Show #1945 1993-02-05 (taped 1992-10-27) Regular

Last show with Merv Griffin Enterprises "blinking griffin" logo.

Contestants

Renny Christopher — a college teacher from Santa Cruz, California

Phil Klinkner — a political science professor originally from Clinton, Iowa

Michael Schill — an artist from Menlo Park, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Michael	$1,200	$4,800	$9,200	$200 3rd place: Enesco Small World of Music reproduction	$5,700 21 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Phil	$800	$800	$3,200	$3,200 New champion: $3,200	$3,000 11 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Renny	$1,700	$3,400	$10,000	$1,599 2nd place: Satellite TV system & Sanyo TV	$10,000 23 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE SOUTH	MOVIE TRIVIA	THE ENVIRONMENT	1992	CHOCOLATE	"G" WHIZ
$100 [1] Natchez in this state is known for its lovely antebellum mansions; many of them are open to tourists Mississippi Michael	$100 [5] Irish actress Geraldine Fitzgerald played the woman who married Heathcliff in this 1939 classic Wuthering Heights Michael	$100 [11] Global warming caused by this "effect" could force the evacuation of some coastal lowlands the greenhouse effect Michael	$100 [13] During one week in May, 7 people died climbing this Alaskan mountain Mt. McKinley Michael	$100 [18] It's the only candy we know with "Duds" in its name Milk Duds Renny	$100 [24] Often caused by cold, this skin condition could be called "waterfowl bumps" goosebumps Renny
$200 [2] The shag, not the Charleston, is South Carolina's state one of these a dance Phil	$200 [6] Annette Bening came on like gangbusters when she wore a gown from this gangster film to the 1990 Oscars Bugsy Renny	$200 [12] Trees help humanity by absorbing this gas, but it's released to the atmosphere when they are burned carbon dioxide Phil	$200 [15] In July this new Israeli prime minister went to Cairo to meet President Mubarak Yitzhak Rabin Phil	$200 [19] This vegetable fat used in soap & cosmetics is a by-product of the chocolate industry cocoa butter Michael	$200 [25] These abandoned communities could be called "spectre cities" ghost towns Michael
$300 [3] The annual Jeanie festival in White Springs, Florida honors this composer who dreamed of Jeanie Stephen Foster Renny	$300 [7] Of bubble gum, flubber or blubber, the one Fred MacMurray invented in a 1961 film flubber Renny	$300 [14] These converters help release pollutants from automobile exhaust catalytic converters Phil	$300 [16] After Slovakia's parliament declared sovereignty, he quit as president of Czechoslovakia Václav Havel Michael	$300 [21] Theobroma Cacao, the scientific name of the cacao tree, means that it's the "food of" these beings the gods Michael	$300 [26] Jubilant joy, or the kind of club that might sing about it a glee club Renny
$400 [4] In 1926 the Rockefellers began restoring the historic area of this colonial capital of Virginia Williamsburg Renny	$400 [8] John Chancellor reportedly turned down the role in this 1976 film that won Peter Finch an Oscar Network Phil	$400 [17] The pH value of acid rain is equivalent to that of this common salad dressing ingredient vinegar Renny	$400 [29] Founded in 1779, the Elizabeth Daily Journal, this state's oldest newspaper, folded New Jersey Renny	$400 [22] Chocolate, garlic & onions are 3 of the main ingredients in this spicy Mexican sauce mole Michael	$400 [27] A voracious eater, or someone with an enormous capacity "for work" or "for punishment" a glutton Renny
$500 [9] This Tennessee city's architecture helped earn it the nickname "The Athens of the South" Nashville Michael Phil	$500 [10] This "Mrs. Miniver" star played Eleanor Roosevelt in the 1960 film "Sunrise at Campobello" Greer Garson Renny	DD $1,000 [20] This type of garbage dump, used for about 80% of U.S. waste, often leaks toxic chemicals a landfill Michael	$500 [30] A deadlock over how to close a $10.7-billion budget shortfall caused this state to issue IOUs California Michael	$500 [23] A chocolate company is named for this legendary lady who graces its signature gold ballotins (Lady) Godiva Michael	$500 [28] Some species of this ratlike rodent, a popular pet, are called jirds gerbils Michael

