Show #2254 1994-05-26 (taped 1994-01-31) Regular

Contestants

Neil Kleinbort — a jeweler from Northbrook, Illinois

Karen O'Callaghan — a staff assistant originally from Brooklyn, New York

Kevin Olmstead — an environmental engineering professor from Ann Arbor, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kevin	$600	$3,500	$7,300	$14,401 2-day champion: $25,901	$7,300 19 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Karen	$300	$1,000	$3,000	$3,000 3rd place: Allen Edmonds shoes + Jeopardy! computerized version or home game	$4,300 13 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs)
Neil	$2,500	$2,200	$7,200	$5,700 2nd place: Broyhill living room set + Carpet One carpeting + Jeopardy! computerized version or home game	$7,200 22 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. HISTORY	THE MOVIES	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	ANIMAL EVENTS	ANAGRAMS
$100 [10] In 1779 this line was extended to mark the boundary between Virginia & Pennsylvania the Mason-Dixon line Kevin	$100 [3] This film role has been played by Theda Bara, Claudette Colbert & Elizabeth Taylor Cleopatra Neil	$100 [1] In April 1988 Northwest Airlines became the first major airline to ban this totally on its U.S. flights smoking Karen	$100 [15] This country's 23 cantons are actually 20 full cantons & 6 half cantons Switzerland Karen	$100 [23] Slither on over to Sweetwater, Texas if you want to see a "round-up" of these snakes rattlesnakes Karen	$100 [5] It's the only credit card my friend Avis ever uses Visa (from Avis) Neil
$200 [11] In 1931 casino gambling became legal in this state, 20 years after it had been outlawed there Nevada Neil	$200 [4] In this 1980 film, a demented Jack Nicholson utters the line "Here's Johnny" The Shining Kevin	$200 [2] Consumer brands made by this tire company include Eagle & Kelly-Springfield Goodyear Neil	$200 [16] Its 79 A.D. eruption killed 4 times as many people as its 1631 eruption Vesuvius Kevin	$200 [24] These "reclusive" crabs dress up in costumes for the Miss Crustacean Beauty Pageant in Ocean City, New Jersey hermit crabs Kevin	$200 [7] A movie star should never have these rodents in his kitchen rats (from star) Neil
$300 [12] One newspaper commenting on this 1863 speech called the remarks "silly" the Gettysburg Address Neil	$300 [6] In 1968 this successor to Roger Moore as James Bond made his film debut in "The Lion in Winter" (Timothy) Dalton Kevin Karen	$300 [25] Since 1905 this paint company's slogan has been "Cover the Earth" Sherwin-Williams Kevin	$300 [20] It's the tropic line that crosses Egypt the tropic of Cancer Kevin Neil	$300 [28] This state has a Jumping Frog Jubilee in Calaveras County & a Horned Toad Derby in Coalinga California Kevin	$300 [17] You might find these arachnids clinging to a stick ticks (from stick) Kevin Karen
$400 [13] When he became president in 1801, it was the first transfer of executive power between rival parties Jefferson Neil	$400 [8] In 1986 this love theme from "Top Gun" reached the top of the charts "Take My Breath Away" Karen	$400 [26] The name of this large toy company stands for Hassenfeld Brothers Hasbro Kevin	$400 [21] It's the South American country with the shortest English name Peru Karen	$400 [29] Capitan, New Mexico holds an annual "Stampede" named for this forest fire survivor who was found nearby Smokey Bear Kevin	$400 [18] I'd love to tango in this Pacific island country Tonga (from tango)
$500 [14] During a 6-week period in 1776, he captured 8 British ships & destroyed 8 others John Paul Jones Neil	$500 [9] Raymond Chandler collaborated with this director on the screenplay for "Double Indemnity" Billy Wilder Neil	$500 [27] This company's beers are "beechwood aged" Anheuser-Busch Karen	DD $500 [22] The west coast of India is located on this sea the Arabian Sea Karen	$500 [30] This Pa. borough, home of the world's most famous groundhog, hosts a groundhog festival every summer Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania Kevin	$500 [19] Samantha Stevens' home was the habitat of this "bewitch"ing TV toddler Tabitha (from habitat) Karen

