Show #1931 1993-01-18 (taped 1992-10-12) Regular

Contestants

Elizabeth Winter — a marine biologist from Fairfield, Connecticut

Nancy Melucci — a therapist from Irvine, California

Michelle Rottner — an event coordinator from Pasadena, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Michelle	$600	$2,300	$4,100	$2,199 3rd place: Konica iBorg 35mm camera + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! games for the Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis	$4,600 15 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Nancy	$1,000	$2,800	$6,100	$10,401 New champion: $10,401	$7,600 20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Elizabeth	$700	$1,800	$5,200	$10,400 2nd place: trip on Balair to Zurich & stay at the Park-Hotel Zizza-Lugano	$5,200 16 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

GEOMETRY	PYRAMIDS	PLANES	LINES	RULERS	PIE
$100 [1] Solid geometry deals with figures having this many dimensions 3 Nancy	$100 [6] The pyramid with the largest base in North America is the Pyramid of the Sun in this country Mexico Michelle	$100 [15] In 1926 this automaker introduced his all-metal, 3-engine transport plane Ford Nancy	$100 [21] On a blouse or dress, it can be square, keyhole or plunging the neckline Elizabeth	$100 [18] Prince Achille Murat, this French emperor's nephew, settled near Tallahassee, Fla. in 1825 Napoleon Nancy	$100 [11] This many blackbirds were baked into "a dainty dish to set before a king" 24 (4 & 20) Elizabeth
$200 [2] This is defined as the distance around a circle the circumference Nancy	$200 [7] Karel Drbal said that by using "pyramid power" he could keep one of these shaving items sharp indefinitely a razor (blade) Michelle	$200 [16] This supersonic transport's 1st trip from London to Washington, May 24, 1976, cost passengers $801 one-way the Concorde Elizabeth	$200 [22] Prior to the Civil War, it was considered the dividing line between the North & South the Mason-Dixon line Michelle	$200 [19] A noted marine biologist, this Japanese emperor wrote several books on the subject Hirohito Nancy	$200 [12] A 2-pound one of these vegetables will yield about 2 cups of filling for a popular Thanksgiving pie a pumpkin Elizabeth
$300 [3] Angles can be measured in radians or these degrees Elizabeth	$300 [8] Many Aztec pyramids had flattened tops with one of these religious structures on them temple Nancy	$300 [28] This country's air force uses the Saab Draken & Viggen fighter planes Sweden Michelle	$300 [23] The Line Islands in the Pacific are situated north & south of this imaginary line the equator Michelle	$300 [20] This "Confessor" was the last descendant of Alfred the Great to serve as king of England Edward the Confessor Elizabeth	$300 [13] Things perfectly in place are in this pie "order" apple pie
$400 [4] This, the amount of space occupied by a solid, is measured in cubic units volume Michelle	$400 [9] This civilization built the pyramid of the magician at Uxmal & legend says it was built overnight the Mayans Michelle Elizabeth	$400 [29] The first jumbo jet, it entered airline service in 1970 the Boeing 747 Nancy	$400 [24] Howdy Doody & Judy Garland were among the many mystery guests who appeared on this TV game show What's My Line? Michelle	$400 [26] In 1468, at the age of 16, this son of King John II of Aragon was named King of Sicily Ferdinand (II) of Aragon	$400 [14] The RR Diner in this TV town was noted for its damn good coffee & cherry pie Twin Peaks Nancy
DD $500 [5] A quadrilateral is one type of this figure whose name is Greek for "many angles" a polygon Michelle	$500 [10] This son & successor of Snefru is credited with building the largest true pyramid Cheops Elizabeth	$500 [30] For about 10 years, 1982-92, this plane sat under a 415'-diameter aluminum dome in Long Beach the Spruce Goose Michelle	$500 [25] In palm reading, it's the all-important crease running from above the thumb toward the wrist the life line Nancy	$500 [27] This Holy Roman Empress had 16 children, including Marie Antoinette Maria Theresa Nancy	$500 [17] This cliche refers to a future reward pie in the sky Elizabeth