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 19th CENTURY	CHEMISTRY	FAMOUS WOMEN	COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD	POETRY	THE INSTRUMENT PLAYED
$200 [1] David Livingstone's body was interred in this London landmark in 1874 Westminster Abbey Phil Renny	$200 [26] Mr. Potato Head could tell you the 3 best-known polysaccharides are cellulose, glycogen & this starch	$200 [2] Now 80, this "French Chef" says she'll go until she drops, & "that should be about 95" Julia Child Michael	$200 [16] About 94% of this country's population belongs to the Han nationality China Phil	$200 [7] This American poet wrote several versions of his lament "Lenore" (Edgar Allan) Poe Renny	$200 [21] Duane Eddy, Andres Segovia & Chuck Berry a guitar Michael
$400 [12] In 1870 the first rubber company west of the Alleghenies was founded in Akron, Ohio by this man Goodrich Phil Renny	$400 [27] Used in rechargeable batteries & to protect other metals from corrosion, its symbol is Cd cadmium Michael	$400 [3] This comedienne got her start on TV as the girlfriend of Jerry Mahoney, & we're not pulling your ear! Carol Burnett Renny	$400 [17] This country's 4 geographical provinces are Connaught, Leinster, Munster & part of Ulster Ireland Phil	$400 [8] The 9th sect. of this Longfellow poem begins, "On the shores of Gitche Gumee, of the shining Big-Sea-Water" Hiawatha Michael	$400 [22] Ginger Baker, Karen Carpenter & Buddy Rich the drums Renny
$600 [13] This president ran for reelection in 1872 against fellow Republican Horace Greeley, who was endorsed by the Democrats Grant Phil	$600 [28] An atom that loses one of these becomes a cation, a positively charged ion an electron Renny	$600 [4] It's the first name of cartoonist Guisewite, or her famous comic strip Cathy Renny	$600 [18] The Gallipoli Peninsula, a site of major action in WWI, is part of this country Turkey Phil	$600 [9] T.S. Eliot asked "Do I dare to eat a peach" in this title character's "Love Song" J. Alfred Prufrock Renny	$600 [23] Toots Thielmans, Larry Addler & Stevie Wonder the harmonica Michael Phil Renny
DD $1,000 [14] In 1893 this labor leader founded the American Railway Union (Eugene) Debs Phil	$800 [29] Burn a piece of sodium in a flask filled with chlorine gas & the resulting white powder is this salt Michael	$800 [5] The original Gibson Girl, Irene Langhorne Gibson, was an older sister of this American-born British "Lady" Lady (Nancy) Astor	$800 [19] Bob Hawke served as prime minister of this country from 1983 to 1991 Australia Phil	$800 [10] Books in this Tennyson work include "Merlin and Vivien" & "Lancelot and Elaine" "The Idylls of the King" Renny	$800 [24] Annie Whitehead, Kid Ory & Tommy Dorsey the trombone
$1,000 [15] On Jan. 5, 1895, in front of French troops, he was stripped of his buttons & badges & had his sword broken Alfred Dreyfus Renny	DD $4,000 [30] This semiconducting element makes up 27.7% of the mass of the earth's crust silicon Michael	$1,000 [6] She founded the Elsa Wild Animal Appeal in England in 1961& in the U.S. in 1969 Joy Adamson Michael	$1,000 [20] The Bryan-Chamorro treaty of 1914 gave the U.S. the right to build a canal thru this Central American country Nicaragua Michael Renny	$1,000 [11] "Ah but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?" is from his "Andrea Del Sarto" Robert Browning Michael	$1,000 [25] Freddy Martin, Boots Randolph & John Coltrane the saxophone Renny

Final Jeopardy!

OPERA

This 20th century opera was inspired by Hieronymus Bosch's painting "The Adoration of the Magi"

Amahl and the Night Visitors

Phil "What is ?" — wagered $0

Michael "What is ?" — wagered $9,000

Renny "What is Godspell" — wagered $8,401

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