Show #2894 1997-03-13 (taped 1996-12-03) Regular

Contestants

Charlotte Travieso — a management consultant from Washington, D.C.

John Hammond — a marketing director originally from New Orleans, Louisiana

Brian Hamill — a chemical engineer from Nahant, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,550)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Brian	$1,300	$1,500	$1,900	$0 3rd place: Michael C. Fina Co. silverplate flatware	$1,900 13 R, 8 W
John	$1,200	$2,400	$8,400	$4,400 New champion: $4,400	$8,400 18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Charlotte	$500	$1,300	$600	$50 2nd place: Lane Chippendale game table & chairs + University Games board games	$2,300 12 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

MYTHS & LEGENDS	MOVIE QUOTES	THE FANNIE FARMER COOKBOOK	THE 1880s	FINANCE	REVERSE-A-WORD
$100 [16] Sigurd, also known as Siegfried, was famous for slaying one of these creatures Dragon	$100 [6] This 1972 movie begins with a funeral director telling Don Corleone, "I believe in America" The Godfather Brian	$100 [12] Fannie makes a relish from these dark red root vegetables, horseradish, lemon juice, sugar & salt Beets John	$100 [14] De Beers Mining Company was established in 1880 to mine these gems Diamonds John Charlotte	$100 [11] The bank may offer this type of protection if your check exceeds the amount in your account Overdraft protection Charlotte	$100 [1] This tool was used by lumberjacks in days of yore Saw (was)
$200 [17] The name of this creature comes from the old English for "man-wolf" Werewolf Brian	$200 [7] It's John Goodman's first onscreen line in "The Flintstones" "Yabba-Dabba-Doo!" John	$200 [15] The cookbook suggests using both green & red types of this fruit in Waldorf salad Apples John Charlotte	$200 [19] In 1887 this explorer was sent back to Africa to rescue Mehmed Emin Pasha Henry Stanley Charlotte	$200 [13] This term for a top quality stock comes from the gambling world Blue chip John	$200 [2] Food you'll find in a small western burg Grub (burg) Brian
$300 [18] In the legends of these people, Chalchihuitlicue, a water deity, is the wife of Tlaloc, the rain god Aztecs John	$300 [8] Clint Eastwood film with the line "I see you, Frank. I see you standing over the grave of another dead president" In The Line Of Fire Brian John	$300 [20] To make 20 pints of this suet-laden pie filling, Fannie adds a quart of brandy Mincemeat Charlotte	—	$300 [27] Put these 3 letters, the date, the amount & the debtor's signature on paper & it's a legal debt IOU John	$300 [3] A lawyer may trot down to the court to pursue one of these actions Tort (trot) Brian
$400 [23] Legend says this doomed spectral ship, an omen of ill luck, can be seen off the Cape of Good Hope in stormy weather The Flying Dutchman	$400 [9] "My dreams are pure rock 'n' roll", says Lou Diamond Phillips while playing this singer Ritchie Valens John	$400 [21] This paste, an ingredient in marzipan, may be made in a blender or in a food processor Almond paste Charlotte	—	$400 [26] Cash is a current type; patents are intangible types; & plants, land, & machinery are fixed types of these Assets John	$400 [4] In ancient Greece seeing this god was a sight for sore lovers' eyes Eros (sore) Charlotte
$500 [24] This queen of Carthage who fell in love with Aeneas is also known as Elissa Dido	$500 [10] In it, nanny Rebecca De Mornay hisses, "When your husband makes love to you, it's my face he sees" The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Brian	$500 [22] Cleveland dressing contains oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, paprika & the "dry" type of this condiment Mustard Charlotte	—	$500 [25] It's the Tokyo Stock Exchange's equivalent of the NYSE's Dow Jones Average Nikkei John Charlotte	$500 [5] This kind of poll could determine how many Americans believe you get warts by touching a frog Straw (warts) Brian

