Show #1730 1992-02-21 (taped 1991-11-20) Regular

Contestants

Dave Krieger — a systems librarian originally from Springview, Nebraska

Steve Keller — an attorney from Glendale, California

Ann Wright — an immunologist from Agua Dulce, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ann	$1,300	$3,300	$10,900	$4,900 2-day champion: $10,900	$10,900 25 R, 1 W
Steve	$0	$500	$1,200	$0 3rd place: Ray-Ban sunglasses + Nintendo Entertainment System with Super Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune + InfoGenius for Game Boy	$3,900 9 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Dave	$1,700	$2,700	$8,400	$2,401 2nd place: stay at Ingleside Inn in Palm Springs + Pinseeker golf clubs with golf bag	$7,500 21 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS FOLKS	MORTAL MATTERS	POP SONGS	-OLOGIES	AMERICANA	"EX" WORDS
$100 [1] In a 1977 article in Newsweek, he was quoted as saying, "I'm not the Carter who'll never tell a lie" Billy Carter Dave	$100 [11] Daniel Butterfield composed this bugle call after being wounded in a Civil War battle "Taps" Ann	$100 [26] Kenny Rogers was addressing her in 1977 when he sang, "You picked a fine time to leave me" Lucille Ann	$100 [6] Conchology refers to the collection & study of these shells Dave	$100 [17] It's the smallest state that has just 1 area code: 401 Rhode Island Ann Steve	$100 [14] It was King Arthur's legendary sword Excalibur Dave
$200 [2] In 1948 she got permission to leave her convent to help the poor of India Mother Teresa Steve	$200 [12] John Donne wrote, "Death be not" this proud Ann	$200 [27] This Doors hit begins, "You know that it would be untrue, you know that I would be a liar" "Light My Fire" Steve	$200 [7] The branch of entomology that studies these insects is called myrmecology, not picnicology ants Ann Steve	$200 [18] This resort city on the East Coast was named for Francis Asbury, a Methodist bishop Asbury Park, New Jersey Dave	$200 [15] In the transcripts of the Watergate tapes, these were "deleted" expletives Dave
$300 [3] After the title of his cartoon, he was nicknamed "The Believe-It-or-Not Man" (Robert) Ripley Dave	$300 [13] It may not be the best medicine; Calchas the Soothsayer & Philomenes both are said to have died from it laughter Dave	$300 [28] It was Don McLean's only No. 1 Hit "American Pie" Ann	$300 [8] In sinology, one would study the language, literature & customs of this country China Ann	$300 [19] Of DO, RE or MI, the one that's a postal abbreviation for a U.S. state MI Ann	$300 [16] It's the criminal offense of obtaining funds by coercion or intimidation extortion Ann
$400 [4] He created Weary Willie as a cartoon character before playing the role himself in the circus Emmett Kelly	$400 [22] These games were first held in 264 B.C. at the funeral of a Roman aristocrat the gladiator games Ann	$400 [29] 1968 pop hit in which you'd hear the line "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?" "Mrs. Robinson" Ann	$400 [9] Pyretology is the branch of medicine that studies these & how to reduce them fevers Dave	$400 [20] "Mysterious" name of the 17-acre Connecticut waterfront museum nicknamed "The Seaport" Mystic Steve	$400 [24] This philosophical movement grew out of the work of Soren Kierkegaard & Friedrich Nietzsche existentialism Ann
DD $500 [5] He founded the American Institute of Public Opinion in 1935 & the British Institute a year later (George) Gallup Dave	$500 [23] In his tenth avatar, this Hindu god will appear on a white horse & destroy the wicked Vishnu Dave	$500 [30] This 1962 hit named for a communications satellite was the only No. 1 record for the Tornadoes "Telstar" Dave	$500 [10] Oology is the branch of ornithology that studies these eggs Ann	$500 [21] In 1904 Geronimo appeared at the World's Fair in this city & sold pictures of himself St. Louis Ann	$500 [25] It's the legal surrender of an alleged criminal to the jurisdiction of another country for trial extradition Dave

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD LEADERS	BRITISH AUTHORS	MOUNTAINS	SCIENCE	MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS	AMERICAN HISTORY
$200 [13] President Corazon Aquino the Philippines Dave	$200 [23] His experiences in naval intelligence during WWII inspired his James Bond novels Ian Fleming Ann	$200 [9] In the Bible, this mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments is also called Mt. Horeb Mount Sinai Dave	$200 [2] Carbonado is an impure form of this mineral used for drills & abrasives diamond Dave	$200 [1] This instrument consists of a chanter, several drones & an airtight sack to hold wind bagpipes Ann	$200 [18] By 1614 success in Growing Tobacco provided an economic base for this English settlement Jamestown Ann Steve
$400 [14] President Hosni Mubarak Egypt Ann	$400 [24] He did extensive research on Transylvania at the British Museum before writing "Dracula" Bram Stoker Dave	$400 [10] Lake Kawaguchi is famous for the reflection of this mountain on its waters Mount Fuji Steve	$400 [3] It's the rendered fat of cattle & sheep used in making candles & soap tallow Dave	$400 [5] By age 21, Pablo Casals was hailed as a master of this musical instrument the cello Steve	$400 [19] From 1801 to 1835, 519 of 1106 Supreme Court opinions were written by him John Marshall Ann
$600 [15] President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Nicaragua Dave	$800 [28] Many regarded this "Brideshead Revisited" author as the most brilliant satirist of his day Evelyn Waugh Ann	$600 [26] A painting excavated in Pompeii shows this mountain when it had only one peak Vesuvius Steve	$600 [4] Found in fruit, as its name implies, it's the sweetest of the common sugars fructose Steve	$600 [6] The French call this instrument "cor anglais" the English horn Dave	$600 [20] It became a U.S. protectorate in 1901 when Congress passed the Platt Amendment Cuba Dave
$800 [16] Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson Sweden Steve	$1,000 [29] This "Forsyte Saga" author began his writing career under the name John Sinjohn Galsworthy Ann	$800 [27] The Bernese Alps are located entirely within this country Switzerland Ann	$800 [7] It's the liquid obtained from clotted blood, or blood plasma without fibrin serum Ann	$800 [11] The timbrel, mentioned in the King James Bible, is one of these hand-held percussion instruments a tambourine Steve	$800 [21] Under this act of 1807, all international trade to & from American ports was prohibited the Embargo Act Ann
$1,000 [17] President Carlos Salinas de Gortari Mexico Ann	DD $1,500 [25] While a student at Oxford, this author began to create his language called "Elvish" Tolkien Dave	$1,000 [30] Teide Peak, the highest point on Spanish soil, is located in this island group the Canary Islands	$1,000 [8] Divide the mass of a material by its volume & you'll have this its density Dave	DD $2,700 [12] It's the highest pitched of an orchestra's double-reed instruments the oboe Steve	$1,000 [22] In 1962 federal troops were used to allow James Meredith to enter this southern univ. Ole Miss (the University of Mississippi) Ann

Final Jeopardy!

SPORTS

In the 1970s & 1980s over half the Little League World Series champions came from this island

Taiwan

Steve "What is Cuba?" — wagered $1,200

Dave "What is [a couple of illegible letters]" — wagered $5,999

Ann "What is Cuba?" — wagered $6,000

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