Show #2006 1993-05-03 (taped 1993-02-22) College Championship

1993 College Championship quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Jeff Thompsen — a freshman from University of California at Berkeley

Nikki Laski — a junior from Iowa State University

Keena Baumgartner — a sophomore from University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Keena	$800	$1,700	$5,900	$11,800 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$5,900 13 R, 3 W
Nikki	$1,500	$2,000	$4,400	$8,800 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$4,400 15 R, 0 W
Jeff	$1,600	$4,100	$11,300	$11,801 Automatic semifinalist	$9,600 26 R (including 3 DDs), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

STATE CAPITALS	1980s ROCK	COLLEGE STUFF	THE CANTERBURY TALES	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	SPELLING
$100 [16] This sprawling Georgia city has been nicknamed "The City Without Limits" Atlanta Nikki	$100 [2] His hits of the '80s include "Freedom" with Wham! & "Faith" & "Father Figure" alone George Michael Nikki	$100 [11] An official at a college or Mr. Stockwell of "Quantum Leap" dean Jeff	$100 [1] "The Tale of Melibee" is told by this man, both a character & the author Chaucer Nikki	$100 [21] If your 2 feet add up to 2 feet long, they're this many inches altogether 24 Jeff	$100 [25] The yeti is usually described as this type of "snowman"; what an insult A-B-O-M-I-N-A-B-L-E Nikki
$200 [17] This city is home of the Mile High Greyhound Park Denver Keena	$200 [3] "Against All Odds" he combined being a drummer for Genesis with a bestselling solo career Phil Collins Nikki	$200 [12] It's your main field of study in college; your minor is secondary major Jeff	$200 [7] The Tales open in Southwark, just across the bridge from this city London Keena Jeff	$200 [23] There are this many liters in 1 dekaliter 10 Jeff	$200 [26] It's a little cube of fried or toasted bread that's tossed on top of a salad C-R-O-U-T-O-N Jeff
$300 [9] This North Carolina city celebrated its 200th birthday in 1992 Raleigh Nikki	$300 [4] This singer & David A. Stewart formed the British duo Eurythmics Annie Lennox Nikki	$300 [13] This country has thousands of colleges & universities, including Visva-Bharati University India Jeff	$300 [18] The Parson's Tale covers the 7 deadly ones of these sin Jeff	$300 [22] This measure of length is abbreviated fur. furlong Keena	$300 [28] The German word for "terrier", it often follows Doberman P-I-N-S-C-H-E-R Jeff
$400 [8] The Michigan School for the Blind is located in this capital city Lansing Jeff	$400 [5] This British group first reached the U.S. Top 40 in 1983 with "Hungry Like the Wolf" Duran Duran Jeff	$400 [14] If you're a great student, "magna" or "summa" may precede this phrase on your diploma cum laude Nikki	$400 [19] At the beginning, the pilgrims meet in one of these & its owner suggests they tell the tales inn Keena	$400 [24] An ancient Greek unit of weight equal to 4.36 grams, today it's a unit of Greek currency drachma Nikki	$400 [29] SK is the postal abbreviation for this Canadian province S-A-S-K-A-T-C-H-E-W-A-N Jeff
$500 [6] Middle name of Pamela Dearborn, the general's daughter for whom Maine's capital was named Augusta Keena	$500 [10] A 1979 tour of Russia inspired this 1986 Elton John hit "Nikita" Keena	$500 [15] This board that sponsors SATs is abbreviated CEEB College Entrance Examination Board	$500 [20] A priest tells the Tale of Chauntecleer, one of these animals rooster or cock Keena	DD $1,000 [27] To convert Celsius to this scale, add 273.16 Kelvin Jeff	$500 [30] You could call this chambered sea creature a conehead because its head is cone-shaped N-A-U-T-I-L-U-S Keena

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. PRESIDENTS	CHEM LAB	MAGAZINES	PSYCH 101	FANTASY	ISLANDS
$200 [9] On Nov 27, 1963 he solemnly said, "All I have I would have given gladly not to be standing here today" Lyndon Johnson Nikki	$200 [4] In a flame test, use a clean wire made of this metal, symbol Pt platinum Jeff	$200 [19] Among the 25 this magazine found most intriguing in 1992 were Diane English & Billy Ray Cyrus People Nikki	$200 [24] A folie a deux is a delusion shared by this many people 2 Keena	$200 [1] You can recognize one by its leather apron & possessiveness of its pot of gold leprechaun Jeff	$200 [2] When on this Hawaiian island be sure to visit the Waikiki Aquarium in Kapiolani Park Oahu Nikki
$400 [10] In 1815 he sold his 6,000 book library to Congress to replace those destroyed by the British Thomas Jefferson Keena Jeff	$400 [5] Lemon juice will turn litmus paper this color red (pink) Jeff	$400 [20] With the death of William Gaines, the publishing of Mad magazine will now be overseen by this comic book company DC Jeff	$400 [25] A hematophobic is afraid of the sight of this blood Jeff	$400 [3] He's Robert E. Howard's barbarian hero Conan Jeff	$400 [8] Thermal springs on this North Atlantic island supply hot water for home heating in its capital Iceland Nikki
$600 [11] In 1953 he renamed the presidential retreat Camp David, after his grandson Dwight Eisenhower Keena	$600 [6] In the reaction of 4Fe + 3O2yields 2Fe2O3, it's the substance being oxidized iron Keena	$600 [22] The National Portrait Gallery has a collection of this newsmagazine's painted covers Time Keena	$600 [27] This inability to get a good night's sleep can be caused by studying too hard late at night insomnia Nikki	$600 [7] These fishy creatures enchant human males & take them beneath the sea mermaids Jeff	$600 [14] This island nation's longest river, the Mahaweli Ganga, flows into the Bay of Bengal Ceylon Jeff
$800 [12] Poor health forced William Howard Taft to retire from this post in Feb. 1930; he died a month later Chief Justice (of the Supreme Court) Jeff	$800 [13] C2H3CL is this colorless gas that put the VC in PVCs vinyl chloride Jeff	$800 [23] Lifetime has given this magazine's editor Jane Pratt her own cable talk show Sassy	$800 [28] Bipolar disorder is a more recent term for this condition characterized by extreme mood swings manic-depression Nikki	$1,000 [26] Legend says only a young virgin can catch this creature; it will come to her & lie down unicorn Keena	$800 [15] This island nation is separated from mainland Africa by the Mozambique Channel Madagascar Jeff
$1,000 [18] One of Barbara Bush's distant cousins was this dark horse president who succeeded Fillmore Franklin Pierce	DD $1,000 [16] N2+ 3H2yields 2NH3is the equation illustrating the Haber process, used to process this gas ammonia Jeff	$1,000 [30] With 18 editions, it claims the largest worldwide circ. of any fashion mag.; its title is French for "she" Elle Keena	$1,000 [29] This Swiss psychologist introduced the concepts of introverted & extroverted personalities Carl Jung Keena	DD $2,000 [21] Narnia was created by Aslan, one of these animals lion Jeff	$1,000 [17] In 1988 Hurricane Gilbert damaged over half the houses on this third-largest Caribbean island Jamaica Jeff

Final Jeopardy!

DISNEY FILMS

"Beauty and the Beast" is set in this country

France

Nikki "What is France?" — wagered $4,400

Keena "What is France?" — wagered $5,900

Jeff "What is France?" — wagered $501

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