Show #2497 - Tuesday, June 13, 1995

Jim Vercolen game 1.

Contestants

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Jim Vercolen, a part-time teacher from Rochester, New York

John Caniglia, an attorney from Verona, New Jersey

Mark Mullinax, a fish and wildlife volunteer originally from Paxton, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $23,300)

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Jeopardy! Round

CANADA
NO. 1 HITS
BLACK FIRSTS
THE OLD WEST
MORE HINTS FROM HELOISE
"T" TIME
    $100 3
This capital of Canada lies on a river of the same name
    $100 21
Brother Andy knocked their "Stayin' Alive" from No. 1, but they reclaimed the spot with "Night Fever"
    $100 7
In 1875 at Churchill Downs, Black jockey Oliver Lewis, on Aristides, won the first running of this race
    $100 1
Vehicle invented by Charles Goodnight in 1866 to feed men on 5-month trail drives
    $100 26
One of Heloise's readers makes these by putting crackers in a sealable bag & driving over them
    $100 16
Indians of North America used this light ax both as a tool & as a weapon
    $200 12
This province has only 3 cities: Halifax, Dartmouth & Sydney
    $200 22
In 1980 this "Piano Man" had his first No. 1 hit with "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
    $200 8
George Washington Carver was the second Black on a U.S. stamp; he was the first
    $200 2
She spent 17 years with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
    $200 27
Heloise stores the "loose" type of this face cosmetic in a salt or pepper shaker & shakes it out as needed
    $200 17
The 4 suits in this special deck of cards are cups, pentacles, swords & wands
    $300 13
Though it's sometimes called Britain's oldest colony, it's Canada's "new"est province
    $300 23
His version of "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" reached No. 1 in 1990
    $300 9
In 1624 at this settlement, William Tucker became the first Black born in England's American colonies
    $300 4
This Ilion, N.Y. family was as famous for its pistols & rifles as Colt & Winchester
    $300 28
On gift-wrapped boxes, protect these by taping clean margarine tubs over them before packing & mailing
    $300 18
In Latin this ancient city was known as Ilium
    $400 14
The name of this capital of Saskatchewan is Latin for "queen"
    $400 24
12 years apart, Little Eva & Grand Funk had No. 1 hits with this song
    $400 10
In 1985 Lt. Commander Donnie Cochran became the first Black Navy pilot to fly with this elite squad
    $400 5
In 1889 the town of Guthrie grew up overnight when it was hinted it would become capital of this territory
    $400 29
At parties, Heloise likes to crack cascarones, these shells filled with confetti, over people's heads
    $400 19
At the turn of the century, it was the leading cause of death in the U.S.
    $500 15
In 1980 one of these rodents bearing a crown was added to Alberta's coat of arms
    $500 25
It was Peter, Paul and Mary's only No. 1 hit
    DD: $500 11
The first Black sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, was founded in 1908 at this Washington, D.C. university
    $500 6
Heading west on this trail, you could have taken the Cimarron cutoff
    $500 30
This acid found in powdered lemonade can be used to clean the dishwasher
    $500 20
The 15th & 16th New Testament books are epistles from Paul to this disciple

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

Mark John Jim
$900 $0 $1,900

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Mark John Jim
$1,300 $900 $2,500

Double Jeopardy! Round

PHILOSOPHY
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
PRESIDENTS
ZOOLOGY
QUOTATIONS
AWARDS
    $200 12
Hsun Tzu, an ancient sage from this country, believed that goodness is acquired only through training
    $200 6
The Gulf of St. Malo & the Bay of the Seine are inlets of this waterway that separates France & Britain
    $200 1
His first job was as a sweeper & mopper at a drugstore in Independence, Missouri
    $200 26
This snake family is divided into 2 main groups--"pit" & "true"
    $200 18
Humorist who said, "I don't make jokes--I just watch the government and report the facts"
    $200 11
The George Halas Award is presented to the Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year in this pro sport
    $400 13
Logical positivism developed in this Austrian city in the 1920s
    DD: $1,000 7
The name of this mountain range is from the Sanskrit for "snow home"
    $400 2
The hero of "The Friendly Persuasion" was modeled on his great-grand-father Joshua Vickers Milhous
    $400 27
When this largest South American member of the camel family gets angry, it spits
    $400 19
Comparing this emotion to war, H.L. Mencken said it's "easy to begin but very hard to stop"
    $400 14
In 1971 this automaker's Vega was named Motor Trend's Domestic Car of the Year
    $600 15
It's the branch of philosophy that deals with human conduct & the differences between right & wrong
    $600 8
This country's largest & southernmost province is Cape Province
    $600 3
Zachary Taylor was the 7th president born in this state; he was born in Orange County in 1784
    $600 28
The spiny type of this crustacean has an unusual, leaf-shaped larval form called the phyllosome
    $600 20
Referring to the game of whist, he said, "When in doubt, win the trick"
    $600 23
In 1953 this "Beetle Bailey" creator received the Reuben Award as Cartoonist of the Year
    $800 16
Spinoza's first publication was an exposition of the philosophy of this French mathematician
    $800 9
Located in the Scottish Highlands, it's Great Britain's highest point
    DD: $1,000 4
Woodrow Wilson appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1913
    $800 29
The cone type of this gastropod can paralyze or kill small animals with its venom
    $800 21
In a May 1916 Chicago Tribune article, he was quoted as saying, "History is more or less bunk"
    $800 24
Since 1966 this organization has presented the Margaret Sanger Award for service to the cause of family planning
    $1000 17
This 19th century Scandinavian theologian is considered the father of existentialism
    $1000 10
Important ports lying on this European river include Dresden, Magdeburg & Hamburg
    $1000 5
Sarah Childress married him on Jan. 1, 1824 in Murfreesboro, then the capital of Tennessee
    $1000 30
The syrinx, a complex vocal organ, allows some of these animals to make 2 sounds at the same time
    $1000 22
On becoming British P.M. in 1868, he said, "I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole"
    $1000 25
This author has won Pulitzer Prizes for "The Age of Jackson" & "A Thousand Days"

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Mark John Jim
$4,900 $4,500 $7,900

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Final Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC PAIRS
Stopped by Indians 36 miles short of their assigned task, they returned to Philadelphia in 1767

Final scores:

Mark John Jim
$499 $8,900 $9,900
3rd place: Hatteras hammocks + Jeopardy! home game 2nd place: trip on TWA to San Juan, Puerto Rico & stay at the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza + Jeopardy! home game New champion: $9,900

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Mark John Jim
$4,300 $4,300 $8,400
14 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W		 12 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W		 21 R,
5 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $17,000

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Game tape date: 1995-02-07
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