Show #1895 1992-11-27 (taped 1992-08-24) Regular

Contestants

Michael Ming — a medical student originally from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Virginia Parrish — a teacher from Glassboro, New Jersey

Tim Buthod — a credit union teller from Atlanta, Georgia (whose 2-day cash winnings total $29,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tim	$700	$1,200	$7,600	$8,700 2nd place: Broyhill entertainment center + Panasonic audio & video equipment	$7,600 17 R, 0 W
Virginia	$1,100	$2,500	$4,300	$8,300 3rd place: Corning cookware	$4,300 14 R, 1 W
Michael	$1,300	$4,500	$11,300	$15,201 New champion: $15,201	$10,000 24 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC NAMES	COLORS	FOLK SINGERS	THE ENVIRONMENT	THE BIBLE	"FOR" WORDS
$100 [15] After arriving on the Mayflower, William Brewster served as spiritual leader of this colony Plymouth Colony Tim	$100 [11] Unexpected things come "out of" this, the color of the clear sky the blue Tim	$100 [21] During a brief stint at the university of Minnesota, Robert Zimmerman began using this name Bob Dylan Virginia	$100 [26] On November 6, 1991 the last of more than 700 oil well fires in this country was doused Kuwait Virginia	$100 [5] Some Bibles say Lot's wife was turned into "a statue" made of this; others say it was "a pillar" salt Tim	$100 [1] Often used by surgeons, it's a pair of tongs or pincers for grasping & pulling forceps Tim
$200 [16] Less than 6 months after India achieved independence, this leader was assassinated Mahatma Gandhi Virginia	$200 [12] It's the background color on a U.S. school crossing sign yellow Michael	$200 [22] In Steve Goodman's song, "The City Of New Orleans" was one of these a train Virginia	$200 [27] Since 1985 the amount of this heavy metal in U.S. gasoline has been reduced by over 90% lead Michael	$200 [7] "He loved a woman in the valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah" Samson Tim	$200 [2] It's a period equal to 2 weeks a fortnight Tim
$300 [17] In her 34 years as Russian empress, she had more than 10 lovers, many of whom held government positions Catherine the Great Virginia	$300 [13] The color of the Roman emperor's robe; you're "born to" it if you're of royal birth purple Michael	$300 [23] More formally, this trio could be called Yarrow, Stookey & Travers Peter, Paul and Mary Michael	$300 [28] Burning 1 gallon of gasoline in your car can produce some 20 pounds of this "greenhouse gas" carbon dioxide Michael	$300 [8] "Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation:" this "indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak" the spirit Virginia	$300 [3] It's the Portuguese name for Taiwan Formosa Michael
$400 [18] Some of the treasure recovered from this pirate was used to build a British hospital Captain Kidd	$400 [14] Considered an achromatic color, it's spelled with an e or an a grey/gray Tim	$400 [24] Her rendition of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" went to No. 3 on the pop charts in 1971 Joan Baez Michael	$400 [29] Since 1985 American farmers have reduced the loss of this to about 1 billion tons per year topsoil	$400 [9] "The wolf also shall dwell with" this animal, "and the leopard shall lie down with the kid" the lamb Virginia	$400 [4] In music, it's the opposite of pianissimo fortissimo Virginia
$500 [19] In 1860 she founded the first training school for nurses, at St. Thomas' Hospital in London Florence Nightingale Michael	DD $1,000 [20] Something virescent is turning this color green Michael	$500 [25] Lee Hays wrote "If I Had A Hammer" with this other member of the Weavers Pete Seeger Michael	$500 [30] In 1978 this Niagara Falls, N.Y. community was evacuated due to chemical pollution Love Canal Virginia	$500 [10] These "dead" insects "cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour" flies	$500 [6] This computer programming language similar to algebra was developed in the 1950s Fortran Michael

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANATOMY	THE 18th CENTURY	ARTISTS	FOOD	SHAKESPEARE	"C" THE WORLD
$200 [21] Its muscles contract & relax about 3 times a minute & it contains a powerful acid the stomach Tim	$200 [16] While spying for General Washington, he was caught by the British and hanged on September 22, 1776 Nathan Hale Michael	$200 [7] Orozco, Rivera & Siqueiros led this country's mural Renaissance Mexico Virginia	$200 [29] Methylparaben, benzoic acid & sodium nitrate are added to foods to do this preserve them Michael	$200 [2] Commonly known as this, she's listed as Joan La Pucelle in "Henry VI, Part I" Joan of Arc Michael	$200 [1] This South American country is over 10 times as long as it is wide Chile Virginia
$400 [22] You blush when these tiny blood vessels in your face get a message to expand the capillaries Michael	$400 [17] New York's 1777 constitution was largely drafted by this first Chief Justice of the U.S. John Jay Tim	$400 [9] At his death William Blake left unfinished a series of illustrations for his "Divine Comedy" Dante Michael	$400 [28] Originally made from quince, this preserve is now usually made from bitter oranges marmalade Michael	$400 [8] This play begins, "When shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain?" Macbeth Tim	$400 [3] The French department of Marne is located in this historic region famous for its sparkling wine Champagne Tim
$600 [23] The appendix is attached to one end of this organ colon (or large intestine) Michael	$600 [18] On March 5, 1770 taunting a British soldier at the Boston Customs House led to this incident the Boston Massacre Virginia	$600 [13] Born in 1452, he was the illegitimate son of a Florentine notary Leonardo Michael	$600 [26] The name of this bread made from a starter is also a nickname for a prospector sourdough Michael	$600 [10] In "The Merchant of Venice", Bassanio wins this heiress by choosing the box containing her portrait Portia Michael	$600 [4] It's the name Europeans, including Marco Polo, once used for China Cathay Tim
$800 [30] The elbow is a hinge joint; the hip, this type a ball and socket joint Tim	$800 [19] In 1778 this British explorer reached Hawaii & became the first to trade in the Washington State area Cook Michael	$800 [14] This French neo-impressionist is considered the creator of pointillism (Georges) Seurat Tim	$1,000 [27] The Emmental Valley in this country has a cheese named for it Switzerland Michael	$800 [11] This play ends with 3 marriages: Demetrius to Helena, Lysander to Hermia, & Theseus to Hippolyta A Midsummer Night's Dream Virginia	$800 [5] Stretching across southern Romania, the Transylvanian Alps are a branch of this mountain range the Carpathians Tim
DD $2,900 [24] You have at least 9,000 of these, made up of supporting & gustatory cells taste buds Michael	$1,000 [20] In the 1730s & 1740s, this religious revival swept the American colonies the Great Awakening Virginia	$1,000 [15] Last name of Dutch-born American artist Willem, who created the action painting "Woman" series de Kooning Tim	DD $1,100 [25] It's the pfeffer in hasenpfeffer & pfeffernuesse pepper Michael	$1,000 [12] This "Tale" is the story of Leontes, King of Sicily, his wife, Hermione, & their daughter, Perdita A Winter's Tale Tim	$1,000 [6] It's the 2nd largest of Greece's Ionian Islands & the birthplace of England's Prince Philip Corfu Virginia Michael

Final Jeopardy!

ISLANDS

This is the largest island in the Indian Ocean

Madagascar

Virginia "What is S Madagasacar" — wagered $4,000

Tim "What is Madagascar" — wagered $1,100

Michael "What is Madagascar?" — wagered $3,901

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