Show #2025 - Friday, May 28, 1993

Contestants

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Nancie S. Martin, a writer and editor originally from New York City, New York

Gene Boggs, a law professor from Los Angeles, California

Brian Donahue, a research scientist originally from Wellesley, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,799)

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Jeopardy! Round

THE 1950s
MOVIE QUOTES
ANIMALS
LEGAL LINGO
STATE CAPITALS
"RED", "WHITE" & "BLUE"
(Alex: Notice those three words are in quotation marks, which means that one, two, perhaps all three will appear as the correct response in a clue.)
    $100 11
She was fond of saying she had only one career, & his name was ike
    $100 16
The first line spoken in this 1941 film is 1 word, "Rosebud"
    $100 22
This distinctive camel feature is basically a big lump of fat; some Camels have 1, some have 2
    $100 27
This word precedes "of consent", "of reason" & "of majority"
    $100 1
Monument Avenue in this Virginia capital has been called "The Prettiest Street in America"
    $100 6
It's another name for illegally distilled corn whiskey
    $200 12
Time said this Pope's strolls through the streets of Rome had people calling him "Johnnie Walker"
    $200 17
Humphrey Bogart film in which he tells Paul Henreid, "I'm a saloon keeper"
    $200 23
A type of striped grass is named for this striped mammal
    $200 28
Burglary is often described as this famous pair
    $200 2
Stamp collectors stampede to the National First Day Cover Museum in this Wyoming capital
    $200 7
This term refers to wage earners who wear work clothes or specialized clothing on the job
    $300 13
Marie, 1 of these 5 siblings, opened a Quebec flower shop named for her late sister Emilie
    $300 18
Ernest Borgnine's Oscar-winning role in which he said, "She's a dog, and I'm a fat, ugly man"
    $300 24
While a bee is an insect, a bee-eater is this type of animal & comes in a variety of bright colors
    $300 29
It's the act of a gov't agent who induces a person to commit a crime he or she hadn't planned
    $300 3
The site of Last Chance Gulch, where gold was discovered in 1864, is now the main street of this Montana city
    $300 8
The title of this Stephen Crane novel refers to a battle wound
    $400 14
In 1956 group captain Peter Townsend, this princess' former suitor, retired from the RAF
    $400 19
In "Some Like It Hot", this actor in drag said, "Now you've done it! You tore off one of my chests!"
    $400 25
Capybaras & chipmunks belong to this order of mammals
    $400 21
A group of lawyers make up the bar & a group of judges make up this piece of furniture
    DD: $600 4
There's a fine view of the Willamette Valley from the dome of the state capitol in this city
    $400 9
Of Neil Diamond's 12 Top 10 solo hits, only "Cracklin' Rosie" & this one reached No. 1
    $500 15
"Tailgunner Joe" claimed this 11-letter word was coined by a Communist newspaper
    $500 20
In this 1944 film, Cary Grant exclaimed, "Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops."
    $500 26
Some species of lizards are viviparous, which means they do this
    $500 30
In Old England this was the time to cover your fire & go to bed by order of the king
    $500 5
Elton John moved to this Southern city in 1992
    $500 10
This city on the Alaska Highway is the Yukon headquarters for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 13):

Brian Gene Nancie
$2,100 $0 -$800

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Brian Gene Nancie
$3,000 $400 $1,000

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE BRAIN
HEADLINES
PRIVATE EYES
MOTHER TONGUES
LONG LIVERS
FAMOUS FANNIES
    $200 19
MRI uses radio waves & magnetic fields to take pictures of the brain & a CAT scan uses these rays
    $200 16
February 16, 1898:
"Blown up", read the headline on its fate
    $200 6
Sam Spade's first case, published as a serial in black mask magazine, concerned this object
    $200 11
Dialects of this language include Cypriot & Cretan
    $200 2
Fittingly, for her 102nd birthday in July 1992, this presidential mom received 102 roses from her son Ted
    $200 1
This Ziegfeld star's husbands were Frank White, Nicky Arnstein & Billy Rose
    $400 20
If your brain is producing delta waves on the EEG, you're doing this
    $400 17
February 17, 1923:
His "tomb opened; not disturbed"
    $400 7
This Belgian known for using his little grey cells was created by Agatha Christie
    $400 12
Castilian became the leading form of this language under the influence of the Kings of Castile
    $400 3
This cellist who died in 1973 was still giving concerts at age 90
    $400 26
This candy shop chain is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio
    $600 23
The hypothalamus governs this brain gland that produces hormone-controlling hormones
    $600 18
May 16, 1972:
This governor "shot, paralyzed in both legs; suspect seized"
    DD: $1,000 8
Private detective associated with the following TV theme:

[Instrumental music plays]
    $600 13
Breton, a Celtic language, is still spoken in this region of northwestern France
    $600 4
At the Oscars in 1992, special tribute was paid to this "Our Gang" producer who had recently turned 100
    $800 24
This lobe is the home of speech & emotion
    $800 21
May 3, 1945:
This capital "captured by Russians... 1,000,000 Italy and Austria Nazis Surrender"
    $800 9
He remained a private detective even after marrying a millionairess he met in "The Long Goodbye"
    $800 14
This language, not Hindi or Hindustani, is the classical language of Hinduism
    DD: $1,000 5
When she died in 1961 at 101, she left 2 children, 9 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren & 1500 paintings
    $1000 28
They're gaps found at the bottom of each axon & you have billions of them
    $1000 22
July 28, 1980:
This former world leader "dies in exile"
    $1000 10
Ross MacDonald's detective Lew Archer got this new name when Paul Newman played him in the movies
    $1000 15
More than half of the people in the Philippines speak Pilipino, a variation of this native language
    $1000 25
It's said that before her death at 94, this cosmetics queen conducted business meetings from her bed
    $1000 27
This "Candid Camera" regular of the 1970s made her mark as a novelist in the 1980s

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Brian Gene Nancie
$8,400 $6,600 -$600

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

WORLD AIRLINES
This airline's business class is named for Marco Polo

Final scores:

Brian Gene Nancie
$3,599 $600 -$600
2-day champion: $12,398 2nd place: trip to Palm Springs, California + Cazal sunglasses 3rd place: Bob Mitchell Designs wall coverings + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! games for the Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis

Game dynamics:

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Coryat scores:

Brian Gene Nancie
$8,200 $6,400 $400
22 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W
13 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W
13 R,
8 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $15,000

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Game tape date: 1993-01-12
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