Show #2125 1993-11-26 (taped 1993-10-12) Tournament of Champions

1993 Tournament of Champions final game 2.

Contestants

Tom Nosek — an aerospace engineer from Torrance, California (subtotal of $19,200)

Bev Schwartzberg — a teacher originally from Amherst, Massachusetts (subtotal of $15,400)

Marilyn Kneeland — a retired teacher and Seniors Tournament winner from San Diego, California (subtotal of $8,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Marilyn	$900	$3,300	$7,100	$3,100	$6,500 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Bev	$2,700	$4,000	$8,000	$3,700	$12,200 30 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs)
Tom	$600	$1,200	$4,200	$8,400	$4,200 9 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

IN THE NEWS	SCREENWRITERS	HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	AWARDS	NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD	SPELLING
$100 [2] In September 1993 Amtrak's Sunset Limited crashed in this state Alabama Marilyn	$100 [1] His screenplays have received 10 Oscar nominations; he's won for "Annie Hall" & "Hannah and Her Sisters" Woody Allen Tom	$100 [16] The Ukranians use a batik process to decorate these fragile holiday items Easter eggs Bev	$100 [11] For contributions to forest fire prevention, the Dept. of Agric. awards statuettes of this famous critter Smokey the Bear Marilyn	$100 [21] These "heavenly" falls are a centerpiece of Canaima National Park in Venezuela Angel Falls Marilyn	$100 [26] Some Hindus believed this monkey was sacred long before the Rh factor was named for it R-H-E-S-U-S Bev
$200 [7] "The Last Brother", Joe McGinniss' book about this man, caused a controversy Ted Kennedy Marilyn	$200 [3] "The Empire Strikes Back" was the only one of the 3 "Star Wars" films not written by this creator George Lucas Bev	$200 [17] "I paid 50 cents to see the elephant jump the fence; he jumped so high, he touched the sky and didn't come back til'" then the Fourth of July Marilyn	$200 [12] It's the novel for which Leon Uris received a 1959 National Jewish Book Award Exodus Bev	$200 [22] Royal Chitwan National Park in this Himalayan kingdom is a sanctuary for the rhinoceros Nepal Bev	$200 [27] The plant whose name is pronounced "liken" is spelled this way L-I-C-H-E-N Bev
$300 [8] In August 1993 Louis J. Freeh was confirmed to replace William Sessions as director of this the FBI Bev	$300 [4] "The Maltese Falcon" was the first film that he both directed & wrote John Huston Bev	$300 [18] In Bulgaria, the week before this 40-day period is Cheese Week; during it, you finish all your cheese Lent Bev	$300 [13] Presented by the Nat'l Cartoonists Society, the Reuben Award was designed by & named for this cartoonist Rube Goldberg	$300 [23] Abel Tasman National Park, along Tasman Bay, is the smallest of this country's national parks New Zealand Marilyn Tom	$300 [28] A small amount, or an English sponge cake dessert T-R-I-F-L-E Marilyn
$400 [9] President Clinton appointed Jane Alexander chairman of the NEA, which stands for this the National Endowment for the Arts Bev	$400 [5] All the "Pink Panther" films were written or co-written by this husband of Julie Andrews Blake Edwards Bev	$400 [19] Celebration during which you might view the Mystic Krewe of Comos Mardi Gras Bev	$400 [14] While Ambassador to the U.N. in 1984, she received the Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award (Jeane) Kirkpatrick Bev	$500 [25] Turkey's Uludag National Park lies on the southern coast of this sea between the Dardanelles & the Bosporus the Sea of Marmara Bev Tom	$400 [29] This word can refer to indigenous people of any country, not just Australia A-B-O-R-I-G-I-N-E Tom
$500 [10] This Persian Gulf country merged 2 major state-owned oil companies: Aramco & Samarec Saudi Arabia Tom	$500 [6] He wrote the screenplay of "Mo' Better Blues" & his father, Bill, wrote the musical score Spike Lee Bev	$500 [20] Lost this saint of Padua's feast day? It can be found on June 13 St. Anthony Marilyn	$500 [15] Film scores such as the one for "Superman" earned this composer Grammys 6 years in a row John Williams Marilyn	DD $1,000 [24] Lakes in this Alberta park include Bow Lake, Moraine Lake & Lake Louise Banff National Park Marilyn	$500 [30] Japanese words for "port" & "wave" gave us this name for a huge, potentially devastating wave T-S-U-N-A-M-I Bev

