Show #1675 1991-12-06 (taped 1991-09-23) Regular

Contestants

Mark Weston — a writer from Armonk, New York

Jordan Lorence — a lawyer originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dan Deacon — a senior marketing and business analyst from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (whose 2-day cash winnings total $20,501)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Dan	$1,100	$2,800	$9,600	$2,599 2nd place: a trip on Delta to Hartford, Connecticut with stay at Sheraton Sturbridge Resort	$9,400 25 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Jordan	$600	$1,200	$1,200	$1,200 3rd place: a Formosa drinking water system + NES with Super Jeopardy! + Wheel of Fortune + InfoGenius pak for Game Boy	$1,200 6 R, 1 W
Mark	$1,200	$1,500	$8,300	$16,600 New champion: $16,600	$9,300 23 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

EXPLORERS	MEDICINE	SPORTS LEGENDS	FOOD & DRINK	DESIGN	SALUTES & SALUTATIONS
$100 [1] Garcia Lopez de Cardenas led the first Europeans to see this Arizona wonder on the Colorado River Grand Canyon Mark	$100 [14] Popular name for the surgical procedure called a rhinoplasty nose job Jordan	$100 [6] Hey, we knew he could hit, but in the 1923 season this Yankee drew a record 170 walks Babe Ruth Mark	$100 [9] Lard is the rendered fat of this animal pig Dan	$100 [19] "Foliage" term for the additional sections of a tabletop used to extend its surface leaf Dan	$100 [25] This "Queen of Country Comedy" is known for her "Howdeee!" Minnie Pearl Jordan
$200 [2] In 1535 Jacques Cartier led the first European expedition up this river St. Lawrence Mark	$200 [15] Malocclusion is an abnormal relationship between upper & lower sets of these teeth Dan	$200 [7] The NFL's rushing leader 8 times between 1957 & 1965, his last name is the same as his 1st pro coach & team Jim Brown Dan	$200 [10] Formosa oolong is a partially fermented one of these tea Jordan	$200 [21] A rood screen, which separates the chancel from the nave, can be found in this type of building church Dan	$200 [27] Draftees in 1940 received a letter that began with this word in the singular, not the plural greeting Mark
$300 [3] After he conquered Mexico, his urge to explore took him south to the jungles of Honduras Cortés Mark	$300 [16] A form of the drug minoxidil, Rogaine is used to treat this condition baldness Dan	$300 [8] Middle name of auto racing great Rufus Jones; an "I" was added by someone who misspelled it Parnell (Parnelli Jones accepted) Dan	$300 [11] An income tax cocktail contains both the sweet & dry types of this aromatic aperitif wine vermouth Dan	$300 [22] An androsphinx has a human head & the bod of this animal, like the one at Giza lion Dan	$300 [28] This word came from Old Norse for "healthy"; the Romans used "salve", so it should be "Salve! Caesar" hail Dan
$400 [4] He left Cuba for Florida & went overland from there to discover the Mississippi River de Soto Jordan	$400 [17] As opposed to acute, this word describes a condition that lasts a long time or recurs frequently chronic Dan	$400 [20] In the early 1970s Aussie Shane Gould was this sport's leading woman competitor swimming Dan Mark	$400 [12] This "dirty" grain, a Cajun specialty, isn't really dirty; it gets its color from its spices & giblets rice Jordan	$400 [23] It's the iridescent lining of mollusk shells used in decorative inlays mother-of-pearl Dan	$500 [30] This toast concerning slime & sight came from the trenches of World War I Here's mud in your eye Mark
$500 [5] The same trip on which he discovered New York Harbor, he also found Narragansett Bay Verrazano Jordan Mark	$500 [18] This miner's disease is caused by long-term inhalation of coal dust black lung Jordan Mark	$500 [26] In 1962 he won the tennis grand slam & in 1969 became the first man to do it twice Rod Laver Dan Mark	$500 [13] This "nationality" cocoa is treated with alkalis to neutralize acidity Dutch	$500 [24] This fragrant "footwear" wood is used to make decorative objects like fans and boxes sandalwood	DD $600 [29] Fictional African explorer heard here:"Hello, I must be going /I cannot stay, I came to say, I must be going /I'm glad I came, but just the same I must be going /I'll stay a week or two /I'll stay the summer thru... Captain Spaulding Dan

