Show #1940 1993-01-29 (taped 1992-10-26) Regular

Diane Siegel game 5.

Contestants

Lewis Zimet — a physician from Coconut Creek, Florida

Tilney Wickersham — a teacher from Washington D.C.

Diane Siegel — a homemaker from Northridge, California (whose 4-day cash winnings total $55,179)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Diane	$700	$2,600	$5,800	$10,300 5-day champion: $65,479	$5,800 17 R, 4 W
Tilney	$1,300	$900	$3,000	$6,000 2nd place: trip for 2 to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and St. Kitts	$5,400 18 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs)
Lewis	$1,100	$1,200	$4,500	$5,801 3rd place: Bolero watches from Daniel Mink	$3,800 13 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

PIONEER LIFE	SPORTS	THEATRES	SON OF...	MICE	RHYMES WITH EEK
$100 [9] At quilting bees women sewed patchwork together; at these they stripped ears of corn husking bees Tilney	$100 [2] Sadaharu Oh has been called "the Babe Ruth of" this country Japan Diane	$100 [26] In 1927 actress Norma Talmadge became the 1st to leave her footprints in cement at this Hollywood theatre Grauman's Chinese Tilney	$100 [4] It's Hebrew for "son of" you may know it if your dad's name was Gurion Ben Tilney	$100 [20] This mouse made his film debut in the 1940 MGM cartoon "Puss Gets The Boot" Jerry Diane	$100 [1] Despite its name, you don't have to steal your way into this type of preview sneak Lewis
$200 [10] Before slates came into use, kids used pieces of this to write on writing boards charcoal	$200 [8] In the Celtic style of this, holds are allowed above the waist or on the jacket competitors wear wrestling Diane	$200 [27] With a seating capacity of 5,874, this New York City theatre is the world's largest indoor movie theatre Radio City Lewis	$200 [5] The name that follows this 3-letter Scottish word for "son" may or may not be capitalized Mac Tilney	$200 [21] She wrote tales of "Johnny Town-Mouse", "Two Bad Mice" & "Mrs. Tittlemouse" (Beatrix) Potter Lewis	$200 [3] This plant that's cooked as a vegetable is a member of the lily family, but it doesn't smell like a lily a leek Tilney
$300 [11] What the Pioneers called "the shakes" was actually this insect-transmitted disease malaria Lewis	$300 [12] Most golfers carry 1 of these clubs for sand & 1 for pitching a wedge Lewis	$300 [28] When this Harlem theatre opened in 1913, it was a burlesque hall for whites only the Apollo Diane	$300 [6] Go cross-country through Poland & you'll find this suffix for "son" Ski Tilney	$300 [23] Ignatz Mouse was known for tossing these at Krazy Kat's head Bricks Lewis	$300 [17] British slang for a judge, or American slang for a nose a beak Diane
$400 [14] Pioneer women molded tallow into candles & sifted wood ash to make this soap Tilney	$400 [13] In 1952 Dick Button won his second Olympic figure skating gold medal in this Norwegian city Oslo Diane	$400 [29] On July 22, 1934 this gangster was killed by the FBI in front of Chicago's Biograph Theatre Dillinger Diane	$400 [7] The Norman French "fils" became this in English & can be found in front of Geralds & Patricks Fitz Lewis	$400 [24] She's the elegant white mouse in Margery Sharp's "The Rescuers" Miss Bianca	$400 [18] Jesus said, "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am" this "and lowly in heart" meek Tilney
$500 [15] 2-word term for a visiting preacher who traveled to various churchless communities circuit rider	$500 [22] This Dodger lefty won a second straight Cy Young Award on November 1 & retired on November 18, 1966 Sandy Koufax Diane	$500 [30] This Nashville auditorium was the site of the first network telecast of the CMA Show in 1968 Ryman Auditorium Diane	DD $900 [16] It's the word meaning "son of" in the name of the first king of Saudi Arabia Ibn Tilney	$500 [25] This E.B. White hero falls for Margalo, a bird Stuart Little Diane	$500 [19] From an Old English word for "pale", it can mean pale, dismal, drab, depressing or grim bleak Diane

