Show #1979 1993-03-25 (taped 1992-12-01) Regular

Contestants

Roger Beebe — a student originally from Columbia, South Carolina

Steve Ahern — a bartender from East Haven, Connecticut

Abraham Aig — a banker from Jamaica, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Abraham	$900	$1,300	$9,300	$8,800 2-day champion: $20,300	$10,300 23 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Steve	$800	$1,700	$3,700	$3,769 2nd place: Bose music system + Lloyd/Flanders wicker furniture	$3,700 18 R, 4 W
Roger	$600	$1,000	$0	$0 3rd place: Action Recliner by Lane	$3,400 12 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

WEEDS	ACTORS & ACTRESSES	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	AWARDS	RAINING	CATS & DOGS
$100 [26] The yellow flowers of this lawn herb can be used to make wine; its greens can be used in salads a dandelion Abraham	$100 [1] John Hillerman, who played the veddy British Higgins on this series, is actually from Denison, Texas Magnum, P.I. Abraham	$100 [6] Colby College in Waterville, Maine has an organ designed by this African missionary & humanitarian (Albert) Schweitzer Roger	$100 [11] The Certified Kapnismologist Award goes to a collector of these; put that in yours & smoke it a pipe Steve	$100 [16] In ancient times people carried these rain protectors as a symbol of rank an umbrella Steve	$100 [21] Legend says this tailless cat was bred by crossing a cat with a rabbit, but it isn't true a Manx Steve
$200 [27] Also known as finger grass, it's a common, rapidly-spreading pest to lawns & gardens crabgrass Steve	$200 [2] A monument to this late 3-time Oscar winner overlooks her Swedish summer home Ingrid Bergman Steve	$200 [7] This Big Ten school's athletic teams are nicknamed the Wolverines the University of Michigan Roger	$200 [12] This co. won a 1989 Doublespeak award for calling 35 miles of Alaskan beaches "environmentally stabilized" Exxon Steve	$200 [17] Even if it's sunny, a person invited to a lunch he can't attend often says, "I'll take" one of these a rain check Roger	$200 [22] Cats with this color pattern are called "torties" for short tortoiseshell Steve Roger
$300 [28] The common type of this allergenic weed is also called bitterweed & hogweed ragweed Steve	$300 [3] Her namesake niece Katharine Houghton wrote & starred in a 1-woman show about Louisa May Alcott Katharine Hepburn Abraham	$300 [8] Each spring the University of Colorado in this "rocky" city hosts a conference on world affairs Boulder Steve	$300 [13] This product's "Mean Joe Greene" commercial won 2 1980 Clio Awards Coca-Cola Roger	$300 [18] In mythology the goddess Iris travels to Earth on this arc that appears after a rain a rainbow Roger	$300 [23] Prince Charles could tell you the Sealyham terrier was developed in this part of the British Isles Wales Abraham Roger
$400 [29] Some animals suffer poisoning from eating this herb whose name comes from the Spanish for "crazy" locoweed Roger	$400 [4] Ashley in "GWTW", he was in his 40s when he played Romeo to Norma Shearer's Juliet in 1936 Leslie Howard Abraham	$400 [9] In 1912 this institution of oceanography near San Diego became a part of the University of California Scripps Abraham	$400 [14] This U.N. organization got the Nobel Peace Prize for 1965—we wonder if the cash award was in pennies UNICEF Abraham	$400 [19] Cherrapunji in this country holds the Guinness record for the most rain in a month: 366 inches India Steve	$400 [24] The Irish water type of this has lots of ringlets, so you could call it the Shirley Temple of dogs the spaniel Abraham Steve
$500 [30] Russian thistle is one type of this prairie weed whose round tops break off & are carried about by the wind tumbleweed Abraham	$500 [5] This "Modern Times" co-star died in 1990, the day before much of her jewelry was auctioned at Sotheby's Paulette Goddard Abraham	DD $800 [10] In 1932 Ronald Reagan graduated from this small Illinois school, majoring in economics & sociology Eureka College Abraham	$500 [15] In 1955 she won the first Edgar Allan Poe Grand Master Award Agatha Christie	$500 [20] "My Fair Lady" gave us this song about iberian downpours "The Rain In Spain" Steve	$500 [25] This sporting dog that ofen has amber eyes was bred by nobles at the Weimar Court the Weimeraner Abraham Steve

