Show #2404 1995-02-02 (taped 1994-11-09) Regular

Contestants

Charlie Garfink — a cafe owner from San Rafael, California

Leslie Lewis — a writer originally from Chicago, Illinois

Jim Spellane — a public relations director from Washington, D.C. (whose 2-day cash winnings total $27,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jim	$1,000	$2,500	$9,500	$3,100 2nd place: La-Z-Boy sofa & love seat + Singer table collection	$10,700 22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Leslie	$2,200	$4,500	$7,900	$1,400 3rd place: Service Merchandise gift certificate	$7,600 23 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Charlie	$1,200	$1,700	$3,500	$3,400 New champion: $3,400	$3,500 12 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

FEBRUARY 8	BASEBALL HISTORY	LIBRARIES	BLOODSUCKERS	HOUSEHOLD HINTS	HODGEPODGE
$100 [26] In 1955 Nikolai Bulganin succeeded Georgi Malenkov as premier of this country the Soviet Union Leslie	$100 [1] On July 6, 1933 the American League faced the National League in the first of these annual games the All-Star Game Jim	$100 [11] This state's first large library was the Supreme Court & State Law Library in Montgomery Alabama Leslie	$100 [21] "Nighty-Night, Don't Let" these bite; they can drink enough blood in 5 mins. to hold them for months bedbugs Leslie	$100 [16] To reduce soot in a wood-burning fireplace, shake this seasoning on the logs salt Jim	$100 [6] Meaning that the privileged should help the less fortunate, it's French for "nobility obliges" noblesse oblige Leslie
$200 [27] In 1940 this "Nightline" anchor was born in Lancashire, England; he moved to the U.S. at age 13 Ted Koppel Jim	$200 [2] In 1983 Steve Carlton, Gaylord Perry & this pitcher surpassed Walter Johnson's career strikeout record Nolan Ryan Jim	$200 [12] This Rhode Island capital's public library contains the Harris collection on the Civil War & slavery Providence Charlie	$200 [22] These parasite-carrying flies, Glossina, are found in Africa, mainly south of the Tropic of Cancer tsetse flies Leslie	$200 [17] Because heat rises, it's recommended that you insulate this part of a house before any other the attic Leslie Charlie	$200 [7] It's a "lunar" synonym for white lightning moonshine Charlie
$300 [28] In 1910 William D. Boyce founded this youth org. in the U.S. after a "good turn" in the London fog the Boy Scouts (of America) Jim	$300 [3] In 1973 American League teams began using this player who bats for the pitcher but doesn't play a position the designated hitter Jim	$300 [13] The library at Eastern Montana College in Billings has a collection on this 1876 battle Little Big Horn Leslie	$300 [23] Hirudo medicinalis is one of these worms used by doctors leeches Leslie	$300 [18] You can sharpen dull scissors by cutting into sheets of this abrasive material found in toolboxes sandpaper Charlie	$300 [8] This adjective that refers to elegant tailoring comes from sartor, a Latin word for "tailor" sartorial Charlie
$400 [29] In 1915 this silent film originally titled "The Clansman" premiered in L.A. at Clune's Auditorium Birth of a Nation Leslie	$400 [4] On April 14, 1910, he became the first president to open a baseball season with a ceremonial pitch Taft Jim	$400 [14] Pittsburgh's main public library, it was founded in 1895 & named for a steel manufacturer Carnegie Leslie	$400 [24] These eellike fish attach themselves to other fish using horny teeth in a round mouth lampreys Jim	$400 [19] A box of this compound from the kitchen can be used in place of toothpaste, & to put out small grease fires baking soda Charlie	$400 [9] A genetic trait that is hologynic is inherited only by these people females
$500 [30] The first opera staged in the colonies was "Flora: Or, the Hob in the Well" at this S.C. port in 1735 Charleston Jim	$500 [5] On Aug. 29, 1977 this St. Louis Cardinal outfielder broke Ty Cobb's career record with his 893rd stolen base Lou Brock Charlie	DD $800 [15] The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont in this state was the first presidential library Ohio Leslie	$500 [25] These arachnids transmit Lyme disease & Rocky Mountain spotted fever ticks Leslie	$500 [20] This chemical agent used to bleach hair is often effective in removing scorch marks (hydrogen) peroxide Leslie	$500 [10] The 2 planets in our solar system that rotate clockwise; their names end with the same 3 letters Uranus & Venus Leslie

