Show #3002 - Tuesday, September 23, 1997

Contestants

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Bob Willoughby, a computer programming student from Madison, Wisconsin

Ann Jackman, a film editor originally from Villanova, Pennsylvania

Jon Bourgault, a law student from Brooklyn, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,001)

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Jeopardy! Round

BODIES OF WATER
APPROXIMATE WEIGHTS & MEASURES
ATHLETES
THE 1940s
"SON"NY
CHER FILMS
    $100 21
The name of this ocean means "peaceful"
    $100 1
Amount of Brylcreem that'll "do ya"
    $100 26
Appropriately, Swiss teenage tennis star Martina Hingis was named for this woman
    $100 16
On May 13, 1940 he told Britain's House of Commons, "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears & sweat"
    $100 2
By law it's the malicious burning of another's house, or, in some case, your own
    $100 5
Cher won Nicolas Cage's heart & an Oscar in this romantic comedy
    DD: $400 22
It's the smallest & the most easterly of the 5 Great Lakes
    $200 12
An indefinite-sized mass that forms in the throat when you're a little choked up
    $200 27
In 1933 he hit in 61 straight games for the San Francisco Seals; he only reached 56 as the "Yankee Clipper"
    $200 17
Popular songs of the decade included "Tennessee Waltz" & "Deep In The Heart Of" this state
    $200 3
Brickwork or stonework
    $200 6
This film featured Cher as Meryl Streep's gal pal & co-worker at a nuclear plant
    $300 23
Noted for its salmon fishing, the Tay is the longest river of this United Kingdom country
    $300 13
Abbreviated "T", it can be exact, or when approximate, rounded or heaping
    $300 28
In 1996 boxer Andrew Golota lost twice to Riddick Bowe by committing this foul
    $300 18
Things developed rapidly after this Edwin Land creation went on sale in 1948
    $300 4
One's public image, as opposed to the inner self
    $300 7
Cher was a "bewitching" sculptor in this movie based on a John Updike novel
    $400 24
Lake Van in Anatolia is this country's largest lake
    $400 14
It's how much o' "nuthin" Porgy had
    $400 29
No. 33 on the Chicago Bulls, this Olympian has played most of his career in the shadow of No. 23
    $400 19
3 days before it was destroyed by the British Navy in May 1941, this German battleship sank the HMS Hood
    $400 10
This 2-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle is used to carry coffins at military funerals
    $400 8
In this 1985 film, Cher portrayed Rusty Dennis, the mother of a disfigured son
    $500 25
Botany Bay on the coast of New South Wales, Australia is an inlet of this sea
    $500 15
Robert Frost had to get out of the woods; "I have" this far "to go before I sleep", he wrote
    $500 30
Golf legend Sam Snead won every one of golf's major championships, except this one
    $500 20
On July 1, 1946 the U.S. detonated its first atomic bomb since WWII at this atoll
    $500 11
To cast off junk, or to throw overboard, as from a junk
    $500 9
Chazz Palminteri stars as a hit man hired to kill Cher in this 1996 black comedy

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

Jon Ann Bob
$500 $0 $2,600

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Jon Ann Bob
$900 $1,200 $4,400

Double Jeopardy! Round

THAT'S MY BOY!
GIRL GROUPS
PLANTS & TREES
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES
LANGUAGES
SHAKESPEARE'S FIRST WORDS
(Alex: I'll give you the words, you tell me the play.)
    $200 15
This wise son of David wrote songs as well as psalms & divided Israel into 12 administrative parts
    $200 11
Sandy "Pepa" Denton's rap partner Cheryl Jones is nicknamed this
    $200 21
Closely related to the Saguaro, night-blooming Cereus is a type of this plant
    $200 26
Term for a specialist who listens for clicks, murmurs, lub-dubs & pitter-patters
    $200 1
The Cantonese form of this language is also known as Yue
    $200 6
"Two households, both alike in dignity..."
    $400 16
Constantine I's son George II fled this country during WWII; he returned to rule in 1946
    $400 12
This group began as the Primettes; after signing with Motown it changed its name
    $400 22
The black & English varieties of this tree are valued for their wood & their nuts
    $400 27
Creams, lotions & ointments are the major clinical tools of this skin specialty
    $400 2
Nederlands is another name for this language
    $400 7
"When shall we three meet again"
    $600 18
Around 1260 this country acquired Greenland & Iceland under Haakon IV, Haakon III's illegitimate son
    $600 13
In 1994 L7 gained in popularity as part of this alternative rock tour
    $600 23
This tree gave Ohio its nickname
    $600 28
In the 1990s Prozac & other drugs have revolutionized this specialty's treatment of depression
    $600 3
In 1990 Belarusian replaced this as the official language of Belarus
    $600 8
"Boatswain!"
    $800 19
Unlike his father Pedro I, Pedro II worked to abolish slavery in this country
    DD: $1,500 14
British group seen here in a hit from their debut album:

"If you wanna be my lover / You gotta get with my friends / Make it last forever / Friendship never ends..."
    $800 24
The blue gum is one of the most widely cultivated species of this tree
    $800 29
It's defined as the study of disease & may study the bodies of those killed by a disease
    $800 4
Belize's national anthem is usually sung in this language
    $800 9
"O for a muse of fire..."
    $1000 20
The 11th son of Ibn Saud, he led Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War
    $1000 17
According to Billboard, The Angels, with this 1963 song, were the 1st all-white girl group to have a No. 1 hit
    DD: $500 25
The name of this climbing plant often found on poles is Greek for "lover of trees"
    $1000 30
A subspecialty of internal medicine, it deals with innards like the stomach & intestines
    $1000 5
The famous 15th century poem "Orlando Innamorato" was written in this language
    $1000 10
"I learn in this letter that Don Pedro of Arragon comes this night in Messina."

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Jon Ann Bob
$5,700 $5,400 $7,200

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Final Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY
In 1756 Voltaire said of this political entity that none of the 3 parts of its name was accurate

Final scores:

Jon Ann Bob
$11,400 $100 $11,401
2nd place: Trip to Madrid, Spain 3rd place: Monorail Desktop PC New champion: $11,401

Game dynamics:

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Coryat scores:

Jon Ann Bob
$5,700 $5,000 $7,200
15 R,
2 W
15 R
(including 2 DDs),
3 W
(including 1 DD)
22 R,
2 W

Combined Coryat: $17,900

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