Show #2309 1994-09-22 (taped 1994-07-26) Regular

Contestants

Phyllis Bugal — a homemaker and registered nurse from Bound Brook, New Jersey

Len Safhay — a management consultant from Peekskill, New York

Neil Quarterman — a foreign service officer from Washington, D.C. (whose 2-day cash winnings total $29,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Neil	$1,600	$2,200	$8,600	$11,602 3-day champion: $40,803	$8,600 21 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Len	$1,000	$1,900	$5,800	$6,800 2nd place: Berkline sofa + Bob Mitchell Designs wall coverings	$4,500 10 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Phyllis	$1,300	$3,900	$8,600	$0 3rd place: Franklin Digital Book System	$10,500 26 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

BIOLOGY	STEPHEN KING FILMS	SIGNERS	ARIZONA	POTPOURRI	GOOD AS "GOLD"
$100 [18] In botany something that is foliate has or is covered with these leaves Len	$100 [1] Kathy Bates is James Caan's No. 1 fan in this 1990 suspense tale Misery Neil	$100 [11] The contract this "Material Girl" signed April 20, 1992 could make her the top paid female entertainer ever Madonna Neil	$100 [6] The state's busiest airport is Sky Harbor International in this capital city Phoenix Phyllis	$100 [14] The most common commercial species of this plant is Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco Phyllis	$100 [22] Oil black gold Neil
$200 [27] Edentate mammals, like sloths or armadillos, lack these or have only enamelless ones teeth Phyllis	$200 [2] Among the actors playing teenagers in this 1976 King classic were Amy Irving & Sissy Spacek Carrie Phyllis	$200 [12] In 1965 this quarterback signed a 3-year contract with the New York Jets for $427,000 Joe Namath Phyllis	$200 [7] A hole in Coconino County 4,150 feet wide & 570 feet deep was created by one of these a meteor Len	$200 [15] Archie Armstrong held this post at court during the reign of King James I, no kidding court jester Neil	$200 [23] In "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear", the angels were "bending near the earth to touch" these their harps of gold Phyllis
$300 [28] Viewing an eclipse of the sun may cause this light-sensitive membrane to "burn", damaging vision the retina Phyllis	$300 [3] In 1983 a St. Bernard starred in "Cujo" & a Plymouth starred in this film Christine Neil	$300 [13] In 1587 she signed her cousin Mary's death warrant Elizabeth I Len	$300 [8] Arizona accounts for about 2/3 of the USA's production of this metal used in electrical wiring copper Phyllis	$300 [19] The USA's largest private nonprofit membership organization, its members must be 50 & over the AARP Neil	$300 [24] Because of his blond hair, golfer Jack Nicklaus sports this nickname the Golden Bear Neil
$400 [29] Spiders' blood is this color, not red, due to the oxygen-carrying pigment hemocyanin blue Len	$400 [4] Drew Barrymore kept the home fires burning in this 1984 epic Firestarter Phyllis	$400 [16] On Nov. 21, 1620 John Alden put his John Hancock on this document the Mayflower Compact Neil	$400 [9] Arizona's land south of the Gila River was acquired from Mexico in this 1853 "purchase" the Gadsden Purchase Neil	$400 [20] Although silk originated in China, this country became the largest producer in the late 1800s Japan Len	$400 [25] In 1896 William Jennings Bryan said, "you shall not crucify mankind upon" this a cross of gold Phyllis
$500 [30] Norman Gregg discovered that this disease, also called rubella, could cause birth defects German measles Phyllis	$500 [5] Richard Dreyfuss narrated this 1986 film based on King's novella "The Body" Stand By Me Len	$500 [17] 500 Maori chiefs signed the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, which helped the British annex this country New Zealand Phyllis	DD $500 [10] Now Secretary of the Interior, this Democrat was Arizona's governor from 1978 to 1987 Bruce Babbit Neil	$500 [21] The dollar of this Central American nation is divided into 100 cents, not centavos Belize Neil	$500 [26] As a British colony from 1874 to 1957, Ghana was known by this name the Gold Coast Phyllis

