Show #2374 1994-12-22 (taped 1994-09-21) Regular

Contestants

Peter Blatman — a computer consultant from San Francisco, California

Judy Pinder — a teacher from Fair Lawn, New Jersey

Richard Rasmussen — a probation officer from Walnut Creek, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $28,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Richard	$2,600	$8,000	$16,000	$12,000 3-day champion: $40,600	$15,300 37 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Judy	$100	$500	$3,100	$2,100 2nd place: Gateway 2000 PC and Bush Industries executive's desk	$3,100 8 R, 1 W
Peter	$100	$-100	$900	$1 3rd place: Academy Broadway camping gear	$900 9 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

POLAND	WOMEN ON ICE	FOOD	GRAMMAR	ARCHITECTURE	POLISH
$100 [6] He took office as President December 22, 1990 Lech Walesa Judy	$100 [1] Training 6 days a week on her camels & other moves won her the Gold at the '76 Olympics Dorothy Hamill Richard Peter	$100 [21] This seedless type of orange is named for the protuberance at its blossom end navel Richard	$100 [14] This part of speech can be transitive or intransitive verb Richard	$100 [8] Italian high-tech architect Renzo Piano co-designed this city's celebrated Pompidou Center Paris Judy	$100 [26] This "and polish" refers to a smart & orderly appearance spit Richard
$200 [7] A real potent potable is the 180 proof Polish Plain Spirit, a type of this liquor vodka Peter	$200 [2] At age 10 in 1924, she won the 1st of 6 straight Norwegian figure skating championships Sonja Henie Richard	$200 [22] Nova is a cold-smoked type of this fish originally from Nova Scotia salmon Richard	$200 [15] Tradition has it that this type of noun is capitalized proper noun Peter	$200 [9] Terrazzo flooring is usually composed of chips of this stone in cement mortar marble Richard	$200 [27] It's a goatlike antelope of the high mountains in Europe whose skin makes a soft leather polishing cloth chamois Richard
$300 [13] The city of Torun is famous for its honey cakes & as the birthplace of this astronomer Copernicus Peter	$300 [3] In 1984 she & partner Christopher Dean earned 6.0s for artistic impression across the Olympic board (Jayne) Torvill Richard	$300 [23] Coffee is often the liquid used to make the redeye type of this gravy Peter	$300 [16] In "Discovering English Grammar", Richard Veit says it's okay to sometimes split these infinitives Richard	$300 [10] Pavilion, saddleback & mansard are types of this part of a building roof Richard	$300 [28] In 1958 Johnson Wax introduced this aerosol furniture polish Pledge Richard
$400 [19] Treaty of friendship, cooperation & mutual assistance signed by Poland & 7 others in 1955 Warsaw Pact Richard	$400 [4] At the '94 Olympics, this German placed 7th in her attempt to win a 3rd Gold Katarina Witt Judy	$400 [24] These warmed, sweet treats are traditionally served on Good Friday (hot) cross buns Judy	$400 [17] The 2 prepositions that are common to all crossword puzzles down and across Richard	$400 [11] The Union Tank Car Company in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is one of his best known geodesic domes Buckminster Fuller Richard	$400 [29] For Hillary Clinton it's Jessica Custom No. 129 nail polish Richard
DD $2,000 [20] Pope John II once attended this city's Jagiellonian Univ. founded in 1364 Krakow Richard	$500 [5] Though she fell on a triple loop in the 1992 Olympics, she still took the Gold Kristi Yamaguchi Richard Peter	$500 [25] This Middle Eastern dish is made by frying balls of mashed, spiced chickpeas falafel Peter	$500 [18] In the 1800s Alonzo Reed & Brainerd Kellogg devised an artistic way to do this to a sentence diagram Richard	$500 [12] The Turkish style of these Islamic prayer towers is slender, pencil-shaped & girded with balconies minaret Richard Judy	$500 [30] From the middle French for "to make brown", it's to make shiny by rubbing burnish Richard

