Show #1905 1992-12-11 (taped 1992-08-31) Regular

Contestants

George Holloway — a police dispatcher from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sheryl Stein — a program analyst from Arlington, Virginia

Linda Kissling — an educational media specialist from Cape May, New Jersey (whose 2-day cash winnings total $13,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Linda	$800	$1,500	$900	$1,750 3rd place: limited-edition serograph + Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune video games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis system	$5,300 19 R, 8 W (including 3 DDs)
Sheryl	$700	$2,500	$6,300	$5,300 New champion: $5,300	$6,300 20 R, 2 W
George	$0	$-300	$1,700	$3,400 2nd place: a trip for 2 on Delta to Safety Harbor Spa near Tampa	$1,700 7 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

CARD GAMES	ACES	KINGS & QUEENS	JACKs	FULL HOUSE	STRAITS
$100 [3] In other words, this game could be called "blood-pumping organs" hearts Sheryl	$100 [1] The record for jet-to-jet kills is 16, accomplished by Capt. Joseph McConnell Jr. in his 1950s war the Korean Conflict Linda	$100 [7] This country was so unstable during the reign of Isabella II that it had 60 different governments Spain Linda	$100 [12] After joking around in "Batman", he directed & starred in "The Two Jakes" Jack Nicholson Sheryl	$100 [25] The show is set in this city; in the opening, you can see Fisherman's Wharf and Alcatraz San Francisco Sheryl	$100 [17] The Diomede Islands, one belonging to Russia, the other to Alaska, lie in this strait the Bering Strait Sheryl
$200 [4] In blackjack, if you want the dealer to give you another card, you ask him to do this to you--ouch! hit me George	$200 [2] Although this German was credited with 80 kills in World War I, fewer than 60 have been verified Baron von Richthofen Sheryl	$200 [21] The leaders of several royal families take turns ruling this country whose capital is Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Linda Sheryl	$200 [13] In the '60s he reigned as TV's exercise guru Jack LaLanne Linda	$200 [26] Last name of Candace, who plays the eldest Tanner daughter; her brother Kirk has been a guest star Cameron Linda	$200 [18] The Strait of Messina separates this island from Italy Sicily Sheryl
$300 [5] You don't need an accordion or a partner to play the accordion form of this game solitaire Linda	$300 [6] Of 3, 5 or 10, the number of enemy aircraft a fighter must shoot down to qualify as an ace 5 Linda George	$300 [22] In French this King of England is called Guillaume le Conquerant William the Conqueror Linda	$300 [14] In 1989 this former NFL quarterback became U.S. Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Jack Kemp Sheryl	$300 [27] Lori Loughlin's character did this November 12, 1991, making the house a lot fuller had twins Linda Sheryl George	$300 [19] Two huge rocks called the Pillars of Hercules flank the eastern entrance to this strait the Strait of Gibraltar Linda
$400 [10] A popular "Jeopardy!" category, or a children's game with pictures of writers on the cards Authors Linda	$400 [8] This Marine Corps major led the Black Sheep squadron & was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor Gregory "Pappy" Boyington	$400 [23] Like this great leader whom he'd served as a general, Egypt's King Ptolemy I was Macedonian Alexander the Great Sheryl	$400 [15] Explaining why he lost the heavyweight championship to Gene Tunney, he said, "I forgot to duck" Jack Dempsey Linda	$400 [28] Dave Coulier's character Joey Gladstone, who like Dave is a stand-up comic, went on this Ed McMahon show Star Search Sheryl	$500 [30] This 19-mile-long Turkish strait connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara the Bosphorus
$500 [11] You could get a bird in the hand when you play this card game with a black bird on the box Rook	$500 [9] He was the USA's leading air ace in World War I with 22 enemy planes & 4 balloons shot down Eddie Rickenbacker George	$500 [24] This 11th daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I was guillotined in 1793 Marie Antoinette Sheryl	$500 [16] One of his last adventure novels, "Jerry of the Islands", told of an Irish terrier pup in the South Seas Jack London Linda	$500 [29] "Full House" creator Jeff Franklin's first job as a producer was on this Penny Marshall series Laverne & Shirley Linda	DD $1,000 [20] In 1588 the first serious check of the Spanish Armada took place in this strait between France and England the Strait of Dover Linda

