Show #2308 1994-09-21 (taped 1994-07-26) Regular

Contestants

George McIntyre — a refugee resettlement officer originally from Skye, Scotland

Philip Lake — a marketing consultant from Chicago, Illinois

Neil Quarterman — a foreign service officer from Washington, D.C. (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Neil	$700	$2,300	$10,000	$17,201 2-day champion: $29,201	$12,000 22 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs)
Philip	$1,800	$3,100	$8,600	$11,600 2nd place: trip to Scottsdale, Arizona	$7,900 26 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
George	$800	$900	$1,100	$2,199 3rd place: RCA home theater, laserdisc & CD player	$1,100 7 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

NATURE	SMELL	WORLD CUP '94	CAPITAL CITIES	THE OLD TESTAMENT	FIRSTS
$100 [8] Because of their lack of movement, sponges were once thought to be these instead of animals plants Philip	$100 [25] An extremely unpleasant smell is said to "stink to" this to high heaven George	$100 [2] This team defeated Italy on penalty kicks to win the tournament Brazil Philip	$100 [1] The Danish royal family lives in the Amalienborg Palace in this city Copenhagen Philip	$100 [12] In Exodus the first plague brought upon Egypt was the turning of the waters to this Blood Philip	$100 [13] On April 3, 1860 the first mail carried by this service left St. Joseph, Mo. & Sacramento, Calif. simultaneously the Pony Express Neil
$200 [17] This strikes the Earth about 100 times each second & often in the same place twice lightning George	$200 [26] It's a mix of dried flowers & spices, sort of a hodgepodge or odds & ends potpourri Philip	$200 [3] The 2 teams automatically in the tournament were the defending Champs, Germany, & this one The United States Philip	$200 [4] The apartment where Sigmund Freud lived & worked for nearly 50 years is now a museum in this capital Vienna Neil	$200 [15] After Abel was slain, & Cain went to the land of Nod, Eve gave birth to this son Seth Philip	$200 [14] Made by the Bureau of Engraving & Printing, these were available in rolls for the first time in 1908 stamps Philip
$300 [18] Tahoe National Forest in California is the northernmost natural locale for these "giant" trees sequoias Philip	$300 [28] Mystery fans know hydrogen cyanide emits a faint odor of bitter ones of these almonds Neil	$300 [9] At the end of the second round, officials had issued a record 179 of these yellow cards Philip	$300 [5] Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia founded this Chilean capital in 1541 Santiago George	$300 [19] Leviticus 16 is devoted to this holiday, the holiest in the Jewish calendar Yom Kippur Philip George	$300 [16] In 1889, at its plant in Elizabethport, New Jersey, this company produced the first electric sewing machine Singer Philip
$400 [21] This tall, hollow grass is used to make everything from window shades to water pipes bamboo Philip	$400 [29] Shakespeare wrote it's excessive to paint the lily or throw this on a violet perfume Neil	$400 [10] Word most associated with Univision announcer Andres Cantor "Gol!" Philip	$400 [6] You can see coins being minted at the Royal Australian Mint in this city Canberra Neil Philip	$400 [20] In 2 Samuel 1 David laments the deaths of this king & his son Jonathan Saul Philip	$400 [22] Named for its home port in Georgia, it was the first steamship to cross the Atlantic the Savannah Neil
$500 [27] What's often called "fool's gold" is really this mineral pyrite Neil	DD $500 [30] From Old French for "apple of amber", it's a ball of aromatic substances pomander Neil	$500 [11] This team's Oleg Salenko set a record by scoring 5 times in 1 game against Cameroon Russia Philip	$500 [7] This capital of the Bahamas was once a haven for pirates & buccaneers Nassau George	$500 [24] It's the book in which you'd find the story of Samson & Delilah Judges	$500 [23] In the 1700s America's first school devoted entirely to law opened in Litchfield in this state Connecticut Neil George

