Show #1925 1993-01-08 (taped 1992-09-21) Regular

Contestants

Robert Goldbloom — an actuary from New York City, New York

Jinnie Chapel — an administrative operations manager from Reston, Virginia

Paul Klein — a professor from North Miami Beach, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Paul	$2,000	$3,600	$8,100	$10,601 2-day champion: $20,602	$8,600 26 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Jinnie	$700	$2,100	$4,500	$6,500 2nd place: trip to Honolulu, Hawaii	$4,500 10 R, 1 W
Robert	$900	$1,300	$5,300	$1,600 3rd place: limousine ride from Carey Limousine + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! games for the Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis	$5,800 18 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

TEXAS	TV ANIMALS	ANCESTORS	IN THE BOOKSTORE	IT FLOATS	CROSSWORD CLUES "D"
$100 [9] The Texas state seal features this "Lone" symbol surrounded by olive & live oak branches a star Robert	$100 [1] A dolphin named Susie played this title role Flipper Paul	$100 [20] This American sport's ancestors are soccer & rugby football Paul	$100 [13] "Mother India" is a "political biography of" this late prime minister Indira Gandhi Robert	$100 [12] The Montgolfier brothers designed the first one of these to fly manned & untethered a hot-air balloon Jinnie Robert	$100 [3] Harry Callahan's adjective(5) dirty Paul
$200 [14] The Mexican War established this river as the international boundary between Texas & Mexico the Rio Grande Robert	$200 [2] This 650-pound black bear lived in the Florida Everglades with the Wedloes Gentle Ben Robert	$200 [27] This "licorice stick"s ancestor was the chalumeau; Johann Denner leng thened it & added 2 keys the clarinet Jinnie	$200 [23] "Capitol Games" dissects the drama behind his recent Supreme Court nomination Clarence Thomas Paul Robert	$200 [16] The name of this wood that can float is from the Spanish for "float" or "raft" balsa Robert	$200 [7] A he bee(5) a drone Robert
$300 [15] A hall of fame & museum in Waco honors this law enforcement organization the Texas Rangers Paul	$300 [4] Yukon King was the canine companion of this Mountie Sergeant Preston Paul Jinnie	$300 [28] The ancestor of this domesticated bird is the wild red jungle fowl a chicken Robert	$300 [24] This author of "The Prize Pulitzer" set her novel "Facade" in Palm Beach Roxanne Pulitzer Paul	$300 [19] Sometimes called the "queen of the water", it's found in slow-moving streams & Monet paintings water lilies Jinnie	$300 [8] New Orleans jazz(9) Dixieland Paul
$400 [17] Fair Park in Dallas is the home of the Texas State Fair & the site of this bowl game stadium the Cotton Bowl Robert	$400 [5] Gene Autry's "Wonder Horse", he starred in his own series in the 1955-56 season Champion Jinnie	$400 [29] John Napier's bones, or calculating rods, were the ancestor of this logarithmic device a slide rule Robert	$400 [25] "Hollywood Mother of the Year" is an intimate memoir by this former wife of Gordon MacRae Sheila MacRae Jinnie	$400 [21] This igneous rock that can float has the same chemical composition as granite pumice	$400 [10] A Dandie dog(7) a Dinmont Paul
$500 [18] This inland port is connected to Galveston Bay by a 50-mile ship channel Houston Paul	$500 [6] Young Ken McLaughlin owned this horse whose name is Swedish for "little girl" Flicka Jinnie	DD $500 [30] This Virgil hero is considered the mythical ancestor of the Roman people Aeneas Robert	$500 [26] Paul Theroux' travel book "The Happy Isles of Oceania" is subtitled "Paddling" this ocean the Pacific Jinnie	$500 [22] These 2 terms refer to the goods that fall or are pitched from a wrecked ship or one that's in distress flotsam & jetsam Paul	$500 [11] Gamblin' guy Nathan(7) Detroit Paul

Double Jeopardy! Round

GEOLOGY	FRUITS & VEGETABLES	CAPTAINS	1955	MONEY MATTERS	SHAKESPEARE
$200 [1] In 1963 the island of Surtsey near Iceland was created by one of these a volcano Paul	$200 [6] This root is grated to give a pungent note to cocktail sauces for shellfish horseradish Paul	$200 [11] Captain Edward Smith commanded this ship on its first voyage that was also its last the Titanic Paul	$200 [28] This actor, age 24, was killed in an auto accident September 30 James Dean Paul	$200 [20] A paperhanger is one who tries to cash these forged or worthless items checks Robert	$200 [12] Shakespeare was buried on April 25, 1616 in the Church of the Holy Trinity in this English town Stratford-on-Avon Paul
$400 [2] Sea-floor spreading is covered in this theory of how the pieces of the Earth's crust move about tectonics Robert	$400 [7] The cayenne is the variety of this fruit grown in Hawaii pineapple Paul Robert	$400 [15] He was only 28 when he first appeared as the grandfatherly Captain Kangaroo Bob Keeshan Paul	$400 [29] In January the Chase National Bank announced its plan to merge with the bank of this borough Manhattan Paul	$400 [21] A binder is an agreement to provide this until a policy can be issued insurance Robert	$400 [13] In 1599 this theatre became home to Shakespeare's acting company the Globe Robert
$600 [3] It's the term for the lowest level of high tide neap Paul Robert	$600 [8] Most of what Americans eat as yams are actually a variety of this root vegetable sweet potatoes Paul	$600 [18] This future president was elected captain of his company during the Black Hawk War of 1832 Lincoln Paul Jinnie	DD $500 [30] This chief of the U.S. Army Guided Missile Development Division said space travel will be possible "in our time" Werner von Braun Paul	$600 [22] The federal SSI program is run by this federal pension system the Social Security Administration Robert	$600 [14] In this play Antonio borrows 3,000 ducats from Shylock to lend to his friend Bassanio The Merchant of Venice Robert
DD $800 [4] Soil contains particles of sand, silt & clay & organic particles called this humus Paul	$800 [9] This country grows the Jaffa orange Israel Jinnie	$800 [19] Stephen Decatur won a captaincy in 1804 during the war against these pirates the Barbary Pirates Paul	$600 [26] At its founding convention in December, it elected George Meany president the AFL-CIO Robert	$800 [23] This financial instrument comes in coupon, zero-coupon & municipal varieties a bond Robert	$800 [16] In this play magical drops in Titania's eyes cause her to fall in love with the next man she sees A Midsummer Night's Dream Paul
$1,000 [5] The 2 major geological time divisions named after American regions are the Mississippian & this Pennsylvanian	$1,000 [10] Kirschensupppe, a soup which can be served hot or cold, is made from this fruit, kirsche in German a cherry Robert	$1,000 [25] Criminal captain Macheath secretly marries Polly Peachum in this John Gay work The Beggar's Opera	$800 [27] On September 19, after a 3-day revolt by his army & navy, this Argentine president resigned (Juan) Peron Paul	$1,000 [24] The difference between the value of property & any outstanding loans on it is called this equity Paul	$1,000 [17] King Lear describes the ingratitude of his daughter Goneril as "sharper than" this a serpent's tooth Jinnie

Final Jeopardy!

THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

A letter from Ben Franklin introduced him as "a lieut. genl. in the King of Prussia's service"

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

Jinnie "Who was von Steuben?" — wagered $2,000

Robert "Who was Lafayette" — wagered $3,700

Paul "Who is Von Steuben?" — wagered $2,501

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