Show #2024 1993-05-27 (taped 1993-01-12) Regular

Contestants

Tim Paine — a writer originally from Springfield, Massachusetts

Brian Donahue — a research scientist originally from Wellesley, Massachusetts

Jeff Lesemann — a flea merchant from St. Petersburg, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $4,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jeff	$500	$1,300	$2,200	$4,400 2nd place: a trip to Washington, D.C. & stay at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel	$5,700 18 R, 7 W (including 1 DD)
Brian	$900	$2,400	$4,400	$8,799 New champion: $8,799	$5,200 17 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Tim	$1,400	$1,500	$4,400	$0 3rd place: Krieger watches	$4,700 13 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

SICKNESS & HEALTH	EUROPEAN CUISINE	QUOTES	1893	WORLD FACTS	TV "O"s
$100 [11] Using the waxed or unwaxed type of this at least once a day helps prevent gingivitis dental floss Jeff	$100 [26] Galette des Rois is a special cake created for Twelfth Night festivities in this country France Jeff	$100 [6] Mark Twain said, "Everyone is" one of these heavenly bodies "and has a dark side which he never shows" a moon Brian	$100 [12] U.S. interests deposed Queen Liliuokalani of this kingdom, paving the way for its annexation Hawaii Tim	$100 [14] While kids in the U.S. have to learn 26 of these, kids in Cambodia have to learn 72 letters of the alphabet Tim	$100 [1] He played florist, er...Father Murphy (Merlin) Olsen Jeff Brian
$200 [13] This form of dermatitis is named for a baby garment diaper rash Tim	$200 [27] Carbonnade is a Belgian beef stew made with this alcoholic brew beer Jeff	$200 [7] A famous quote about suckers says they're born this often every minute Tim	$200 [19] More than 100,000 rushed to the Cherokee Strip area of this territory to claim land Oklahoma Jeff	$200 [15] This country's Kathmandu Valley was once home to 3 principalities Nepal Brian	$200 [2] In the mid-'70s he could be found singing between Telma Hopkins & Joyce Vincent Wilson Tony Orlando Jeff
$300 [23] Legionnaire's Disease affects the bronchial tubes & this pair of organs the lungs Brian	$300 [28] Legend says Veal Oscar was named for this Scandinavian country's King Oscar II, who liked to eat it Sweden Jeff	$300 [8] Prime minister who said in 1941, "Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never" Winston Churchill Brian	$300 [20] Lord Stanley of Preston gave a trophy to be awarded to the best Canadian team in this sport hockey Brian	$300 [16] The 1494 line that split South America between Spain & Portugal also split this north Atlantic island Greenland Jeff Brian	$300 [3] This Lord won Emmys in 1960, 1973, 1975, 1982 & 1984 Lord Olivier Jeff
$400 [24] Singultus is the less common name for this type of diaphragmatic spasm hiccups Jeff	$400 [29] The delicate pasta Italians call Capelli d' angelo, we know by this name angel hair pasta Jeff	$400 [9] The most famous quote from "1984" is undoubtedly "Big Brother is" doing this watching you Brian	$400 [21] Laos was added to this French Southeast Asian dependency Indochina Brian	$400 [17] This country's flag has a yin-yang symbol & 4 trigrams for earth, air, fire & water South Korea Brian	$400 [4] This "thirty something" star directed the 1992 TV movie "Doing Time on Maple Drive" Ken Olin Tim
$500 [25] Prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals may cause the aplastic type of this condition anemia Brian	$500 [30] Kourabiedes are buttery cookies served on special occasions in this country Greece Jeff	$500 [10] This author wrote of "making the world safe for hypocrisy" in "Look Homeward, Angel" Thomas Wolfe	$500 [22] This state's governor, John Peter Altgeld, pardoned the 3 surviving Haymarket Riot conspirators Illinois Brian	DD $800 [18] By a 127-6 vote, the U.N. expelled this country September 22, 1992 Yugoslavia Brian	$500 [5] Lt. Castillo on "Miami Vice", he helped clean up L.A. after the 1992 riots (Edward James) Olmos Tim

