Show #1866 1992-10-19 (taped 1992-08-17) Regular

Contestants

Brett Geer — a law student from St. Petersburg, Florida

John Harris — an editor from Los Angeles, California

Lynn Loper — a records evaluator from Newark, Delaware (whose 2-day cash winnings total $29,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lynn	$700	$3,300	$8,100	$9,100 2nd place: a trip to Montreal, Canada	$9,100 22 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
John	$200	$500	$1,100	$0 3rd place: Beth Doolittle and the Greenwich Workshop's "Sacred Circle" lithograph + Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune video games for the Super NES and Sega Genesis	$1,100 7 R, 1 W
Brett	$1,800	$2,700	$16,500	$16,201 New champion: $16,201	$12,800 27 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

TRAVEL & TOURISM	THE 1980s	SWIMMING & DIVING	DANCE	JUST DESSERTS	DOUBLE TALK
$100 [11] Pierre Cardin makes a 6-piece set of this that comes with a 10-year/10-million-mile warranty luggage Lynn	$100 [6] To save its elephants, Kenya called for a worldwide ban on the sale of this material ivory John	$100 [16] In 1940 John Sigmund swam 292 miles down this river from St. Louis Mississippi River Lynn	$100 [3] The Bharata Natyam, first performed in temples in India, combines dance & legends of this religion Hinduism John	$100 [1] In England, a biscuit can be a cracker or one of these sweet treats cookie Lynn	$100 [26] It can be a synonym for a train, or the sound that a train makes choo-choo Brett
$200 [12] You have to lean backwards over the edge of a castle if you want to kiss this Gaelic landmark the Blarney Stone Brett	$200 [7] Manuel Noriega opened his own bank, Banco Institucional Patria, in this country Panama Lynn	$200 [17] In this event swimmers perform acrobatic movements to music synchronized swimming Brett	$200 [4] A traditional English Morris Dance often includes a "hobby" one of these horse John	$200 [2] The Lord Baltimore one is usually yellow while the Lady Baltimore one is white cake John	$200 [27] In "Mork and Mindy", this phrase was Orkan for "goodbye" nanu nanu Lynn
$300 [13] In 1991 the 20th annual International Fan Fair in this U.S. "Music City" was sold out before it began Nashville Brett	$300 [8] This Czech, described as a "dissident playwright", was released from prison in May 1989 Vaclav Havel Lynn	$300 [18] Diving meets consist of competition in springboard & this platform Lynn	$300 [5] Type of footwear you should wear to perform a buck-and-wing tap shoes	$300 [23] A croquembouche is a pyramid of caramel-coated cream puffs; its name means "crunches in" this body part the mouth Lynn	$300 [28] French dress designer Gabrielle Chanel was known by this nickname Coco John
$400 [14] Bruges in this country is known for its medieval atmosphere & Gothic architecture Belgium John Brett	$400 [9] Elizabeth Taylor & hundreds of other guests flew to Morocco for this publisher's 70th birthday party Malcolm Forbes Brett	$400 [19] He's the only man to win 4 Olympic gold medals in diving Greg Louganis Brett	$400 [21] Traditionally, a man who dances the Jarabe Tapatio wears one of these large hats sombrero Lynn	$400 [24] To make your own marshmallows, you need some of this syrup corn syrup Lynn	$400 [29] Term for anyone with lots of school spirit, not necessarily a cheerleader rah-rah Lynn
DD $1,200 [15] This capital city boasts concert halls named for Smetana & Dvorak Prague Brett	$500 [10] In June 1982 the British celebrated their victory in the Falklands & the birth of this royal heir Prince William Brett	$500 [20] Of the 4 strokes used in competition, this one produces the slowest times breaststroke Brett	$500 [22] This lively dance of Bohemian origin was introduced in Paris in the 1840s & became wildly popular polka Brett	$500 [25] The layer of this that tops Baked Alaska insulates the ice cream & helps keep it from melting meringue Lynn Brett	$500 [30] This American Samoa port was the setting for Somerset Maugham's short story "Rain" Pago Pago Brett

