Show #3047 1997-11-25 Regular

Bob Harris game 3.

Contestants

Dave Zehner — a jury consultant from Chicago, Illinois

Jill Jones-Renger — a graduate teaching assistant from Columbus, Ohio

Bob Harris — a writer originally from Cleveland, Ohio (whose 2-day cash winnings total $22,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bob	$1,400	$2,400	$11,400	$9,400 3-day champion: $31,700	$12,200 28 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Jill	$-200	$1,400	$3,200	$4,401 2nd place: Trip to Plantation Inn, Ocho Rios, Jamaica	$3,200 15 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Dave	$1,000	$1,000	$2,200	$3,200 3rd place: Panasonic Digital Disc DVD Player	$2,200 10 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

GENERAL SCIENCE	BUSINESS & FINANCE	CROSSWORD CLUES "K"	ISLANDS	WINE	WOMEN AND SONG
$100 [1] In 1997 2 Dutch growers unveiled "Blackjack", the darkest species of this flower developed Tulip Bob	$100 [9] When you have an amortized mortgage, most of the early payments go to pay this part of the loan Interest Bob	$100 [3] Scottish church, or actor Cameron(4) Kirk Bob	$100 [16] It's divided into 4 historical provinces: Connaught, Leinster, Munster & Ulster Ireland Bob	$100 [21] The Coonawarra is a top wine region in this down under country Australia Dave	$100 [24] Her No. 1 hits include "Like A Prayer" & "Like A Virgin" Madonna Dave
$200 [2] They're the 2 poles of a permanent bar magnet North & south Dave	$200 [10] U.S. firms operating in the investment field have to answer to the SEC, this group Securities And Exchange Commission Dave	$200 [7] The bride ties it; the groom has one in his stomach(4) knot Jill	$200 [17] It's the island on which you'd find Pearl Harbor Oahu Dave	$200 [22] The Rishon Le-Zion area in this Middle Eastern country produces wines under the Carmel label Israel Bob	$200 [25] In 1989 this Miami Sound Machine singer released her first solo album "Cuts Both Ways" Gloria Estefan Jill
$300 [4] This line of visible condensation of water droplets occurs in the wake of a jet aircraft a contrail (or jet trail) Jill	$300 [11] Spanish for a load or charge, it's the freight carried by a vessel Cargo Bob	$300 [8] Tennis queen Billie Jean(4) King Bob	$300 [18] It's home to Europe's highest active volcano Sicily (Mt. Etna) Bob	$300 [23] The Douro Valley in this country is an important port producer Portugal Jill	DD $300 [26] In 1987 this singer, heard here, became the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: ("Freeway Of Love") Aretha Franklin Jill
$400 [5] This outer planet discovered by Herschel has a 98-degree axial tilt & solstices 42 years apart Uranus Bob	$400 [12] It's the most prevalent "eurocurrency" the eurodollar Bob Dave	$400 [14] Milne marsupial(5) Kanga Jill	$400 [19] In Canada the Northumberland Strait separates New Brunswick from this island province Prince Edward Island Bob Dave	$400 [29] The most famous grape variety used to make red wine is this Cabernet Cabernet Sauvignon Jill	$400 [27] Kurt Cobain's widow, she co-starred in the movie "The People vs. Larry Flynt" Courtney Love Jill
$500 [6] Rotting meat may glow because bacteria exhibit the phenomenon called this bioluminescence (phosphorescence accepted) Bob Dave	$500 [13] In this type of "fight", shareholders can vote in a board that will allow a takeover of the company a proxy fight Bob Dave	$500 [15] The Sunflower State, to your postman(2) KS (for Kansas) Bob Jill	$500 [20] We dare you to come up with the name of this island where Virginia Dare was born in 1587 Roanoke Island Bob	$500 [30] For Italian Chianti, it's a "fiasco" a straw-covered flask	$500 [28] In 1997 this singer of "You Were Meant For Me" won the American Music Award for New Pop-Rock Artist Jewel Bob

