Show #3009 1997-10-02 Regular

Contestants

Ronda Barker — a customer service supervisor from Springfield, Illinois

Chad Pridgen — a high school science teacher from Camarillo, California

Jason Russell — a history student from Cleveland, Tennessee (whose 2-day cash winnings total $16,799)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jason	$1,500	$3,500	$8,100	$4,599 2nd place: Trip to Doubletree Guest Suites, New York City	$8,100 19 R, 0 W
Chad	$700	$2,200	$5,800	$0 3rd place: Meade Model 395 Telescope	$5,800 16 R, 3 W
Ronda	$800	$1,400	$5,800	$5,800 New champion: $5,800	$5,100 16 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY'S MYSTERIES	STUPID ANSWERS	SAY "WH"?	TV STARS ON FILM	THAT'S A WRAP!	NEW JERSEY BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
$100 [1] In 1961 a phenomena investigation bureau was set up to find proof of this Scottish lake's "monster" Loch Ness Ronda	$100 [18] In 1968-69 Liechtenstein issued a series of stamps honoring prominent collectors of these Stamps Chad	$100 [16] "Halt!" to a horse "Whoa!" Ronda	$100 [3] He was playing Opie on TV when he played Eddie in the 1963 film "The Courtship Of Eddie's Father" Ron Howard Jason	$100 [11] They're the embalmed, cloth-wrapped bodies of ancient Egypt; some of them were daddies Mummies Jason	$200 [29] Its trademark Rock of Gibraltar made its debut in 1896 Prudential Chad
$300 [4] This 16th century doctor said he gazed into a bowl of water on a tripod to divine his prophecies Nostradamus Jason	$200 [19] Network on which you'd see David Duchovny play Fox Mulder & Matthew Fox play Charlie Salinger FOX Jason	$200 [17] They're the traditional 5 W's of journalism Who, what, when, where & why Chad Ronda	$200 [7] Laurie Metcalf, who played Jackie on this sitcom, appeared as the landlady in "Leaving Las Vegas" Roseanne Ronda	$200 [12] For breakfast this Mexican dish contains scrambled eggs, chorizo & beans wrapped in a tortilla a (breakfast) burrito Chad	$300 [28] This world's leading brand of contact lenses comes from New Brunswick-based Johnson & Johnson Acuvue Chad
$400 [5] The Cyclops was the 1st large U.S. vessel with radio equipment recorded lost in this "shapely" area The Bermuda Triangle Jason	$300 [20] The first 2 words of the French version of the Canadian national anthem "O, Canada" Chad	$300 [23] It makes the sound heard here: Whippoorwill Ronda	$300 [8] This creator of "Jeopardy!" appeared in the 1954 3-D horror film "Phantom Of The Rue Morgue" Merv Griffin Jason	$300 [13] 15 to 21 feet long, it wraps around the body of a woman in India Sari Jason	$400 [27] The initials A&P in the name of a Montvale-based company stand for this Atlantic & Pacific Ronda
DD $500 [2] (Hello, I'm Patrick Duffy.) According to Plato, Solon discovered the legend of this lost continent while on a trip to Egypt Atlantis Ronda	$400 [21] After Mexico, it's the most populous country whose official language is Spanish Spain Jason	$400 [24] Ulysses' "Charybdis" or Poe's "Maelstrom" whirlpool Chad	$400 [9] We hope his "Friends' co-stars rushed out to see him in 1997's "Fools Rush In" Matthew Perry Chad	$400 [14] In 1947 this company introduced its aluminum foil "wrap" Reynolds Jason	$500 [26] In 1993 Morris Plains' Warner-Lambert bought Wilkinson Sword to go with this, its first line of razors Schick Chad
$500 [6] In 1872 this ship was found in the Atlantic intact, but with no one aboard Marie Celeste	$500 [22] In 1981 this 9-letter word was added to the state flag of Wisconsin Wisconsin Jason	$500 [25] Kids like to do them with their bikes, off the curb Wheelies Chad	$500 [10] She already had her own talk show when she played Kathleen Turner's daughter in "Serial Mom" Ricki Lake Chad	$500 [15] These "clothes" wrap up an infant so he can't move Swaddling clothes Jason	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