Double Jeopardy! Round

HAWAIIANS	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	SCIENCE & NATURE	WOMEN OF SONG	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	LITERATI
$200 [24] This entertainer, "The Divine Miss M", was born in Honolulu, where her father was a Navy house painter Bette Midler Brian	$200 [1] The DeVry Institute of Technology with campuses in several states began in 1931 in this Illinois city Chicago Charlotte	$200 [10] Some species of this marsupial in South America have a rudimentary pouch or no pouch at all Opossum Brian Charlotte	$200 [9] In 1993 she teamed up with Beavis & Butt-Head for a new recording of "I Got You Babe" Cher Charlotte	$200 [6] Several currents flow through this ocean, including the Brazil Current & the Labrador Current Atlantic Ocean Charlotte	$200 [18] This U.S. publishing family originally spelled its last name Scrivener Scribner John
$400 [25] Pres. Clinton's 1994 tribute to veterans of the WWII campaign in Italy included this Hawaiian senator Daniel Inouye Brian	$400 [2] Named for William Jennings Bryan, Bryan College was founded in this Tennessee city in 1930 Dayton	$400 [11] Varieties of this bulbous member of the lily family include the Darwin & the Duc Van Tol Tulip Charlotte	$400 [12] This "Blue Bayou" singer recently released an album of rock lullabyes called "Dedicated To The One I Love" Linda Ronstadt Charlotte	$400 [7] Kuwait's largest island, Bubiyan, lies in this gulf Persian Gulf Brian	$400 [19] Editor Maxwell Perkins accepted his "Look Homeward, Angel" when others thought it unpublishable Thomas Wolfe Brian John
$600 [28] Joseph De Veuster was the original name of this Belgian priest Father Damien Brian	$600 [3] This Cambridge, Mass. college was incorporated as the Soc. for the Collegiate Instruction of Women Radcliffe John	$600 [23] This container named for a Dutch city was one of the first devices used to store electricity Leyden jar Brian	$600 [13] Singing sisters Ann & Nancy Wilson formed this group in the 1970s Heart John	$600 [8] The valley of this river is also called the North Italian Plain Po John	$600 [20] This writer's great-grandfather, the inspiration for his John Sartoris, wrote "The White Rose Of Memphis" William Faulkner Charlotte
$1,000 [29] This 3-time Olympic gold medalist popularized the flutter kick Duke Kahanamoku Brian	$800 [4] Utica College is affiliated with this university in upstate New York Syracuse University Brian	$800 [26] The order caudata consists of newts & these tailed amphibians, including mudpuppies Salamanders Brian	$800 [14] Released in 1995, her "The Woman In Me" is now the all-time best-selling album by a female country artist Shania Twain John	$800 [16] The lowest point in Iran is 92 feet below sea level at the shore of this body of water on its northern border Caspian Sea Brian John	$1,000 [22] Eddie Rickenbacker scattered this "Guys and Dolls" author's ashes over Broadway Damon Runyon John
—	$1,000 [5] In 1996, after lifting a ban, this Waco, Texas university held the 1st on-campus dance in its 151-year history Baylor Brian	$1,000 [27] Van Maanen's Star, one of these small stars, is only about the size of Earth White dwarf Brian	$1,000 [15] In 1995 she won a Grammy for Female Rock Vocal for her hit "Come To My Window" Melissa Etheridge Brian	DD $1,000 [17] It's the only Central American country that does not border the Caribbean El Salvador John	DD $1,700 [21] He succeeded Margaret Fuller as editor of the transcendentalist journal The Dial in 1842 Ralph Waldo Emerson Charlotte

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. PRESIDENTS

The first & last to preside over exactly 48 states

William Howard Taft & Dwight Eisenhower

Charlotte "Who was Truman & Eisenhower?" — wagered $550

Brian "Who is Eisenhower?" — wagered $1,900

John "Who are Wilson & Truman?" — wagered $4,000

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