Show #3174 1998-05-21 Regular

Contestants

Bob Cameron — a computer operator from Columbia Station, Ohio

Kathy Lester — a claims processing manager from Virginia Beach, Virginia

Louis Cohen — a language teacher from Waterford, Connecticut (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Louis	$2,000	$3,500	$11,300	$21,801 2-day champion: $32,202	$10,300 22 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Kathy	$1,000	$2,300	$3,500	$2,000 2nd place: Trip to Sheraton Grande Torrey Pines Hotel, La Jolla, California	$3,500 11 R, 0 W
Bob	$400	$3,000	$10,900	$1 3rd place: Pair of Festina Megaquartz Watches	$10,600 24 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

BLACK AMERICANS	NONFICTION	PIG-OUT	SPORTS	CANADIAN CITIES	REPORTERS' QUESTIONS
$100 [1] In 1989, at age 52, he became the youngest man ever to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell Bob	$100 [19] This Dilbert canine's "Top Secret Management Handbook" is a humorous guide for executives Dogbert Bob	$100 [9] Anguagelay okenspay isthay ayway Pig Latin Kathy	$100 [2] With 16, this team has won more NBA titles than any other Boston Celtics Bob	$100 [11] English is also widely spoken in this largest French-speaking city outside of Paris Montreal Louis Bob	$100 [15] Seuss' Horton hears one of these A Who Bob
$200 [5] This Montgomery seamstress was thrown off a bus one other time before her famous Dec. 1, 1955 incident Rosa Parks Louis	$200 [20] "A Simple Path" is a compilation of this Nobel Prize-winning nun's thoughts & experiences Mother Teresa Bob	$200 [10] In 1982 this Muppet was featured in her own "Great Lovers Of The Silver Screen" calendar Miss Piggy Louis	$200 [3] Brothers Phil & Tony Esposito were both named to the hall of fame for this sport Hockey Bob	$200 [12] The North Saskatchewan River divides this Albertan capital in half Edmonton Louis	$200 [26] It's the first word in the preamble of the Declaration of Independence When Kathy
$300 [6] This author of "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" won the NAACP's Spingarn Medal in 1994 Maya Angelou Louis	$400 [22] In "Into Thin Air" Jon Krakauer said climbing this mountain "was primarily about enduring pain" Mount Everest Kathy	$300 [23] This "Peanuts" character is usually illustrated enveloped in a cloud of dust Pig-Pen Bob	$300 [4] "Angel From The Outfield" seen here: (a.k.a. "Mr. October") Reggie Jackson Louis	$300 [13] The CFL's B.C. Lions play their home games in this city Vancouver Louis	$300 [27] In the Abbott & Costello baseball routine, he's on second base What Kathy
$400 [7] This TV talk show host, seen here, once served as a Navy intelligence officer Montel Williams Louis	$500 [30] This slugger praises the "Oriole Way" of teaching baseball in "The Only Way I Know" Cal Ripken, Jr. Louis	$400 [24] This porcine "Green Acres" star was a real ham; he won 2 Patsy Awards as TV Animal Of The Year Arnold Bob	$400 [16] The Nabisco Dinah Shore is one of the 4 events making up the Grand Slam of this sport for women Golf Kathy	$400 [14] Whitehorse replaced Dawson as capital of this territory in 1953 Yukon Territory Kathy	$400 [28] "Ou", "Donde", or "Wo", but in English Where Bob
$500 [8] Once White House director of public liaison, she became the USA's first black Secretary of Labor in 1997 Alexis Herman Kathy	DD $700 [21] For the week of October 12, 1997, 3 of the top 4 New York Times paperback bestsellers were about her Princess Diana Bob	$500 [25] The Walrus said it was time "To talk of many things", about "why the sea is boiling hot and whether" this Pigs have wings Bob	$500 [17] This NFL quarterback is a great-great-great-grandson of Brigham Young Steve Young Louis	$500 [18] This Ontario city's underground walkway system can get you from Eaton Centre to Union Station Toronto Louis	$500 [29] In a word, it was the last No. 1 hit for Frankie Avalon in 1959 "Why"

