Show #1983 1993-03-31 (taped 1992-12-02) Regular

Contestants

Jim McKain — an aerospace technician originally from Cleveland, Ohio

Doug Ralls — a franchise business manager from Laguna Niguel, California

Susan Poorman — an editorial assistant from Anaheim, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $15,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Susan	$1,700	$2,300	$8,100	$199 2nd place: a trip to Nassau, the Bahamas at Le Meridien Royal Bahamian	$8,100 19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Doug	$500	$2,500	$8,000	$15,700 New champion: $15,700	$8,500 20 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
Jim	$300	$1,400	$3,800	$100 3rd place: Texas Instruments assortment including the Organizer + Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! video games for the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis	$5,000 15 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

RELIGION	SPORTS	FASHION	-OLOGIES	GIANTS	"C" HERE
$100 [1] Each person elected to this highest Catholic office gets a new ring designed just for him pope Susan	$100 [3] On September 19, 1992 Sergei Bubka broke the world record in this event for the 32nd time the pole vault Doug	$100 [9] Colorful patches called p'u-fang used to indicate the rank of officials in this country China Susan	$100 [15] Nephology is the branch of meteorology that studies these, nimbus or otherwise clouds Doug	$100 [17] One legend says it was his ox' footprints that formed the 10,000 lakes in Minnesota Paul Bunyan Doug	$100 [26] Fear, Horn & Cod are 3 of these capes Doug
$200 [2] A hajji is a Muslim who's made a pilgrimage to this city Mecca Doug	$200 [4] Known as the "Golden Bear", he was the 1st golfer to win all 4 major titles at least twice Jack Nicklaus Jim	$200 [10] In the late 1800s, gowns named for this hot beverage were worn at afternoon gatherings tea Doug	$200 [22] It's a fact that olfactology is the study of this sense smell Susan	$200 [18] In the heavens Betelgeuse & Bellatrix are this giant's "shoulder" stars Orion Jim	$200 [27] In Mexico the 9 days before this holiday are called posadas, meaning "inns" Christmas Doug
$300 [6] Artists often depict Durga, a goddess of this Indian religion, riding a lion or a tiger Hinduism Jim	$300 [5] Greco-Roman & freestyle are the 2 styles featured in this Olympic sport wrestling Susan	$300 [12] 19th century beauties wore tight-waisted dresses that made them resemble these timepieces hourglasses Jim	$300 [23] Once called psychical research, the study of psychic phenomena is now called this parapsychology Jim	$300 [19] A man-eating giant, or any cruel, brutal or hideous person an ogre	$300 [28] Some fabrics do this to your body; some people do it to old-fashioned ideas cling Jim
$400 [7] Members of this ancient Celtic order served as judges as well as priests Druids Susan	$400 [11] In 1975 this college football bowl game moved from Tulane Stadium to the Louisiana Superdome the Sugar Bowl Susan	$400 [13] This once-fashionable shade of pale grayish-blue was named for Teddy Roosevelt's daughter Alice blue Susan	$400 [24] Often associated with archaeology, it's the study of fossils paleontology Susan	$400 [20] Cormoran, a Cornish giant, was felled by this famous giant killer Jack Jim	$400 [29] The spoon-back style of this piece of furniture was popular during the Queen Anne period chairs Jim
$500 [8] The archbishop of Uppsala is the presiding bishop of the church of this country Sweden Susan Jim	$500 [16] It's the only NBA team in Ohio the Cleveland Cavaliers Doug	DD $500 [14] Some brides wear a decorative skullcap named for this Shakespearean heroine Juliet Susan	$500 [25] Although it sounds like it deals with oil, it's the study of rocks petrology Jim	$500 [21] His home was a mountain chain in Africa that supported the heavens Atlas Doug	$500 [30] This title character sings a Spanish song called the seguidilla in Act I of a Bizet opera Carmen Doug

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD HISTORY	MUSIC	TOUGH TV TRIVIA	ISLANDS	POTENT POTABLES	LITERATURE
$200 [6] This building that opened May 1, 1931 remained the world's tallest until 1971 the Empire State Building Jim	$200 [1] He wrote "Rhapsody In Blue" for jazz conductor Paul Whiteman's orchestra George Gershwin Susan	$200 [16] Hannibal Dobbs was the bugler at Fort Courage on this series F Troop Doug	$200 [9] Principal islands of this chain include Andros, the Biminis & New Providence the Bahamas	$200 [3] The name of this spirit comes from the Russian word for water vodka Doug	$200 [2] The book-of-the-month club calls this Dostoyevsky work "the greatest crime novel ever written" Crime and Punishment Doug
$400 [7] This Macedonian conqueror campaigned along the Indus River in 327-326 B.C. Alexander the Great Jim	$400 [8] The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company was founded to perform the works of this British duo Gilbert & Sullivan Doug	$400 [18] Joe Regalbuto, who played Harry Fisher on "Knots Landing", is now a regular on this series Murphy Brown Jim	$400 [17] John Adams, the last Bounty mutineer on this island, died in 1829 Pitcairn Island Susan	$400 [4] This American liquor is named for a Kentucky county bourbon Jim	$400 [11] In an 1896 sequel, this Mark Twain title character turned "Detective" Tom Sawyer Susan
DD $500 [22] In 1954 an agreement between these 2 countries ended the Trieste dispute Italy & Yugoslavia Doug	$600 [15] Also called colophony, this yellowish resin is rubbed on violin bows to produce friction rosin Susan Doug	$600 [19] "Northern Exposure" is set in this Alaskan town Cicely Jim	$600 [28] Chileans call it Isla de Pascua Easter Island Susan	$600 [5] Legend assigns the invention of this to Dom Perignon in the late 1600s champagne Doug	$600 [12] In 1846 these sisters published a collection of poems under the pen names Currer, Ellis & Acton Bell the Brontë sisters Susan
$600 [10] This German noble family traced its descent from the counts of Zollern the Hohenzollerns Susan	$800 [25] Wanda Landowska initiated the revival of this plucked keyboard instrument in the 20th century the harpsichord Susan	$800 [20] Lori Beth Allen married this "Happy Days" character Richie Cunningham Jim	$800 [29] Named for a surgeon-explorer, the Bass Strait separates Victoria, Australia from this island Tasmania Doug	$800 [23] The name of this German white wine can be translated as "blessed mother's milk" Liebfraumilch Susan	$800 [13] One of his last collections of tales, "Uncle Remus and the Little Boy", was published posthumously in 1910 Joel Chandler Harris Jim
$1,000 [27] Jerusalem was captured by this king of Babylon in 597 & 586 B.C. Nebuchadnezzar Doug	$1,000 [26] This "Billy the Kid" composer won an Oscar for the score of "The Heiress" (Aaron) Copland Susan	$1,000 [21] One of the prime time series whose theme was sung by its star, Greg Evigan B.J. and the Bear (or My Two Dads or P.S. I Luv U ) Doug	$1,000 [30] This island group makes up 2 provinces of Spain: Santa Cruz de Tenerife & Las Palmas the Canary Islands Susan	$1,000 [24] Though they may have little significance, the letters VO on a brandy label stand for this very old Doug	DD $1,200 [14] This Hemingway novel about the "Lost Generation" is told from the viewpoint of Jake Barnes The Sun Also Rises Jim

Final Jeopardy!

MONARCHS

In 1942 she become the first reigning queen to address the U.S. Congress

Wilhelmina

Jim "Who was Julianna?" — wagered $3,700

Doug "Who was Wilhelmina" — wagered $7,700

Susan "Who is Queen Juliana?" — wagered $7,901

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