Double Jeopardy! Round

ENGLISH HISTORY	ASSASSINS	CLASSICAL MUSIC	AUTHORS	THE RIVER JORDAN	FAMOUS SCIENTISTS
$200 [2] After King John's death, altered forms of this document issued in 1216, 1217 & 1225 the Magna Carta Brett	$200 [9] William Langer believes this famous line of March 15, 44 B.C. may have been said to Decimus, not Marcus "Et tu, Brute?" Lynn Brett	$200 [14] Haydn & Mozart did it from the keyboard, Beethoven from a podium in front of the orchestra conduct Brett	$200 [1] Anais Nin wrote the preface to the first edition of his "Tropic of Cancer" Henry Miller Lynn	$200 [21] Among the people He baptized in the river was Jesus John the Baptist Brett	$200 [26] A May 29, 1919 solar eclipse observed in the Gulf of Guinea confirmed his general theory of relativity (Albert) Einstein John
$400 [3] In 1760 King George II became the last sovereign buried at this London church Westminster Abbey John	$400 [10] Kim Jae Kyu, head of this country's CIA, killed its President Park Chung Hee in 1979 South Korea Lynn	$400 [15] This Stravinsky ballet, his 1st, was based on the legend of the Zhar-Ptitsa, a creature with wings of flame "The Firebird" Brett	$400 [4] Pierre Boulle wrote this 1952 novel about British P.O.W.s building a bridge for the Japanese "The Bridge on/over the River Kwai" Lynn	$400 [22] Famous folk song that includes "Jordan's river is deep and wide, hallelujah" "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore" Lynn	$400 [27] His "The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex" said that humans & apes had a common ancestor (Charles) Darwin Brett
$600 [6] The Ceremony of the Keys has been performed at this London landmark for more than 600 years the Tower of London Brett	$600 [11] In 1956 Rigoberto Lopez Perez assassinated this country's President Anastasio Somoza Garcia Nicaragua Brett	$600 [16] This French composer is known for his "Rapsodie Espagnole", a tune that'll Bolero you over (Maurice) Ravel Lynn	$800 [19] One of the famous works by this British author is "The Loved One", about funerals in California Evelyn Waugh Lynn	$600 [23] By the time the Jordan reaches this sea, it drops almost 1300 feet below sea level the Dead Sea Brett	$600 [28] When geneticist Johann Mendel became a monk in 1843, he took this first name Gregor Brett
$800 [7] In 1360 the Treaty of Bretigny brought a period of peace during this war the 100 Years War Lynn	$800 [12] This king of Saudi Arabia was killed by his nephew March 25, 1975 King Faisal Brett	$800 [17] Directors take note: For the final movement of his "The Planets", you'll need to hire an all-female choir (Gustav) Holst Brett	DD $1,000 [5] It's the middle name of the "Fool for Love" playwright born Samuel Rogers Sam Shepard Lynn	$800 [24] This sea through which the river passes is also called the Sea of Tiberias, for a city on its shore the Sea of Galilee Brett	$800 [29] This Italian physicist was at the core of uranium research at Columbia University in 1939 (Enrico) Fermi Brett
$1,000 [8] In 1085 William I commissioned this "book", a survey of England's holy landings the Domesday Book Lynn	$1,000 [13] He was kidnapped by the Red Brigades March 16, 1978 & found shot to death May 9, 1978 Aldo Moro Brett	$1,000 [18] The Chicago Opera commissioned this Russian's "The Love of Three Oranges" (Sergei) Prokofiev Brett	$1,000 [20] This 1963 book grew out of Farley Mowat's study of the eating habits of Northern Canadian wolves "Never Cry Wolf" Lynn	$1,000 [25] Besides Jordan, 2 of the other 3 countries that share the river's waters 2 of (Israel, Syria, and Lebanon) Brett	DD $4,000 [30] In 1890 he became professor of physiology at the Imperial Medical Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia (Ivan) Pavlov Brett

Final Jeopardy!

WORD ORIGINS

The name of this swift current between 2 of the Lofoten Islands off Norway has come to refer any whirlpool

a maelstrom

John "What is a _____?" — wagered $1,100

Lynn "WHAT IS A MAELSTROM?" — wagered $1,000

Brett "WHAT IS EDDY?" — wagered $299

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