Show #2048 1993-06-30 (taped 1993-02-08) Regular

Contestants

Phil Somerset — a PC consultant from Gaithersburg, Maryland

Tom Davidson — a consultant from Tampa, Florida

Mike Boyd — a video tape operator originally from Galesburg, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $21,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mike	$1,500	$3,600	$10,300	$18,401 2-day champion: $40,002	$6,400 27 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W
Tom	$300	$900	$3,100	$4,100 3rd place: Michael C. Fina hand-cut crystal decanter & goblets + Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Genesis system	$3,100 11 R, 3 W
Phil	$1,100	$3,200	$9,200	$18,400 2nd place: Gibson's 3-piece kitchen with refrigerator, gas range, & dishwasher + Corning Cranberry Vision see-through nonstick cookware	$8,600 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	CELEBRITY RELATIVES	RELIGIOUS LEADERS	THE GARFIELD ERA	FASHION	POT LUCK
$100 [4] In 1982 the Jarvik-7, the first permanent one of these, was implanted in patient Barney Clark an artificial heart Tom	$100 [21] Detective novelist Tony Hillerman is this "Magnum, P.I." co-star's second cousin John Hillerman Mike	$100 [16] In art this "Enlightened One" is often depicted in the lotus position in deep meditation the Buddha Mike Tom	$100 [1] 9 days after Garfield's inauguration, Alexander II of this country was assassinated Russia Mike	$100 [26] A style of pants with tight-fitting legs, or a type of high-crowned hat worn by Lincoln a stovepipe Mike	$100 [11] This country leads the world in the production of cultured pearls Japan Mike
$200 [7] Using a kite antenna, he received the first transatlantic wireless message in 1901, the letter S Marconi Phil	$200 [22] This director was born to a mother named Italia & has a sister named Talia Francis Ford Coppola Mike	$200 [17] When this evangelist died in 1944, her son Rolf McPherson took over as head of her church Aimee Semple McPherson Phil	$200 [2] This institute in Alabama opened July 4, 1881 as a school to train black teachers Tuskegee Institute Tom	$200 [27] Wedgies should be worn only on these body parts feet Mike Phil	$200 [12] Commissioned U.S. Army officers are sworn to support & defend this document against all enemies the Constitution Phil
$300 [8] In 1611 Johannes Kepler introduced a second convex lens, giving this instrument greater power a telescope Mike	$300 [23] Jason Patric is the grandson of this late TV star who was famous for playing a bus driver Jackie Gleason Mike	$300 [18] Most of what we know about this Chinese leader comes from a book called the "Analects" Confucius Tom	$300 [3] Turkey ceded Thessaly to this country Greece Phil	$300 [28] The usual color of the 19th century women's blouses inspired by Giuseppe Garibaldi red Phil	$300 [13] The world's longest of these floating bridges spans 7,518' across Lake Washington a pontoon bridge Phil
$400 [9] Buckminster Fuller used "energetic synergetic geometry" to build these structures geodesic domes Tom	$400 [24] This actress' son Sean Astin found a caveman in his back yard in the 1992 film "Encino Man" Patty Duke Astin Mike	$400 [19] According to Franciscan tradition, he received marks of Christ's wounds on his body in 1224 St. Francis of Assisi Phil	$400 [5] On April 5, 1881 the Treaty of Pretoria granted independence to this country South Africa Mike	$400 [29] The duffel coat was named for a fabric made in the town of Duffel in this Low Country Belgium Mike Tom	$400 [14] Scientifically, this tall grass is called Saccharum officinarum sugarcane Mike Tom Phil
$500 [10] The 1st automated instrument to analyze this genetic material's structure was developed in the mid-1980s DNA Phil	DD $1,500 [25] She's Don Johnson's famous mother-in-law; a little "bird" told us Tippi Hedren Mike	$500 [20] The full name of his church is the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity Sun Myung Moon Phil	$500 [6] This British bacteriologist born August 6, 1881 "molded" the lives of future generations (Sir Alexander) Fleming Mike	$500 [30] Some of these facial decorations worn in the 1600s & 1700s were star-shaped beauty marks Phil	$500 [15] In 1993 people sent letters with these stamps to fake addresses so they would be marked "return to sender" the Elvis stamps Mike

