Show #2949 1997-05-29 (taped 1997-01-15) Regular

Lyn Payne game 2.

Contestants

Jeff Barlow — an attorney from Sacramento, California

Emily Scott — an independent graphic designer from Cambridge, Massachusetts

Lyn Payne — a librarian from Orlando, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,001)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Lyn $500 $800 $9,800 $10,800
2-day champion: $23,801
$8,600
24 R (including 3 DDs), 5 W
Emily $400 $1,200 $3,600 $4,200
3rd place: Pinseeker Golf Clubs
$3,600
12 R, 4 W
Jeff $700 $100 $2,500 $5,000
2nd place: Trip to Friends International Resorts, Jamaica
$2,500
12 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE BAKED GOODS SEE THE U.S.A. ART ODDS & ENDS '60s TV
$100 [9]
The largest cell is the 3-inch diameter yolk of this bird's egg
Ostrich
Jeff
$100 [16]
This all-American pie also has Dutch & deep-dish varieties
Apple Pie
Lyn
$100 [25]
St. Paul is famous for its winter carnival, & this city, its twin, has an aquatennial festival
Minneapolis
Lyn
$100 [5]
The artists known as The Four Wangs rose to prominence under this country's Ch'ing Dynasty
China
Lyn
$100 [21]
In 1892 a Dr. Sheffield first put this hygiene product in a tube
Toothpaste
Lyn
$200 [26]
In 1966 "T.H.E. Cat" followed "The Man From" this organization on NBC
U.N.C.L.E.
Lyn
$200 [10]
In Latin this metal is known as aurum
Gold
Jeff
$200 [18]
These treats can be baked bite-size & served as appetizers if the Knave of Hearts doesn't get them first
Tarts
Lyn
$200 [17]
Egg Harbor, a town in this dairy state, may be named for an egg-throwing battle fought there in 1825
Wisconsin
Jeff
$200 [4]
Delacroix' dramatic historical painting of the "Massacre At Chios" is in this Paris museum
The Louvre
Lyn
$200 [24]
On March 6, 1996 Detroit Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood did this, the first for an NHL goalie since 1989
Score a goal
Emily
$400 [14]
According to the show's title, the "Kiwi" was "The Wackiest Ship In" this
Army
Lyn
$300 [11]
On a weather chart this line connects places that have the same barometric pressure
Isobar
Emily
$300 [27]
Eggs Benedict are traditionally built on top of this type of bread
English muffin
Emily
$300 [15]
You can see fossilized fish at the Badlands Petrified Gardens in Kadoka in this state
South Dakota
Lyn Jeff
$300 [3]
It's the shape of a tondo, a type of painting popular in the 15th century
Round
$300 [20]
This country just south of Niger is 25% smaller & 2 letters longer
Nigeria
Jeff
DD $500 [6]
A prime time animated series in 1964, it was revived in 1996 with an updated cast seen here:
Jonny Quest
Lyn
$400 [12]
On June 29, 1994 the temperature reached 125 degrees in Laughlin, the highest ever recorded in this state
Nevada
Jeff
$400 [28]
Originally a trademark, it refers to a tube pan with fluted sides or the cake baked in it
Bundt cake
Emily Jeff
$400 [8]
North Platte in this state was once the home of Buffalo Bill & an annual rodeo there is named for him
Nebraska
Jeff
$400 [2]
Once a cubist, this Spaniard from Figueras turned to surrealism after going to Paris in 1928
Salvador Dali
Lyn Emily Jeff
$400 [22]
The CMA, this group, gives awards for, among others, "Vocal Event of the Year"
Country Music Association
Lyn
$500 [19]
Only 2 CBS shows remained on Sunday nights for the entire decade: "Lassie" & this variety show
"The Ed Sullivan Show" (old "Toast Of The Town")
Jeff
$500 [13]
This organ removes excess glucose from the blood & stores it as glycogen
Liver
Lyn
$500 [29]
Frosted with pecans & coconut, this cake is named for an ingredient, not for its country of origin
German chocolate cake
Lyn Jeff
$500 [7]
Tennessee Williams lived in this Florida city for decades, & a fine arts center there is named for him
Key West
$500 [1]
This word that often precedes expressionism is derived from the Latin for "drawn off" or "drawn away"
Abstract
Emily
$500 [23]
The blade of the "shinai", the sword used in kendo, is made of this plant material
Bamboo
Emily

