Show #2893 1997-03-12 (taped 1996-12-03) Regular

Contestants

Eileen Davenport — a graduate student from Chicago, Illinois

Brian Hamill — a chemical engineer from Nahant, Massachusetts

Mike Davison — a TV producer from Studio City, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mike	$1,000	$1,300	$5,500	$5,001 2nd place: Trip to Bahamas Resort & Casino, Grand Bahama Island	$5,500 18 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Brian	$1,200	$3,300	$5,300	$5,550 New champion: $5,550	$5,300 20 R, 8 W
Eileen	$100	$800	$2,500	$2,500 3rd place: Vivitar Sport Kit	$2,800 13 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

BIBLICAL FATHERS & SONS	ORGANIZATIONS	WHEAT	MOVIE PRODUCERS	FOUNTAINS	RHYME TIME
$100 [4] This strongman was killed destroying a Philistine temple & was interred in his father's burying place Samson Brian	$100 [12] Members of the DAR are descended from men & women who participated in this event The Revolutionary War Mike	$100 [18] Glutamic acid from wheat is used to produce this flavor enhancer MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) Brian	$100 [1] The G in MGM, he was excluded from the 1924 deal forming that company Samuel Goldwyn Mike	$100 [23] There are fountains beyond the outfield at the stadium of this Kansas City baseball team Kansas City Royals Mike	$100 [11] To knock down General George S. Flatten Patton Brian Eileen
$200 [5] Zechariah, father of this forerunner of Christ, lost his voice for doubting God's word John the Baptist Brian	$200 [15] This organization abbreviated OA is dedicated to helping those who constantly binge on food Overeaters Anonymous Eileen	$200 [19] South America's main wheat-growing area is the Pampa in this country Argentina Brian	$200 [2] Tim Burton, director of the 1989 smash about this comic book hero, also co-produced the 1992 sequel Batman Mike	$200 [24] Ottorino Respighi wrote a symphonic poem about the "Fountains Of" this Italian capital Rome Brian	$200 [13] A really big southpaw Hefty lefty Mike
$300 [6] Abraham was 100 years old & Sarah was 90 when this child was born to them Isaac Eileen	$400 [17] You don't have to be a genius to know its name is Latin for "table", but you do have to be one to belong Mensa Mike	$300 [20] This embryo of the wheat seed is a rich source of vitamin E Germ Mike	$300 [3] Albert R. Broccoli produced 17 James Bond films & this kids' movie also based on an Ian Fleming book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Eileen	$300 [28] You'll find the Fountain of the Centaurs on the Missouri capital grounds in this city Jefferson City Brian	$300 [14] A humorous Scandinavian dwarf of folklore Droll troll Eileen
$400 [7] His son Ham was the father of the Canaanites Noah	DD $500 [16] Act it out if you wish; it's the organization sung about in the following: [audio clue: "Young man, there's a place you can go, I say young man, when you're short on your dough..."] Y.M.C.A Eileen	$400 [21] Types of wheat are grouped according to these 2 seasons Winter & spring Mike Brian	$400 [9] He acted opposite Mary Pickford before starting the Keystone Company to produce comedies Mack Sennett Mike Eileen	$400 [29] Lorado Taft's Fountain of the Great Lakes is now at this city's Art Institute Chicago Mike	$400 [25] A person who teaches you to imitate an owl Hooter tutor Brian
$500 [8] When informed that this king & his son Jonathan had been killed, David said, "How are the mighty fallen" Saul Brian Eileen	$500 [27] The Max Planck Society is one of this country's chief organizations for scientific research Germany Mike Brian	$500 [22] Pasta is made from this coarsely-ground grain of durum wheat Semolina Mike	$500 [10] Julia Phillips was the first woman producer to win a Best Picture Oscar, for this 1973 con game film The Sting Brian	$500 [30] Andrea Del Verrocchio sculpted his bronze "Boy With" this sea creature for a Medici villa Dolphin Mike Brian	$500 [26] A pumpkin suffering from ennui Bored gourd Brian

