Show #2171 1994-01-31 (taped 1993-11-02) Regular

Tom Nichols game 1.

Contestants

Janet Clark — a manager from Bradford, Pennsylvania

Tom Nichols — a professor originally from Chicopee, Massachusetts

John Welch — a physician from Concord, New Hampshire (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$900	$4,200	$7,000	$10 3rd place: Dykstra grandfather clock + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! games for the Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis	$4,500 16 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
Tom	$1,900	$1,800	$8,800	$14,100 New champion: $14,100	$8,800 20 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Janet	$1,100	$1,900	$6,700	$13,399 2nd place: trip to Berlin, Germany	$6,700 18 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

ANIMALS	ODD WORDS	MONEY	MUSICAL TERMS	LONDON POTPOURRI	"MY" MOVIES
$100 [25] In some crustaceans, this body part is fused with the thorax, forming the cephalothorax the head Janet	$100 [15] This word for a gadget or what chamacallit may come from the Arabic phrase Shu Ismo a gizmo Tom	$100 [2] The "ha" in ha'penny is short for this half Janet	$100 [1] In Italy it's a notturno; in France, it's this a nocturne Tom	$100 [21] The Chancellor of the Exchequer lives at No. 11 on this famous street Downing Street Tom	$100 [11] "Thunderhead, Son of Flicka" was a sequel to this 1943 Roddy McDowall movie My Friend Flicka Janet
$200 [26] It can be the reef- forming, stony shells of certain polyps, or the polyps themselves coral John	$200 [17] In England this fruit is also known as a goosegog a gooseberry	$200 [3] In American money, this is equal to four bits 50 cents Janet	$200 [6] The lyric type of this high female voice is light & sweet & well suited to operettas soprano John Janet	$200 [22] If you were born within the sound of bow bells, you're said to be a true one of these a Cockney Janet	$200 [12] Though Mae West & W.C. Fields both got writing credits for this film, Mae did most of the work My Little Chickadee Janet
$300 [27] Normally, female sea turtles only leave the water to do this, usually on the beach lay their eggs Tom	$300 [18] This slang word that means enormous may be a combination of "huge" & "monstrous" humongous John	$300 [4] A doubloon was made out of this metal gold Janet	$300 [7] A nonet is a composition for this many musical instruments or voices 9 John	$300 [23] Conservatively dressed, affluent young 1980s Londoners weren't Lone Rangers but these "rangers" Sloane Rangers	$300 [13] Peter O'Toole played an Errol Flynn type in this 1982 comedy about the early days of TV My Favorite Year Tom
$400 [29] This creature that can change color when it gets excited has 3 hearts & 8 arms an octopus John	$400 [19] Now used as a slang synonym for courage or nerve, Moxie was originally the trademark name of one of these A soft drink John	$400 [5] In Zambia, the number of ngwee in a kwacha; makes "cents" 100 John	$400 [8] A person with this ability can immediately recognize any note that's played or sung perfect pitch Tom	$400 [24] The Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields on this famous square has a cafe in its crypt Trafalgar Square	$400 [14] This William Powell- Carole Lombard movie was remade in 1957 with David Niven as the title butler My Man Godfrey John
DD $1,000 [30] This shark, the largest fish in the sea, shares its name with another ocean creature a whale shark John	$500 [20] Mafficking, which means rejoicing, was inspired by the end of the siege of Mafeking in 1900, during this war the Boer War John	$500 [9] A person with this much money needs a nickel more to be a millionaire $999,999.95 Tom	$500 [10] "Pasta" term for the type of improvisation jazz musicians do while warming up noodling Tom	$500 [28] This area of London became synonymous with a "group" of writers & artists that included Virginia Woolf Bloomsbury John Tom	$500 [16] Director John Ford said he based this film on Wyatt Earp's own version of the O.K. Corral My Darling Clementine Janet

Double Jeopardy! Round

1953	BUSINESS BIGGIES	SCULPTURE	BLACK AMERICA	CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	MISC.
$200 [1] Dag Hammarskjold requested a budget of over $48 million for this organization the UN Janet	$200 [13] Dai-Ichi & Nippon Kangyo, 2 of this country's oldest banks, merged in 1971 Japan Tom	$200 [25] Jo Davidson's sculpture of this humorist can be seen in Claremore, Oklahoma Will Rogers John	$200 [3] He's the youngest man ever to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell Tom	$200 [8] According to Signe Toksvig, this author's "The Ugly Duckling" was a veiled autobiography Andersen Tom	$200 [7] In 1812 Congress refused to renew his patent on the cotton gin Eli Whitney Janet
$400 [2] Goodwin J. Knight became governor of this state when Earl Warren became U.S. Chief Justice California John	$400 [14] Software maker Claris Corp. is a subsidiary of this Macintosh computer maker Apple Janet	$400 [27] In 1881 he exhibited his "Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer" sculpture at the Impressionist Salon in Paris Degas Janet	$400 [22] This entertainer wrote 2 autobiographies, "Yes I Can" & "Why Me?" Sammy Davis John	$400 [15] In the Grimms' story, this character is called Sneewittchen Snow White John Tom	$400 [9] Evidence indicates that this Egyptian picture writing was still used as late as 394 A.D. hieroglyphics John
$600 [4] Charge d'affaires Jacob D. Beam represented the U.S. at the funeral of this Soviet dictator Stalin Tom	$600 [18] In 1990 this company announced plans to produce a new jet, the 777 Boeing Janet	$600 [28] He carved "Luxure", a wooden statue of a Caribbean woman, before painting Tahitian ones Gauguin Tom	$600 [23] This abolitionist who edited the North Star served as U.S. Minister to Haiti 1889-1891 Frederick Douglass John	$600 [16] "The Invisible Man" author who wrote 1 book exclusively for kids, "The Adventures of Tommy" H.G. Wells Tom Janet	$600 [10] In 1942 Gracie Mansion became the official residence of this city's mayors New York Janet
$800 [5] This doctor's landmark "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female" was released in 1953 (Dr.) Kinsey Tom	$800 [20] This corporate home of Elsie the Cow also sells Cracker Jack & Creamette pasta Borden Janet	$800 [29] Benvenuto Cellini's most celebrated work is a statue of this mythical hero holding the head of Medusa Perseus Tom	$800 [24] In 1843 she said, "The spirit calls me, I must go" & set out to preach against slavery Sojourner Truth John	$800 [17] Flag is the name of the deer in this Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings story The Yearling Tom	$800 [11] In 1993, after testing positive for drugs, this sprinter was banned from track & field for life (Ben) Johnson Tom
DD $1,000 [6] This Ohio senator called "Mr. Republican" died on July 31 (Robert) Taft Tom	$1,000 [21] This French company applied for a radial tire patent in 1946 Michelin Tom	$1,000 [30] Rodin called his statue of this French novelist "The sum of my whole life" Honoré de Balzac	DD $3,000 [26] This poet who wrote "The Weary Blues" was a major figure of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s Langston Hughes John	$1,000 [19] In an 1881 novel by James Otis, this boy runs away with the circus Toby Tyler John Janet	$1,000 [12] Alexander the Great is said to be descended from this mythical hero who died of an arrow wound Achilles Tom

Final Jeopardy!

THE WHITE HOUSE

1 of the 2 presidents who died in the White House

William Henry Harrison & Zachary Taylor

Janet "Who is W H Harrison?" — wagered $6,699

John "Who was Chester Arthur" — wagered $6,990

Tom "Who was Taylor" — wagered $5,300

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