Show #2172 1994-02-01 (taped 1993-11-02) Regular

Tom Nichols game 2.

Contestants

Laurie Goldman — a whale researcher from Provincetown, Massachusetts

David Westgor — an attorney originally from Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Tom Nichols — a professor originally from Chicopee, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,100)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Tom $1,400 $3,500 $10,400 $10,100
2-day champion: $24,200
$9,700
28 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
David $900 $2,300 $5,300 $2
3rd place: Gibson refrigerator/freezer
$5,300
17 R, 4 W
Laurie $1,500 $1,300 $3,900 $3,900
2nd place: "Prince of the Rainforest" by Nan Rae + Donjo dolphin sculpture
$3,500
9 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

STATE CAPITAL NICKNAMES OLD-TIME RADIO HINTS FROM HELOISE BESTSELLERS WEAPONS THE "I"s HAVE IT
$100 [2]
"Beantown"
Boston
Tom
$100 [16]
This "All-American Boy" was sponsored by Wheaties, Breakfast of Champions
Jack Armstrong
Tom
$100 [20]
You can use the striking edge of a matchbook for filing these if you have no emery board
your nails
Tom
$100 [11]
"Gone with the Wind" was again a bestseller in 1991, along with this sequel to it
Scarlett
Tom
$100 [1]
It's the weapon a non- dairy dessert topping lover might find "cool"
a whip
David
$100 [17]
Gaelic football is one of the most popular team sports in this country
Ireland
David
$200 [7]
"The Bluegrass Capital"
Frankfort
Laurie
$200 [18]
This "mysterious character who aids the forces of law and order is in reality Lamont Cranston"
the Shadow
Tom
$200 [26]
You needn't lick these postal items; use a burned-out light bulb in a dish of water to wet them
stamps
Tom
$200 [12]
An heiress to a pharmaceutical co. is stalked by a killer in this author's 1978 bestseller "Bloodline"
Sidney Sheldon
Tom
$200 [3]
A soft-point bullet's point is made of this soft metal & antimony, rather than of steel
lead
Tom
$200 [19]
This 4-syllable word often precedes fortitude & flu
intestinal
David Laurie
$300 [8]
"The Gateway to Glacier Bay National Park"
Juneau
David
$300 [24]
The theme song of her variety program was "When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain"
Kate Smith
David
$300 [27]
After carving this vegetable for Halloween, sprinkle nutmeg & cinnamon inside it for a pleasant scent
a pumpkin
Tom
$300 [13]
In the '70s he wrote a string of bestsellers, including "The Pirate" & "The Lonely Lady"
Harold Robbins
$300 [4]
Nobel's mix of nitroglycerin & diatomaceous earth was sold in sticks & called this
dynamite
Tom
$300 [21]
It's also known as secret ink—keep it a secret
invisible ink
Tom
$400 [9]
"The Friendly City in the Sky"
Denver
Laurie
$400 [25]
"The Great Gildersleeve" & "Beulah" were spinoffs of this series starring Jim & Marian Jordan
Fibber McGee & Molly
Tom
$400 [28]
Use this sewing item to protect your finger when grating food
a thimble
David
$400 [14]
In 1989 this author better known for her vampire novels had readers wrapped up with "The Mummy"
Anne Rice
Laurie
$400 [5]
The name of this projectile is from the Old English "earh"
an arrow
$400 [22]
As a verb this 3-letter word means to graft feathers onto a falcon; as a noun, it's a small demon
an imp
David
$500 [10]
"Crabtown"
Annapolis
Tom
$500 [30]
He was known as Texaco's "Fire Chief"
Ed Wynn
David
$500 [29]
Clean the lint filter of this appliance after every load; buildup can cause a fire
a dryer
Tom
DD $500 [15]
"A Thief of Time", this author's first hardcover bestseller, was his eighth American Indian mystery
Tony Hillerman
Laurie
$500 [6]
In full Highland dress, a skean dhu is a small knife tucked into the top of this article of clothing
a sock (stocking)
David
$500 [23]
A dialect spoken in ancient Greece, or an order of classical architecture
Ionic
David

