Show #2376 - Monday, December 26, 1994

Contestants

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Susan Cuda, a homemaker and attorney from Arlington, Texas

Tom Stemwedel, a research associate from Chicago, Illinois

Jeff Stolzer, a writer from Los Angeles, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,001)

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Jeopardy! Round

BIRDS
TELEVISION
HERBS & SPICES
UNOFFICIAL STATE NICKNAMES
INSURANCE
"H"ODGEPODGE
    $100 12
Ornithologists say that during courtship the male of this bird transfixes the female with dozens of "eyes"
    $100 1
In 1960 Howard K. Smith moderated the first debate between these presidential candidates
    $100 5
This onion relative & baked potato topper is a classic ingredient of fines herbes
    $100 18
It's the "Creole State", though Cajuns might prefer to call it the "Cajun State"
    $100 2
Insurance companies refer to catastrophic events that come from natural causes as "acts of" this
    $100 22
Cicero reminded us, "There were poets before" this author of "The Iliad"
    $200 14
These birds are grouped by eating habits; pintails are dabblers & canvasbacks are divers
    $200 7
The first of these television awards were given out Jan. 25, 1949 at the Hollywood Athletic Club
    $200 8
According to a myth, Venus created marjoram to heal a wound caused by his love arrow
    $200 27
Some folks call it "Hoosierdom"
    $200 3
This type of car insurance covers the loss regardless of which party is responsible
    $200 23
Will Rogers said it's "the only place you can get into without having baggage"—"sick" humor
    $300 19
One of these birds may be laughing or herring
    $300 15
In 1978 this pair of film critics began their PBS show "Sneak Previews"
    DD: $500 9
This herb whose name means "dragon" was once thought to cure venomous bites
    $300 28
Nevada is the "Battle-Born State" because it was admitted to the Union during this war
    $300 4
It's the part of a loss paid by the insured party, not by the insurer
    $300 24
Hippology is the study of these animals
    $400 20
The largest of the passerines are these black birds
    $400 16
This discussion series hosted by William F. Buckley started on WOR-TV in 1966
    $400 10
This spice, originally from the West Indies, tastes like a blend of cinnamon, nutmeg & cloves
    $400 29
It's the "Lady of the Lakes"—the Great Lakes, because it touches 4 of them
    $400 6
The payment for an insured loss, a clause may "double" it
    $400 25
This word most often refers to a large cushion used as a footstool, but can also mean a clump of grass
    $500 21
Named for a building in which they're found, this group of owls has its own family—tytonidae
    $500 17
This daily syndicated show starring chef Graham Kerr first ran from 1968-1971
    $500 11
The price of this wild root of China has reportedly been as high as $23,000 per ounce
    $500 30
This "Swamp State" was the home of Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox"
    $500 13
This term refers to the person eligible to receive insurance payments
    $500 26
The J. Paul Getty Museum was modeled on the Villa dei Papiri near this city destroyed by Mount Vesuvius

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

Jeff Tom Susan
$900 $1,000 $2,200

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Jeff Tom Susan
$2,200 $3,700 $2,700

Double Jeopardy! Round

1920
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
PLAYS
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
MEET THE MITCHELLS
    $200 6
The Saar region, now part of this country, was turned over to the League of Nations in February
    $200 7
Stanford University maintains the Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove in this state
    $200 1
A bright, cockney womanizer is "what" this Bill Naughton play is "all about"
    $200 17
At 9,888 feet, Pico da Neblina is the tallest peak in this largest South American country
    $200 26
In 1988 this Pennsylvania company passed Mars. Inc. as the biggest U.S. candy maker
    $200 12
He managed to get sent to jail after he managed Nixon's reelection campaign
    $400 22
In August this country led by Pilsudski defeated the Soviets at the Battle of the Vistula
    $400 8
Don't remain silent if you know that Amherst College was this president's alma mater
    $400 2
This playwright's "Ah, Wilderness!" concerns Richard Miller & his love for Muriel McComber
    $400 18
Named for a queen, it's Australia's smallest mainland state
    $400 27
This store moved 6th Avenue & 14th Street to New York's Herald Square in 1902
    $400 13
The book she published in 1936 sold over 2,000,000 copies in the U.S. by 1939
    DD: $2,500 23
In November he captured 404 electoral votes to Democrat James Cox' 127
    $600 9
In 1993 a court upheld Boston University's claim to 83.000 of this civil rights leader's papers
    $600 3
This Robert Bolt play is a reconstruction of the events leading to Thomas More's 1535 execution
    $600 19
France’s Somme River rises near the Belgian border & flows northwest to this waterway
    $600 28
This company is headquartered at Checkerboard Square, St. Louis, Missouri
    $600 14
Edgar Mitchell spent over 33 hours on the Moon with this first American in space
    $800 24
This legendary tenor's last performance was in "La Juive" at the Met on Christmas Eve
    $800 10
HHS Secretary Donna Shalala was formerly chancellor of this Midwest university based in Madison
    DD: $2,100 4
At the end of this Joseph Kesselring play, the Brewster sisters offer Mr. Witherspoon some elderberry wine
    $800 20
The Limpopo & Molopo Rivers provide part of this country's northern border with Botswana
    $800 29
In 1986 this Memphis-based overnight delivery company lost more than $300 million on its Zapmail service
    $800 15
Born Roberta Anderson in Can., this singer-songwriter parked a big yellow taxi on the charts
    $1000 25
Helen Keller was one of the people who founded this constitutional rights organization in 1920
    $1000 11
Duquesne University occupies about 40 acres in the downtown area of this Pennsylvania city
    $1000 5
This modern playwright's "American Buffalo" revolves around the sale of a rare buffalo nickel
    $1000 21
This volcanic peak 40 miles east of Portland, Oregon last erupted in 1865
    $1000 30
In 1979 Allegheny Airlines changed its name to this
    $1000 16
His complaint about the Navy losing a dirigible in a storm was one reason for his 1925 court-martial

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Jeff Tom Susan
$8,700 $10,600 $5,700

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

NOTABLE WOMEN
In 1957, at age 90, author & scholar Edith Hamilton was made an honorary citizen of this city

Final scores:

Jeff Tom Susan
$11,700 $17,401 $11,399
2nd place: Broyhill Milwood Creek dining room furniture & Quizel chandelier + Jeopardy! Sports edition by GameTek for home computer or SNES New champion: $17,401 3rd place: JVC EZ1 camcorder + Jeopardy! Sports edition by GameTek for home computer or SNES

Game dynamics:

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Coryat scores:

Jeff Tom Susan
$6,800 $9,300 $5,500
18 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W		 25 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W		 16 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W

Combined Coryat: $21,600

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Game tape date: 1994-10-18
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