Show #1868 1992-10-21 (taped 1992-08-17) Regular

Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes.

Contestants

Janet Goutiere — a programmer originally from Lodi, New Jersey

Richard Kalustian — a teacher and tutor from Portland, Oregon

Chuck Wills — an editor from Fishkill, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Chuck	$-300	$100	$8,000	$16,000 3rd place	$5,300 11 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Richard	$1,500	$3,100	$8,100	$16,100 2nd place	$8,100 24 R, 1 W
Janet	$2,300	$3,700	$10,800	$16,201 New champion: $16,201	$9,900 22 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD EVENTS	FOOD	COMPUTER TALK	STATE CAPITALS	COLORS	HUGHS
$100 [21] When this was stormed in 1789, its governor, the Marquis de Launay, was murdered the Bastille Richard	$100 [2] In 1940, an agricultural station in this state developed a cheese called Cornhusker Nebraska Richard	$100 [23] On Mar. 6, 1992 thousands of computers were infected by a virus named for this Renaissance artist Michelangelo Richard	$100 [14] After it was burned by Sherman's troops, this Mississippi capital came to be called Chimneyville Jackson Janet	$100 [7] A vivid shade of yellow is named for this citrus fruit lemon Janet	$100 [1] In 1989, this publisher married his Playmate Kimberly Conrad Hugh Hefner Janet
$200 [22] Patrick Pierce, a leader of this country's 1916 Easter rebellion was executed when it failed Ireland Janet	$200 [3] Munich's Weisswurst, made with veal & served with sweet mustard, is a type of this a sausage Janet	$200 [27] Programs such as WordPerfect allow you to use your computer as this a word processor Richard	$200 [15] This Minnesota capital was named for a church constructed there in 1841 St. Paul Richard	$200 [8] Romani & royal are shades of this color blue Richard	$200 [9] This host of "20/20" holds the Guinness record for most hours on U.S. national television Hugh Downs Richard
$300 [24] This "Great" czar's victory over Charles XII at Poltava marked the decline of Swedish power in northern Eur. Peter the Great Richard	$300 [4] Sachertorte has been called the king of cakes & this soft French cheese, the king of cheeses brie Janet	$300 [28] Rather than meals, this display gives the user a choice of programs or functions menus Janet	$300 [16] Originally founded as Eagle Station, it's situated in Eagle Valley, about 30 miles south of Reno Carson City Richard	$300 [13] The upper stripe on the Dutch flag was originally this color, the same as its ruling house orange Richard	$300 [10] Since 1985, Hugh Desmond Hoyt has been president of this former British colony in South America Guyana Chuck Richard
$400 [25] In 1796 the British took this island southeast of India from the Dutch Ceylon Janet	$400 [5] "Champignon" commonly refers to the button variety of this mushroom Janet	$400 [29] Unlike a laser printer, this type strikes the page to form characters in patterns of dots a dot matrix printer Chuck	$400 [17] 12 miles long & about 1.5 miles wide, Mendenhall Glacier is 13 miles north of this capital Juneau Janet	$400 [19] The paintings Picasso did between 1905 & 1907 are said to belong to this pinkish period Rose Richard	$400 [11] "Dr. Dolittle & the Secret Lake", his last in a series, was published posthumously in 1948 Hugh Lofting Richard
$500 [26] In 1533 Pizarro occupied this Incan capital & set up Manco as Emperor Cuzco Richard	DD $700 [6] Found in many colors, these lens-shaped legumes have more protein than any other lentils Janet	$500 [30] A byte usually consists of 8 bits, & this consists of 4 a nibble	$500 [18] Located on Puget Sound, it's a major shipping point for oysters, farm products, & lumber Olympia Richard	$500 [20] Used by the ancient Greeks & Romans, Tyrian dye was this color purple	$500 [12] This Democrat was governor of New York from 1975 to 1982 Hugh Carey Janet

