Show #2040 1993-06-18 (taped 1993-02-02) Regular

The Merv Griffin Enterprises logo appears on the game board after the credits.

Contestants

Brent Noel — a Ph.D. candidate from Lawrence, Kansas

Nancy Ferro — a lawyer originally from Greenville, South Carolina

Cliff Leach — a lobbyist from West Hartford, Connecticut (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,599)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Cliff	$2,000	$3,100	$12,700	$14,601 2-day champion: $25,200	$11,200 28 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Nancy	$900	$3,000	$7,300	$14,600 2nd place: Trip to Ixtapa, Mexico	$8,800 20 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Brent	$1,000	$1,900	$2,700	$200 3rd place: Vivitar 440 EZ camera + Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune video games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis system	$2,700 11 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

INSECTS	FAMOUS WOMEN	HERALDRY	UNOFFICIAL STATE NICKNAMES	IN THE "PINK"	LEFTOVERS
$100 [26] Some species of this insect obtain their cellulose from grass & humus in the soil rather than from wood termites Brent	$100 [3] Frank Butler married this markswoman after she beat him in a shooting contest Annie Oakley Cliff	$100 [19] 2 of these striped animals grace Botswana's coat of arms zebras Cliff	$100 [1] It's the "Land of the Mormons" Utah Cliff	$100 [6] The little finger pinky Nancy	$100 [16] The most complete collection of El Greco's work is in this Spanish museum the Prado Cliff
$200 [27] The chief insect carriers of encephalitis are the Culex & Aedes types of this insect mosquitoes Cliff	$200 [4] Designers Liz Claiborne & Diane von Furstenberg were born in this Belgian capital Brussels Nancy	$200 [21] A heraldic charge called a label often represents the eldest one of these in an English family son Brent	$200 [2] Because of its violent storms, it's sometimes called the "Cyclone State" Kansas Cliff Nancy Brent	$200 [7] One who is dismissed from a job is said to have received this pink slip Cliff	$200 [17] This co-author of "The Federalist" was the only signer of the Constitution from New York state (Alexander) Hamilton Cliff
$300 [28] These 2 insects make up the order Lepidoptera, the second largest order of insects moths & butterflies Nancy	$300 [5] This lady who sang the blues was born Eleanora Fagan in 1915 Billie Holiday Nancy Brent	$300 [22] On a shield, a mullet isn't a fish but one of these that usually has 5 points star Brent	$300 [10] It once had many Apache inhabitants, so it was nicknamed the "Apache State" Arizona Nancy	$300 [12] Since 1980 Owens-Corning Fiberglass has used this cartoon character in its advertising the Pink Panther Cliff	$300 [18] This "pure" 1906 act followed complaints about harmful chemical food additives The Pure Food and Drug Act Brent
$400 [29] June, Japanese & dung are types of this insect, from its scarab family beetles Cliff	$400 [8] She received a doctorate from Cambridge in 1965 after doing a thesis on chimpanzee behavior Jane Goodall Cliff	$400 [23] Erminois, a heraldic fur, consists of spots of this color on a field of gold black Cliff Nancy	$400 [11] Because it was named for Queen Henrietta Maria, it's sometimes called the "Queen State" Maryland Brent	$400 [13] In sewing this tool is used to give a zigzag edge to cloth pinking shears Nancy	$400 [20] These canals on the U.S.-Canada border connect lakes Huron & Superior the Soo Canals Nancy
$500 [30] Pediculus capitis, a species of this blood-eating insect, lays its eggs on the hair of humans & other mammals lice Nancy	DD $600 [9] In 1939 she was named honorary pres. of what became Planned Parenthood Federation of America Margaret Sanger Cliff	$500 [24] Albania's coat of arms boasts a double one of these birds; Mexico's, a single one with a snake in its mouth eagle Cliff	$500 [15] Officially, it's the "Land of Enchantment", unofficially, it's the "Land of Heart's Desire" New Mexico Brent	$500 [14] "Another Brick in the Wall" in 1980 was this group's only No. 1 single Pink Floyd Cliff	$500 [25] In 1987 this Nordic nation began exporting Elduris vodka to the U.S.; its name means "fire-ice" Iceland Nancy

