Show #2000 - Friday, April 23, 1993

Contestants

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Bill Maier, a nuclear regulatory inspector from Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Con Kimura, a casino dealer from Brigantine, New Jersey

Carl Courant, an economist from New York City, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,300)

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Jeopardy! Round

SHAKESPEARE
FOOD & DRINK
NATURE
CITY SONGS
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
MIDDLE NAMES
    $100 1
Hamlet describes this country as "a prison"; "something is rotten in" it, too
    $100 6
In the U.S. there are 4 basic types of these: long white, round white, round red & russet
    $100 26
Like fireflies, many tropical click beetles have this unusual ability
    $100 11
"Lovers that bless the dark on benches in Central Park greet autumn in" this city
    $100 21
This car rental company is Detroit's biggest customer
    $100 16
Edgar ____ Poe
    $200 2
Richard Burbage, who's been called the first great English actor, was the first to play this Moor
    $200 7
Mulligatawny, an East Indian soup, is seasoned with this multi-spice powder
    $200 27
Now classified as a salmon, this colorful trout becomes bluish in salt water & is then called a steelhead
    $200 12
The Monkees sang, "Take the last train to" this city "and I'll meet you at the station"
    $200 22
This firm prepares about 10% of all individual tax returns in the U.S.
    $200 17
John ____ Audubon
    $300 3
Macbeth calls them "filthy hags!"--how rude
    $300 8
Royal Brabant, a Limburger-type cheese, is made in this Low Country
    $300 28
The bald type of this tree grows mainly in swampy areas like the Everglades
    $300 13
"Within a half an hour, you'll look like Tyrone Power! Hooray for" this place
    $300 23
Scotch Tape is just one of 50,000 products made by this company
    $300 18
Margaret ____ Smith
    $400 4
The play in which Shylock asks, "What news on the Rialto?"
    $400 9
Hydromel, a mixture of this ingredient & water, becomes mead if allowed to ferment
    $400 29
The larva of this insect makes a Mexican jumping bean jump
    $400 14
In a song from "Hans Christian Andersen", this capital city is the "salty Old Queen of the Sea"
    $400 24
This firm which makes Air Jordan athletic shoes was originally called Blue Ribbon Sports
    $400 19
Isaac ____ Singer
    $500 5
In "Julius Caesar" this man is the last of the conspirators to stab Caesar
    $500 10
The lemon type of this herb, popular in Thai cooking, is not the best type for pesto
    DD: $1,000 30
A type of ficus, the Banyan tree grows a variety of this fruit, which is then eaten by bats
    $500 15
This title precedes "Chestnuts in blossom, holiday tables under the trees"
    $500 25
This Seattle firm is Washington State's largest employer
    $500 20
Elizabeth ____ Stanton

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):

Carl Con Bill
$1,500 $400 $1,600

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Carl Con Bill
$3,000 $1,300 $2,200

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN HISTORY
DENTISTRY
CLASSICAL MUSIC
SAINTS
NEW WORLD CITIES
7-LETTER WORDS
    $200 1
"Never before have we had so little time in which to do so much", he said in a 1942 fireside chat
    $200 6
Gingivitis, a reversible condition, is an inflammation of these, also called the gingivae
    $200 7
While conducting Vienna Court balls in 1867, he wrote "The Blue Danube"
    $200 8
The hermit St. Antony was born near Memphis in this country about 251 A.D.
    $200 9
About 400 miles northwest of Buenos Aires, Cordoba is this country's second- largest city
    $200 26
It's what we usually call the interior upper surface of a room
    $400 2
General Ambrose Burnside wasn't famous for his sideburns alone; he also served as governor of this tiny state
    $400 21
Upon graduation from dental school, Dental Students receive either a D.M.D. degree or this one
    $400 12
In 1958 the New York Philharmonic chose him as its first American-born music director
    $400 15
In 1014 St. Henry II was crowned this emperor, succeeding Otto III
    $400 10
In this capital, check out the over 22-ton Aztec calendar stone–though hard to carry, it is very accurate
    $400 27
The type of glass that's most appropriate as a 15th wedding anniversary gift
    $600 3
He's considered the founder of Philadelphia
    $600 22
Cocaine was the first "local" type of this used in dentistry
    $600 18
After a final break with George Sand in 1847, he composed almost nothing
    DD: $2,000 16
Though much of his writing is in Latin, St. Bede is considered the first prose writer of this language
    $600 11
This capital of Nova Scotia is the economic hub of the Atlantic provinces
    $600 28
A basic dessert made with milk, sugar & eggs, or a type of "apple"
    $800 4
Aaron Burr's father was the 2nd president of the College of New Jersey, which is now this Ivy League university
    $800 24
This licensed professional, not a dentist, cleans & polishes teeth to prevent decay
    $800 19
This Viennese lieder composer was a torchbearer at Beethoven's funeral on March 29, 1827
    $800 17
This saint became king of France at the age of 12
    $800 13
This Central American capital was founded in the 1570s as Real de Minas de San Miguel de Tegus Galpa
    $800 29
A loving hug
    $1000 5
After Pocahontas, his 2nd wife, died, he returned to Virginia & married Jane Pierce
    $1000 25
Amalgam, a mixture primarily of these 2 metals, is often used for dental fillings
    $1000 20
This French composer's only completed opera, "Pelleas et Melisande", was first performed in 1902
    $1000 23
Though patron saint of Finland, St. Henry of Uppsala was bishop of Uppsala in this country
    $1000 14
Though Sucre is the constitutional capital of Bolivia, most government offices are in this city
    DD: $2,000 30
This synonym for "pastoral" or "rustic" comes from a Greek word for a cowherd

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Carl Con Bill
$8,200 $5,100 $9,600

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Final Jeopardy! Round

ACTORS & THEIR ROLES
"Hero" co-stars Dustin Hoffman & Geena Davis last appeared together in this film

Final scores:

Carl Con Bill
$4,200 $100 $2,799
2-day champion: $24,500 3rd place: Oreck vacuum + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System & Sega Genesis 2nd place: Berkline Wallaway sofa & recliner + Sanyo 27" TV

Game dynamics:

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Coryat scores:

Carl Con Bill
$8,200 $5,100 $11,200
19 R,
0 W
12 R,
1 W
27 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W
(including 2 DDs)

Combined Coryat: $24,500

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Game tape date: 1992-12-14
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