Double Jeopardy! Round

RECENT HISTORY	DANCE AROUND THE WORLD	BIOLOGY	BRIDGES	KIDNAPPED	AMERICAN NOVELISTS
$200 [1] Sheep in Great Britain were contaminated by this 1986 nuclear disaster Chernobyl Diane	$200 [2] Fandango dancers accompany themselves by clicking these instruments Castanets Tilney	$200 [11] Each of these units of heredity is a segment of DNA a gene Lewis	$200 [8] On March 16, 1973 she opened a new version of London Bridge Queen Elizabeth II Tilney	$200 [23] This singer's son, Frank Jr., was released unharmed in 1963 after $240,000 was paid to kidnappers Sinatra Lewis	$200 [17] From 1859 to 1861 he served as a licensed riverboat pilot on the Mississippi Mark Twain Tilney
$400 [3] In 1986 U.S. aircraft bombed Tripoli & Benghazi in this country Libya Lewis	$400 [6] This Cuban dance with a 1-2-3-Kick was a U.S. craze around 1940 the conga Diane Lewis	$400 [12] Cytology is a branch of biology that studies these units of life cells Tilney	$400 [9] The Huey P. Long Bridge, which crosses this river, was dedicated in 1935 The Mississippi Lewis	$400 [26] Tania was the nom de guerre of this heiress kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974 Patricia Hearst Diane	$400 [18] This author discussed the horror genre in his 1981 work "Danse Macabre" Stephen King Tilney
$600 [4] In Dec. 1990, just 3 weeks after replacing Thatcher, he made his first trip to the U.S. as prime minister John Major Tilney	$600 [7] The merengue, a Dominican & Haitian dance with a limping step, originated on this island Hispaniola Tilney	$600 [20] Myelin, a white fatty substance, surrounds some of these internal fibers nerves Tilney Lewis	$600 [14] While Washington is known for crossing the Delaware, his 3,500'- long bridge crosses this river the Hudson Tilney	$600 [30] In 1936 Gen. Chang Hsueh-Liang kidnapped this generalissimo at Sian Chiang Kai-shek Diane	$600 [19] This author of "The Good Earth" wrote 5 novels under the pseudonym John Sedges Pearl Buck Lewis
$800 [5] In 1990 this rabbi, founder of the Jewish Defense League, was shot to death in New York City Meir Kahane Diane	$800 [10] The slow part of the Czardas, a dance from this country, is called the Lassu Hungary	$1,000 [25] In 1674 this Dutch biologist became the first to observe bacteria & protozoa under the microscope van Leeuwenhoek Lewis	$800 [15] All of the world's bridges with main spans over 3000' are this type of bridge suspension Diane	$800 [29] In 1984 WIlliam Buckley, this U.S. agency's station chief in Beirut, was kidnapped & later killed the CIA Diane	$800 [21] Arthur Mizener's 1951 work "The Far Side of Paradise" is a biography of this author F. Scott Fitzgerald Diane Tilney
$1,000 [13] In April 1980 boatloads of Cubans began leaving this harbor for the U.S. Mariel Diane	$1,000 [27] This Indonesian island is noted for trance dances, such as the barong, which sometimes turn violent Bali Diane Tilney	DD $1,500 [24] These organs release an enzyme called renin that helps maintain blood pressure the kidneys Lewis	$1,000 [16] 1 of the 2 stone bridges built prior to 1610 still in use over the Seine Pont Notre Dame or Pont Neuf	$1,000 [28] About 75 B.C. this future Roman ruler was captured by pirates on a journey to Rhodes Julius Caesar	DD $1,500 [22] In 1846 he was appointed surveyor of customs in his native Salem, Massachusetts Nathaniel Hawthorne Tilney

Final Jeopardy!

BRITISH MONARCHS

1 of 4 British monarchs whose reigns were longer than Elizabeth I's 45 years

(1 of) Victoria, Henry III, Edward III, & George III

Tilney "Who was Victoria?" — wagered $3,000

Lewis "Who was Queen Victoria?" — wagered $1,301

Diane "Who is Queen Victoria?" — wagered $4,500

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