Show #1749 1992-03-19 (taped 1991-12-04) Regular

Phil Yellman game 5.

Contestants

Craig Giles — a desktop publisher from Pasadena, California

Bob Benjamin — a computer consultant originally from Brooklyn, New York

Phil Yellman — a word processor from Albuquerque, New Mexico (whose 4-day cash winnings total $44,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Phil	$600	$2,700	$15,600	$15,800 5-day champion: $60,400	$14,300 28 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Bob	$-100	$300	$300	$1 3rd place: Imperial Wallcoverings + Jeopardy! home game or computerized version	$300 5 R, 2 W
Craig	$600	$3,000	$7,600	$14,899 2nd place: Thermax carpet cleaner + S&S Mills carpeting + Jeopardy! home game or computerized version	$7,600 21 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 20th CENTURY	PEOPLE	TEXTILES	VATICAN CITY	SHAPES	"LING"O
$100 [1] In 1904 John McGraw refused to let his N.Y. Giants play in this postseason event the World Series Bob	$100 [6] On Oct. 11, 1957 Annette became the first of these famous quintuplets to marry the Dionne quintuplets Craig	$100 [12] This dust-brown cloth is often used for military uniforms khaki Phil	$100 [11] It's the official language; Latin is used on official documents Italian Craig	$100 [14] The story that this originated at the St. Louis World's Fair may not hold water, but it does hold ice cream a cone Bob	$100 [21] A young goose a gosling Craig
$200 [2] In 1966 this country made the first successful "soft" landing on the Moon with its Luna 9 probe the Soviet Union Phil	$200 [7] On July 23, 1991 this "Today" Show co-host gave birth to her 1st child, Elinor Tully Monahan Katie Couric Phil Bob	$200 [24] This smooth, stiff cloth derives its name from the Persian word taftah, meaning it's "woven" taffeta Craig	$200 [13] The Pope has jurisdiction over several buildings in Rome & these below it the catacombs Craig	$200 [15] One of the spaces on a checkerboard a square Craig	$200 [23] This easily ignited material is used to start a fire kindling Craig
$300 [3] In 1987 this evangelist said God would call him home unless $4.5 million was donated by March Oral Roberts Phil	$400 [9] You bet your life he was also the announcer for "Tell It to Groucho" George Fenneman Craig	$300 [25] The ancient Egyptians wrapped their mummies with this cloth made from flax linen Craig	$300 [18] Marconi built this for the Vatican; we don't think it plays Madonna, but then again... Vatican Radio Phil	$300 [16] The word "oval" comes from a Latin word for this object an egg Craig	$300 [28] One of 2 or more persons having one or both parents in common sibling Bob
$400 [4] Running as an independent, Lowell Weicker was elected governor of this state in 1990 Connecticut Phil	$500 [10] Late author of "The Other" who said he gave up acting because of the abuse he suffered from Otto Preminger Tom Tryon Phil	$400 [26] This closely woven white cotton cloth is named for the city of Mosul, Iraq, where it was 1st made muslin Phil	$400 [19] This transportation system runs a lengthy 900 feet the Vatican railroad	$400 [17] In this type of illegal scheme, investors make money by recruiting new investors a pyramid scheme Phil	$400 [29] From the Old English for "coin with a star", it refers to British money sterling Craig
$500 [5] In early 1943 Field Marshal Paulus surrendered to the Red Army at this city on the Volga Stalingrad Phil	DD $1,600 [8] Carole Gist became the first Black woman to win this national beauty pageant in 1990 Miss USA Phil	$500 [27] This man-made fiber created in the 1930s replaced silk in parachutes during World War II nylon Phil	$500 [20] After restoring the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican has started on this Michelangelo painting The Last Judgement	$500 [22] The shortest distance between any two points on Earth lies on a "great" this the great circle Phil	$500 [30] This grape grown along the Rhine is responsible for Germany's finest dry wines Riesling Craig

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION	BOOK SEQUELS	FURNITURE	NATIONAL ANTHEMS	EXPLORERS	COAL
$200 [4] In a 1779 battle, this flagship of John Paul Jones defeated the British warship Serapis the Bonhomme Richard Phil	$200 [10] This sequel to "Little Women" is subtitled "Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys" Little Men Craig	$200 [9] You'll often find an "end" one of these next to a sofa a table Phil	$200 [17] This most populous nation's anthem is "March Of The Volunteers" China Craig	$200 [2] He died in 1506 at Valladolid, Spain, still believing that he had found an outlying part of Asia Columbus Craig	$200 [1] In 1804 this pair made the first report of a coal discovery west of the Mississippi Lewis & Clark Craig
$400 [5] The American defeat at Brandywine Creek on Sept. 11, 1777 allowed the British to occupy this major city Philadelphia Phil	$400 [12] It's Arthur C. Clarke's first sequel to "2001" 2010 Bob	$400 [11] The "kneehole" style of this has an open space for your knees below the writing surface a desk Bob	$400 [18] City referred to in the title of France's anthem Marseille Phil	$400 [3] In 1517 Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba discovered this peninsula in Mexico the Yucatan Phil	$400 [25] It's the most abundant & most widely used type of coal bituminous Phil
$600 [6] In October 1780 this British general's men were defeated by patriot troops on King's Mountain, South Carolina Cornwallis Phil	$600 [13] This author continued his story of Doc & "Cannery Row" in a sequel called "Sweet Thursday" John Steinbeck Craig	$600 [14] The "saber" style of this furniture support was a feature of the British Regency style a leg Phil	$600 [22] "May Glory crown our illustrious sovereign", begins the anthem of this Himalayan kingdom Nepal Craig	$600 [16] North America's first English colony was founded by Sir Humphrey Gilbert, half brother of this explorer Sir Walter Raleigh	$600 [26] The black, sticky liquid produced when coal is heated without air present coal tar Phil
$1,000 [8] They were nicknamed "Lobsterbacks" the British soldiers Craig	$800 [15] Much of this sequel to "Rich Man, Poor Man" centers on the 2nd generation of Jordaches Beggarman, Thief Craig	$800 [29] When this part of a chair is slightly concave in the center, it's said to be "dropped" the seat Bob Craig	$800 [23] Oil-rich country on Borneo whose anthem is "O God, Long Live Our Majesty, The Sultan" Brunei Phil	$800 [20] He was murdered in his palace at Lima, June 26, 1541 Pizarro Phil	$800 [27] The vegetation from this geological period of 345 to 280 million B.C. is the main source of coal the Carboniferous Phil
DD $2,200 [7] Believed to be an escaped slave, he was 1 of 5 men killed in the Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770 Crispus Attucks Phil	$1,000 [19] "Up, Into the Singing Mountain" is a continuation of this novel about a Welsh mining family How Green Was My Valley Phil	$1,000 [30] The "sleigh" style of this piece of furniture was common in the 19th century a bed	$1,000 [24] This country's anthem is "Amhran Na Bhfiann" Ireland	DD $2,500 [21] Canada's longest river is named for this explorer who sailed it in 1789 (Alexander) Mackenzie Phil	$1,000 [28] John L. Lewis worked his way up from the coal mines to be elected president of this union in 1920 the United Mine Workers Phil

Final Jeopardy!

BROADWAY MUSICALS

This 1948 show, the 1st to win a Tony as Best Musical was inspired by a Shakespeare play

Kiss Me, Kate

Bob "What is ___?" — wagered $299

Craig "What is Kiss Me Kate?" — wagered $7,299

Phil "What is Kiss Me, Kate?" — wagered $200

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