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD HISTORY THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART POLITICIANS U.S. COMMEMORATIVE COINS ANATOMY DRAMA
$200 [8]
The Mapai Party, led by Ben-Gurion, won this country's first general election in 1949
Israel
Laurie
$200 [22]
Jacques-Louis David's 1812 portrait of this man in his study shows him with one hand inside his vest
Napoleon
Tom
$200 [3]
When he was a pro basketball player, this senator's frugality earned him the nickname "Dollar Bill"
(Bill) Bradley
Tom
$200 [16]
Sold during an 1892-93 exposition, America's first commemorative coin depicted this explorer
Columbus
Tom
$200 [19]
The lub-dub sound of this organ is caused by the closing of various valves
the heart
Tom
$200 [1]
He played the title role in the 1917 play "Peter Ibbetson"; his brother Lionel was in it, too
John Barrymore
David
$400 [12]
This Dutch dancer, executed as a spy in 1917, claimed she was actually aiding the Allied powers
Mata Hari
Tom
$400 [25]
The design of the rotunda in the National Gallery's West Building was inspired by this Italian city's Pantheon
Rome
David
$400 [4]
Attention, cola lovers: this Ohio senator was once the president of Royal Crown International
John Glenn
$400 [17]
For the 100th anniversary of Bridgeport, CT's incorporation, a coin was issued depicting this showman
(P.T.) Barnum
Tom
$400 [23]
The popliteal artery, which runs behind the knee, is an extension of this major thigh artery
the femoral
David
$400 [2]
In 1937 Thornton Wilder adapted this playwright's "A Doll's House" for Ruth Gordon
Ibsen
Tom
$600 [13]
In December 1918 Iceland became a sovereign state but remained in union with this country
Denmark
David Laurie
$600 [26]
You can see a John Quidor painting of this bewhiskered & bewildered Washington Irving character
Rip Van Winkle
Tom
$600 [5]
From 1973-75 this current New York senator served as ambassador to India
Moynihan
Tom
$600 [18]
A quill pen & the phrase "We the People" appeared on 1987 coins honoring the 200th anniversary of this
the Constitution
Laurie
$600 [24]
The network of nerves behind the stomach that controls the abdominal organs is known by this 2-word name
the solar plexus
David
$800 [10]
Born in Moscow in the 1860s, he developed his own system of acting, known as "The Method"
Stanislavsky
David
$800 [14]
Aurora Quezon, widow of this country's first president, was assassinated in 1949
the Philippines
Tom
$800 [29]
Among the El Greco works is a reverential portrait of St. Alfonso, Archbishop of this Spanish city
Toledo
David
$1,000 [7]
It's former vice president Quayle's first name
James
Tom
$800 [20]
Dollars & half dollars were issued in 1991 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this sculpted monument
Mount Rushmore
Tom David
$800 [27]
Leukocytes are the white blood cells & these are the red ones
erythrocytes
Tom David Laurie
DD $1,000 [9]
The Chekhov play that contains the famous line "All Russia is our garden"
The Cherry Orchard
Laurie
$1,000 [15]
U.N. forces captured this North Korean capital in 1950
Pyongyang
Tom
$1,000 [30]
This Norwegian's woodcut of "Two Women on the Shore" may make you want to "Scream"
(Edvard) Munch
David
DD $1,500 [6]
Now a senator representing Virginia, he was once secretary of the Navy
John Warner
Tom
$1,000 [21]
This Daniel Chester French statue was used for the design of a 1925 Lexington-Concord coin
The Minute Man
David
$1,000 [28]
They're the 2 glands, 1 above each eye, that produce tears
the lacrimal
Laurie
$1,000 [11]
This author of "Six Characters in Search of an Author" explored the concept of insanity in his play "Enrico IV"
Pirandello
Tom

Final Jeopardy!

ANCIENT CITIES

Antony & Cleopatra met in this city, later home to an apostle & now in Turkey

Tarsus

Laurie "What is Illyria" — wagered $0
David "What was Ephesus" — wagered $5,298
Tom "What is Ephesus?" — wagered $300

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