Show #2105 1993-10-29 (taped 1993-08-24) Regular

Contestants

Steven McKenna — a director of banquets originally from Holyoke, Massachusetts

Danila Oder — a secretary from Los Angeles, California

Kathleen Shilkret — a public relations officer originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (whose 2-day cash winnings total $19,901)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kathleen	$600	$1,100	$7,700	$11,699 3rd place: Vivitar 440PZ camera + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! games for the Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis	$7,700 17 R, 0 W
Danila	$1,900	$2,300	$6,500	$12,900 2nd place: trip to Reno, Nevada	$6,800 15 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Steven	$1,300	$3,100	$9,400	$15,401 New champion: $15,401	$9,300 23 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

OCTOBER 31	THE SUPERNATURAL	CEMETERIES	BATS	"MAD"	SCIENTISTS
$100 [13] Reza Khan became the Shah of this country, now Iran, October 31, 1925 Persia Kathleen	$100 [1] Beheading, removing the heart, impaling with a wooden stake & burning the body are ways to kill one vampires Steven	$100 [5] On May 13, 1864 a Union private became the first soldier buried in this Virginia cemetery Arlington Steven	$100 [7] All native bats in North America are active at this time of day only night Kathleen	$100 [8] Mel Gibson first caught America's attention when he played this vigilante Mad Max Kathleen	$100 [22] The gal, a unit for measuring the acceleration of gravity, got its name from this Italian scientist Galileo Danila
$200 [18] This magician & escapologist couldn't escape death October 31, 1926 Harry Houdini Steven	$200 [2] Clairvoyance is considered part of this sense the sixth sense Steven	$200 [27] This city's Pere-Lachaise Cemetery is the final resting place of Oscar Wilde & Edith Piaf Paris Steven	$200 [10] Bats are beneficial: just 1 brown bat can down 600 of these long-nosed bloodsuckers in an hour mosquitoes Steven	$200 [9] At the Wonderland Tea Party, he asks the unanswerable riddle "Why is a raven like a writing-desk?" the Mad Hatter Steven	$200 [23] Schiaparelli was first to see these on Mars; Lowell thought they were irrigation ditches the canals Steven
$300 [15] It's reported that on October 31, 1517 he nailed some theses to a door Martin Luther Danila	$300 [3] Sir George Villiers has been seen at Windsor Castle as one of these a ghost Kathleen	$300 [28] This English church holds the remains of Charles Darwin & Robert Browning Westminster Abbey	$300 [11] Contrary to public opinion, bats are not a common source of this disease, unlike raccoons, foxes & dogs rabies Danila	$300 [19] It was Rasputin's nickname the Mad Monk Steven	$300 [24] Edwin Armstrong invented this type of radio that transmits by altering its frequency FM (frequency modulation) Danila
$400 [16] While on the way to meet Peter Ustinov to work on a documentary, this world leader was killed Oct. 31, 1984 Indira Gandhi	$400 [4] The soul is sometimes called this type of "body" and it can leave yours the astral body Danila	$400 [29] 368 World War I soldiers are buried in this U.S. military cemetery near Waregem, Belgium Flanders Fields	$400 [12] The Chinese character for this emotion is the same one as for a bat, not a warm puppy happiness Danila	$400 [20] Belinda Carlisle's first solo hit, or a TV sitcom starring Paul Reiser & Helen Hunt Mad About You Steven	DD $300 [26] Though Charles Best helped Banting isolate this hormone, he wasn't awarded the Nobel Prize insulin Danila
$500 [17] On October 31, 1943 Mussolini ordered this Italian king executed, but no one listened Victor Emmanuel Kathleen	$500 [6] In Europe & the U.S. it was believed that this numbered son of the same-numbered son had occult powers seventh Steven	$500 [30] Many cowboys & gunslingers were buried in this cemetery outside Dodge City, Kansas Boot Hill Steven	$500 [14] In German the bat is called Die Fledermaus, which translates to this the flying mouse Danila	$500 [21] This famous phrase on retaliation is attributed to Joseph P. Kennedy don't get mad, get even Danila	$400 [25] c. 140 A.D. this Alexandrian astronomer cataloged 48 of the 88 constellations now recognized Ptolemy Danila

