Show #2205 1994-03-18 (taped 1993-12-07) Regular

Contestants

Steve Nickerson — a contracts analyst from Alamo, California

Paul Johnson — an environmental attorney originally from Fairfax, Virginia

David Jacobs — an attorney originally from Chicago, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
David	$200	$400	$200	$2 3rd place: Martin Lawrence serigraph Reflections of an Imperial Garden by Mark King + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! for Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis	$200 8 R, 5 W
Paul	$1,900	$3,500	$8,300	$10,000 New champion: $10,000	$9,000 24 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Steve	$700	$1,800	$8,600	$600 2nd place: trip on Delta to Fort Myers, Florida with stay at Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa	$7,000 21 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD	MOVIE TRIVIA	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	U.S. PRESIDENTS	DAYS OF THE WEEK	2-LETTER WORDS
$100 [10] The Greek historian Herodotus called this country "The Gift of the Nile" Egypt Paul	$100 [1] Timothy Mouse helps a flying elephant become a star in this classic Disney film Dumbo Paul	$100 [22] This famous shaving supplies company is also No. 1 in the U.S. in toothbrushes Gillette Steve	$100 [2] This Civil War general was the first G.O.P. president to serve 2 full terms Grant Steve	$100 [17] Jesus & his disciples shared the Last Supper on this day named for Thor Thursday Steve	$100 [3] This pronoun is an archaic form of you ye David
$200 [11] In 1993 this country ruled by Prince Rainier officially joined the U.N. Monaco Paul	$200 [25] Teri Garr was one of the dancers in this Elvis movie set in Nevada Viva Las Vegas Steve	$200 [23] In 1918 this company founded by Walter Jacobs became the first to rent cars Hertz Steve	$200 [8] This president was actually born in Lamar, Missouri, not Independence Truman Paul	$200 [18] The French call this day Dimanche; the Italians call it Domenica Sunday Steve	$200 [4] This word can mean "not later than", "according to" or "next to" by David
$300 [12] Most of this country's people are Basotho, & speak English & Sesotho as their official languages Lesotho	$300 [28] Fashions fit for a rajah became popular after the release of this 1984 David Lean film A Passage to India David Paul Steve	$300 [24] In 1869 this Pittsburgh co.'s founder sold horseradish; sauerkraut & pickles came later (H.J.) Heinz Paul	$300 [9] This 39th president's maternal grandfather was postmaster in Richland, Georgia Carter Steve	$300 [19] Mardi Gras festivities may begin early, but they reach their height on this day Tuesday Paul	$300 [5] This 405-mile-long river empties into the Adriatic Sea the Po Steve
$400 [15] Country in which you'd find the Southern Carpathians, or Transylvanian Alps Romania Paul	$400 [29] Richard Gere really played the cornet in this Francis Ford Coppola film about Harlem nightlife The Cotton Club Steve	$400 [26] He began his tea dynasty by sailing to Ceylon in 1890 & buying every tea plantation he could find (Sir Thomas) Lipton Steve	$400 [13] On April 11, 1898 he asked Congress for authorization to use military force in Cuba McKinley Paul	$400 [20] In the rhyme, this day's "child is full of woe" Wednesday Steve	$400 [6] The board for this game is ruled with 19 horizontal & 19 vertical lines Go David
$500 [16] It was expelled from the Federation of Malaysia in August 1965 & became a republic a month later Singapore David Steve	$500 [30] This 1987 film is about a gang of teenage vampires, not a pack of Peter Pan's pals The Lost Boys Paul	$500 [27] This Fort Worth-based corporation runs more than 6,000 Radio Shack stores Tandy David	$500 [14] Succeeding Fillmore, he delivered his 1853 inaugural address from memory (Franklin) Pierce Steve	DD $800 [21] It's the only day of the week that's named for a Roman god Saturday Paul	$500 [7] This, the innermost of Jupiter's Galilean moons, always keeps the same face toward the planet Io Paul

