Show #2897 1997-03-18 (taped 1996-12-04) Regular

Contestants

Sandy Lowe — an attorney from Austin, Texas

Steve Douches — a high school math teacher from Fairfax, Virginia

Liz Klausky — a registered nurse from Port Orange, Florida (whose 2-day cash winnings total $11,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Liz	$1,300	$4,100	$4,700	$4,200 2nd place: Trip to Hotel Melia Don Pepe, Costa Del Sol, Spain	$4,700 18 R, 3 W
Steve	$1,800	$2,300	$7,000	$4,599 New champion: $4,599	$7,800 22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Sandy	$200	$900	$4,100	$1 3rd place: Franchi Menotti Sports Watch	$3,700 10 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS	EXPLORERS	1980s ROCK MUSIC	JAPAN	HODGEPODGE	ANIMAL PHRASES
$100 [16] Shrinking or not, this flower symbolizes modesty Violet Sandy	$100 [11] Francisco Pizarro was with him when he claimed the Pacific Ocean for Spain September 29, 1513 Vasco de Balboa Steve	$100 [1] His song "Starting Over" became a transatlantic hit just after his December 1980 murder John Lennon Liz	$100 [17] In 1953 this broadcasting medium was inaugurated in Japan by Nippon Hoso Kyokai or NHK Television Steve	$100 [6] "Currency" used to pay for the delivery of "letters" in the kids' game of Post Office Kisses Liz	$100 [22] Proverbially speaking, they "flock together" Birds of a feather Liz
$200 [27] A white one of these says "silence"; a red one says "I love you" Rose Steve	$200 [12] In 1962 this future Apollo 11 commander was chosen by NASA as the first civilian astronaut Neil Armstrong Steve	$200 [2] Before reaching stardom with "You Give Good Love", she had a short career as a model Whitney Houston Steve	$200 [18] This equivalent of Mr. or Ms. is commonly added to a name as a sign of respect -san Steve	$200 [7] In 1971 Volvo introduced a warning light to remind you to do this Fasten your seat belt Sandy	$200 [23] To prevent trouble, it's best if you "let" these "dogs lie" Sleeping dogs Liz
$300 [28] Since oleander means this, you can post a warning sign, "Oleander Of The Dog" Beware Sandy	$300 [13] In addition to claiming Virginia for England in 1584, he led 2 expeditions to the Orinoco River Sir Walter Raleigh Liz	$300 [3] Exposure on "Family Ties" in 1985 repopularized "At This Moment" by Billy Vera & this group The Beaters Steve	$300 [19] This ceremony is called chado, chanoyu or sado in Japanese Tea ceremony Liz	$300 [8] Spelling of the kitchen tool whose phonetic spelling is "SPACH-oo-luh" S-P-A-T-U-L-A Liz	$300 [24] To ward off hunger is to keep this animal "from the door" Wolf Sandy
$400 [30] Used in chains, these field flowers mean "I will think of it"; give me your question, do Daisies Liz	$400 [14] This conqueror of Mount Everest was in the first group to climb the southern face of New Zealand's Mount Cook Sir Edmund Hillary Steve	DD $500 [4] In the 1980s this pair heard here surpassed the Everly Brothers as the rock era's top charting duo: [audio clue: "You're out of touch..."] Hall & Oates Steve	$400 [20] Japan's first railway line ran for 18 miles from Tokyo to this city, Japan's largest port Yokohama Liz Steve	$400 [9] Category on this board that's a synonym for gallimaufry Hodgepodge	$400 [25] This feline expression means to look guilty but smug "Looking like the cat who ate the canary" Liz
$500 [29] Both naturally & mythically, this flower symbolizes egotism or self-love Narcissus Liz	$500 [15] In 1605 this Frenchman wrote a detailed account of the Cape Cod area Samuel de Champlain Liz	$500 [5] 1 of 3 duet partners with whom Kenny Rogers reached the Top 10 on the pop charts in the '80s Kim Carnes, Sheena Easton or Dolly Parton Liz	$500 [21] In the Kyoto area one of these floor mats generally measures 6.3 by 3.1 feet Tatami mats	$500 [10] A number with factors of only 1 & itself; a 1742 theory says all even numbers over 2 are the sum of 2 of them Prime numbers Steve	$500 [26] This 2-word rhyming phrase is used to describe a highly skilled or clever lawyer Legal eagle

