Show #2098 1993-10-20 (taped 1993-08-23) Regular

David Venderbush game 4.

Contestants

Paul Sungenis — a comedian from Vineland, New Jersey

Pat Valdata — a writer and educator from Elkton, Maryland

David Venderbush — an attorney originally from Mequon, Wisconsin (whose 3-day cash winnings total $24,199)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
David	$1,000	$2,000	$7,000	$11,001 4-day champion: $35,200	$9,000 21 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Pat	$600	$1,800	$2,600	$4,600 3rd place: Towle Silversmiths coffee urn + Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune games for Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis	$4,600 13 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Paul	$1,600	$3,700	$5,500	$10,500 2nd place: Zeos notebook computer + Citizen electronic organizer	$5,400 18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

STATE CAPITALS	DECORATIVE ARTS	FRUITS & VEGETABLES	CHEMISTRY	ODDS & ENDS	AKA
$100 [2] This city is the home of Florida State University Tallahassee Pat	$100 [23] Ikenobo, the 1st school of flower arranging in this country, was founded in the 7th century Japan Paul	$100 [7] This is usually the main fruit in an upside-down cake pineapple David	$100 [18] Minimum number of atoms in 1 molecule of a compound; for example, a molecule of table salt 2 Paul	$100 [11] Founded in 1948, this country requires its men & women to serve in the Armed Forces Israel Pat	$100 [10] Cherilyn LaPiere Cher
$200 [3] There's a Royal Mausoleum on Nuuanu Avenue in this state capital Honolulu Pat	$200 [24] Coiling & this are the 2 basic methods of making baskets weaving Pat Paul	$200 [8] The yellow pear variety of this is slightly smaller than the cherry type a tomato Paul	$200 [19] The British once likened the structure of the atom to a plum pudding & these to the raisins the electrons Pat	$200 [12] In 1793 this was invented near Savannah, Georgia by Eli Whitney the cotton gin Pat	$200 [1] Joan de Havilland Joan Fontaine
$300 [4] The World Book Encyclopedia's article on this city is next to one about baton twirling Baton Rouge Paul	$300 [25] The "album" style of these bedcovers made at bees is often presented as an anniversary gift a quilt Pat	$300 [9] Mark Twain called this white vegetable "cabbage with a college education" cauliflower Paul	$300 [20] By the law of conservation of this, you'll have the same number of atoms before & after a reaction matter (or mass) David Paul	$300 [13] The tomb of this man known for his "Analects" is a pilgrimage site in Kufow, China Confucius Paul	$300 [28] Benjamin Kubelsky Jack Benny
DD $500 [5] This Maryland capital boasts more than 80 pre-Revolutionary War buildings Annapolis Paul	$400 [26] The artist & decorator Charles Le Brun established the style named for this "Sun King" Louis XIV Pat	$400 [16] Originally from Asia, the shiitake variety of this is now cultivated in the U.S. the mushroom David	$400 [21] Years after Boyle, Charles found that a gas expands when this rises temperature David	$400 [14] In this Olympic sport, a player may be awarded a free kick soccer David	$400 [29] Rose Louise Hovick Gypsy Rose Lee Paul
$500 [6] For several years Daniel Boone lived near what is now this West Virginia capital Charleston David Paul	$500 [27] A sculpted female figure used as a column, its name comes from Greek for "women of Karyai" caryatid Paul	$500 [17] The strands inside this type of squash can be served like pasta spaghetti squash Pat	$500 [22] Empedocles thought the 4 "elements" that combined to make up every object were air, fire & these 2 earth & water David	$500 [15] The name of the British royal yacht; it certainly rules the waves Britannia Paul	$500 [30] Israel Baline Irving Berlin Paul

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD LEADERS	THE AUTO INDUSTRY	1693	FAMOUS QUOTATIONS	AWARDS	WOMEN AUTHORS
$200 [12] In 1943 Churchill, Roosevelt & this Soviet leader met in Tehran, Iran Stalin Paul	$200 [30] Only in the U.S. is the name of this Korean conglomerate pronounced to rhyme with "Sunday" Hyundai David	$200 [2] In North America the British & their Indian allies fought this country & their Indian allies the French Pat	$200 [8] John Howard Payne wrote, "Be it ever so" this, "there's no place like home" humble David	$200 [25] In 1935 this humorist was given the Spirit of St. Louis Medal for achievement in aeronautics Will Rogers David	$200 [1] The subtitle of this 1960 book by Joy Adamson is "A Lioness of Two Worlds" Born Free David
$400 [13] He was born Josip Broz in 1892 in Kumrovec, Croatia Tito David	$400 [17] This car produced by Daimler-Benz is named for Emil Jellinek's daughter the Mercedes David	$400 [3] In 1993 this Williamsburg, Va. college celebrated the 300th anniversary of its 1693 charter William & Mary David	$400 [11] Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, "The sky is the daily bread of" these sense organs the eyes Paul	$400 [26] In 1966 the Henry Bacon Medal for Memorial Architecture went to this St. Louis structure the Arch Pat	$400 [24] She was born Pearl Sydenstricker in Hillsboro, West Virginia & taken to China as a child Pearl S. Buck David
$600 [14] In 1989 this South African education minister succeeded P.W. Botha as the country's president De Klerk Pat	$600 [18] In 1990 Harold Poling replaced Donald Petersen as CEO of this 2nd-largest U.S. auto producer Ford David	$600 [4] Following the publication of his "Principia", he had a nervous breakdown & retired from research Newton David	$600 [9] This play contains the line "A great nose indicates a great man" Cyrano de Bergerac David	$600 [27] Dorothy Loudon won a 1977 Tony for her role as Miss Hannigan in this Broadway musical Annie Paul	$600 [21] This author of "The Color Purple" also wrote a children's biography of Langston Hughes Alice Walker Pat
$800 [15] In 1989 Tadeusz Mazowiecki became this country's first non-Communist leader since World War II Poland Paul	$800 [19] This largest private Italian company produces Alfa Romeo & Autobianchi cars Fiat David	$800 [5] In 1693 he became chief of the MacGregor clan; he didn't become an outlaw until 1712 Rob Roy David	$800 [7] On July 21, 1861 Barnard Elliott Bee said, "There is Jackson, standing like" one of these a stone wall Paul	$800 [28] In 1966 U Thant became the 1st recipient of an award for int'l understanding named for this PM of India Nehru David	$800 [22] With husband John Gregory Dunne, she adapted her 1970 novel "Play It As It Lays" for the screen Joan Didion
$1,000 [16] Turkey's first president, he served from 1923 until his death in 1938 (Kemal) Ataturk David	$1,000 [20] This Wolfsburg, Germany corporation produces the Spanish-based SEAT automobile Volkswagen Pat	DD $2,000 [6] This English astronomer devised the first actuarial table Edmund Halley David	$1,000 [10] Oscar Wilde defined this as "the fashionable substitute for belief" religion Paul	$1,000 [29] This scientist & vitamin C proponent was a recipient of the Int'l Lenin Peace Prize Linus Pauling David	DD $2,000 [23] On her death in 1986, she was laid to rest next to Jean-Paul Sartre in Montparnasse Cemetery Simone de Beauvoir Pat

Final Jeopardy!

DISASTERS

This began Sept. 2, 1666 in the house of the King's baker in Pudding Lane

the Great Fire of London

Pat "What was the Great Fire of London?" — wagered $2,000

Paul "What was the Great Fire of London?" — wagered $5,000

David "What is the Great Fire of London" — wagered $4,001

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