Show #1966 1993-03-08 (taped 1992-11-17) Regular

Contestants

Lois Meltzer — an attorney and writer from Seattle, Washington

Mike Ward — a law student originally from Baltimore, Maryland

Tom Mullens — a data processing manager from Thousand Oaks, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $8,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tom	$1,800	$4,300	$7,700	$15,200 2nd place: trip on TWA to New Orleans & stay at the Maison Dupuy Hotel	$7,700 23 R, 3 W
Mike	$700	$1,700	$8,200	$15,899 New champion: $15,899	$8,000 20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Lois	$-800	$-200	$400	$200 3rd place: Gibson freezer + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System & Sega Genesis	$1,200 9 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE	SILLY SONGS	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	EGYPT	FOODS OF THE WORLD	"NICK" NAMES
$100 [1] This flap of skin closes over the glottis during swallowing the epiglottis Lois	$100 [6] A song from the early 1900s called her "sweet as apple cider" Ida Tom	$100 [10] The Habitrol skin patch is being used by people trying to kick this habit smoking Tom	$100 [16] World Book calls this river Egypt's chief natural resource the Nile Tom	$100 [21] English monkey is a variation of this "Welsh" dish made with melted cheese rarebit Tom	$100 [26] He received an Oscar nomination for playing Tom Wingo in "The Prince of Tides" Nick Nolte Tom
$200 [2] He was living in Switzerland when he discovered the equivalence of mass & energy in 1907 Albert Einstein Tom	$200 [7] A 1930s novelty song from England went, "Let's all sing like" these "sing" the birdies Tom	$200 [12] Christian Nelson, an Iowa soda shop operator, invented this chocolate-covered ice cream bar the Eskimo pie	$200 [17] In 1956 Egypt nationalized this waterway the Suez Canal Mike	$200 [22] It's traditional to eat German Springerle cookies during this holiday season Christmas Tom	$200 [27] This detective & his wife, Nora, solved crimes in a series of 6 films from 1934 to 1947 Nick Charles Mike
$300 [3] The "core" of one of these is the central part that contains the fissile material a nuclear reactor (an atomic bomb) Tom Mike	$300 [8] It's the potent potable concoction The Andrews Sisters sang about in a WWII hit rum & Coca-Cola Mike	$300 [13] Michael Foods in Minneapolis has found a way to take 80% of the cholesterol out of these breakfast items eggs Mike	$300 [18] In 1972 Sadat expelled this country's military advisors from Egypt the Soviet Union Tom	$300 [23] Mahleb, a Middle Eastern flavoring, is made by grinding this part of a black cherry the pit Mike	$300 [28] It's a sobriquet applied to the devil, especially in the 17th century Old Nick Mike
$400 [4] Formula Translation, or FORTRAN, is this type of language a computer language Tom	$400 [9] A silly song from 1920 wondered "Who ate" these pastries "with Josephine when Bonaparte was away?" Napoleons Mike Lois	$400 [14] Chester Cheetah is this product's spokescat Cheetos Mike	$400 [19] Egypt produces about 30% of the long-staple variety of this fiber cotton Tom	$400 [24] Sometimes sushi is wrapped in nori, sheets of this seaweed Tom Lois	$400 [29] Before joining Fleetwood Mac, she & Lindsey Buckingham sang as a duo Stevie Nicks Tom
$500 [5] The scientific unit of this is the hertz frequency Mike Lois	$500 [11] In 1984 Wham! asked, "Wake me up before you" do this go-go Tom	DD $500 [15] In France this retailer's name is Les Jouets c'est Nous Toys "R" Us Mike	$500 [20] Egypt kept this name for about 10 years after Syria left the federation the United Arab Republic Lois	$500 [25] Italian sailors must have liked onions & garlic because they're usually found in this "sailor style" sauce marinara Lois	$500 [30] He was TV's Johnny Yuma on "The Rebel" Nick Adams Tom

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC EUROPE	MAGAZINES	THE 50 STATES	OTHELLO	ARTISTS	COMING OF AGE
$200 [2] During the Middle Ages, this largest Roman amphitheatre was used as a marble quarry the Colosseum Lois	$200 [11] The ex-wife of "All in the Family"s producer began this magazine in 1988 using her divorce settlement Lear's Tom Lois	$200 [17] This state is home to the Big Three automakers Michigan Lois	$200 [1] In the play's last scene, Othello wounds this villain with a sword but doesn't kill him Iago Mike	$200 [12] His first major mobile was displayed at the 1937 Paris World's Fair (Alexander) Calder Mike	$200 [26] At 22, Nellie Bly set out around the world & this naturalist set sail on the Beagle Charles Darwin Mike
$400 [4] The first private printing press in France was set up at this college in 1470 the Sorbonne Lois	$400 [22] Known for its cartoons, it's in the Top 30 in revenue but not even in the top 100 in circulation The New Yorker Mike	$400 [18] It's where students can attend Sioux Falls College & Black Hills State College South Dakota Tom	$400 [3] In Act I, Scene I Brabantio finds out that this woman, his daughter, has run away with Othello Desdemona Mike	$400 [13] She died in 1986 in New Mexico, where she had lived since the passing of her husband, Alfred Stieglitz Georgia O'Keeffe Mike	$400 [27] She was only 20 when she published her famous tale "Frankenstein" Mary Shelley Tom
$600 [6] Coimbra, the birthplace of several kings, including Pedro I, was this country's capital from 1139-1260 Portugal Tom	$600 [23] In the title of the magazine, it's not 1,000 home ideas, but this many 1,001	$600 [19] Including Willamette & Mount Hood, 10 national forests lie entirely within this state Oregon Tom	$600 [5] Montano governs this island south of Turkey before Othello does Cyprus Tom	$600 [14] Callimachus reputedly carved the golden lamp that was in the Erechtheum on this Athenian hill the Acropolis Mike Lois	$600 [28] At 7, this "A Chorus Line" composer became the youngest student ever to attend Juilliard Marvin Hamlisch Tom Mike Lois
$800 [7] Completed in 1253, the Basilica of San Francesco in this medieval town houses the tomb of St. Francis Assisi Lois	$800 [24] This women's magazine was introduced in 1932 as a giveaway by Piggly Wiggly markets Family Circle	$800 [20] A statue of a woman holding an "Equal rights" banner appears on the official seal of this state Wyoming Tom	DD $800 [8] Othello's mother gave him this accessory as she lay dying, & he gave it to his wife a handkerchief Lois	$800 [15] This sculptor of the Statue of Liberty also created the "Lion of Belfort" Bartholdi Lois	DD $1,500 [29] A child prodigy, he composed his first published piece, a "Polonaise in G minor," at age 7 Chopin Mike
$1,000 [10] In 1526 Charles V of Spain destroyed part of this Moorish palace to make way for a new one the Alhambra Tom	$1,000 [25] Canadians who don't have "Time" on their hands have this newsmagazine founded in 1905 Maclean's	$1,000 [21] The geographic center of this state is in Rutherford County, about 5 miles northeast of Murfreesboro Tennessee Tom	$1,000 [9] In 1930 this former All-American football player triumphed in the role of Othello in London Paul Robeson Mike	$1,000 [16] This artist called "The Younger" went to England on the advice of the philosopher Erasmus Hans Holbein Mike	—

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. CITIES

Abraham Lincoln's first home in Illinois was near this city named after a naval hero

Decatur

Lois "What is Springfield" — wagered $200

Tom "What is Decatur" — wagered $7,500

Mike "What is Decatur?" — wagered $7,699

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