Show #2036 1993-06-14 (taped 1993-02-02) Regular

Al Lin game 3.

Contestants

John Clark — a fishery biologist from Dover, Delaware

Susan Loring — a telecommunications consultant originally from Charleston, South Carolina

Al Lin — a law student originally from Chesapeake, Virginia (whose 2-day cash winnings total $20,501)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Al	$400	$3,700	$12,700	$14,001 3-day champion: $34,502	$14,700 30 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Susan	$3,300	$3,900	$3,500	$7,000 3rd place: Moulinex kitchen appliances + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System & Sega Genesis	$2,800 13 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
John	$400	$1,200	$7,000	$13,500 2nd place: Regal cooking system & Gibson refrigerator	$6,000 15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

ASTRONOMY	TELEVISION	THE TEN COMMANDMENTS	COATS OF ARMS	SAUCES	PREFIXES
$100 [6] This second Greek letter is used to designate the second-brightest star in a constellation beta Susan	$100 [4] A 1992 TV movie about this crooner was produced by his daughter Tina Frank Sinatra Susan	$100 [1] After breaking the first set, Moses had to carry his own tablets up this mountain to be inscribed Mount Sinai Al	$100 [25] The coat of arms of Trinidad & Tobago features this explorer's 3 ships Columbus John	$100 [12] Joy of Cooking's recipe for Hungarian sauce calls for the mild type of this Hungarian spice paprika Al	$100 [23] Prefixes indicating this amount are hecto- & centi- 100 John
$200 [13] The joint U.S.-German Helios spacecraft were launched to study this heavenly body the Sun John	$200 [5] In 1985 edited comedy sketches from this series were syndicated under the title "Carson's Comedy Classics" The Tonight Show John	$200 [2] "Honor" these 2 people & you shall have a long life thy father & mother Al	$200 [26] The coat of arms of the Turks & Caicos islands features a pelican & 2 of these pink birds flamingos John	$200 [21] This sauce is an ingredient of Sauce Louis as well as of Bloody Marys Worcestershire sauce Susan John	$200 [20] Meaning "both", it's very handy when it precedes dextrous ambi Susan
$300 [14] A famous comet is named for this man, Britain's Astronomer Royal 1720-1742 Halley Al Susan	$300 [7] Joe Friday & Bill Gannon could tell you its theme was "Danger Ahead"... dum de dum dum Dragnet Susan	$300 [3] In the King James Version, 1 of 2 commandments consisting of just 4 words Thou shalt not kill (or Thou shalt not steal) Susan	$300 [27] This Andean country's coat of arms includes a cornucopia, a cinchona tree & a llama Peru John	$300 [22] Popular with people who cook outdoors, this sauce often contains brown sugar, onion & vinegar barbecue sauce John	$300 [19] Chromo- refers to color & chrono- refers to this time Al
$400 [17] This cosmological theory says that all matter & radiation began in an explosion at a finite time in the past the Big Bang Al	$400 [10] The 1960s series "The Tall Man" told stories of Billy the Kid & this New Mexico deputy sheriff Pat Garrett Susan	$400 [8] The tablets & this chest that housed them may have been destroyed with Solomon's temple in 587 B.C. the Ark of the Covenant Susan	$400 [28] The motto on this European country's coat of arms is inscribed in both French & Dutch Belgium Al	$400 [24] These fancy fungi flavor Sauce Perigueux truffles Susan	$400 [18] Any birdbrain could tell you ptero- means this wing Al
$500 [16] This planet has made only about 1/4 of an orbit since it was discovered in 1930 Pluto Al	$500 [11] In "Roots" LeVar Burton played Kunta Kinte as a boy & this actor took the role as an adult John Amos Susan	DD $1,200 [9] From the Greek for "ten words", it's another name for the Ten Commandments the Decalogue Susan	$500 [30] Kenya's coat of arms contains the inscription "let us pull together" in this language Swahili Al	$500 [29] Sauce Aurore includes just enough of this puree to turn it pink tomato puree Susan	$500 [15] It's a 3-letter prefix for 2 duo Al

