Show #1887 1992-11-17 (taped 1992-10-19) Tournament of Champions

1992 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 2.

Contestants

Leonard Schmidt — an optometrist and 1992 Seniors Tournament champion from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Robert Slaven — an office automation specialist from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Jerome Vered — a writer from Studio City, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jerome	$1,700	$2,700	$13,200	$17,001 Finalist	$11,300 27 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Robert	$1,800	$3,100	$8,500	$17,000 2nd place: $5,000 + Jeopardy! / Wheel of Fortune video games for Super NES/Sega Genesis + Jeopardy! Challenge book	$8,500 18 R, 1 W
Leonard	$500	$500	$3,500	$0 3rd place: $5,000 + Jeopardy! / Wheel of Fortune video games for Super NES/Sega Genesis + Jeopardy! Challenge book	$4,500 13 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	MYSTERIES	CHAMPIONS	POLITICAL TERMS	SAMS & SAMUELS	EPONYMS
$100 [1] On Sept. 9, 1087, this English king died at Rouen in Normandy after falling from his horse William the Conqueror Jerome	$100 [26] Mary Higgins Clark called her 1980 bestseller "The Cradle Will" do this Fall Leonard	$100 [6] Their 1991 NBA championship was the first in the club's 25-year history Chicago Bulls Robert	$100 [11] On January 8, 1918, he outlined his "Fourteen Points" to the U.S. Congress Woodrow Wilson Robert	$100 [21] In 1871 U.S. telegraphers honored him with a bronze statue in NYC's Central Park Samuel Morse Leonard	$100 [16] From the name of its U.S. developer, it's a screwdriver with a cross-shaped tip Phillips Screwdriver Robert
$200 [2] The first 18 years of this French king's reign were managed by Cardinal Mazarin Louis XIV Jerome	$200 [27] It's the last name of Tom, the psychopath Patricia Highsmith created in 1955: believe it or not! Ripley Jerome	$200 [7] In 1992 he became the first American to win the men's title at Wimbledon since McEnroe in 1984 Andre Agassi Robert Leonard	$200 [12] Jacobites supported the cause of this royal house after the abdication of James II The Stuarts Jerome	$200 [22] This playwright starred with girlfriend Jessica Lange in the movies "Country" & "Frances" Sam Shepard Robert	$200 [17] An inflatable lifejacket introduced during World War II was named for this shapely actress Mae West Robert
$300 [3] As a child, Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus was nicknamed this, meaning "little boot" Caligula Jerome	$300 [28] Her book, "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", was inspired partly by a suggestion from Lord Mountbatten Agatha Christie Leonard	$300 [8] This Triple Crown-winning steed holds the record times for the Kentucky Derby & the Belmont Stakes Secretariat Jerome Leonard	$300 [13] France calls its capability to use this type of weapon its "Force de Frappe" nuclear weapons Jerome	$300 [23] He wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" for a book of poetry co-written with William Wordsworth Samuel Taylor Coleridge Leonard	$300 [18] Named & fit for a Babylonian king, it's a wine bottle that holds about 20 quarts Nebuchadnezzar Robert Leonard
$400 [4] In 1524 this Florentine navigator became the first European to visit the New York area Giovanni da Verrazzano Jerome	$500 [30] "Your Royal Hostage" is a mystery novel by this noted biographer who's married to Harold Pinter Lady Antonia Fraser	$400 [9] This current world chess champion is scheduled to defend his crown again in 1993 Garry Kasparov Robert	$400 [14] This term for a member of the British Conservative party comes from Irish for "pursuer" Tory Robert	$400 [24] The main goal of Paul Revere's ride was to warn John Hancock & this patriot that the British were out to capture them Samuel Adams Jerome	$400 [19] George Joseph Camel, a Moravian Jesuit missionary, gave his name to this flowery shrub Camellia Jerome
$500 [5] This territory, known for its coal mines, voted to become part of Germany in 1935 The Saar Robert	DD $1,000 [29] This Dickens title character disappears after breaking off his engagement with Rosa Budd Edwin Drood Leonard	$500 [10] Yokozuna, or Grand Champion, is the highest rank in this sport Sumo Wrestling Robert	$500 [15] This numerical term for secret enemy sympathizers comes from the Spanish Civil War Fifth Column Jerome	$500 [25] He's Georgia's senior senator Sam Nunn Robert	$500 [20] The term "bobby", for a British policeman, is from the name of this Bobby who reorganized London's force Robert Peel Leonard

