Show #1865 1992-10-16 (taped 1992-08-11) Regular

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Contestants

Bill Steiger — a grad student originally from Washington, D.C.

Diana Lewis — an instructional assistant originally from Springfield, Ohio

Lynn Loper — a records evaluator from Newark, Delaware (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lynn	$2,000	$4,500	$12,200	$15,200 2-day champion: $29,200	$14,000 29 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Diana	$400	$2,500	$1,500	$100 3rd place: Ross Simons bracelet + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! games for the Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis	$1,500 9 R, 2 W
Bill	$900	$1,600	$7,200	$14,350 2nd place: trip to Honolulu, Hawaii	$7,200 19 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT TIMES	BROADWAY	ONTARIO	FAMOUS FIRSTS	DRINKING VESSELS	"V"OCABULARY
$100 [10] 1 of this country's temples of Abu Simbel was dedicated to Nefertari & the goddess Hathor Egypt Diana	$100 [4] This founder & artistic director of the National Actors' Theatre played Felix Unger on television Tony Randall Bill	$100 [1] In 1953, a festival devoted to his works began at Stratford, Ontario Shakespeare Lynn	$100 [5] Jean Lussier was the 1st to go over these falls in a rubber ball; Annie Taylor did it in a barrel Niagara Falls Lynn	$100 [23] An ear then ware mug, especially one for beer, its name is from the German for stone stein Diana	$100 [18] It can refer to a gentleman's gentleman or one who parks cars a valet Bill
$200 [12] The Hittites built Hattusas, their capital, about 90 miles from Ankara in what is now this country Turkey Lynn	$200 [11] When "Gypsy" begins, Louise is just a stripling; by the play's end, she's this famous stripper Gypsy Rose Lee Lynn	$200 [2] As you would expect, London, Ontario, lies on the banks of this river the Thames Lynn	$200 [6] He established America's 1st circulating library in Philadelphia in 1731 Benjamin Franklin Bill	$200 [24] It's the famous lost chalice used by Jesus at the Last Supper the Holy Grail Lynn	$200 [19] It's the student usually of highest rank who gives the farewell speech at graduation a valedictorian Bill
$300 [13] 1 of his disciples, Yen Hui, was so poor he had only a single bamboo bowl of rice to eat Confucius Bill	$300 [17] Liza Minnelli won her first Tony playing the title role of Flora in this 1965 musical Flora the Red Menace	$300 [3] 3 leaves from this tree adorn Ontario's provincial coat of arms the maple Diana	$300 [7] In 1949, they became the 1st father & son team to win Oscars Walter & John Huston Bill	$300 [26] It's the special pear-shaped glass used for serving brandy a snifter Diana	$300 [20] Native to the Andes, it's the smallest member of the camel family a vicuna Diana
$400 [14] These darn people of ancient Etruria were famous for their terracotta sculptures the Etruscans Bill	$400 [29] You'll find the theater named for this composer on 46th St. in New York City, not in Oklahoma Richard Rodgers Lynn Bill	$400 [16] In 1885, the first league in this sport was formed at Kingston hockey Diana	$400 [8] The 1st U.S. type of these word games had 31 clues & appeared in the N.Y. World Sun. Dec. 21, 1913 a crossword puzzle Lynn	$400 [27] If you speak a little French, you know it's a small cup of coffee or the cup itself a demitasse Lynn	$400 [21] Derived from Latin, it means "word for word" verbatim Bill
$500 [15] This 3rd wife made Claudius' life a mess; when he heard she was plotting a coup, he had her executed Messalina Lynn	$500 [30] Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman won a 1991 Tony for this musical about an English orphan girl The Secret Garden Diana	$500 [25] St. Lawrence Islands National Park is located in mainland Ontario & on many of these islands the Thousand Islands Lynn	DD $800 [9] This 1st credit card, issued in 1950, could be used at 27 New York area restaurants Diners Club Lynn	$500 [28] A flat-bottomed drinking glass with no handle, it sounds just the thing for a thirsty acrobat a tumbler Lynn	$500 [22] It's Italian for a master musician or a person skilled in the arts virtuoso Diana

