Show #3010 1997-10-03 Regular

Last show in which set changes from blue to red in Double Jeopardy! Round, apart from#3090.

Contestants

Kate Rogers — a veterinarian from Seattle, Washington

Alberto Cangahuala — an aerospace engineer from Pasadena, California

Ronda Barker — a customer service supervisor from Springfield, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ronda	$1,000	$1,700	$6,000	$0 3rd place: a pair of Daniel Mink Bolero watches	$4,900 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Alberto	$2,100	$4,000	$10,800	$6,800 2nd place: a Sony VAIO desktop PC + a Bush computer desk	$10,200 19 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Kate	$1,100	$1,800	$7,400	$12,400 New champion: $12,400	$7,400 21 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

EXPLORERS	NOVEL QUOTES	THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS	FLOPS	"PU"	RICH & FAMOUS
$100 [4] In 1918 Roald Amundsen was attacked by one of these large white animals Polar bear Alberto	$100 [18] "Never laugh at live dragons", warned this author in "The Hobbit"--good advice J.R.R. Tolkien Ronda	$100 [26] Russell Simmons & Rick Rubin founded Def Jam, the '80s' premier record label for this type of music rap Alberto Kate	$100 [11] Ford, '57, flop, 'nuf said Edsel Kate	$100 [2] It's the time of life when a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of... sex puberty Kate	$100 [1] In 1968 this future presidential candidate's stock in E.D.S. made him a billionaire Ross Perot Kate
$200 [5] In 1848 Johannes Rebmann became the first European to see & describe "the snows" of this African mountain Kilimanjaro Alberto	$200 [19] The novel that gave us the famous phrase "Tous pour un, un pour tous" The Three Musketeers Alberto	$200 [27] In 1994 Pearl Jam complained to the Justice Dept. that this company held a monopoly Ticketmaster Kate	$200 [16] This former NFL linebacker's show "Lawless" was sacked in March 1997 after one airing Brian Bosworth Kate	$200 [3] Oscar De La Hoya or Evander Holyfield Pugilist Alberto	$200 [7] This billionaire fashion designer introduced Polo jeans in 1996 Ralph Lauren Kate
$300 [6] Meriwether Lewis fed her ground rattlesnake rattle to speed up her labor & the birth of her child Sacajawea Ronda	$300 [22] Its less famous second line is "It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness" A Tale of Two Cities Ronda	$300 [28] Legendary promoter who ran the Fillmore West in the Bay Area & the Fillmore East in NYC Bill Graham	$300 [17] With teams including the Florida Blazers, this football league lasted for 1 1/2 seasons in '74-'75 WFL (World Football League) Alberto	$300 [12] It's another name for the cougar or mountain lion Puma Ronda	$300 [8] A 1994 book details the "way" he became "the world's greatest investor" Warren Buffett Alberto
$500 [10] His family friend Tyrker found vines & grapes in the new land, so he called the area Vinland Leif Ericson Alberto Kate	$400 [23] "Great men can't be ruled", she wrote in "The Fountainhead" Ayn Rand Ronda	$400 [29] Stanley Durwood of AMC pioneered these cinemas, putting his first in a shopping mall in 1963 Multiplexes Kate	$400 [20] Roger Ebert called this 1980 Michael Cimino film "Painful & unpleasant to look at" Heaven's Gate Ronda	$400 [14] It means downright rotten Putrid Kate	$400 [13] The William who runs this chewing gum company is the grandson of the William who founded it Wrigley Ronda
DD $800 [9] Louis Antoine de Bougainville arrived at this island in 1768 & natives gave him fowls, fruit & naked women Tahiti Alberto	$500 [24] "...They ought to find a way of being inoculated against love" is a line from his "Anna Karenina" Leo Tolstoy Kate	$500 [30] When you buy a Sunset book, a Tom Petty CD or People magazine, you're supporting this conglomerate Time Warner Ronda Alberto Kate	$500 [25] "La Traviata", his modern-dress opera version of "La Dame Aux Camelias", flopped in its 1853 premiere Giuseppe Verdi Alberto	$500 [15] The third of these wars wiped Carthage off the map, though it was later rebuilt The Punic Wars Kate	$500 [21] Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen owns this Portland sports team Portland Trail Blazers Alberto

