Show #3017 1997-10-14 Regular

Peter Scott game 2.

Contestants

Jay Marx — a production assistant from Denver, Colorado

Valerie Porter — a college assistant from Brooklyn, New York

Peter Scott — an advertising manager from Washington, D.C. (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Peter	$2,400	$3,500	$8,700	$9,001 2-day champion: $16,301	$10,500 25 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 2 DDs)
Valerie	$500	$1,300	$4,500	$8,800 2nd place: a trip to Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel, New York City	$4,500 10 R, 0 W
Jay	$100	$500	$1,300	$1 3rd place: Panasonic Digital Disc (DVD) player	$1,300 13 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD CITIES	MUSICAL THEATRE	HORSE SENSE	1979	ATHLETES	"BELL"s & "WHISTLE"s
$100 [10] Linked by bridges, this Hungarian capital was once 3 distinct & separate cities Budapest Valerie	$100 [18] She stunned Broadway by turning down her 1996 Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Musical Julie Andrews (for Victor/Victoria ) Valerie	$100 [2] Genetically, it's the most dominant coat color, so it's what the old mare had the best chance to be gray Jay	$100 [4] 1,000 Chinese protested the privileges of high officials in this square, more famous 10 years later Tiananmen Square Jay	$100 [1] In 1989, his first year as Dallas' QB, the team went 1-15; they later improved Troy Aikman Jay	$100 [17] To enter a pool of water... tummy first belly flop Jay
$200 [11] This Egyptian port city is named for the Macedonian king who founded it in 332 B.C. Alexandria Valerie	$200 [23] Of "Shogun", "King Rat" or "Tai-Pan", the James Clavell novel that became a musical in 1990 Shogun Jay	$200 [3] The smallest British breed, this pony evolved on an island off the north coast of Scotland Shetland pony Valerie	$200 [15] Herman Tarnower & Nathan Pritikin rode the bestseller lists with books on doing this dieting Peter	$200 [6] At age 11 in 1972, he scored 378 goals for the Brantford (Ontario) Nadrofsky Steelers Wayne Gretzky Peter	$200 [19] Sailors wore these pants long before they became fashionable in the 1960s Bell-bottoms Peter
$300 [12] This second-holiest city of Islam houses the tomb of Muhammad Medina Jay	$300 [24] In 1996 this star of "La Bamba" & "Young Guns" began reigning on Broadway in "The King and I" Lou Diamond Phillips Peter	$300 [5] This British department store's green delivery van is drawn by a team of Friesians Harrods Peter	$300 [16] Noted falls in 1979 included the Shah of Iran's after 37 years & this space station's after 34,980 orbits Skylab Valerie	$300 [7] The last Major League Baseball player to hit .400 in a season, he was John Glenn's wingman in the Korean War Ted Williams Peter	$300 [20] They supply the weight in Olympic weightlifting Barbells Peter
$400 [13] Known as Panormus in ancient times, it's the largest city of Sicily Palermo Peter	$400 [25] Much of this musical about a man-eating plant is set at Mr. Mushnik's flower shop Little Shop Of Horrors Peter	$400 [27] In 5000 B.C., before the horse was domesticated, northern Europeans used these to pull sleds reindeer Jay	$400 [28] In February Adolph Dubs, U.S. ambassador to this country was killed, in December, the Soviets invaded Afghanistan Peter	$400 [8] World champion runner Hassiba Boulmerka of this north African country has been denounced for showing her legs Algeria	$400 [21] They're employees who go public with stories of their employers' wrongdoing Whistleblowers Valerie
$500 [14] An old tobacco factory made famous by "Carmen" now houses part of the university of this Spanish city Sevilla Peter	DD $1,000 [26] (Hi, I'm Sharon Lawrence.) Before appearing on TV I appeared on Broadway in several musical revivals including this one set in Anatevka Fiddler on the Roof Peter	—	$500 [29] No longer a Sex Pistol, he was facing murder charges when he died in February Sid Vicious Peter	$500 [9] The 2 Olympic swimming champions who played Tarzan on film in the 1930s Buster Crabbe & Johnny Weissmuller Peter Jay	$500 [22] Common name for deadly nighshade, a plant that's poisonous in all its parts Belladonna Jay

