Show #1913 1992-12-23 (taped 1992-09-14) Regular

Contestants

Joe Santora, Jr. — a teacher from Newton, New Jersey

Jerry Reynolds — a business executive from Atlanta, Georgia

Victoria Bassetti — a law student from New Orleans, Louisiana (whose 2-day cash winnings total $16,299)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Victoria	$1,500	$2,000	$3,000	$0 3rd place: Gruen watch + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! games for the Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis	$3,300 17 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Jerry	$-600	$500	$800	$700 2nd place: a trip to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands	$2,300 15 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Joe	$700	$2,100	$7,500	$8,999 New champion: $8,999	$6,500 17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

FABRICS	POLITICIANS	CHRISTMAS SONGS	STATE FLAGS	ODDS & ENDS	"PO"-POURRI
$100 [1] Mackinaw cloth was named for the site of a trading post in what is now this U.S. state Michigan Joe	$100 [2] This U.S. Speaker of the House got the nickname "Tip" from a baseball player of the same last name Tip O'Neill Victoria	$100 [8] This title line precedes "That Glorious Song of Old" "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" Jerry	$100 [7] A sunflower crest is above the seal on its flag Kansas Jerry	$100 [21] The cottonwood is a tree, the cottontail, a rabbit & the cottonmouth, one of these a snake Victoria	$100 [26] Cardinals fly in from around the world to vote for a new one in the Sistine Chapel the pope Jerry
$200 [14] In other words, this soft cloth could be called dromedary's fur camel's hair Victoria	$200 [3] P.V. Narasimha Rao took over this country's Congress (I) party after Rajiv Gandhi's death India Victoria	$200 [9] In 1948 Spike Jones had a No. 1 hit with "All I Want For Christmas Is" this "My Two Front Teeth" Joe	$200 [10] A palm tree & a Seminole Indian woman are depicted on its state flag Florida Victoria	$200 [22] This comic strip began in 1934 & was set in Dogpatch U.S.A. Li'l Abner Jerry	$200 [27] Boleslaw the Bold, also known as Boleslaw the Generous, became ruler of this country in 1058 Poland Jerry
$300 [15] Linsey is a coarse fabric that's also known by this longer, hyphenated name Linsey-woolsey	$300 [4] In 1990 Sharon Pratt Dixon was elected to succeed Marion Barry as this city's mayor Washington, D.C Victoria	$300 [17] "In the meadow we can build a snowman, then pretend that he is" this minister Parson Brown Jerry	$300 [11] Louisiana's flag features this bird & 3 of its young the pelican Joe	$300 [23] Raise 5 to this power & you get 625 the fourth Victoria	$300 [28] A generic term for any flower in a bouquet, whether it's a poppy or a peony a posy
$400 [16] Though Damask weaving originated in China, Damask was named for this city Damascus Jerry	$400 [5] This British prime minister's father was a sometime professional trapeze artist John Major Jerry	DD $300 [19] This record by the Harry Simeone Chorale reached the Billboard Top 40 5 times from 1958 to 1962 "The Little Drummer Boy" Victoria	$400 [12] This state's flag features a badger under its motto Wisconsin Jerry Joe	$400 [24] The theme of the 1939 World's Fair was "The World of" this Tomorrow Joe	$400 [30] This term refers to an expressionless visage, not one that resembles a fireplace implement a poker face Jerry
$500 [20] This can be any cloth woven on a wide loom as opposed to a narrow one, hence its "wide" name broadcloth Jerry	$500 [6] As mayor of this Russian city, Anatoly Sobchak presided over its renaming as St. Petersburg Leningrad Joe	$400 [18] 2 years after recording "Light My Fire", this pop singer-guitarist wrote "Feliz Navidad" Jose Feliciano Victoria	$500 [13] This state's flag was designed by members of the D.A.R. in the city of Rockford Illinois Victoria	$500 [25] It was originally called Decoration Day & honored the dead of the Civil War Memorial Day Joe	$500 [29] This member of the weasel family has a "feline" name & is renowned for its noxious secretions a polecat Joe

