Show #1646 1991-10-28 (taped 1991-09-10) Regular

Contestants

Susan Weaver — a teacher from Houston, Texas

Steve Richman — a security analyst from New York City, New York

Jim Baughman — a fine arts printer from Los Angeles, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,400)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Jim $2,100 $3,400 $8,800 $11,800
2-day champion: $25,200
$7,600
26 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Steve $900 $2,100 $5,300 $6,600
3rd place: Aiwa mini stereo system + Nintendo Entertainment System with Super Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune + InfoGenius for Game Boy
$5,300
18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Susan $100 $1,400 $5,800 $11,500
2nd place: Whittier Wood Products table & chairs + Cuthbertson Christmas tree dinnerware
$5,800
13 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

AMERICANA AWARDS ODDS & ENDS DINOSAURS FAMOUS GRANTS COLORFUL WORDS & PHRASES
$100 [19]
His family supplied the dueling pistols used July 11, 1804 by himself & Burr
(Alexander) Hamilton
Steve
$100 [14]
In 1960 Leona Schnuelle's dilly casserole bread won the $25,000 top prize in this competition
the Pillsbury Bake-Off
Jim Steve
$100 [24]
This teenage sister of Elroy Jetson loves to dance the Solar Swivel
Judy Jetson
Susan
$100 [1]
Dinosaur National Monument is in northeastern Utah & this "Centennial State"
Colorado
Susan
$100 [6]
His real first name was Hiram, but in a mix-up at West Point this future president dropped it
Ulysses
Jim
$100 [11]
It's what you "give" someone when you permit him to go ahead with a plan or project
green light
Steve
$200 [20]
Originally a slang term for the ranch's cook, it's now a cattle thief
a rustler
Jim
$200 [15]
Betty Buckley's Tony for Best Actress came in 1983 for playing Grizabella in this musical
Cats
Jim
$200 [25]
This company's Selectric typewriter was the 1st to use a typing element instead of type bars
IBM
Jim
$200 [2]
The Apatosaurus, formerly called this, was an herbivore that weighed up to 30 tons
a Brontosaurus
Jim
$200 [7]
If he hadn't changed his name this "Charade" star would be under famous Archies or Leaches
Cary Grant
Steve
$200 [12]
It may amuse you to know that this phrase means to be delighted or overjoyed
tickled pink
Jim
$300 [21]
In the 1920s Shipwreck Kelly achieved fame for his endurance records in this fad
flagpole sitting
Jim
$300 [16]
From 1948 to 1966, she received 30 Oscar nominations for Best Costume Design
(Edith) Head
Steve
$300 [26]
The oldest part of this palace is a small chateau built for Louis XIII in 1624
Versailles
Susan
$300 [3]
This dinosaur was the largest carnivore ever to live on land
Tyrannosaurus rex
Jim
DD $300 [8]
In 1991 this singer made it onto the pop charts with thefollowing:"Baby, baby / I'm taken with the notion..."
Amy Grant
Steve
$300 [13]
It describes an executive or a crime he might commit, like embezzlement
white collar
Jim
$400 [22]
Perturbed that his name was left out of the tittle of the new electric co., he sold his stock
Edison
Steve
$400 [17]
Jay Sandrich won a 1986 Emmy for directing the "Denise's Friend" episode of this series
The Cosby Show
Susan
$400 [27]
Hormones secreted by these glands on top of the kidneys help the body adjust to sudden stress
the adrenaline glands (adrenal glands)
Jim
$400 [4]
Some scientists believe that dinosaurs, unlike modern reptiles, were homeothermic, which means this
warm-blooded
Jim
$400 [9]
With his then wife Mary Tyler Moore, he helped created the "Mary Tyler Moore Show"
Grant Tinker
Steve
$400 [29]
Elaborate or ornate writing that calls attention to itself is often termed this
purple prose
Steve
$500 [23]
After Noah Webster's death his heirs sold the dictionary rights to this Springfield, Mass. company
Merriam
Jim
$500 [18]
This writer's 2 Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction were given for "A Fable" & "The Reivers"
Faulkner
Steve
$500 [28]
Because its wood sharpens easily, the incense variety of this tree is the best for making pencils
cedar
Jim
$500 [5]
This dinosaur had 2 staggered rows of large triangular bony plates along its backbone
Stegosaurus
Jim Susan
$500 [10]
As head coach he led the Minnesota Vikings into 4 Super Bowls but lost them all
Bud Grant
Susan
$500 [30]
A broad, flat cap often worn by Scottish soldiers, or the state flower of Texas
the bluebonnet
Steve Susan