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	TYCOONS	ART	HOLLYWOOD IN THE '30s	POLITICAL TERMS	AUTHORS' BIRTHPLACES
$200 [2] In this 11th century battle, the Normans defeated the Saxons Battle of Hastings Cliff	$200 [18] This presidential candidate came in 19th on the 1992 Forbes list of the 400 richest people in the U.S. Ross Perot Cliff	$200 [12] His famous 1872 painting of the Cotton Exchange in New Orleans doesn't depict any ballet dancers (Edgar) Degas Brent	$200 [1] This Swede reportedly said Hollywood "is the only place in the world where I can be left alone!" Greta Garbo Nancy	$200 [7] The Stalwarts of this political party opposed President Garfield's civil service reforms Republican Cliff	$200 [23] He was from St. Mary's County, Maryland, but set Sam Spade's office in San Francisco Dashiell Hammett Brent
$400 [3] Prince Potemkin allegedly built artificial villages for this empress' 1787 tour of the Crimea Catherine Cliff	$400 [19] William Cook, the richest person in Indiana, made his fortune from these tubes that are inserted into veins catheters Cliff Nancy	$400 [13] Gauguin painted this friend of his "Painting Sunflowers" in 1888 Vincent Van Gogh Cliff	$400 [11] Hollywood grieved when this great silent film swashbuckler died suddenly on December 12, 1939 Douglas Fairbanks (Sr.) Nancy Brent	$400 [8] "Sartorial" term for the ability of a popular candidate to pull up those lower on the ticket coattails Cliff Nancy	$400 [27] A Philadelphian by birth, she wrote about "Coming of Age in Samoa" Margaret Mead Cliff
$600 [4] Marco Polo described this Mongol ruler as "fair and ruddy like a rose" Kublai Khan Nancy	$600 [20] Last name of New York publishers Donald & S.I., whose combined fortunes total over $6 billion Newhouse Nancy	$600 [14] Donatello created a marble statue of this biblical youth before his more famous bronze one David Cliff	$600 [24] When this "newsworthy" producer was hit by hard times, Marion Davies loaned him a million dollars (William Randolph) Hearst Cliff	$600 [9] An auto da fe was the cermony accompanying the execution of heretics by this tribunal the Spanish Inquisition Nancy	$800 [29] Her father was a Hungarian immigrant & this "Show Boat" author was a gal from Kalamazoo Edna Ferber Nancy
$800 [5] In 1970 he became president of Chile on his 4th try; in 1973 he was overthrown in a coup Salvador Allende Cliff	$800 [21] The richest people in Delaware are associated with this family the Du Ponts Nancy	$800 [16] Van Dyck painted some of his finest portraits in this city, Columbus' hometown Genoa Nancy	$800 [25] This tool company heir was only 24 when he made teenaged Jean Harlow a star in his film "Hell's Angels" Howard Hughes Cliff	$800 [10] The government of this empire was sometimes called the Sublime Porte after a gate in Constantinople Ottoman Empire Brent	$1,000 [30] Though he later became a Swiss citizen, this "Steppenwolf" author was from the Black Forest Hermann Hesse Brent
$1,000 [6] In 1960 Belgium's King Baudouin I turned over rule of this country to Patrice Lumumba the Congo Cliff	DD $1,500 [22] The richest people in Arkansas & California got their money from this store chain Wal-Mart Nancy	$1,000 [17] Aubrey Beardsley's 1st commission was to illustrate a new edition of this author's "Morte d'Arthur" (Sir Thomas) Malory Cliff Brent	$1,000 [26] This blonde was still married to Jackie Coogan when she co-starred with him in "Million Dollar Legs" Betty Grable Nancy	$1,000 [15] This nickname of Francois du Tremblay, secretary to Cardinal Richelieu, means "grey eminence" eminence grise Cliff	DD $2,000 [28] Theodore Dreiser was born in this Indiana city, presumably on "high ground" Terre Haute Cliff

Final Jeopardy!

SOUTH AMERICA

The name of this capital city is a corruption of Rimac, the river on which it lies

Lima, Peru

Brent "What is I ser all" — wagered $2,500

Nancy "What is Lima?" — wagered $7,300

Cliff "What is LIMA" — wagered $1,901

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