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE ORIENT	U.S. HISTORY	THE PLANETS	THE VIKINGS	WRITERS	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
$200 [10] A forest in Qufu, China is the burial site of this philosopher & over 70 generations of his descendents Confucius Jerry	$200 [4] In 1934 this agency was created to regulate radio & wire transmission the FCC Victoria	$200 [27] Its distance from the Sun is about 1/3 that of Earth Mercury Victoria	$200 [22] This thunder god was always at war with those pesky frost giants of the North Thor Jerry	$200 [11] Richard Condon's 1986 novel "Prizzi's Family" was a prequel to this novel he wrote 4 years earlier Prizzi's Honor Victoria	$200 [26] After WWI William Danforth changed this company's animal "feeds" to "chows" Ralston Purina Victoria
$400 [16] In Japan this time-honored ritual known as Sado usually lasts about 40 minutes the tea ceremony Joe	$400 [5] Recommended for dismantling in 1830, this warship was saved by a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes the USS Constitution Jerry	$400 [28] When Uranus occulted a star in 1977, the star's blinking light indicated Uranus had these rings Victoria Joe	$400 [21] The alphabet for these Viking inscriptions is called Futhark, from its first 6 letters runes	$400 [12] Before becoming a novelist, Sidney Sheldon adapted this musical about Annie Oakley for the screen Annie Get Your Gun Victoria	$400 [23] This Fremont, Michigan company has about 3/4 of the U.S. baby food market Gerber Jerry
$600 [15] In the city of Taipei, a memorial hall honors this president who died in 1975 Chiang Kai-shek Joe	$600 [6] Over President Wilson's veto, Congress passed this act in 1919 to enforce prohibition the Volstead Act Jerry	$600 [29] A mnemonic for its major moons is "Met Dr. Thip"; the second T stands for Titan Saturn Joe	$600 [20] In 1013 Sweyn of Denmark conquered all of this country; his son Canute ruled after him England Joe	$600 [13] In 1983 this mother of 3 published the 20th anniversary edition of her book "The Feminine Mystique" Betty Friedan Victoria Joe	$600 [3] This Boston-based razor company also produces Flair pens & Liquid Paper correction fluid Gillette Joe
$800 [14] The Asian Games of 1986 & the 1988 Summer Olympics were both hosted by this capital city Seoul Joe	$800 [7] In 1820 it separated from Massachusetts to become the 23rd state Maine Joe	$800 [30] It radiates more heat than it receives from the sun & has a moon, Triton, that has an atmosphere Neptune Victoria Joe	$800 [19] It's been called the favorite drink of the Norsemen, which may mean Miss Muffet had some Viking blood whey Jerry	$800 [25] Sara Paretsky created this female P.I. whose first 2 initials stand for Victoria Iphigenia V.I. Warshawski Jerry	$800 [2] Prodigy Electronic Information Service is a joint venture of Sears & this computer co. IBM Victoria
$1,000 [9] Under a special agreement, Portugal will return this territory to Chinese rule in 1999 Macau Victoria Joe	DD $2,000 [8] Of the 3 authors of the "Federalist Papers", the one who went on to become president James Madison Joe	$1,000 [17] The probe that Galileo drops into this planet's atmosphere in 1995 is expected to work for about an hour Jupiter Victoria	$1,000 [18] L'Anse aux Meadows on the tip of this Canadian province was settled by the Vikings around 1000 A.D. Newfoundland Jerry Joe	DD $1,500 [24] John Grisham, who wrote "The Firm", lives on a large farm in this town where William Faulkner resided Oxford, Mississippi Jerry	$1,000 [1] Shojiro Ishibashi, whose name means "stone bridge", founded this tire manufacturer Bridgestone Jerry

Final Jeopardy!

BOTANY

The genus of this herb used in crop rotation & to feed livestock is Trifolium

clover

Jerry "What is rye" — wagered $100

Victoria "What is hay?" — wagered $3,000

Joe "What is clover" — wagered $1,499

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