Double Jeopardy! Round

COLONIAL AMERICA	HEALTH & MEDICINE	WORLD CAPITALS	EDUCATION	DRAMA	RUSSIAN RULERS
$200 [24] Bought by the Dutch in 1626, this island is named for the Indian tribe who lived there Manhattan Jerome	$200 [1] Crawford W. Long is credited with being the first to use this for surgical anesthesia Ether Leonard	$200 [6] Although in a predominantly Flemish region, most of this city's inhabitants speak French Brussels Jerome	$200 [14] America's first public high school was opened in 1821 in this New England capital Boston Jerome	$200 [11] This 1973 Peter Schaeffer play became a ballet in 1980; a horse opera would have made more sense "Equus" Leonard	$200 [18] Alexander II was called "Czar Liberator" for freeing these Russian peasants in 1861 Serfs Jerome
$400 [27] New Haven Colony merged with this colony in 1664 Connecticut Jerome	$400 [2] The EPA has called for a 94% reduction of this mineral fiber, a cause of lung disease, by 1997 Asbestos Jerome	$400 [7] This South American capital lies only 7 miles inland from the Caribbean Sea Caracas, Venezuela Robert	$400 [15] The oldest of these 2-year colleges opened in 1901 in Joliet, Illinois Junior/Community Colleges Jerome	$400 [12] The Antrobuses of Excelsior, New Jersey are an "ice age" family in his "The Skin of Our Teeth" Thornton Wilder Jerome	$400 [19] The empress Elizabeth founded Russia's first university in this city in the 18th century Moscow Jerome Leonard
$600 [28] The 1649 Toleration Act gave religious freedom to Catholics as well as to Protestants in this colony Maryland Jerome	$800 [4] In 1851 Hermann von Helmholtz invented this instrument for examining the eye's interior ophthalmoscope Leonard	$600 [8] In ancient times this Libyan capital was known as Oea Tripoli Jerome Leonard	$600 [23] In 5th century B.C. India, only the people of this caste were able to get a complete education Brahmins Leonard	$600 [13] The Crown Guide to Plays says this Lawrence & Lee play was known in Norway as "Min Fantastika Tante" Mame ( Auntie Mame accepted) Robert	$600 [20] Czar from 1613-1645, Michael founded this dynasty that ruled until 1917 Romanov Jerome
$800 [29] As Pennsylvania had no coast, William Penn was given land in 1682 that later became this small state Delaware Robert	$1,000 [5] Used especially in diagnosing brain disorders, CAT, as in CAT scan, stands for "computerized" this axial tomography Robert	$800 [9] It controls the main approaches thru the Khyber Pass to Pakistan & India Kabul Robert	$800 [25] In 1922 she became a government inspector of schools in Italy Maria Montessori Jerome	$800 [16] The name of this 1933 Eugene O'Neill comedy ends in an exclamation point, & it isn't a musical Ah, Wilderness! Jerome	$800 [21] In Russian she is called "Ekaterina Velikaya" Catherine the Great Robert
$1,000 [30] Between 1631 & 1648, he was chosen governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony twelve times John Winthrop Leonard	DD $1,500 [3] Due to successful vaccines, this viral disease was finally declared extinct in 1980 Smallpox Jerome	$1,000 [10] The name of this capital is probably from Sinhalese for "port" or "ferry" Colombo Jerome	$1,000 [26] Kids are taught to play musical instruments at an early age in this method named for a Japanese violinist Suzuki Method Robert	DD $2,000 [17] To end a war, this Aristophanes title character gets the women to stop sleeping with the men "Lysistrata" Jerome	$1,000 [22] Alexander I entered this foreign capital city in triumph in March, 1814 Paris Jerome

Final Jeopardy!

NEWSPAPERS

It was first published between 1861 and 1865; it was revived in 1918; stopped in 1919, and revived again in 1942

Stars and Stripes

Leonard "What is The Atlanta Constitution?" — wagered $3,500

Robert "What is the Stars and Stripes?" — wagered $8,500

Jerome "What is Stars and Stripes?" — wagered $3,801

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