Show #2054 1993-07-08 (taped 1993-02-09) Regular

Ed Schiffer game 4.

Contestants

Michael Lemkin — an investment advisor originally from Lowell, Massachusetts

Merle Lawrence — a newspaper editor from Lawrenceville, Georgia

Ed Schiffer — a college lecturer originally from New York City, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $41,403)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ed	$1,800	$3,200	$8,800	$6,300 4-day champion: $47,703	$8,800 23 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Merle	$1,600	$2,700	$3,100	$5,650 2nd place: trip on Delta to Hartford, Connecticut & stay at the Mystic Coast & Country + Jeopardy! home game or computerized version	$3,100 14 R, 3 W
Michael	$600	$2,600	$9,000	$100 3rd place: Ducane gas grill + Jeopardy! home game or computerized version	$7,600 19 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT EGYPT	POP MUSIC	HELPFUL HINTS	CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	BORN ON THE 4th OF JULY	COMMON BONDS
$100 [9] Bandaging & adding amulets were finishing touches in this preservation process mummification Michael	$100 [1] James Brown told us that "Papa's got a brand new" one of these a bag Ed	$100 [6] If you line a serving basket with this reflective material, your hot rolls will stay hot longer aluminum foil Ed	$100 [26] The story of this beloved collie was published in the Saturday Evening Post in 1938 Lassie Ed	$100 [21] This composer of "My Old Kentucky Home" was born in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania July 4, 1826 Stephen Foster Michael	$100 [16] Nile, Kelly, olive (shades of) greens Merle
$200 [11] Ironically, the longest tomb in this famous valley is that of a queen--Queen Hatshepsut the Valley of the Kings Ed Merle	$200 [2] He wore a purple hooded cape to pick up his 1984 Oscar--maybe he thought it was going to rain Prince Ed	$200 [7] To stop a run in a pair of pantyhose, apply a clear coat of this beauty item to the snag nail polish Ed	$200 [27] This character is "the greatest inventor and maker of chocolates that there has ever been" Willy Wonka Merle	$200 [22] He was born July 4, 1804 to Capt. & Mrs. Hathorne in Salem, Massachusetts Nathaniel Hawthorne Ed	$200 [17] Hobby, clothes, pommel kinds of horses Ed
$300 [12] Both men & women wore clothes made of this fabric, woven so finely it was transparent linen Merle	$300 [3] This former L.A. Lakers cheerleader choreographed the videos from Janet Jackson's "Control" album Paula Abdul Ed	$300 [8] Remove the basket & stem, & you can make instant coffee in this type of coffeepot a percolator Ed Merle	$300 [28] Local legends about 17th century outlaws in the Doone Valley inspired Richard Blackmore's novel about her Lorna Doone Michael	$300 [23] Ann Landers & this woman, her twin sister, were both born on the 4th of July 1918 Abigail van Buren Merle	$300 [18] Rein, mule, musk deer Michael
$400 [13] Ptolemy XV was probably the son of this Roman Julius Caesar Merle	$400 [4] Although Elvis is identified with this Carl Perkins tune, his version only reached No. 20 on the pop charts "Blue Suede Shoes" Ed	$400 [10] It's easy to inflate a ball or raft if you use this kitchen tool without the bulb & blow into the tube a baster Merle	$400 [29] The rats in her English home, Hill Top, inspired her to write "The Tale of Samuel Whiskers" Beatrix Potter Michael	$400 [24] His "Brighton Beach Memoirs" might have begun with his birth in the Bronx July 4, 1927 Neil Simon Ed	$400 [19] Shooting, art, rogues' galleries Michael
$500 [14] This Egyptian mother goddess is often depicted wearing cow horns on her head Isis Ed	$500 [5] In 1985 Mick Jagger teamed with this rocker to record the Top 10 hit "Dancing In The Street" David Bowie Ed	$500 [15] Never leave a videotape on top of a TV, because the magnetic field can cause this to happen erasure Michael	$500 [30] Little Lord Fauntleroy calls this relative "Dearest" his mother Merle	DD $500 [25] This 30th U.S. president was born July 4, 1872 at Plymouth Notch, Vermont Calvin Coolidge Ed	$500 [20] Tetrazzini, Tassinari, Tebaldi opera singers Michael