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN HISTORY	BOTANY	NEWSPAPERS	CIVIL WARS	RELIGION	NOVEL FILMS
$200 [7] On Jan. 1, 1902 Michigan defeated Stanford in this, the first post-season football game Rose Bowl Richard	$200 [6] It's the main stem of a tree trunk Richard	$200 [12] Founded in 1813, the Mobile Register is this state's oldest newspaper Alabama Peter	$200 [22] A civil war began in this country in 1871 when Diaz rebelled against Juarez Mexico Peter	$200 [17] In 630 he conquered Mecca & smashed hundreds of idols in the city's sanctuary Muhammad Richard	$200 [1] The Paul Newman film "Hud" was based on "Horseman, Pass By", this "Lonesome Dove" author's 1st novel Larry McMurtry Richard
$400 [8] In 1961 JFK proposed "The Alliance for" this to give economic assistance to Latin America Progress Richard	$400 [27] On a tuber such as a potato, these tiny swellings are called the eyes buds Peter	$400 [13] 2 of the 4 U.S. newspapers with circulation exceeding 1 million are published in this city New York Judy	$400 [23] Spain's civil war began with a military uprising in Spanish Morocco led by this general Franco Richard	$400 [18] The name of this Jewish ceremony is Hebrew for "son of the commandment" bar mitzvah	$400 [2] Vivien Leigh's last film, it was adapted from the Katherine Anne Porter novel of the same name Ship of Fools Richard
$600 [9] The 1806 edition of this parson's life of George Washington was the 1st with the cherry tree tale Parson Weems Richard	$600 [28] Maidenhair & moonwort are types of this nonflowering plant fern Richard	$600 [14] Dave Barry & Liz Balmaseda have won Pulitzer Prizes for Commentary while with this Florida newspaper Miami Herald Judy	$600 [24] Gaucho troops supported the Federalists against the Unitarians in this country's 19th c. strife Argentina Judy Peter	$600 [19] In 1863 the prophet Baha'ullah, whose name means "glory of God", founded this faith in Baghdad Baha'i	$600 [3] Charles Laughton was originally set to play Mr. Micawber in this 1935 film but W.C. Fields replaced him David Copperfield Richard
$1,000 [11] In 1949 this future gen. of the army became the 1st permanent Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Omar Bradley Judy	$800 [29] It's the common name for aquatic plants of the genus nymphaea, including the Egyptian lotus water lily Richard	$800 [15] Before being expelled from the Italian socialist party, he edited its newspaper, Avanti! Mussolini Richard	$800 [25] Syria's June 1976 intervention in this Mideast country's civil war was endorsed in October by the Arab League Lebanon Richard	$800 [20] In 1953 this Catholic Bishop won an Emmy as TV's Most Outstanding Personality Bishop Sheen Peter	$800 [4] "Cimarron", the 1st western to win the "Best Picture" Oscar, was based on a novel by this author of "Giant" Edna Ferber Richard
DD $2,400 [10] Pallbearers at this General & President's July 13, 1850 funeral included Henry Clay & Daniel Webster Zachary Taylor Richard	DD $2,400 [30] The pileus which has gills on its underside, is the upper part of this type of plant mushroom Richard	$1,000 [16] Phoenix has 2 daily papers, "The Phoenix Gazette" & this one Arizona Republic Peter	$1,000 [26] In a devastating 1960s civil war, this country recaptured the breakaway state of Biafra Nigeria	$1,000 [21] It's the belief that God is all things pantheism Richard	$1,000 [5] Anthony Perkins played Josef K. in the 1963 film version of this unfinished Kafka novel The Trial Peter

Final Jeopardy!

COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

With over 55 million visitors, this country is the world's most popular tourist destination

France

Peter "What is the United States" — wagered $899

Judy "What is the U.S." — wagered $1,000

Richard "What is the United States?" — wagered $4,000

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