Show #1721 1992-02-10 (taped 1991-11-19) Regular

Frank Epstein game 4.

Contestants

Bill Verrilli — a Roman Catholic priest originally from Bridgeport, Connecticut

Sheila Mordarski — an interior designer originally from Dayton, Ohio

Frank Epstein — a police officer from Los Angeles, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $47,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Frank	$1,100	$3,100	$9,500	$10,000 4-day champion: $57,100	$10,500 25 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Sheila	$300	$1,100	$3,100	$6,200 3rd place: Benrus watch + Nintendo Entertainment System with Super Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune + InfoGenius for Game Boy	$3,100 7 R, 1 W
Bill	$800	$3,600	$3,900	$7,001 2nd place: Magnavox Movie Maker + Ricardo Beverly Hills luggage	$4,800 19 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

BIRTHPLACES	AWARDS	COLORS	WORLD FACTS	ORGANIZATIONS	3-LETTER WORDS
$100 [7] She was born in Sioux City, Iowa 17 minutes before Abigail Van Buren Ann Landers Bill	$100 [17] In 1909 these brothers were the first recipients of the Langley Medal for Aeronautics the Wright brothers Bill	$100 [3] Cowards are described as this color yellow Frank	$100 [1] On Uruguay's coat of arms, this heavenly body is a symbol of independence the Sun Frank	$100 [26] American birds is one of the publications from this organization the Audubon Society Frank	$100 [9] A restaurant or tavern, or a small country hotel inn Frank
$200 [8] Though he was born in Conway Township, Massachusetts, he founded his famous department store in Chicago Marshall Field Sheila	$200 [18] In the '50s this Yankee catcher won 3 American League Most Valuable Player Awards Yogi Berra Frank Bill	$200 [4] In names of colors, it follows "aqua" & "ultra" marine Frank Bill	$200 [2] The kiang is the largest wild ass found on this continent Asia Sheila	$200 [27] The Soaring Society of America was founded in 1932 to promote the use of this aircraft a glider Bill	$200 [10] An old racehorse, or a constant pest nag Frank
$300 [14] Zubin Mehta was born in this Indian seaport, where his father was a prominent musician Bombay Frank	$300 [19] In 1961 this performer won a Grammy for best R & B recording for his song "Hit The Road Jack" Ray Charles Sheila	$300 [5] Tomato & turkey are 2 shades of this red Sheila	$300 [23] Mauritius, an island in this ocean, was formed by volcanoes the Indian Ocean Frank	$300 [28] A flame standing for the warmth of home is the special symbol of this girls', & now boys', youth organization the Camp Fire Bill	$300 [11] It's the type of machine that sends & receives copies of printed material over telephone lines fax Frank
$400 [15] Architect Oscar Niemeyer was born in this city, which makes him a Carioca Rio de Janeiro Frank	$400 [20] In 1980 James Burrows won a directing Emmy for the "Louie and the Nice Girl" episode of this sitcom Taxi Bill	$400 [6] This metallic color is also slang for a policeman copper Frank	$400 [24] Olaf I, a Viking king of this country, tried to convert it to Christianity by force Norway Frank	$500 [30] Headquartered in Paris, the International Criminal Police Organization is better known by this name INTERPOL Frank	$400 [12] It's what the British call the letter "Z" zed Frank
$500 [16] William Thornton, who designed the U.S. Capitol, was born near Tortola in these islands the British Virgin Islands Sheila	$500 [21] The Priestley Medal is awarded for distinguished service to this science chemistry Bill	$500 [22] Most wolves belong to a species known as this color wolf gray Frank	$500 [25] Vasco da Gama is buried inside the Jeronimos Monastery Church in this city Lisbon Bill	DD $1,000 [29] The "Blue Book" by Robert Welch, Jr. outlines the nature & purposes of this organization the John Birch Society Bill	$500 [13] A water sprite in Germanic myth, or to cancel or veto nix Bill

