Show #2078 1993-09-22 (taped 1993-07-26) Regular

Contestants

Barbara Elem — a 3rd grade teacher from East Brunswick, New Jersey

Dave Osborne — a television production assistant from Chicago, Illinois

Lieutenant Commander Alan Echt — an industrial hygienist from Cincinnati, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Alan	$1,900	$1,900	$100	$200 3rd place: Wallace punch bowl set + Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune for SNES and Sega Genesis + Jeopardy! home game	$2,700 18 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs)
Dave	$900	$2,900	$9,100	$9,199 New champion: $9,199	$9,600 23 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Barbara	$300	$-100	$4,500	$4,500 2nd place: Twinhead Slimnote laptop with In-House Accountant software + Jeopardy! home game	$4,500 10 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

JULY 1993	FAMOUS WOMEN	U.S.A.	INVENTIONS	RESTAURANTS	3-LETTER WORDS
$100 [13] This river flooded homes & businesses in Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois & Missouri Mississippi Alan	$100 [1] She was Miss Orange County in 1978, long before she "clawed" her way to the top in "Batman Returns" Michelle Pfeiffer Alan	$100 [22] Though Colorado's called a mountain state, less than half of it is in this mountain range Rockies Alan	$100 [4] For this "bright idea" Thomas Edison was elected to the Inventors Hall of Fame light bulb Alan	$100 [9] The Saddle Peak Lodge in Calabasas, Calif. still serves this bird the classic way, "under glass" pheasant Alan	$100 [12] It follows Q—or precedes "of the iceberg" tip Alan
$200 [14] Rev. Jesse Jackson was among over 20 arrested during a protest to make this district a state District of Columbia Alan	$200 [2] Mark Hamill calls this novelist & "Star Wars" co-star "The Wicked Wit of the West" Carrie Fisher Alan	$200 [23] Palisades Interstate Park is in N.Y. & this state New Jersey Dave	$200 [5] Walter Hunt's invention of this in 1849 made diaper fastening a cinch safety pin Alan	$200 [10] In 1993 this TV comedienne & her husband Tom opened their Big Food Diner near their farm in Eldon, Iowa Roseanne Arnold Barbara	$200 [16] A long, fixed bench with a back that holds church ladies, men & kids pew Dave
$300 [15] This country announced plans for its first all-race general election to be held on April 27, 1994 South Africa Dave	$300 [3] This young country singer's friends call her "Wy" for short —wy not? Wynonna Judd Dave Barbara	$300 [26] All of these in Maryland are artificially created & Deep Creek is the largest lakes	$300 [6] Cooking hasn't been the same since the development of this by Percy Spencer & Raytheon in 1947 microwave oven Alan	$300 [11] Established in 1760, the Half Way House is halfway between Richmond & Petersburg in this state Virginia Dave	$300 [17] This animal's name is also slang for a jazz musician cat Alan
$400 [24] Robert Rota, who operated this for the House of Representatives, pleaded guilty to embezzlement Post Office Dave	$400 [20] American-born Lisa Halaby met this king while working for Royal Jordanian Airlines; they married in 1978 King Hussein Dave	$400 [27] In the 1850s this "New" Massachusetts city was the whaling capital of the world New Bedford Dave	$400 [7] In 1879 James Ritty invented this machine to record sales; the money drawer came later cash register Barbara	$400 [29] Move over, Baskin-Robbins; NYC's Russian Tea Room serves 31 varieties of this potent potable vodka Alan Barbara	$400 [18] When Rip van Winkle woke up, his dog was gone & oh, shoot, this was rusted gun Dave
$500 [25] He was fired as director of the F.B.I. (William) Sessions Dave	$500 [21] Great Russian ballerina who choreographed the 1918 ballet "Autumn Leaves"; she played a chrysanthemum Anna Pavlova Dave Barbara	DD $500 [28] U.S. Highway 26, offers close-up views of this mountain, Oregon's highest point Mount Hood Dave	$500 [8] While studying earthquakes in Japan, John Milne invented this instrument for recording them seismograph Alan	$500 [30] Oprah Winfrey co-owns The Eccentric in this city, & Oprah's potatoes are featured on the menu Chicago Dave	$500 [19] Kipling wrote, "Till the devil whispered behind the leaves, 'it's pretty, but is it'" this art Barbara

