Show #2366 1994-12-12 (taped 1994-09-20) Regular

Contestants

Lisa Laplante — a conveyor systems engineer from Wayne, New Jersey

John Eckhardt — a government contracts attorney from Mount Holly, New Jersey

Leonard Berg — a medical technologist from Van Nuys, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,650)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Leonard	$0	$1,900	$3,500	$500 2nd place: trip to Honolulu, Hawaii	$4,400 15 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
John	$1,800	$2,500	$3,100	$0 3rd place: Armatron watches	$4,100 19 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Lisa	$-400	$1,400	$6,100	$6,000 New champion: $6,000	$6,400 14 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

JUPITER	FAMOUS WOMEN	TRAVEL & TOURISM	THE 1930s	FARMING	miniatures
$100 [10] On Jupiter this is less than 10 hours long compared to 24 hours for the Earth length of the day (one rotation) Leonard	$100 [18] In 1993 she was honored on commemorative stamps issued jointly by the U.S. & Monaco Princess Grace Lisa	$100 [3] This berry farm is California's oldest amusement park Knott's Berry Farm Leonard	$100 [1] In 1939 this team became the first to win 4 World Series in a row the Yankees John	$100 [23] The "belt" for this crop runs from Ohio to Nebraska the corn belt John Lisa	$100 [2] The trees made miniature by this art may live for hundreds of years bonsai John
$200 [11] This large feature in Jupiter's southern hemisphere has existed at least since the 1660s the (large) Red Spot Leonard	$200 [19] A 1946 fire that destroyed her Connecticut home also claimed her unfinished book about Anne Sullivan Macy Helen Keller Lisa	$200 [5] The "Becky Thatcher House" in this Missouri city was the home of Laura Hawkins, a friend of Mark Twain Hannibal John	$200 [4] After initially rejecting it, Parker Brothers began to cash in on this board game in 1935 Monopoly John	$200 [24] This verb means to spray crops with an insecticide, usually from a plane crop dusting Leonard	$200 [6] Bobby Driscoll, Margaret O'Brien & Hayley Mills are among those who've received miniature ones of these Oscars Leonard
$300 [12] Leda, the smallest moon yet discovered around Jupiter, is about the same size as this planet's Deimos Mars Leonard	$300 [20] She had 2 children by her first husband, Alexandre de Beauharnais, before marrying Napoleon Josephine John	$300 [15] Appropriately, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in North Tarrytown contains this "Rip Van Winkle" author's grave Washington Irving Leonard	$300 [7] "My First Days in the White House" was a 1935 fantasy written by this governor of Louisiana Huey Long John	$300 [25] This machine compresses & ties hay into convenient bundles a baler Lisa	$300 [28] In 1937 the Minox was the first subminiature or "spy" one of these a camera John
$400 [13] Jupiter's 4 largest moons are each bigger than this planet Pluto Lisa	$400 [21] She modeled wax figures of such contemporaries as Voltaire & Benjamin Franklin Madame Tussaud Leonard	$400 [16] You can tour the home of war correspondent Ernie Pyle in this largest New Mexico city Albuquerque John Lisa	$400 [8] In 1936 a newspaper said, ask a boy who he wants to be like & 10-1 he'll say this official, "The Director" J. Edgar Hoover John	$400 [26] The harvest moon is the full moon closest to this celestial event the fall equinox John	$400 [29] The town of Madurodam with 1/25 scale buildings is located in a park in this Dutch seat of government The Hague Lisa
DD $900 [14] The main antenna of this craft, scheduled to reach Jupiter in 1995, has failed to deploy properly Galileo Leonard	$500 [22] A dessert made with whipped cream & strawberries or kiwi is named for this Russian ballerina Pavlova Leonard	$500 [17] This marked path winding through Boston leads to many of its famous landmarks the Freedom Trail Lisa	$500 [9] The Lindbergh kidnapping occurred in this state New Jersey John	$500 [27] Crop rotation is done to prevent nutrient loss in the soil & strip farming is done to reduce this erosion Leonard	$500 [30] Rock Cornish hens are usually larger than these chickens bred to be less than 1 1/2 pounds the bantam chicken