Double Jeopardy! Round

ALASKA	FICTIONAL CHARACTERS	FOREIGN PHRASES	THE SUN	WORLD HISTORY	"B" MOVIES
$200 [17] On January 3, 1959 he signed the proclamation making Alaska a state Eisenhower Nancy	$200 [26] After the death of his parents he is raised by Kala, a female ape Tarzan Nancy	$200 [2] The Germans literally say it this way: "Eine Hand Wascht Die Andere" one hand washes the other Elizabeth	$200 [8] Scientists consider the Sun a medium-sized one of these, classifying it as a yellow dwarf a star Michelle	$200 [13] This dirigible was launched at Friedrichshafen in April 1936 & destroyed a year later the Hindenburg Nancy	$200 [20] Gene Kelly goes to Scotland to hunt for grouse but finds Cyd Charisse instead in this Lerner & Loewe musical Brigadoon Nancy
$400 [3] Mainland Alaska has about 5,500 miles of Pacific coastline & about 1,000 miles on this ocean the Arctic Ocean Michelle	$400 [27] Mr. Merdle, Arthur Clennam & Amy Dorrit are characters in this Dickens novel Little Dorrit	$400 [4] Congratulations if you know this 2-word Yiddish phrase for congratulations mazel tov Michelle	$400 [9] Most scientists estimate it at 4.5 billion years the age of the Sun (the age of the solar system) Nancy Elizabeth	$400 [14] Over 17,000 buildings were destroyed in the fire that struck this U.S. city October 8, 1871 Chicago Elizabeth	$400 [22] In 1992 this animated film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Musical or Comedy; its score won, too Beauty and the Beast Michelle
$600 [1] Alaskans voted to move the capital from this city to Willow but rejected plans to pay for it Juneau Michelle	$600 [28] Alex, the narrator of this Anthony Burgess novel, speaks Nadsat, a mixture of English Slang & Russian A Clockwork Orange Nancy	DD $500 [6] Oklahoma's motto "Labor Omnia Vincit" means "labor" does this, & we thought "amor" did conquers all Nancy	$600 [10] It's believed that about 75% of the Sun's mass is made up of this gas hydrogen Elizabeth	$600 [15] Iraq's plans to take this country as its province 19 were smashed by the Gulf War Kuwait Elizabeth	$600 [23] Leonard Maltin said of this John Huston religious epic, "You should read the book instead" the Bible Nancy
$800 [18] The main campus of the University of Alaska is in this city, not Anchorage Fairbanks Elizabeth	—	$600 [5] How the French say "a done deal", or an irreversible fact fait accompli Nancy	$800 [11] These dark areas on the Sun range in size from about 500 miles to 50,000 miles in diameter sunspots Michelle	$800 [16] Bhumibol Adulyadej has been king of this Southeast Asian country since 1950 Thailand Elizabeth	$800 [24] This Carroll Baker film with an "infantile" title was condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency Baby Doll Elizabeth
$1,000 [19] In 1968 large deposits of oil were discovered at this bay on the state's North Slope Prudhoe Bay Michelle Elizabeth	—	$1,000 [7] Harlequin was a stock character in this 16th century type of theatre in Italy commedia dell'arte Elizabeth	$1,000 [12] Flare activity can cause these streams of particles to "blow" through space at over 400 miles per second a solar wind Nancy	DD $1,200 [21] Both of these major Chinese leaders died in 1976 Mao Tse-tung & Chou En-lai Nancy	$1,000 [25] This "colorful" Shirley Temple film was based on a 1909 play by Maurice Maeterlinck The Blue Bird

Final Jeopardy!

NATIONAL PARKS

The original entrance to this southwest U.S. park was via a miner's bucket lowered almost 200 feet

Carlsbad Caverns

Michelle "What is Grand Canyon Nat. Park" — wagered $1,901

Elizabeth "What is Carlsbad Caverns?" — wagered $5,200

Nancy "What is Carlsbad Caverns?" — wagered $4,301

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