Double Jeopardy! Round

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY	THE MOVIES	SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	HISTORY	BOOKS & AUTHORS	"T" ON THE MAP
$200 [3] The mast of this battleship sunk in 1898 is part of a military memorial the Maine Frank	$200 [1] After Gene Kelly hurt an ankle, this man was talked out of retirement to replace him in "Easter Parade" Fred Astaire Sheila	$200 [26] In 1982 this company introduced a new photo phenomenon:disc cameras & film Kodak Bill	$200 [8] Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels called for a worldwide revolution by workers in this 1848 pamphlet The Communist Manifesto Bill	$200 [21] Book 2 of this Leon Uris novel is titled "The Land is Mine" Exodus Bill	$200 [16] Japan's National Science Museum is one of many attractions in Ueno Park in this city Tokyo Frank
$400 [4] The cemetery lies across this river from Washington, D.C. the Potomac Frank	$400 [2] He played a Russian in "Doctor Zhivago", an Arab in "Lawrence of Arabia" & a Jew in "Funny Girl" Omar Sharif Frank	$400 [27] In 1993 NASA plans to launch a space shuttle mission to repair this telescope the Hubble Bill	$400 [9] In Sept. 1989 F.W. De Klerk succeeded this man as South Africa's president (Pieter) Botha Bill	$400 [22] This Kennedy is the president of the U.S. in Jeffrey Archer's 1977 novel "Shall We Tell the President?" Edward (Teddy) Bill	$400 [17] In Arabic, this largest city in Libya is known as Tarabulus Tripoli Bill
$600 [5] He's buried in Arlington; his father's tomb is in Springfield, Illinois Robert Todd Lincoln Frank	$600 [10] He's played Dr. Emmett Brown in 3 Michael J. Fox movies set within a 130-year time span Christopher Lloyd Bill	$600 [28] Successful types of these satellites have included the European Meteosat & the American Nimbus weather satellites Bill	$800 [14] He became king of Saudi Arabia in 1964 after his brother King Saud abdicated Faisal Frank	$600 [23] Detective novelist whose maiden name was Mary Ella Roberts Mary Roberts Rinehart Bill	$600 [18] This city is the home of National Taiwan University Taipei Frank
$800 [6] This bacteriologist who proved mosquitos cause yellow fever is buried in the cemetery Walter Reed Frank	$800 [11] This 1980 Zucker Brothers comedy opened with the theme from "Jaws" Airplane! Sheila Bill	$800 [29] The cyclotron & synchrotron are examples of this machine used to speed up the movement of atomic matter particle accelerators (an atom smasher) Frank	$1,000 [15] Francis II, the last person to hold this title, was forced to renounce it in 1806 by Napoleon the Holy Roman Emperor Frank	$800 [24] He feared that he would never write another novel after "A Passage to India", & he was right E.M. Forster Frank	$800 [19] Queen Salote ruled this Pacific island kingdom from 1918 until 1965 Tonga Bill
DD $1,000 [7] Of the two presidents buried there, his is the grave without the eternal flame William Howard Taft Frank	$1,000 [12] This 1991 title character was hired to write a Wallace Beery wrestling picture Barton Fink Bill	$1,000 [30] This first modern synthetic plastic was developed by & named for Leo Baekeland Bakelite Frank	DD $1,500 [13] In April 1977 this country's state political party, the Falange, was formally abolished Spain Bill	$1,000 [25] Morris West's Vatican trilogy began in 1963 with this novel & ended in 1990 with "Lazarus" The Shoes of the Fisherman Frank	$1,000 [20] This Mexican town known for its silver contains a museum named for its first silversmith, William Spratling Taxco Sheila

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. CITIES

Pedro Menendez de Aviles founded this city September 8, 1565

St. Augustine, Florida

Sheila "What isTallaSt Augustine" — wagered $3,100

Bill "What is St. Augustine?" — wagered $3,101

Frank "What is St Augustine" — wagered $500

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