Show #1903 1992-12-09 (taped 1992-08-31) Regular

Contestants

Regi Merwin — a costumer originally from Middletown, Connecticut

John Godfrey — a science policy analyst originally from Austin, Texas

Linda Kissling — an educational media specialist from Cape May, New Jersey

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Linda	$1,900	$3,600	$5,600	$6,200 New champion: $6,200	$5,600 19 R, 2 W
John	$1,100	$1,200	$3,000	$10 3rd place: General Instrument satellite TV system + Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune for Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis+ Jeopardy! home game	$4,300 19 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Regi	$-300	$700	$1,000	$1,990 2nd place: a trip on Luthansa to London & stay at Conrad London + Jeopardy! home game	$3,500 12 R, 6 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

THE HUMAN BODY	DANS & DANIELS	CORN	AMERICAN HISTORY	COLORS	QUOTABLE QUOTES
$100 [3] In this common speech disorder, "S" sounds become "TH" sounds lisping Regi	$100 [22] During the Persian Gulf crisis, he was the 1st American journalist to interview Saddam Hussein Dan Rather Regi	$100 [20] About 80% of the corn grown in the U.S. is used as this by farmers feed for cattle (or other animals) John	$100 [14] On November 7, 1805 Lewis & Clark first sighted this ocean the Pacific John	$100 [1] Speaking metaphorically, an eloquent orator's tongue is this color silver Linda	$100 [11] Morton Thompson called this Tinsel Town a "state of mind surrounded by Los Angeles" Hollywood Linda
$200 [4] 99% of this mineral found in the human body is in the bones & teeth calcium Regi	$200 [25] As the adopted son of Shawnee Chief Blackfish, this frontiersman was given the name "Big Turtle" Daniel Boone Linda	$200 [23] It's a structure with slatted sides used especially for storing & drying ears of corn a corn crib Linda Regi	$200 [15] He received 77 electoral votes in the 1792 election & became, for the second time, vice president John Adams Linda	$200 [2] Walnut, cinnamon & chocolate are 3 tasty shades of this brown John	$200 [12] Rosina Pagan called this medical field "a terrible waste of our couches" psychiatrist (psychiatry) Linda John Regi
$300 [5] The red-green type of this vision disorder occurs in about 8% of Caucasian males color blindness John	$300 [28] NFL records held by this Miami Dolphins quarter-back include most passes attempted & completed in a single season Dan Marino John	$300 [24] This is the No. 1 popcorn brand in the U.S. Orville Redenbacher John Regi	$300 [18] In 1962 Amb. Adlai Stevenson displayed aerial photos of missile bases in this country to the U.N. Cuba John	$300 [8] To ebonize is to stain something this color in imitation of ebony black Linda	$300 [13] Publilius Syrus advised, "The bow too tensely strung is easily" this broken John
$400 [6] Colloquially, a rhytidoplasty is called this kind of "lift" a face lift John	$400 [29] He won 2 Emmys for playing Captain Frank Furillo on "Hill Street Blues" Dan Travanti John	$400 [26] In Greek myth this handsome god's spirit lived within the seed of corn Adonis Linda	$400 [19] 1 American died as a result of the 1968 North Korean capture of this Navy intelligence ship the Pueblo Linda	$400 [9] Carnations & sweet Williams belong to this "colorful" family of flowering plants the pink Regi	$400 [16] Keats said this, not prose, "should be... a thing which enters into one's soul" poetry Linda
$500 [7] This term meaning a finger or a toe is from the Latin for "finger" digit Linda	$500 [30] This famed orator served as Secretary of state under W.H. Harrison, John Tyler & Millard Fillmore Daniel Webster Linda	$500 [27] We get corn oil from this part of the kernel... but it's not contagious the germ Regi	DD $1,300 [21] This political cartoonist died in Ecuador in 1902 while serving as consul general Thomas Nast John	$500 [10] In general, Miss Manners says, shoes of this color should be worn only between Memorial Day & Labor Day white Linda	$500 [17] "The golden rule is that there are no golden rules", said this "Pygmalion" playwright Shaw Regi

