Show #2042 1993-06-22 (taped 1993-02-03) Regular

Contestants

Ray Agran — an attorney from Yardley, Pennsylvania

Leif Torkelsen — a financial analyst originally from Princeton, New Jersey

Rick Grimes — a political analyst from Arlington, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Rick	$1,500	$2,600	$9,600	$8,500 2nd place: AT&T video phone & Berkline sofa and recliner	$9,600 24 R, 2 W
Leif	$300	$1,500	$4,900	$27 3rd place: Yamaha Clavinova keyboard	$4,900 13 R, 3 W
Ray	$600	$2,300	$10,700	$19,201 New champion: $19,201	$8,600 23 R (including 3 DDs), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

LAKES & RIVERS	THE OSCARS	HEALTH & MEDICINE	HISTORIC NICKNAMES	COFFEE BREAK	NUMBER, PLEASE
$100 [1] Annual floodings of this river are contained by the Aswan High Dam Nile Rick	$100 [12] 6 of the first 10 Oscars for "Best Director" went to men with this first name, including Capra Frank Ray	$100 [11] To help patients quit smoking many doctors now prescribe a patch containing this tobacco substance nicotine Rick	$100 [6] Roger Williams was the "Rebel of", not the "Witch of", this Massachusetts city Salem Ray	$100 [13] This stimulant can be removed with water or a solvent such as methylene chloride caffeine Ray	$100 [19] 16th century author John Heywood wrote, "A woman hath" this many "lives like a cat" 9 Ray
$200 [2] The country of Zambia takes its name from this river Zambezi Ray	$200 [17] Meryl Streep starred in this 1985 film, the only one with a continent in its title to win "Best Picture" Out of Africa Leif	$200 [25] In 1905 Albert Einhorn synthesized this drug, the most widely used dental anesthetic novocaine Rick	$200 [7] James I of Aragon & William I of England were both nicknamed this the Conqueror Rick	$200 [14] The Kona district of this U.S. island produces a prized variety of coffee Hawaii Ray	$200 [20] This number was "enough" for Dick Van Patten 8 Leif
$300 [3] There's a reproduced 9th c. Viking fortress on Emerald Bay in this large California-Nevada lake Lake Tahoe Rick	$300 [24] He & his sister Jane were both nominated for 1969 Oscars: he for Writing & she for Acting Peter Fonda Leif Ray	$300 [28] Between the ages of 1 & 10, about 95% of U.S. children get this virus, also called varicella chicken pox Leif	$300 [8] Washington Irving thought this nickname of Anthony Wayne's referred to daring, not insanity Mad Leif	$300 [15] Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee was named for the first mate in this Melville work Moby Dick Ray	$300 [21] In lunch counter slang, this number means the chief soda jerk, as Barbara Feldon might know 99 Ray
$400 [4] This smallest of the Great Lakes is fed mainly by the Niagara River Lake Ontario Rick Ray	$400 [26] "It Happened One Night" that she became the first French-born actress to win an Oscar (Claudette) Colbert Leif Ray	$400 [29] It's the medical name for nearsightedness myopia Rick	$400 [9] Actress Pauline Cushman's espionage work during this war made her the "Spy of the Cumberland" Civil War Rick	$400 [16] Type of instant made by turning brewed coffee to ice & drawing off the crystals freeze-dried Rick	$400 [22] A bouncer could tell you that to eject someone from a bar is to do this to him 86 Rick Leif Ray
$500 [5] Over 300 rivers & streams flow into this Siberian lake, but the Angara River is its only outlet Lake Baikal Leif Ray	DD $800 [27] This songwriter was nominated for a 1942 Oscar for writing the original story of "Holiday Inn" Irving Berlin Ray	$500 [30] In the 1940s Dutch doctor Willem Kolff gave kidney patients new hope with this filtering machine dialysis Leif	$500 [10] It's the color in Cardinal Richelieu's famous nickname Red Leif Ray	$500 [18] This type of coffee, or coffee/chocolate flavoring, is named for the port of Al Mukha in Yemen mocha Leif	$500 [23] The war with this number in its name erupted in central Europe in 1618 30 Rick

