Show #2056 1993-07-12 (taped 1993-03-01) Seniors Tournament

1993 Seniors Tournament quarterfinal game 1.The Merv Griffin Enterprises logo appears on the game board after the credits.

Contestants

Noel Higgins — an editor and writer from Durham, Connecticut

Lee Gelber — a toy and game marketer from New York City, New York

Sandi Engquist — a college bookstore clerk from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Sandi	$1,200	$4,700	$10,800	$4,100 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$6,000 19 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W
Lee	$200	$1,300	$5,200	$10,400 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$4,100 16 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Noël	$2,100	$2,200	$9,000	$17,000 Automatic semifinalist	$9,000 22 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. STATES	RADIO COMEDY	HERBS & SPICES	NOTABLE NAMES	RELIGION	"BIG"
$100 [1] Land regions in this state include the Hudson-Mohawk Lowland & the Adirondack Upland New York Lee	$100 [24] One of this comedian's running gags was his "feud" with Fred Allen Jack Benny Sandi	$100 [6] Sweet basil is native to this country, where a type of it was sacred to Vishnu India Noël	$100 [9] This prince broke his right arm playing polo at Cirencester, England on June 28, 1990 Prince Charles Sandi	$100 [14] This term refers to abstinence from food for a period of time, such as during Lent for Christians fasting Noël	$100 [16] It's also known as Sasquatch Bigfoot Noël
$200 [2] The county governments of this "Garden State" are called boards of chosen freeholders New Jersey Lee	$200 [25] She created Baby Snooks for Vaudeville in 1912 & brought her to radio in the '30s Fanny Brice Sandi	$200 [7] This classic pickling seasoning is sometimes given to babies to aid digestion dill Sandi	$200 [10] He was born at Pella, Macedonia in 356 B.C. & died in Babylon in 323 B.C. Alexander the Great Noël	$200 [15] While meditating in a cave on Mount Hira around 610, this prophet had the first of his many visions Mohammed Sandi	$200 [17] IBM, or Big Blue, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, which is nicknamed this the Big Board Sandi
$300 [3] The state tree of this NW state is the western hemlock, an evergreen Washington Noël	$300 [26] "What a revoltin' development this is!" was a catch phrase of William Bendix on this show The Life of Riley Noël	$300 [8] For fresh breath, the Chinese used to suck this spice which resembles tiny nails cloves Lee	$300 [11] This president was born at Sinking Spring Farm in Kentucky on February 12, 1809 Abraham Lincoln Sandi	$300 [21] The dominant form of this religion in Burma is Theravada Buddhism Sandi Lee	$300 [18] It's prison slang for the prison itself the big house Lee
$400 [4] The roadrunner is its state bird New Mexico Lee Noël	$400 [29] The 2 title characters of this series belonged to the Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge Amos 'n' Andy Sandi	$400 [27] Turmeric, an important ingredient in curry powder, is also used to dye cloth this color yellow Sandi	$400 [12] In 1936 this Spanish painter designed a sofa in the shape of Mae West's lips Salvador Dali Sandi	$400 [22] Amaterasu Omikami, the sun goddess, is an important deity in this religion Shinto Sandi Noël	$400 [19] Teddy Roosevelt said to do these 2 things & "you will go far" speak softly and carry a big stick Sandi Noël
$500 [5] This state's largest city is Manchester New Hampshire Noël	DD $2,000 [30] This comedy team known by their first names played Wally Ballou & Biff Burns Bob (Elliott) and Ray (Goulding) Sandi	$500 [28] Long rolls of this baking spice are called quills; the smaller, broken pieces are called quillings cinnamon Sandi	$500 [13] This U.S. oil tycoon was reportedly so cheap that he had a pay phone installed at his British mansion J. Paul Getty Noël	$500 [23] During prayer Jewish men wear this fringed shawl tallit Lee	$500 [20] An important person in a relatively unimportant place a big fish in a small pond Noël

