Show #1917 1992-12-29 (taped 1992-09-15) Regular

Jack Mahoney game 3.

Contestants

Jon Stordahl — a high school teacher from Laguna Niguel, California

Ken Hurwitz — a marketing manager from Canoga Park, California

Jack Mahoney — an actor originally from Newport, Rhode Island (whose 2-day cash winnings total $11,099)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jack	$900	$4,500	$9,900	$10,005 3-day champion: $21,104	$9,100 26 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Ken	$1,100	$200	$2,200	$0 3rd place: Maytag washer/dryer (side-by-side or stacked upright) + Jeopardy! home edition	$1,800 10 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Jon	$600	$200	$4,400	$4,400 2nd place: a trip to New York on Trans World Airlines + a week at Roseland Ranch resort in Stanfordville, New York + Jeopardy! home edition	$4,200 13 R (including 1 DD), 6 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S.A.	TELEVISION	GO FISH	WINE	WOMEN	"SONG"
$100 [1] An abandoned lead mine in Bonne Terre, Missouri was flooded & illuminated for aficionados of this sport scuba diving	$100 [9] On his weekly show, as Joe the bartender, he greeted Crazy Guggenheim Jackie Gleason Jack	$100 [3] This fish's "equine" head & bony armor make it look like a knight in a chess set a seahorse Jack	$100 [24] Riesling wines are a specialty of this German river valley the Rhine Jack Jon	$100 [19] Her shoe-shopping in NYC made the "Grapevine" section in Time magazine September 30, 1991 Imelda Marcos Jack	$100 [11] This book of the Bible is also called "Canticle of Canticles" Song of Songs (or Song of Solomon) Jack
$200 [2] Snake Alley in Burlington, Iowa, like Lombard St. in San Francisco, has been referred to as this the crookedest street in the world Ken	$200 [10] This series ended its run on NBC in 1992 & moved to CBS, where it became "Golden Palace" Golden Girls Jack	$200 [5] In names of fish, this sharp weapon precedes "fish" & "tail" sword Ken	$200 [26] The vast majority of wine is aged in casks made of this wood oak Jon	$200 [20] This member of the Lewis & Clark expedition was also known as Bird Woman Sacajawea Jack	$200 [12] In 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings had a Number 1 hit with this song "Silly Love Songs" Jon
$300 [4] This Alaskan city was named for a vice president, not for Mary Pickford's husband Fairbanks Jack Ken	$300 [13] In 1992 David Lynch directed a feature film prequel to this TV series Twin Peaks Jon	$300 [6] During spawning season, the female rainbow trout makes one of these called a redd, often in a gravel area a nest Jack	$300 [28] It's the reason bottled wines are stored on their sides to keep the cork moist Jack Jon	$300 [21] Not allowed to go to university in Poland, she attended the Sorbonne & in 1893 graduated top of her class Marie Curie Jack	$300 [15] Giving big excuses & explanations for something is going into this pair a song & dance Jack
$400 [7] Charles Bulfinch built the Federal Street Theatre in this Massachusetts city in 1794 Boston Jack	$400 [14] "Melrose Place" is a spin-off of this Fox series Beverly Hills 90210 Ken Jon	$400 [25] Some of these "heavenly" fish eat algae while some pick parasites off other fish angelfish Jack	$400 [29] What Falstaff called sack we now call this & serve as an appetizer wine sherry Jack Ken	$400 [22] Chosen this for 1992 out of a field of 12, Corinna Harney picked up $100,000 & a Lexus SC300 Playmate of the Year Jon	$500 [17] Longfellow based this poem on a legendary Indian named Manabozho The Song of Hiawatha Jon
$500 [8] John Tyler's father, who was also named John Tyler, was governor of this state from 1808 to 1811 Virginia Jon	$500 [18] This comic was the first guest on the new "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno Billy Crystal	$500 [27] The largest tuna isn't the yellowfin but this "colorful" variety the bluefin Ken	$500 [30] It's the term for the feel of the alcohol content of the wine; it may be "light" or "full" the body Jack	$500 [23] At the '92 Winter Olympics, she won the silver medal in ladies' figure skating for Japan Midori Ito Jon	DD $1,200 [16] First line of the rhyme that includes "was not that a dainty dish, to set before a king?" Sing a song of sixpence (a pocket full of rye) Jack

