Show #2458 - Wednesday, April 19, 1995

Contestants

Steve Irish, an amateur athlete from Washington, D.C.

Alan Patton, a chemistry instructor from Scottsdale, Arizona

Bill Nutt, a freelance writer from Hackettstown, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,900)

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Jeopardy! Round

1900
MUSICAL THEATRE
MARRIAGE
THE 50 STATES
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
"W"ORDS
    $100 26
In a demonstration of his talent, he "escaped" from London's Scotland Yard in 1900
    $100 1
This man known as "Satchmo" played the tune "Ain't Misbehavin'" in the 1929 revue "Hot Chocolates"
    $100 21
Paranymph is another term for this woman who attends the bride, often as one of a group
    $100 4
You'll find this state about 2,100 nautical miles from the U.S. mainland
    $100 11
In 1994 this holiday for workers celebrated its 100th anniversary
    $100 16
It's a legal writ or order authorizing an arrest
    $200 27
The Boxer Rebellion rocked China & this company introduced its Brownie box camera
    $200 2
Rum Tum Tugger & Growltiger are characters in this musical
    $200 22
The golden anniversary celebrates this many years of marriage
    $200 5
Cape Romano, Cape Coral & Cape Canaveral are located in this state
    $200 12
Not surprisingly, National Have A Heart Day is celebrated the same day as this observance
    $200 17
Cut in & out of traffic, or interlace a weft & warp
    $300 28
This country's Umberto I was assassinated & his son Victor Emmanuel III succeeded him
    $300 3
This 1967 play included such songs as "The Kite", "The Red Baron" & "Schroeder"
    $300 23
It's the state of being unmarried as well as the abstention from sex
    $300 8
Fort Laramie, the first permanent trading post in this present state, was built in 1834
    $300 13
Tisha B'av, a Jewish fast day, commemorates the destruction of the First & Second Temples in this city
    $300 18
It describes something slight or delicate, like a long puff of smoke or piece of hair
    $400 29
While digging on this island archaeologist Arthur Evans discovered the palace of Knossos
    $400 6
Upon Billy Bigelow's death in this play, Nettie consoles Julie by singing "You'll Never Walk Alone"
    $400 24
They're the public announcements in a church of a proposed marriage
    $400 9
According to the 1990 census, it's the most populous state in the Midwest
    $400 14
Women's Equality Day is observed on August 26, the date this amendment went into effect
    $400 19
It's the card game from which modern bridge developed
    $500 30
Stories of 1900 featuring young girls included Baum's "Wizard of Oz" & her "Claudine a L'Ecole"
    $500 7
When this play opened at NYC's Palace Theatre on August 21, 1983, Georges was played by Gene Barry
    $500 25
In China this is the traditional lucky wedding color
    $500 10
New Castle is 1 of only 3 counties in this state
    DD: $500 15
In England Mischief Night precedes this observance, November 5
    $500 20
It's the fleshy fold of skin that hangs from the neck of a turkey

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

Bill Alan Steve
$1,400 $900 $800

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Bill Alan Steve
$3,100 $1,400 $2,400

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. HISTORY
AUTHORS
GERMAN COMPOSERS
TEXTILES
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
'ELLO DUCHESS
    $200 20
The 1795 Treaty of San Lorenzo with this country gave the U.S. free navigation of the Mississippi
    $200 2
Captured by pirates in 1575, this "Don Quixote" author was later ransomed for 500 escudos
    $200 7
On Oct. 17, 1707 he married his cousin Maria Barbara Bach
    $200 22
A mordant is a chemical agent that affixes this coloring agent to the fiber
    $200 1
Dorval & Mirabel
Airports serve this major Quebec city
    $200 16
It's said that the Duchess of Bedford originated this daily British rite around 1840
    $400 21
These 85 essays supporting ratification of the Constitution appeared in N.Y. newspapers Oct. 1787-August 1788
    $400 3
"Resurrection", a novel by Tolstoy, was illustrated by the father of this "Doctor Zhivago" author
    $400 9
His masterpiece "Messiah" was first performed on April 13, 1742 in Dublin
    $400 8
Of Norway, Sweden or Finland, the country that has the fewest Lapps by far
    $400 23
The quote "One can never be too thin or too rich" is attributed to her
    $600 17
On May 11, 1950 President Truman traveled to Washington State to dedicate this dam
    $600 4
In 1879 he published "The Story of Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Fox, as Told by Uncle Remus"
    $600 13
The second period of his work, more personal & romantic, began with the "Moonlight" sonata
    $600 25
The name of this fabric comes from "pope"; it was first made in the papal town of Avignon
    $600 10
The French name of this Belgian city is Gand; English speakers & the Flemish call it this
    $600 27
British poet known for the dramatic monologue "My Last Duchess"
    $800 18
In 1847 the American Fur Co., founded by this man, founded Fort Benton, one of Montana's oldest towns
    $800 5
This prolific Russian-born author wrote sci-fi books for children under the pen name Paul French
    $800 14
This composer of "Also Sprach Zarathustra" was president of the Third Reich Music Bureau
    $800 24
The name of this textile printing technique means "wax painting" in Javanese
    $800 11
Foveaux Strait separates this South Pacific country's South Island from its Stewart Island
    DD: $1,000 28
In 1797 the Duchess of Alba was painted as a maja by this artist
    DD: $1,600 19
On June 23, 1969 this man took the oath of office as the USA's 15th Chief Justice
    $1000 6
The 1899 novel "The Gentleman From Indiana" made this author from Indiana an overnight sensation
    $1000 15
He & Clara Wieck had to go to court to overcome her father's objections to their marriage
    $1000 26
This strong, manmade fiber created in the U.S. in 1935 is derived from a polyamide resin
    $1000 12
You'll find this capital of Paraguay on the Paraguay River

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Bill Alan Steve
$7,100 $1,000 $6,800

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Final Jeopardy! Round

WARS
This war began with the Uitlanders fighting for political rights

Final scores:

Bill Alan Steve
$599 $800 $13,600
3rd place: Service Merchandise gift certificate + Jeopardy! Sports Edition for home computer or Super Nintendo Entertainment System + Jeopardy! home game 2nd place: Acer computer + Kroy labeling system + Jeopardy! Sports Edition for home computer or Super Nintendo Entertainment System + Jeopardy! home game New champion: $13,600

Game dynamics:

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Coryat scores:

Bill Alan Steve
$7,100 $2,600 $6,600
22 R,
2 W		 11 R,
4 W
(including 1 DD)		 18 R
(including 2 DDs),
3 W

Combined Coryat: $16,300

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Game tape date: 1995-01-10
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