Double Jeopardy! Round

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS	MONTREALERS	HE WAS IN THAT?	EUROPEAN HISTORY	AWARDS	"POP" QUIZ
$200 [2] Divisions of pipes on this instrument include great, swell, positive & pedal Organ Jill	$200 [3] This future Captain Kirk spurned the family garment business to boldly go on stage William Shatner Dave	$200 [17] A bit role as a mugger in "Death Wish" marked the film debut of this lanky star of "The Lost World" Jeff Goldblum Bob	$200 [1] Term for the 1916-1923 conflict over Ireland; Hamlet spoke of "A Sea Of" them Troubles Bob	$200 [16] In 1996 "Civilization" was named the best of these, among those with a circulation of 100,000 - 400,000 Magazines Dave	$200 [23] The only Dr. Seuss title that fits the category, it seems like it could be painful to Dad Hop on Pop
$400 [5] In 1761 this Pennsylvania statesman invented the glass harmonica Benjamin Franklin Bob	$400 [7] Maurice "Rocket" Richard & his brother Henri, the "Pocket Rocket", starred for this hometown hockey team Montreal Canadiens Jill	$400 [18] "Catch up" on this "ER" star's film career by renting "Return of the Killer Tomatoes!" George Clooney Jill	$400 [4] In 1997 Albanians rebelled after losing their savings in these financial schemes Pyramid schemes Bob	$400 [22] In 1988, during the Iran-Contra investigation, this ex-Marine received an honorary degree from Liberty U. Oliver North Jill	$400 [24] Andy Warhol's Brillo boxes or Roy Lichtenstein's giant comic strip panels Pop art Jill
$600 [6] This orchestral instrument is an octave higher than an ordinary flute Piccolo Jill	$600 [8] Humorist Stephen Leacock taught economics at this Montreal university for over 30 years McGill University Bob	$600 [19] He was a diamond hunter in "Tarzan's Greatest Adventure" before finding "Diamonds Are Forever" Sean Connery Jill	$600 [13] These medieval peasants were bound to the land, so they didn't get to catch many waves Serfs Bob	$600 [26] The Hugo Award for this type of literature honors Hugo Gernsback, who coined the term Science fiction Bob	$600 [25] Shirley Temple took "A sweet trip to a candy shop" on this vessel The Good Ship Lollipop Bob
DD $1,000 [9] Popular in northern India, it's the instrument seen here: (Alex "plays" the instrument) Sitar Bob	$800 [11] This Montrealer of Scottish & French-Canadian descent was PM of Canada 1968-1979 & 1980-84 Pierre Trudeau Bob	$800 [20] Bruce Dern played Bette Davis' decapitated young lover in this 1964 film, but keep it quiet Hush....Hush, Sweet Charlotte Jill	$800 [14] Around 30,000 B.C. these hyphenated Homo sapiens succeeded the Neanderthals in Europe Cro-Magnon Man Bob	$800 [27] Awards are given by groups of "National Book Critics" & "New York Drama Critics" called these Circles Dave	$800 [29] When Jim Thorpe attended Carlisle Indian Industrial School, this man was his coach Glen "Pop" Warner Bob
$1,000 [10] Slaves from western Africa are credited with bringing this stringed instrument to the New World Banjo Bob	DD $1,000 [12] He was a noted poet before writing moody songs like the following: "Everybody knows, the war is over..." Leonard Cohen Bob	$1,000 [21] This trumpeter played a drummer in "The Ten Commandments" before he formed the Tijuana Brass Herb Alpert Bob	$1,000 [15] In this 1936-39 war, the Axis Powers supported the Nationalists & the USSR backed the Loyalists Spanish Civil War Bob	$1,000 [28] In 1996 the American Society of these architects gave awards to a bus shelter & a park landscape architects Jill	$1,000 [30] A posturing person whose ostentatious attire makes him look like a parrot popinjay Jill

Final Jeopardy!

NOVELS

Critic Malcolm Cowley called it "a fable of the 1920s that has survived as a legend for other times"

The Great Gatsby

Dave "What the Great Gatsby?" — wagered $1,000

Jill "What is the great Gatsby" — wagered $1,201

Bob "What is Elmer Gantry?" — wagered $2,000

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