Show #1677 1991-12-10 (taped 1991-09-24) Regular

Contestants

Glenn Gillis — a film student from San Antonio, Texas

Mira Rabin — an attorney from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Linda Yonick — a pharmacist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $1,799)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Linda	$600	$700	$2,700	$5,300 2nd place: Pacific Kinematics NextStep 2001 stair-climb exercise machine with 13" color TV + Fila sportswear + the Jeopardy! home game or the Jeopardy! Challenger	$2,700 12 R, 4 W
Mira	$1,600	$1,900	$4,500	$0 3rd place: Panasonic HP600 personal cellular phone with 90 minutes of continuous talk time + the Jeopardy! home game or the Jeopardy! Challenger	$4,300 15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Glenn	$1,500	$3,900	$7,500	$5,999 New champion: $5,999	$8,500 21 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

MYTHICAL CREATURES	THE RODEO	SHOES	U.S. ARMY	HERBS & SPICES	LAST WORDS
$100 [4] Legend says St. Martha freed part of Provence from one of these fire-breathers a dragon Glenn	$100 [22] The word rodeo, which once denoted a marketplace for cattle, comes from this language Spanish Glenn	$100 [1] These ballet slippers cover 10 digits, not just one as their name implies toe shoes Mira	$100 [17] In 1966 staff sergeant Barry Sadler had a No. 1 hit with a ballad about this special forces unit the Green Berets Linda	$100 [2] Originally made in Hungary, Liptauer cheese gets its reddish color from this spice paprika Mira	$100 [11] He told Lauren Bacall, "Goodbye kid, hurry back" before he died on January 14, 1957 Humphrey Bogart Mira
$200 [5] People who drank from this fabled creature's horn were supposedly protected from poisoning the unicorn Glenn	$200 [23] This farm chore that involves getting liquid from a bovine inspired a popular rodeo event milking Linda	$200 [27] A trademark name for little girls' patent leather shoes, it's also a proper name for little girls Mary Janes Mira	$200 [18] Most commissioned officers come from this program conducted on college campuses ROTC (the Reserve Officers' Training Corps) Glenn	$200 [3] Felines aren't the only ones who fancy this herb; some use it in salads or to make tea catnip Glenn	$200 [12] It's said that this crooner's last words in 1977 were "That was a great game of golf, fellers" Bing Crosby Glenn
$300 [6] One of these creatures had his eye on the nymph Galatea a cyclops Glenn	$300 [24] In a women's event, cowgirls ride horses in a cloverleaf pattern around 3 of these containers barrels Glenn	$300 [28] A "Havana" uplift, or what a cast-off girlfriend might call Castro a Cuban heel	$300 [19] 4 squads, or about 40 soldiers, comprise this troop unit commanded by a lieutenant a platoon Linda	$300 [8] Allspice, derived from a single source, tastes like a blend of cloves, cinnamon & this eggnog spice nutmeg Linda	$300 [13] This evolutionist said, "I am not in the least afraid to die" Charles Darwin Linda
$400 [7] The Bennu, a bird sacred to the Egyptian god Ra, represented this heavenly body the Sun Mira	$400 [25] Riding these animals is the most dangerous event because they usually weigh at least a ton bulls Glenn	$500 [30] They're the old-fashioned shoes in the title of a 1947 musical set in 1913 New Jersey high button shoes	$400 [20] This word completes the West Point motto, "Duty, honor..." country Glenn	$400 [9] If a spaghetti sauce recipe calls for wild marjoram, you can use this herb which is the same thing oregano Mira	$400 [14] This ex-president gasped in 1885, "Water", not "Give me a whiskey" Ulysses S. Grant
$500 [16] In Arabian folklore, this enormous bird was so powerful it could seize & carry off elephants the roc Glenn	$500 [26] In calf roping, the cowboy must throw the calf to the ground & tie this many of its legs together 3 Glenn	DD $600 [29] Her disco shoes decorated with flashing lights are on display at the Malacanang Palace Museum Imelda Marcos Mira	$500 [21] On September 1, 1939, the day the Nazis attacked Poland, he became Army Chief of Staff George Marshall Linda Mira	$500 [10] Also called Indian saffron, this yellowish spice is used in mustard, curry powder & piccalilli turmeric Mira	$500 [15] "Turn up the lights--I don't want to go home in the dark", this author said in a twist ending June 5, 1910 O. Henry Glenn