Double Jeopardy! Round

EXPLORERS	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	GEMS & JEWELRY	RELIGION	LITERATURE	THE WALTZ
$200 [7] To prevent Portugal from claiming the Spice Islands, he set out to sail around the world Magellan Leslie Charlie	$200 [1] About 70% of the water that enters the Arctic Ocean comes from this ocean the Atlantic Leslie Charlie	$200 [26] According to Guinness, Carol McFadden has a collection of nearly 15,000 pairs of these jewelry items earrings Leslie	$200 [16] In this Haitian religion, a male priest is called a houngan voodoo Jim	$200 [2] This Thomas Keneally novel was known in his native Australia as "Schindler's Ark" Schindler's List Leslie	$200 [21] The word waltz came from Walzen, which means "to revolve" in this language German Charlie
$400 [8] Edsel Ford was one of the backers of his flight over the North Pole Byrd Jim Leslie	$400 [12] Major streets in this capital include Paseo de la Reforma & Avenida Juarez Mexico City Jim Leslie Charlie	$400 [27] Before the advent of sophisticated analytical techniques, red spinel often passed as this gemstone a ruby Jim	$400 [17] The Kojiki & the Nihon Shoki are important texts of this religion Shinto Leslie	$400 [3] Victor Hugo wrote this epic novel between 1845 & 1862 Les Miserables Jim	$400 [22] The waltz named for this capital of Massachusetts features an occasional dipping turn Boston Charlie
$600 [9] People in Bristol believe this New World land was named for Richard Ap Meryk; we know better America Charlie	$600 [13] At 9,665 feet, Coma Pedrosa in the Pyrenees is this small country's highest point Andorra Leslie	$600 [28] When Louis XVI wore what's now this famous diamond, it was called the French Blue the Hope Diamond Jim	$600 [18] Zakat, or almsgiving, is the third pillar of this religion Islam Charlie	$600 [4] This Charlotte Bronte character becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall & marries Mr. Edward Rochester Jane Eyre Jim	$600 [23] This composer of "The Emperor Waltz" was called "The Emperor of the Waltz" as well as "The Waltz King" Johann Strauss Jim
$800 [10] John Montagu, the Earl of this, was First Lord of the Admiralty during Captain Cook's last voyage Sandwich Charlie	$800 [14] The Gulf of Riga, an inlet of the Baltic Sea, extends about 100 miles into this republic Latvia Leslie	$800 [29] By 1889 nearly all the diamonds produced in Africa passed through the hands of this "scholar" (Cecil) Rhodes Jim	$800 [19] After they turn 18, young men of this religion may enter the Melchizedek priesthood & do missionary work the Mormon religion Leslie	$800 [5] Mr. Murdstone is this Dickens character's stepfather, Clara his mother David Copperfield Jim	$800 [24] This composer's "Waltz of the Flowers" is one of the most famous waltzes in ballet Tchaikovsky Jim
$1,000 [11] In 1888 Fridtjof Nansen crossed this island from Umivik to Godthaab Greenland Charlie	$1,000 [15] Lake of the Woods lies in Minnesota, Ontario & this other province Manitoba Jim Charlie	$1,000 [30] Agate, jasper & bloodstone are all forms of this silica mineral quartz	$1,000 [20] Mother Ann Lee made celibacy a guiding principle of this religious sect the Shakers Jim	DD $2,000 [6] Robin Hood & Friar Tuck are supporting characters in this 1819 work by Sir Walter Scott Ivanhoe Jim	DD $2,200 [25] Fairy tale opera that features the "Gingerbread Waltz" Hansel and Gretel Jim

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC AMERICANS

When he died in 1746, his wife became editor of the New-York Weekly Journal

John Peter Zenger

Charlie "Who was Peter Tishman" — wagered $100

Leslie "Who mather" — wagered $6,500

Jim "Who was Horace Greley" — wagered $6,400

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