Double Jeopardy! Round

"DOUBLE" JEOPARDY	MUSEUM HOPPING	SPORTS	GIANTS OF SCIENCE	BEFORE THEY WERE POPES	POOR & FAMOUS
$200 [1] Grammatical error committed by the Rolling Stones when they sang, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" Double negative Ronda	$200 [26] "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" to keep music fans from visiting this record co.'s Detroit museum Motown Kate	$200 [6] The new 23,500-seat U.S. Tennis Open Stadium is named for this star who died February 6, 1993 Arthur Ashe Ronda	$200 [9] You'll find this Frenchman's name on almost all milk cartons Louis Pasteur Ronda	$200 [13] Alexander VI was formerly a high-living nobleman of this family & the father of Cesare & Lucrezia Borgia Kate	$200 [7] He drank up the money he got for songs like "Oh! Susanna" & died with 38c in his pocket Stephen Foster Ronda
$600 [3] In this form of jumping rope, 2 people twirl 2 jump ropes in the opposite direction simultaneously Double Dutch Kate	$400 [27] MoMA Mia! It houses such masterpieces as "Starry Night" & Cezanne's "Bather" Museum of Modern Art Ronda	$400 [19] Except for 1995, the NHL scoring title has gone to either Wayne Gretzky or this Penguins star the past 16 years Mario Lemieux Alberto	$400 [14] By then living in the U.S., he was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952 Albert Einstein Kate	$400 [16] Giovanni Ganganelli was educated by this teaching society; as Clement XIV, he suppressed it Jesuits (Society of Jesus) Kate	$400 [8] Despite help from Engels in the 1850s, he & his family often subsisted on bread & potatoes Karl Marx Kate
$800 [4] In "1984" George Orwell coined this term for the acceptance of 2 contradictory ideas at the same time Doublethink Kate	$600 [28] This British museum received its present name in 1899, though many refer to it as the V & A Victoria & Albert Ronda	$600 [20] On Oct. 19, 1924 Grantland Rice wrote of this team's backfield "The Four Horsemen Rode Again" Notre Dame Ronda	$600 [15] In 1993 he made a "brief" appearance as himself on an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Stephen Hawking Ronda	$600 [21] This pope who called the Second Vatican Council was a quiet church conformist until his 1958 election Pope John XXIII Alberto	$600 [10] He spent years in poverty after selling his sewing machine invention to corset maker William Thomas Elias Howe Ronda
$1,000 [5] Line preceding "Fire burn and cauldron bubble" "Double double, toil and trouble" (from "Macbeth") Alberto	$800 [29] Before going "Out Of Africa", you might visit the museum devoted to this author near Nairobi Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) Kate	DD $1,000 [22] (Hi, I'm Mike Piazza.) I was the NL's '93 Rookie of the Year; in '68 this Cincinnati Reds player became the 1st catcher to win the award Johnny Bench Alberto	$800 [17] Good Lord! With absolute zero heirs at his death in 1907, this physicist's peerage became extinct Lord Kelvin Kate	$800 [24] This Dutch Renaissance humanist was a pupil of Adrian VI, the only Dutch pope Erasmus Ronda Alberto	$800 [11] This Russian's 1866 novel "The Gambler" is based on his own ruinous passion for roulette Fyodor Dostoyevsky
DD $1,500 [2] Action seen here:[Curly Howard]"Hey you, this is no time to play games--ewww!" Double take Ronda	$1,000 [30] The Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia houses his original manuscript of "Ulysses" James Joyce Kate	$1,000 [23] Earl Anthony rolled on to a record 41 titles in this sport, Mark Roth is second bowling Alberto	$1,000 [18] "Father of the A-Bomb" who recalled the Hindu line "I am become death" after the first atomic explosion J. Robert Oppenheimer Alberto	$1,000 [25] Pius XII previously held this Vatican office that, like its U.S. cabinet counterpart, requires travel Secretary of State Alberto	$1,000 [12] She fled her rich Assisi family to found an order of "poor" nuns Saint Clare

Final Jeopardy!

BATTLES

Napoleon's plans to invade England were dashed by this October 21, 1805 battle

Battle of Trafalgar

Ronda "What was Water loo?" — wagered $6,000

Kate "What is the battle of Trafalgar" — wagered $5,000

Alberto "What is (Mos) P" — wagered $4,000

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