Show #1879 1992-11-05 (taped 1992-08-18) Regular

Tom Nosek game 3.

Contestants

Ruth Mara — a foreign service officer from Alexandria, Virginia

Richard Sun — an epidemiologist originally from Parma, Ohio

Tom Nosek — an aerospace engineer originally from Chicago, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $31,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tom	$1,700	$4,200	$9,800	$12,500 3-day champion: $43,800	$7,200 24 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Richard	$700	$1,600	$5,400	$9,801 3rd place: Magnavox camcorder	$5,400 13 R, 1 W
Ruth	$400	$2,800	$6,200	$9,900 2nd place: Singer dining room set + Retroneu silverware set	$6,200 15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

NOTABLE WOMEN	NEWSPAPERS	FORESTS	FOOD FACTS	"GUY"s	DOLLS
$100 [12] Her forces needed only 10 days to break the English siege of Orleans in 1429 Joan of Arc Richard	$100 [6] The South Bend Tribune founded this state's first radio station, WSBT, in 1922 Indiana Richard	$100 [1] Colorado has a peak as well as a national forest named for him (Zebulon) Pike Tom	$100 [10] This round, flat bread is the basis of tacos, enchiladas & burritos tortillas Tom	$100 [21] It's the only quote in Bartlett's "Familiar Quotations" attributed to Leo Durocher "Nice guys finish last" Tom	$100 [26] Wooden dolls shaped like paddles have been found in this country's ancient tombs—tut, tut Egypt Tom
$200 [15] You may know the Chicago fire started in her barn; you may not know her first name was Catherine (Mrs.) O'Leary Tom	$200 [7] The 1st English- Language newspaper published in this state capital was the Sandwich Island Gazette Honolulu Tom	$200 [2] Among this state's national forests are Coeur d'Alene, Sawtooth & Boise Idaho Tom	$200 [13] It's a multi-layered sandwich named for a character in the "Blondie" comic strip a dagwood Richard	$200 [22] This British holiday that occurs on November 5 is celebrated by bonfires Guy Fawkes Day Ruth	$200 [27] This film inspired a doll called Undersea Party Ariel The Little Mermaid Richard
$300 [16] Ida Rosenthal invented the modern form of this item of apparel which her Maiden Form Co. sold a brassiere Tom	$300 [8] Founded in 1837, this Baltimore daily is published in both morning & evening editions ( Baltimore ) Sun Tom	$300 [3] At 16.7 million acres, Tongass National Forest in this state is the USA's largest Alaska Tom	$300 [14] Sturgeon roe doesn't become a food called this until it's salted caviar Tom	$300 [23] This CBS TV series featured Ken Wahl as an undercover agent for the Organized Crime Bureau Wiseguy Ruth	$300 [28] The original 1964 version of this soldier was 11 1/2" tall; the 1982 model line was a mere 3 3/4" G.I. Joe Tom
$400 [17] In 1876 Ann Eliza Young published "Wife No. 19", the story of her marriage to this religious leader Brigham Young Tom	$400 [9] Almost every year since 1851, this U.S. newspaper has published an index to its articles The New York Times Ruth	$400 [4] North Carolina has a memorial forest named for this "Trees" author (Joyce) Kilmer Tom	$400 [19] The choicest type of this variety of meat is the honeycomb from the second stomach chamber tripe Ruth	$400 [24] His band, the Royal Canadians, was described as playing the "sweetest music this side of heaven" Guy Lombardo Tom	$400 [29] When Mattel introduced this male doll in 1961 he had fuzzy hair that came off if it got wet Ken Tom
$500 [18] She paid her publisher to print the first edition of her "The Boston Cooking School Cook Book" Fannie Farmer Ruth	$500 [11] Gene Siskel is the film critic of this largest Chicago newspaper The Chicago Tribune Richard	DD $500 [5] These 2 states share Coronado & Apache National Forests Arizona & New Mexico Tom	$500 [20] The pearl variety of this thickener is soaked overnight before making pudding tapioca Ruth	$500 [25] Of Mary Wells' 10 Top 40 hits, only this one reached number 1 "My Guy" Ruth	$500 [30] Some of these "kids" come in boxes showing a picture of a baby's head inside a leafy green vegetable a Cabbage Patch Kid Richard