Double Jeopardy! Round

STATE CAPITALS	THE OLYMPICS	FAMOUS PHYSICIANS	AMERICAN BUSINESS	LITERATURE	RUSSIAN HISTORY
$200 [6] State legislator general Joseph Foose suggested that Ohio's capital be named this Columbus Tom	$200 [11] In this event, bouts begin after the opponents assume the en garde position fencing Marilyn	$200 [21] Benjamin Rush was one of four physicians who signed this 1776 document the Declaration of Independence Bev	$200 [26] The first product sold door-to-door by this firm was its Little Dot perfume set Avon (known then as the California Perfume Co.) Marilyn	$200 [16] 1719 novel about a mariner who lived 8 & 20 years all alone in an uninhabited island Robinson Crusoe Bev	$200 [1] Ukraine was fully absorbed into the Russian Empire during the 1762-1796 reign of this empress Catherine the Great Marilyn
$400 [7] This capital's harbor is connected to San Francisco Bay by a deepwater channel Sacramento Tom	$400 [12] At the 1992 summer games, twins Karen & Sarah Josephson won a gold medal for this event synchronized swimming Bev	$400 [22] In the 1700s, Jacques Daviel performed surgery on these clouded lenses in the eye cataracts Bev	$400 [27] In the mid-1950s, this company's ads read, "Hair color so natural, only her hairdresser knows for sure" Clairol Bev	$400 [17] Cervantes' Alonso Quijano changes his name to this, after reading romances of chivalry Don Quixote Bev	$400 [2] He gained control over Empress Alexandra by using hypnotism to stop the tsarivich's bleeding Rasputin Bev
$600 [8] In 1876 this North Dakota capital served as a supply point for Custer's Montana expedition Bismarck Tom	$600 [13] He was the last American to win the decathlon Bruce Jenner Bev	$600 [23] In 1928 he discovered penicillin in a culture of staphylococcus bacteria Alexander Fleming Bev	$600 [28] This New York City's department store's red star logo may have been adapted from a tattoo worn by its founder Macy's Bev	$600 [18] This author introduced detective Mike Hammer in "I, The Jury" Mickey Spillane Marilyn	$600 [3] His brother Alexander Ilyich Ulanov made bombs intended for the assassination of Alexander III Lenin Bev
$800 [9] "The Bluegrass Capital" refers to both Lexington & this capital city Frankfort Marilyn	$800 [14] In 1988 she became the first figure skater since Sonja Henie to defend successfully the women's title Katarina Witt Bev	$800 [24] This South African heart transplant pioneer is the son of a Dutch Reformed minister Christiaan Barnard Bev	$800 [29] Among the brand names owned by this firm are Meow Mix, Hostess Twinkies & Rye-Krisp Crackers Ralston Purina Marilyn	$800 [19] Although married to Alexei, she falls in love with the handsome Count Vronsky Anna Karenina Bev	$800 [4] In 1605 his son, Fyodor Godunov, was deposed & murdered by followers of the False Dmitri Boris Godunov Tom
$1,000 [10] This capital in the west is the site of Willamette University Salem, Oregon Marilyn	DD $2,000 [15] 1 of 3 new medal sports added to the 1992 Summer Olympics badminton, baseball or women's judo Bev	$1,000 [25] John Charnley invented a procedure for replacing this joint with an artificial one the hip Bev	$1,000 [30] This Iowa-based company developed the agitating washing machine in 1922 & a dryer 31 years later Maytag Marilyn Tom	DD $2,200 [20] Meursault is the rather cold, effectless narrator of this Camus novel The Stranger Bev	$1,000 [5] Built between 1891 & 1916, the Trans-Siberian Railway runs from Chelyabinsk to this Pacific city Vladivostok Marilyn

Final Jeopardy!

THE CABINET

In the 1970s he held more Cabinet posts than anyone in U.S. history—4, including Attorney General

Elliot Richardson

Tom "Who is Richardson?" — wagered $4,200

Marilyn "Who Richard Kleinsdorf" — wagered $4,000

Bev "Who is Mitchell?" — wagered $4,300

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