Double Jeopardy! Round

19th CENTURY AMERICA THE OSCARS WORLD GEOGRAPHY JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER RUMINANTS BUSINESS BENCHMARKS
$200 [20]
On July 4, 1828 construction began on this pioneering U.S. railroad, the B&O
Baltimore & Ohio
Lyn
$200 [1]
Steven Spielberg compared this Thalberg Award winner & "Star Wars" director to Luke Skywalker
George Lucas
Emily
$200 [8]
Less than 5,000 square miles in area, The Gambia is the smallest independent mainland country on this continent
Africa
Lyn
$200 [27]
Whittier's "Barefoot boy, with cheek of" this color is clothed in "turned-up pantaloons"
Tan
Emily
$400 [15]
Limousin & Blonde D'Aquitaine are popular breeds of cattle imported to the U.S. from this country
France
Lyn
$400 [28]
This Japanese car company's first U.S. built Accord was produced in 1982
Honda
Lyn
$400 [21]
In 1839 the village of Waterloo was chosen as the Texas capital & its name was changed to this
Austin
Emily
$400 [2]
When he won his Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "The Fugitive", his head was shaved for his role as Ty Cobb
Tommy Lee Jones
Jeff
$400 [18]
Lake Hula is not in Hawaii but just west of the Golan Heights in this country
Israel
Emily Jeff
DD $500 [26]
A Whittier poem inspired by this novel begins, "Dry the tears for holy Eva, with the blessed angels leave her"
"Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Lyn
$600 [12]
The Saanen & Toggenburg are among the top milk-producing breeds of this animal in the U.S.
Goat
Emily
$600 [22]
In 1959 this company sold its billionth can of Spam
Hormel
Lyn Emily
$600 [9]
On January 24, 1848 carpenter James Marshall discovered gold on this man's California property
John Sutter
Lyn
$600 [3]
The 2 actors nominated for their performances in this 1995 film were Ed Harris & Kathleen Quinlan
"Apollo 13"
Lyn
$800 [7]
English towns include Stratford-on-Avon, Stoke-on-Trent & Henley-on- this river
Thames
Jeff
$600 [16]
"The Angels of Buena Vista" is Whittier's tribute to the women who cared for the wounded during this war
The Mexican War
Lyn
$800 [13]
This llama relative, scientific name Lama pacos, is grown mainly for its fine wool
Alpaca
Emily
$800 [23]
In 1992 this company acquired Security Pacific in the biggest bank merger in U.S. history
BankAmerica (Bank of America)
$800 [10]
Known as the "Pathfinder", he was urged to run against Lincoln in 1864 but eventually stepped aside
John C. Fremont
Lyn
$800 [4]
At age 79 he became the oldest person ever nominated for Best Director, for "Prizzi's Honor"
John Huston
Lyn
$1,000 [19]
This small Newfoundland city is a major air traffic control center for north Atlantic flights
Gander
Jeff
$800 [17]
Sculptor mentioned in the title of Whittier's 1886 poem about the Statue of Liberty
Frédéric Bartholdi
Jeff
$1,000 [14]
This largest deer may weigh up to 1,800 pounds
Moose
Emily Jeff
$1,000 [24]
In 1992 the Ritz-Carlton hotel company won this cabinet dept's Malcolm Baldridge Quality Award
Department of Commerce
Emily
$1,000 [11]
In 1815 Congress purchased this ex-president's 6,000-book library for the Library of Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Lyn
$1,000 [5]
The first movie nominated for Best Foreign Language Film & Best Picture, its title is just 1 letter
"Z"
Lyn
DD $1,500 [6]
1 of Denmark's 2 overseas regions
Faroe Islands & Greenland
Lyn
$1,000 [25]
A few weeks before his own death, Whittier wrote his last poem "To" this "Old Ironsides" poet
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Lyn

Final Jeopardy!

SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN

This heroine is murdered on the island of Cyprus, as is her waiting-woman

Desdemona (from "Othello")

Jeff "Who is Desdemona (Hi Caitlin!)" — wagered $2,500
Emily "Who is Desdemona?" — wagered $600
Lyn "Who is Desdemona" — wagered $1,000

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