Show #2000 1993-04-23 (taped 1992-12-14) Regular

Contestants

Bill Maier — a nuclear regulatory inspector from Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Con Kimura — a casino dealer from Brigantine, New Jersey

Carl Courant — an economist from New York City, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Carl	$1,500	$3,000	$8,200	$4,200 2-day champion: $24,500	$8,200 19 R, 0 W
Con	$400	$1,300	$5,100	$100 3rd place: Oreck vacuum + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System & Sega Genesis	$5,100 12 R, 1 W
Bill	$1,600	$2,200	$9,600	$2,799 2nd place: Berkline Wallaway sofa & recliner + Sanyo 27" TV	$11,200 27 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

SHAKESPEARE	FOOD & DRINK	NATURE	CITY SONGS	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	MIDDLE NAMES
$100 [1] Hamlet describes this country as "a prison"; "something is rotten in" it, too Denmark Bill	$100 [6] In the U.S. there are 4 basic types of these: long white, round white, round red & russet potatoes Bill	$100 [26] Like fireflies, many tropical click beetles have this unusual ability giving off light Carl	$100 [11] "Lovers that bless the dark on benches in Central Park greet autumn in" this city New York Carl	$100 [21] This car rental company is Detroit's biggest customer Hertz Carl	$100 [16] Edgar ____ Poe Allan Bill
$200 [2] Richard Burbage, who's been called the first great English actor, was the first to play this Moor Othello Bill	$200 [7] Mulligatawny, an East Indian soup, is seasoned with this multi-spice powder curry Carl	$200 [27] Now classified as a salmon, this colorful trout becomes bluish in salt water & is then called a steelhead a rainbow trout Carl	$200 [12] The Monkees sang, "Take the last train to" this city "and I'll meet you at the station" Clarksville Bill	$200 [22] This firm prepares about 10% of all individual tax returns in the U.S. H&R Block Bill	$200 [17] John ____ Audubon James Bill
$300 [3] Macbeth calls them "filthy hags!"--how rude the three witches Carl	$300 [8] Royal Brabant, a Limburger-type cheese, is made in this Low Country Belgium Bill	$300 [28] The bald type of this tree grows mainly in swampy areas like the Everglades the cypress Bill	$300 [13] "Within a half an hour, you'll look like Tyrone Power! Hooray for" this place Hollywood Bill	$300 [23] Scotch Tape is just one of 50,000 products made by this company 3M Carl	$300 [18] Margaret ____ Smith Chase Carl
$400 [4] The play in which Shylock asks, "What news on the Rialto?" The Merchant of Venice Bill	$400 [9] Hydromel, a mixture of this ingredient & water, becomes mead if allowed to ferment honey Carl	$400 [29] The larva of this insect makes a Mexican jumping bean jump the moth Bill	$400 [14] In a song from "Hans Christian Andersen", this capital city is the "salty Old Queen of the Sea" Copenhagen Con	$400 [24] This firm which makes Air Jordan athletic shoes was originally called Blue Ribbon Sports Nike Con	$400 [19] Isaac ____ Singer Bashevis Bill
$500 [5] In "Julius Caesar" this man is the last of the conspirators to stab Caesar Brutus Bill	$500 [10] The lemon type of this herb, popular in Thai cooking, is not the best type for pesto basil Carl Con	DD $1,000 [30] A type of ficus, the Banyan tree grows a variety of this fruit, which is then eaten by bats the fig Bill	$500 [15] This title precedes "Chestnuts in blossom, holiday tables under the trees" "April In Paris" Con Bill	$500 [25] This Seattle firm is Washington State's largest employer Boeing Carl	$500 [20] Elizabeth ____ Stanton Cady Con

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN HISTORY	DENTISTRY	CLASSICAL MUSIC	SAINTS	NEW WORLD CITIES	7-LETTER WORDS
$200 [1] "Never before have we had so little time in which to do so much", he said in a 1942 fireside chat Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bill	$200 [6] Gingivitis, a reversible condition, is an inflammation of these, also called the gingivae the gums Carl	$200 [7] While conducting Vienna Court balls in 1867, he wrote "The Blue Danube" Johann Strauss (Jr.) Bill	$200 [8] The hermit St. Antony was born near Memphis in this country about 251 A.D. Egypt Con	$200 [9] About 400 miles northwest of Buenos Aires, Cordoba is this country's second- largest city Argentina Bill	$200 [26] It's what we usually call the interior upper surface of a room the ceiling Carl
$400 [2] General Ambrose Burnside wasn't famous for his sideburns alone; he also served as governor of this tiny state Rhode Island Con	$400 [21] Upon graduation from dental school, Dental Students receive either a D.M.D. degree or this one D.D.S. (Doctor of Dental Surgery) Bill	$400 [12] In 1958 the New York Philharmonic chose him as its first American-born music director Leonard Bernstein Con	$400 [15] In 1014 St. Henry II was crowned this emperor, succeeding Otto III the Holy Roman emperor Bill	$400 [10] In this capital, check out the over 22-ton Aztec calendar stone–though hard to carry, it is very accurate Mexico City Con	$400 [27] The type of glass that's most appropriate as a 15th wedding anniversary gift crystal Con
$600 [3] He's considered the founder of Philadelphia William Penn Con	$600 [22] Cocaine was the first "local" type of this used in dentistry anesthetic Bill	$600 [18] After a final break with George Sand in 1847, he composed almost nothing Chopin Carl	$800 [17] This saint became king of France at the age of 12 Louis Con	$600 [11] This capital of Nova Scotia is the economic hub of the Atlantic provinces Halifax Carl	$600 [28] A basic dessert made with milk, sugar & eggs, or a type of "apple" custard Con
$800 [4] Aaron Burr's father was the 2nd president of the College of New Jersey, which is now this Ivy League university Princeton Bill	$800 [24] This licensed professional, not a dentist, cleans & polishes teeth to prevent decay a hygientist Carl	$800 [19] This Viennese lieder composer was a torchbearer at Beethoven's funeral on March 29, 1827 Schubert Carl	$1,000 [23] Though patron saint of Finland, St. Henry of Uppsala was bishop of Uppsala in this country Sweden Bill	$800 [13] This Central American capital was founded in the 1570s as Real de Minas de San Miguel de Tegus Galpa Tegucigalpa Bill	$800 [29] A loving hug an embrace Bill
$1,000 [5] After Pocahontas, his 2nd wife, died, he returned to Virginia & married Jane Pierce John Rolfe Bill	$1,000 [25] Amalgam, a mixture primarily of these 2 metals, is often used for dental fillings silver & mercury Carl	$1,000 [20] This French composer's only completed opera, "Pelleas et Melisande", was first performed in 1902 Debussy Carl	DD $2,000 [16] Though much of his writing is in Latin, St. Bede is considered the first prose writer of this language English Bill	$1,000 [14] Though Sucre is the constitutional capital of Bolivia, most government offices are in this city La Paz Bill	DD $2,000 [30] This synonym for "pastoral" or "rustic" comes from a Greek word for a cowherd bucolic Bill

Final Jeopardy!

ACTORS & THEIR ROLES

"Hero" co-stars Dustin Hoffman & Geena Davis last appeared together in this film

Tootsie

Con "What is Rain Man" — wagered $5,000

Carl "What" — wagered $4,000

Bill "What is Dick Tracy?" — wagered $6,801

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