Double Jeopardy! Round

NATURE	PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS	LANDMARKS	WELL-KNOWN NAMES	BALLET	THE FOOT
$200 [24] This family of acorn-bearing trees is often divided into 3 main groups: red, white, & ringed oaks Bill	$200 [1] He won with 180 electoral votes to Breckenridge's 72, Bell's 39 & Douglas' 12 Lincoln Diana	$200 [7] This fortress, begun in 1370, was 1st used as a state prison by Cardinal Richelieu in the 1600s the Bastille Bill	$200 [2] He saw his comet in 1682, but wasn't around to see it return in 1759, as he'd predicted it would Halley Lynn	$200 [16] Act 1, Scene 1 of this Balanchine ballet is set in La Mancha Don Quixote Lynn Diana	$200 [19] There are 26 separate ones of these in each foot a bone Lynn
$400 [25] Mountain lions are among the few predators that kill & eat these quilled mammals porcupines Bill	$400 [3] In a 1932 purge of Republicans, the Democrats took over the Senate, & he won the presidency FDR Lynn	$400 [8] The hospice he founded about 1000 years ago in a pass between Italy & Switzerland still operates St. Bernard Lynn	$400 [12] This Ethiopian emperor was overthrown in 1974 & held in confinement until his death Haile Selassie Bill	$400 [17] The ballet initials RBME was named for 4 dancers in this country's Stuttgart Ballet Germany Lynn	$400 [20] This foot care specialist is also called a chiropodist a podiatrist Bill
$600 [26] It's the roundish seed pod of a cotton plant or the type of weevil that infests it a boll Lynn	$600 [4] His promise to carry on Teddy Roosevelt's policies got him elected in 1908 Taft Lynn	$600 [9] The cornerstone for this New York City building was laid by Lawrence Rockefeller & Henry R. Luce the Time Life Building Lynn Bill	$600 [13] In 1842, showman Edwin Christy founded this performing troupe the Christy Minstrels Bill	$600 [18] "Dances at a Gathering" is danced to this Polish-French composer's music, including several mazurkas Chopin Bill	$600 [21] People with this insulin deficiency disease must take special care of their feet diabetes Lynn
$800 [27] The Chinese call the giant species of this Daxiong Mao or "large bear cat" a panda Bill	$1,000 [6] This Republican stayed home in 1896 while his opponent, William Jennings Bryan, stumped across the country McKinley Bill	DD $700 [10] The Yorkshire, England cottage this explorer lived in is now in Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne, Australia Captain Cook Lynn	$800 [14] Amos Sawyer became the interim president of this African country after Samuel Doe fell Liberia Lynn	$800 [22] The ballet "A Tale of the Stone Flower" was this Peter & the Wolf composer's last major dance work Prokofiev Bill	$800 [23] Your foot has 2 of these, a transverse & a longitudinal; the transverse bears most of your weight an arch Bill
$1,000 [28] Most of the water that a plant absorbs from the soil is released as vapor during this process transpiration Diana	DD $2,000 [5] He was reelected during the War of 1812 Madison Lynn	$1,000 [11] In Arabic, this Muslim shrine in Jerusalem is Qubbat as-Sakhra the Dome of the Rock Lynn	$1,000 [15] Emmanuel Lasker was world champion of this game from 1894 to 1921 chess Lynn	$1,000 [29] The Nutcracker & Coppelia are based on tales of this author Hoffmann Lynn	$1,000 [30] Medically speaking, this condition is called "pes planus" flat feet Lynn

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. GEOGRAPHY

This Southern lake ranks 2nd in size to Lake Michigan among freshwater lakes entirely within the U.S.

Lake Okeechobee

Diana "What is Okefenokee?" — wagered $1,400

Bill "What is Lake Okeechobee?" — wagered $7,150

Lynn "What is Lake Okeechobee?" — wagered $3,000

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