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD HISTORY	PLANTS & TREES	THE COMMONWEALTH	SAMMY CAHN	AIRCRAFT	LITERARY CHARACTERS
$200 [14] In 1926 this first crown prince to visit the West became emperor of Japan Hirohito Al	$200 [3] This plant which hangs in masses on southern trees is also called black or long moss Spanish moss John	$200 [25] Jamaica's 4 top natural exports are alumina, bauxite, sugar & this yellow fruit the banana Al	$200 [2] Ever since Sammy wrote the lyrics, this city has been known as "My Kind of Town" Chicago Al	$200 [1] Their first practical airplane was the Flyer III in 1905 the Wright brothers Susan	$200 [26] This Cervantes title character lives between Aragon & Castile Don Quixote John
$400 [13] The 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf in these islands was the greatest sea & air battle of all time the Philippines Al	$400 [8] The juice of this succulent houseplant is used in cosmetics & to treat burns aloe Al	$400 [24] This country asked to leave the Commonwealth in 1948 but is still a part of the British Isles Ireland Al	$400 [27] According to Sammy, it's "the loneliest night in the week" Saturday night Susan	$400 [4] This country's Tupolev TU-26 bomber of the 1980s was known to NATO as the Backfire Bomber the Soviet Union Al	$400 [18] In "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", this schoolteacher is Katrina Van Tassel's ardent suitor Ichabod Crane Susan John
$600 [11] England's Henry VII was the first monarch from this family the Tudor family John	$800 [6] The seeds of this plant, scientific name Fagopyrum esculentum, are ground & used to make pancakes buckwheat Al	$600 [23] Canada has the Northwest Territories & this member has the Northern Territory Australia Al	$600 [28] Sammy said he came from a 1-syllable neighborhood but used a 5-syllable word in the title "Call Me" this Irresponsible John	$600 [12] The Junkers J-1 & Fokker D-VII were planes built by this country during World War I Germany Al Susan	$600 [17] "The Blue Cross" by G.K. Chesterton was the first short story featuring this priest & detective Father Brown Al
$800 [10] This 17th century Mogul emperor founded the city of Delhi & built the Peacock Throne & the Taj Mahal Shah Jehan Al	$1,000 [5] While it has no rungs & doesn't reach to heaven, this perennial with bell-shaped flowers can grow to about 3' Jacob's ladder Al	$800 [22] Commonwealth members run from A to Z, from Antigua & Barbuda to this African country Zimbabwe Al	$800 [29] Sammy wrote the lyrics for "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" in 10 minutes; it was a No. 1 hit for these singing sisters The Andrews Sisters John	$800 [19] In 1979 Bryan Allen's Gossamer Albatross became the 1st aircraft powered this way to cross the English Channel man power Al	$800 [16] Pulitzer Prize-winning Thornton Wilder novel about 5 travelers who fall to their deaths in Peru The Bridge of San Luis Rey Al
$1,000 [9] This country's route to India was secret until the 1590s, when a Dutch explorer published its records Portugal Al	DD $2,000 [7] The variety of this tree most often found in the U.S. is the blue gum the eucalyptus Al	$1,000 [20] After Pakistan left the Commonwealth in 1972, this nation promptly joined Bangladesh Al John	DD $2,000 [30] Of all Sammy's Oscar- winning songs, it's the one people remember most at the Fontana di Trevi "Three Coins In The Fountain" John	$1,000 [21] In 1939 this Russian- born engineer built the VS-300, the USA's first successful helicopter Sikorsky Al	$1,000 [15] In "Charlotte's Web", a grey spider keeps this pig from being slaughtered Wilbur Al

Final Jeopardy!

POETS

In 1993 Maya Angelou became the first poet to read at a presidential inauguration since this poet in 1961

Robert Frost

Susan "Who is Robert Frost?" — wagered $3,500

John "Who is Robert Frost" — wagered $6,500

Al "Who is Robert Frost?" — wagered $1,301

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