Show #1859 1992-10-08 (taped 1992-08-10) Regular

Leslie Miller game 1.Game entered from audiorecording.

Contestants

Leslie Miller — an editor from Reston, Virginia

Jim Fink — a teacher from Spring Valley, California

Mitch Hankins — an attorney from Lubbock, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mitch	$-100	$1,500	$4,600	$8,500 2nd place: trip on TWA to New York & stay at the Empire Hotel + Jeopardy! home edition or computerized version	$5,300 18 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Jim	$1,900	$3,200	$3,800	$7,599 3rd place: Samsung LaserDisc player + Jeopardy! home edition or computerized version	$3,800 17 R, 3 W
Leslie	$900	$4,400	$12,800	$15,000 New champion: $15,000	$11,500 22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	KENTUCKY	FAMOUS ACTORS	HOUSEHOLD TIPS	PRESIDENTS	"ROSE"s
$100 [1] With over 13,000 worldwide, it's the world's largest chain of convenience stores 7-Eleven Jim	$100 [12] The Kentucky coffee is the official state one of these, but its beans don't make a good breakfast brew the state tree Jim	$100 [8] This "Dances with Wolves" star's first film was "Sizzle Beach, U.S.A." made years before its 1986 release Kevin Costner Jim	$100 [13] You can clean artificial flowers by shaking them in a bag with half a cup of this white seasoning salt Jim	$100 [2] Political cartoonists of the day called him "King Andrew" Andrew Jackson Mitch Leslie	$100 [3] This Cincinnati Reds player was the National League's batting champion in 1968, 1969 & 1973 Pete Rose Jim
$200 [23] This thirst quencher, popular with athletes, is Quaker Oats' best-selling product Gatorade Jim	$300 [22] Covington, Kentucky claims the only replica in the U.S. of his tomb; it's open from Easter to November 1st Jesus Mitch	$200 [9] This actor did much of his own stunt driving as Popeye Doyle in "The French Connection" Gene Hackman Jim	$200 [20] Here's a real pointer: to punch belt holes & to form circular pastries, use this math instrument a compass Leslie	$200 [4] He was the "Grits" in the "Grits & Fritz in '76" bumper stickers Jimmy Carter Jim	$200 [16] A cheerful or optimistic person is said to be viewing the world through these rose-colored glasses Mitch
$300 [24] In 1985, Sears launched this credit card which can be used at its own stores, as well as others the Discover card Mitch	$400 [26] There's a state park named for this Stephen Foster song & the mansion that inspired it is open for tours "My Old Kentucky Home" Jim	$300 [10] A biography of this actor was entitled "Heart to Heart", not "Hart to Hart", H-A-R-T Robert Wagner Mitch	$300 [28] Though costlier, this type of lighting will last seven to ten times longer than incandescent bulbs fluorescent Mitch	$300 [5] He was elected president in 1948 on a campaign theme attacking the "Do Nothing 80th Congress" Harry Truman Jim	$300 [17] "Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on? Could it be" this "from days gone by" a faded rose Jim
$400 [25] This photo company was originally founded in 1932 as the Land-Wheelwright Laboratories Polaroid Jim	$500 [27] This Kentucky-born author of "All the King's Men" became America's first poet laureate in 1986 Robert Penn Warren Mitch	$400 [14] In 1971, this "Bonanza" star received the Order of Canada Lorne Greene Mitch	$400 [29] Attach wire hangers to a wooden upright to make this training device for vines & climbing plants a trellis Leslie	$400 [6] This future president was Secretary of Commerce under Warren G. Harding & Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Mitch Jim	$400 [18] Robert Louis Stevenson said that "Marriage is a field of battle" & not this a bed of roses Leslie
$500 [11] This company known for its Pyrexware supplied the glass for Thomas Edison's first light bulb Corning Mitch Leslie	DD $1,500 [21] This largest city in Kentucky has a fountain that sprays water in the shape of a fleur-de-lis, the city's symbol Louisville Leslie	$500 [15] At age 61, this character actor made his film debut as Kasper Gutman in "The Maltese Falcon" Sydney Greenstreet Leslie	$500 [30] When your bathroom mirror steams up, Heloise advises using this appliance to clear it a hair dryer Leslie	$500 [7] He was nicknamed "Professor" Wilson Jim	$500 [19] This 1924 operetta by Rudolf Friml tells the story of a young man, a singer & the Canadian Mounties Rose-Marie Leslie

