Show #1876 1992-11-02 (taped 1992-08-18) Regular

Game entered from audiorecording from clue 23 of the Jeopardy! round. Missing prizes.

Contestants

Dave Thompson — a marketing executive from Charlotte, North Carolina

Robin Nystrom — a director of marketing from Oak Park, Illinois

Maureen Sheridan — a system support manager from Rockaway, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Maureen	$500	$2,300	$5,100	$10,100 3rd place	$4,900 19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Robin	$100	$700	$6,300	$11,901 New champion: $11,901	$6,300 17 R, 3 W
Dave	$400	$1,800	$5,900	$11,799 2nd place	$7,900 16 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

THE GREAT SEAL OF THE U.S.	BARBIE	AVIATION	AROUND THE HOUSE	THE 50 STATES	WORDS OF LOVE
$100 [4] The powers of peace & war held by Congress are represented by the olive branch & these weapons the arrows Maureen	$100 [9] In 1968 Barbie dolls did this for the first time, not only in English, but in Spanish speak Maureen	$100 [7] If your luggage is tagged "PHX", you'd better be heading to this state capital Phoenix Maureen	$100 [8] You could fill this study room with thieves, lions, or Cub Scouts the den Maureen Robin	$100 [1] This state's first railroad was the White Pass & Yukon Railway, which began running in 1898 Alaska Maureen	$100 [12] In a wedding ceremony, it follows, "To love and to cherish till..." "till death do us part" Dave
$200 [27] There are 3 Latin phrases on it: Novus ordo seclorum, Annuit coeptis & this E pluribus unum Robin	$200 [20] One version of the doll, "Titian" Barbie, had this color hair red Maureen	$200 [13] In 1910 the first U.S. Army airplane was flown at Fort Sam Houston in this state Texas Maureen	$200 [10] It can be a corridor, a vestibule or the main room for dining the hall Maureen	$200 [2] This state's largest body of water is the Harry S. Truman Reservoir Missouri Dave	$200 [16] In "Sonnets from the Portuguese", she wrote, "If thou must love me, let it be for... love's sake only" Elizabeth Barrett Browning Maureen
$300 [28] A cluster of these is above the eagle's head stars Robin	$300 [21] A Barbie board game introduced in 1961 had players vying to become "Queen of" this high school dance the prom Maureen	$300 [24] In 1928, this aviatrix became the first woman passenger aboard a transatlantic flight Amelia Earhart Maureen	$300 [11] This system might be central, steam or radiant heat Dave	$300 [3] This state has a museum devoted to the works of cowboy artist Charles Marion Russell in Great Falls Montana Dave	$300 [17] According to Tennyson, "'tis better to have" done this "than never to have loved at all" "loved and lost" Maureen
$400 [29] Encyclopedia Americana says this body part on the seal is God's & it's there as a hope for divine favor the eye Maureen	$400 [22] The first Barbie doll, introduced in 1959, came in a black & white striped one of these bathing suit Robin	$400 [25] It's Switzerland's international airline Swissair Dave	$400 [14] Designed to be used once, they "blow" when too much current goes through them a fuse Maureen	$400 [5] The USA's largest open-pit iron mine lies near Hibbing in the northeastern part of this state Minnesota Dave	$400 [18] French author La Rochefoucauld compared love to these spirits "which everybody talks about and few have seen" ghosts
$500 [30] On the reverse of the Great Seal, there are this many levels of stones in the unfinished pyramid 13 Robin	$500 [23] In 1962, many of Barbie's new fashions including a pillbox hat were influenced by this woman Jackie Kennedy Robin	$500 [26] This pilot received the Medal of Honor for leading the first air attack on Tokyo in 1942 James Doolittle Dave	$500 [15] Large, lavishly illustrated books are named after this low table on which they are often displayed a coffee table Dave	DD $900 [6] In 1664 the Duke of York gave this state the name Nova Caesarea New Jersey Dave	$500 [19] In "Proverbs in Prose", Goethe wrote, "What is demanded of genius is love of" this truth Maureen Robin

