Show #2372 1994-12-20 (taped 1994-09-21) Regular

Contestants

Georgia Popplewell — a television producer originally from Trinidad and Tobago

Richard Rasmussen — a probation officer from Walnut Creek, California

Lena Nowak — a proofreader from Chicago, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lena	$1,600	$3,200	$6,800	$699 3rd place: JVC VCR	$7,300 20 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Richard	$700	$1,100	$6,100	$12,200 New champion: $12,200	$6,100 18 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)
Georgia	$1,700	$2,800	$4,600	$9,180 2nd place: Wallace Silversmiths tea service + candelabra	$4,600 16 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA	SINGERS	DESIGN	AROUND THE WORLD	ANGELS	FILE UNDER "N"
$100 [6] The fathers of Andrew Jackson & Chester Alan Arthur were immigrants from this "Emerald Isle" Ireland Richard	$100 [1] After high school, this singer of "Sweet Caroline" attended NYU on a fencing scholarship Neil Diamond Lena	$100 [10] Walter Teague designed the basic station for Texaco & in 1934, a Baby Brownie for this company Kodak Lena	$100 [15] Aso & Yake Dake are 2 of this country's active volcanoes Japan Lena Georgia	$100 [26] In 2 Corinthians he says to watch out for false apostles; what looks like an angel of light may be Satan Paul Richard	$100 [21] After the Santa Maria was wrecked, this became Christopher Columbus' flagship the Niña Georgia
$200 [7] In 1938 he appeared with Susan Hayward in Warner Brothers' prison drama "Girls on Probation" Ronald Reagan Richard	$200 [2] Elvis Presley is "The King" & he's "The Boss" Bruce Springsteen Georgia	$200 [11] In the 1850s this American inventor patented his design for a sealed glass storage jar (John) Mason Georgia	$200 [16] The Spanish call this part of the United Kingdom Escocia Scotland Lena	$200 [27] A Time poll says 46% of Americans believe they have their own one of these watching them a guardian angel Georgia	$200 [22] He's the dog in the old RCA Victor trademark "His Master's Voice" Nipper Lena
$300 [8] Salmon P. Chase administered the presidential oath of office to him in a hotel suite, April 15, 1865 Andrew Johnson Lena	$300 [3] He had his first Top 10 hit when he re-recorded "Ida May" as "Maybellene" Chuck Berry Lena	$300 [12] Giorgio Giugiaro has designed Seiko watches & this 1974 VW model, known in Europe as the Golf the Rabbit Georgia	$300 [18] Launceston, the 2nd-largest city in this Australian Island state, was named for a town in Cornwall Tasmania Richard	$300 [28] Muslims believe that 2 angels accompany each person, recording these opposites in their books their good and bad deeds Georgia	$300 [23] It's a rich, creamy sauce for lobster made with butter, egg yolks & sherry Newberg
$400 [9] Some of his detractors called him "Whiskey Van" Martin Van Buren Georgia	$400 [4] "Reflections" was the first single on which she was given top billing Diana Ross Lena	$400 [13] From about 1897 to WWII, P.J. Towle sold his maple syrup in a tin shaped like one of these structures a log cabin Richard	$400 [19] The Catholic University of Chile is in this capital city Santiago Lena	$400 [29] Tony Kushner won a 1993 Pulitzer Prize for this play Angels in America Lena	$400 [24] They constitute the largest Indian tribe in the U.S. the Navajo Lena
DD $500 [17] In 1900 he was working as a mining engineer in China when the Boxer Rebellion broke out Hoover Lena	$500 [5] In 1994 an asteroid was named for this late leader of the Mothers of Invention Frank Zappa Lena	$500 [14] Eero Aarnio is known for a ball type of this item of furniture, Eero Saarinen for a womb type a chair Georgia	$500 [20] Of the 10 largest countries in area, this is the only one in Africa the Sudan Lena	$500 [30] The name angel comes from a Greek word meaning this, an angel's job messenger	$500 [25] Not surprisingly, this flower of the amaryllis family is often a symbol of egotism the narcissus Georgia