Double Jeopardy! Round

LINGUISTICS	HISTORIC AMERICA	ANIMALS	CANADIAN CAPITALS	LITERATURE	10-LETTER WORDS
$200 [30] Linguists have debunked the common belief that Eskimos have dozens of words for this substance Snow Brian Eileen	$200 [1] This city's Independence Nat'l Historical Park has been called "The most historic square mile in America" Philadelphia Mike Brian	$200 [8] This Arctic bear's feet are webbed & have hairy soles Polar bear Eileen	$200 [26] This Alberta capital is called the Gateway to the North Edmonton Mike	$200 [6] "A Tale of Two Cities" opens as Dr. Alexander Manette is released after 18 years in this prison The Bastille Brian	$200 [7] It's one's partner in crime Accomplice Brian
$400 [24] These systems of communication that use the hands can be as rich & complex as spoken tongues Sign language/signing Mike	$400 [2] Pompey's Pillar, a rock formation in Montana, was named by Capt. William Clark for the son of this Indian guide Sacajawea Mike	$400 [11] Large feral populations of the "mute" species of this long-necked bird inhabit the Mid-Atlantic coast Swans Brian Eileen	$400 [22] A ferry & 2 suspension bridges connect Dartmouth, Nova Scotia with this capital Halifax Mike	$400 [9] At one point in this 1862 novel, Jean Valjean owns a factory Les Miserables Eileen	$400 [20] It means to set free, as from slavery Emancipate Eileen
$600 [23] Sentence diagrams called these may include lines called branches Trees	$600 [3] Dating from the early 1700s, the Gonzalez-Alvarez House in this city is the oldest house in Florida St. Augustine Eileen	$600 [14] The silver dollar fish resembles this feared fish of the Amazon basin but is strictly herbivorous Piranha Brian	$600 [17] Commercial cod fishing, long a mainstay of this Newfoundland capital, declined to almost nothing by 1990 St. John's Mike	DD $500 [13] The title of this 1965 Frank Herbert novel refers to the desert planet of Arrakis Dune Eileen	$600 [21] Literally meaning "all powerful", it's often used to describe God omnipotent Mike Brian
$800 [25] Considered part of grammar, it's the study of the interrelation of words in a sentence Syntax	$800 [4] Carmel Mission in Carmel, Calif. was the headquarters of this Franciscan priest until his death in 1784 Fr. Junipero Serra Brian	$800 [15] A pocket gopher's pockets are fur-lined & located in these Cheeks Brian	$800 [18] This Manitoba capital annexed the adjacent community of Saint Boniface in 1972 Winnipeg Mike	$600 [10] In "Through The Looking Glass", Humpty Dumpty explains to Alice the meaning of this nonsense poem Jabberwocky Brian	$800 [27] Lionel Hampton's instrument Vibraphone Brian
$1,000 [29] This famed M.I.T. scholar has proposed that humans have the inborn ability to learn language Noam Chomsky Brian	$1,000 [5] Sunflower Landing near Clarksdale, Miss. is believed to be where he found the Mississippi River in 1541 Hernando De Soto Eileen	$1,000 [16] Scientists divide these toothless whales into 3 groups: right whales, gray whales & rorquals Baleen whales Brian	$1,000 [19] This British Columbia capital was the capital of the colony of Vancouver Island 1848-1866 Victoria Brian	$800 [12] In the final scene of "Rebecca", this stately mansion of Maxim De Winter burns Manderley Eileen	DD $1,000 [28] From the Latin word for "tear", it describes someone mournful, who cries easily Lachrymose Mike

Final Jeopardy!

THE NOBEL PRIZE

The 1996 Chemistry Prize went to the discoverers of a 60-carbon atom molecule called this

Buckyball

Eileen "What is radium? :)" — wagered $0

Brian "What is buckminster fullerene?" — wagered $250

Mike "What is ?" — wagered $499

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