Show #2041 1993-06-21 (taped 1993-02-03) Regular

Contestants

Pat Oen — a homemaker originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Rick Grimes — a political analyst from Arlington, Virginia

Cliff Leach — a lobbyist from West Hartford, Connecticut (whose 2-day cash winnings total $25,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Cliff	$-200	$1,200	$4,800	$0 3rd place: Dynamark security system + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System & Sega Genesis	$4,800 16 R, 4 W
Rick	$1,600	$1,800	$6,600	$9,601 New champion: $9,601	$8,200 25 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 2 DDs)
Pat	$100	$1,900	$4,700	$100 2nd place: trip on Delta to St. Thomas & stay at the Sugar Bay Plantation Resort	$4,700 12 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE ELEMENTS	THE MARX BROTHERS	FOOD & DRINK	NOTABLE NAMES	TRAVEL NORTH AMERICA	POETIC POTPOURRI
$100 [12] This excellent current conductor can be found in all currently minted U.S. coins copper Rick	$100 [15] After playing romantic relief parts in the first 5 Marx Brothers films, he left the act Zeppo Cliff	$100 [26] The Thompson seedless is among the most popular types of this fruit in the U.S. grapes Rick	$100 [1] Legendary rock 'n' roller whose life inspired the Broadway musical "Buddy" Buddy Holly Rick	$100 [7] Niihau is this state's "Forbidden Island"; you can only visit it with the owner's permission Hawaii Rick	$100 [6] The poem "Animal Fair" tells us, "The monkey, he got drunk, and sat on" this animal's "trunk" the elephant Rick
$200 [13] Among the elements, Ac is actinium & Ca is this calcium Rick	$200 [22] The orchestra plays "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" instead of "Il Trovatore" at this film's climax A Night at the Opera Pat	$200 [27] This beverage is made by steeping parts of the Camellia sinensis plant in boiling water tea Cliff	$200 [2] This Cuban leader's sister Juanita, who helped him overthrow Batista, became a U.S. citizen Fidel Castro Rick	$200 [8] You'll find Paradise Island across from Nassau Harbour in this island group the Bahamas Rick	$200 [16] Phoebe Cary wrote, "And though hard be the task, 'Keep a stiff'" one of these an upper lip Rick
$300 [14] Abbreviated Ra, it can cause cancer as well as treat it radium Cliff Pat	$300 [23] In this 1933 film Groucho plays Rufus T. Firefly, dictator of Freedonia Duck Soup Pat	$300 [28] The name of this cocktail containing vermouth may come from an Italian vermouth maker a martini Rick	$300 [3] He's Princess Anne's youngest brother Prince Edward Pat	$300 [9] The West Edmonton Mall in this Canadian province boasts a replica of the Santa Maria & a submarine ride Alberta Rick	$300 [19] An Alexandrine is a line of iambic hexameter named for an old French romance about this man Alexander the Great Cliff
$400 [17] 2 of the 5 elements with 4-letter names lead & gold (iron, neon or zinc) Rick	$400 [24] In "Monkey Business" all 4 brothers pretend to be this suave French singer Maurice Chevalier Pat	$400 [29] This cold summer soup from the Andalusian region of Spain is not cooked gazpacho Pat	$400 [4] He quit his appeals court job in 1988, after being rejected for the Supreme Court the year before (Robert) Bork Rick	$400 [10] You might come a"cross" an old Dutch fort called Christiansvaern on this U.S. Virgin Island St. Croix Rick	$400 [20] Lord Byron wrote a poetic epitaph for one of these pets, calling it the only friend he ever had a dog Cliff
DD $800 [18] Though it's the third most common element in the Earth's crust, this metal wasn't found until 1825 aluminum Rick	$500 [25] This co-author of "Once in a Lifetime" co-wrote such Marx Brothers movies as "Animal Crackers" George S. Kaufman Pat	$500 [30] In 1828 C.J. van Houten discovered a way to solubilize or "Dutch" this food chocolate	$500 [5] Unusual first name of skater Albright, who overcame nonparalytic polio & became an Olympic champion Tenley Cliff	$500 [11] Chicago's "Magnificent Mile" runs along this street between Randolph & Oak Michigan Avenue Cliff Rick Pat	$500 [21] In 1938 Nikos Kazantzakis wrote a poetic sequel to this Homeric epic the Odyssey Cliff

