Show #1894 1992-11-26 (taped 1992-08-24) Regular

Contestants

Bill Lipscomb — a Ph.D. candidate from Lynchburg, Virginia

Laurie Chambliss — a writer originally from Danville, Illinois

Tim Buthod — a credit union teller from Atlanta, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $21,900)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tim	$700	$2,500	$4,500	$7,500 2-day champion: $29,400	$4,400 15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Laurie	$1,500	$3,900	$7,400	$0 2nd place: trip to Las Vegas	$9,100 23 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Bill	$800	$1,600	$7,400	$0 3rd place: Apilco ovenware & tableware	$7,400 17 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

1956	BOATS & BOATING	PEOPLE & PLACES	FIRST LADIES	ALAN & MARILYN BERGMAN SONGS	EPONYMS
$100 [1] Punch printed a poem that said, "My opinion of" this Indian PM "is practically Zehru" Nehru Laurie	$100 [26] In 1673 Marquette & Joliet explored the Mississippi River in these boats made of birchbark canoes Laurie	$100 [6] If you were born in this city, you're a Cairene Cairo, Egypt Laurie	$100 [8] Sadly, she was committed to an asylum in 1875 Mary Todd Lincoln Tim	$100 [12] A DJ in Kentucky combined Neil Diamond's & Barbra Streisand's versions of this song "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" Tim	$100 [13] This salad was not named for a Roman emperor, but probably for a Tijuana restaurateur a Caesar salad Bill
$200 [2] On October 6, Dr. Albert B. Sabin announced he'd developed an oral vaccine for this disease polio Bill	$200 [27] It goes back to 1851 when a U.S. schooner beat several British yachts around the Isle of Wight America's Cup Bill	$200 [7] Known for their diminutive size, these African people are nomadic hunter-gatherers pygmies Bill	$200 [22] She called her husband "Ulys" Mrs. Grant Laurie	$200 [18] The dy-no-mite theme to this '70s TV series with Esther Rolle was written by the Bergmans & Dave Grusin Good TImes Tim	$200 [14] Popularized by a friend of Davy Crockett, this knife was once called an "Arkansas toothpick" a Bowie knife Tim
$300 [3] Archaeologists uncovered the spot where Cornwallis' men surrendered to Washington on this battlefield Yorktown Bill	$300 [28] This agency establishes rules of safety for motorboats, yachts & other recreational boats the Coast Guard Bill	$300 [9] The people of Tibet flavor this steeped beverage with salt & yak butter tea Tim	$300 [23] "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent", she wrote in 1937 Eleanor Roosevelt Bill	$300 [19] The Bergmans wrote the lyrics & this Frenchman the music for "Brian's Song" & "The Windmills Of Your Mind" Michel Legrand Tim	$300 [15] This tight garment worn by dancers on the upper body was named for a 19th C. French aerialist a leotard Laurie
$400 [4] Time Magazine called this shipping tycoon "The Man Who Owns the Bank at Monte Carlo" Aristotle Onassis Laurie	$400 [29] The name of this complex that provides docking for small boats is Spanish for "seacoast" a marina Laurie	$400 [10] Action songs are an important tradition in the culture of these New Zealand natives the Maori Laurie	$400 [24] Her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, was a wealthy planter twice her age Martha Washington Tim	DD $500 [20] 1983 film that included thefollowing Academy Award nominee:Can you hear me?Papa, can you see me?Papa, can you find me in the night? Yentl Tim	$400 [16] These shadow portraits are named for a French minister known for his economies a silhouette Laurie
$500 [5] He KO'd the competition & won a 1956 Emmy for writing "Requiem for a Heavyweight" Rod Serling	$500 [30] About 1900 Enrico Forlanini built the 1st of these boats equipped with wings attached to the hull hydrofoil (hydroplane accepted) Laurie	$500 [11] Most natives of the Maldives are descended from Sinhalese people who came from this country Sri Lanka Laurie	$500 [25] Lucy Hayes was the 1st first lady born in this state; her husband was the 2nd president born there Ohio Tim	$500 [21] "The Summer Knows" is the theme from this 1971 film The Summer of '42 Tim	$500 [17] Named for a soldier devoted to Napoleon, it's one who believes in the superiority of his own group a chauvinist Laurie

