Show #2756 1996-09-02 (taped 1996-08-06) Regular

Bernie Cullen game 1.First game of Season 13.

Contestants

Bernie Cullen — a biology graduate student originally from Dublin, Ireland

Jim O'Leary — a police officer from Rockville Centre, New York

Kirstin Olsen — a freelance writer from Santa Clara, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $24,202)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kirstin	$600	$3,500	$7,100	$10,700 2nd place: a trip for 2 to the Caribbean + a choice of Jeopardy! video games from GameTek (First Edition, Sports Edition, or Deluxe Edition)	$6,500 23 R (including 1 DD), 6 W
Jim	$2,000	$3,900	$5,300	$300 3rd place: Motorola's MicroTac ultra-light portable cellular phone + a choice of Jeopardy! video games from GameTek (First Edition, Sports Edition, or Deluxe Edition)	$5,300 20 R, 0 W
Bernie	$500	$1,300	$8,600	$14,400 New champion: $14,400 + a choice of Jeopardy! video games from GameTek (First Edition, Sports Edition, or Deluxe Edition)	$6,900 11 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

NONFICTION	FEMININE NAMES	SUPERSTITIONS	U.S. GEOGRAPHY	THE 1996 OLYMPICS	WORLD HISTORY
$100 [21] "Linda's Kitchen" is a vegetarian cookbook by this wife of a former Beatle McCartney Jim	$100 [26] This name was especially popular in the 1800s, when a certain Miss Dickinson and Miss Bronte were born Emily Jim	$100 [6] According to the Magickal Almanac, this is the only country where a black cat is considered bad luck the United States Kirstin Jim	$100 [11] This city is the seat of Washington's King County Seattle Jim	$100 [1] France's Marie-Jose Perec won the women's 200- & 400-meter runs, & this American became the 1st man to win both Michael Johnson Kirstin	$100 [16] When Abel Tasman discovered this island in 1642, he called it Van Diemen's Land Tasmania Kirstin
$200 [22] Robert K. Massie concluded his saga of this royal couple in "The Romanovs: The Final Chapter" Nicholas & Alexandra Jim	$200 [27] Actress Bergman helped popularize this Scandinavian first name, possibly meaning "beautiful" Ingrid Kirstin	$200 [7] Don't ask a fisherman this question; if he answers, it'll stop his streak "Did you catch any?" (or "Are they biting?") Jim	$200 [12] The name of this state's Kennebec River is Algonquian for "long reach" Maine Jim	$200 [2] Karch Kiraly became the only player to win a 3rd gold medal in this sport, indoors or out volleyball Kirstin	$200 [17] The Chinese plan called the Great Leap Forward was initiated by this leader in 1958 Mao Tse-tung Jim
$300 [23] This Microsoft CEO talks about the future of computers in his bestseller "The Road Ahead" Bill Gates Kirstin	$300 [28] The name Perdita was created by this playwright for the heroine of his "Winter's Tale" Shakespeare Kirstin	$300 [8] In pagan Ireland this plant was a symbol of the 3 aspects of this goddess the shamrock Kirstin	$300 [13] The geographic center of this state lies in Wexford County, 5 miles north-northwest of Cadillac Michigan Jim	$300 [3] On July 19, 1996 Janet Evans lit his fire Muhammad Ali Jim	$300 [18] In 1986 this dictator fled Haiti, ending 28 years of rule by his family Baby Doc Duvalier Jim
$400 [24] This family of anthropologists is the subject of the biography "Ancestral Passions" the Leakeys Bernie	$500 [30] Lolita is a pet form of Lola & Lola is a pet form of this name, Spanish for "sorrows" Dolores Jim	$400 [9] For a bride, a coin in here ensures future wealth & perhaps a painful walk down the aisle her shoe Jim	$400 [14] The largest area of sand dunes in North America lies north of the Platte River in this state Nebraska Kirstin Bernie	$400 [4] Nickname of Turkey's gold medal-winning weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu The Pocket Hercules Jim	$400 [19] In 405 B.C. Spartan commander Lysander won the final victory over the Athenians in this war the Peloponnesian War Kirstin
$500 [25] "Years of Upheaval" is his personal account of foreign affairs during President Nixon's 2nd term Henry Kissinger Kirstin	DD $1,000 [29] Dominique is traditional for a girl born on this day of the week Sunday Kirstin	$500 [10] Finding & carrying a rusty one of these is luckier than a shiny one…just don't step on it a nail Bernie	$500 [15] Over 3 dozen mountains in this northern New York range exceed 4,000 feet the Adirondacks Jim	$500 [5] As it turned out, the U.S. didn't need the points from her 2nd vault, which worsened her ankle injury Kerri Strug Kirstin	$500 [20] In 1358 Lubeck, on the Baltic coast, became the headquarters of this league the Hanseatic League Kirstin