Double Jeopardy! Round

EUROPEAN RULERS	SEWING	GEOLOGY	NICKNAMES	U.S. GEOGRAPHY	BOOKS & AUTHORS
$200 [1] This Tudor queen's motto was "Semper eadem", which means "Ever the same" Elizabeth (I) Richard Georgia	$200 [12] To shorten a skirt, you may need to rip this out the hem Richard	$200 [24] Of the 3 major types of rock, nearly all oil deposits occur in this one sedimentary Georgia	$200 [6] "The Mighty Bambino" Babe Ruth Richard	$200 [11] Located near Carlsbad Caverns, Red Bluff Lake is this state's lowest point New Mexico Lena	$200 [16] Bruce Catton completed his 3-volume "Centennial History of" this war in 1965 the Civil War Richard
$400 [2] This king and patron saint of Hungary is known in his native land as Szent Istvan St. Stephen Richard Georgia	$400 [14] To reinforce these that get extra strain, sew smaller ones to them on the underside of the garment buttons Lena Georgia	$400 [25] Geologists use m.y. as an abbreviation for this length of time a million years Richard Georgia	$400 [7] This symphony conductor was known as "Mr. Pops" Arthur Fiedler Richard	$400 [13] FL.'s 2 largest metro areas are Miami-Ft. Lauderdale & this city-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Tampa Lena Richard	$400 [17] He described his character Fyodor Karamazov as "a despicable, vicious man and at the same time senseless" Dostoyevsky Lena Richard
$600 [3] This country's King Alfonso V was nicknamed "The African" for his military victories in Morocco Portugal Richard Georgia	$600 [15] Advanced sewers may baste with these instead of thread pins Georgia	$600 [26] The 3 natural industrial forms of this hard mineral are called bort, ballas & carbonado a diamond Richard Georgia	$600 [8] Pool hustler Rudolf Walter Wanderone, Jr. was known by this "state"ly nickname Minnesota Fats Lena	$600 [22] The Chattahoochee River forms part of the border between Alabama & this state Georgia Georgia	$600 [19] "Animal Farm" author who described his vagabond years in "Down and Out in Paris and London" (George) Orwell Lena Richard
$800 [4] Current Biography said this country's King Carl XVI Gustaf enjoys driving a tractor for relaxation Sweden Richard	$800 [18] The patch type of this is the easiest to make; the side seam, slot & welt are a bit harder a pocket Richard	$800 [27] Often improperly called "tidal waves", these seem to occur after earthquakes over 6.5 tsunamis Richard	$800 [9] W.D. O'Connor called this "Leaves of Grass" author the "Good Gray Poet" Walt Whitman Richard	$800 [30] These mountains in northern New York are the state's highest range the Adirondacks Lena Georgia	$800 [21] You could say he gave birth to "Rosemary's Baby", since he wrote the novel (Ira) Levin Lena
$1,000 [5] Margrethe I was a 10-year-old princess of this country when she wed Haakon VI of Norway in 1363 Denmark Richard	$1,000 [20] Inverted pleats are the reverse side of this type of pleats box pleats Lena	$1,000 [28] The name of this oldest period of the Paleozoic Era comes from the Roman name for Wales the Cambrian Period	DD $2,000 [10] Modern British sculptor known as the "Father of the Hole" (Henry) Moore Richard	DD $1,000 [29] In area, it's the largest Rocky Mountain state Montana Richard	$1,000 [23] The title of this author's 1906 novel "The Man of Property" refers to Soames Forsyte John Galsworthy Georgia

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORY

The 7-year revolt by the Front de Liberation Nationale led this country to independence in 1962

Algeria

Georgia "What is Algeria?" — wagered $4,580

Richard "What is Algeria?" — wagered $6,100

Lena "What is Morocco?" — wagered $6,101

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