Double Jeopardy! Round

LITERATURE	THE 1950s	AMERICANA	ADVERTISING	EARTH SCIENCE	MOVIES ABOUT THE MOVIES
$200 [16] Charles Dickens ended this story with the line "God bless us, every one!" A Christmas Carol Steve	$200 [12] In 1950 a live version of this symbol for forest fire prevention was found Smokey the Bear Steve	$200 [2] Grand Island in this Cornhusker State is home to an annual event called Husker Harvest Days Nebraska Liz	$200 [24] An advertiser who buys time on a TV show, sometimes the whole program Sponsor Steve	$200 [27] This central part of the Earth is larger than the planet Mars Core Sandy	$200 [7] In this "MAS*H" star's 1986 film "Sweet Liberty", he plays a professor whose historical novel is filmed Alan Alda Steve
$400 [18] "The Last Temptation Of Christ" has this many chapters, the traditional number of years of Jesus' life 33 Sandy	$400 [13] Completes the 1952 presidential campaign slogan of a Walt Kelly comic strip star "I Go..." Pogo Steve	$400 [3] The large star in the center of its state seal is adorned with symbols of the 5 Civilized Tribes Oklahoma Sandy	$400 [25] Effective Jan. 2, 1971 ads for these were banned from U.S. TV Cigarettes Sandy	$400 [20] The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface directly above where one of these occurs Earthquake Steve	$400 [8] This Carrie Fisher book about movie actresses was made into a movie in 1990 Postcards from the Edge Steve
$600 [19] In "The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow", Abraham Van Brunt, a rival of Ichabod Crane, is better known by this name Brom Bones	$600 [14] On Sept. 23, 1952 Richard Nixon admitted his family had received this one gift from his life in politics Checkers the dog Steve	$600 [4] The Virginia Film Festival unspools at the University of Virginia in this city Charlottesville Steve	$800 [29] 10-letter term for the person who prepares the text of an ad copywriter Liz	$600 [1] Ranking below anthracite, it's the most common type of coal Bituminous Liz Sandy	$600 [9] In this 1992 Robert Altman film, Tim Robbins gets angry messages from a screenwriter he's snubbed The Player Steve
$800 [21] To research this novel, Irving Stone stayed in Van Gogh's asylum cell Lust For Life Liz	$800 [15] In November 1959 Ford announced it was ending production of this car that caused a $250 million loss Edsel Liz	DD $900 [5] From late Oct.-Dec. thousands of bald eagles gather at the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve in this state Alaska Steve	$1,000 [28] This type of advertising that works below one's level of awareness was much discussed in the 1970s Subliminal advertising Sandy	$800 [23] In 1990 scientists discovered hydrothermal vents on the floor of this Russian lake Lake Baikal	$800 [10] Spalding Gray relates his experiences making this 1984 film in 1987's "Swimming To Cambodia" The Killing Fields Steve
$1,000 [22] Paul Riesling, this Sinclair Lewis realtor's one true friend, shoots his wife & is sent to prison George Babbitt Steve	$1,000 [17] 5 days before the statute of limitations ran out, the FBI solved this Jan. 17, 1950 robbery Brinks Robbery Liz	$1,000 [6] This Hawaiian island near Molokai was once called the world's largest pineapple plantation Lanai Liz	—	DD $1,400 [26] The broad, craterlike basin of a volcano is referred to by this Spanish term Caldera Sandy	$1,000 [11] This French director played a director in his 1973 film "Day For Night" Francois Truffaut Liz

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD CAPITALS

This European city is alphabetically last among the world's national capitals

Zagreb, Croatia

Sandy "What is Warsaw" — wagered $4,099

Liz "What is Zurich, Switzerland?" — wagered $500

Steve "What is Zurich" — wagered $2,401

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