Show #3061 1997-12-15 (taped 1997-09-30) Regular

First show that the Final Jeopardy! category is displayed superimposed at the upper-left side of the screen during the round.

Contestants

Holly Highsmith Abrams — a project marketing manager from Arlington, Virginia

Dan Brodeur — an eighth grade teacher from Brooklyn, Connecticut

Jennifer Hopens — a college student from Temple, Texas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $12,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jennifer	$2,600	$3,800	$7,800	$10,000 3rd place: a pair of Daniel Mink "Bolero" watches	$7,400 21 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Dan	$300	$800	$8,400	$16,799 2nd place: a trip to Mexico City & Ixtapa	$8,400 18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Holly	$1,200	$4,400	$9,000	$16,800 New champion: $16,800	$8,000 19 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	FORMULAS	TELEVISION	THE WILD WEST	HUMOR	GETTING POSSESSIVE
$100 [8] Yonsei University in Seoul is this country's oldest university South Korea Jennifer	$100 [26] This soft drink's secret formula is stored in a safe deposit box at the Trust Company of Georgia Coca-Cola Holly	$100 [1] In the pilot of "Seinfeld", Jerry lived across the hall from Hoffman, not this Michael Richards character Cosmo Kramer Jennifer	$100 [13] A person who illegally took possession of another's mining area was called this kind of "jumper" Claim jumper Holly	$100 [6] Only a groan man should attempt this "lowest form of wit" Pun Dan	$100 [21] It says, "If anything can go wrong, it will" Murphy's Law Holly
$200 [9] This state's Transylvania University in Lexington was once called the "Harvard of the West" Kentucky Jennifer	$200 [27] Edison said, "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99%" this Perspiration Holly	$200 [2] This character & his friends brew Buzz Beer in his garage--"It's the Beer That Throws Up Smooth" Drew Carey Dan	$200 [16] His "1873", known as The Peacemaker, was a favorite of quick-draw gunslingers Samuel Colt Dan	$200 [7] The name of this comic imitation that lacks the moral aspect of satire also means a strip show Burlesque Jennifer	$200 [22] Payback term for gastrointestinal distress experienced by American travelers to Mexico Montezuma's Revenge Holly
$300 [10] This Washington, D.C. Catholic school maintains the Vincent T. Lombardi Cancer Research Center Georgetown Holly	$300 [28] 11/2 ounces vodka, chilled tomato juice, salt & pepper & other spices to taste Bloody Mary Jennifer	$300 [3] In 1997 this show's season premiere drew 43 million viewers to NBC ER (they did it live) Jennifer	$300 [18] It cost $5 to send a 1/2-ounce letter via this service when it began in April 1860 Pony Express Holly	$300 [14] It's defined as a tumble in which one lands on the buttocks Pratfall Holly	$400 [24] Painted in 1948, it's considered Andrew Wyeth's most famous work "Christina's World" Dan
$400 [11] This New York City university's school of medicine was founded in 1767 Columbia Jennifer	$400 [29] The 3 witches in "Macbeth" brewed up a charm from such items as tooth of wolf & eye of this amphibian Newt Dan	$400 [4] In February 1997 TV sleuths Joe Mannix & Ben Matlock made guest appearances on this Dick Van Dyke series Diagnosis Murder Jennifer	$400 [19] Virginia City was booming in the 1860s with its proximity to this major Nevada strike Comstock Lode Jennifer	$400 [15] Stout Shakespearean character "Not only witty myself; but the cause that wit is in other men" Sir John Falstaff Jennifer	$500 [25] Sydenham's Chorea, a condition in which the body jerks involuntarily, once had this name St. Vitus' Dance Dan Holly
$500 [12] The Lown School of Near Eastern & Judaic Studies is part of this school named for a Supreme Court justice Brandeis Jennifer	$500 [30] The Chinese did a bang-up job in discovering its formula as 75% saltpeter, 15% charcoal & 10% sulfur gunpowder Jennifer Dan	$500 [5] During 27 years of "On The Road" reports, he had 5 motor homes; the last is now in the Henry Ford Museum Charles Kuralt Holly	$500 [20] The famous hideout in Wyoming's Powder River country used by the Wild Bunch, Butch Cassidy's gang Hole In The Wall Dan	$500 [17] Canine term for a long, drawn-out, complicated, overinvolved & even purposely irritating story "Shaggy Dog" story Holly	DD $1,300 [23] This song was written to tease a Civil War sergeant who had the same name as the abolitionist "John Brown's Body" Holly

