Show #1870 1992-10-23 (taped 1992-08-17) Regular

Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes.

Contestants

Maureen Sheridan — a system support manager from Rockaway, New Jersey

Sean Clarkin — an advertising executive from New York City, New York

Janet Goutiere — a programmer originally from Lodi, New Jersey (whose 2-day cash winnings total $30,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Janet	$300	$1,200	$1,000	$2,000 3rd place	$1,000 9 R, 3 W
Sean	$400	$2,200	$8,800	$17,600 2nd place	$7,400 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Maureen	$2,100	$3,100	$9,000	$17,601 New champion: $17,601	$8,500 25 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

LAW	U.S. GEOGRAPHY	CARD GAMES	MUSICAL TERMS	RECIPES	BY GEORGE
$100 [11] During a trial, this can be raised to oppose the introduction of certain testimony an objection Maureen	$100 [1] The lowest elevation in the W. Hemisphere is this site at the foot of the Panamint Mountains Death Valley Janet	$100 [16] Whist was the forerunner of the auction & contract types of this game bridge Maureen	$100 [26] The bassoon uses a double one of these a reed Maureen	$100 [6] Crack an egg into boiling water, simmer 4 to 6 minutes to poach Maureen	$100 [21] This brother of Meriwether Lewis' partner said, "I carry war in my right hand & in my left, peace" George Rogers Clark Sean
$200 [12] The two major law systems in the Western world are common law & this Napoleonic Code (or civil law) Maureen	$200 [2] This river forms parts of Maryland's borders with Virginia & West Virginia the Potomac Janet	$200 [17] Russian Bank is a 2-person game that resembles this game for 1 player solitaire Janet	$200 [27] A song's refrain or the group of singers who might perform it a chorus Maureen	$200 [7] Shred cabbage, sprinkle with chopped onion & lemon juice, dress with mayonnaise, chill how do you make coleslaw Maureen	$200 [22] 1916's "When You Want 'Em, You Can't Get 'Em" was his first published song; "Swanee" came a little later George Gershwin Janet Maureen
$300 [13] Subject to the death penalty in wartime, this crime is grounds for divorce in some states desertion Janet Maureen	$300 [3] Several land speed records have been set on this barren saline plain in northwestern Utah the Bonneville Salt Flats Janet	$300 [18] It's the value of a jack in blackjack 10 Sean	$300 [28] The group of sharps & flats at the beginning of a musical staff is called the key one of these the signature Sean	$300 [8] Melt Emmentaler cheese in a pan with wine, stir in Kirsch, dip bread into it on long forks fondue Maureen	$300 [23] Prince Andrew's maternal grandfather, he died 8 years before Andrew was born George VI Sean
$400 [14] Latin for "on the face of it", it's evidence accepted as true prima facie Sean	$400 [4] Named for a U.S. president, it's Florida's most populous city Jacksonville Maureen	$400 [19] From the Italian for "house", it's the name of a card game or the gambling room where you might play it a casino Sean	$400 [29] In keyboard music, the direction "mano sinistra" refers to this body part the left hand Maureen	$400 [9] Layer Italian meat sauce, wide flat noodles, & ricotta, mozzarella, & Parmesan cheeses; bake lasagna Sean	$400 [24] These 2 19th c. female novelists used the name George in their pen names George Eliot & George Sand Maureen
$500 [15] It's a sworn written statement of fact made voluntarily & not subject to cross-examination an affidavit	DD $500 [5] This island is the southernmost of New York City's 5 boroughs Staten Island Maureen	$500 [20] Bolivia is a variation of this card game that originated in Uruguay canasta	$500 [30] An adjective that indicates a brisk, lively tempo, or a 1947 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical Allegro	$500 [10] Wrap bite-sized pieces of chicken liver & water chestnut in bacon & broil rumaki	$500 [25] Lady Asquith said of this British prime minister, "He couldn't see a belt without hitting below it" Lloyd George Janet

Double Jeopardy! Round

PAKISTAN	INVENTORS	THE BIBLE	ROCKS & MINERALS	THE UNITED NATIONS	LITERARY ALLUSIONS
$200 [21] Pakistan has gone to war with this neighbor three times since they both became independent in 1947 India Sean Maureen	$200 [13] He not only built a French tower, he created the first modern aerodynamics lab Eiffel Sean	$200 [24] Because of an incident in Zin, God told him he could see the Promised Land but not go into it Moses Maureen	$200 [8] Early man produced sparks to start fires by striking this mineral against iron flint Maureen	$200 [6] This Burmese served as permanent U.N. secretary general from 1962 to 1971 U Thant Maureen	$200 [1] You can refer to a devoted aide as a man this on any day of the week as Crusoe could have told you Friday Maureen
$400 [22] This remnant of British rule is the most popular sport in Pakistan cricket Sean Maureen	$400 [14] His 1st successful lock-stitch sewing machine in 1845 was powered by a hand crank (Elias) Howe Janet Maureen	$400 [25] He's the first person in the Bible God told to go out & get some wood Noah Maureen	$400 [9] This dark gray stone is used to make blackboards & billiard tabletops slate Janet	$400 [7] In 1958, Egypt & Syria united as a single U.N. member under this name the United Arab Republic Sean	$400 [2] The title of his nonsense poem "Jabberwocky" is synonymous with gibberish (Lewis) Carroll Maureen
$600 [23] In the 1980s, Pakistan provided bases for guerrillas fighting the Soviet-backed regime here Afghanistan Maureen	$600 [15] This smooth floor covering was invented about 1860 by Frederick Walton linoleum Sean	$600 [26] God told this patriarch he wouldn't destroy Sodom if that city had 10 righteous men Abraham Sean	$600 [10] The ancient Greeks built the Parthenon in Athens using this stone from Mount Pentelicus marble Maureen	$800 [19] In 1945, Roosevelt, Churchill, & Stalin set up Security Council voting rules at this Crimean resort Yalta Maureen	$600 [3] This novelist invented the kingdom of Shangri-La, & it became a synonym for utopia James Hilton Sean
$800 [29] This grain used to make flat bread called chapati is Pakistan's primary crop wheat Janet	$800 [16] In the 1890s, this inventor & his cousin formed the Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company Marconi Sean	$800 [27] Beaches were created on this day when God divided the land & water the third day	$800 [11] This soft white mineral is used to make tobacco pipes meerschaum Janet	$1,000 [20] The Secretary General's office is on the 38th floor of this building the UN Secretariat Sean	$800 [4] The adjective Shandian describes someone who be have s like this offbeat title character Tristram Shandy Sean
$1,000 [30] Although this is the official language, it's the first language of less than 10% of the people Urdu Janet	$1,000 [17] Among his patents is one in 1862 for condensing fruit juice Gail Borden	DD $1,500 [28] Book whose sayings are "To give subtlety to the simple, To the young man, knowledge & discretion" Proverbs Maureen	$1,000 [12] To polish teeth, dentists use a powder made from this light-colored volcanic rock pumice Sean	DD $2,000 [18] Nixon's 1960 running mate, he served as U.S. ambassador to the U.N. longer than anyone, 7 years Henry Cabot Lodge Sean	$1,000 [5] A braggart can be called a braggadocio after the name of a character in this poet's "Faerie Queene" Spenser Maureen

Final Jeopardy!

BUSINESS BIGGIES

This, the world's largest food company, is based in Vevey, Switzerland

Nestle

Janet "What is Nestle?" — wagered $1,000

Sean "What is Nestle?" — wagered $8,800

Maureen "What is Nestle?" — wagered $8,601

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