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. PRESIDENTS	WORLD'S FAIRS	COMPOSERS	LAKES & RIVERS	EMILY DICKINSON	FRUIT
$200 [10] As a youngster his family called him "Teedie" Teddy Roosevelt Abraham	$200 [5] In Seattle, a 1-mile-long transportation system of this type still remains from its fair a monorail Roger	$200 [7] His "Nachtmusik" is lost but "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" survives Mozart Abraham	$200 [19] The Bonneville Dam on this river has special ladders for salmon to use the Columbia Abraham	$200 [1] She wrote some 1,775 of these but only 7 were published during her life poems Steve	$200 [28] This New Zealand fruit can be eaten with the skin on, but it's advisable to rub off the fuzz first a kiwi fruit Steve
$400 [11] The 18th, 19th & 20th presidents, Grant, Hayes & Garfield, were all born in this state Ohio Roger	$400 [8] This city's 1964-65 World's Fair wasn't sanctioned by the Bureau International des Expositions New York Abraham	$400 [16] His operas "Manon Lescaut" & "La Boheme" both premiered at the Teatro Regio in Turin Puccini Roger	$400 [20] Only about 20 miles of this 252-mile-long river that runs through Rome is navigable the Tiber Abraham Roger	$400 [2] The longest trip of Emily's life was to Washington, D.C., where her father was serving as a Whig in this Congress Roger	$400 [29] With its firm, dark- fleshed fruit, it's the leading variety of fresh sweet cherries a Bing cherry Steve
$600 [12] In 1933 he became the last president whose term of office ended on March 4 Hoover Abraham Roger	DD $400 [9] This city hosted World's Fairs in 1855, 1867, 1878, 1889, 1900 & 1931 Paris Abraham	$600 [17] Orlando Gibbons died 2 months after conducting music for the funeral of this first Stuart king James I Steve	$600 [21] This lake is shared by Uganda, Kenya & Tanzania Lake Victoria Abraham	$600 [3] Born December 10, 1830, she was the third generation of her family born in this Massachusetts town Amherst Steve	$600 [30] In mythology this reddish fruit with hundreds of seeds is a symbol of Persephone the pomegranate Abraham
$800 [13] From 1830 to 1833, he served as mayor of Greeneville, Tennessee (Andrew) Johnson Steve	$800 [15] The 25-story Sunsphere from the 1982 fair still towers over this Tennessee city Knoxville Abraham	$800 [18] This composer's father, George Ives, was a military bandleader during the Civil War Charles Ives Abraham	$800 [22] Touraine, an area famous for its chateaux, lies in this river's valley the Loire Abraham	$800 [4] In 1851 Emily attended a concert by this "Swedish Nightingale" on her only American tour Jenny Lind Abraham Steve	$1,000 [25] The name of this small golden fruit is from the Latin for "early ripening" apricot Roger
$1,000 [14] When the Prince of Wales visited the White House in 1860, this president had to sleep in the hallway Buchanan Steve	$1,000 [27] Expo 70, the first World's Fair in Asia, was held in this Japanese city Osaka Abraham	$1,000 [24] His sister Adelheid Wette wrote the libretto for his opera "Hansel und Gretel" Englebert Humperdinck Roger	$1,000 [23] It's the Churun, a tributary of this Venezuelan river, that flows over angel falls the Orinoco Abraham	$1,000 [6] Emily wrote, "Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er" do this succeed Steve	DD $3,400 [26] Used as a topping for peach Melba, Melba sauce is made mainly of this fruit raspberries Roger

Final Jeopardy!

ISLANDS

After its ruler left February 26, 1815, this island was restored to Tuscany

Elba

Steve "What is Elba" — wagered $69

Abraham "What isSiciSt Helena" — wagered $500

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