Double Jeopardy! Round

KINGS & QUEENS	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	PLANTS & TREES	TRADE & COMMERCE	THE BILL OF RIGHTS	SHAKESPEARE
$200 [8] A nursery rhyme says, "To six spouses" he "was wedded; one died, one survived, two divorced, two beheaded" Henry VIII Merle	$200 [3] Inhabitants of this Brazilian city are known as Cariocas Rio de Janeiro Ed Merle	$200 [1] The daffodil starts life as one of these, not as a seed a bulb Michael	$200 [14] Repo is short for this repossession Ed	$200 [29] This amendment says no one can "be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself" the Fifth Amendment Michael	$200 [16] In this tragic love story, Paris is kinsman to the Prince of Verona Romeo and Juliet Ed
$400 [9] This "Great" king of Prussia was nicknamed "Old Fritz" Frederick the Great Merle	$400 [4] This nation's longest river is the 700-mile- long Kapuas on the island of Borneo Indonesia Michael	$400 [2] The shallot is also known as this, from the Middle Eastern city of Ascalon a scallion Ed	$400 [15] Familial adjective used to describe a small family-run business a mom-and-pop stire Merle	$400 [28] The Fourth Amendment is concerned with these warrants warrants of search & seizure Ed	$400 [17] Timon's tragedy opens in this city Athens Merle
$600 [10] Joan the Mad became queen of Castile in 1504 on the death of this woman, her mother Isabella Michael	$600 [5] Located on Tokyo Bay, it's Japan's busiest seaport Yokohama Ed Michael	$600 [11] The black variety of this tree is used for weaving chair seats; the white, for baseball bats ash Michael	$600 [21] A load of freight; a "bill of" it tells you what was shipped & how a bill of lading Michael	$600 [26] The First Amendment gives people the right to do this as long as they do it "peaceably" assemble Michael	$600 [18] Of Poppyseed, Cottonseed or Mustardseed, the one who's a fairy in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Mustardseed Michael
$800 [24] 5 kings of Macedonia, including Alexander the Great's father, shared this name Philip Michael	$800 [6] Look to the far south to find this largest South American island in area Tierra del Fuego Ed	$800 [12] This part of a flower's stamen is usually made up of 4 pollen sacs the anther Michael	$1,000 [23] This transportation term refers to the wealthy or elite clientele of a business the carriage trade Ed	$800 [27] He & the House proposed 17 amendments, the Senate cut it to 12 & the states approved 10 of them James Madison Merle	$800 [19] Goneril's first line in this play is "Sir, I love you more than word can wield the matter" King Lear Ed
$1,000 [25] Jadwiga, queen of this country from 1384 to 1399, is also venerated as a saint there Poland Merle	$1,000 [7] This island & the Grenadines form an independent Caribbean nation St. Vincent	$1,000 [13] Gases move in & out of the leaf through small openings called these stomata Merle	DD $2,000 [22] These 2 publishers of corporate credit ratings merged in 1933 & still lead the field Dun & Bradstreet Michael	DD $1,200 [30] Originally to be part of the Bill of Rights, the amendment concerning this was finally passed in 1992 congressional pay raises Michael	$1,000 [20] In "Hamlet" this man says, "And so have I a noble father lost, a sister driven into desperate terms..." Laertes Ed

Final Jeopardy!

POETS' HOMES

The home of poet James Whitcomb Riley is a tourist attraction in this state capital

Indianapolis

Merle "What isColumbusIndianapolis" — wagered $2,550

Ed "What is Providence?" — wagered $2,500

Michael "What is Columbus, OH?" — wagered $8,900

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