Show #2363 1994-12-07 (taped 1994-09-13) Regular

Contestants

Shelley Hander — a chef and instructor from San Francisco, California

Scott Terek — a software engineer from Sherman Oaks, California

George Needham — an association executive from Park Ridge, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
George	$800	$3,800	$8,600	$13,401 2-day champion: $27,901	$6,700 26 R (including 3 DDs), 6 W
Scott	$-600	$2,100	$6,700	$13,300 2nd place: Gibson refrigerator/freezer, range & dishwasher + Bob Mitchell wall coverings	$6,700 19 R, 2 W
Shelley	$0	$100	$3,100	$5,600 3rd place: JVC VCR	$3,100 9 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

GEOGRAPHY	ROCK TRIVIA	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	FIRST LADIES	MONTHS	BIBLICAL WORDETHS
$100 [7] This Peruvian capital lies just 12 degrees south of the Equator Lima George	$100 [6] This Barry Manilow hit was first recorded by Scott English under the title "Brandy" "Mandy" Scott	$100 [14] For wheat this measure is equal to 27 kilograms a bushel Scott	$100 [12] We wouldn't call this First Lady typhoid Mary, though her sons Willie & Tad both died of it Mary Lincoln George	$100 [26] Because of Christmas, Saxons once referred to this month as Holy Month December Scott	$100 [1] Animals that parteth the hoof & doeth this to their cud are edible cheweth Scott
$200 [19] The Seward Peninsula is on one side of this strait the Bering Strait George	$200 [8] Before forming this group, Don Henley & Glenn Frey played backup for Linda Ronstadt the Eagles George	$200 [15] Abbreviated bd. ft., this measure used for lumber is equal to 144 cubic inches board feet George	$200 [13] The Gettysburg Farm she & her husband retired to was their first home of their own Mamie Eisenhower Shelley	$200 [27] It's the first month of the year that has exactly 30 days April George	$200 [2] "The light" doeth this "in Darkness; and the Darkness comprehended it not" shineth George
$300 [20] An eruption of this Sicilian volcano in 1983 lasted nearly 4 months Mount Etna Scott	$300 [9] Elton John's hit "Candle In The Wind" is a tribute to this star Marilyn Monroe George	$300 [23] This Biblical measure was equal to about 18 inches; the Greek unit of the same name, 18.22 inches a cubit George	$300 [16] She spent her junior year of college at the Sorbonne & the University of Grenoble Jacqueline Kennedy George	$300 [28] It's named for Julius Caesar's grandnephew August Scott Shelley	$300 [3] In the 23rd Psalm, "He" doeth this to "my soul" restoreth Scott Shelley
$400 [21] In Roman times this peninsula was called Hispania the Iberian Peninsula George	$400 [10] The initials on a Mutual of New York Sign gave Tommy James the title for this 1968 hit "Mony Mony" George	$400 [24] Of a parsec, an astronomical unit or a light year, the one that's the longest a parsec George Scott	$500 [18] She grew up on a 10 1/2-acre truck farm in Artesia, later Cerritos, California Pat Nixon Scott	$400 [29] Helen Hunt Jackson described this month as having "summer's best of weather and autumn's best of cheer" September Shelley	$400 [4] "He that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he" doeth this goeth
$500 [22] The Inland Sea separates Kyushu & Shikoku from this main island of Japan Honshu Scott	$500 [11] Danny Glover's wife in "Lethal Weapon", she sang lead on the '60s hit "He's a Rebel" Darlene Love	$500 [25] This unit of area is equal to 160 square rods an acre George	DD $1,300 [17] Her first marriage, to Grand Rapids insurance salesman William C. Warren, ended in divorce Betty Ford George	$500 [30] Opal is one of the birthstones for this month & Libra is one of its zodiac signs October Scott	$500 [5] "Man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that" doeth this "out of the mouth of the Lord" proceedeth George Scott Shelley

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE MIDDLE AGES	FOOD	ARTISTS	ANIMAL FACTS	MONTANA	THE AMERICAN THEATRE
$200 [26] In 1220 Samarkand fell to this Mongol ruler & was destroyed Genghis Khan George	$200 [1] The name of this small, thick, pricey cut of beef is French for "dainty fillet" filet mignon Scott	$200 [21] Saturday Evening Post artist whose 1960 autobiography was titled "My Adventures as an Illustrator" Rockwell Scott	$200 [9] A zygodactyl bird, such as the parrot, has 2 of these directed forwards & 2 backwards his toes Shelley	$200 [2] Though most of this national park is in Wyoming, 3 of its 5 entrances are in Montana Yellowstone George	$200 [3] Act I of his comedy "Barefoot in the Park" opens at "about 5:30 on a cold February afternoon" Neil Simon George
$400 [27] This group of 100 tales by Boccaccio is considered a medieval prose masterpiece the Decameron Scott	$400 [14] Mexican dishes are popularly accompanied by frijoles refritos, which are these refried beans Scott	$400 [22] In 1888 he threatened Gauguin with a razor, then cut off his own earlobe Van Gogh Shelley	$400 [11] The painted lady, also known as Vanessa Cardui, is a well-traveled one of these winged insects a butterfly Scott	$400 [6] This capital city owes its existence to 4 southern prospectors called "the Georgians" Helena George	$400 [4] Actor Victor Jory's son Jon Jory is the producing director of the Actors Theatre of this Kentucky city Louisville George
$600 [28] The Domesday Book, the 1086 survey he ordered, gave him an inventory of his English vassals' property William the Conqueror George Scott	$600 [10] Edible species of this fish include the mako & thresher the shark George	$600 [23] His eyesight was failing when he painted his famous "Water Lilies" series Monet Shelley	$600 [13] The beaded lizard & this close relative are the only 2 poisonous lizards in the world the Gila monster Shelley	$600 [12] Montana's state tree is the Ponderosa variety of this the pine George	$600 [5] "Here's looking at you, kid" is Bogart's last line in this Woody Allen play Play It Again, Sam Scott
$800 [29] This city called "The New Rome" was captured by the Fourth Crusade Constantinople George	$800 [17] Made of crushed sesame seeds & honey, this Middle Eastern confection is usually sold in bars or slabs halvah Scott	$800 [24] This French impressionist's future wife appears in his 1881 work "The Luncheon of the Boating Party" Renoir George Shelley	$800 [15] The tayra is a furry member of this mammalian family; so is the mink the weasel family George	$800 [19] The name of the state is derived from a Latin word meaning this mountain George	$1,000 [8] He not only wrote the play "Purlie Victorious", he starred in it with his wife Ruby Dee Ossie Davis George
$1,000 [30] This Saracen general made a treaty with Richard I allowing Christians to visit the holy places Saladin George	$1,000 [18] A sandwich you can "count" on, it's made with turkey, cheese & ham, dipped in egg, then fried or grilled a Monte Cristo sandwich Scott	$1,000 [25] In 1533 this Venetian painter was knighted by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V Titian Shelley	$1,000 [16] Carpincho is another name for this largest living rodent the capybara Shelley	DD $800 [20] One of the state stones is this blue form of corundum often found in Montana sapphire George	DD $2,000 [7] This actor-playwright won a Pulitzer Prize for his 1978 play "Buried Child" Sam Shepard George

Final Jeopardy!

POETIC HEROINES

The heroine of this 1847 poem is driven into exile by British soldiers during the French & Indian War

Evangeline

Shelley "What is "Evangeline"" — wagered $2,500

Scott "What is Evangeline?" — wagered $6,600

George "What is Evangeline?" — wagered $4,801

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