NOVELIST-PLAYWRIGHTS	BOTANICAL MEDICINES	MEDIEVAL WOMEN	BRITISH TRAVEL & TOURISM	POP ICONS	HOMOPHONIC PAIRS
$200 [1] Joseph Heller based his play "Clevinger's Trial" on Chapter 8 of this, his most famous novel Catch-22 Ronda	$200 [8] It not only may lower your blood pressure, it may stop blood loss by repelling vampires Garlic Chad	$200 [16] A treatise on this feminine area of medicine from around the year 1000 is attributed to Trotula Gynecology Jason	$200 [25] The 1,000-ton Silver Sturgeon is the largest riverboat operating on this major river the Thames Jason	$200 [21] In 1988 this superstar released his autobiography "Moonwalk" Michael Jackson Ronda	$200 [3] A reasonable taxi charge Fair fare Ronda
$400 [2] Years before the novel "Lolita", he published his verse play "Smerti" under a pseudonym in 1923 Vladimir Nabokov Jason	$400 [9] The juice of this bog fruit is sometimes used to treat urinary tract infections Cranberry Ronda	$400 [17] This 12th c. queen was the granddaughter of one of the first troubadours, William, Duke of Aquitaine Eleanor of Aquitaine Ronda	$400 [26] This woman's cottage is an attraction in the village of Shottery, a suburb of Stratford Anne Hathaway	$400 [22] Known as the "Velvet Fog", he wrote the 1970 account of Judy Garland's life, "The Other Side Of The Rainbow" Mel Torme Ronda	$400 [4] A 7-day period that's not up to snuff Weak week Chad
$600 [11] "Sheppey" is this "Of Human Bondage" author's play about a barber who wins the sweepstakes Somerset Maugham Jason	$600 [10] Some consider ginger superior to dramamine in preventing symptoms of this Motion sickness Jason	$600 [18] As empress of Japan in the 7th century, Suiko helped promote this religion at the expense of Shintoism Buddhism Chad	$600 [27] The house of the tailor in her "Tailor Of Gloucester" is now a gift shop devoted to her Beatrix Potter Ronda	$800 [24] She co-starred as Aunty Entity in "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" Tina Turner Jason	$600 [5] Chop up Certs Mince mints Chad
$800 [12] This British romance novelist was in her 20s when she wrote the 1925 play "Blood Money" Barbara Cartland Ronda	$800 [14] For centuries the Japanese have been using the maitake, a type of this fungus, to improve overall health Mushroom Ronda	$800 [19] Passionate love letters by nuns include Marianna Alcoforado's in the 17th century, & hers in the 12th to Abelard Heloise Jason	DD $1,000 [28] Trinity Chapel in Canterbury is on the site of this man's tomb, destroyed in 1538 Thomas à Becket Ronda	$1,000 [29] Her 1987 album "Canciones de Mi Padre" went platinum, although it only reached No. 42 on the pop charts Linda Ronstadt Chad	$800 [6] It's a notation on a percussion score to clash Cymbal symbol Chad
$1,000 [13] A "Giant" among American women novelists, she wrote the play "Stage Door" with George S. Kaufman Edna Ferber Ronda	$1,000 [15] GBE, an extract from the leaves of this Chinese tree, may help in the treatment of senility Ginkgo Chad	$1,000 [20] Laura inspired the poems of Petrarch & this teenager inspired the poems of Dante Beatrice Jason	—	DD $2,000 [23] This artist was named Canada's Country Female Vocalist of the Year from 1979 to 1986:"I'll always remember the songs they were playing..." Anne Murray ("Could I Have This Dance") Ronda	$1,000 [7] Totally missed the aquamarine question on a color test Blew blue Chad

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

You can view the Jungfrau Peak from the main street of this town between the Brienz & Thun Lakes

Interlaken, Switzerland

Chad "What is Munich?" — wagered $5,800

Ronda "What is Tokyo?" — wagered $0

Jason "What is (Geneva) Bern" — wagered $3,501

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