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. CITIES	NOTABLE WOMEN	BROADWAY MUSICALS	NAVAL BATTLES	ESSAYS	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
$200 [3] Part of the metropolitan area of this Nebraska city extends into Council Bluffs, Iowa Omaha Jeff	$200 [18] Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was a founding member of this organization abbreviated ACLU American Civil Liberties Union Brian	$200 [2] The score of "George M!" features many of the songs he wrote, including "Mary's A Grand Old Name" George M. Cohan Brian	$200 [1] A 400-ship Roman fleet led by Octavian & Agrippa defeated the fleets of these 2 lovers at Actium in 31 B.C. Antony & Cleopatra Tim	$200 [20] This Thoreau essay was originally titled "Resistance to Civil Government" "Civil Disobedience" Jeff	$200 [14] This tycoon's broadcasting company owns the Omni Hotel in Atlanta Ted Turner Jeff
$400 [9] This university city on San Francisco Bay was named for an early 18th century Anglican bishop Berkeley Brian	$400 [19] From 1970 to 1974 she was Secretary of State for Education & Science under PM Edward Heath Margaret Thatcher Tim	$400 [5] In Germany this musical is known as "Der Mann von La Mancha" The Man of La Mancha Tim	$400 [4] Sir Francis Drake was second in command when the British defeated this fleet in 1588 the Spanish Armada Tim	$400 [24] This series of 85 essays urging ratification of the Constitution was written under the pen name "Publius" "The Federalist Papers" Jeff Tim	$400 [15] This company was named for the brothers who began making antiseptic surgical dressings in 1885 Johnson & Johnson Tim
$600 [10] The Cuyahoga River divides this Ohio city into an east side & a west side Cleveland Brian	—	DD $500 [16] "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" was Meredith Willson's second musical, this was his first The Music Man Tim	$600 [7] In this 1805 battle near Cadiz, Spain, no British ships were lost, but Napoleon lost about 20 Trafalgar Jeff	$600 [25] In his essay "Areopagitica", this "Paradise Lost" author argued against censorship of the press (John) Milton Jeff	$600 [21] This hot cereal company's plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the world's largest cereal mill under one roof Quaker Oats Jeff
$800 [11] A Michigan city is named for this Ottawa chief who fought the British in the French & Indian War Pontiac Brian	—	$600 [6] She starred on Broadway in "Fanny" in 1954, 15 years before she began mothering "The Brady Bunch" Florence Henderson Jeff	$800 [8] Russia used the first ship-to-ship explosive shells in 1853, during this war the Crimean War Brian	$800 [26] This marine biologist's first book, "Under the Sea-Wind", grew out of her 1937 essay "Undersea" Rachel Carson	$800 [22] This Minneapolis butter company has used an Indian maiden as its symbol since 1924 Land O'Lakes Jeff
$1,000 [12] Explorer George Rogers Clark is buried in this largest Kentucky city, which he helped found in 1778 Louisville Jeff	—	$1,000 [17] This 1960 show about a legendary king was the last musical directed by Moss Hart Camelot Brian Tim	$1,000 [13] In May 1942 the U.S. & Japan fought the first all-air naval battle in this sea off Australia the Coral Sea Jeff	$1,000 [27] In 1841 he published a series of essays which included perhaps his most famous one, "Self-Reliance" Ralph Waldo Emerson Jeff	DD $3,500 [23] The letter "L" in the name of this cosmetics giant came from the last name of partner Charles Lachman Revlon Jeff

Final Jeopardy!

MEN OF SCIENCE

In addition to a pendulum, Jean Foucault made a simple one of these to prove the Earth rotated

gyroscope

Jeff "What is a Gyroscope?" — wagered $2,200

Brian "What is a gyroscope?" — wagered $4,399

Tim "What is a Compass?!" — wagered $4,400

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