Show #1968 1993-03-10 (taped 1992-11-17) Regular

Contestants

Tom Quinn — an attorney from Portland, Maine

Rosemary Beute — a clinical research coordinator from Nutley, New Jersey

John Abrams — a farmer from Tabernacle, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$1,500	$5,400	$10,800	$9,600 2-day champion: $15,000	$10,200 32 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Rosemary	$700	$500	$6,000	$1,000 2nd place: trip on Delta to Maui & stay at the Sheraton Maui + Jeopardy home game	$5,100 10 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Tom	$600	$0	$3,600	$100 3rd place: Ericsson HotLine cellular phone + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System & Sega Genesis + Jeopardy home game	$3,600 12 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

MEDICINE	U.S. GEOGRAPHY	GOLF	HERBS & SPICES	PRESIDENTS	FAMOUS BAKERS
$100 [6] One of these severe headaches typically lasts from 2 hours to 2 days a migraine John	$100 [21] This river that rises in Minnesota has lent its name to the capital of Iowa Des Moines John Tom	$100 [1] In golf this is 4 1/4 inches in diameter & at least 4 inches deep the hole Tom	$100 [26] In the past most of the U.S. supply of this spice came from Spain, not Hungary paprika John	$100 [11] His friends sometimes called him "Old Zach" Zachary Taylor John	$100 [16] The popularity of its annual "bake-off" has produced a spin-off--a canned corn cooking contest Pillsbury John
$200 [7] In women who've given birth, a hormone called prolactin stimulates the production of this milk Tom	$200 [22] Followed by Beach, it's a city in California; followed by News, a city in Virginia Newport John	$200 [2] These depressions on the surface of a golf ball increase its distance & accuracy the dimples Tom	$200 [27] Piper Nigrum, the vine that produces this common spice, is grown in regions near the equator black pepper John	$200 [12] He wore football jersey No. 48 for the Wolverines Gerald Ford Rosemary	$200 [17] The country's top baker, Continental Baking Company, turns out Twinkies & this top-selling bread Wonder Bread John
$300 [8] When a broken bone pierces the skin, it's known as this type of fracture a compound fracture John	$300 [23] During the late 1800s this city's Criminal District was known as the Barbary Coast San Francisco John	$300 [3] Woods are numbered 1 through 5 & these clubs 1 through 9 irons John	$300 [28] A leaf of this evergreen is used to flavor stews & fish & is a requirement in pickling solutions a bay leaf Rosemary	$300 [13] A 13¢ stamp honoring what would have been his 50th birthday was issued on May 29, 1967 John F. Kennedy John	$400 [19] In 9 bakeries around the country, this company goes crackers turning out Triscuits, Wheat Thins & Saltines Nabisco John
$400 [9] Epistaxis is the medical term for this, & if you get one, tilt your head forward & apply pressure a nosebleed Rosemary	$400 [24] Charles Sallier has a town & lake named for him in this state Louisiana	$400 [4] This "Golden Bear" took the 1991 PGA Seniors Championship by 6 strokes Jack Nicklaus John	$400 [29] The Chinese believe this herb whose name means "man-root" is a cure for various illnesses ginseng John	$400 [14] He was our first Episcopalian president George Washington Rosemary Tom	$500 [20] Campbell's "Remembers" the acquisition of this baker in 1961 increased their line from soup to nut bread Pepperidge Farm John
$500 [10] In diabetics a missed meal or too much insulin can cause this, an abnormally low blood sugar level hypoglycemia Tom	$500 [25] This second-largest Hawaiian island's main seaport is in Kahului Bay Maui John Rosemary Tom	$500 [5] A "double" one of these is also called an albatross an eagle John Rosemary	$500 [30] This "wild" member of the mint family is also known as oregano wild marjoram	$500 [15] He & his wife, Hannah, were distant relatives; they were both born in Kinderhook Martin Van Buren John	DD $900 [18] Company named for the person seen here: Sara Lee (Lubin) John

