Show #2266 1994-06-13 (taped 1994-02-07) Regular

Contestants

Stephen Slovasky — a librarian from Bridgeport, Connecticut

Mary Hetherington — a social worker from Cambridge, Massachusetts

Mike Stewart — a computer sales executive from El Cerrito, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mike	$700	$800	$3,000	$6,000 2nd place: Berkline sofa + Lane video cabinet	$3,000 10 R, 2 W
Mary	$1,400	$2,800	$9,400	$7,300 New champion: $7,300	$11,400 23 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Stephen	$2,100	$4,000	$5,700	$1,999 3rd place: Samsung LaserDisc player + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! games for the Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis	$6,900 24 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. GEOGRAPHY	TRACK & FIELD	CLICHES	ANIMALS	BRITISH MONEY	KHANS & KANTS
$100 [1] In Florida the 113-mile-long Overseas Highway connects this group of islands to the mainland the Keys Mary	$100 [26] Used by men in competition, this saucer-shaped object measures 8 2/3" in diameter a discus Stephen	$100 [6] An absent-minded person "has her head in" these—how heavenly clouds Mary	$100 [11] The black mamba is one of the largest & most dangerous of these a snake Stephen	$100 [19] It's the coin to "Sing a Song of" sixpence Stephen	$100 [16] With most of Mongolia under his control by 1206, he set his sights on China Genghis Khan Stephen
$200 [2] The Allegheny Mountains are a part of this larger chain the Appalachians Stephen	$200 [27] He's the only man to win 3 consecutive Olympic gold medals in the long jump Carl Lewis Mary	$200 [7] Shakespeare said "From the smoke into the smother"; we say "Out of the frying pan into" this the fire Stephen	$200 [12] Unlike a bird's, this mammal's wings are made of a double layer of skin a bat Stephen	$200 [21] Saucepan lid is rhyming slang for a quid, which is a term for this amount a pound Stephen	$200 [17] He didn't duck Marco Polo in Peking, though back then the city was Cambaluc Kublai Khan Mike Mary
$300 [3] You'll find this state capital on the west bank of the Pearl River in central Mississippi Jackson Mike	$300 [28] In 1932 this American woman won Olympic gold medals in the 80-meter hurdles & the javelin throw Babe Didrikson Mike Mary	$300 [8] Abe Lincoln didn't invent the cliche "paddle your own" one of these, but he did like to say it a canoe Stephen	$300 [13] Named for its long beak, it's the species of dolphin that's been studied most the bottle-nosed dolphin Mary Stephen	$300 [23] Like the old Dutch guilder, the British guinea was made of this metal Gold Stephen	$300 [18] Of the 5 husbands of Rita Hayworth, the one who fits the category (Prince) Aly Khan Mary
$400 [4] This colorful region of Arizona extends from the Grand Canyon & includes part of Petrified Forest National Park the Painted Desert Mike	$400 [29] In this event runners must clear 2 kinds of obstacles: hurdles & water jumps a steeplechase Stephen	$400 [9] "Spectral" phrase for what a lost cause doesn't have a ghost of a chance Mary	$400 [14] The shaggy hair of this wild ox is used by Tibetans to make cords & ropes a yak Stephen	$400 [24] It was once a silver penny; now this word refers to British money of standard value sterling Mike Stephen	$400 [20] Fazlur Khan's 1974 design for this Chicago landmark included the first "bundled tube" construction system the Sears Tower Mary
$500 [5] You'll find few natural lakes in this state other than the Bottomless Lakes near Roswell New Mexico Mary	$500 [30] On Sept. 24, 1988 Jackie Joyner-Kersee set an Olympic, U.S. & world record in this event the heptathlon Mary Stephen	$500 [10] Cloth is stretched on a tenter, so to be "on" these is to be stretched to the point of anxiety tenterhooks Stephen	$500 [15] The tiniest carnivore is a member of this family that also includes minks & ferrets the weasel family Stephen	DD $800 [25] From an Old English word for "a fourth part", it used to be 1/4 of a penny a farthing Stephen	$500 [22] In his "Critique of Pure Reason", he said the existence of God can't be proved scientifically Immanuel Kant Mary