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE CIVIL WAR	MAESTROS	NATIONAL MONUMENTS	BUSINESS TALK	BOOKS & AUTHORS	"LAST"s
$200 [2] Some folks thought his initials stood for "Union Safeguard" Grant Philip	$200 [6] In 1958 he began a televised series of "Young People's Concerts" with the N.Y. Philharmonic Bernstein Philip	$200 [5] This New York harbor monument lies closer to the New Jersey shore the Statue of Liberty Philip	$200 [22] It's the net worth of a business, or the money put up to start it the capital Neil	$200 [23] The concept for this Robert Louis Stevenson book grew from a map he devised while telling his stepson stories Treasure Island Philip	$200 [1] In the English-speaking world, Smith is the most common one a last name Neil
$400 [3] Unamused by his famous wit, this president's foes nicknamed him "The Jester" Lincoln Philip	$400 [12] Like Pablo Casals, Mstislav Rostropovich is a conductor & a famous soloist on this instrument the cello Philip	$400 [9] Castillo de San Marcos is a fort built in 1672 to defend this Florida city St. Augustine Neil	$400 [24] It's the scam in which a customer is pressured to buy more expensive items than the ones advertised bait and switch Philip	$400 [20] His novel "The Firm" ranked No. 7 on the list of bestselling hardcover fiction books for 1991 (John) Grisham Philip	$400 [21] In a proverb it "makes the cup run over" the last drop
$600 [4] This town, site of the Battle of Antietam, was named for Horatio Sharpe, a colonial gov. of Maryland Sharpsburg Neil George	$800 [14] This conductor appeared in the movie "One Hundred Men and a Girl" as well as in "Fantasia" (Leopold) Stokowski Neil	$600 [10] Utah & this state share Dinosaur & Hovenweep National Monuments Colorado Neil George	$600 [25] From Latin for "to roll together", it's a corp. of several co.s involved in a variety of businesses a conglomerate George	$600 [19] George F. Will had a 1990 bestseller with "Men at Work: The Craft of" this sport baseball Neil	$600 [27] In Roman Catholicism, extreme unction was also known as this the last rites Neil
$800 [7] Camp Sumter was the official name of this infamous prison camp Andersonville Neil	$1,000 [16] This Indian conductor led a rehearsal of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra when he was 16 Zubin Mehta Neil	$800 [11] The Hagerman Fossil Beds lie along the banks of this river in Idaho the Snake Philip	$800 [26] General term for various economic measures taken against a nation for violating international law sanctions Neil	$800 [18] Nathanael West's work as a scriptwriter led to this 1939 novel about Hollywood & the misfits who live there The Day of the Locust George	$800 [28] A famous scene from this silent film comedy shows Harold Lloyd dangling from a building clock Safety Last Neil
$1,000 [8] The 19th century play "Belle Lamar" was based on the exploits of this Confederate spy Belle Boyd Neil	DD $1,300 [13] Esa-Pekka Salonen studied French horn at the Sibelius Academy in this capital city Helsinki Philip	DD $1,500 [15] This New Mexico monument consists of thousands of acres of gypsum dunes White Sands National Monument Neil	$1,000 [30] Abbreviated MFN, it's the clause in an Int'l Trade Agreement that grants signatory countries the same tariff rate most favored nation Philip	$1,000 [17] She used the subtitle "A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp" for her 1856 novel "Dred" Harriet Beecher Stowe Neil	$1,000 [29] This Jerome Kern standard was inspired by the Nazi occupation of a French city in June 1940 "The Last Time I Saw Paris" Neil

Final Jeopardy!

QUEENS

She was Queen Consort of France 1137-1152 & Queen Consort of England 1154-1204

Eleanor of Aquitaine

George "Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine" — wagered $1,099

Philip "Who is Elinore of Aquitane?" — wagered $3,000

Neil "Who was Elanor of Aquitane?" — wagered $7,201

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