Show #1898 1992-12-02 (taped 1992-08-25) Regular

Dennis Donohue game 1.

Contestants

Susan Merett — a financial editor originally from Columbus, Ohio

Dennis Donohue — an administrative services officer from Litchfield Park, Arizona

Art Waters — a consultant originally from Seattle, Washington (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Art	$1,100	$800	$2,400	$4,800 3rd place: Allen Edmonds shoes + Jeopardy & Wheel of Fortune video games	$4,900 19 R, 8 W (including 2 DDs)
Dennis	$2,100	$3,300	$7,000	$8,900 New champion: $8,900	$9,700 22 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
Susan	$500	$1,200	$4,400	$4,801 2nd place: trip to Nassau, the Bahamas	$4,400 13 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. GEOGRAPHY	MONTHS	SHORT STORIES	SIGNS & SYMBOLS	WAXES	WAYNES
$100 [6] Louisiana's most valuable fishing grounds are located in this gulf the Gulf of Mexico Dennis	$100 [1] St. David's Day falls on the 1st of this month; St. Patrick's Day is on the 17th March Art	$100 [11] Katherine Mansfield set many stories in this, her native country; she was born in Wellington New Zealand Dennis	$100 [26] The Cub Scout sign of 2 fingers up & separated is also this letter in the manual alphabet V Dennis	$100 [21] It's thought that the ancient Egyptians used this insect wax as a cosmetic base honey bees Art	$100 [16] In May 1979 Congress awarded a special gold medal to this star of "True Grit" John Wayne Susan
$200 [7] The name of this city which hosts the Rose Bowl football game is Chippewa for "crown of the valley" Pasadena Dennis	$200 [2] In a 1598 poem Richard Barnfield called it "the merry month" May Art	$200 [12] Mr. Otis tells the "Canterville" one of these, "I really insist on your oiling those chains" a ghost Dennis	$200 [27] When placed above & next to a letter, a comma symbol becomes one of these punctuation marks an apostrophe Susan	$200 [22] Spermaceti wax, an excellent lubricant, comes from a cavity in this animal's head a sperm whale Susan	$200 [17] To date, this singer's only top ten hit has been "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" in 1972 Wayne Newton Dennis
$300 [8] This state's least populous county is Nantucket Massachusetts Susan	$300 [3] In the Northern Hemisphere, the Harvest Moon usually occurs late in this month September Art Susan	$300 [13] This city is the setting for the stories in George Washington Cable's "Old Creole Days" New Orleans Art	$300 [28] This math symbol is drawn as 2 horizontal parallel lines with a diagonal through them not equals Art	$300 [23] This white wax was once used to waterproof milk cartons paraffin Art	$300 [18] This L.A. Kings player has scored more goals in the Stanley Cup playoffs than any other NHL player Wayne Gretzky Susan
$400 [9] Waikiki Beach is a popular tourist attraction on this Hawaiian island Oahu Art	$400 [4] The Federal government's fiscal year begins on the 1st day of this month October Art	$400 [14] This detective story author was also the editor of G.K.'s Weekly, as Father Brown could tell you G.K. Chesterton Susan	$500 [30] An R alone can stand for ruble; an R with a circle around it means this registered trademark Susan	$400 [24] Derived from a Brazilian palm, this wax is an important ingredient in many auto waxes carnauba Dennis	$400 [19] After the Revolutionary War, this "Mad" general served for a year in Congress "Mad Anthony" Wayne Susan
$500 [10] The Red River of the North provides the boundary between Minnesota & this state to the west North Dakota Dennis	$500 [5] Conspirators who rebelled against the Russian gov't in 1825 were named for this month of their revolt December Dennis Susan	$500 [15] He wrote his 1824 story "The Money Diggers" while living in Europe, but it's set in Dutch New York Washington Irving Dennis	DD $1,500 [29] Solar system object symbolized by thefollowing: comet Art	$500 [25] Wool wax, which serves as a dressing for leather goods, is more commonly known by this name lanolin Dennis	$500 [20] This Oregonian was a U.S. senator for 24 years, first as a Republican, later as a Democrat Wayne Morse Art

