Show #2234 1994-04-28 (taped 1994-01-18) Regular

Contestants

Kevin Smith — an archaeologist and museum curator from Williamsville, New York

Liz Fersch — an electronics technician from Congers, New York

Edwin Gulley — a consultant originally from Atlanta, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Edwin	$-600	$-600	$5,000	$2 3rd place: Go Video dual-deck VCR	$3,600 12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Liz	$1,900	$4,900	$8,700	$17,395 New champion: $17,395	$8,500 22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Kevin	$2,300	$3,900	$9,700	$1,700 2nd place: Twinhead notebook computer + Samsonsite computer cases	$8,700 23 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. STATES	MOVIE MONSTERS	PERIODS & AGES	NATURE	ROOMS	FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES
$100 [18] Counties in this state include Elbert, Boulder & Pueblo Colorado Kevin	$100 [1] The 1933 film about this big ape is credited with saving RKO Studios from bankruptcy King Kong Edwin	$100 [6] 2-word term for the period in the U.S. between 1946 & 1964, from the high number of births the baby boom Liz	$100 [11] The teeth of a hippopotamus are made of this, like an elephant's tusks ivory Liz	$100 [26] This room is named for the compartment that stores your athletic equipment a locker room Liz	$100 [16] In Dutch these 2 antonyms are ja & nee yes & no Edwin
$200 [17] This state is the USA's leading producer of crayfish Louisiana Liz	$200 [2] Resembling a 400-foot-tall Tyrannosaurus, this monster attacked Tokyo after an H-bomb test revived him Godzilla Edwin	$200 [7] The last of these ages to encompass part of the U.S. ended about 15,000 years ago the Ice Age Kevin	$200 [12] Fossils indicate that the first organisms on earth were bacteria & the blue-green type of this algae Kevin	$200 [27] "Residential" name of the classroom many high school students report to in the morning homeroom Kevin	$200 [19] The Germans call this dessert Pfirsich Melba Peach Melba Kevin
$300 [23] The Rio Grande River forms about 15 miles of the border between Texas & this state New Mexico Liz	$300 [3] This 1984 film featured monsters like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Ghostbusters Kevin	$300 [8] During this period after the Civil War, the North & South tried to put the country together again Reconstruction Kevin	$300 [13] It's the common name for the yellow-flowering weed Taraxacum the dandelion Kevin	$300 [28] It's the dressing room in a clothing store where the seamstress measures you for alterations a fitting room Kevin	$300 [20] In Spain pasta de dientes isn't a plate of pasta, it's this hygiene product toothpaste Kevin
$400 [24] White Mountain National Forest covers about 1/8 of this state New Hampshire Liz	$400 [4] David Hedison played this monster in 1958, Jeff Goldblum in 1986 The Fly Liz	$400 [9] In the U.S. it ran from about 1918 to 1929 & was named for the music popular during it the Jazz Age Liz	$400 [14] Named for a mythical creature, the basilisk is this type of animal a lizard Liz	$400 [29] The room where you sit with other patients & read out-of-date magazines until the doctor is ready to see you the waiting room Liz	$400 [21] Cavalo is the Portuguese word for this animal a horse Liz
$500 [25] In 1958 construction was completed on a 129-mile turnpike that crosses this state from N.Y. to R.I. Connecticut Kevin	$500 [5] Larry Talbot was the real name of this monster The Wolf Man Edwin Kevin	$500 [10] The Stone Age lasted about 2,000,000 years; this age that followed it lasted about 2,000 the Age of Copper (or Bronze Age) Edwin Liz	$500 [15] When gathering herbs, beware! This one from which the Greeks made a poisonous brew looks like parsley hemlock Kevin	$500 [30] The Red Room & the Green Room flank this other "colorful" White House room the Blue Room Liz	DD $700 [22] In Italy this weather phenomenon is il lampo Lightning Liz

Double Jeopardy! Round

VICE PRESIDENTS	SICILY	FOOD & DRINK	ART	OLD MONEY	PEN NAMES
$200 [1] After killing Hamilton, he returned to Washington & resumed his duties as vice president Aaron Burr Liz	$200 [21] Olives are grown on the slope of this 10,703-foot volcano Mount Etna Kevin	$200 [16] The HSUS says consumers should boycott cans of this that are not labeled "Dolphin Safe" tuna Kevin	$200 [11] One of Donatello's early masterpieces was a statue of this patron saint of England St. George Kevin	$200 [6] If you have any of these Russian bills dated before 1993 they're no longer legal tender rubles Liz	$200 [30] William Sydney Porter O. Henry Edwin
$400 [2] Vice Presidents George Bush, Elbridge Gerry & John Adams were all born in this state Massachusetts Liz Kevin	$400 [22] In 1060 this group began their conquest of Sicily; a few years later, they took England the Normans Liz	$400 [17] The light & dark batters in this cake give it a streaked appearance like the stone in its name marble cake Edwin	$400 [12] The art of the Olmec, Maya & Aztec, including sculpture & pottery, is referred to as pre-this Columbian Kevin	$400 [7] The florin goes back to this city in 1252 Florence Kevin	$400 [29] Karen Blixen Isak Dinesen Edwin
$600 [3] As Ford's Vice President, he chaired a commission that investigated the CIA Rockefeller Edwin	$600 [23] In 1860 he led 1,000 similarly dressed men to conquer the island Garibaldi Edwin Liz	$600 [19] Vino de Pasto, an inexpensive type of this fortified Spanish wine, is often served as an aperitif sherry Liz	$600 [13] Mobiles or other works that move by motors or air currents are called this type of art Kinetic	$600 [8] A coin this country introduced in 1963 had a menorah on it Israel Edwin	$800 [27] Amandine-Aurore-Luci e Dupin George Sand Liz
$800 [4] Charles Warren Fairbanks, a conservative, was chosen to run with this Progressive Republican in 1904 Theodore Roosevelt Edwin	$800 [24] This capital city's university was founded in 1777 Palermo Liz	$800 [20] Samsoe is a cow's milk cheese named for its island of origin in this Scandinavian country Denmark Kevin	$800 [14] One of the first paintings of contemporary Parisian life was Manet's "Concert in" these "Gardens" the Tuileries Kevin	$800 [9] A piaster is another name for a "piece of" this eight Liz Kevin	$1,000 [28] Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee Ellery Queen Liz
$1,000 [5] He challenged FDR for the presidential nomination in 1940, while serving as FDR's vice president John Nance Garner Edwin	$1,000 [25] This strait separates the island from mainland Italy the Strait of Messina Edwin	$1,000 [18] Tapioca & arrowroot both come from the root of this tropical plant manioc Kevin	DD $2,000 [15] This painter of "The Rabbi of Vitebsk" died in 1985, just short of his 98th birthday Marc Chagall Kevin	$1,000 [10] This British coin worth one-quarter of a penny was withdrawn as of 1961 a farthing Kevin	DD $2,000 [26] Francois-Marie Arouet Voltaire Edwin

Final Jeopardy!

OPERA

In Act I of this 1875 opera, the title character stabs a fellow factory worker

Carmen

Edwin "What is Turandot" — wagered $4,998

Liz "What is Carmen" — wagered $8,695

Kevin "What is Rigoletto" — wagered $8,000

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