Show #1751 1992-03-23 (taped 1991-12-09) Regular

Contestants

Tim Smight — an editor and freelance writer from Thousand Oaks, California

Arlene Subin — a homemaker from Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

Thom Stark — a senior research analyst from El Cerrito, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Thom	$1,500	$1,300	$9,200	$9,200 2-day champion: $27,401	$10,500 25 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Arlene	$1,100	$3,200	$3,400	$0 3rd place: Magnavox VCR + Nintendo Entertainment System with Super Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune + InfoGenius for Game Boy	$5,600 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Tim	$500	$1,000	$3,600	$3,500 2nd place: Bassett dining room set + Ego Trip lithograph by Jane Wooster Scott courtesy of Scott Arts Graphic	$3,600 9 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

FISH	BORN IN BROOKLYN	HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	PEOPLE IN HISTORY	WHISTLES	IN THE DICTIONARY
$100 [11] Its scientific name is Electrophorus electricus an Electric Eel Thom	$100 [15] This comedienne was born in Brooklyn in 1933; we assume her first words were "Can we talk?" Joan Rivers Arlene	$100 [26] This holiday was first observed in October 1792 Columbus Day Thom	$100 [1] Pocahontas was in her early 20s when she died in 1617, probably of this pox smallpox Thom	$100 [18] This 1859 tune completes the phrase "You ain't just whistling..." "Dixie" Tim	$100 [6] Because of its name, you'd expect to see lots of caressing in this type of zoo a petting zoo Thom
$200 [12] Often 20 feet wide & weighing over 3,000 lbs. the giant devil is the largest of these rays manta rays Thom Arlene	$200 [16] Even though this angst-ridden director hails from Brooklyn, he called his 1979 film "Manhattan" Woody Allen Thom	$200 [27] Flags are allowed over graves at Arlington National Cemetery only on this holiday Memorial Day Thom Arlene Tim	$200 [2] James Buchanan Brady wore such expensive jewelry that he was nicknamed this Diamond Jim Arlene	$200 [19] It means to take a drink wet your whistle Arlene	$200 [7] This word can refer to a trap or a type of drum a snare Thom
DD $200 [14] It's the Hawaiian name for the edible dorado or dolphinfish mahi mahi Arlene	$300 [22] She was pecked to death by "The Birds" 9 years before she became Bob Newhart's TV wife Suzanne Pleshette Thom Tim	$300 [28] Every year in late July, Greenville, Ohio has a festival honoring this markswoman Annie Oakley Arlene	$300 [3] In 1899 he published "The Development of Capitalism in Russia" under the pseudonym Vladimir Ilyin Lenin Arlene	$300 [20] The 1937 film that featured the tune "Whistle While You Work" Snow White (and the Seven Dwarfs ) Tim	$300 [8] This ceremonial staff borne by some dignitaries as a symbol of authority has a "spicy" name mace Arlene
$300 [13] The mako species of this fish is considered one of the best for sport fishing a shark Arlene	$400 [24] This muscleman wasn't an "Incredible Hulk" yet when he was born in Brooklyn in 1952 Lou Ferrigno Arlene	—	$400 [4] Claude Francois de Malet was executed after he tried to overthrow this emperor in 1812 Napoleon Thom	$400 [21] Dee Brown's 1977 book "Hear that Lonesome Whistle Blow" is about the building of these the railroads Arlene	$400 [9] Despite its name, this type of meeting doesn't have to convene on a mountaintop a summit Thom
$500 [17] The fastest fish over short distances, this marlin relative can breeze thru the water at over 65 mph the sailfish Tim	$500 [25] This Brooklyn-born beauty became famous playing Laura Petrie of New Rochelle Mary Tyler Moore Tim	—	$500 [5] She attended an 1840 convention with her husband, H.B. Stanton, but, as a woman, was excluded from the floor Elizabeth Cady Stanton	$500 [23] This name for a small fipple flute makes cents a penny whistle Arlene	$500 [10] This adjective meaning delectable may be an alteration of sumptuous scrumptious Tim

Double Jeopardy! Round

PRESIDENTS	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	BODIES OF WATER	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	SCIENCE	EUGENE O'NEILL
$200 [19] He was named after his great-uncle, the Reverend Warren Gamaliel Bancroft (Warren G.) Harding Arlene	$200 [12] In addition to constraining King John, this 1215 document standarized grain & wine weights the Magna Carta Arlene	$200 [22] Lake Villafro in southern Peru is regarded as the remotest source of this river the Amazon Thom	$200 [1] The Big Board big company nicknamed Big Blue IBM Tim	$200 [7] Moraine is the rock, gravel & other debris carried by one of these moving ice masses a glacier Thom	$200 [13] When "Strange Interlude" was banned in this city in 1929, it played in nearby Quincy instead Boston Thom
$400 [18] Before his death in 1972, he remarked that he'd like his epitaph to be "he done his damndest" Harry S. Truman Thom	$400 [11] Noah knew it's the distance between a man's elbow & the tip of his middle finger a cubit Thom	$400 [23] This peninsula was named for the Ebro River Iberian Arlene	$400 [2] Now in over 4,000 products, Nutrasweet was introduced in 1981 in one of these a gumball Thom	$400 [6] Dark areas on the Moon called maria were originally mistaken for these seas Thom	$400 [20] This actress starred in O'Neill's "A Touch of the Poet" at the NYC theatre named for her Helen Hayes Arlene
$600 [17] Indians at the 1901 Pan-American Expo nicknamed him "Big White Feather" William McKinley	$600 [10] From the Latin "drachma", it's a measure equal to .0625 ounces, or a small drink a dram Thom	$600 [24] In its course from Tibet to Vietnam, this river divides Myanmar from Laos & Laos from Thailand the Mekong Thom	$600 [15] To run this game, Stuart Entertainment makes a 90-number blower & flashboard system Bingo Thom	$600 [5] By definition a geologic deposit that's ossiferous contains these bones Thom	$600 [21] The title of "Ah, Wilderness!" was inspired by a line from the "Rubaiyat of" this poet (Omar) Khayyam Tim
$1,000 [14] The music for his 1886 White House wedding was provided by John Philip Sousa & the Marine Band (Grover) Cleveland Tim	$800 [9] In 1 cubic yard there are this many cubic feet 27 Thom	$800 [25] In 1776 Benedict Arnold lost the Battle of Valcour Island on this northeastern lake Lake Champlain	$800 [27] At last count this company held 50% of the hand-held hair dryer market Conair Tim	$800 [4] The Earth's lithosphere comprises the crust as well as the upper part of this layer the mantle Thom	$1,000 [30] Brutus Jones runs from his rebellious subjects in this O'Neill play suggested by Haitian history The Emperor Jones Thom
DD $1,300 [16] Rutherford B. Hayes' middle initial stood for this Birchard Thom	$1,000 [8] This weight system is abbreviated "AVDP." avoirdupois Thom	$1,000 [26] About a fifth of the world's fresh water supply is contained in this lake in southern Siberia (Lake) Baikal Thom	$1,000 [28] Kathy Kristof was chosen to replace this financial advice columnist who died in 1991 Sylvia Porter Arlene	$1,000 [3] Named for a German chemist, it's the main process by which ammonia is manufactured the Haber (Bosch) process	DD $2,000 [29] Actress Geraldine Chaplin's relationship to O'Neill his granddaughter Arlene

Final Jeopardy!

BRITISH RULERS

He was the first Hanoverian monarch born in England; his father was Frederick, Prince of Wales

George III

Arlene "Who was George I?" — wagered $3,400

Tim "Who was Henry V" — wagered $100

Thom "Who was George IV?" — wagered $0

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