Show #2121 1993-11-22 (taped 1993-10-12) Tournament of Champions

1993 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Tom Nosek — an aerospace engineer from Torrance, California

Phoebe Juel — a College Tournament winner from Sylva, North Carolina

Dennis Donohue — an administrative services officer from Litchfield Park, Arizona

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Dennis	$400	$2,100	$2,900	$0 3rd place: $5,000	$2,900 15 R, 5 W
Phoebe	$1,300	$3,000	$3,600	$7,200 2nd place: $5,000	$5,600 21 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Tom	$-300	$400	$8,600	$8,600 Finalist	$7,200 17 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

1901	FAMOUS UNDERSTUDIES	TRANSPORTATION	COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD	LAW & ORDER	CROSSWORD CLUES "P"
$100 [11] After their second glider crashed at Kitty Hawk, it was back to the drawing board The Wright Brothers Phoebe	$100 [17] Four years before "Laugh-In", Jo Anne Worley understudied Carol Channing in this smash hit musical Hello, Dolly! Dennis	$100 [10] The first mile of concrete paving was laid in 1909 along this "Motor City"'s Woodward Avenue Detroit Phoebe	$100 [1] Most of Copenhagen is on the island of Sjaelland, this country's most densely populated area Denmark Dennis	$100 [20] It's said that a Kansas City madam gave Charles Floyd this nickname, & he hated it "Pretty Boy" Phoebe	$100 [16] They're paired with aches(5) Pains Tom
$200 [12] On December 10, the king of Sweden awarded the first of these prizes Nobel Prizes Phoebe	$200 [18] Lainie Kazan not only played a showgirl in this show, she understudied Barbra Streisand Funny Girl Dennis	$200 [9] He's in the record books for making the shortest manned space flight Alan Shepard Dennis	$200 [2] It's known as "The Land of the Apennines" Italy Tom	$200 [21] In September 1992, Gregory Kingsley, a 12-year-old Florida boy, was granted one of these from his parents Divorce Phoebe	$200 [27] A head rest(6) Pillow Phoebe
$300 [13] The Spindletop gusher in this state gave Standard Oil a competitor in the new Gulf Oil Company Texas Phoebe Tom	$300 [19] John Cullum of "Northern Exposure" understudied Richard Burton in this 1960 musical Camelot Tom	$300 [8] The battle in which this ship was nicknamed "Old Ironsides" lasted just 25 minutes The Constitution Phoebe	$300 [3] Politically, this country is divided into 7 provinces & Nairobi Kenya Phoebe	$300 [22] Sounds of dental drills failed to budge this Branch Davidian leader from his compound David Koresh Tom	$300 [28] Where floats are flaunted(6) Parade Phoebe
$400 [14] Known by this name, Cornelius McGillicuddy became manager of the Philadelphia Athletics baseball team Connie Mack Phoebe	$400 [25] Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward understudied in the original 1953 production of this William Inge play Picnic	$400 [7] The penny-farthing was an old-fashioned one of these Bicycle Dennis Phoebe	$400 [4] In October 1956 the international city of Tangier became part of this country Morocco Tom	$400 [23] In July 1993 the Israeli Supreme Court said John Demyanyuk might not be this infamous guard "Ivan the Terrible" Phoebe	$400 [29] Election before the election(7) Primary Dennis
$500 [15] Andrew Carnegie sold his steel business to this new company U.S. Steel Dennis	$500 [26] Richard Gere was an understudy in this musical set at Rydell High before he starred in it in London Grease Dennis	$500 [6] It can be a bus for tourists or a private carriage for state occasions Coach	DD $600 [5] The Bay of Ancon de Sardinas is shared by Colombia & this neighbor to the south Ecuador Tom	$500 [24] Collective name given to the group defended by William Kunstler & Leonard Weinglass in 1969 & 1970 "Chicago Seven" Phoebe	$500 [30] A dog's descent(8) Pedigree Dennis

