuguese Barbara Mac Nancy	$400 [12] This chemical derived from the bark of a tree was the only treatment for malaria for hundreds of years quinine Barbara	$400 [29] William Hurt, Holly Hunter & Albert Brooks all received acting nominations for this 1987 film Broadcast News Barbara	DD $400 [19] The name of this mineral was often featured in big letters on old-time theatre curtains asbestos Mac	$400 [13] Mogul ruler Shah Jahan had many fountains built in this city, home of the Taj Mahal Agra Barbara	$400 [23] It's a concentrated flavoring, often in liquid form, such as almond or vanilla an extract Barbara
$500 [5] When spoken in Belgium, the Dutch language is popularly called this Flemish Nancy	$500 [15] This disease that usually afflicts Blacks results from a flaw in the hemoglobin molecule sickle-cell (anemia) Mac	$500 [30] Whoopi Goldberg was the first Black actress to win since this actress won for "Gone with the Wind" Hattie McDaniel Barbara Mac Nancy	$500 [25] Early photographers used this lightest common metal as an ingredient in flashpowder magnesium	$500 [14] The fountain of Castalia flowed near the stone marking the center of the Earth at this Greek site Delphi Nancy	$500 [24] Prohibited by the Constitution, it's a law that makes an act criminal after it's already been committed ex post facto Nancy

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY	FAMOUS WOMEN	RELIGION	NONFICTION	HISTORY	GRAINS
$200 [6] Ecuador's backbone is formed by 2 parallel rows of peaks of this mountain system the Andes Nancy	$200 [22] She started as a writer on "Today" in 1961; she became co-host in 1974 Barbara Walters Barbara	$200 [1] The direction Muslims face toward this city during prayer is called the Qiblah Mecca Mac	$200 [16] His great work, "An American Dictionary of the English Language", was first published in 1828 Webster Mac	$200 [11] A 1936 military uprising led by this general touched off the Spanish Civil War Francisco Franco Nancy	$200 [21] This grain is grown in flooded fields called paddies rice Barbara
$400 [7] Balaton, the largest lake in Central Europe, is located about 55 miles southwest of Budapest in this country Hungary Nancy	$400 [23] This dancer & spy was born at Leeuwarden in the Netherlands in 1876 Mata Hari Mac	$600 [3] The Sindhu, Sarasvati & Narmada are 3 of this religion's lesser-known sacred rivers the Hindu religion Nancy	$400 [17] Harrison Salisbury's "The 900 Days" is about the WWII siege of this Soviet city Leningrad Mac	$400 [12] After a 1974 invasion, Turkey gained control of about 40% of this island Cyprus Nancy	$400 [27] The chief types of this grain are pod, sweet, flour, flint, dent, waxy & pop corn Mac
$600 [8] The Information Please Almanac describes this country as "a tiny, hilly wedge driven into the French Mediterranean coast" Monaco Barbara Nancy	$600 [24] Her 1952 "Complete Book of Etiquette" established her as an authority on manners Amy Vanderbilt Barbara	$800 [4] A former home of this founder of the Mormon Church stands on Stafford Road in Palmyra, New York Joseph Smith Mac	$600 [18] Pete Earley's "The Hot House" tells the inside story of this Kansas federal prison Leavenworth Mac	$600 [13] Hardecanute, who died in 1042, was the last king of this country who also ruled England Denmark Mac	$600 [28] Samuel Johnson wrote that it's given to horses in England "but in Scotland supports the people" oats Mac
$800 [9] Greece is the southernmost country lying on this peninsula the Balkan Peninsula Mac Nancy	$800 [25] In the 1932 Olympics this American set world records in 2 women's track & field events (Babe Didrikson) Zaharias Nancy	DD $1,000 [2] Northern & southern branches of the American Methodist Church split in 1844 over this issue slavery Mac	$800 [19] Alan Bullock's study of these two 20th century dictators is subtitled "Parallel Lives" Stalin & Hitler Mac	$800 [14] Under Soviet pressure, Vietnam withdrew its last forces from this country in 1989 Cambodia Mac	$800 [29] About 25% of this U.S. grain crop is used to make malt barley Nancy
$1,000 [10] The western part of Australia has 2 "Great" deserts, the Great Victoria & this one the Great Sandy Barbara Mac	$1,000 [26] After she orbited in 1963, the Russians didn't send another woman into space until 1982 (Valentina) Tereshkova Nancy	$1,000 [5] Supposedly born on the same day, Ananda was this man's first cousin & an important disciple Buddha Nancy	$1,000 [20] This former Soviet foreign minister's memoirs are "The Future Belongs to Freedom" Shevardnadze Mac	DD $1,600 [15] In 1861 the principalities of Moldavia & Walachia united to form this country Romania Mac	$1,000 [30] The sweet varieties of this grain provide fodder as well as sugar & molasses sorghum Nancy

Final Jeopardy!

SPORTS

He's the only man voted NBA MVP under 2 completely different names

Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)

Barbara "Who is Lew Alcindor?" — wagered $200

Nancy "Who is Kareem Abdul Jabbar" — wagered $100

Mac "Who is Kareem Abdul Jabar" — wagered $4,501

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