Show #2535 1995-09-15 Regular

Len Krisak game 4.

Contestants

Scott Astle — a teacher from South Pasadena, California

Steve Alper — a clinical social worker from La Mesa, California

Len Krisak — an editor from Newton, Massachusetts (whose 3-day cash winnings total $37,198)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Len	$300	$1,800	$7,800	$6,201 4-day champion: $43,399	$7,800 23 R, 5 W
Steve	$1,600	$1,800	$8,400	$1,199 3rd place: Minoff table lamps	$8,900 24 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Scott	$800	$900	$3,100	$4,600 2nd place: a trip to Carmel Valley Ranch Resort + a set of Pinseeker golf clubs	$3,100 8 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

PLAINS	TWAIN	SAND	AUTOMOBILES	CANDY	MARTINS
$100 [11] The name of this Biblical garden of paradise may be from the Sumerian name for the Plain of Babylon Eden Len	$100 [1] Twain claimed it was easy to give up this habit, saying "I've done it a thousand times" smoking Steve	$100 [16] Often, a grain of sand is all it takes to irritate an oyster into producing this gem pearl Len	$100 [18] This company is planning to introduce an updated Beetle to the U.S. by the year 2000 Volkswagen Len	$100 [23] Don't want to spring for a big box? Whitman's makes this famous "assortment" in a 1 3/4 oz. size Sampler Steve	$100 [6] This civil rights leader entered Morehouse College in Atlanta at age 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Steve
$200 [12] The Plains of Assam are among the few habitats of the Indian species of this large, one-horned animal rhinoceros Steve	$200 [2] The grave of Laura H. Frazer, Twain's childhood friend, also bears the name of this character she inspired Becky Thatcher Steve	$200 [17] A small one of these ancient devices with trickling sand is sometimes used as an egg timer hourglass Len	$200 [19] Since 1977, by law, cars in Sweden have had to keep these on in the daytime headlights Len	$200 [24] This milk chocolate "galaxy" bar comes in a "lite" version with just 160 calories Milky Way Len	$200 [7] Running for reelection in 1840, this 8th U.S. president failed to carry even his home state Martin Van Buren Len
$300 [13] Until the 19th century up to 60 million bison roamed this area between Mexico & northern Canada the Great Plains Len	$300 [3] As a teenager Twain, like Ben Franklin, was apprenticed to one of these printer Scott	$300 [25] These fruits, popular at Thanksgiving, are grown in sand-covered bogs in the northeastern U.S. cranberries Len	$300 [20] This company's slogan is "I Love What You Do for Me" Toyota Steve	$300 [26] This almond buttercrunch candy in pink tins is a favorite of the Japanese royal family Almond Roca Steve	$300 [8] This Oscar winner for "Ed Wood" also appeared in "The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island" Martin Landau Len Steve
$400 [14] This site of a final battle will be on the Plain of Esdraelon Armageddon Steve	$400 [4] Mark Twain's grave is in Elmira in this state New York Steve	$400 [29] Over 1500 feet high, the world's highest sand dunes are in Algeria in this desert Sahara Len	$400 [21] President of GM 1912-16, this "rambling" man left to create his own company Nash Steve Scott	$400 [27] The name of this chocolate peanut bar is synonymous with "little laughs" Snickers Steve	$400 [9] This director's first commercial hit was "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore", released in 1975 Martin Scorsese Steve
DD $500 [15] It's the world capital found on the Attic Plain Athens Steve	$500 [5] Twain was on the staff of this Nevada town's Territorial Enterprise Virginia City Len Scott	$500 [30] The chief constituents of sand are usually feldspar & this form of silica quartz Len Steve	$500 [22] This company's Cirrus was Motor Trend's Car of the Year for 1995 Chrysler Len	$500 [28] It's the perfect candy bar for Athos, Porthos & Aramis 3 Musketeers Scott	$500 [10] A skeleton found in 1972 was declared to be this Nazi, rumored alive in South America Martin Bormann Len

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 1950s	FLOWERS	CLASSICAL MUSIC	WORLD CITIES	LAW	IN THE DICTIONARY
$200 [11] In 1958 companies founded by E.W. Scripps & W.R. Hearst merged to become this competitor of AP UPI (United Press International) Steve	$200 [26] The Mister Lincoln is one of the finest red varieties of this thorned flower rose Scott	$200 [8] In 1897 Gustav Mahler became artistic director of the Court Opera in this Austrian capital Vienna Steve	$200 [1] In 1863 an earthquake destroyed a large part of this largest Philippine city Manila Scott	$200 [21] An inhabitant of a country entitled to all its privileges; one can be native-born or naturalized citizen Len	$200 [4] Specifically, it's a young eagle eaglet Len
$400 [15] New York City-born Eamon de Valera was this country's prime minister for most of the decade Ireland Len	$400 [27] The Pasqueflower is so named because it blooms around this holiday Easter Scott	$400 [9] This "Magic Flute" composer pawned some of his possessions to attend the coronation of Leopold II Mozart Steve	$400 [2] After 22 years of separation, North & South Vietnam were reunited in 1976 with this city as the capital Hanoi Steve	$400 [22] A witness takes one before testifying, usually with one hand on the Bible oath Steve	$400 [5] This rapid canter is a horse's fastest natural gait gallop Steve
$600 [18] In 1958 Pan Am inaugurated its commercial jet airliner service with this Boeing plane 707 Steve	$600 [28] Bees are especially fond of these purplish flowers of Scotland, from which they make a honey heather Scott	$600 [10] This Hungarian's 2 symphonies for orchestra, "Faust" & "Dante", were composed in the 1850s (Franz) Liszt Len	$600 [3] Euclid wrote his famous geometry text in this city once famous for its library Alexandria Len	$600 [23] Originally it was a group of witnesses or people acquainted with the facts of the case who served on it jury Steve	$600 [13] The name of this young onion comes from Ascalon, a Palestinian port scallion Steve
DD $1,000 [19] On Jan. 7, 1959 this Texan began his record 47th year in the House of Representatives (Sam) Rayburn Steve	$800 [29] With its dark center disk, the yellow daisy is more commonly called this black-eyed Susan Len	$800 [12] In 1919 this cellist formed his own orchestra in Barcelona Pablo Casals Len	$800 [6] It's the site of the Jahangiri Mahal as well as the Taj Mahal Agra Len	$800 [24] A written statement authorizing someone to act on your behalf power of attorney Scott	$800 [16] It can be the range of a musical instrument or a book on a hotel front desk register Len
$1,000 [20] In 1952 he became dictator of Cuba (Fulgencio) Batista Len	$1,000 [30] This plant from which digitalis is derived yields flowers in white, purple & pink foxglove Len	$1,000 [14] In 13 years he wrote about 40 operas, including "Lucia di Lammermoor" Donizetti Steve	DD $800 [7] A church in this French city stands on the spot where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in 1431 Rouen Steve	$1,000 [25] One-word term for a court order stopping or restraining a party from doing something injunction Len	$1,000 [17] One who destroys sacred images, it's from the Greek for "image breaker" iconoclast Len

Final Jeopardy!

RULERS

The 2 British kings whose royal names have the highest Roman numerals

Henry VIII & Edward VIII

Scott "Who are Henry VIII Edward VIII" — wagered $1,500

Len "Who are Edward VII and Henry VIII?" — wagered $1,599

Steve "Who are the Henry VII & George VI?" — wagered $7,201

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