Show #2022 1993-05-25 (taped 1993-01-12) Regular

Contestants

Norman Wegener — an attorney originally from Chicago, Illinois

Irene Altman — an administrator from Elizabeth, New Jersey

Linda Pierce — a homemaker from Los Angeles, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,799)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Linda	$1,200	$2,500	$6,400	$9,001 2-day champion: $17,800	$7,100 19 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Irene	$500	$1,200	$4,200	$4,400 3rd place: Sanyo 4-head double-azimuth mid-mount hi-fi VCR + the Jeopardy! home game	$4,200 12 R, 1 W
Norman	$1,000	$3,100	$4,500	$8,700 2nd place: a trip on Delta to San Juan, Puerto Rico & 7-day Caribbean cruise aboard the Cunard Countess + the Jeopardy! home game	$5,700 18 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

GEOGRAPHY	THE MOVIES	JUST DESSERTS	THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION	SCANDALS	ANIMAL PHRASES
$100 [21] The Amazon discharges about 60 times the volume of water of this longer Egyptian river the Nile Norman	$100 [1] In "The African Queen", she asks a German officer, "Would you hang us together, please?" Katharine Hepburn Irene	$100 [26] This omnipresent holiday cake often contains dried apricots, dates, raisins & nuts fruitcake Norman	$100 [11] This French soldier's 1st military engagement was in 1777 at Brandywine, where he was wounded Lafayette Linda	$100 [6] In November 1986 John Poindexter resigned & Oliver North was fired over this scandal the Iran-Contra affair Irene	$100 [16] It's "worth two in the bush" a bird in the hand Linda
$200 [22] This region in northwestern France was named for the Norse people who conquered it in the 800s Normandy Linda	$200 [2] In the "Star Wars" trilogy, he was the short, stubby robot R2-D2 Norman	$200 [27] No relation to the fish sauce, "cream of" this is added to candy to make it creamier tartar Linda	$200 [12] For the Battle of Bunker Hill, British troops were ferried across this river from Boston the Charles Linda	$200 [7] In 1989 this TV evangelist was convicted on 24 counts of fraud & conspiracy Jim Bakker Norman	$200 [17] To deal with matters in reverse order is to "put the cart before" this animal the horse Linda
DD $300 [23] This Italian city maintains a sister-city relationship with Columbus, Ohio Genoa Linda	$300 [3] This actress won an Oscar for her role as Barbara Graham in the 1958 film "I Want to Live!" Susan Hayward Irene	$300 [28] Used to make napoleons, the "puff" type of this is also called pate feuilletee (puff) pastry Linda	$300 [13] During the war this Boston silversmith cast cannon for the Continental Army Paul Revere Norman	$300 [8] When 8 members of Chicago's baseball team threw the 1919 World Series, it caused this scandal the Black Sox scandal Norman	$300 [18] Whether out of shyness or stubbornness, one who refuses to talk does this, like a certain bivalve clam up Irene
$400 [24] Pennsylvania's first permanent European settlers were from this Scandinavian country Sweden	$400 [4] In "I'm No Angel", this actress ordered "Beulah" to "Peel me a grape" Mae West Linda	$400 [29] Black Forest cake is often decorated with the sour type of this fruit cherries Irene	$400 [14] Known for his bold raids in the swamps of the Carolinas, this guerrilla received the thanks of Congress Francis Marion Norman	$400 [9] The Teapot Dome scandal was overshadowed by Nan Britton's revelation of her affair with this president Harding Norman	$400 [19] Referring to slumbering canines, it means "leave well enough alone" let sleeping dogs lie Norman
$500 [25] The Potala & Nor-Bu- Gling-Ka were the Dalai Lama's Winter & Summer Palaces in this city until 1959 Lhasa Norman	$500 [5] This 1974 Steve McQueen disaster film featured "We May Never Love Like This Again" as its theme song The Towering Inferno Linda	$500 [30] After you douse crepes suzette with orange- flavored liqueur, you should do this as a finishing touch set fire to it Norman	$500 [15] On November 13, 1775, American general Richard Montgomery captured this Canadian city Montreal Norman	$500 [10] Pilgrim descendant Sydney Biddle Barrows received this nickname after a 1984 scandal the "Mayflower Madame" Norman	$500 [20] Thanksgiving leftovers, or what you "go" if you suddenly quit smoking Cold Turkey Norman

