Show #2766 1996-09-16 (taped 1996-08-12) Regular

Lucien Schmit game 2.

Contestants

Lizabeth Stavenski-Bell — a writer originally from State College, Pennsylvania

Ed Bylina — a research scientist from Andalusia, Pennsylvania

Lucien Schmit — a lawyer from Sherman Oaks, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lucien	$800	$1,800	$6,180	$8,680 2-day champion: $18,281	$6,800 23 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Ed	$400	$500	$4,300	$2,900 2nd place: unknown	$4,800 9 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Lizabeth	$0	$1,100	$6,700	$1,039 3rd place: unknown	$6,700 16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

OPERETTAS	BIRTHDAY'S THE SAME	AUTO HISTORY	19th CENTURY AMERICA	ETIQUETTE	PROVERBS
$100 [26] Offenbach's operetta "La Belle Helene" spoofs the story of this mythological beauty Helen of Troy Lucien	$100 [21] John Tesh could play the theme from "Forrest Gump" at a party for this star; they were both born July 9 Tom Hanks Lucien	$100 [16] The Duryea brothers built these, like the Wright brothers, before turning to cars bicycles Lucien	$100 [1] The North & South Porticos were added to this famous residence in the 1820s the White House Ed	$100 [6] Of the host, guest of honor or other guests, it's who should enter the dining room first at a formal dinner the host Lucien Ed Lizabeth	$100 [7] According to Aesop, "Slow and steady" does this wins the race Lucien
$200 [27] You need a tenor to play the role of Ernest Dummkopf in this duo's 1896 operetta "The Grand Duke" Gilbert & Sullivan Lizabeth	$200 [22] This wife of Steve Allen could celebrate her Sept. 27 birthday with Shaun Cassidy & Meat Loaf Jayne Meadows Lizabeth	$200 [17] In 1995 Nevada certified A-21, which is about 50% this common liquid, Asia "clean alternative fuel" water Lucien Ed	$200 [2] "The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem", he wrote in a preface to "Leaves of Grass" Walt Whitman Lizabeth	$200 [12] As soon as diners finish their lobster, waiters should put these at the side of each place finger bowls (moist napkins or towels) Lucien	$200 [8] These, "like pie-crust, are made to be broken" promises Lucien
$300 [28] Rudolf Friml's operetta "Rose Marie" is set in this North American country Canada Lizabeth	$300 [23] Heather Thomas, Jonathan Taylor Thomas & this Thomas who starred in'"E.T." were all born Sept. 8 Henry Thomas	$300 [18] John Hetrick invented this safety device in 1952; GM began adding it to cars in 1973 air bags Ed	$300 [3] More than 13,000 Union prisoners died at this infamous Confederate prison camp Andersonville Lucien	$300 [13] "Car Hops and Curb Service" says you did this for service at old drive-ins; the girls couldn't tell who honked flash your lights	$300 [9] The Latin proverb "cito maturum cito putridum" translates to "quickly ripe quickly" this quickly rotten Lucien
$400 [29] This "Waltz King"'s 1883 operetta "A Night in Venice" was one of his most successful Strauss Lizabeth	$400 [24] Bette Midler & this "Scenes from a Mall" co-star were born Dec. 1 but he has 10 more candles on his cake Woody Allen Lucien	DD $500 [19] Man who designed the car seen here Preston Tucker Ed	$400 [4] The state of Deseret was established in 1849, & this man became its governor Brigham Young Ed	$400 [14] If a bride chooses to wear short, loose ones of these, she'll have to take one off at the altar gloves Lucien	$400 [10] It's the popular term for the saying "If anything can go wrong, it will" Murphy's law Lizabeth
$500 [30] "The Bride Elect" is one of the most popular operettas by this "March King" (John Philip) Sousa Ed	$500 [25] This star of "Mister Roberts" shared his May 16 birthday with his first wife, Margaret Sullavan Henry Fonda Lucien	$500 [20] In the 1920s this highway named for a president linked New York & San Francisco the Lincoln Highway	$500 [5] This clergyman, Harriet Beecher Stowe's brother, was so famous he endorsed Pears' soap in magazine ads Henry Ward Beecher	$500 [15] "Colorful" designation of the most formal men's evening wear white tie Lucien	$500 [11] "It is not work that kills, but" this; it also turns the hair gray worry Lucien Lizabeth