Double Jeopardy! Round

LONDON	FIRST LADIES	MAN IN SPACE	NONFICTION	BALLET	THE WILD WEST
$200 [6] A statue of this mythical beast marks the beginning of Fleet Street, as Merv could tell you a griffin Richard	$200 [1] "If she knew sign language & taught the deaf to speak, why", someone joked, "didn't she teach Cal" Grace Coolidge Janet	$200 [20] On Feb. 18, 1977, the Space Shuttle made its first test flight aboard a 747 at this California Air Force Base Edwards Chuck	$200 [7] "A Train of Power" by Rebecca West contains her reports on these war trials the Nuremberg trials Richard	$200 [25] "Swan Lake" made its debut at the Bolshoi Theater in this city; we have yet to see its swan song Moscow Janet	$200 [15] Appropriately, one of the local newspapers in this Arizona town is called The Epitaph Tombstone Richard
$400 [11] Legend says this place name is derived from the piccadill, a type of collar once sold in the vicinity Piccadilly Circus Janet	$400 [2] Elizabeth Monroe helped save the wife of this French marquis from execution Lafayette Chuck	$400 [21] Launched on Apr. 12, 1981, this space shuttle was the world's first reusable spacecraft the Columbia Chuck Richard	$400 [8] "Years of Upheaval" by this former Secretary of State is a memoir of the Watergate years Henry Kissinger Chuck	$400 [26] A 1948 production of this fairy tale ballet ballet featured Robert Helpman & Frederick Ashton as the ugly stepsisters Cinderella Janet	$400 [16] This judge's saloon, the Jersey Lilly, doubled as his courtroom Judge Roy Bean Richard
$600 [12] This famed museum on Marylebone Road makes us wax nostalgic Madame Tussauds Richard	$600 [3] Introduced in 1914, a bill to clear the slums in Washington, D.C. was named for its sponsor, his 1st wife, Ellen Wilson Richard	$600 [22] Nicknamed "Gordo", he flew in the longest & last of the Mercury flights in 1963 Gordon Cooper Richard	$600 [9] In a 1992 follow-up to his previous book, Charles Givens offers more "Wealth Without" this Risk Chuck	$600 [27] This king, an accomplished dancer, founded the Académie Royale de la Danse in 1661 Louis XIV Chuck	$600 [17] In 1876, a saddle tramp named Jack McCall shot this man in the back of the head while he was playing cards Wild Bill Hickok Janet
$800 [13] Princess Di's London home is this palace on the edge of the gardens of the same name Kensington Palace Chuck	$800 [4] Susan B. Anthony tried to get her to support the women's movement, but she abstained, as she did with alcohol Lucy Hayes Janet	$800 [23] When an oxygen tank ruptured, this Apollo mission had to return to Earth without landing on the Moon Apollo 13 Chuck	$800 [10] Oliver Stone's "JFK" is partly based on this New Orleans DA's book, "On the Trail of the Assassins" Jim Garrison Janet	$1,000 [29] Inspired by El Greco's paintings, the ballet "El Greco" is set in this Spanish city Toledo Chuck	$800 [18] He wasn't killed while robbing a bank, but while straightening a picture on a wall in his home Jesse James Richard
$1,000 [14] Percy Shelley's first wife drowned herself in a lake in this park known for its orators Hyde Park Chuck	DD $1,700 [5] His sister Rose acted as first lady until he married Frances Folsom, who took over the job (Grover) Cleveland Janet	$1,000 [24] In November of 1966, James Lovell & Edwin Aldrin became the last to fly in this two-man spacecraft a Gemini Chuck Janet	$1,000 [30] This Brit. sec'y of war's affair with Christine Keeler was the subject of a 1963 book, "Anatomy of a Scandal" (John) Profumo Janet	DD $3,500 [28] This dance from the ballet "Gayane" is Aram Khachaturian's most famous composition the "Sabre Dance" Chuck	$1,000 [19] Dark nickname of the outlaw who sometimes left poems behind after he held up stagecoaches Black Bart Richard

Final Jeopardy!

CHRONOLOGY

Dionysius Exiguus, a monk in Rome, is credited with inspiring the use of these 2 abbreviations

B.C. & A.D.

Chuck "What are B.C. & A.D.?" — wagered $8,000

Richard "What areA.M. & P.M.A.D. & B.C.?" — wagered $8,000

Janet "What are A.D. & B.C.?" — wagered $5,401

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