Show #2025 1993-05-28 (taped 1993-01-12) Regular

Contestants

Nancie S. Martin — a writer and editor originally from New York City, New York

Gene Boggs — a law professor from Los Angeles, California

Brian Donahue — a research scientist originally from Wellesley, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,799)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Brian	$2,100	$3,000	$8,400	$3,599 2-day champion: $12,398	$8,200 22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Gene	$0	$400	$6,600	$600 2nd place: trip to Palm Springs, California + Cazal sunglasses	$6,400 13 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Nancie	$-800	$1,000	$-600	$-600 3rd place: Bob Mitchell Designs wall coverings + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! games for the Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis	$400 13 R, 8 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE 1950s	MOVIE QUOTES	ANIMALS	LEGAL LINGO	STATE CAPITALS	"RED", "WHITE" & "BLUE"
$100 [11] She was fond of saying she had only one career, & his name was Ike Mamie Eisenhower Gene	$100 [16] The first line spoken in this 1941 film is 1 word, "Rosebud" Citizen Kane Nancie	$100 [22] This distinctive camel feature is basically a big lump of fat; some Camels have 1, some have 2 a hump Nancie	$100 [27] This word precedes "of consent", "of reason" & "of majority" age Brian	$100 [1] Monument Avenue in this Virginia capital has been called "The Prettiest Street in America" Richmond Brian	$100 [6] It's another name for illegally distilled corn whiskey White Lightning Brian Nancie
$200 [12] Time said this Pope's strolls through the streets of Rome had people calling him "Johnnie Walker" Pope John XXIII Nancie	$200 [17] Humphrey Bogart film in which he tells Paul Henreid, "I'm a saloon keeper" Casablanca Brian	$200 [23] A type of striped grass is named for this striped mammal a zebra Brian	$200 [28] Burglary is often described as this famous pair breaking & entering Nancie	$200 [2] Stamp collectors stampede to the National First Day Cover Museum in this Wyoming capital Cheyenne Brian	$200 [7] This term refers to wage earners who wear work clothes or specialized clothing on the job blue collar workers Brian
$300 [13] Marie, 1 of these 5 siblings, opened a Quebec flower shop named for her late sister Emilie the Dionne quintuplets Brian	$300 [18] Ernest Borgnine's Oscar-winning role in which he said, "She's a dog, and I'm a fat, ugly man" Marty Brian	$300 [24] While a bee is an insect, a bee-eater is this type of animal & comes in a variety of bright colors a bird Nancie	$300 [29] It's the act of a gov't agent who induces a person to commit a crime he or she hadn't planned entrapment Brian Nancie	$300 [3] The site of Last Chance Gulch, where gold was discovered in 1864, is now the main street of this Montana city Helena Brian	$300 [8] The title of this Stephen Crane novel refers to a battle wound The Red Badge of Courage Brian
$400 [14] In 1956 group captain Peter Townsend, this princess' former suitor, retired from the RAF Princess Margaret Nancie	$400 [19] In "Some Like It Hot", this actor in drag said, "Now you've done it! You tore off one of my chests!" Jack Lemmon Gene	$400 [25] Capybaras & chipmunks belong to this order of mammals rodents Nancie	$400 [21] A group of lawyers make up the bar & a group of judges make up this piece of furniture the bench Brian	$500 [5] Elton John moved to this Southern city in 1992 Atlanta Brian	$400 [9] Of Neil Diamond's 12 Top 10 solo hits, only "Cracklin' Rosie" & this one reached No. 1 "Song Sung Blue" Gene
$500 [15] "Tailgunner Joe" claimed this 11-letter word was coined by a Communist newspaper McCarthyism	$500 [20] In this 1944 film, Cary Grant exclaimed, "Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops." Arsenic and Old Lace Nancie	$500 [26] Some species of lizards are viviparous, which means they do this they bear their young live Nancie	$500 [30] In Old England this was the time to cover your fire & go to bed by order of the king curfew	DD $600 [4] There's a fine view of the Willamette Valley from the dome of the state capitol in this city Salem (Oregon) Brian	$500 [10] This city on the Alaska Highway is the Yukon headquarters for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Whitehorse Brian Gene Nancie

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE BRAIN	HEADLINES	PRIVATE EYES	MOTHER TONGUES	LONG LIVERS	FAMOUS FANNIES
$200 [19] MRI uses radio waves & magnetic fields to take pictures of the brain & a CAT scan uses these rays X-rays	$200 [16] February 16, 1898:"Blown up", read the headline on its fate the Maine Gene	$200 [6] Sam Spade's first case, published as a serial in black mask magazine, concerned this object the Maltese Falcon Nancie	$200 [11] Dialects of this language include Cypriot & Cretan Greek Gene	$200 [2] Fittingly, for her 102nd birthday in July 1992, this presidential mom received 102 roses from her son Ted Rose Kennedy Brian	$200 [1] This Ziegfeld star's husbands were Frank White, Nicky Arnstein & Billy Rose Fanny Brice Brian
$400 [20] If your brain is producing delta waves on the EEG, you're doing this sleeping Gene	$400 [17] February 17, 1923:His "tomb opened; not disturbed" King Tut Gene	$400 [7] This Belgian known for using his little grey cells was created by Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot Nancie	$400 [12] Castilian became the leading form of this language under the influence of the Kings of Castile Spanish Nancie	$400 [3] This cellist who died in 1973 was still giving concerts at age 90 Pablo Casals Nancie	$400 [26] This candy shop chain is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio Fanny Farmer Nancie
$600 [23] The hypothalamus governs this brain gland that produces hormone-controlling hormones the pituitary Brian	$600 [18] May 16, 1972:This governor "shot, paralyzed in both legs; suspect seized" (George) Wallace Brian	$800 [9] He remained a private detective even after marrying a millionairess he met in "The Long Goodbye" Philip Marlowe Gene	$600 [13] Breton, a Celtic language, is still spoken in this region of northwestern France Brittany Gene	$600 [4] At the Oscars in 1992, special tribute was paid to this "Our Gang" producer who had recently turned 100 Hal Roach Gene	$1,000 [27] This "Candid Camera" regular of the 1970s made her mark as a novelist in the 1980s Fannie Flagg Brian
$800 [24] This lobe is the home of speech & emotion the frontal lobe Gene Nancie	$800 [21] May 3, 1945:This capital "captured by Russians... 1,000,000 Italy and Austria Nazis Surrender" Berlin Brian Nancie	DD $1,000 [8] Private detective associated with thefollowingTV theme:[Instrumental music plays] Mike Hammer Nancie	$800 [14] This language, not Hindi or Hindustani, is the classical language of Hinduism Sanskrit Nancie	DD $1,000 [5] When she died in 1961 at 101, she left 2 children, 9 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren & 1500 paintings Grandma Moses Gene	—
$1,000 [28] They're gaps found at the bottom of each axon & you have billions of them synapses Brian	$1,000 [22] July 28, 1980:This former world leader "dies in exile" the Shah of Iran Brian	$1,000 [10] Ross MacDonald's detective Lew Archer got this new name when Paul Newman played him in the movies Lew Harper	$1,000 [15] More than half of the people in the Philippines speak Pilipino, a variation of this native language Tagalog Gene	$1,000 [25] It's said that before her death at 94, this cosmetics queen conducted business meetings from her bed Helena Rubinstein Gene	—

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD AIRLINES

This airline's business class is named for Marco Polo

Cathay Pacific

Gene "What is Alitalia" — wagered $6,000

Brian "What is Alitalia?" — wagered $4,801

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