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY	SCRIBES	THE BRITISH INVASION	WHERE "BABY"s COME FROM	LITERARY TEARJERKERS	SALT
$200 [7] Major tributaries of this beautiful blue river include the Inn of Austria & Germany & the Tisza of Hungary Danube Dan	$200 [21] Scribes in ancient Greece were usually educated members of this servile group Slaves Jennifer	$200 [11] This group famous for "I'm Henry VIII, I Am", didn't play instruments on most of their hits Herman's Hermits Jennifer	$200 [1] Young families started after World War II produced this phenomenon Baby boom Dan	$200 [4] In a H.C. Andersen tale, a girl has no luck selling these on a cold New Year's Eve Matches Dan	$200 [25] It's what the Morton Salt Girl is holding in her right hand Umbrella Jennifer
$400 [8] This lake in Banff National Park was named for Queen Victoria's fourth daughter Lake Louise Dan	$400 [22] Early Chinese scribes usually wrote on wood, bamboo or this fabric Silk Jennifer	$400 [12] The Searchers' biggest U.S. hit, it begins, "I took my troubles down to Madame Ruth..." "Love Potion No. 9" Jennifer	$400 [2] This expression comes from the mouths of crapshooters to bring them good luck & footgear "Baby needs a new pair of shoes" Holly	$400 [17] By her own claim, the poems of Susan Polis Schutz have appeared on more of these than any other poet's Greeting cards Jennifer	$400 [27] Term for the salt water of the sea, or a type of shrimp Brine Dan
$600 [9] The Atlantic & Indian Oceans are separated by a line from Antarctica to Cape Agulhas on this continent Africa Jennifer	$600 [23] A modern judge may ask a person in this position to "Read that testimony back" Court reporter Holly	$600 [13] On Sept. 23, 1997 this aged rock group kicked off its "Bridges To Babylon" tour to everyone's "Satisfaction" The Rolling Stones Holly	$600 [3] It was developed by Steinway & Sons during the Depression for money-strapped musicians Baby grand piano Holly	$800 [19] She wrote "Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man" before "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" Fannie Flagg Dan	$600 [28] Some ancient civilizations used salt cakes as a form of this, as Indians used wampum Currency Holly
$800 [10] The 4-mile-wide Perekop Isthmus connects the Ukranian mainland with this peninsula Crimean Peninsula Jennifer	$800 [24] The earliest scribes in Egypt wrote in hieroglyphics & those in Babylon wrote in this style Cuneiform Dan	$800 [14] When Gerry Marsden formed his new band in 1959, he didn't have the "heart" to call it anything but this Gerry & the Pacemakers Holly	$800 [5] He was born in Chicago in 1908 & hooked up with Dillinger in the '30s Baby Face Nelson Dan	DD $1,000 [18] This 1992 novel about a 4-day affair in Iowa was written in 14 days The Bridges of Madison County Jennifer	$800 [29] Liquid sodium, made from salt, is used as this in some nuclear power plants Coolant Dan
$1,000 [16] Once Portugal's colony, this country is separated from Madagascar by a channel of the same name Mozambique Jennifer	$1,000 [26] In ancient Rome scribes who took dictation from "public" meetings were called these Notaries Dan	$1,000 [15] He sang lead on the Animals' "House of the Rising Sun", their only chart-topper Eric Burdon Dan	DD $1,000 [6] This Henry Mancini song comes from the 1962 film "Hatari!": The Baby Elephant Walk Dan	$1,000 [20] Johnny Gunther is the subject of this 1949 memoir by his father, with a title taken from John Donne Death Be Not Proud Holly	$1,000 [30] Table salt is iodized to help prevent this condition in humans Hyperthyroidism or goiter

Final Jeopardy!

SPORTS

Dennis Conner is the only representative of the U.S. ever to lose this race--he did it twice

The America's Cup

Jennifer "What is the America's Cup?" — wagered $2,200

Dan "What is The America's Cup?" — wagered $8,399

Holly "What is the America's Cup?" — wagered $7,800

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