Double Jeopardy! Round

AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUTHORS	STATE NICKNAMES	BIOLOGY	EMPRESSES	FAMOUS FIRSTS	"LAST" FILMS
$200 [24] Claude McKay was a leading figure in this NYC area's "Renaissance" even though he was born in Jamaica Harlem Lucien	$200 [16] This "Bayou State" is the "Child of the Mississippi" Louisiana Lucien	$200 [1] A venule is a small type of these blood vessels veins Lucien	$200 [7] Under this empress, Russia gained control of the north shore of the Black Sea Catherine the Great Lucien	$200 [21] Number of stars on the 1st U.S. national flag, adopted by the Continental Congress June 14, 1777 13 Ed	$200 [2] Daniel Day-Lewis played Hawkeye in the 1992 version of this James Fenimore Cooper tale The Last of the Mohicans Lucien
$400 [25] "Meridian" is an acclaimed novel about the civil rights movement by this author of "The Color Purple" Alice Walker Lizabeth	$400 [17] "Down Where the South Begins" is a lesser-known nickname for this "Old Dominion" Virginia Lizabeth	$400 [12] Of the 3 types of these in the body, the skeletal or striated ones are the most abundant muscles Lucien	$400 [8] This wife of Napoleon was also the grandmother of Napoleon III Josephine Lucien	$400 [22] In the 1st contest for this trophy, Uruguay beat Argentina in 1930, 4-2 the World Cup Lizabeth	$400 [3] Arnold Schwarzenegger starred as Jack Slater, a young boy's movie idol, in this 1993 spoof the Last Action Hero Lizabeth
$600 [26] "Song of Solomon" was the 1st novel by this "Beloved" author to feature a male narrator Toni Morrison Lizabeth	$600 [18] It was once known as the "Hog and Hominy State"—perhaps you'll "Volunteer" a response Tennessee Lucien	$600 [13] The living organism from which a parasite gets its nourishment is called this the host Lizabeth	$600 [9] The sister of Theodosius II, Pulcheria became Augusta, or empress of this empire, July 4, 414 the Eastern Roman Empire Lucien	DD $600 [23] Around 105 A.D., Cai Lun made this material from tree bark, rags & old fish netting paper Lizabeth	$600 [4] It was inspired by the true story of Pu Yi The Last Emperor Lizabeth
$800 [27] "Go Tell It on the Mountain" that he wrote "The Amen Corner", a play about a female evangelist (James) Baldwin Lizabeth	DD $620 [19] Since its the "Tree Planters State" you might want to plant one near the Platte Nebraska Lucien	$800 [14] Albinism is an example of this, a change in genes that can be passed on to offspring a mutation Ed	$800 [10] The Duc du Choiseul helped arrange the marriage of Louis XVI to Marie Antoinette, this empress' daughter Maria Theresa Ed	—	$800 [5] This controversial 1988 film speculated on some of Jesus' more earthly desires The Last Temptation of Christ Lizabeth
—	$1,000 [20] This "Granite State" is the "Mother of Rivers" because several of them originate in its mountains New Hampshire Lucien	$1,000 [15] During osmosis fluid diffuses through a semipermeable one of these a membrane Ed	$1,000 [11] After Rasputin met this empress in 1905, he became the most influential member of her entourage Alexandra Ed	—	$1,000 [6] This 1973 whodunit set aboard a yacht was written by Stephen Sondheim & Anthony Perkins The Last of Sheila Lucien

Final Jeopardy!

POTENT POTABLES

This famous cocktail was created at the Raffles Hotel in 1915

a Singapore Sling

Ed "What is Manhattan?" — wagered $1,400

Lucien "What is a Singapore Sling" — wagered $2,500

Lizabeth "What is a Manhattan?" — wagered $5,661

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