Show #2542 - Tuesday, September 26, 1995

Linda Roberts game 2.

Contestants

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Mark LaValle, a salesman originally from Massapequa, New York

Jay Knehans, a zookeeper from St. Louis, Missouri

Linda Roberts, a registered nurse from Houston, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,201)

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Jeopardy! Round

STATE SYMBOLS
TELEVISION HISTORY
WEIGHTS & MEASURES
BRITISH ROYALTY
PROVERBS
COMMON BONDS
    $100 22
As "America's Dairyland", Wisconsin has designated this its state domestic animal
    $100 14
In 1967 this NBC anchor crossed an AFTRA picket line while partner David Brinkley struck
    $100 1
Strangely, this unit is equal to about 1 1/2 times the power an average equine can exert
    $100 2
In a 1986 TV interview, this heir to the British throne admitted that he talks to his plants
    $100 3
"Experience is the mother of wisdom" & this "is the mother of of invention"
    $100 6
Draft, Artful, Brooklyn
    $200 23
Not surprisingly, it's Nevada's state metal
    $200 15
This unit that combines a videotape recorder & a camera first appeared in the 1980s
    $200 4
This measure is equal to 12 dozen
    $200 27
Queen Elizabeth I was nicknamed "Good Queen" this
    $200 5
It's advised that you "Don't go near the water until you learn" this
    $200 7
Jupiter II, Galactica, Enterprise
    $300 24
Ohio could have had a V8, but it opted for this as its state drink
    $300 16
This pay-cable service presented its first original movie in 1983, "The Terry Fox Story"
    $300 19
This unit of area is equal to 4,840 square yards
    $300 28
This son of Mary, Queen of Scots married a Danish princess in 1589
    $300 11
Do this "in haste, and repent at leisure"
    DD: $500 8
This one, this one & this one
    $400 25
Connecticut's state hero is this patriot hanged by the British in 1776
    $400 17
In 1971 Michael Tilson Thomas succeeded this man as conductor of CBS' "Young People's Concerts"
    $400 20
This biblical unit of length is derived from the distance from the elbow to the middle fingers's tip
    $400 29
This was King George VI's first name; his family called him Bertie
    $400 12
It's "no stronger than its weakest link"
    $400 9
Banjos, cotton, pockets
    $500 26
This state's official rock is the Roxbury pudding stone
    $500 18
He left as producer of "Saturday Night Live" in 1980 & returned in 1985
    $500 21
Specific heat is the number of these units required to raise 1 gram of a substance 1° C.
    $500 30
Queen Victoria's mother, also named Victoria, was the sister of this country's King Leopold
    $500 13
It's been called "the only universal tongue", "the speech of angels" & "the eye of the ear"
    $500 10
Eggs, ham, Rosemary's baby

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

Linda Jay Mark
$1,500 $1,700 $700

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Linda Jay Mark
$3,700 $4,000 $1,200

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD WAR I
INTERNATIONAL CUISINE
ART & ARTISTS
BIRTHPLACES
THEATRE
"W"ORDS
    $200 16
A handkerchief soaked in sodium thiosulfate was used as crude protection from this type of weapon
    $200 21
French dishes described as a l'espagnore are inspired by the cuisine of this country
    $200 6
An 80-acre park in this Norwegian capital contains over 175 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland
    $200 11
Like Barry Goldwater, Senator Charles Robb was born in this Arizona capital
    $200 26
This Russian city's acclaimed art theatre made an extensive tour of Europe & the U.S. in the 1920s
    $200 1
It's another term for a male witch or wizard
    $400 17
The Medina-Damascus Railroad was the main target of raids led by this British officer & archaeologist
    $400 22
Chilaquiles, a dish from this country, is made from tortilla strips, chiles, onions, etc.
    $400 7
In 1957 this Cubist painted 44 variations on Velasquez' painting "The Maids of Honor"
    $400 12
If you're a "Die Hard" fan of this actor, you might know he was born in Germany in 1955
    $400 27
The 1st version of his play "Tartuffe" presented for King Louis XIV in 1664, is lost
    $400 2
It can mean to reduce gradually, or to pare shavings from wood
    $600 18
In September 1915 this czar replaced his cousin as Russian commander-in-chief
    $600 23
Avgolemono, a classic sauce from this Mediterranean country, is made from eggs & lemon juice
    $600 8
In April 1891 he set sail for Tahiti, where he lived with Tehura, a native girl
    $600 13
This future hotel magnate checked in on Christmas Day 1887 in San Antonio, New Mexico
    $600 28
Walter Huston starred in the 1934 play "Dodsworth", based on the novel by this author
    $600 3
It's to give up a right, or to forgo a fee
    $800 19
The Germans helped this Bolshevik leader return to Petrograd in 1917
    $800 24
Tahini, used to flavor hummus in Middle Eastern cooking is a thick paste made from these seeds
    $800 9
Brunelleschi sculpted his "Sacrifice of Isaac" while competing for the doors of the this city's baptistery
    DD: $1,500 14
Stephen King is a native of this state where many of his novels are set
    $800 29
In 1960 Peter Hall took over & reorganized this theatrical company called the RSC
    $800 4
It's a colony of rabbits, or a place for breeding them
    $1000 20
In 1918 this French PM unsuccessfully asked for the removal of AEF commander Pershing
    $1000 25
A sweet version of this North African semolina dish is steamed over water & served with raisins
    DD: $2,000 10
In 1920 this Italian famous for portraits with long, oval faces died in Paris at age 36
    $1000 15
Civil rights leader Rosa Parks was born in this city that's also associated with Booker T. Washington
    $1000 30
He directed the original Broadway production of his own Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Seascape"
    $1000 5
We sometimes use this German word to mean a child prodigy

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Linda Jay Mark
$8,100 $7,600 $3,300

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Final Jeopardy! Round

GREEK MYTHOLOGY
The name of this benefactor of man signifies "forethought"

Final scores:

Linda Jay Mark
$15,201 $15,199 $6,100
2-day champion: $28,402 2nd place: Lane Prairie pine desk & Martin Lawrence Galleries limited edition serigraph of "Hunt Season" by Mark King + Jeopardy! Sports edition for home computers or Super Nintendo 3rd place: Bausch & Lomb binoculars + Jeopardy! Sports edition for home computers or Super Nintendo

Game dynamics:

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Coryat scores:

Linda Jay Mark
$8,100 $9,400 $4,800
21 R,
0 W		 21 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W
(including 1 DD)		 11 R,
1 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $22,300

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