Double Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE	MUSIC APPRECIATION	ASSASSINATIONS	U.S.A.	SAINTS	WRITERS
$200 [21] Giordano Bruno thought this was infinite; Copernicus thought the Sun was the center of it the universe Norman	$200 [7] Depending on its tone, this high female voice can be classified as lyric, dramatic or coloratura soprano Linda	$200 [6] He was stabbed to death March 15, 44 B.C., just days before he was to begin a new military campaign Julius Caesar Irene	$200 [15] The Old Water Tower in this city is one of the few structures to survive the 1871 fire Chicago Norman	$200 [26] A Dutch form of his name is Sinterklaas, which gave us Santa Claus Saint Nicholas Irene	$200 [1] Poe's foster father disowned him shortly before he was expelled from this military academy in 1831 West Point Linda
$400 [22] Perigee is the point in the Moon's orbit that is nearest to this Earth Norman	$400 [9] Ledger lines are drawn above or below this the staff	$400 [8] In 1933 Chicago mayor Anton Cermak was accidentally killed during an attempt on this president-elect's life FDR Irene	$400 [16] The name of this state means "sky-tinted water" & could apply to any of its "10,000 Lakes" Minnesota Linda	$400 [27] Founders of religious orders, St. Francis & St. Clare were born in this Italian town Assisi Linda	$400 [2] Tama Janowitz was a protegee of this pop artist known for his silkscreens (Andy) Warhol Linda
$600 [23] Since 1982 U.S. pennies have been made primarily of this metal thinly coated with copper zinc Linda Irene Norman	$600 [10] The Hungarian composer who wrote the "Hungarian Coronation Mass" Liszt Irene	$600 [12] World War I was triggered by the assassination of this archduke & his wife in 1914 Ferdinand Irene	$600 [17] Because of its location in the Central South, Alabama is nicknamed the "Heart of" this Dixie Irene	$600 [28] Her assumption was declared dogma for Catholics by Pope Pius XII in 1950 the Virgin Mary	$600 [3] Colleen McCullough collaborated on a cookbook based on the cuisine of this, her native ctry. Australia Linda
$800 [24] An atomic clock at the U.S. Naval Observatory is set to the oscillations of this element, Cs cesium	$800 [11] From the Latin meaning "to read aloud", it's a program of music presented by a soloist a recital Norman	DD $700 [14] He supposedly said, "Be easy with him, boys!" after he was shot down by Leon Czolgosz (President) William McKinley Linda	$800 [19] In 1955 Arco, Idaho became the world's first community to be powered by this nuclear power Norman	—	$800 [4] This author of "The Other" was a descendant of William Tryon, a colonial governor of North Carolina Tom Tryon Norman
$1,000 [25] This Massachusetts computer company produces Symphony & 1-2-3 software Lotus Irene	$1,000 [18] A kind of folk song that tells a story, or the type of "opera" "The Beggar's Opera" is a ballad Linda	$800 [13] While in Mexico in 1940, this revolutionary was murdered with a pickaxe, presumably by a Soviet agent Trotsky Linda	$1,000 [20] Orlando, Fla. is believed to be named for Orlando Reeves, a soldier who died during these Indian wars the Seminole (Indian) wars	—	DD $1,200 [5] This erudite conservative's first Blackford Oakes novel was the 1976 spy thriller "Saving the Queen" William F. Buckley, Jr. Norman

Final Jeopardy!

IN THE NEWS

In 1992 he opened his own Institute for Architecture near Regent's Park

Prince Charles

Irene "Who is PrinceCharles? Charles" — wagered $200

Norman "Who is Prince Charles?" — wagered $4,200

Linda "Who is Prince Charles?" — wagered $2,601

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