Double Jeopardy! Round

7 MODERN WONDERS	FAMOUS AMERICANS	ACTORS & ACTRESSES	BODIES OF WATER	CLASSICAL MUSIC	WORD HISTORY
$200 [17] The U.S. will stop operating this 50-mile-long passageway in the year 2000 the Panama Canal Bernie	$200 [8] Before starting the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1729, he worked for nearly a year in a London printing office (Benjamin) Franklin Jim	$200 [10] In 1995 she reprised her role of Victor/Victoria for the Broadway stage (Julie) Andrews Jim	$200 [1] This South American river has more than a thousand known tributaries the Amazon Jim	$200 [6] In 1726 this "Messiah" composer became an English citizen Handel Kirstin	$200 [23] The titles Kaiser & Czar were both derived from this earlier title Caesar Kirstin
$400 [18] The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake did little damage to this, the world's tallest suspension bridge the Golden Gate Bridge Kirstin	$400 [9] At age 19 this "Leaves of Grass" author became editor of The Long Islander, a weekly newspaper Whitman Kirstin	$400 [19] She's played 2 Stephen King characters on film: Annie Wilkes in "Misery" & "Dolores Claiborne" (Kathy) Bates Jim	$400 [2] Lake Manapouri on South Island is one of this country's deepest lakes New Zealand Kirstin	$400 [7] Although known as "The Waltz King", he also wrote numerous marches & polkas (Johann) Strauss Jim	$400 [24] Pants, as an item of apparel, is short for this word, from an Italian comic character Pantalone Kirstin
DD $500 [29] It runs between the towns of Folkestone & Coquelles the Chunnel (or Channel Tunnel) Bernie	$600 [11] In 1805 this explorer was sent to take a "peak" at the upper Mississippi (Zebulon) Pike Kirstin	$600 [20] In a 1995 film this Irish actor portrayed Scottish outlaw Rob Roy Liam Neeson Kirstin	$600 [3] Bordered by Ukraine & Russia, the Sea of Azov is a northern arm of this sea the Black Sea Kirstin	$600 [14] His 1742 "Aria with Thirty Variations" is usually called the "Goldberg Variations" Bach Bernie	$600 [25] Dating from the 16th century, goodbye is a contraction of these 4 words god be with you Bernie
$600 [30] Built in 410 days, it was the tallest building in the world for 4 decades of the 20th century the Empire State Building Bernie	$800 [12] When he left office in 1987, this Democrat had served an unprecedented 4 terms as Alabama governor George Wallace	$800 [21] He directed live-in love Susan Sarandon in the movie "Dead Man Walking" Tim Robbins Kirstin	$800 [4] Hellespont is the ancient name for this strait that connects the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea the Dardanelles Kirstin	$800 [15] Shortly after this "Gretchen am Spinnrade" composer met Beethoven, he was a torchbearer at his funeral Schubert	$1,000 [27] Coined by a 9-year-old circa 1940, it's a 1 followed by 100 zeros a googol Kirstin
$800 [28] The Itaipu, one of these 5 miles wide on the Brazil-Paraguay border, inspired a Philip Glass symphony a dam Kirstin Bernie	$1,000 [13] In 1780 this "Swamp Fox" was appointed Brigadier General of the South Carolina militia Francis Marion	$1,000 [22] Deborah Zerby is the real name of this actress who starred in "True Grit" Kim Darby	$1,000 [5] This "Great" lake is the largest lake entirely within Canada the Great Bear Lake Kirstin Bernie	$1,000 [16] This "Grand Canyon Suite" composer was once and arranger & pianist for Paul Whiteman Ferde Grofé Kirstin	DD $3,000 [26] Copper was named for this island where it was abundant Cyprus Bernie

Final Jeopardy!

PLAYS

The preface to this 1913 play was entitled "A Professor of Phonetics"

Pygmalion

Jim "What is My Fair Lady?" — wagered $5,000

Kirstin "What is Pygmalion?" — wagered $3,600

Bernie "What is "Pygmalion"?" — wagered $5,800

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