Show #2394 - Thursday, January 19, 1995

Jim Morgan game 5.

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Mark Card, a university professor from Los Gatos, California

Evan Osborne, an economics professor originally from Houston, Texas

Jim Morgan, a personnel manager from New Brunswick, New Jersey (whose 4-day cash winnings total $31,899)

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Jeopardy! Round

U.S. PRESIDENTS
TOYS & GAMES
CRIME TIME
NOAH
COLORS
EUROPEAN HODGEPODGE
    $100 5
His maternal grandfather, Joseph Baines, was Texas' secretary of state from 1883-1887
    $100 12
A trivia game based on this TV sitcom includes "Normisms", "Cliffisms" & "Carla's Dares"
    $100 20
A bounty hunter may be sent after a person who "jumps" this
    $100 18
According to Genesis 7:9, it's how the animals entered Noah's Ark
    $100 1
Fruity shades of this color include plum & prune
    $100 11
This Dutch city's numerous waterways earned it the nickname "The Venice of the North"
    $200 6
In 1984 hundreds of letters written to his wife over half a century were published in "Dear Bess"
    $200 17
It's believed that the 1st of these was a map of England glued onto wood, then cut into pieces
    $200 21
One might use a "fuzzbuster" to avoid this type of "trap"
    $200 19
Of 40 days, 100 days or over a year, it's how long Noah spent on the Ark
    $200 2
It's associated with inexperience & envy
    $200 13
In Liechtenstein these people weren't granted the right to vote until 1984
    $300 8
In a 1962 Gallup poll, 77% of the people interviewed approved of the way he was handling his job
    $300 22
In 1994 this board game deleted about 100 offensive terms from its Official Players Dictionary
    $300 25
You're on the money if you know the Secret Service was established in 1865 to prevent this crime
    $300 28
Noah lived 950 years, missing this biblical man's record by 19 years
    $300 3
Singer Johnny Cash is popularly known as "The Man in" this color
    $300 14
It's a tradition to give children fave dei morti, or "Beans of the Dead", on All Souls' Day in this country
    DD: $700 9
This Whig who served only 31 days was the son of a signer of the Declaration of Independence
    $400 23
This favorite bills itself as a "walking spring toy"
    $400 26
In the 2nd degree, it's generally the burning of buildings other than dwellings
    $400 29
God told Noah that he'd never destroy the Earth again by water; Peter says next time God will use this
    $400 4
This dark reddish brown derives its name from the French word for chestnut
    $400 15
The name of Montmartre in Paris may come from "Mont Des" or "mount of" these, referring to St. Denis
    $500 10
He appointed an entirely new cabinet on succeeding to the office after Zachary Taylor's death
    $500 24
Resembling table tennis, the 1st successful electronic video game was known by this name
    $500 27
Michael Fay of Ohio received a fine, a jail term & this punishment for spray-painting cars in Singapore
    $500 30
After leaving the Ark, Noah built one of these offering platforms to thank God
    $500 7
Jonquil is a shade of this color
    $500 16
This city built on the site of a Roman fort became the capital of Wales in 1955

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

Jim Evan Mark
$2,700 $1,300 $400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Jim Evan Mark
$4,500 $2,500 $1,900

Double Jeopardy! Round

AFRICAN HISTORY
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
LITERATURE
LAKES & RIVERS
OPERA
VOCABULARY
    $200 1
In 1971 this leader changed his country's official name to the Arab Republic of Egypt
    $200 17
In the Islamic calendar, Mawlid An-Nabi is the anniversary of this prophet's birth
    $200 16
After leaping from a boat, Pip, a cabin boy, is picked up by the Pequod in this novel
    $200 19
The Goring Gap near Reading, England divides this river's upper basin from its lower
    $200 5
"Aucassin et Nicolette" is one of many operas written to be performed by these toys
    $200 10
It's the anatomical name for the flap beneath the laces of a shoe
    $400 2
In 1975 & 1976 this Ugandan leader was chairman of the Organization of African Unity
    $400 20
It's the only federal holiday in May
    $400 18
"But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes" was Anita Loos' follow-up to this novel
    $400 21
An ice cave in the Himalayas is the source of this most sacred Hindu river
    $400 6
Operas based on his fairy tales include "The Princess and the Swineherd" & "The Princess on the Pea"
    $400 11
The opposite of explosion, it's a bursting inward
    $600 3
In 1878 King Leopold II of Belgium hired this explorer to set up outposts along the Congo River
    $600 25
Each October Bridge City, Louisiana hosts a festival honoring this stew thickened with okra
    $600 28
Uriah Heep is the hypocritical villain in this Charles Dickens story
    $600 22
Lake Eyre, the lowest point on this continent, was named for its discoverer, Edward John Eyre
    $600 7
The Friendship duet of Zurga & Nadir is a high point of "The Pearl Fishers" by this composer of "Carmen"
    $600 13
Together or alone, these 2 words refer to a car that carries passengers for a fare
    $800 4
In 1826 Gordon Laing became the first European to reach this trading center in Mali
    $800 26
Bridgeport, Connecticut has an annual festival honoring this showman & one-time mayor
    $800 29
This author of "The Power and the Glory" has been called England's foremost Catholic novelist
    DD: $1,000 23
Over half of this lake lies in Vermont, a portion lies in New York & its northern tip lies in Quebec
    DD: $1,000 8
This Wagner heroine is Wotan's favorite Valkyrie
    $800 14
From the Latin meaning "fit for use", it's any of various implements used for cooking or eating
    $1000 12
The first Black African colony to gain independence, the Gold Coast is now known by this name
    $1000 27
Florence, Alabama has a festival each August honoring this "Father of the Blues"
    $1000 30
His "Waverley" novels, including "Rob Roy", were originally published anonymously
    $1000 24
This large Siberian lake is home to one of the few species of freshwater seals
    $1000 9
Canadian soprano Teresa Stratas played Violetta in Franco Zeffirelli's film of this Verdi opera
    $1000 15
From the name of a mythical king, it means to tease with the promise of something desirable but out of reach

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Jim Evan Mark
$8,900 $3,500 $3,500
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

COINS
This gold coin was so named because its value was originally twice that of an Escudo

Final scores:

Jim Evan Mark
$10,000 $300 $6,500
5-day champion: $41,899 3rd place: "Taiko Odori" serigraph 2nd place: Broyhill living room furniture + Carpet One carpeting

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Jim Evan Mark
$9,400 $3,500 $3,500
28 R
(including 2 DDs),
4 W
(including 1 DD)		 14 R,
4 W		 12 R,
2 W

Combined Coryat: $16,400

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Game tape date: 1994-10-26
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