Show #2736 1996-06-24 (taped 1996-02-13) Regular

Contestants

Sandy Andina — an attorney from Chicago, Illinois

Pete Brunner — a computer specialist from Ellicott City, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,201)

Karl Coryat — a managing editor from Oakland, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Karl	$1,500	$5,700	$19,100	$26,100 2-day champion: $42,400	$12,200 30 R (including 3 DDs), 2 W
Pete	$400	$600	$5,200	$10,200 2nd place: Whirlpool appliances	$5,200 9 R, 1 W
Sandy	$100	$1,600	$6,000	$1,599 3rd place: RCA digital satellite system	$6,000 18 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

GEOLOGISTS	HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	THE ODYSSEY	TV WESTERNS	FURNITURE	HEADS OF STATE
$100 [15] Abraham Gottlob Werner's Neptunism theory claimed the Earth was once covered by this; he was wrong water Karl	$100 [9] Presidents' Day is observed on the third Monday in this month February Sandy	$100 [8] Odysseus clings to the belly of a ram to escape from Polyphemus, one of these one-eyed creatures a cyclops Sandy	$100 [26] In 1957-58 this James Arness series received the highest one-season rating of any western in TV history Gunsmoke Sandy	$100 [5] A simple high-back narrow chair is named for this first U.S. first lady a Martha Washington Sandy	$100 [1] Prince Rainier III Monaco Karl
$200 [17] In 1957 Sir Vivian Fuchs led the first crossing of this continent; it took 99 days Antarctica Sandy	$200 [10] You can tour old homes in this city's Garden District & French Quarter during its spring fiesta New Orleans Karl	$200 [11] This woman, the cause of the Trojan War, gives Telemachus a rich robe for his bride to wear Helen of Troy Karl	$200 [27] On "Bonanza" this character was the youngest of the Cartwright brothers Little Joe Karl Pete	$200 [6] Gaboon is one of the blackest forms of this wood in use today ebony Karl	$200 [2] President Aleksander Kwasniewski Poland Sandy
$300 [18] This country's highest peak, Mount Logan, is named for geologist Sir William Logan Canada Karl	$300 [21] In 1889 this day was designated a labor holiday by the Second Socialist International May Day Sandy	$300 [12] This goddess of wisdom pleads with Zeus to release Odysseus from the embrace of the nymph Calypso Athena Karl	$300 [28] The theme to "Have Gun, Will Travel" called this character "a knight without armor in a savage land" Paladin Karl	$300 [7] From the name of a queen, it's the general term for English & American furniture of the period 1840-1900 Queen Victoria (Victorian furniture) Karl Sandy	$300 [3] President Suharto Indonesia Sandy
$400 [19] In 1972 Harrison H. Schmitt became the first & last geologist to pick up rocks here the moon Pete	$400 [22] This "Camptown Races" composer's death is commemorated on January 13 (Stephen) Foster Karl	$400 [13] Antinous is the leader of the suitors for her hand Penelope Pete	$400 [29] This Ward Bond series started its trek in St. Joseph, Missouri & headed west to California Wagon Train Karl Pete	$400 [24] This colorful material from the inside of shells has been used for inlays since the 8th century mother-of-pearl Sandy	$400 [4] President Ernesto Perez Balladares Panama Karl Sandy
$500 [20] It's Alfred Wegener's name for the single supercontinent that broke up into Laurasia & Gondwanaland Pangaea Karl	DD $2,000 [23] Originally this holiday was celebrated on the last day of the Celtic year Halloween Karl	$500 [14] Moly, a flower, protects Odysseus from the charms of this enchantress Circe Karl	$500 [30] It was Steve McQueen's only starring series Wanted: Dead or Alive	$500 [25] The use of this, this decorative wood glued to a backing of ordinary wood, goes back to ancient Egypt veneer Sandy	$500 [16] President Leonid D. Kuchma the Ukraine Karl

Double Jeopardy! Round

SPANISH CITIES	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	BIRDS	NOTABLE NAMES	THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION	WOMEN AUTHORS
$200 [16] Over 2,100 feet above sea level, this city is one of Europe's highest capitals Madrid Karl	$200 [21] This university has a medical branch in Galveston University of Texas Karl	$200 [26] The homing or carrier type of this bird can fly at an average speed of 45 miles per hour a pigeon Karl	$200 [4] Although John Jacob Astor IV perished during this 1912 voyage, his pregnant wife survived & gave birth to an heir the Titanic Sandy	$200 [1] In July 1778 a fleet commanded by Admiral Charles D'Estaing reached America from the country France Karl	$200 [8] The vampire Lestat takes a journey through Hell in her 1995 novel "Memnoch the Devil" Anne Rice Karl
$400 [17] A famous painting by El Greco shows a "View of" this city, but you have to go to New York, not Ohio, to see it Toledo Pete	$400 [22] This country's largest university is the University of Helsinki Finland Sandy	$400 [27] This large, sometimes pinkish wading bird has black flight feathers a flamingo Pete	$400 [5] She named her No. 5 perfume for her lucky number Chanel Karl	$400 [2] This silversmith was accused of cowardice on the Penobscot Expedition but was later cleared Paul Revere Karl	$400 [9] This mystery author & presidential daughter has published an account of the "First Ladies" Margaret Truman Sandy
$600 [18] Though born in Linares, guitarist Andres shared his name with this Spanish city Segovia Karl	$600 [23] This school's Urbana-Champaign campus is home to the National Center for Supercomputing Applications Illinois Karl	$600 [28] The Emperor and King species of this bird lay one egg: the others normally lay two a penguin Sandy	$800 [14] The initials in the name of this famous psychologist stood for Burrhus Frederic B.F. Skinner Sandy	$600 [3] The resolution for independence was introduced by Richard Henry Lee of this state Virginia Sandy	$600 [10] Eleanor Hodgman Porter is best remembered for her 1913 novel about this ever-optimistic heroine Pollyanna Sandy
$800 [19] This city whose name reflects its founding by the Carthaginians is home to one of Spain's chief naval bases Cartagena Sandy	$800 [24] Well known colleges of this university are King's, Churchill & St. John's Cambridge Karl	$800 [29] These small, solitary, flightless birds of New Zealand locate food by smell a kiwi Pete	$1,000 [15] This aviator famous for his WWII raid on Tokyo died in 1993 at age 96 Doolittle Pete	$800 [6] In 1776 he wrote in "The Crisis", "Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered" Thomas Paine Karl	$800 [11] Her "Windy Cty Blues" is a collection of nine stories featuring V.I. Warshawski Sara Paretsky Karl
$1,000 [20] This city where St. Teresa was born is one of Spain's great religious centers Avila Pete	DD $4,000 [25] "The Rock" is the alumni magazine of this California college attended by Richard Nixon Whittier Karl	$1,000 [30] Darwin discovered 14 related species of this bird on the Galapagos Islands finches Pete	DD $3,000 [13] St. Leo I, St. Gregory I & St. Nicholas I were the only popes to share this epithet "The Great" Karl	$1,000 [7] This commander of British forces resigned in 1778 following crticisms of his inactivity Howe Karl	$1,000 [12] This Mississippi-born author received a 1973 Pulitzer Prize for "The Optimist's Daughter" Eudora Welty

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. GOVERNMENT

On Jan. 1, 1996 this oldest government regulatory agency, established in 1887, closed

the Interstate Commerce Commission

Pete "What is the ICC" — wagered $5,000

Sandy "What is the Dept. of ?" — wagered $4,401

Karl "What is the Interstate Commerce Comm." — wagered $7,000

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