Show #2228 1994-04-20 (taped 1994-01-12) Regular

Contestants

Margaret Beyer — an interior designer from Richmond, Virginia

John Hunt — a jazz musician from San Francisco, California

Ruth Bargy — a writer from Randolph, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $15,599)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ruth	$2,400	$3,900	$5,500	$100 3rd place: Samsung 27" TV + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! games for the Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis	$5,500 19 R, 3 W
John	$0	$1,400	$5,700	$11,400 New champion: $11,400	$6,000 16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Margaret	$1,200	$1,700	$6,700	$1,999 2nd place: trip on Delta to the Bahamas & stay at Le Meridien Royal Bahamian + Jeopardy! home game	$7,700 21 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

BIOLOGY	SONG STANDARDS	THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS	ANCIENT EGYPT	WINE	COMMON BONDS
$100 [6] On birds there are contour & down types of these feathers Margaret	$100 [17] The title of this barbershop quartet song is a tribute to opera singer Adelina Patti "Sweet Adeline" Ruth	$100 [26] This second U.S. president approved the first appropriation for the library (John) Adams Ruth	$100 [13] The Egyptians called their country Kemet, or "black land", after the dark soil deposited by this river the Nile Margaret	$100 [9] The Grenache type of this "pink" wine is made from black grapes a blush wine (a rosé) Ruth Margaret	$100 [1] Nest, Easter, hard-boiled eggs Margaret
$200 [7] Among humans it's the homogametic sex because it has 2 X chromosomes female Ruth	$200 [20] Mary Martin sang "My Heart Belongs To Daddy" on Broadway & this other MM sang it on film Marilyn Monroe John	$200 [27] The library contains the first drawing he made of his invention, the telephone (Alexander Graham) Bell Margaret	$200 [14] More than 600 picture symbols were used in this form of writing adopted by the Egyptians around 3000 B.C. hieroglyphics Ruth	$200 [10] Inglenook Vineyard is located in Rutherford in this famous California valley Napa Valley Margaret	$200 [2] Flea, Maximus, Piccadilly circus Ruth
$300 [8] Term for your first set of teeth or for trees that lose their leaves each year deciduous Margaret	$300 [21] "Be sure it's true, when you say, 'I love you,' it's a sin to" do this tell a lie John	$300 [28] A glass negative recording their first powered flight is part of the library's collection the Wright brothers Margaret	$300 [15] Founded by Ptolemy I, this city's library contained over 400,000 papyrus scrolls Alexandria Ruth	$300 [11] Some red wines age more slowly in these double-size bottles a magnum Margaret	$300 [3] Horse, house, blue tail fly Ruth
$400 [18] It's a thin sheet of tissue through which osmosis may occur a membrane Ruth	$400 [22] "On the boardwalk in" this New Jersey city, "We will walk in a dream" Atlantic City John	$400 [29] Most of the library's 3,000 volumes were lost when the British burned the capital during this war the War of 1812 Ruth	$400 [16] The name of this wife of Akhenaton means "the beautiful woman has come" Nefertiti John	$400 [12] Marques de Riscal is one of the best red Rioja wines of this country Spain Ruth John	$400 [4] Sand, shoe, shadow box Ruth
$500 [19] Common name of Cypselurus californicus whose enlarged pectoral fins act as airfoils flying fish Ruth	$500 [23] "Soon It's Gonna Rain" isn't from a Broadway show but from this long-running off-Broadway hit The Fantasticks Margaret	$500 [30] The library held the Declaration of Independence from 1921 until it was transferred here in 1952 the National Archives Margaret	DD $1,000 [24] On Sept. 2, 31 B.C., Antony & Cleopatra lost the Battle of this Greek promontory to Octavian Actium Margaret	$500 [25] A baron of this family bought Chateau Lafite in 1868 Rothschild John	$500 [5] Lemon, banana, Emma peel Ruth

Double Jeopardy! Round

RELIGION	LITERARY CHARACTERS	ISLANDS	MAGAZINES & NEWSPAPERS	1794	"O" NO!
$200 [1] Once imposed, this formal expulsion from the Catholic community may be lifted by a pope or bishop excommunication Ruth	$200 [2] Maimiti, a strong-willed Tahitian, loves this mutineer in "Mutiny on the Bounty" (Fletcher) Christian Ruth	$200 [12] Baffin Island is part of the Franklin District of this country's Northwest Territories Canada John	$200 [7] This British humor magazine was named for a puppet, not for a drink Punch John	$200 [19] This future commodore, who "opened" Japan to the West, was born in Rhode Island Matthew Perry John	$200 [18] The giant species of this 8-armed mollusk may weigh up to 100 pounds an octopus John
$400 [8] The name of this form of Buddhism is Japanese for "meditation" Zen John	$400 [3] In "To Kill a Mockingbird", it's the nickname of the mysterious neighbor Arthur Radley Boo Margaret	$400 [13] Christmas Island, part of Kiribati, is a large coral atoll in this ocean the Pacific Ocean John	$400 [15] It's America's "No. 1 bridal magazine" Brides magazine Margaret	$400 [20] This future pres. remarried Rachel Robards; she was the wife of another the first time they'd wed Andrew Jackson Margaret	$400 [24] Ebenezer, yellow globe & granex are 3 types of this vegetable an onion
$600 [9] In Judaism kaddish is amourner's prayer, & this is a Sabbath prayer said over wine kiddush	$600 [4] Jett Rink, a poor ruffian, becomes an oil baron in this Edna Ferber work Giant John	$600 [14] The channel separating Brooklyn, N.Y. from this island site of an amusement park has silted up Coney Island Ruth	$600 [16] A new magazine devoted entirely to the "pot bellied" type of these pets debuted in 1990 a pig Margaret	$600 [21] Edward Gibbon, author of "The Decline & Fall of" this, died in January the Roman Empire Margaret	$600 [25] A type of discount store or a receptacle in a wall that's equipped with a socket an outlet Margaret
$1,000 [11] This church is headed by the "Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark" the Coptic Church Ruth John Margaret	$800 [5] Dr. Benway, a surgeon & mad scientist, appears in "Naked Lunch" & other books by this author (William) Burroughs Ruth	$800 [29] Although the island of Salamis is part of this country, most of its people are of Albanian origin Greece John	$800 [17] William Shawn became the editor of this magazine in 1952, after the death of Harold Ross The New Yorker Ruth	$800 [22] Bowdoin College was established in Brunswick in this state Maine Margaret	$800 [26] The 3 U.S. states that fit the category Oregon, Oklahoma & Ohio John Margaret
DD $1,500 [10] This holy book was first published in 1830, in Palmyra, New York The Book of Mormon John	$1,000 [6] In Daniel Keyes' "Flowers for Algernon", Algernon is this type of creature a mouse Ruth Margaret	DD $1,000 [30] St. Helier is the capital of this, the largest of Britain's Channel Islands Jersey John	$1,000 [28] The first public newspaper in Alaska was established in 1868 in this Russian settlement Sitka John Margaret	$1,000 [23] This poet reprinted his "Songs of Innocence" adding "Songs of Experience" to them (William) Blake Margaret	$1,000 [27] An onyx is a gem, while this similar word refers to an antelope an oryx Ruth

Final Jeopardy!

THE 50 STATES

This Atlantic state's highest point is 442 feet on Ebright Road in New Castle County

Delaware

Ruth "What is Maine?" — wagered $5,400

John "What is Delaware?" — wagered $5,700

Margaret "What is N. Carolina" — wagered $4,701

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