Show #2404 - Thursday, February 2, 1995

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Charlie Garfink, a cafe owner from San Rafael, California

Leslie Lewis, a writer originally from Chicago, Illinois

Jim Spellane, a public relations director from Washington, D.C. (whose 2-day cash winnings total $27,800)

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Jeopardy! Round

FEBRUARY 8
(Alex: Things that occurred on that date.)
BASEBALL HISTORY
LIBRARIES
BLOODSUCKERS
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
HODGEPODGE
    $100 26
In 1955 Nikolai Bulganin succeeded Georgi Malenkov as premier of this country
    $100 1
On July 6, 1933 the American League faced the National League in the first of these annual games
    $100 11
This state's first large library was the Supreme Court & State Law Library in Montgomery
    $100 21
"Nighty-Night, Don't Let" these bite; they can drink enough blood in 5 mins. to hold them for months
    $100 16
To reduce soot in a wood-burning fireplace, shake this seasoning on the logs
    $100 6
Meaning that the privileged should help the less fortunate, it's French for "nobility obliges"
    $200 27
In 1940 this "Nightline" anchor was born in Lancashire, England; he moved to the U.S. at age 13
    $200 2
In 1983 Steve Carlton, Gaylord Perry & this pitcher surpassed Walter Johnson's career strikeout record
    $200 12
This Rhode Island capital's public library contains the Harris collection on the Civil War & slavery
    $200 22
These parasite-carrying flies, Glossina, are found in Africa, mainly south of the Tropic of Cancer
    $200 17
Because heat rises, it's recommended that you insulate this part of a house before any other
    $200 7
It's a "lunar" synonym for white lightning
    $300 28
In 1910 William D. Boyce founded this youth org. in the U.S. after a "good turn" in the London fog
    $300 3
In 1973 American League teams began using this player who bats for the pitcher but doesn't play a position
    $300 13
The library at Eastern Montana College in Billings has a collection on this 1876 battle
    $300 23
Hirudo medicinalis is one of these worms used by doctors
    $300 18
You can sharpen dull scissors by cutting into sheets of this abrasive material found in toolboxes
    $300 8
This adjective that refers to elegant tailoring comes from sartor, a Latin word for "tailor"
    $400 29
In 1915 this silent film originally titled "The Clansman" premiered in L.A. at Clune's Auditorium
    $400 4
On April 14, 1910, he became the first president to open a baseball season with a ceremonial pitch
    $400 14
Pittsburgh's main public library, it was founded in 1895 & named for a steel manufacturer
    $400 24
These eellike fish attach themselves to other fish using horny teeth in a round mouth
    $400 19
A box of this compound from the kitchen can be used in place of toothpaste, & to put out small grease fires
    $400 9
A genetic trait that is hologynic is inherited only by these people
    $500 30
The first opera staged in the colonies was "Flora: Or, the Hob in the Well" at this S.C. port in 1735
    $500 5
On Aug. 29, 1977 this St. Louis Cardinal outfielder broke Ty Cobb's career record with his 893rd stolen base
    DD: $800 15
The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont in this state was the first presidential library
    $500 25
These arachnids transmit Lyme disease & Rocky Mountain spotted fever
    $500 20
This chemical agent used to bleach hair is often effective in removing scorch marks
    $500 10
The 2 planets in our solar system that rotate clockwise; their names end with the same 3 letters

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

Jim Leslie Charlie
$1,000 $2,200 $1,200

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Jim Leslie Charlie
$2,500 $4,500 $1,700

Double Jeopardy! Round

EXPLORERS
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
GEMS & JEWELRY
RELIGION
LITERATURE
THE WALTZ
    $200 7
To prevent Portugal from claiming the Spice Islands, he set out to sail around the world
    $200 1
About 70% of the water that enters the Arctic Ocean comes from this ocean
    $200 26
According to Guinness, Carol McFadden has a collection of nearly 15,000 pairs of these jewelry items
    $200 16
In this Haitian religion, a male priest is called a houngan
    $200 2
This Thomas Keneally novel was known in his native Australia as "Schindler's Ark"
    $200 21
The word waltz came from Walzen, which means "to revolve" in this language
    $400 8
Edsel Ford was one of the backers of his flight over the North Pole
    $400 12
Major streets in this capital include Paseo de la Reforma & Avenida Juarez
    $400 27
Before the advent of sophisticated analytical techniques, red spinel often passed as this gemstone
    $400 17
The Kojiki & the Nihon Shoki are important texts of this religion
    $400 3
Victor Hugo wrote this epic novel between 1845 & 1862
    $400 22
The waltz named for this capital of Massachusetts features an occasional dipping turn
    $600 9
People in Bristol believe this New World land was named for Richard Ap Meryk; we know better
    $600 13
At 9,665 feet, Coma Pedrosa in the Pyrenees is this small country's highest point
    $600 28
When Louis XVI wore what's now this famous diamond, it was called the French Blue
    $600 18
Zakat, or almsgiving, is the third pillar of this religion
    $600 4
This Charlotte Bronte character becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall & marries Mr. Edward Rochester
    $600 23
This composer of "The Emperor Waltz" was called "The Emperor of the Waltz" as well as "The Waltz King"
    $800 10
John Montagu, the Earl of this, was First Lord of the Admiralty during Captain Cook's last voyage
    $800 14
The Gulf of Riga, an inlet of the Baltic Sea, extends about 100 miles into this republic
    $800 29
By 1889 nearly all the diamonds produced in Africa passed through the hands of this "scholar"
    $800 19
After they turn 18, young men of this religion may enter the Melchizedek priesthood & do missionary work
    $800 5
Mr. Murdstone is this Dickens character's stepfather, Clara his mother
    $800 24
This composer's "Waltz of the Flowers" is one of the most famous waltzes in ballet
    $1000 11
In 1888 Fridtjof Nansen crossed this island from Umivik to Godthaab
    $1000 15
Lake of the Woods lies in Minnesota, Ontario & this other province
    $1000 30
Agate, jasper & bloodstone are all forms of this silica mineral
    $1000 20
Mother Ann Lee made celibacy a guiding principle of this religious sect
    DD: $2,000 6
Robin Hood & Friar Tuck are supporting characters in this 1819 work by Sir Walter Scott
    DD: $2,200 25
Fairy tale opera that features the "Gingerbread Waltz"

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Jim Leslie Charlie
$9,500 $7,900 $3,500

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Final Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC AMERICANS
When he died in 1746, his wife became editor of the New-York Weekly Journal

Final scores:

Jim Leslie Charlie
$3,100 $1,400 $3,400
2nd place: La-Z-Boy sofa & love seat + Singer table collection 3rd place: Service Merchandise gift certificate New champion: $3,400

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Jim Leslie Charlie
$10,700 $7,600 $3,500
22 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W
(including 1 DD)		 23 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W		 12 R,
5 W

Combined Coryat: $21,800

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Game tape date: 1994-11-09
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