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORD ORIGINS	HISTORIC NAMES	CATS	AUTHORS & THEIR CHARACTERS	POTPOURRI	FAMOUS BAKERS
$200 [11] We know it sounds disgusting, but this bird used to be called the maggotpie the magpie John	$200 [1] Much of this Babylonian's famous code resembles earlier Sumerian laws the code of Hammurabi Tom	$200 [16] The Havana brown is so named because its reddish-brown colors resemble these smoking items cigars Tom	$200 [26] He said the boy he based Huck Finn on grew up to become a justice of the peace in Montana Mark Twain John	$200 [18] This city is headquarters of Anheuser-Busch, the USA's largest beer- producing firm St. Louis John	$200 [3] Look up this name in the Encyclopaedia Britannica & it says "see Monroe, Marilyn" Norma Jean Baker John
$400 [12] It's the ability to make lucky discoveries by accident, named for the fairy tale "The 3 Princes of Serendip" serendipity Tom	$400 [2] Cosimo I was the first member of this famed Florentine family to be Grand Duke of Tuscany the Medici John	$400 [17] A striped & blotched coat is popularly known as tiger, but is properly called this a tabby vsy John	$400 [27] In 1936 she compared her suffering after publication to Scarlett's during the Siege of Atlanta Margaret Mitchell Tom	$400 [19] Wisconsin's state animal is this member of the weasel family a badger John Rosemary Tom	$400 [4] Collections of his New York Times columns include "All Things Considered" & "So This Is Depravity" Russell Baker John
$600 [13] This hyphenated synonym for "snobby" may come from hoit, an obsolete verb meaning to romp around noisily hoity-toity John	$600 [7] In 217 Caracalla, emperor of this, was murdered by Macrinus, one of his officers the Roman Empire Tom	$600 [23] The Tonkinese is a hybrid of the Burmese & this other Asian cat the Siamese Rosemary	$600 [28] He must have liked little characters: he created little Em'ly, Little Nell & Tiny Tim Dickens Rosemary	$600 [20] This South Texas ranch developed the 1st new breed of beef cattle in the U.S., the Santa Gertrudis the King Ranch Tom	$600 [5] She's credited with introducing "le jazz hot" to France Josephine Baker John
$800 [14] "Kielbasa" comes from this language, which you'll know if you know what kind of sausage it is Polish Tom	$800 [8] About 1860 this Frenchman discovered that fermentation is caused by microorganisms Pasteur John	$1,000 [25] A variation of this tailless cat is the Cymric the Manx John	$800 [29] This author had worked with migrant laborers, so he could empathize with the Joad family he invented Steinbeck John	$800 [21] It's the first, widest & shortest part of the small intestine the duodenum	$800 [6] From 1981 to 1985 he was White House Chief of Staff James Baker John Tom
$1,000 [15] The Russian Wolfhound is known for its swiftness, & this, its other name, is Russian for "swift" the Borzoi	DD $1,500 [10] This wife of Henry VIII had several children, but only Mary Tudor survived infancy Catherine of Aragon Rosemary	DD $1,200 [24] The first important long-haired breed in Europe was this one from the present Turkish capital the Angora Rosemary	$1,000 [30] Louisa May Alcott had this many sisters, & so did her alter ego, Jo in "Little Women" 3 Rosemary	$1,000 [22] This Robert Burns poem contains the lines "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley" "To a Mouse"	$1,000 [9] From February 1987 to July 1988 he was White House Chief of Staff Howard Baker Rosemary

Final Jeopardy!

ISLANDS

These islands about 400 miles from Cape Horn were named for a British treasurer of the Navy

the Falklands

Tom "What are the Maldives" — wagered $3,500

Rosemary "What are the Gilbert Islands" — wagered $5,000

John "What are the Seychelles" — wagered $1,200

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