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 20th CENTURY	ART	MAYORS	WORLD CAPITALS	NONFICTION	HONEY
$200 [6] In 1987 20,000 fans saw his "Graceland" concert in Harare, Zimbabwe Paul Simon Rick	$200 [11] For watercolors the best ones are made from mink; for oils, from hog bristles brushes Rick	$200 [21] In 1992 this former D.C. mayor won a Ward 8 city council seat Marion Barry Rick	$200 [1] Residents of this Argentine capital call themselves "Portenos", people of the port Buenos Aires Leif	$200 [13] This television host reveals some tasty tidbits in his "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Cookbook" Robin Leach Ray	$200 [24] Honey is stored in the individual cells of this beehive item comb Rick
$400 [7] In 1943 Gerard Kuiper discovered that this planet's moon Titan has its own atmosphere Saturn Rick	$400 [12] Big names in this school of art include Robert Indiana & Andy Warhol Pop Art Ray	$400 [22] Expelled from this political hall, Fernando Wood formed Mozart Hall & won another term as Mayor of NYC Tammany Hall Rick	$400 [2] You'll find this capital city at the foot of the Lebanon Mountains Beirut Rick	$400 [14] In a 1981 bestseller, James Nourse offered a "Simple Solution" to this perplexing toy Rubik's Cube Ray	$400 [25] This thin watery liquid that bees collect from flowers is used to make honey nectar Ray
$600 [8] In 1942 FDR acquired this 13-acre presidential retreat in Maryland Camp David Leif	$600 [16] This elongated feature makes Parmigianino's 1534 Madonna look like a Modigliani her neck Ray	$600 [23] From 1986-1988 he was Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California Clint Eastwood Ray	$600 [3] When the first Nobel Peace Prize was awarded, this capital was still known as Christiania Oslo Leif	$600 [15] Her "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" is an official text of Christian Science Mary Baker Eddy Rick	$600 [27] Honey contains minerals, amino acids & vitamins in this complex B complex Ray
$800 [9] This vacation village empire was founded by Belgian Gerard Blitz in 1950 Club Med Rick	$800 [19] Goya showed up "Majas on a Balcony" & Manet painted "Luncheon on" this the Grass Ray	DD $1,000 [26] He's been a congressman, U.N. Ambassador & Mayor of Atlanta (Andrew) Young Ray	$800 [4] The Byzantines called this present Bulgarian capital Triaditsa Sofia Ray	$800 [17] In the late '70s, this Sherpa mountaineer wrote "After Everest: An Autobiography" Tenzing Norgay Rick	$800 [28] This class of honeybee visits about 2 million flowers to produce a pound of honey worker bee Rick
$1,000 [10] This Romanian dictator & his wife were executed on Christmas Day, 1989 Ceaușescu Leif	DD $2,600 [20] Type of establishment featured in Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks" diner restaurant (cafe) Ray	$1,000 [30] He "holds the record" of being the first Lord Mayor of Dublin (Benjamin Lee) Guinness Rick Leif	$1,000 [5] The name of this Mongolian capital means "red hero" Ulan Bator Rick	$1,000 [18] Keith Stewart Thomson's "Living Fossil" tells of this primitive fish, long thought to be extinct coelacanth Rick	$1,000 [29] This nonsense rhyme pair traveled with "honey, and plenty of money" The Owl and the Pussy-cat Rick

Final Jeopardy!

THE 50 STATES

Texas has the most farms with 185,000; this state has the fewest with about 500

Alaska

Leif "What is NewMexicoJerseyMexico" — wagered $4,873

Rick "What is Rhode Island" — wagered $1,100

Ray "What is Alaska?" — wagered $8,501

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