Double Jeopardy! Round

TREATIES	COMPOSERS	U.S. STAMPS	SWITZERLAND	SCIENCE	NONFICTION
$200 [26] The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 ended the war between the U.S. & this country Mexico Sheryl	$200 [7] Francis Hopkinson, who composed 1754's "Ode to Music", also signed this famous 1776 document the Declaration of Independence Sheryl	$200 [16] A 1974 stamp celebrating this tale showed the headless horseman in pursuit of Ichabod Crane "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Linda	$200 [10] In the mid-1980s, the Swiss exported about 25 million of these devices a year watches Linda	$200 [20] This most malleable metal can be beaten into sheets 1 ten-thousandth of a millimeter thick gold Linda	$200 [3] In 1872 he published "How I Found Livingstone" Stanley Sheryl
$400 [27] The Neutrality Treaty of 1978 designated this as an international waterway which is always to be neutral the Panama Canal Sheryl	$400 [6] This "Bolero" composer orchestrated Mussorgsky's piano work "Pictures at an Exhibition" Ravel George	$400 [17] A mortar & pestle & an Rx symbol are featured on a 1972 stamp honoring this profession pharmacy George	$400 [11] The Swiss gave the world of music this form of wordless singing that echoes through the hills yodeling George	$400 [22] This element whose symbol is Zr is alphabetically the last element zirconium Linda	$400 [4] Betty Edwards' 1979 bestseller on creativity was called "Drawing on the Right Side of" this the Brain Sheryl
—	$600 [1] The first of Bernard Herrmann's many film scores was for this 1941 classic Citizen Kane Sheryl	$600 [18] As a tribute to WWII Marines, the Post Office issued a 1945 stamp depicting this event the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima Linda	$600 [13] Lucerne is known for its lion & Bern is associated with this animal a bear Linda	$600 [23] The Portland type of this substance is limestone & shale heated until almost fused, then ground cement Linda	$600 [5] "Forgiven" by Charles E. Shepard tells of "The Rise and Fall of" this PTL leader Jim Bakker George
—	$800 [2] He wrote "Peter and the Wolf" for a Moscow Children's Theatre Sergei Prokofiev Linda Sheryl George	$800 [19] In 1991 a stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of this sport was issued in Springfield, Mass. basketball Sheryl	$1,000 [15] This densely woolly plant is the floral emblem of Switzerland edelweiss Linda	$1,000 [25] In the third century B.C. this "principled" Greek showed the value of pi was between 223/71 & 220/70 Archimedes George	$800 [8] This comedienne wrote of good times & bad in her autobiographical "It's Always Something" Gilda Radner Sheryl
—	$1,000 [12] This Norwegian composer was sometimes called "The Chopin of the North" (Edvard) Grieg Linda	$1,000 [21] This late California governor & U.S. Chief Justice was honored on a postage stamp in 1992 (Earl) Warren Sheryl	DD $1,400 [14] Two of these that predominate during the year and affect the country are the Bise & the Foehn winds Linda	DD $2,000 [24] This term can mean active by day, or happening every day diurnal Linda	$1,000 [9] He titled his eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution "Ten Days that Shook the World" John Reed

Final Jeopardy!

TRANSPORTATION

Last names of the motor car maker & motor car dealer who merged in Manchester, England in 1906

Rolls & Royce

Linda "What is Rolls Royce?" — wagered $850

George "What is Rolls-Royce?" — wagered $1,700

Sheryl "What is Austin + Healey?" — wagered $1,000

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