Double Jeopardy! Round

19th CENTURY AMERICA	FIRST NAMES	A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT	MOVIE STARS	WE GOT GOOD CHEMISTRY	WE HAVE BETTER GRAMMAR
$200 [23] On July 24, 1858 he issued a formal challenge to debate U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas Abraham Lincoln Louis	$200 [5] Judge Ito, or a weapon Lance Kathy	$200 [17] At London Bridge this river is about 800 feet wide; at its mouth more than 5 miles Thames Bob	$200 [10] You may call him Rocky or Rambo, but his friends call him Sly Sylvester Stallone Bob	$200 [1] This noble gas is ideal for balloons, as there is no fire risk Helium Kathy	$200 [24] This type of word often ends with -ly, but not in phrases like "often ends" Adverb Louis
$400 [12] In 1849 stagecoach mail delivery service was introduced on this trail between Missouri & New Mexico Santa Fe Trail Bob	$400 [6] The "heavenly" Ms. Bassett Angela Bob	$400 [18] It's the only major African river emptying into the Mediterranean Sea Nile Louis	$400 [11] Elsa Lanchester played this title character, seen here, who had the worst bad hair day of all time The Bride of Frankenstein Louis	$400 [2] This element is always in a carbide Carbon Kathy	$400 [25] The prohibition on splitting these may derive from the fact that in Latin they're one word Infinitives Kathy
$600 [15] On Dec. 15, 1893 this Dvorak work, heard here, was performed for the first time by the N.Y. Philharmonic: New World Symphony Louis	$600 [7] December-born playwright Coward Noel Bob	$600 [19] This river is formed 15 miles SE of Cumberland, MD. by the confluence of the north & south branches Potomac Louis	$600 [13] This star of "The Age Of Innocence" is the goddaughter of '60s guru Dr. Timothy Leary Winona Ryder Bob	$600 [3] Brine is defined as water containing this in concentrated form Salt Bob	$600 [27] A clause that modifies a main clause, or term for a soldier of lower rank than another Subordinate Bob
$800 [16] On Mar. 29, 1882 this first fraternal society of Catholic men was founded in New Haven, Connecticut Knights of Columbus Bob	$800 [8] "Flowery" novelist Murdoch Iris Bob	$800 [20] About 60% of this "mother" river of Russia's water flow is from snow; the rest is from groundwater & rain Volga Louis	$800 [14] Jamie Lee Curtis wasn't born yet when these actors, her parents, co-starred in "Houdini" in 1953 Tony Curtis & Janet Leigh Louis	DD $700 [4] A black solid that gives off a purple vapor when heated, this element has an egotistic symbol Iodine Bob	$800 [29] Sometimes ignored in English, it's the mood of hypothetical statements, as in "If I were king" Subjunctive Louis
DD $2,000 [22] This 1803 case was the first in which the Supreme Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional Marbury v. Madison Louis	$1,000 [9] A mighty warrior, like football's Payton Walter Bob	$1,000 [21] Columbus first sighted this Venezuelan river in 1498, but it wasn't explored until 33 years later Orinoco Louis	$1,000 [28] Her fiery performance as Nick Nolte's daughter in "Cape Fear" earned her an Oscar nomination Juliette Lewis Bob	$1,000 [26] A symbol resembling an equal sign means a double one of these exists between atoms Double bond	$1,000 [30] This word for sentences like "You've grown another foot" comes from Latin for "to go around" Ambiguous

Final Jeopardy!

AROUND THE WORLD

Besides Great Britain, the 2 European countries through which the Greenwich Meridian passes

France & Spain

Kathy "What are Portugal & France?" — wagered $1,500

Bob "What are Spain & Portugal" — wagered $10,899

Louis "What are (Portug) France & Spain?" — wagered $10,501

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