Show #1860 1992-10-09 (taped 1992-08-10) Regular

Leslie Miller game 2.Game entered from audiorecording.

Contestants

Brian Kane — an office assistant from Auburn, Maine

Jennifer Smith — a unit secretary from Phoenix, Arizona

Leslie Miller — an editor from Reston, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Leslie	$1,200	$4,000	$11,800	$10,399 2-day champion: $25,399	$11,800 30 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Jennifer	$2,800	$3,900	$2,500	$100 2nd place: Mastervoice home automation system & Sanyo 26" TV	$2,200 15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Brian	$0	$1,400	$6,600	$1 3rd place: Bausch + Lomb binoculars + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! for SNES & Sega Genesis	$6,400 14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE	SHOPPING	LYRICS	LITERATURE	FOOD	"MAN"LY WORDS
$100 [9] The mean distance of this planet from the Sun is one astronomical unit the Earth Jennifer	$100 [14] Appropriately, Scarlett O'Hara fans can buy Scarlett O'O'O'O'O'O'O'O'Haraanstheurnertorenhis city Atlanta Leslie	$100 [26] He's the "most famous reindeer of all" Rudolph Leslie	$100 [7] Thornton Wilder's 1948 novel, "The Ides of March", was a fictional account of the life of this Roman Julius Caesar Leslie	$100 [2] Food Lover's Companion says it was in the late 1700sthat ketchup was first made with this veggie or fruit the tomato Jennifer	$100 [21] From the Latin meaning "to dwell", it's a dwelling place, specifically a stately home a mansion Brian
$200 [10] Elias Howe's patent model for this is in the National Museum of American History the sewing machine Jennifer	$200 [17] You can buy autographed photos of opera stars at the Metropolitan Opera Shop in this city New York Leslie	$200 [27] It's the title line that follows, "Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky" Stormy weather Leslie	$200 [1] In this Robert Louis Stevenson book a parrot is heard to squawk, "Pieces of eight, pieces of eight" Treasure Island Jennifer	$200 [3] The bonnet pepper Capsicum tetragonum becomes this popular Hungarian spice paprika Jennifer	$200 [22] The wingspan of this ray, also called a devil fish, may reach up to 20 feet a manta ray Leslie
$300 [11] Melt water from these is often grayish white from the bits of rock it contains a glacier Jennifer	$300 [18] This man who played The Sundance Kid promotes crafts of the American West with the Sundance Catalog Robert Redford Leslie	$300 [28] "Though it's just a constant game of cat & mouse, it's so nice to have a man" here around the house Jennifer	$300 [8] Her six-volume "Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag" was published between 1872 & 1882 Louisa May Alcott Jennifer	$300 [4] This sweetener comes in three basic types:liquid, chunk style, & comb honey Jennifer	$300 [23] In Imperial China, it was a high public official a mandarin Jennifer
$400 [12] In 1952, the element einsteinium was discovered in the debris of this type of bomb a hydrogen bomb Jennifer	$400 [19] Taxco, Mexico is renowned for jewelry made of this metal silver Leslie	$400 [29] It's the body of water mentioned in the first line of "Old Folks At Home" the Swanee River Brian	$400 [15] "The Pioneers" was the first of these tales written by James Fenimore Cooper the Leatherstocking Tales Leslie	$500 [6] Halva, a Middle Eastern confection, is made from these ground seeds sesame seeds Leslie	$400 [24] Handcuffs manacles Brian
$500 [13] These gems are found in volcanic vents filled with a substance called kimberlite or blue ground diamonds Leslie	$500 [20] In 1992, this Freeport, Maine mail order company celebrated its 80th year in business L.L. Bean Leslie	$500 [30] In this questionable song, Peggy Lee sang, "Let's break out the booze & have a ball" "Is That All There Is?" Jennifer	$500 [16] Most of this H.G. Wells novel takes place in England in the year 802,701 A.D. The Time Machine Brian	DD $700 [5] The name of this famous Creole dish may come from the French word for "ham" jambalaya Jennifer	$500 [25] The colors on this Old World monkey become brighter when it's angry or frightened a mandrill Leslie