Double Jeopardy! Round

JERUSALEM	BENEDICT ARNOLD	EPICS	WEATHER	DANCE	GUINNESS RECORDS 1492
$200 [6] In the Bible Jerusalem is called the "City of" this man who conquered it for the Israelites David Jack Ken	$200 [1] Arnold joined his forces with this Ethan Allen group to take Fort Ticonderoga the Green Mountain Boys Jack	$200 [11] Dante wrote "The Divine Comedy" in this language, not Latin Italian Ken	$200 [22] This Sunshine State ranks first in deaths caused by lightning strikes Florida Jack	$200 [21] The acclaimed dance company Ballet West originated at the University of Utah in this city Salt Lake City Jack	$200 [16] The most popular travel book is the account of his 13th century journeys Marco Polo Jon
$400 [7] The Shrine of the Book, part of the Israel Museum, houses these scrolls the Dead Sea Scrolls Ken	$400 [2] In the summer of 1780 Arnold was put in command of this key position in New York West Point Jon	$400 [12] No one knows for sure if this man credited with writing the "Odyssey" really existed Homer Jack	$400 [23] On the average, the highly destructive path of one of these storms is less than 16 miles long a tornado Ken Jon	$400 [27] The sardana is a circle dance performed by the Catalan people of this country Spain Jack	$400 [17] According to chapter 5 of book 7 of Ptolemy's Geography, it's the smallest continent Europe
$800 [9] The temple started by this king c. 19 B.C. was burned by the Romans in 70 A.D. King Herod Ken	$600 [3] This governor of Virginia offered a 5,000-guinea reward for Arnold's capture Thomas Jefferson	$600 [13] Near the beginning of this epic, Grendel the Man-Eater is upset over the revels at the New Hall Beowulf Jack	$600 [24] This is the narrow band of strong winds at the level of the tropopause the jet stream Ken	$600 [28] The Milonga, a suggestive ballroom dance from this country, was a forerunner of the tango Argentina Jon	$600 [18] This artist's 1482 letter to the Duke of Milan is listed as the "most impressive job application" Leonardo da Vinci Jack
DD $1,000 [8] In 1967 Israel captured the Old Section of the city from this country Jordan Ken	DD $1,000 [4] Arnold died June 14, 1801 in this world capital, broken & despondent London Jon	$800 [14] His "Rape of the Lock" is a mock epic Alexander Pope	$800 [25] While a storm watch says a storm could be forming, one of these says its arrival is imminent a storm warning Jon	$800 [29] The name of this slow 19th century dance is the feminine form of the French word for "Polish" polonaise Jon	$800 [19] Adopted by King Valdemar II & flown since 1219, this country's flag is the world's oldest Denmark
$1,000 [10] This "Magnificent" sultan built the walls that still surround the Old City Suleiman Jack	$1,000 [5] In a blizzard on Dec. 31, 1775, Arnold & Montgomery tried & failed to capture this city Quebec Jack	$1,000 [15] This epic hero is asked by Oliver to blow his olifant to signal Charlemagne to come to their aid Roland Jack Jon	$1,000 [26] In 1900 a hurricane that struck this Texas island city killed over 6,000 Galveston Jon	$1,000 [30] This elegant dance performed at Louis XIV's court probably derived from a folk dance from Poitou the minuet Jack	$1,000 [20] This Cambodian complex is the world's largest religious structure Angkor Wat Jack

Final Jeopardy!

QUOTES

The author who wrote, "Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me."

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Ken "Who is" — wagered $2,200

Jon "Who was Fitzgerald" — wagered $0

Jack "Who was Fitzgerald?" — wagered $105

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