Double Jeopardy! Round

ARTISTS	FOOD & DRINK	FAMOUS FRENCHMEN	LABOR	EXPLORERS	AMERICAN LITERATURE
$200 [2] Gilbert Stuart painted 3 portraits of this president & over 100 replicas of them Washington Neil	$200 [17] This liquor can be blended or single-malt Scotch Karen Neil	$200 [1] He studied law & worked as a stockbroker before writing such novels as "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" Jules Verne Neil	$200 [26] In this type of strike, Union members stop working but refuse to leave the plant a sit-down strike Neil	$200 [7] In 1292 he & his father & uncle left China for the last time Marco Polo Karen	$200 [10] He wrote good later novels like "Cass Timberlane", but earlier ones like "Babbitt" are more famous Sinclair Lewis Neil
$400 [3] This painter of "Dancers Practicing at the Bar" served in the Franco-Prussian War (Edgar) Degas Neil	$400 [18] A segment of a shallot or garlic bulb clove Karen	$400 [22] He produced his first underwater film, "Eighteen Meters Down", during WWII (Jacques) Cousteau Neil	$400 [27] In 1960 John L. Lewis retired after 40 years as president of this union, the UMW the United Mine Workers Neil	$400 [8] This conqueror's remains can be seen on display in a glass coffin in Lima Cathedral Pizarro Kevin	$400 [11] The book "Bear, Man, and God" contains "Seven Approaches to" his famous story "The Bear" Faulkner Karen
$600 [4] This Spaniard was introduced to African sculpture by Matisse, whom he met at Gertrude Stein's Picasso Kevin	$600 [19] Florentine cookies are often coated on one side with this melted flavoring chocolate Karen	$600 [23] At his burial in Paris in 1834, his grave was covered with Earth from Bunker Hill Lafayette Kevin	$600 [28] On March 4, 1913 the Dept. of Labor was made a separate cabinet dept. under this president Woodrow Wilson Neil	$600 [9] When the Half Moon arrived in England in 1609, he was detained but his records were sent to his Dutch sponsors Henry Hudson Kevin	DD $800 [12] This author of "All the King's Men" edited a 1971 book about John Greenleaf Whittier's poetry Robert Penn Warren Karen
$800 [5] When El Greco was born on this Mediterranean island, it belonged to Venice Crete Neil	$800 [20] Buttercup & butternut are 2 popular types of this vegetable squash Kevin	$800 [24] In 1906 this army officer was cleared of all treason charges & decorated with the Legion of Honor Alfred Dreyfus Neil	$800 [29] Some states have passed these laws that allow employment without union affiliation right-to-work Neil	$800 [13] This Norwegian's 1927 book "My Life as an Explorer" told of planting the flag at the South Pole Amundsen Kevin	$800 [14] "Ice Palace", her last novel, was published in 1958, 10 years before her death Edna Ferber Neil
$1,000 [6] This American pop artist's "Whaam!" usually hangs in London's Tate Gallery Roy Lichtenstein	$1,000 [21] Boiled in water & served with lemon juice, the "pearl" type of this grain makes a beverage for invalids barley Karen	DD $1,000 [25] Compton's says, "Both modern philosophy and modern mathematics began with the work of" this man Descartes Kevin	$1,000 [30] The Industrial Workers of the World, an anti-capitalist 20th c. union, got this "shaky" nickname the Wobblies Neil	$1,000 [16] While returning to Portugal from India in 1499, his brother Paulo died & was buried in the Azores Vasco da Gama Neil	$1,000 [15] Bessie Rice bribes 16-year-old Dude Lester to marry her in this Erskine Caldwell novel Tobacco Road Kevin Neil

Final Jeopardy!

COMPOSERS

This pianist & composer died in 1886 while attending a Wagner music festival at Bayreuth

Franz Liszt

Karen "Who was Lizt?" — wagered $0

Neil "Who is Tchaikovsky" — wagered $1,500

Kevin "Who was Liszt?" — wagered $7,101

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