Double Jeopardy! Round

PEOPLE IN HISTORY	LANGUAGES	FAMOUS BUILDINGS	FOOD	DOWN EASTERS	MYTHOLOGY BOOKS & AUTHORS
$200 [1] Lightning struck when this 18th century inventor met Deborah Read & their common law marriage lasted 44 years Ben Franklin Mike	$200 [6] In a list of dictionary abbreviations, this language is often listed as Lith. Lithuanian Mike	$200 [16] This palace's Hall of Mirrors was once flanked by the state apartments of the king & queen Versailles Mike	$200 [11] Usually eaten between 11 A.M. & 3 P.M., this meal is a combination of breakfast & lunch brunch Tom	$200 [26] The governor's mansion in this capital city was formerly the home of James G. Blaine Augusta Mike	$200 [21] In the 6th century B.C., Greeks used his "Iliad" & "Odyssey" as textbooks Homer Mike
$400 [2] Ixtlilxochitl II, a chief of Texcoco in Mexico, became an ally of this Conquistador Cortés Mike	$400 [7] Of Balinese, Bengali or Bulgarian, the one that has the most speakers by far Bengali Tom	$400 [17] Consecrated in 1094, this basilica was named for the patron saint of Venice St. Mark's Tom	$400 [12] In the Orient this part of a shark is used to make an expensive & popular soup the fin Mike	$400 [27] Explorers who came in from the cold to summer in Maine include Robert Peary & this South Pole visitor (Richard) Byrd Mike	$400 [22] Bullfinch's "Mythology" includes "The Age of Fable", &, covering knights, "The Age of" this Chivalry Phil
$600 [3] In 1910 he & his sister Agnes co-founded the Girl Guides Lord Baden-Powell Mike	$600 [8] The famous operetta "The Gondoliers" was written in this language English Phil	$600 [18] The 70-story GE Building is the central structure in this NYC building complex Rockefeller Center Tom	$600 [13] This company markets Velveeta & Cracker Barrel cheeses Kraft Mike	$600 [28] This poet who wrote "I shot an arrow in the air..." was born in Portland Longfellow	$600 [23] In an essay Albert Camus compared the human condition to the myth of this rock pusher Sisyphus Tom
$800 [4] The name of this Grand Inquisitor became synonymous with the horror of the Spanish Inquisition Torquemada Phil	$1,000 [10] Guarani is both a language & the basic unit of currency in this landlocked South American country Paraguay Mike Phil	$800 [19] This 12th century temple built by King Suryavarman appears on the Cambodian flag Angkor Wat Mike	$800 [14] Named for a South American country, this 3-sided nut is the fruit of the bertholettia tree the Brazil nut Phil	$1,000 [30] This woman born in Hampden helped open hospitals for the mentally ill in over 15 states Dorothea Dix	$800 [24] Bill Moyers' conversations with him were published as "The Power of Myth" (Joseph) Campbell Mike
$1,000 [5] Encyclopedia Americana says this Medici bore King Henry IV "six children and much ill will" Marie de' Medici Mike Tom	DD $1,400 [9] Portuguese, Sardinian & Ladino belong to this group of Indo-European languages the Romance languages Phil	$1,000 [20] This 7th century Muslim building in Jerusalem is also known as the Mosque of Umar the Dome of the Rock Phil	$1,000 [15] This French term for a tiny pickle means "little horn" cornichon Mike Tom	DD $3,700 [29] In 1980 & 1981 this man from the State of Maine was U.S. Secretary of State Muskie Mike	$1,000 [25] This "I, Claudius" author later set his eye on "The Greek Myths" & "The Hebrew Myths" (Robert) Graves Mike

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN MUSICALS

A 1920s French production of this musical about 19th c. entertainers was titled "Mississippi"

Show Boat

Tom "What is Showboat?" — wagered $1,000

Phil "What is Showboat?" — wagered $9,200

Mike "What is Showboat?" — wagered $8,101

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