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. PRESIDENTS	COMPOSERS	RADIO COMEDY	BUSINESS BIGGIES	AUTHORS	SOUP ORIGINS
$200 [16] Prior to becoming the 16th President, he declined an offer to be governor of the Oregon Territory in 1849 Abraham Lincoln Kathleen	$200 [17] In addition to numerous waltzes, he also composed 16 operettas (Johann) Strauss (Jr.) Steven	$200 [6] Eddie Anderson, the son of a circus tightrope walker, played this role on Jack Benny's show Rochester Danila	$200 [11] First marketed in 1981, it's now the USA's No. 1 brand of sugar substitute Nutrasweet Kathleen	$200 [22] A stone relief of a raven tops his original grave in Baltimore, Maryland Edgar Allan Poe Steven	$200 [1] Pasta e fagioli Italy Danila Steven
$400 [18] His nickname was "The Haberdasher" Harry Truman Kathleen	DD $200 [27] Beethoven studied under this rival of Mozart & later dedicated 3 sonatas to him Salieri Steven	$400 [7] Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen hosted a show named for this dummy Charlie McCarthy Kathleen	$400 [12] This company owns & operates the world's largest pickle factory & you'll find it in Holland, Michigan Heinz Kathleen	$400 [23] This writer of "Riders of the Purple Sage" practiced dentistry from 1896 to 1904 Zane Grey Steven	$400 [2] Gazpacho Spain Steven
$600 [19] The year this 22nd & 24th president died, 1908, his book "Good Citizenship" was published Cleveland Steven	$600 [28] Heiter Villa-Lobos often used the rhythms & instruments of this South American country, his native land Brazil Kathleen	$600 [8] For 18 years Jim & Marian Jordan played this couple who lived at 79 Wistful Vista Fibber McGee & Molly Kathleen	$600 [13] This laundry detergent once used the advertising phrase "Ring around the collar" Wisk Kathleen	$600 [24] In 1973 Patrick White became the first from this continent to win the Nobel Prize for Literature Australia Kathleen	$600 [3] Winter melon soup China Danila
$800 [20] In 1896 & 1900 this president's Democratic opponent was William Jennings Bryan McKinley Steven	$800 [29] His 1825 "Lady of the Lake" cycle includes his famous "Ave Maria" Schubert Kathleen	$800 [9] These 2 title characters owned the Fresh Air Taxi Company of America, Incorpulated Amos 'n' Andy Danila	$800 [14] In 1981 accountant Roger B. Smith became CEO of this American automaker General Motors Danila	$800 [25] This creator of Perry Mason also served as a consultant on the "Perry Mason" television show Erle Stanley Gardner Kathleen Danila	$800 [4] Dashi Japan Danila
DD $1,300 [21] At age 17, he was one of the youngest students in Stanford's first class Herbert Hoover Steven	$1,000 [30] Forced into exile, he couldn't attend the 1850 premiere of his own "Lohengrin" (Richard) Wagner Danila	$1,000 [10] Titus Moody, Mrs. Nussbaum & Senator Claghorn were denizens of this comedian's "Alley" Fred Allen Kathleen	$1,000 [15] This retail chain began as the Golden Rule Store in 1902 in Kemmerer, Wyoming J.C. Penney Steven	$1,000 [26] This Mississippian wrote "As I Lay Dying" while working the night shift at a power plant William Faulkner Steven	$1,000 [5] Avgolemono Greece Danila

Final Jeopardy!

SPORTS FIGURES

In 1993 a commemorative stamp was issued in Detroit honoring this boxer, the 1st to be so recognized

Joe Louis

Danila "Whoiswas Joe Louis?" — wagered $6,400

Kathleen "Who was Joe Louis" — wagered $3,999

Steven "Who was Joe Louis" — wagered $6,001

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