Show #1977 - Tuesday, March 23, 1993

Contestants

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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)

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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
    $100 23
One could be "of the rolls" or "of ceremonies"
    $100 21
Many people add these to cats' collars to warn birds of their approach
    $100 11
Madonna turned 19 on August 16, 1977, the day this singer died at Graceland
    $100 1
Some 18th century men wore bags made of this insect fiber over the ends of their wigs
    $100 16
This Righteous Brothers hit begins, "You never close your eyes any more when I kiss your lips"
    $200 3
In January Sara Jane Moore was sentenced to life for attempting to kill this president
    $200 27
Latin for "teacher", this title is bestowed on dentists & veterinarians in the U.S.
    $200 22
This bird is so named because it runs along the beach making little piping noises
    $200 12
She was 1939's 100-meter freestyle national champion before she dove into a film career
    $200 7
Made to be worn while sipping mixed drinks, this type of dress was a post-WWII innovation
    $200 17
Bacterial starters for this food include Lactobacillus bulgaricus & Streptococcus thermophilus
    $300 4
He was elected to his second term as Egypt's president with 99.9% of the vote
    $300 28
Dona is a courtesy title for a Spanish woman & this is the equivalent for a Spanish man
    $300 24
This bird's name is also used as a verb that means to repeat without thinking
    $300 13
At age 81, this actor, stepson of the late Mary Pickford, married for the 3rd time in 1991
    $300 8
The first people to wear dirndls were peasants in this mountain range
    $300 18
This peninsula contains 3 Mexican states, Belize & part of Guatemala's Peten Department
    $400 5
Viking 1 showed surprisingly high levels of chemical activity in this planet's soil
    DD: $500 29
The wife of a rajah
    $400 25
The males of these graceful birds are properly known as "cobs"
    $400 14
This late publisher once gave Elizabeth Taylor a cake shaped like one of the Faberge eggs he collected
    $400 9
In the 1960s this clear acrylic plastic made by Du Pont was clearly popular for handbags & jewelry
    $400 19
From the Turkish for "rain", it's a skullcap for Jewish men
    $500 6
This movie director of "M" & "Metropolis" died on August 2 at age 85
    $500 30
Some barons, like Tennyson, write their names this way:
first name, comma, this title, last name
    $500 26
Know for their ability to mimic other birds, these birds are native to North, Central & South America
    $500 15
This French singer was born the year nurse Edith Cavell was executed & was named for her
    $500 10
A rectangular mantle called a himation was fashionable in this ancient civilization
    $500 20
A branch of the Plantagenet family, this royal British house dates back to Edmund of Langley

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):

Mary Doug Judi
$3,200 $500 -$100

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Mary Doug Judi
$6,300 $900 $600

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"
    $200 2
In a Carl Sandburg poem, this city is called "the nation's freight handler"
    $200 5
Some of these mystics attain hypnotic or ecstatic states by singing; others prefer "whirling"
    $200 1
King Richard I gained this nickname for his valor in battle
    $200 18
A soapmaking establishment was found in the ruins of this ancient city destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius
    $200 26
Jersey City, New Jersey was the first to sterilize its drinking water with this chemical
    $400 10
You'll find a John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in this Liberian capital named for another president
    $400 3
He wrote, "Hark to the whimper of the sea-gull; he weeps because he's not an Ea-gull"
    $400 8
Some of the kami worshiped in this Japanese religion are gods & some are basic forces of nature
    $400 14
Convicted spies John, Arthur & Michael Walker all served in this branch of the Armed Services
    $400 22
This popular bar soap advertises itself as being "1/4 moisturizing cream"
    $400 29
The world's largest water treatment plant is a 61-acre Chicago plant in this lake
    $600 11
Around the 10th century B.C., King David captured what is now this capital city of Jordan
    $600 4
John Donne told this to "be not proud, though some have called thee mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so"
    $600 19
In the early 1840s followers of this religion made Nauvoo the most populous city in Illinois
    DD: $1,000 15
Carl Hayden represented this state in the House & Senate from statehood in 1912 until 1969
    $600 23
Founded in 1837, this firm became one of Cincinnati's largest companies by the Civil War; it still is
    $600 30
About 90% of the weight of a water molecule is this element
    $800 12
This capital of Ecuador lies at the foot of Cerro Pichincha, a dormant volcano
    DD: $1,000 6
The last name of this Longfellow heroine is Bellefontaine
    $800 20
It's the religion of most of the Flemings in Belgium
    $800 16
He was executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference before his 2 terms as mayor of Atlanta
    $800 24
In colonial times this soap was made from water, wood ashes & fats
    $800 27
This Greek invented a water-raising screw circa 250 B.C.
    $1000 13
In 1823 the capital of Costa Rica was moved from Cartago to this city
    $1000 7
It follows "the lark's on the wing; the snail's on the thorn; God's in his heaven..."
    $1000 21
It's the state religion of Bhutan
    $1000 17
He represented Maine in the Senate before & after serving as Lincoln's first vice president
    $1000 25
Due to their contribution to water pollution, these chemicals in detergents have been banned in some areas
    $1000 28
In this type of well, groundwater rises to the surface under pressure from an aquifer

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Mary Doug Judi
$10,500 $6,500 $1,800

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Final Jeopardy! Round

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

Final scores:

Mary Doug Judi
$7,999 $10,600 $100
2nd place: trip on Delta to San Juan, Puerto Rico & stay at the Condado Plaza Hotel & Casino + Jeopardy! home game New champion: $10,600 3rd place: Flexsteel sofa + Jeopardy! home game

Game dynamics:

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Coryat scores:

Mary Doug Judi
$11,300 $6,500 $1,700
30 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W
(including 1 DD)		 18 R,
2 W		 8 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W

Combined Coryat: $19,500

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Game tape date: 1992-12-01
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