Double Jeopardy! Round

PSYCHOLOGY	SPORTS	HISTORY	FABRICS	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	AUTHORS
$200 [16] A person suffering from hypersomnia does this more than most people sleep Dave	$200 [5] When she retired in 1989, this American sprinter held world records at 100 meters & 200 meters Florence Griffith Joyner Dave Barbara	$200 [10] When she was about 16, the "voices" told her to aid the dauphin Joan of Arc Dave	$200 [15] A fabric that's a different color on each side is named for this 2-faced god we think about in January Janus Dave	$200 [26] In Egypt & Sudan, this river is known as Bahr el-Nil Nile Barbara	$200 [1] She published her 1931 book "Stuffed Shirts" under her first married name, Claire Boothe Brokaw Claire Boothe Luce Alan
$400 [17] Stress management programs try to help personality types identified by this letter A Dave	$400 [6] In 1989 Tom Kite earned $1,395,278—this sport's all-time single-season record golf Dave	$400 [11] Prince Charles John combined the crown of Sweden with this country's in 1814 Norway Alan	$400 [22] Mirror, panne & crushed are 3 types of this fabric velvet Dave	$400 [27] Important ports on this bay include Calcutta & Madras Bay of Bengal	$400 [2] In the 1970s he changed his middle name to Cruz, the surname of his Pueblo Indian grandmother Martin Cruz Smith Alan
$600 [18] From the Greek "sanctuary", it's an institution for the care of the mentally ill asylum Barbara	$600 [7] It's the nickname of former heavyweight boxing champ James Douglas Buster Dave	$600 [12] By sailing through it in 1770 this British captain proved a strait separated Australia from New Guinea Cook Alan	$600 [23] This sleek fabric's name is derived from Zaytun, a medieval name for the port of Canton, China batten Barbara	$600 [28] Pakistan is responsible for the defense of this 33-mile-long pass in the Safedkoh Range Khyber Pass Alan	$600 [3] He co-wrote the screenplay for "The Great Escape" the year after he published "King Rat" (James) Clavell Alan
$800 [19] It's the "principle" by which the id operates pleasure Barbara	$800 [8] Joe Paterno leads all active Div. 1-A college football coaches with close to 250 victories, all with this school Penn State Dave	$1,000 [14] The second daughter of James II, she became British queen in 1702 & reigned for 12 years Anne Alan Barbara	$800 [24] Tulle is named for a city in this country where it was first made in the early 1800s France Barbara	DD $600 [30] It's the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea Po Alan	$800 [4] This novelist dedicated "The Loved One" to his fellow author Nancy Mitford Evelyn Waugh Dave
$1,000 [20] This Swiss psychoanalyst gave us the term collective unconscious...or maybe we had it all along (Carl Gustav) Jung Dave	$1,000 [9] This former baseball commissioner is a distant relative of frontiersman Jim Bowie Bowie Kuhn Alan Dave	DD $2,000 [13] In 1990 Goh Chok Tong replaced Lee Kuan Yew & became this city-state's second P.M. Singapore Alan	$1,000 [25] Dimity, which oten has a checked or striped pattern woven into it, is a type of this fabric cotton Barbara	$800 [29] The Russian-Ukrainian Kerch Strait connects the Sea of Azov with this sea Black Sea	$1,000 [21] Her satirical novel "The Groves of Academe" appeared 11 years before "The Group" Mary McCarthy Barbara

Final Jeopardy!

THE U.S. CONGRESS

This state lost the most seats in the House of Representatives, 3, after the 1990 census

New York

Alan "What is New York" — wagered $100

Barbara "What is Maine" — wagered $0

Dave "What is New York" — wagered $99

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