Double Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE	OPERA	EDUCATION	EXPLORERS	GOURMET COOKING	AUTHORS
$200 [6] At -109 F°., solid carbon dioxide is more commonly called this dry ice Paul	$200 [18] This Verdi work is partly based on a synopsis by Egyptologist Auguste Mariette Aida Steve	$200 [14] The name of this elementary school official is from the Latin for "first person" the principal Paul	$200 [11] In his teens this discoverer of Florida fought with the troops that drove the Moors from Granada Ponce de Leon Paul	$200 [22] You can make a "mock" version of this reptile soup with veal bones & calf brains turtle soup Paul	$200 [1] This author of "Burr" & "Lincoln" has also written detective stories under the name Edgar Box Gore Vidal Paul
$400 [7] The temperature at this center region of the Sun is about 27,000,000° F. the core David	$400 [27] This English queen appears in Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda" & "Roberto Devereux, Conte d'Essex" Elizabeth I Steve	$400 [15] This type of teaching aid includes filmstrips, slides, graphs & recordings audio visual Steve	$400 [12] James Bay in Canada honors English navigator Thomas James, who, like Hudson, searched for this route the Northwest Passage Steve	$400 [23] Joy of Cooking's recipe for Florentine sauce calls for 1 cup of this, finely chopped spinach David	$400 [2] Early in his career, this "Dracula" author was encouraged to write by Henry Morton Stanley Bram Stoker Paul
$600 [8] Changes in the Earth may eventually cause igneous & sedimentary rocks to become this type metamorphic Steve	$600 [28] Gian Carlo Menotti's "The Saint of Bleecker Street" is set in this city New York City Steve	$600 [19] From 1826 until his death, this French educator taught at the Nat'l Institute for Blind Children in Paris (Louis) Braille Paul	$600 [13] In 1500 Bartolomeu Dias perished near this African cape that he'd discovered years earlier the Cape of Good Hope David Paul	$600 [24] The nuts used in this paste, an essential ingredient in marzipan, must be blanched & finely ground almonds David	$600 [3] He spent 20 years researching "Queen", & wrote a 700-page outline, but didn't live to write the book Alex Haley Paul
$1,000 [10] Atoms with the same atomic number but different mass numbers are termed this isotopes Steve	$800 [29] First performed in 1983, "A Quiet Place" was this "West Side Story" composer's only full-length opera Bernstein Paul	DD $1,000 [20] This president's 3 Secretaries of Education were Terrel H. Bell, William Bennett & Laura F. Cavazos Ronald Reagan Paul	$800 [16] Porcelain believed to be from his Golden Hind has been recovered from a bay near San Francisco Drake David	$800 [25] Sole Mirabeau is garnished with olives, tarragon leaves & these little fish fillets anchovies David Steve	$800 [4] From 1973-77 this author of "The Choirboys" was a consultant for the TV series "Police Story" (Joe) Wambaugh Paul
DD $2,400 [9] It's a branch of math or, in dentistry, a hardened plaque on the teeth calculus Steve	$1,000 [30] Bizet's 1860s opera about this cruel czar wasn't performed until 1946 Ivan the Terrible Paul	$1,000 [21] This teachers' union affiliated with the AFL-CIO has more than 2,000 locals the American Federation of Teachers David Paul	$1,000 [17] Rene-Robert Cavelier, who sailed down the Mississippi to its mouth, took this title, after his family manor Pierre de la Salle	$1,000 [26] To make carpetbag steak, cut a deep pocket in the steak & stuff it with 4 or 5 of these bivalves oysters Paul Steve	$1,000 [5] Her "D.H. Lawrence: An Unprofessional Study" led to a lifelong friendship with Henry Miller (Anais) Nin Steve

Final Jeopardy!

MASCULINE NAMES

This common English man's name is from the Greek for "God's gift"

Theodore

David "What is Isadore?" — wagered $198

Paul "What is Theodore?" — wagered $1,700

Steve "What is Matthew" — wagered $8,000

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