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD CITIES	MAMMALS	MUSIC	NORSE MYTHOLOGY	AMERICAN HISTORY	P.T. BARNUM
$200 [6] The central part of this Italian city is dominated by the Piazza San Marco Venice Jennifer	$200 [16] Domestic cattle crossed with these mammals produce offspring called cattalo Buffalo Leslie	$200 [24] Referring to him, Miles Davis said, "You know, you can't play anything on the horn that Louis hasn't played" Louis Armstrong Leslie	$200 [1] Megingjord, his magical girdle, gave him the strength to wield his mighty hammer Thor Leslie	$200 [11] He drafted the Declaration of Independence at Graff House in Philadelphia Thomas Jefferson Brian	$200 [20] To create a new "Greatest Show on Earth" in 1881, he joined with this man (James) Bailey Leslie
$400 [7] Egypt's chief port city, it's the Middle Eastern headquarters of the World Health Organization Alexandria Leslie	$400 [17] The Javan & Indian species of this mammal are the only ones that are single-horned; the rest have two rhinoceros Leslie	$400 [27] This deep male singing voice is spelled the same as a fish, but it's pronounced differently bass Leslie	$400 [2] The Einherjar were the slain heroes who were brought to this hall to enjoy the afterlife Valhalla Leslie	$400 [12] On October 30, 1941, one of this country's U-boats sank the U.S. destroyer Reuben James near Iceland Germany Leslie	$400 [21] Although his Fiji mermaid was a fake, a fish tail on a monkey torso, Chang & Eng really were these Siamese twins Brian
$600 [8] At 8,000 feet above sea level this Ethiopian city is the highest capital city in Africa Addis Ababa Brian	$600 [18] Thick coated for icy waters, its scientific name is Ursus maritimus the polar bear Jennifer Brian	$600 [28] Several opera scores by this Italian rival of Mozart were discovered in Czechoslovakia in 1988 Salieri Leslie	$600 [3] Sigurd, a great Viking hero was noted for slaying Fafnir, one of these beasts a dragon Brian	$600 [13] In 1907, this president sent Secret Service agents west to investigate government land fraud Teddy Roosevelt Leslie	$600 [22] His first exhibit was Joice Heth, who claimed to be 161 years old & this president's nurse George Washington Leslie
$800 [9] George Square in this largest Scottish city has an 80-foot column honoring Sir Walter Scott Glasgow Leslie Jennifer Brian	$800 [19] Native to Africa, the hartebeest & wildebeest, belong to this group of bovines antelope Leslie Brian	$800 [29] This percussion instrument that resembles a xylophone is the national instrument of Guatemala a marimba Leslie	$800 [4] Freya, the goddess of love & beauty was also a leader of these warrior maidens the Valkyries Brian	$800 [14] On January 10, 1966, this state's House of Representatives voted not to seat Representative-elect Julian Bond Georgia Brian	$800 [23] Queen Victoria was among those against Barnum buying this huge elephant, but the deal went through anyway Jumbo Jennifer
$1,000 [10] James Joyce wrote part of "Ulysses" in this Swiss city where he's now buried Zurich Leslie Jennifer Brian	DD $1,000 [26] It's the only great ape found in Asia the orangutan Leslie	$1,000 [30] Born in Bombay in 1936, he won the first Liverpool International Conductors Competition in 1958 Zubin Mehta Brian	DD $1,200 [5] In Ragnarok, the final battle between good & evil, the giants will be led by this evil god Loki Brian	$1,000 [15] Last name of Andrew & Abby of Fall River Massachusetts, victims of a celebrated 1892 murder Borden Leslie	$1,000 [25] Before she toured, this Swedish sopranomade Barnum deposit a guarantee in a London bank Jenny Lind Leslie

Final Jeopardy!

NAMES IN THE NEWS

Famous nickname of the woman who was born Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson

Tipper Gore

Jennifer "What is" — wagered $2,400

Brian "What is Mother Seton" — wagered $6,599

Leslie "What is" — wagered $1,401

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