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD FACTS	ANTHROPOLOGY	AWARDS	SPY FICTION	POLITICIANS	THE ARTS
$200 [9] Beer consumption during this German city's Oktoberfest is estimated to be over a million gallons Munich Linda	$200 [10] Linguistic anthropology analyzes the way people of different societies use this language John	$200 [19] These awards could have been called "Immys", since they were named for the image orthicon camera tube Emmys Linda	$200 [25] This author of "The Deerslayer" is credited with writing Amer.'s 1st spy novel, "The Spy", set in the Amer. Revolution James Fenimore Cooper Linda	$200 [2] Hubert Humphrey III is attorney general of this state Minnesota Linda	$200 [1] La Argentina, who popularized Spanish dancing in the 1920s, was born in this Argentine capital Buenos Aires John
$400 [15] Yagligures, where competitors are greased, is a Turkish form of this, their national sport wrestling John	$400 [11] In 1971 it was reported that a primitive people, the Tasaday, had been discovered on Mindanao in this country the Philippines John	$400 [20] Established in 1951, the Golden Spike Advertising Award is given for promotions which use this transportation theme trains (railroad) John	$400 [26] This author introduced British agent George Smiley, in the 1961 novel "Call for the Dead" John le Carré John	$400 [6] Like his father, grandfather & great-grandfather, Hamilton Fish, Jr. is a congressman from this state New York	$400 [3] The quadrille, which is similar to a square dance, requires this many couples four Regi
$600 [16] 6,926-foot Kebnekaise, on the border with Norway, is this country's highest peak Sweden Linda	$600 [12] In 1969 she served as president of the American Anthropologjcal Association Margaret Mead John Regi	$600 [21] In 1990 this Labor Secretary was among the women to receive a Frontrunner Award from the Sara Lee Corp. Elizabeth Dole Linda John	$600 [27] This 1971 bestseller by Frederick Forsyth centers on a plot to murder Charles de Gaulle The Day of the Jackal Regi	DD $500 [30] 2 of 3 Texans who served as Speaker of the House (2 of) John Nance Garner, Sam Rayburn & James Wright Regi	$600 [4] In 1855 some folks in the U.S. found his "Rigoletto" a lewd & licentious work (Giuseppe) Verdi Regi
$800 [17] This largest Japanese island is the world's seventh largest Honshu John	$800 [13] It's the field of anthropology that specializes in man, monkeys & apes primatology Regi	$800 [23] In 1986 this "Howl" poet was awarded a Frost Medal by the Poetry Society of America Ginsberg Regi	$800 [28] Tommy Beresford is assigned to track down 2 German agents in her 1941 novel "N or M?" Agatha Christie	$600 [7] This West Virginian is President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate Robert Byrd John	$800 [5] A statue of the "motherland" honors heroes of the battle for this Soviet city in World War II Stalingrad John
$1,000 [18] Augustus Caesar's private palace, called the House of Livia, still stands on this Roman hill the Palatine Linda	DD $2,000 [14] In 1868 the remains of this first fully modern man were discovered in a cave in France Cro-Magnon Regi	$1,000 [24] Established in 1954, this award for achievement in atomic energy was named for its first recipient (Enrico) Fermi Linda John	$1,000 [29] Spy novels by this author include "Eye of the Needle" & "The Key to Rebecca" Ken Follett John	$800 [8] In 1952 this Maine senator was picked as the most charming woman in government Margaret Chase Smith	$1,000 [22] Michelangelo carved statues of Moses & 2 captives for this pope's tomb Julius II Regi

Final Jeopardy!

BALLET

The elaborate prologue of this 1890 ballet features a christening & a curse

Sleeping Beauty

Regi "What is Sleeping Beauty?" — wagered $990

John "What is The Rites of Spring" — wagered $2,990

Linda "What is Sleeping Beauty?" — wagered $600

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