Show #1912 1992-12-22 (taped 1992-09-14) Regular

Contestants

Laurie Breen — a grants writer from Margate, New Jersey

Michael Grider — a gold- and silversmith from Chicago, Illinois

Victoria Bassetti — a law student from New Orleans, Louisiana (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,199)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Victoria	$3,100	$6,400	$7,000	$7,100 2-day champion: $16,299	$6,800 22 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Michael	$-500	$400	$3,400	$1,100 2nd place: Magnavox camcorder + Service Merchandise gift certificate	$5,600 18 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Laurie	$-500	$0	$2,800	$800 3rd place: Krieger watch	$2,800 10 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE CAPITOL BUILDING	LEGAL LINGO	CELEBRITY RELATIVES	FOOD FACTS	SCIENCE	POTPOURRI
$100 [1] The cornerstone of the Capitol Building was laid on Sept. 18, 1793 by this president Washington Victoria	$100 [10] When one of these is hung, it may receive a dynamite instruction a jury Victoria	$100 [5] In 1992 Wynonna, who used to be half of this mother-daughter duo, cut her first solo album The Judds Laurie	$100 [16] These Parker House items were named for the Boston hotel that made them famous a roll Victoria	$100 [21] It makes up about 99% of your sweat water Laurie	$100 [22] He's not a Marx brother, he's a cowboy of the Pampas a gaucho Victoria
$200 [2] The Capitol & this building were the first 2 main buildings planned for the District of Columbia the White House Victoria	$200 [11] This term for professional misconduct has been applied to accountants & lawyers as well as doctors malfeasance (or malpractice) Victoria	$200 [6] First name shared by Warren Beatty's sister & his mother-in-law Shirley Victoria	$200 [17] To make Johnnycakes for your next meal, you'll need some of this meal cornmeal Laurie	$200 [27] Direct sunlight at noon is considered this color light white Michael	$200 [23] English cardinal Stephen Langton was the first witness to this 1215 document the Magna Carta Laurie
$300 [3] During this war, the Capitol was set afire & most of it was destroyed the War of 1812 Victoria	$300 [12] This term means to refuse to allow an objection made during a trial overrule Victoria	$300 [7] Helena Bonham Carter's great-grandfather Herbert Asquith was prime minister of this country when WWI broke out Great Britain Victoria	$300 [18] French soupe au pistou contains basil & garlic, like this Italian sauce with a similar name pesto Victoria	$300 [28] Though it's called vitamin H, biotin is part of this vitamin's complex B Michael	$300 [24] In 1977-78 he sailed down the Persian Gulf to prove the Sumerians could have reached Africa by sea Thor Heyerdahl Victoria
$400 [4] State funerals for Abraham Lincoln & JFK took place in this circular area under the dome the rotunda Laurie	$400 [13] The location where the crime or injury happened; a "change of" it moves the trial venue Victoria	$400 [8] This actor who growled the voice of the Beast in "Beauty and the Beast" named his second child Zephyr Robby Benson	$400 [19] Sauerkraut is German for "sour cabbage" & this is German for "sour roast" sauerbraten Victoria	$400 [29] Osmosis occurs through a semipermeable one of these a membrane Victoria	$400 [25] A tantara or fanfare is a flourish on this instrument a trumpet Michael
$500 [15] The dome of the Capitol is made of this metal, painted white iron Victoria Michael	$500 [14] This plea of not admitting to or denying the charges may only be given with the court's approval nolo contendere Victoria Laurie	$500 [9] Joely Fisher, the daughter of Eddie Fisher & this actress, was 1991's Miss Golden Globe Connie Stevens Laurie	$500 [20] A proper New Englander would eat his slump during this course dessert Victoria	DD $700 [30] Galaxy comes from the Greek galaktos, this liquid Milk Victoria	$500 [26] 1 of the "5 Civilized Tribes" moved by the U.S. government to the Oklahoma Territory between 1817 & 1840 (1 of) Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek Victoria

Double Jeopardy! Round

SCANDINAVIAN CITIES	MATH HISTORY	ANAGRAMS	HISTORIC NICKNAMES	PAPER	POE-POURRI
$200 [21] The name of this Danish capital means "merchants' harbor" Copenhagen Michael	$200 [26] Around 190 A.D. the Chinese calculated it to 5 places; in 1989 a computer did it to 1,011,196,691 places pi Michael Laurie	$200 [6] After jogging, Bertha had a hard time catching hers breath Michael	$200 [1] The British mocked this American's lavish lifestyle by crowning him "King Hancock" John Hancock Michael	$200 [11] The processed wood used to make paper; magazines of the 1930s got their nickname from it pulp Michael	$200 [20] It's the raven's reply to "Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!" Nevermore Laurie
$400 [25] With its many waterways, this Swedish city is often called the "Venice of the North" Stockholm Laurie	$400 [30] Around 1621 William Oughtred put 2 logarithm scales on sticks, creating this device a slide rule Michael	$400 [7] The ragged man carries this weapon for protection a dagger Michael	$400 [3] Some say Mr. Cody earned this nickname by shooting 69 bison in 1 day; others say he shot 11 Buffalo Bill Victoria	$400 [12] These insects showed 18th c. naturalist Rene Ferchault de Reaumur that paper could be made of wood wasps Victoria Michael	$400 [19] By the end of this horrific story, the last member of the Usher family is dead "The Fall of the House of Usher" Michael
$600 [24] In Oslo there's an art center dedicated to the memory of this ice skater & her husband Niels Onstad Sonja Henie Laurie	$600 [29] Euclid would know that the word geometry comes from Greek roots meaning this & "to measure" the Earth Michael	$600 [8] My favorite fruits are lemons & these melons	$600 [4] A little bird told us that Jenny Lind was known as "the Swedish" one Nightingale Victoria	$600 [13] In photography it's a print made on smooth, shiny paper a glossy Michael	$600 [18] The title objects of which Poe wrote, "Through the balmy air of night how they ring out their delight!" "The Bells" Michael
$800 [23] Aarhus, home of the 2,000-year-old Grauballe Man mummy, is the largest city on this Danish peninsula the Jutland peninsula	$800 [28] Apollonius, known for his work on these sections, coined the terms parabola & hyperbola conic sections	$800 [9] Al ordered a large one of these beers a lager Laurie	$800 [5] Half a dozen chief executives posed for him, which made him "The Painter of Presidents" Gilbert Stuart Michael	$1,000 [15] The word library comes from liber, Latin for this part of the tree originally used in making paper the inner bark	$800 [17] In this famous Poe story, Prince Prospero drops dead at his own masked ball "The Masque of the Red Death"
$1,000 [22] In 1994 this Norwegian city will host the Winter Olympics Lillehammer Michael	$1,000 [27] It's the branch of math in which George Boole made his name algebra Michael	$1,000 [10] Bob bought two coats & one of these neck scarves an ascot Michael	$1,000 [2] Rutherford B. Hayes' supporters labeled this opponent "Slippery Sam" Samuel Tilden Laurie	DD $2,200 [14] 2 of the 3 countries that produce about 50% of the world's paper (2 of) Canada, the United States, or Japan Michael	DD $1,000 [16] Poe was terribly ill when he was found in a tavern in this city on October 3, 1849; he died a few days later Baltimore Michael

Final Jeopardy!

THE OLYMPICS

In 1988 she became the first Black American to win a Winter Olympic medal

Debi Thomas

Laurie "Who was Kersee?" — wagered $2,000

Michael "Who is Joiner?" — wagered $2,300

Victoria "Who was Debbie Thomas?" — wagered $100

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