Double Jeopardy! Round

VICE PRESIDENTS	THE ENVIRONMENT	HISTORIC PLACES	CHARLIE CHAPLIN	FAMOUS NAMES	HENRY IV, PART 2
$200 [21] In 1974 he was disbarred in Maryland, where he'd been governor Spiro Agnew Linda	$200 [15] In 1985 researchers reported a "hole" in the ozone layer over this continent Antarctica Glenn	$200 [1] Alexander the Great was born in the Macedonian capital of Pella, now in this country Greece Mira	$200 [10] This character was introduced in a 1914 short & Chaplin played him for 26 years the Little Tramp Glenn	$200 [2] Of Robert Browning, E. Barrett Browning or John Moses Browning, the one who invented an automatic rifle John Moses Browning Mira	$200 [26] Poins calls Doll Tearsheet "as common as the way between St. Albans and" this capital London Mira
$400 [25] When he became VP in 1974, his personal worth was estimated at over $70 million Nelson Rockefeller Linda Mira	$400 [16] On a single day a satellite observed 7,603 fires burning the rain forests of this river basin the Amazon Linda	$400 [7] Washington established the main camp of the Continental Army here in Dec. 1777 Valley Forge Linda	$400 [11] Chaplin's first film, "Making a Living", was made for this studio headed by Mack Sennett Keystone	$400 [3] Alfred Lewis Vail was this man's assistant, so he received the famous message "What hath God wrought!" Samuel Morse Glenn	—
$600 [24] As a Navy pilot from 1943-45, he won the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism George Bush Linda	$600 [17] Millions of U.S. homes exceed safe levels of this gas which is produced by the decay of radium radon Linda	$600 [8] The Zealots, a Jewish sect, controlled this fortress from 66 A.D. till conquered by Rome in 73 A.D. Masada Glenn	$600 [12] This 1921 film co-starring Jackie Coogan was the first feature written & directed by Chaplin The Kid Mira	$600 [4] Several plots against this French cardinal's life failed; he died of natural causes in 1642 Richelieu Glenn	—
$800 [22] He was elected to the Senate in 1791, defeating Alexander Hamilton's father-in-law Aaron Burr Linda Mira	$800 [18] This pesticide, banned in the U.S. in 1972, is still found in the polar environment DDT Glenn	$800 [9] This principality near the French-Italian border was probably founded by Phoenicians Monaco Linda Mira	$800 [13] In 1919 Chaplin, Mary Pickford, D.W. Griffith & Douglas Fairbanks founded this film studio United Artists Glenn	$800 [5] Maria de Medici was born in this Italian city; she later became queen of France Florence Linda	—
$1,000 [23] He was the only vice president who represented the Federalist Party John Adams Linda	DD $1,500 [19] Scientists have found that cows belch up to 430 liters per day of this gas, worsening global warming methane Glenn	DD $1,500 [20] A June 28, 1914 event in this capital of Bosnia & Hercegovina precipitated WWI Sarajevo Glenn	$1,000 [14] Chaplin secretly wed this actress at sea in 1936; 6 years later their marriage was on the rocks Paulette Goddard Mira	$1,000 [6] In 1683 George II was the last king of England born in what is now this country Germany	—

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

In its native language this island is called Kalaallit Nunaat

Greenland

Linda "What is Greenland?" — wagered $2,600

Mira "What is Kuala Lump" — wagered $4,500

Glenn "What is New Guinea" — wagered $1,501

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