Show #1623 1991-09-25 (taped 1991-08-13) Regular

Contestants

Mark Abramson — a data specialist from Encino, California

Lance Coon — a teacher from Phoenix, Arizona

Seth Davis — an environmental lawyer from Croton-on-Hudson, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $39,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Seth	$2,500	$3,900	$14,300	$14,801 4-day champion: $53,801	$12,100 30 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Lance	$700	$3,000	$7,400	$14,600 2nd place: a week for two at Oasis Water Resort Villa Hotel Palm Springs + a set of Ricardo Beverly Hills luggage	$6,900 16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Mark	$900	$800	$1,200	$2,300 3rd place: His & hers diamond dial Jules Jurgensen watches + Nintendo Entertainment System with Super Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune	$2,200 10 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

1956	U.S. STATES	BIBLICAL QUOTES	FASHION	SPORTS HISTORY	NAMES THAT ARE VERBS
$100 [17] 1 newspaper announced her pregnancy with: "Monaco weather forecast: A little Rainier in February" Princess Grace Seth	$100 [3] The design on the Arkansas flag is in this shape, representing a gem found there a diamond Seth	$100 [13] "On the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month", it rested "upon the mountains of Ararat" Noah's ark Seth	$100 [26] The long or full length one of these falls 1 inch below the wristbone sleeve Seth Lance	$100 [11] The first championship tournament in tennis history was held at this site in 1877 Wimbledon Seth	$100 [1] Mr. Nolte, or what he shouldn't do when he shaves Nick Seth
$200 [18] Time Magazine's review of the film "Love Me Tender" called him "A 172-lb. sausage 6 ft. tall" Elvis Presley Seth	$200 [4] Its rivers include the Withlacooche, Kissimmee & Caloosahatchee Florida Seth	$200 [20] Eccles. 11:1 says cast this "upon the waters: For thou shalt find it after many days" bread Seth	$200 [27] Of evening, floor or midi, the longest dress length floor Seth	$200 [12] With a time of 2 hrs. 55 mins. & 10 secs., John J. McDermott won this city's first marathon, April 19, 1897 Boston Mark	$200 [2] Gregory, or what his chickens might do Peck Lance
$300 [19] She married Elbert Clifton Daniel Jr. on April 21 in Independence, Missouri Margaret Truman Lance	$300 [5] Delaware's rank among the 50 states in terms of area 49 Mark	$300 [23] "Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed" this "already in his heart" adultery Mark	$300 [28] This French term for high fashion literally means "high sewing" haute couture Seth	$300 [14] In 1982 the IOC voted to restore the medals they'd stripped him of almost 70 years before Jim Thorpe Seth	$300 [8] "Fernwood 2-Night" star Martin, or what he could do to his wine Mull Seth
$400 [21] Grace Marie Antoinette Jeanne D'Arc de Repentigny Metalious' steamy 1956 bestseller Peyton Place Seth	$400 [6] A U.S. battleship named after this state was sunk February 15, 1898 Maine Seth	$400 [24] "The spirit of the Lord came upon" him, "and he blew a trumpet" Gideon Seth Mark	$400 [29] 3-letter term for a fuzzy fabric surface that lies smoothly in 1 direction nap Lance	$400 [15] This heavyweight champ retired undefeated, having won all 49 of his professional bouts Rocky Marciano Mark	$400 [9] "Molly Dodd"s Blair, or what her turkey should do in the oven Brown Seth
$500 [22] Rumors said this Dutch queen would get a divorce & abdicate, she did eventually abdicate in 1980 Juliana Seth	$500 [7] About 60% of the iron ore in the U.S. comes from this state's Mesabi range Minnesota Seth	$500 [25] "There appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire" and he "went up by a whirlwind into Heaven" Elijah	DD $1,000 [30] This word refers to the style of the period 1901-1910, from the English king who reigned then Edwardian (for Edward VII) Lance	$500 [16] In the 7th game of the 1960 World Series, Bill Mazeroski hit a 9th inning homer, making this team win Pittsburgh (Pirates) Lance	$500 [10] "Laredo" actor Neville, or what he might do to his cattle Brand Lance

