Show #2380 1994-12-30 (taped 1994-10-18) Regular

John McKeon game 1.

Contestants

Stan Eisenstein — a physics teacher from Ellicott City, Maryland

John McKeon — a writer from Chevy Chase, Maryland

Bob Ungar — a satellite engineer from Glen Rock, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bob	$800	$1,100	$5,700	$7,500 3rd place: Sanyo fax machine	$5,500 16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
John	$800	$2,500	$7,400	$13,100 New champion: $13,100	$6,900 18 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Stan	$1,400	$2,300	$6,500	$10,500 2nd place: trip to New Orleans	$7,000 19 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. HISTORIC SITES	HAPPY BIRTHDAY	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	SCIENCE	GUINNESS RECORDS	MISPELLING
$100 [8] This Western mining town was named after a prospector nicknamed "Old Virginny" Virginia City	$100 [1] On Jan. 20, 1994 he celebrated his 98th birthday by performing for a sellout crowd at Caesars Palace George Burns Stan	$100 [20] This company introduced its Crunch bar in 1938 Nestle Bob John	$100 [2] This is a body of land smaller than a continent, surrounded by water of an ocean, sea, lake or stream an island Bob	$100 [22] The most common family name is Zhang or Chang, possessed by over 100 million people in this country China Bob	$100 [14] Governments are instituted to secure the rights of life, liberty and the persuit of happiness pursuit Bob
$200 [9] This house is known for the dumbwaiter installed by the third president Monticello Bob	$200 [3] This comedian turned 39 on Valentine's Day in 1933--& remained 39 for the rest of his life Jack Benny Stan	$200 [21] Machine salesman Walter Bowes teamed with this postage meter inventor in 1920 Pitney Stan	$200 [4] Saccharum officinarum is sugarcane & Beta vulgaris is this sugar- producing plant the sugar beet Stan	$200 [24] This British sleuth is the screen's most-portrayed character, appearing in over 200 films Sherlock Holmes John	$200 [16] We find it fascinating that he was still conscious after the lightening hit him lightning John
$300 [10] The St. Louis Cathedral on this city's Place d'Armes, now Jackson Square, was built by the Spanish New Orleans John	$300 [13] Linda Evans & Brenda Vaccaro share their Nov. 18 birthday with this rodent, but he's older than they are Mickey Mouse Stan	$300 [25] In 1966 Giovanni Agnelli II became chairman of this Italian industrial giant Fiat John	$300 [5] This metal, symbol Sn, has 10 stable isotopes, the most of any element tin Stan	$300 [27] The world's best-selling brand of scotch is this brand's Red Label Johnnie Walker Bob	$300 [17] Henry Clay said, "If you wish to avoid foriegn collision, you had better abandon the ocean" foreign Stan
$400 [11] This Boston hall built in 1742 as a market & meeting place is nicknamed "The Cradle of Liberty" Faneuil Hall Bob	$400 [15] David Bowie was born Jan. 8, 1947, the day this future King of Rock 'n' Roll turned 12 Elvis Presley Stan	$400 [26] Walter, William & Arthur Davidson & William Harley sold their first of these vehicles in 1903 motorcycles Stan	$400 [6] Maria Goeppert Mayer shared a Nobel Prize for work on the structure of this part of an atom the nucleus Stan	$400 [29] The record number of hands shaken at an official function is 8,513 by this president in 1907 Teddy Roosevelt Stan	$400 [18] Complaints will be dealt with by appearrance at the appropriate bureau appearance John Stan
$500 [12] This famous fort was located at the point where Lake George empties into Lake Champlain Fort Ticonderoga	$500 [23] This queen turned 30 on April 21, 1956, the day Margaret Truman was married Queen Elizabeth II Stan	$500 [28] Broken Hill Proprietary Company Ltd. is this continent's largest public company Australia	$500 [7] The heart contains several of these, including the semilunar & tricuspid valves John Stan	DD $500 [30] This country has the world's lowest birthrate: 0 Vatican City Stan	$500 [19] To eliminate embarassment, be sure to study your grammar conscientiously embarrassment John