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD HISTORY	FLOWERS	SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS	U.S. PLACE NAMES	EDUCATION	OPERA LIBRETTISTS
$200 [2] In 1991 Francois Mitterrand appointed Edith Cresson the first female prime minister of this country France John	$200 [1] In March 1994 Hillary Rodham Clinton was given a Dutch treat: A new variety of this flower was named for her a tulip John	$200 [21] Title character who asks, "How came you, Cassio, by that handkerchief that was my wife's?" Othello Leonard	$200 [8] Ponce de Leon discovered this state during Easter, the Feast of Flowers, & named it accordingly Florida John	$200 [16] 5.5% of U.S. schoolchildren attend parochial schools affiliated with this church Roman Catholic Church John	$200 [26] "The Village Coquettes" has a libretto by this British novelist; what a "Twist" Dickens John
$400 [3] In 1909 U.S. troops left this Caribbean island after overseeing J.M. Gomez' election as president Cuba Leonard	$400 [4] The Shasta hybrid of this flower was developed by Luther Burbank a daisy Lisa	$400 [22] Of Dogberry, Catberry or Fishberry, the one who's a foolish officer in "Much Ado About Nothing" Dogberry	$400 [12] Moravian missionaries founded this Pennsylvania city in 1741 & named it for Jesus' birthplace Bethlehem John	$400 [17] A type of school with special programs, designed to "attract" students from a district a magnet school Leonard	$400 [27] E. Schikaneder, the 1st to play Papageno in this composer's "The Magic Flute", also wrote the libretto for it Mozart Lisa
$600 [9] As a result of World War II, this country's eastern border was pushed back to the Neisse & Oder Rivers Germany Leonard John	DD $500 [6] Vanilla is the only economically important product derived from one of these flowers an orchid Lisa	$600 [23] Puck calls this fairy "King of Shadows" Oberon Lisa	$600 [13] This Colorado city was named for its abundance of large rocks Boulder Leonard	$600 [18] In 1846 this "Eclectic Reader" author's brother Alexander published a spelling book (William) McGuffey Leonard	$600 [28] This late, great southern playwright wrote the libretto for the 1955 opera "Lord Byron's Love Letter" (Tennessee) Williams Lisa
$800 [10] In 1644 the Ming dynasty fell out of power in China & this dynasty replaced it the Manchu Leonard Lisa	$600 [5] The blue dawn flower is a type of this flower Morning Glory	$800 [24] In Act III of "Henry VIII", this first wife says, "I am the most unhappy woman living" Katherine of Aragon Lisa	$800 [14] The name of this largest N.H. city was taken from one in England; they're both centers of industry Manchester John	$800 [19] This Mass. educator was valedictorian of his 1819 graduating class at Brown University Horace Mann	$800 [29] This "Gigi" novelist wrote the libretto for Ravel's operatic masterpiece, "L'Enfant et les Sortileges" Colette Lisa
$1,000 [11] Maoris killed 4 of his men when they attempted to land on New Zealand's South Island in December 1642 Abel Tasman John	$1,000 [7] It's the more feminine name for the moccasin flower a lady slipper Lisa	$1,000 [25] "The Merchant of Venice" heroine whose "Sunny Locks hang on her temples like a Golden Fleece" Portia	DD $1,000 [15] The site of an 1820s skirmish between 2 surveyors & 2 Indians gave this Michigan city its name Battle Creek John	$1,000 [20] Begun in 1965, this federal program offers services for handicapped & disadvantaged preschoolers Head Start John	$1,000 [30] "The Beggar's Opera" was a huge hit for this librettist but his sequel to it, "Polly", wasn't John Gay

Final Jeopardy!

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

In 1920 he ran using the campaign slogan "Convict No. 9653 for President"

Eugene Debs

John "Who was LaFollett" — wagered $3,100

Leonard "Who was Harding?" — wagered $3,000

Lisa "Who was Harding?" — wagered $100

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