Double Jeopardy! Round

GOLD	1980	MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES	HISTORIC NAMES	FOOD & DRINK	ART
$200 [16] According to the proverb, "All that" does this "is not gold" glistens (glitters) Leslie	$200 [1] On June 27th, 1980, Canada's Parliament chose this song to be the official national anthem "O Canada" Mitch	$200 [17] Bellerophon was thrown as he tried to ride this winged horse up to heaven Pegasus Mitch	$200 [8] In 445, he murdered his brother, Bleda, to become sole ruler of the Huns Attila Mitch	$200 [23] Van den Bergh Foods company makes a spread called "I Can't Believe It's Not" this Butter Leslie	$200 [6] It's the art of painting on plaster fresco Leslie
$400 [27] In its peak year, 1852, this state's goldfields yielded an estimated $80 million California Jim	$400 [2] Planning on sharing its oil profits with its residents, this U.S. state dropped its income tax Alaska Mitch Jim Leslie	$400 [18] From the ashes of its funeral pyre, a worm would emerge signalling the rebirth of this bird the Phoenix Leslie	$400 [9] Some say the Carolingian Dynasty was named for Charles Martel, others for this grandson Charlemagne Jim	$400 [19] Koicha is a thick type of this beverage served during a Japanese ceremony tea Leslie	$400 [7] A 1953 drawing by this artist of his daughter is titled simply "Paloma" Picasso Jim
$600 [28] In 1821, this European country was the first to make gold a standard for its money Great Britain Jim	$600 [3] In 1980, it was the third largest city in the United States; it still has the same mayor today Los Angeles Mitch	$600 [24] For his 12th labor, Hercules had to bring this three-headed dog up from the underworld Cerberus Leslie	$600 [10] Doroteo Arango was the real name of this Mexican bandit who raided the U.S. in 1916 Pancho Villa Mitch	$600 [20] Originally made in Germany, Mettwurst is a cured type of this food sausage Mitch	$600 [12] Vasari called this Italian city the nest & home of the arts as Athens was of the sciences Florence Leslie
$800 [29] This object of a legendary quest may have been a sheepskin used as a sluice filter the Golden Fleece Mitch Jim Leslie	$1,000 [5] This Republican from Illinois announced his independent candidacy John Anderson Leslie	$800 [25] A swamp near the town of Lerna was the home of this 9-headed serpent the Hydra Leslie	$800 [11] In the Capitol Building's Statuary Hall a statue of this king represents the State of Hawaii Kamehameha Mitch Leslie	$800 [21] Applejack is a type of this alcoholic beverage made from apple cider brandy Leslie	$800 [13] One of Caravaggio's masterpieces is "The Beheading of" this saint John the Baptist Mitch
$1,000 [30] Something that's 75% gold is the equivalent of this many carats 18 Leslie	DD $1,300 [4] This country, with the most Catholics in the world, received its first visit by a reigning pope Brazil Mitch	$1,000 [26] These winged monsters known for snatching away food had women's faces & the bodies of predatory birds Harpies Mitch	$1,000 [15] In 1564, this Flemish mapmaker was appointed court cosmographer to Duke Willem of Cleve Gerardus Mercator	$1,000 [22] This liqueur made from black currants is one of the ingredients in a kir cocktail creme de cassis Leslie	DD $1,200 [14] Among this Belgian's first surrealist works is 1926's "The Menaced Assassin" René Magritte Mitch

Final Jeopardy!

THE SUPREME COURT

He is the only bachelor serving on the Supreme Court

David Souter

Jim "Who is Souter?" — wagered $3,799

Mitch "Who is Souter?" — wagered $3,900

Leslie "Who is Souter?" — wagered $2,200

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