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 20th CENTURY	AWARDS	RELIGION	WORLD CITIES	GOVERNORS	POETS & POETRY
$200 [1] Parliament proclaimed this song Canada's official national anthem July 1, 1980 "O Canada" Bob	$200 [10] In 1992 he received a Peabody Award for "25 years of beautiful days in the neighborhood" Mister Rogers Bob	$200 [17] Prayer time in this religion is announced by a crier, or muezzin, from a minaret Islam John	$200 [3] This English coastal city was the Mayflower's last port of call before sailing to America Plymouth Bob	$200 [30] In 1886 Robert Love Taylor defeated his brother Alfred to become governor of this "Volunteer State" Tennessee Bob	$200 [16] In 1598 Edmund Spenser was made sheriff of Cork County in this part of the British Isles Ireland Stan
$400 [2] In 1913 Indians led by Gandhi in this country agitated against restrictions on their movement South Africa John Stan	$400 [12] On his retirement in 1993, this chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff received a 2nd Presidential Medal of Freedom Colin Powell Bob	$400 [29] The dietary laws of this religion allow only meat from animals killed by ritual slaughter called Shehitah Judaism John	$400 [6] It was the birthplace of opera & the cradle of the Italian Renaissance Florence Bob John	$400 [27] This former governor was chairman of the Democratic Party in California from 1989 to 1991 Jerry Brown Bob	$400 [18] The title of Hagiwara Sakutaro's 1917 book of poetry translates as "Barking at" this heavenly body the moon John
$600 [4] In February 1931 Congress passed a veterans' bonus bill over this president's veto Hoover Bob John	$600 [13] The Templeton Prize for Religion was 1st given in 1973 to this founder of the Missionaries of Charity Mother Teresa	$600 [28] The symbol of Taoism represents these 2 basic forces in the universe the yin & the yang Stan	$600 [8] This third-largest city of Spain is noted for its silk & its oranges Valencia Stan	$600 [26] In 1980 ill health forced Ella Grasso to resign as governor of this state Connecticut John	$600 [21] In the 19th c. Kalvos & Solomos were leading members of this country's Ionian School of Poetry Greece Stan
$800 [5] In 1941 Reza Shah abdicated as leader of this country Iran Stan	$800 [14] Her 2 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards were for "Toys in the Attic" & "Watch on the Rhine" (Lillian) Hellman Bob	$800 [22] This is the belief that God foresees & wills from all eternity that someone will be saved predestination John	$800 [9] In 1754 the Royal and Ancient Golf Club was founded in this Scottish city St. Andrews John	$800 [24] George W.P. Hunt, who became this state's 1st governor in 1912, also served from 1917-19, 1923-29 & 1931-33 Arizona John	$800 [20] The 14th c. poet Dafydd ap Gwilym wrote some 150 poems in this, his native language Welsh John
$1,000 [7] This Basque village was destroyed by German bombers during an April 26, 1937 air raid Guernica Stan	DD $1,200 [15] In '68 the Central Bank of Sweden established this Nobel Prize category in honor of its 300th anniversary the Nobel Prize in Economics Bob	$1,000 [25] The oldest scriptures in this religion are called Tripitaka, or "three baskets" Buddhism	$1,000 [11] This Mexican resort city became popular after "The Night of the Iguana" was filmed there in 1963 Puerto Vallarta John	DD $1,500 [23] In January 1994 Christine Todd Whitman succeeded James Florio as governor of this state New Jersey John	$1,000 [19] He began writing "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" during a visit to Albania Lord Byron John

Final Jeopardy!

SURNAMES

Ionesco & Ivanovich are equivalents of this English surname

Johnson

Bob "What is Johnson?" — wagered $1,800

Stan "What is Johnson" — wagered $4,000

John "What is Johnson?" — wagered $5,700

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