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE OLD TESTAMENT	ZOOLOGY	CHINESE HISTORY	BOOKS & AUTHORS	HODGEPODGE	BODIES OF WATER
$200 [1] 1 Samuel 17:4 says he stood "six cubits and a span", or 9 ft. 9 in. Goliath Bill	$200 [26] After a dry spell, this desert mammal will replenish itself, drinking as much as 25 gallons of water a camel Bill	$200 [12] In the 1280s this Venetian served Kublai Khan as a city official in Yangchow Marco Polo Tim	$200 [11] "The Hollow Hills" was Mary Stewart's second novel about this Arthurian wizard Merlin Tim	$200 [21] This fire-breathing movie lizard was first known in Japan as Gojira Godzilla Laurie	$200 [6] Lake Mead on the Arizona-Nevada border was created by damming this river the Colorado Bill
$400 [2] In Exodus 25:10-11 God said this should be made of shittim wood, overlaid with gold the Ark of the Covenant Laurie	$400 [27] During metamorphosis, a tadpole's gills disappear & these organs replace them lungs Bill	$400 [13] The 1842 Treaty of Nanking ceded this 29-square-mile island to Britain Hong Kong Laurie	$400 [14] His book "Clear and Present Danger" opens in the Oval Office Tom Clancy Laurie	$400 [22] The "stall" distracts the victim of this crime while the "dip" is made picking pockets Laurie	$400 [7] Hardwar & Benares are among the holy bathing sites on this river's banks the Ganges Laurie
$600 [3] After her husband died, Ruth moved to Judah with this woman, her mother-in-law Naomi Bill	$600 [28] This winter sleep-like state in some animals is thought to be caused by a chem. imbalance in their blood hibernation Tim	$600 [16] Though banned in 1800, an est. 30,000 chests of this were smuggled in each year in the 1830s opium Tim	$600 [15] Erich Maria Remarque wrote "All Quiet on the Western Front" in this language German Tim	$600 [23] Linocut printing is done with blocks covered with this substance, hence its name linoleum Bill	$600 [8] This African lake's only outlet is near Jinja, a town in Uganda Lake Victoria Laurie
$800 [4] He prayed unto God & said, "Out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice" Jonah Laurie	$800 [29] It's the name shared by types of ants & bees which build their nests in wood carpenter ants & bees Laurie	$800 [17] Chiang Ch'ing became his last wife in 1939 Mao Tse-tung Bill	$800 [18] "O Pioneers!" was the first novel she set in Nebraska Willa Cather Laurie	$800 [24] Sears chairman Edward A. Brennan's brother Bernard is president of this traditional rival Montgomery Ward	$800 [9] Principal ports along this bay include Bayonne in France & Aviles in Spain the Bay of Biscay Tim
$1,000 [5] These 2 books following 1st & 2nd Kings relate Jewish history from Saul thru the Babylonian Captivity 1st & 2nd Chronicles Laurie Bill	DD $2,200 [30] Malacology is the zoology branch that deals with these invertebrates, such as snails & clams mollusks Laurie	DD $1,500 [19] It's the term for the 3 kneelings & 9 prostrations foreign envoys performed when meeting the Ch'ing emperor kowtow Laurie	$1,000 [20] This H.G. Wells novel begins, "The stranger came early in February, one wintry day..." The Invisible Man Bill	$1,000 [25] This president helped design his 3-story Victorian mansion called Sagamore Hill Theodore Roosevelt Tim Bill	$1,000 [10] This ocean's greatest depth, nearly 18,000 feet, is near Spitsbergen Island the Arctic Ocean Bill

Final Jeopardy!

THE CABINET

This cabinet department is in charge of printing all postage stamps

Treasury

Tim "What is Treasury?" — wagered $3,000

Laurie "What is the Commerce Dept?" — wagered $7,400

Bill "What is the Dept. of Commerce?" — wagered $7,400

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