Show #2304 1994-09-15 (taped 1994-07-20) Regular

Contestants

Frances Germeshausen — an advertising researcher from San Francisco, California

Steve Sosensky — a photographer originally from New Haven, Connecticut

Robert Chung — a demographer from Berkeley, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Robert	$200	$2,100	$6,300	$100 2nd place: General Instrument satellite system + Sanyo 31" TV	$6,300 16 R, 3 W
Steve	$1,800	$3,700	$8,300	$3,999 New champion: $3,999	$8,900 24 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Frances	$900	$600	$4,400	$1 3rd place: Trimble GPS system	$5,300 15 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. PRESIDENTS	TV PAIRS	AWARDS	JAPAN	FAKES & FALSEHOODS	"O" BOY
$100 [21] In a 1977 TV interview, he denied having committed any impeachable offense Nixon Robert	$100 [3] More properly, this 1980s CBS sitcom would have been titled "Katherine & Allison" Kate & Allie Steve	$100 [1] Prof. J. Frank McGill & Herman Talmadge are in this legume's Hall of Fame in Georgia & Jimmy Carter isn't peanut Steve	$100 [7] The predecessor of this traditional Japanese garment was the kosode of the Nara period the kimono Robert	$100 [12] Human body part you pull when you put something over on someone the leg Frances	$100 [26] This Pledge or Promise is taken by officials before taking public office an oath Steve
$200 [22] He may have suffered from Marfan's syndrome, a rare disorder featuring long, lanky arms & legs Abraham Lincoln Steve	$200 [17] This pair consisted of an alien Earth observer & a Boulder, Colorado woman Mork & Mindy Steve	$200 [2] Women directors of these are eligible for the Silver Baton Award symphony orchestras (or bands) Steve Frances	$200 [8] One of the most famous of these shrunken trees was first owned by a 17th century shogun bonsai Robert	$200 [13] N.Y. governor Al Smith popularized the line "No matter how thin you slice it, it's still" this baloney Frances	$200 [27] It's from a Greek word meaning "without parents" orphan Steve
$300 [23] Between terms as an administrative judge, he worked briefly for the Kansas City Automobile Club Truman Frances	$300 [18] Name on the salvage yard located at 9114 South Central in Los Angeles Sanford & Son Frances	$300 [4] In 1926 Samuel Ryder donated a competitive cup for pros in this sport golf Steve	$300 [9] This elite warrior class was dissolved between 1873 & 1876, after the Meiji Restoration samurai Steve	$300 [14] They're shed with hypocritical sorrow crocodile tears Steve	$300 [28] An object impervious to the passage of light is said to be this opaque Steve
$400 [24] In 1884 he wrote an article for Century Magazine on the Battle of Shiloh Grant Steve	$400 [19] This title pair was a trucker & his simian companion, whom he named for coach Paul Bryant B.J. & the Bear Robert	$400 [5] The Illinois Society for Microbiology named its award for this French microbiologist Pasteur Robert	$400 [10] The Cherry, the first of these commercially produced in Japan, was made by a forerunner of Konica cameras Steve	$400 [15] A tale of these 2 farm animals is a false "story" a cock & bull story Frances	$400 [29] Petroleum accounts for over 90% of this Arabian sultanate's exports Oman Robert
$500 [25] Assassinated in 1881, he had the second-shortest term of any president Garfield Robert	$500 [20] Scarecrow had Mrs. King; this Mountie had Yukon King Sergeant Preston Steve	$500 [6] The Washington Theatre Awards are named for this first lady of the American theatre Helen Hayes Steve	$500 [11] The name of this Japanese form of fencing means "the way of the sword" kendo Robert	DD $900 [16] This term for a fraud or quack goes back to a name for a person from Cerreto, Italy a charlatan Frances	$500 [30] This plant used to thicken & flavor soups is also known as gumbo okra Robert

Double Jeopardy! Round

BATTLES	ISLANDS	FAMOUS WOMEN	MATH FORMULAS	NEWSPAPERS	LITERATURE
$200 [1] In 1798 Napoleon defeated Murad Bey in this country at the Battle of the Pyramids Egypt Frances	$200 [6] Large bays cutting into this island's coast include Galway, Donegal & Clew Ireland Frances	$200 [18] In '60 she decreed that certain of her descendants would use the surname Mountbatten-Windsor Elizabeth II Frances	$200 [11] For a pyramid this, V, is equal to 1/3 (the area of the base times the height) the volume Steve	$200 [16] First published in 1900, the Nome Nugget is this state's oldest newspaper Alaska Steve	$200 [26] The famous Tea Party chapter of this Lewis Carroll work didn't appear in the first version Alice in Wonderland ( Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ) Steve
$400 [2] This attack in which Custer & all of his men died lasted less than half an hour Battle of the Little Bighorn Robert	$400 [7] Islands in this Spanish group include Fuerteventura, Lanzarote & Tenerife the Canary Islands Steve	$400 [19] Saxophonist Lester Young nicknamed this jazz singer "Lady Day" Billie Holiday Frances	$400 [12] C=pi d or 2 pi r, r being this the radius Frances	$400 [17] Founded in 1847, this capital's Republican newspaper was the first English paper in New Mexico Santa Fe Frances	$400 [27] His short story collection "The Four Million" includes "The Gift of the Magi" O. Henry Frances
$600 [3] Famous battles of this war include Heartbreak Ridge & Pork Chop Hill the Korean War Robert	$800 [9] This Michigan island once served as the headquarters of John Jacob Astor's fur company Mackinac Island Steve	$600 [20] In January 1994 this hotel queen was freed after serving 21 months Leona Helmsley Robert	$600 [13] Newton calculated that m, mass, times a, acceleration, gives you F, this force Steve	$600 [23] The Manchester Union Leader is the only newspaper in this state with statewide circulation New Hampshire Steve	$600 [28] Joseph Heller novel that features such characters as Captain Yossarian & Major Major Major Major Catch-22 Robert
$800 [4] In a bittersweet victory, England won this 1805 battle but lost Lord Nelson Trafalgar Steve	DD $1,000 [8] This country's Pacific Ocean territories include the Society Islands & the Tuamotu Archipelago France Steve	$800 [21] On completion of her Christian Science "Mother Church" in Boston, she took the title Pastor Emeritus Mary Baker Eddy Steve	$800 [14] This famous theorem in trigonometry is a2plus b2= c2 Pythagorean theorem Robert	$800 [24] This largest newspaper in Louisiana is New Orleans' only daily The Times-Picayune Robert Frances	$800 [29] Her 1927 novel "Death Comes for the Archbishop" is set in the Southwest, not in Nebraska (Willa) Cather Frances
DD $1,000 [5] In this battle of 490 B.C., an Athenian army overran a Persian force nearly twice its size The Battle of Marathon Steve	$1,000 [10] About 10% of this island forming northeastern Nova Scotia consists of the saltwater Bras d'Or Lake Cape Breton Island Robert	$1,000 [22] She was 21 & a student at Yale when she designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Maya Lin	$1,000 [15] The formula to calculate the area of this figure is A=1/2bh a triangle Robert	$1,000 [25] Newspapers in this state include the Grand Forks Herald & the Minot Daily News North Dakota Robert	$1,000 [30] "The Dead" is the longest piece in this James Joyce short story collection The Dubliners Robert

Final Jeopardy!

1994

James Gregory, a former Robben Island warden, was an invited guest at this May 10, 1994 event

the inauguration of Nelson Mandela

Frances "What was Attica reunion" — wagered $4,399

Robert "What is ?" — wagered $6,200

Steve "What is" — wagered $4,301

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