Double Jeopardy! Round

EUROPE TRANSPORTATION BATTLES NATIONAL PARKS AUTHORS GOVERNORS
$200 [1]
New Year's Day in this country include a Strauss concert by the Wiener Philharmoniker
Austria
Jim Susan
$200 [26]
In the 1930s this country introduced the Flying Hamburger, a high-speed railcar
Germany
Steve
$200 [6]
Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders won this battle of the Spanish-American War July 1, 1898
the Battle of San Juan Hill
Steve
$200 [11]
More than 1/3 of this Florida park is under salt water
the Everglades
Steve
$200 [16]
"A View from the Bench" is a book of memoirs by this "People's Court" judge
Wapner
Steve
$200 [21]
This Maryland governor was the son of a Greek immigrant whose name originally was Anagnostopoulos
Spiro Agnew
Jim
$400 [2]
This country's principal newspapers include Svenska Dagbladet & Expressen
Sweden
Jim
$400 [27]
The derailleur gear system was invented for this vehicle around the turn of the century
bicycle
Steve
$400 [7]
William the Conqueror became king of England after defeating Harold in this battle
the Battle of Hastings
Jim Susan
$400 [12]
This N.M. park was discovered in 1901 by Jim White, who mistook swarms of bats for a cloud of smoke
Carlsbad Caverns
Jim
$400 [17]
In 1961 his short stories "Franny" & "Zooey" were published together in book form
Salinger
Steve
$400 [22]
Though seriously wounded when Pres. Kennedy was shot, he was able to resume his duties as gov. of Texas
Connally
Steve
$600 [3]
The tiny principality whose monetary unit is the Swiss franc
Liechtenstein
Steve Susan
$600 [28]
The pair of "sister" ocean liners launched by the British, one in 1934, one in 1938
the Queen Elizabeth & the Queen Mary
$600 [8]
Mexico's victory in the Battle of Puebla is celebrated on this national holiday
the Cinco de Mayo
Jim
$600 [13]
Port Angeles is headquarters for Olympic National Park in this state
Washington
Jim
$600 [18]
This author dedicated his latest George Smiley book, "The Secret Pilgrim", to Alec Guinness
le Carré
Jim
$600 [23]
In 1929 the Louisiana House of Representatives voted to impeach him on charges of misusing funds
Huey Long
Jim
DD $800 [4]
This peninsula accounts for nearly 70% of Denmark's land area
the Jutland Peninsula
Susan
$800 [29]
Between 1921 & 1924 Knud Rasmussen became the 1st person to cross the Northwest Passage by this
by dog sled
Jim Susan
$800 [9]
Fought in Maryland on Sept. 17, 1862, it was the bloodiest 1-day battle of the Civil War
Antietam
Steve
$800 [14]
Virginia's Shenandoah National Park is located in these mountains
the Blue Ridge Mountains
Jim
$1,000 [20]
Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" is set in this state where she grew up
Alabama
Jim Susan
$800 [24]
Between 1780 & 1793 he was elected to nine terms as governor of Massachusetts
John Hancock
Jim
$1,000 [5]
Greece is officially known as this republic
the Hellenic Republic
Susan
$1,000 [30]
In 1834 this Englishman designed a cab with a covered body slung between 2 large wheels
Hansom
Susan
$1,000 [10]
Henri Petain became a nat'l hero of France after halting German troops in this WWI battle
Verdun
Jim Susan
$1,000 [15]
Denali National Park in Alaska was formerly known by this name
Mount McKinley
Steve
DD $2,000 [19]
James Joyce spent the last 17 years of his life writing this novel about the sleeping Earwickers
Finnegans Wake
Jim
$1,000 [25]
In 1948 he was elected governor of Illinois by the largest majority in the states history
Adlai Stevenson
Jim

Final Jeopardy!

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

This Minneapolis company was incorporated in 1928 when 5 flour-making firms merged

General Mills

Steve "What is General Mills" — wagered $1,300
Susan "What is General Mills?" — wagered $5,700
Jim "What is General Mills?" — wagered $3,000

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