Double Jeopardy! Round

20th CENTURY AUTHORS	CANADIAN HISTORY	SCIENTISTS	U.S. COINS	THEATRE	JULIUS CAESAR
$200 [11] You could call Lorelei Lee a "Loos woman" since this author created her Anita Loos Mark	$200 [26] In 1949 Canada joined the U.S. & 10 European countries in forming this military alliance NATO Mark	$200 [1] This chemist known for his gas burner discovered the elements cesium & rubidium Bunsen Seth	$200 [17] The composition of this coin is now 97.5% zinc & only 2.5% copper the penny Lance	$200 [16] At one time this Lerner & Loewe musical was known as "My Lady Liza" My Fair Lady Lance	$200 [6] The Belgae, Aquitani & Celts, according to Caesar inhabited its 3 parts Gaul Seth
$400 [12] William Styron grew up near the site of this man's revolt & later wrote a novel about his "confessions" Nat Turner Lance	$400 [28] To circumvent Niagara Falls, the Welland Canal opened in 1829 linking Lake Ontario with this lake Lake Erie Lance	$400 [2] Melvin Calvin won a 1961 Nobel Prize for his study of this biological process in plants photosynthesis Seth	$400 [18] Animal featured on the reverse of the Indian Head nickel from 1913 to 1938 a buffalo (or bison) Seth	$400 [19] She starred in a 1928 production of "Strange Interlude" without her husband Alfred Lunt Lynn Fontanne Mark	$400 [7] The 3 continents on which Caesar made his conquests Africa, Europe and Asia Mark
$600 [13] "Myra Breckinridge" author who was the model for Brinker Hadley in John Knowles' "A Separate Peace" Gore Vidal Seth	$600 [30] All of Canada fell under British rule under the Treaty of Paris which ended this war the French and Indian War Lance	$600 [3] In the 1940s this Danish physicist served as an advisor on the atomic bomb project at Los Alamos (Niels) Bohr Mark	$600 [23] All U.S. coins display this phrase which means "out of many, one" E pluribus unum Lance	$600 [20] The first man to sing "Ol' Man River" in this musical was Jules Bledsoe, not Paul Robeson Show Boat Mark	$800 [9] Caesar died at the foot of a statue of this rival who was his son-in-law Pompey Seth
$1,000 [15] Thomas Wolfe was born in 1900 & entered the University of this, his native state, at age 15 North Carolina Seth	$800 [27] On May 2, 1670, King Charles II granted a charter to organize this firm to obtain furs for the British the Hudson Bay Company Seth	$800 [4] A unit used to measure the intensity of radiation is named for this discoverer of X-rays (Wilhelm) Röntgen Seth Lance	$800 [24] This dime which took its name from the wings on the cap of Liberty preceded the FDR dime the Mercury dime Seth	$800 [21] "Private Lives" author who said, "Everyone but S. Maugham said I was a second S. Maugham" Noël Coward Lance	DD $1,000 [8] After divorcing his wife due to a scandal, he supposedly said Caesar's wife must be above this suspicion Mark
DD $3,000 [14] Pennsylvania-born expatriate author depictedherein a 1917 sculpture by Jo Davidson Gertrude Stein Seth	$1,000 [29] In 1545 this Frenchman published an account of his exploration of Newfoundland (Jacques) Cartier Lance	$1,000 [5] Sir Humphrey Davy's protege, he discovered electromagnetic induction in 1831 (Michael) Faraday Seth Mark	$1,000 [25] The Double Eagle gold piece was issued in this denomination $20 Lance	$1,000 [22] He was a poet, a playwright & the first known actor in history Thespis Seth	$1,000 [10] This was Caesar's first name, Julius was his middle name Gaius Seth

Final Jeopardy!

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The Bank of N.Y., America's oldest continuously operating bank, was founded by him in 1784

Alexander Hamilton

Mark "Who was Alexander Hamilton?" — wagered $1,100

Lance "Who isChaHamilton?" — wagered $7,200

Seth "Who was Hamilton?" — wagered $501

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