Show #2091 1993-10-11 Regular

Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes.

Contestants

Leah Bailey — a homemaker from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Arthur Stowe — a banker from Milford, Connecticut

Tim Joyce — a criminal prosecutor from La Grange, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $14,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tim	$1,900	$3,300	$5,300	$1,800 2nd place	$6,300 24 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Arthur	$1,700	$2,900	$6,300	$300 3rd place	$6,300 18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Leah	$0	$800	$5,800	$2,800 New champion: $2,800	$6,300 12 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

NATURE	PEOPLE	CURSES	ALEXANDER HAMILTON	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	NUMBER, PLEASE
$100 [12] Like an octopus, a jellyfish has these appendages hanging from its body tentacles Tim Arthur	$100 [7] She's Michael Jackson's youngest sibling Janet Tim	$100 [23] Lord Carnarvon was supposedly a victim of this ancient ruler's curse Tutankhamun Leah	$100 [18] Hamilton learned to speak this language fluently while living on St. Croix as a child French Tim	$100 [3] This East Lansing school was founded as Michigan Agricultural College Michigan State Tim	$100 [1] It's the number of watts in a kilowatt 1,000 Tim
$200 [14] It takes about 60 bones to make up this part of a turtle his shell Arthur	$200 [8] It was recently revealed that this dictator's only daughter, Svetlana, lives in a London charity hostel (Joseph) Stalin Tim Arthur	$200 [24] In Genesis 4:11 he was cursed by God for killing his brother Cain Tim	$200 [19] A reluctant Hamilton dueled this man only out of a sense of honor Aaron Burr Tim	$200 [13] City University of New York's College of Criminal Justice is named for this first chief justice John Jay Tim	$200 [2] According to the Gospels, Judas betrayed Jesus for this many pieces of silver 30 Arthur
$300 [17] In North America the most common wild variety of this flower is the oxeye a daisy	$300 [9] Late wrestling legend Andre Roussimoff was known by this nickname André the Giant Arthur	$300 [26] By killing one of these the ancient mariner brought a curse on his ship an albatross Leah	$300 [20] On March 1, 1777 Hamilton became aide-de-camp to this general George Washington Arthur	$300 [15] The New England Conservatory of Music in this capital is the USA's oldest independent conservatory Boston Arthur	$300 [4] Not surprisingly, you can write to the H.J. Heinz Co. at this post office box in Pittsburgh 57 Tim
$400 [25] Some species of Mimosa are referred to as sensitive plants because their leaves do this when touched curl up Leah	$400 [10] Now Walter Matthau's wife, Carol Marcus was one of the women who inspired this author's Holly Golightly Truman Capote Tim	$400 [27] Ham's son Canaan was cursed by this man Noah	$400 [21] Hamilton commanded a brilliant attack on the British during this last major battle of the Revolution Yorktown Arthur	$400 [16] This university in Fayetteville has a special collection of Ozark folklore & literature the University of Arkansas Tim	$400 [5] It was Jack Benny's perennial age 39 Arthur
$500 [29] The blesbok, one of the few purplish mammals, is an African species of this antelope Tim	$500 [11] Contemporary Musicians calls this New Orleans trumpeter "the most popular working Dixieland musician" Al Hirt Tim	DD $500 [28] In this Hawthorne work Matthew Maule has cursed the Pyncheon family The House of the Seven Gables Leah	$500 [22] He became the first secretary of this though he had no practical financial management experience the Treasury Leah	$500 [30] The library at this Big Ten school in Evanston, Illinois has a collection of pre-17th century German books Northwestern University Arthur	$500 [6] Joe Friday's badge number on "Dragnet", or the number of home runs hit by Babe Ruth 714 Tim

Double Jeopardy! Round

CHINESE HISTORY	THE DESSERT TRAY	U.S. CITIES	SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS	BANKING	KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES
$200 [26] In October 1950 masses of Chinese troops entered the fighting in this war the Korean War Tim	$200 [1] Advertising in the early 20th century called this jiggly sweet America's most famous dessert Jell-O Tim	$200 [2] Sidney J. Barthelemy has been mayor of this largest Louisiana city since 1986 New Orleans Tim	$200 [7] In 1970 Laurence Olivier & his wife Joan Plowright co-starred in this play as Shylock & Portia The Merchant of Venice Tim	$200 [21] Removing funds from an account before maturity; there's a substantial penalty for it early withdrawal Tim Leah	$200 [13] This naval hero of the American Revolution was once chief mate on a slave ship John Paul Jones Arthur
$400 [27] In the 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki, China ceded Taiwan to this country that held it until 1945 Japan Tim	$400 [6] This sugar used for dusting desserts contains cornstarch to prevent clumping powdered sugar Arthur	$400 [3] A statue commemorating Terry's Texas Rangers stands in front of the state capital in this city Austin Tim	$400 [8] Appropriately, it was at Elsinore that John Gielgud played this title character in 1939 Hamlet Leah	$400 [22] It's a check drawn by a bank on itself and is considered as good as cash a cashier's check Arthur	$400 [14] None of his other novels was as popular as his first, "From Here to Eternity" James Jones Tim
$800 [29] This practice that rendered women unable to walk normally probably peaked in the Ming Dynasty foot binding Arthur	$600 [18] If you remoisten this winter holiday gift occasionally, it will last for years fruitcake Leah	$600 [4] You can tour Captain Frederick Pabst's mansion in this city Milwaukee Tim	$600 [9] This Redgrave family patriarch made his London debut in 1936 as Ferdinand in "Love's Labor's Lost" Michael Redgrave Tim	$600 [23] Under level payment amortization, each installment is split between changing amounts of interest & this principal Leah	$600 [15] He played with several Hollywood-based bands before forming the City Slickers in 1942 Spike Jones Leah
DD $1,000 [28] This religion that arose in India in the 500s B.C. reached China in the Han Dynasty Buddhism Tim	$800 [19] It's a layered sundae served in a tall, thin glass a parfait Tim	$800 [5] The Pizza Hut restaurant chain is based in this largest city of Kansas Wichita Leah	$800 [10] He played Antony, Mark Antony in 1986, the same year he signed on to play Bond, James Bond Timothy Dalton Tim Arthur	$800 [24] Federal Reserve notes have been the government's only paper legal tender since it stopped issuing these certificates silver certificates Arthur	$800 [16] In 1958 this American golfer became a freeman of the burgh of St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland Bobby Jones Leah
$1,000 [30] The 1943 Cairo Conference was the only time this Chinese leader met with Churchill & FDR Chiang Kai-shek Tim	$1,000 [20] From the German for "to sprinkle", it's a crumb topping for coffee cakes streusel Tim Leah	$1,000 [12] Lawrence Ferlinghetti has been an owner of this city's City Lights Bookstore since 1953 San Francisco Arthur	$1,000 [11] Kelsey Grammer, Dr. Fraser Crane on "Cheers", was once cast as Cassio in this tragedy Othello Arthur	DD $1,000 [25] Each of these is equal to 1% of the amount of a loan paid as a fee to the bank or lender a point Arthur	$1,000 [17] This designer of the Queen's house at Greenwich founded English classical architecture Inigo Jones Arthur

Final Jeopardy!

WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS

This term for a deadbeat came from a poker player whose hole card didn't fill out his hand

four-flusher

Tim "What is a welsh?" — wagered $3,500

Leah "What is a slowpoke?" — wagered $3,000

Arthur "What is an ace?" — wagered $6,000

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