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 1940s	ANIMALS	LATIN AMERICA	GOVERNMENT & POLITICS	TENNYSON, ANYONE?	ON THE MONEY
$200 [12] In 1943 he successfully tested the aqualung he invented with Emile Gagnan (Jacques) Cousteau Tom	$200 [7] At over 200 lbs., alligator snappers are among the largest freshwater ones of these reptiles turtles Richard	$200 [2] The Humboldt Current keeps the temperatures in this Peruvian capital pleasant Lima Ruth	$200 [17] Since the 1880s it's been nicknamed the "Grand Old Party" the Republicans Tom	$200 [20] According to Tennyson, "Man is the hunter" & this "is his game" woman	$200 [1] He's the only president sporting facial hair Lincoln Ruth
$400 [13] Because he was born in this enemy country, opera star Ezio Pinza was held by the FBI in 1942 Italy Tom	$400 [8] In 1835 England outlawed the sport of baiting these ursine mammals bears Richard	$400 [3] The official language of Brazil is Portuguese & the official language of Suriname is this Dutch Ruth	$400 [18] One of the few responsibilities of the Vice President listed by the Constitution is to preside over this body the Senate Ruth	$400 [23] His poem about this knight includes "My strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure" Sir Galahad Tom	$600 [25] They're the 2 coins that have birds on them the quarter & half-dollar
$600 [14] In April 1942 Dr. William Temple, archbishop of York, became the 96th to hold this office the Archbishop of Canterbury Tom	$600 [9] This animal & the dugong are the only living sea cows a manatee Richard	$600 [4] This country gained its independence in 1818 under armies led by San Martin & O'Higgins Chile Ruth	$600 [19] The Tower Report revealed that this man at the center of "Contragate" used the alias William P. Goode Oliver North	$600 [28] This poem includes the line "Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die" "The Charge of the Light Brigade" Tom	$800 [26] They're the word & the phrase on the front of each of the 5 coins In God We Trust & Liberty Tom
$800 [15] On June 5, 1947 this Secretary of State called for the European recovery plan known by his name Marshall Richard	$800 [10] This beetle was sacred to the ancient Egyptians, who thought it represented the sun a scarab Richard	$800 [5] Panama is bordered by Colombia on one side & this country on the other Costa Rica Richard Ruth	$800 [21] A meeting in which party members choose candidates for office is referred to by this 6-letter term a caucus Ruth	$800 [29] Prince Albert requested an autographed copy of this 1859 work based on the Arthurian legends Idylls of the King Richard	$1,000 [27] It's the only structure on the back of a coin with its name printed below it Monticello Richard
$1,000 [16] Cleveland Indians pitching ended this Yankee center fielder's record 56-game hitting streak (Joe) DiMaggio Tom	$1,000 [11] Scotland's fourth Duke of Gordon gave his name to a breed of this hunting dog a setter Ruth	$1,000 [6] In 1498 Columbus first set foot on the South American continent in what's now this country Venezuela	DD $1,000 [22] In 6 successive elections beginning in 1928, Norman Thomas ran for president on this third party ticket the Socialist Party Ruth	$1,000 [30] "The Window; or, the Song of the Wrens" was written to be set to music by this operetta composer Sir Arthur Sullivan	DD $3,000 [24] The 2 presidents on the current 5 coins who have pigtails Jefferson & Washington Tom

Final Jeopardy!

EXPLORERS

He died after his ship the St. Peter was wrecked in the Komandorskiye Islands in 1741

Vitus Bering

Richard "Who was Bering?" — wagered $4,401

Ruth "Who is Bering?" — wagered $3,700

Tom "Who is Bering" — wagered $2,700

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