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	NEW TESTAMENT	INVENTORS & DISCOVERERS	SEAS	BRITS	HODGEPODGE
$200 [6] When he abdicated April 11, 1814 his "parting gifts" were a yearly pension & sovereignty over Elba Napoleon Dennis	$200 [26] This Galilean fisherman was originally named Simon Peter Susan	$200 [21] Christiaan Huygens invented the pendulum type of this device in 1656 a clock Dennis	$200 [1] Rivers emptying into this sea include the Ebro from Spain & the Nile the Mediterranean Art	$200 [11] Prime minister Harold Macmillan turned diplomat to help resolve this 1962 international crisis the Cuban Missile Crisis Art	$200 [16] Robert Mills designed this 555' U.S. monument in 1836; it wasn't finished until 1884, 29 years after his death the Washington Monument Art
$400 [7] This group was formed in the 1950s to oppose the corrupt regime of Ngo Dinh Diem the Vietcong Dennis	$400 [27] This king "Slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coast thereof" Herod Art	$400 [22] Friedrich Miescher discovered this organic chemical; Watson & Crick, its double helix structure DNA Dennis	$400 [2] Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania all border its eastern coast the Baltic Dennis	$400 [12] Having moved to South Africa for health reasons, he later mined diamonds & became the Cape Colony's PM Rhodes Dennis	$400 [17] Sir John Oldcastle, who once plotted to kidnap Henry V, was a model for this Shakespeare character Falstaff Art
$600 [8] The Montreux Convention of 1936 recognized this county's right to fortify the Dardanelles Turkey Art	$600 [28] He describes the visions he received on the Isle of Patmos in the book of Revelation John Art	$600 [23] Lewis E. Waterman invented this type of pen in 1884 fountain pen Art Susan	$600 [3] This sea's southern entrance is partly blocked by the islands of Crete & Rhodes the Aegean Art Dennis	$800 [14] As Lloyd George's foreign secretary, he came up with a declaration concerning Palestine Balfour Susan	$600 [18] Used in welding, this gas is polymerized to make neoprene, a synthetic rubber acetylene Susan
DD $1,000 [9] Because hiding in the Paris sewers worsened this revolutionary's skin disease, he needed warm baths to treat it Jean-Paul Marat Art	$800 [29] Jesus was betrayed by Judas & arrested in this garden the Garden of Gethsemane Art	$800 [24] In Russia, about 1910, he discovered the conditioned reflex Pavlov Art	$800 [4] The Crimean Peninsula lies between the world's shallowest sea, the Sea of Azov, & this sea the Black Sea Art	$1,000 [15] This actress had 2 sons by Charles II; one went on to become Duke of St. Albans Nell Gwyn Susan	$800 [19] Boomtowns like Washoe City & Virginia City grew around the 1859 silver strike known as this the Comstock Lode Art Dennis
$1,000 [10] This general led the coup that removed Salvador Allende from office (Augusto) Pinochet Dennis	$1,000 [30] This apostle was shipwrecked on Malta for 3 months Paul	$1,000 [25] In 1906 he created the syphilis test known by his name Wassermann Art	$1,000 [5] It separates Australia from New Zealand the Sea of Tasman Art Dennis	DD $2,700 [13] When he became naturalized in 1947, he gave up the right of accession to the Greek & Danish thrones the Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Philip) Dennis	$1,000 [20] This Nicaraguan coast was named after the Indians, not the insects the Mosquito Coast Dennis

Final Jeopardy!

ANCIENT POETS

Plato called her "The Tenth Muse"

Sappho

Art "Who was Sappho?" — wagered $2,400

Susan "Who was Sappho?" — wagered $401

Dennis "Who was Sappho?" — wagered $1,900

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