Double Jeopardy! Round

VICE PRESIDENTS	ADVICE COLUMNISTS	AMERICAN LITERATURE	NUTRITION	ROYALTY	VIOLINISTS
$200 [5] After serving in Vietnam, he worked as a reporter for the Tennesseean newspaper Al Gore Dennis	$200 [11] Listen to her marriage advice; this "dear" columnist has been married to Morton Phillips for over 50 years Abigail Van Buren Dennis	$200 [6] This J.D. Salinger novel covers two days in the life of Holden Caufield Catcher in the Rye Tom	$200 [23] Beriberi was once a major problem in Asia because this grain was polished, removing vitamin B1 Rice Phoebe	$200 [20] Louis XIII hunted little birds with falcons in what is now this Paris museum The Louvre Phoebe	$200 [26] Born in 1894, he grew up in Waukegan, Illinois, where he took violin lessons as a child Jack Benny Tom
$400 [4] He was the first vice president who didn't go on to become president Aaron Burr Dennis	$400 [12] The New Yorker called her "the premiere household hints columnist of all time" Heloise Phoebe	$400 [7] At the end of "Moby Dick", this ship sinks & Ishmael is the lone survivor Pequod Phoebe	$400 [25] Though this mineral is needed for building bones & teeth, megadoses can cause extreme lethargy Calcium Tom	$400 [19] This country had rulers named Boleslaw the Bold, Boleslaw the Brave & Boleslaw the Wrymouthed Poland Tom	$400 [27] In the 1740s this Italian lover & adventurer was a violinist at the San Samueli Theater in Venice Casanova Dennis Phoebe Tom
$600 [3] In 1993 this vice president under Carter was appointed ambassador to Japan Walter Mondale Dennis	$600 [13] She & husband Tom bought 5 Iowa papers & locals can write to her new advice column Roseanne Arnold Dennis Phoebe	$600 [8] In a 1947 novelette, he told of a great pearl, how it was found & how it was lost again John Steinbeck Tom	$600 [21] Half a cup of cottage cheese has as much of this element linked to hypertension as 32 potato chips Sodium Dennis Phoebe Tom	$600 [18] In 1960 this Belgian king married Fabiola de Mora y Aragon, a Spanish noblewoman Baudouin I Tom	$600 [28] The first U.S. president we know was a violinist Thomas Jefferson Phoebe
$800 [2] Alaska's second most populous city is named for this man who was vice president from 1905-1909 Charles Fairbanks Tom	$800 [14] Omar Sharif & Tannah Hirsch advise readers who play this game Bridge Dennis	$800 [9] Part of this poet's autobiography was reprinted in 1955 as "Prairie-Town Boy" Carl Sandburg Phoebe	$800 [22] Sweet acidophilus milk contains bacteria that help break down this milk sugar Lactose Dennis	$800 [17] Queen Mary, consort of this 20th century British king, had been his late brother's fiance George V Dennis Tom	$800 [29] This violinist, stricken with polio at age 4, was discovered in Israel by Ed Sullivan Itzhak Perlman Phoebe Tom
$1,000 [1] This man who served under Lincoln was also the second Republican governor of Maine Hannibal Hamlin Tom	$1,000 [15] This "street" is Dan Dorfman's beat in USA Today Wall Street Tom	DD $2,000 [10] His story, "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", was first published in Cosmopolitan magazine in 1936 Ernest Hemingway Phoebe	$1,000 [24] This mineral has an important role in the formation of myoglobin in muscles Iron Tom	DD $3,000 [16] She was the last queen of the Netherlands who was the daughter of a king Wilhelmina Tom	$1,000 [30] A documentary, "From Mao to Mozart", was made of his 1979 tour of China Isaac Stern Dennis

Final Jeopardy!

MONEY

On July 27, 1971 Richard Nixon gave her the first of the new U.S. dollar coins

Mamie Eisenhower

Dennis "Who was Susan B. Anthony?" — wagered $2,900

Phoebe "Who was Mamie Eisenhower?" — wagered $3,600

Tom "Who was Susan B. Anthony?" — wagered $0

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