Double Jeopardy! Round

BIOLOGY	THE 20th CENTURY	BALLET	AUTHORS	FAMOUS FIRSTS	"LITTLE"
$200 [26] Pinna can refer to the primary division of a leaf, a bird's wing or this part of a fish fin Lee	$200 [7] This emperor known as the Lion of Judah was deposed in September 1974 Haile Selassie Lee	$200 [6] The birds in this Tchaikovsky ballet are young women under the spell of a sorcerer Swan Lake Lee	$200 [1] This James Bond's creator's father, Valentine, was a member of the British parliament Ian Fleming Noël	$200 [13] Dedicated on May 1, 1931, it was the first skyscraper to exceed 100 stories in height Empire State Building Noël	$200 [10] She had to "tuffet" out with a spider beside her Little Miss Muffet Lee
$400 [27] Insects don't have lungs, but they do have several of these windpipes trachea Lee Noël	$600 [9] In 1950 she started the Missionaries of Charity Mother Teresa Noël	$400 [19] In some versions of this famous ballet, a beggar woman turns out to be a fairy godmother Cinderella Noël	$400 [2] He married Zelda the week after "This Side of Paradise" was published in 1920 F. Scott Fitzgerald Noël	$400 [15] On Jan. 25, 1915 A.G. Bell placed the first transcontinental telephone call to this former assistant Watson Sandi	$400 [14] It's where Bill Clinton made his home before Washington, D.C. Little Rock Sandi Lee
$600 [28] Sebum, an oily secretion from these glands, waterproofs the hair & skin sebaceous glands Sandi Lee	$800 [11] On Sept. 14, 1923 he was knocked out of the ring by Luis Firpo & was pushed back in by some sportswriters Jack Dempsey Lee	$600 [23] A glossary of ballet terms will tell you that this kind of step is called a tour spin (turn) Noël	$600 [3] This author of "The Waste Land" also wrote under the pen name Helen B. Trundlett T.S. Eliot Noël	$600 [17] In 1964 this state's Patsy Mink became the first Japanese-American woman elected to the House of Reps. Hawaii Noël	$600 [16] Nickname of Charles Spencer Chaplin "The Little Tramp" Lee
$800 [29] In vivo refers to biological processes within an organism & this refers to ones outside it, as in a test tube In vitro Sandi	$1,000 [12] Last name of the father & son who served as prime ministers of Greece Papandreou Sandi	$800 [24] She choreographed her 1942 hit "Rodeo" for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Agnes de Mille Sandi	$800 [4] This author was born in Burlington, N.J. in 1789 & moved to Cooperstown, N.Y. as a child James Fenimore Cooper Lee	$800 [18] Born Aug. 18, 1587 on Roanoke Island, she was the first English child born in America Virginia Dare Sandi	$800 [20] It's the U.S. base on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica Little America Noël
$1,000 [30] Deglutition is another term for this common, reflexive process in the throat swallowing Lee Noël	DD $1,500 [8] Former Air Force general Curtis LeMay was this man's running mate in 1968 Gov. (George) Wallace Lee	DD $4,300 [25] Maria Tallchief danced the role of Eurydice in the premiere of Balanchine's ballet about this musician Orpheus Sandi	$1,000 [5] C.S. Forester introduced this naval hero in 1937's "The Happy Return" (Horatio) Hornblower Sandi	$1,000 [22] An 1811 census showed this city to be the first in history to exceed 1 million residents London Lee	$1,000 [21] Erskine Caldwell tale in which Ty Ty Walden promises the church the gold he finds in 1 part of his claim God's Little Acre Noël

Final Jeopardy!

PHILANTHROPY

At the time of his death in 1937, he had given over $500 million to charity

John D. Rockefeller

Lee "Who is John D. Rockefeller" — wagered $5,200

Noël "Who is J.D. Rockefeller" — wagered $8,000

Sandi "Who's Carnegie" — wagered $6,700

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