Show #1977 1993-03-23 (taped 1992-12-01) Regular

Contestants

Judi Wigdortz — an English teacher from Wayside, New Jersey

Doug Adler — a physician originally from Toledo, Ohio

Mary Maher — a L.A. area housing authority manager originally from Houston, Texas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $22,901)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mary	$3,200	$6,300	$10,500	$7,999 2nd place: trip on Delta to San Juan, Puerto Rico & stay at the Condado Plaza Hotel & Casino + Jeopardy! home game	$11,300 30 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Doug	$500	$900	$6,500	$10,600 New champion: $10,600	$6,500 18 R, 2 W
Judi	$-100	$600	$1,800	$100 3rd place: Flexsteel sofa + Jeopardy! home game	$1,700 8 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

1976	RANKS & TITLES	FOR THE BIRDS	CELEBRITIES	FASHION HISTORY	"Y" NOT
$100 [2] This 34-year old fighter defended his heavyweight title against Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium Muhammad Ali Doug	$100 [23] One could be "of the rolls" or "of ceremonies" master Mary	$100 [21] Many people add these to cats' collars to warn birds of their approach bells Mary	$100 [11] Madonna turned 19 on August 16, 1977, the day this singer died at Graceland Elvis Judi	$100 [1] Some 18th century men wore bags made of this insect fiber over the ends of their wigs silk Mary Doug	$100 [16] This Righteous Brothers hit begins, "You never close your eyes any more when I kiss your lips" "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin" Mary
$200 [3] In January Sara Jane Moore was sentenced to life for attempting to kill this president Gerald Ford Doug	$200 [27] Latin for "teacher", this title is bestowed on dentists & veterinarians in the U.S. doctor Doug	$200 [22] This bird is so named because it runs along the beach making little piping noises the sandpiper Doug	$200 [12] She was 1939's 100-meter freestyle national champion before she dove into a film career Esther Williams Mary	$200 [7] Made to be worn while sipping mixed drinks, this type of dress was a post-WWII innovation a cocktail dress Mary	$200 [17] Bacterial starters for this food include Lactobacillus bulgaricus & Streptococcus thermophilus yogurt Mary
$300 [4] He was elected to his second term as Egypt's president with 99.9% of the vote Anwar Sadat Judi	$300 [28] Dona is a courtesy title for a Spanish woman & this is the equivalent for a Spanish man don Judi	$300 [24] This bird's name is also used as a verb that means to repeat without thinking parrot Mary	$300 [13] At age 81, this actor, stepson of the late Mary Pickford, married for the 3rd time in 1991 Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Mary	$300 [8] The first people to wear dirndls were peasants in this mountain range the Alps Mary Doug	$300 [18] This peninsula contains 3 Mexican states, Belize & part of Guatemala's Peten Department the Yucatan Judi
$400 [5] Viking 1 showed surprisingly high levels of chemical activity in this planet's soil Mars Doug	DD $500 [29] The wife of a rajah a rani Judi	$400 [25] The males of these graceful birds are properly known as "cobs" a swan Mary Judi	$400 [14] This late publisher once gave Elizabeth Taylor a cake shaped like one of the Faberge eggs he collected Malcolm Forbes Mary	$400 [9] In the 1960s this clear acrylic plastic made by Du Pont was clearly popular for handbags & jewelry Lucite Mary	$400 [19] From the Turkish for "rain", it's a skullcap for Jewish men yarmulke Mary
$500 [6] This movie director of "M" & "Metropolis" died on August 2 at age 85 Fritz Lang Mary	$500 [30] Some barons, like Tennyson, write their names this way:first name, comma, this title, last name Lord Mary	$500 [26] Know for their ability to mimic other birds, these birds are native to North, Central & South America mockingbirds Mary	$500 [15] This French singer was born the year nurse Edith Cavell was executed & was named for her Edith Piaf Mary	$500 [10] A rectangular mantle called a himation was fashionable in this ancient civilization Greece Mary Judi	$500 [20] A branch of the Plantagenet family, this royal British house dates back to Edmund of Langley York Mary

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD CAPITALS	POETRY	RELIGION	HISTORIC NAMES	SOAP	WATER
$200 [9] This capital city of the Philippines is nicknamed the "Pearl of the Orient" Manila Mary	$200 [2] In a Carl Sandburg poem, this city is called "the nation's freight handler" Chicago Mary	$200 [5] Some of these mystics attain hypnotic or ecstatic states by singing; others prefer "whirling" dervishes Mary	$200 [1] King Richard I gained this nickname for his valor in battle Lion Hearted Mary	$200 [18] A soapmaking establishment was found in the ruins of this ancient city destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius Pompeii Doug	$200 [26] Jersey City, New Jersey was the first to sterilize its drinking water with this chemical chlorine Doug
$400 [10] You'll find a John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in this Liberian capital named for another president Monrovia Doug	$400 [3] He wrote, "Hark to the whimper of the sea-gull; he weeps because he's not an Ea-gull" Ogden Nash Mary	$400 [8] Some of the kami worshiped in this Japanese religion are gods & some are basic forces of nature Shinto Doug	$400 [14] Convicted spies John, Arthur & Michael Walker all served in this branch of the Armed Services the Navy Mary	$400 [22] This popular bar soap advertises itself as being "1/4 moisturizing cream" Dove Judi	$400 [29] The world's largest water treatment plant is a 61-acre Chicago plant in this lake Lake Michigan Doug
$600 [11] Around the 10th century B.C., King David captured what is now this capital city of Jordan Amman Doug	$600 [4] John Donne told this to "be not proud, though some have called thee mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so" death Judi	$600 [19] In the early 1840s followers of this religion made Nauvoo the most populous city in Illinois the Mormons Doug	$800 [16] He was executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference before his 2 terms as mayor of Atlanta Andrew Young Mary	$600 [23] Founded in 1837, this firm became one of Cincinnati's largest companies by the Civil War; it still is Procter & Gamble Doug	$600 [30] About 90% of the weight of a water molecule is this element oxygen Doug
$800 [12] This capital of Ecuador lies at the foot of Cerro Pichincha, a dormant volcano Quito Mary	DD $1,000 [6] The last name of this Longfellow heroine is Bellefontaine Evangeline Mary	$800 [20] It's the religion of most of the Flemings in Belgium Catholicism Doug Judi	DD $1,000 [15] Carl Hayden represented this state in the House & Senate from statehood in 1912 until 1969 Arizona Mary	$800 [24] In colonial times this soap was made from water, wood ashes & fats lye Doug	$800 [27] This Greek invented a water-raising screw circa 250 B.C. Archimedes
$1,000 [13] In 1823 the capital of Costa Rica was moved from Cartago to this city San Jose Doug	$1,000 [7] It follows "the lark's on the wing; the snail's on the thorn; God's in his heaven..." all's right with the world Mary	$1,000 [21] It's the state religion of Bhutan Buddhism Doug	$1,000 [17] He represented Maine in the Senate before & after serving as Lincoln's first vice president Hannibal Hamlin Mary	$1,000 [25] Due to their contribution to water pollution, these chemicals in detergents have been banned in some areas phosphates Mary	$1,000 [28] In this type of well, groundwater rises to the surface under pressure from an aquifer an artesian well Judi

Final Jeopardy!

FRENCH DRAMA

This 1897 play contains the line "I never loved but one man in my life, and I have lost him--twice"

Cyrano de Bergerac

Judi "What is Saint Joan?" — wagered $1,700

Doug "What is Cyrano de Bergerac?" — wagered $4,100

Mary "What is Gigi" — wagered $2,501

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