Double Jeopardy! Round

BRITISH HISTORY	GEMS	FOOD	WORLD CAPITALS	DIVAS	PRESIDENTIAL HOMES
$200 [16] In 1979, this person replaced James Callaghan as prime minister Margaret Thatcher Maureen	$200 [21] South Africa's De Beers Consolidated Mines controls over 3/4 of the world's supply of these gems diamonds Maureen	$200 [10] In a cartoon showing a dachshund in a bun, Tad Dorgan first dubbed the frankfurter this a hot dog Robin	$200 [3] This Colombian capital was founded in 1538 near Bacata, a center of Chibcha Indian culture Bogota Maureen	$200 [1] Renata Tebaldi was a member of the company of this Milan opera house from 1949 to 1954 La Scala Robin	$200 [30] This family home of George Washington was originally called Little Hunting Creek Plantation Mount Vernon Robin
$400 [17] Britain's 1st one lasted from 1642-46, about the same length as ours from 1861-65 the Civil War Dave	$400 [22] Sky blue is the most prized color of this gem, which the Navajos used to keep them from harm turquoise Robin	$400 [12] This famous Dutch cheese is similar to Edam, but contains more fat Gouda Robin	$400 [4] This Uruguayan capital was founded in 1726 by the governor of Buenos Aires Montevideo Robin	$400 [2] Fittingly, Joan Sutherland's last formal opera performance was at this famous Australian opera house the Sydney Opera House Dave	$400 [27] His Hermitage plantation includes a mansion & a Presbyterian church Andrew Jackson Dave
$600 [18] The British fleet under Nelson defeated Napoleon in the Aug. 1, 1798 Battle of this river the Nile Maureen	$600 [29] A very dark shade of black has the name of this organic gem jet Robin	$600 [13] In names of foods, this doctor's name precedes cracker, flour & bread Graham Robin	$600 [7] This capital of Sicily was founded by the Phoenicians in the 8th century BC Palermo Dave	$600 [5] She left the United States in 1937 to study with Elvira de Hidalgo at the Athens Conservatory Maria Callas Robin	$600 [26] John Tyler, who deemed himself a political outlaw like Robin Hood, named his Virginia home this Sherwood Forest Robin
$800 [19] While governor of New South Wales, he was imprisoned in 1808 for trying to stop the rum trade (William) Bligh Dave	$800 [28] Deposits from the coast of the Baltic Sea provide most of this hardened resin amber Robin	$800 [14] Also called groats, this is hulled, coarsely ground grain popular in the South grits Robin	DD $1,000 [8] The name of this capital of a Pacific island nation means "place of the nila bush" Manila Maureen	$800 [6] She made her opera debut in 1947 with the Philadelphia Civic Opera, not the New York City Opera Beverly Sills Maureen	$800 [25] Named for its many ash trees, Ash Lawn was the home of this president Monroe Dave
DD $1,100 [20] Henry II, the first in this line of English kings, razed over 1000 unlicensed castles Plantagenet Dave	$1,000 [23] Nephrite, a type of jade, was so named because it was thought to alleviate diseases of these organs the kidneys Dave	$1,000 [15] Nasturtium seeds are sometimes substituted for these pickled, unopened flower buds capers Maureen	$1,000 [9] Leith on the Firth of Forth is this capital city's seaport Edinburgh Dave	$1,000 [11] In 1961, Grace Bumbry became the first Black singer to appear at this German city's Wagner festival Bayreuth Robin	$1,000 [24] In 1862, this former president died at Lindenwald, his estate near Kinderhook Martin Van Buren Dave

Final Jeopardy!

TELEVISION

This program grew out of evening updates on the Iran hostage crisis hosted by Frank Reynolds

Nightline

Maureen "What is Nightline?" — wagered $5,000

Dave "What is Nightline?" — wagered $5,899

Robin "What is Nightline?" — wagered $5,601

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