Double Jeopardy! Round

FICTIONAL DETECTIVES	BAKER'S TREAT	A STUDY IN SCARLET	HOMES	ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR	WATSON
$200 [2] She said WWI Belgian refugees influenced her characterization of Hercule Poirot Agatha Christie Peter	$200 [23] It's the most popular flavor of Brown Betty; a serving a day might keep the doctor away Apple Peter	$200 [12] In legend Will Scarlet lived in Sherwood Forest as one of this outlaw's followers Robin Hood Peter	$200 [7] Fishing & swimming are permitted at Tom Sawyer Lake near this author's Missouri birthplace Mark Twain Jay	$200 [6] As indicated by its chemical name, the 2 main elements in table salt are chlorine & this Sodium Peter	$200 [27] In 1971 Tom Watson graduated Stanford with a psych degree & began playing this sport professionally golf Jay
$600 [4] Before Nick & Nora Charles, he created the nameless Continental Op Dashiell Hammett Peter	$400 [24] Unlike other kinds of this deep-fried treat, the "jelly" type usually doesn't have a hole in the middle Doughnut Jay	$400 [13] Strep throat bacteria passed from child to child can cause this disease, also called scarlatina Scarlet fever Jay	$400 [8] Washington wrote, "No estate in united America is more pleasantly situated than this" home Mount Vernon Peter	$400 [15] You're in good company if you know that Co is the symbol for this metal used in making alloys Cobalt Jay	$600 [22] Under Thomas John Watson, the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. was renamed this in 1924 IBM (International Business Machines) Peter
DD $800 [3] Detective Porfiry drives Raskolnikov to confess in this novel Crime And Punishment Peter	$600 [25] These pastry rectangles filled with cream or custard are perfect for wishing Bonaparte "Bon Appetit" Napoleons Valerie	$600 [14] A scarlet woman in "Shanghai Express", she was Catherine the Great in "The Scarlet Empress" Marlene Dietrich	$600 [9] This inventor's Fort Myers, Florida home features handmade light bulbs from 1925 Thomas Edison Peter	$600 [17] Element No. 99 on the periodic table was named for Einstein & No. 100 was named for this physicist Enrico Fermi (fermium) Jay	$800 [21] Psychological "ism" associated with John B. Watson Behaviorism Valerie
$800 [5] In 1962 she introduced Scotland Yard's Adam Dalgliesh in her first novel, "Cover Her Face" P.D. James Peter	$800 [26] Pineapple rings are the classic topping for this cake baked with the fruit on the bottom & served with it on top Pineapple upside-down cake Peter	$800 [19] The biretta worn by these Catholic dignitaries is not a gun but a scarlet cap Cardinals Jay	$800 [10] The Wren's Nest, this Uncle Remus author's home, was named for a wren found nesting in his mailbox Joel Chandler Harris	$800 [18] You win the "prize" if you know that scientists in Sweden claimed to create this element first Nobelium Valerie	—
$1,000 [1] "A Little Yellow Dog" is a recent novel featuring his reluctant detective Easy Rawlins Walter Mosley Peter	—	$1,000 [20] As an epitaph, poet Hilaire Belloc wrote, "His sins were scarlet, but his books were" this read Jay	DD $1,200 [11] Sculptor in whose home you'd find the model seen here: Daniel Chester French Peter	$1,000 [16] Named for Marie Curie's native country, it was the 1st element discovered by means of its radioactivity Polonium Valerie	—

Final Jeopardy!

AWARDS

The Maggie Awards given by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America are named for her

Margaret Sanger

Jay "Who is Margaret Bourke-White?" — wagered $1,299

Valerie "Who is (Sange?) Sanger?" — wagered $4,300

Peter "Who is Sanger" — wagered $301

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