Double Jeopardy! Round

GEOGRAPHY	FOOD & DRINK	MUSICIANS	AMERICAN HISTORY	AVIATION	LITERARY TRILOGIES
$200 [10] This river whose mouth is in Egypt has its southernmost source in Burundi in central Africa the Nile Phyllis	$200 [1] This brand of vodka is known as Stoli for short Stolichnaya Phyllis	$200 [21] Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber is the brother of this composer Andrew Lloyd Webber Neil	$200 [16] 8 Minutemen were killed in this April 19, 1775 battle; several others died at Concord the Battle of Lexington Neil	$200 [26] On Dec. 17, 1948, the 45th anniv. of their first flight, their "Flyer" went on display at the Smithsonian the Wright Brothers Phyllis	$200 [4] This trilogy made hobbit a household word The Lord of the Rings Phyllis
$400 [11] This country's most populous region is Lombardy in the north Italy Neil	$400 [2] This preserved cabbage dish has a German name, but the Chinese invented it sauerkraut Len	$400 [22] Niccolo Paganini was only 8 when he composed a sonata for this instrument on which he was a virtuoso The violin Phyllis	$400 [17] On June 14, 1846 settlers proclaimed the Bear Flag Republic in what later became this state California Neil	$400 [27] This device that notes air speed, altitude & cockpit conversations is kept in the tail of the plane the black box Phyllis	$400 [7] This 1941 Mary O'Hara book about a boy & his horse was the first of a trilogy My Friend Flicka Phyllis
$600 [13] Sumatra is the westernmost of this country's main islands Indonesia Phyllis	$600 [3] Pepperidge Farm makes oatmeal raisin cookies named for this capital of New Mexico Santa Fe Neil	$600 [23] He finished his first notable orchestra work, "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun", in 1894 Debussy Neil	$600 [18] On July 14, 1853 he delivered a letter from Millard Fillmore to the Japanese Commodore Perry Neil	$600 [28] In 1931 Mrs. Herbert Hoover christened the USS Akron, a giant dirigible built for the Navy by this company Goodyear Neil	$600 [8] Original language of "Molloy", "Malone Dies" & "The Unnamable", a trilogy by Samuel Beckett French Len Phyllis
$1,000 [15] This river rises in Spain's Albarracin Mountains & enters the Atlantic at Lisbon the Tagus Neil	$800 [5] The Swiss water process is one method of doing this to coffee decaffeinating it Phyllis	$800 [24] Since his death, this jazz composer & bandleader's son Mercer has led his band Duke Ellington Len	$800 [19] In 1727 this Pennsylvanian formed the Junto Debating Club Ben Franklin Phyllis	$800 [29] Though established in 1936, this Irish national airline didn't serve the U.S. until 1958 Aer Lingus Phyllis	$800 [9] This John Dos Passos trilogy is made up of "The 42nd Parallel", "1919" & "The Big Money" USA Neil
DD $1,900 [14] Alaska's westernmost mainland point is Cape Prince of Wales on this peninsula named for a politician the Seward Peninsula Phyllis	$1,000 [6] The Formosa or Taiwan type of this tea is more famous than the Amoy, Foochow & Canton varieties oolong	DD $2,300 [25] After a Norwegian state funeral, this composer's remains were sealed in a cliff overlooking a fjord (Edvard) Grieg Len	$1,000 [20] In 1967 Winthrop Rockefeller became this state's first Republican governor since Reconstruction Arkansas Phyllis	$1,000 [30] During WWII the 2 B-29s used by the U.S. to drop atomic bombs were Bock's Car & this one the Enola Gay Len	$1,000 [12] This Athenian's only extant trilogy is "Oresteia" Aeschylus Neil

Final Jeopardy!

WORD ORIGINS

This nickname for a non-Spanish speaker comes from the Spanish word for "Greek"

gringo

Len "What is a gringo" — wagered $1,000

Phyllis "What is" — wagered $8,600

Neil "What is gringo" — wagered $3,002

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