Double Jeopardy! Round

SCIENTISTS	DANCE	MAGAZINES	1953	SECTS	AUTHORS
$200 [17] In the first century A.D., Pliny wrote of the Moon's effect on these aquatic phenomena tides Rick	$200 [26] Gene Kelly called them "the most popular dance team in the history of motion pictures" Astaire & Rogers Cliff	$200 [16] William Gaines, the longtime publisher of this humor magazine, died in 1992 at age 70 Mad Rick	$200 [1] In May Col. John Hunt led a Sherpa & climbers from Britain & New Zealand up this mountain Mt. Everest Cliff	$200 [11] Svetambara Jainist monks do this to the ground in front of them to avoid stepping on insects sweep Cliff	$200 [6] For many years this "Dracula" author served as the business manager of actor Sir Henry Irving (Bram) Stoker Cliff
$400 [18] The diagnostic method developed by this Swiss psychiatrist uses 10 symmetrical inkblots Rorschach Rick	$400 [27] Type of event covered in Horace McCoy's 1935 novel "They Shoot Horses, Don't they?" a dance marathon Rick	$400 [22] This magazine headquartered in Pleasantville, N.Y. now appears in 17 languages, & in Braille & large type Reader's Digest Pat	$400 [2] On April 6 this was revived on the White House lawn the Easter-egg roll Rick	$400 [12] Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali when he joined this sect the Black Muslims Rick	$400 [7] He wrote his first novel, "Robinson Crusoe", at age 59 (Daniel) Defoe Cliff
$600 [19] Leo Szilard actually wrote the letter proposing the A-bomb that Einstein sent to this president FDR Rick Pat	$600 [28] The Japanese lion dance that's performed during festivals actually originated in this country China Rick	$600 [23] Founded in 1888, this magazine adopted a yellow & white cover in 1910 National Geographic Rick	$600 [3] The Hobby Hall of Fame didn't brush off Eisenhower; they installed him for this, his main hobby painting Cliff Pat	$600 [13] Jesus tells the tale of a good member of this sect who takes care of a robbery victim the Samaritans Cliff	$600 [8] The first president of the Soviet writers' union, his name is shared by a city & a park Gorky Cliff
$800 [20] Auguste Piccard was the first man to penetrate this atmospheric layer, in a balloon in 1931 the stratosphere Cliff	$800 [29] One of the steps in the mambo evolved into the step-step-step of this related dance the cha cha Pat	DD $1,000 [24] For the no. of feathers on Big Bird or the No. of Tupperware parties held daily, check this magazine's "Index" Harper's Rick	DD $1,000 [4] This ex-president agreed to head the new commission on government operations Hoover Rick	$800 [14] In the 18th century Mother Lee founded this offshoot of an offshoot of the Quakers the Shakers Pat	$800 [9] It was Dorothy Parker's maiden name Rothschild
$1,000 [21] This naval officer who developed the U.S.S. Nautilus won the Fermi Award in 1964 (Hyman) Rickover Cliff	$1,000 [30] In the 1700s La Camargo, one of these dancers, shortened her skirts so people could see her entrechat ballet dancers Cliff	$1,000 [25] Andy Warhol, who founded this magazine, appeared on its cover only once, in February 1989 Interview Pat	$1,000 [5] Celebrations on May 2 included the crowning of King Faisal in Iraq & this king in Jordan (King) Hussein Rick	$1,000 [15] According to Zen Buddhism, the way to enlightenment is through this meditation Pat	$1,000 [10] This author of "The Inimitable Jeeves" was knighted just before his death in 1975 (P.G.) Wodehouse Cliff

Final Jeopardy!

EXPLORATION

What mapmaker Martin Waldseemuller labeled "America" for Amerigo Vespucci is now this country

Brazil

Pat "What is Mexico" — wagered $4,600

Cliff "What is the U..S A" — wagered $4,800

Rick "What is Brazil?" — wagered $3,001

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