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. GOVERNMENT	THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH	SHOW BIZ BOOKS	HISTORIC QUOTES	WORLD CITIES	YE GODS!
$200 [1] Since 1969 the figure for this has been set a $200,000 a year the presidential salary Mark	$200 [3] If you holiday in Britain for a fortnight, you stay this long 2 weeks Mark	$200 [23] "Dear Alec" is a tribute to this actor at 75 Alec Guinness Dan	$200 [17] Completes the Patrick Henry line, "I know not what course others may take, but as for me..." give me liberty or give me death Dan	$200 [4] For nearly 300 years, this Peruvian city was the capital of Spain's South American empire Lima Mark	$200 [12] Triton, a gigantic sea deity, was the son of this god of the sea Poseidon Mark
$400 [2] Nicknamed the "Fed", this agency helps to regulate our nation's banks Federal Reserve Board (System) Dan	$400 [18] On Broadway you sit in the orchestra; in the West End you, not the horses, sit in these stalls Dan Mark	$400 [24] You can watch this CNN interviewer "Live!" or read his book "Tell Me More" Larry King Mark	$400 [22] Upon sighting a large Indian camp June 25, 1876, he said, "We've got them!" Custer Dan	$400 [5] About half of Iceland's people live in this city's metropolitan area Reykjavik Dan	$400 [13] This early group of gods was overthrown in a battle led by Zeus Titans Mark
$600 [9] To ease the burden of the Supreme Court, Congress established these courts in 1891 appellate Mark	$600 [19] If you hook your Hoover to the mains, you've done this plugged it in Dan	$600 [27] This British singer tells all in "They Made a Monkee Out of Me" Davy Jones Dan	$600 [25] He said, "I took the canal zone & let Congress debate, & while the debate goes on the canal does too" Theodore Roosevelt Mark	$600 [6] The South African stock exchange is in this city, the economic heart of the country Johannesburg Mark	$600 [14] Amon, one of Egypt's chief deities, eventually merged with this sun god Ra Mark
$800 [10] In Congress, it's a provision unlikely to pass on its own that's attached to a more important bill a rider Mark	$800 [20] In England braces don't hold back the teeth but hold up these trousers Dan	$800 [28] "Henry V" star who called his 1989 memoir "Beginning" Kenneth Branagh Mark	$800 [26] In an 1896 speech, William Jennings Bryan said, "you shall not crucify mankind upon this" a cross of gold Dan	$800 [7] This city at the foot of Mount Carmel is Israel's main seaport Haifa Mark	$800 [15] Pan, the Greek god of flocks & shepherds, was part man & part this animal goat Mark
DD $1,900 [11] A tax measure introduced in the House is then referred to this standing committee Ways and Means Mark	$1,000 [21] A line on a ship showing how far it can submerge when loaded & a word for a tennis shoe share his name Samuel Plimsoll	$1,000 [30] This actress chronicled her life with William Randolph Hearst in "The Times We Had" Marion Davies Dan	$1,000 [29] Robert Goodloe Harper said, "Millions for defense, but not one cent for" this tribute Dan	DD $1,900 [8] Nearly all of France's kings were crowned in a cathedral in this city about 80 miles from Paris Reims Mark	$1,000 [16] In Greek mythology, this husband of Gaea was the earliest sky god Uranus

Final Jeopardy!

SONG STANDARDS

According to Irving Berlin, "They can play a bugle call like you never heard before"

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Jordan "What is the Bugle Boy of Company B?" — wagered $0

Mark "What is Alex's Ragtime Band?" — wagered $8,300

Dan "What are the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boys?" — wagered $7,001

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