Show #2841 - Monday, December 30, 1996

Contestants

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Ted Senator, a computer scientist from Bethesda, Maryland

Sara d'Anjou, a college academic specialist from Norfolk, Massachusetts

Jon Woodman, an attorney from Columbus, Ohio (whose 3-day cash winnings total $32,000)

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Jeopardy! Round

U.S. PACIFIC DEPENDENCIES
TELEVISION
FURNITURE
GAMES OF CHANCE
1921
"OVER" & "UNDER"
(one or perhaps both may be in the correct response)
    $100 26
In 1986 the Northern Marianas were declared one of these, like Puerto Rico
    $100 6
This Candice Bergen character gave up drinking after a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic
    $100 21
Bridal, dower & hope are types of these
    $100 11
In craps, it's a hardway roll of six
    $100 16
This memorial was dedicated at Arlington in 1921; the monument wasn't completed until 1932
    $100 1
Hades
    $200 27
Most of the Palmyra Atoll is privately owned by the Fullard-Leo family of this state 1,000 miles away
    $200 7
On this series, Sgt. Phil Esterhaus ended roll call with "And, hey -- let's be careful out there"
    $200 22
It's believed the lectern was invented when these replaced scrolls
    $200 12
Play Honeymoon In Vegas or anywhere & you're playing a variation of this card game
    $200 17
Peter Paul introduced this candy bar in 1921, for times you don't feel like a nut
    $200 2
It's a strong current below the water's surface, caused by waves breaking on a beach
    $300 28
With no permanent inhabitants, Howland, Baker & Jarvis Islands were once worked for this natural fertilizer
    $300 8
The silver for his bullets came from a mine owned by himself & his late brother
    $300 23
It's the part of a fancy bed on which you may see a finial
    $300 13
In blackjack you can only make an insurance bet if the dealer's up card is one of these
    $300 18
U.S. consumption of these was "puffed up" to 43 billion a year, even though they were illegal in 14 states
    $300 3
In "The Caisson Song", it precedes "We have hit the dusty trail"
    $400 29
Lying in the "belt" for these storms in the western Pacific, Guam gets 80" or more of rain each year
    $400 9
On "Rocky And His Friends", Charlie Ruggles voiced the role of this "fabled" old philosopher
    $400 24
Japanning is a term for applying varnishes to simulate the appearance of this coating
    $400 14
Jimmy the Greek defined it as a place "where the windows clean you"
    $400 19
On November 25, 1921, he became prince regent of Japan
    DD: $500 4
It's said Winston Churchill coined this code name for the D-Day invasion of Europe
    $500 30
The largest private sector employers in American Samoa are 2 canneries that pack this fish
    $500 10
Airline navigator Howard Borden was Dr. Robert Hartley's neighbor on this show
    $500 25
It's the French equivalent of a whatnot
    $500 15
In bingo the "B" numbers run 1-15; the "O" numbers run from 61 to this
    $500 20
In 1921 he reached his peak of stardom with "The Sheik"
    $500 5
In 1974 this Canadian quartet reached the top of the American pop charts with "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"

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

Jon Sara Ted
$2,100 $300 -$700

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Jon Sara Ted
$3,600 $1,000 $700

Double Jeopardy! Round

CONDUCTORS
AMERICAN HISTORY
WORDS
LITERATURE
ANCIENT GREEKS
FILMOGRAPHIES
(we'll list a series of films, you have to identify the star that appeared in all those films)
    $200 6
Wilhelm Furtwangler, born in this German capital in 1886, became director of its philharmonic
    $200 7
15 indentured servants were aboard this ship when it sailed for the new world, Sept. 16, 1620
    $200 1
It's a synonym & an anagram of tap
    $200 11
In 1923 Vladimir Nabokov translated "Alice In Wonderland" into this language
    $200 19
Plato's "Phaedo" describes this philosopher's execution by hemlock
    $200 20
"Love Affair",
"Heaven Can Wait",
"Dick Tracy"
    $400 14
This Bombay-born maestro is the son of violinist Mehli Mehta
    $400 8
He was hanged in Charlestown, Virginia about 6 weeks after he led the attack on Harper's Ferry
    $400 2
It can mean one who doesn't speak, or to soften the tone or color
    $400 12
Ernest Hemingway's novel "For Whom The Bell Tolls" takes place during this country's Civil War
    $400 21
He was seated with a sword dangling above his head at a feast hosted by Dionysius
    $400 25
"Love Affair",
"Casablanca",
"Sabrina"
    $600 15
He was conductor of the New York City Symphony before taking over the New York Philharmonic in 1958
    $600 9
In 1834 Stephen Austin was held in prison for 8 months in this country
    $600 3
Nausea comes from the same root as nautical & originally applied to this syndrome
    $600 18
First published in 1835, "Berence" has been called "his most horrifying tale"
    DD: $1,000 24
This Greek who taught in Alexandria has been called "The Father of Geometry"
    $600 27
"Love Affair",
"All This And Heaven Too",
"Algiers"
    DD: $1,000 16
After 1936 Serge Koussevitzky conducted the Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood in this state
    $800 10
In 1818 this general ordered 2 traders arrested & executed for inciting the Seminole Indians
    $800 4
This term for a small, upright piano may be derived from the name of an Italian instrument maker
    $800 22
He may have put his rabbit to rest, but in 1996 he published a new family saga, "In The Beauty Of The Lilies"
    $800 26
This actor of the 6th century B.C. is credited with introducing the use of masks on stage
    $800 28
"An Affair To Remember",
"I'm No Angel",
"Charade"
    $1000 17
Sir Thomas Beecham introduced this impresario's Ballets Russes to London in 1911
    $1000 13
This Oglala Sioux chief was fatally stabbed Sept. 5, 1877 at Fort Robinson, Nebraska
    $1000 5
Mother-of-pearl is also known by this 5-letter French name
    $1000 23
"Buddenbrooks" was the first important novel by this 20th century German author
    $1000 29
"Sleepless In Seattle",
"A League of Their Own",
"Exit to Eden"

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Jon Sara Ted
$1,400 $7,200 $5,500

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

THE 1500s
(Alex: Ah, what a century!)
In 1520 he wrote Pope Leo X, "Let no person imagine that I will recant"

Final scores:

Jon Sara Ted
$400 $3,200 $8,199
3rd place: Amana Free-Standing Range 2nd place: Trip to Cozumel, Mexico New champion: $8,199

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Jon Sara Ted
$1,300 $6,800 $5,300
20 R
(including 1 DD),
8 W		 15 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W		 17 R
(including 1 DD),
6 W

Combined Coryat: $13,400

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Game tape date: 1996-10-24
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