Double Jeopardy! Round

COLONIAL AMERICA	ISLANDS	MUSICAL THEATRE	RELIGION	NOTABLE NAMES	LITERATURE
$200 [1] First published in 1733, it "contained the lunations, eclipses, judgment of the weather..." Poor Richard's Almanack Mike Stephen	$200 [6] In the Bering Sea Little Diomede belongs to the U.S. & Big Diomede belongs to this country Russia Mike	$200 [12] The Kit Kat Klub in Berlin is the setting for this musical, so... "Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome" Cabaret Stephen	$200 [11] It's the religion of most of the people of San Marino Catholicism Mary	$200 [22] This Indian leader began his final fast January 12, 1948; he was killed 2 1/2 weeks later Gandhi Stephen	$200 [3] An early version of this D.H. Lawrence novel appeared under the title "The First Lady Chatterley" Lady Chatterley's Lover Mike
$400 [2] This South Carolina port was established in 1670 at Albemarle Point Charleston Stephen	$400 [27] Study a map & "yule" know it has the largest land area of any Pacific atoll Christmas Island Stephen	$400 [16] Yvonne Elliman was the original Mary Magdalene in this early Tim Rice-Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Jesus Christ Superstar Mary	$400 [13] Vishnu's wife Lakshmi is the goddess of prosperity in this religion the Hindu religion Stephen	$400 [23] In recognition of his printing, he was granted a pension by the Archbishop of Mainz in 1465 Gutenberg Mary	$400 [7] His first book published in the U.S. was "The Cosmological Eye"; "Tropic of Cancer" came 20 years later Henry Miller Mary
$600 [4] In 1614 this Jamestown leader mapped New England from Penobscot Bay to Cape Cod (John) Smith Mary	$600 [28] U.S. island group that's part of the Leeward Islands the Virgin Islands Mary	$600 [17] In 1990 Robert Guillaume donned a mask for an 8-month run in this role the Phantom of the Opera Mary	$600 [14] In the 13th century a Japanese monk named Nichiren founded a sect of this religion that still has devotees today Buddhism Mike Stephen	$600 [24] After it fell into disrepair in the 1600s, his ship the Golden Hind was dismantled Drake Mike	$600 [8] Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" was one of the sources Tennyson used to write this epic work Idylls of the King Mike
$800 [5] After he was banned from Mass. Bay, this minister spent the winter of 1635 with the Wampanoag Indians Roger Williams Mary	$800 [29] Reindeer Island sits in this province's Lake Winnipeg Manitoba Stephen	$800 [18] The 1978 Tony Award for Best Musical went to this show based on the music of Fats Waller Ain't Misbehavin' Stephen	$800 [20] The Maya called the feathered serpent deity Kukulcan; the Aztecs called him this Quetzalcoatl Mary	$800 [26] This Scottish-born naturalist was largely responsible for the establishment of Yosemite & Sequoia Nat'l Pks. (John) Muir Mary	$800 [9] This Thomas Mann novella was originally published in German as "Der Tod in Venedig" Death in Venice Stephen
$1,000 [15] In 1770 this newest colony was the least populous, with only 33,000 residents Georgia Mary	$1,000 [30] During WWII Germany occupied this "12 Island" group that was turned over to Greece in 1947 the Dodecanese Mike	$1,000 [19] Among the shows he's choreographed are "the Will Rogers Follies" & "Grand Hotel" Tommy Tune Mary	DD $2,000 [21] Polytheism was restored to Egypt after the death of this pharaoh who had made Aton the supreme god Akhenaten Mary	$1,000 [25] In 1946 this Norwegian statesman became the first secretary-general of the U.N. Trygve Lie Mary	DD $1,500 [10] In "The Gift of the Magi", a young husband sells this item to buy his wife a set of combs his watch Stephen

Final Jeopardy!

COMMUNICATIONS

This first passive communications satellite, launched in 1960, simply reflected radio signals

Echo

Mike "What is Echo?" — wagered $3,000

Stephen "What is Telstar?" — wagered $3,701

Mary "What was Telstar?" — wagered $2,100

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