Show #2899 1997-03-20 (taped 1996-12-04) Regular

Contestants

Linda Johnson — a reading teacher from Wilmington, Illinois

Scott Knecht — a teacher of religion from Chino, California

Steve Douches — a high school math teacher from Fairfax, Virginia (whose 2-day cash winnings total $19,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Steve	$2,800	$4,900	$13,200	$10,800 3-day champion: $30,000	$12,900 34 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Scott	$-300	$1,200	$2,000	$4,000 2nd place: Trip to Grand Hotel Bahia Del Duque, Tenerife, Canary Islands	$2,000 10 R, 1 W
Linda	$700	$1,200	$3,400	$1,400 3rd place: Amana E-Z Reach Refrigerator/Freezer	$3,400 6 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT LIFE	CATHEDRALS & CHURCHES	17th CENTURY AMERICA	THE MOVIES	RHYME TIME	INTERNATIONAL CUISINE
$100 [19] To make these lighter & more efficient, the Mesopotamians added spokes Wheels Scott	$100 [1] The church of Trinita Del Monti soars high above the Spanish Steps in this city Rome Steve	$100 [16] Within 7 months of this colony's founding in 1607, 73 colonists had died of disease & starvation; 32 survived Jamestown Scott	$100 [6] Dorothy was the nickname of a data collection device placed in the vortex of a tornado in this 1996 film Twister Steve	$100 [11] Holiday celebrating the first of the fifth month, or an S.O.S. May Day Steve	$300 [25] American hog maw is similar to this Scottish dish Haggis Steve
$200 [20] Homo habilis is considered the first of our ancestors to fashion these items Tools Scott	$200 [2] 6 golden domes were added to this capital's Annunciation Cathedral during the reign of Ivan the Terrible Moscow Scott	$200 [17] By 1665 the New Haven Colony was absorbed by this colony Connecticut Steve	$300 [8] In November 1995 this second "Ace Ventura" film had the biggest 3-day opening of any comedy in history Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Linda	$200 [12] To disdain an eared vegetable Scorn corn Steve	$400 [26] In Spanish, Mexico's salsa borracha means "drunken sauce", as it contains this potent potable Tequila Steve
$300 [21] The first of these contests, held in 776 B.C., consisted only of a 200-yard foot race Olympic games Steve	$300 [3] You can see the Black Prince's knightwear, as well as his tomb, at this English cathedral & pilgrimage site Canterbury Steve	$300 [18] In 1636 he established Rhode Island's first permanent European settlement at Providence Roger Williams Scott	$400 [9] In "Mission: Impossible", Jon Voight played this role that Peter Graves had played on television Mr. Phelps Linda	$300 [13] It's where Pele stores his ball Soccer locker Steve	$500 [27] The 2 meats in saltimbocca Veal & ham Steve
$400 [23] The Phoenicians were famous for hair dye of this color Red/purple Scott	$400 [4] St. Andrew's Church in this Ukranian city stands on a site where St. Andrew reputedly erected a cross Kiev Steve	$400 [22] The Mennonites were the first from this country to found a permanent settlement in America Germany Scott	$500 [10] Her role as Connie Doyle in "Mrs. Winterbourne" was her first since becoming a talk show host Ricki Lake Steve	$400 [14] A perch platter Fish dish Steve	—
$500 [24] The chew stick of ancient Egypt was a primitive form of this modern hygienic implement Toothbrush Steve	$500 [5] Many Polish kings are buried in Wawel Cathedral on Wawel Hill in this city, once the capital of Poland Krakow Scott	$500 [28] On April 6, 1650 he granted Maryland a bicameral legislature Cecil Calvert (the 2nd Lord Baltimore) Steve	DD $800 [7] The action seen here occurs one day before this holiday: [video clue] Independence Day/ 4th of July Steve	$500 [15] It's the second of 3 violins in a row Middle fiddle Linda	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

ASIAN AMERICANS	U.S. CITIES	EXPLORERS IN SCIENCE	AWARDS	VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES	MUSIC & LITERATURE
$200 [21] Tom Matano designed this automaker's sporty Miata Mazda Steve	$200 [1] The famous Tournament of Roses Parade was first held in this California city in 1890 Pasadena Scott	$200 [25] Besides discovering a comet's orbit, he theorized the Aurora Borealis was of magnetic origin Edmond Halley Steve	$200 [11] In 1909 this pair became the first to receive the Smithsonian Institution's Langley Medal for Aviation The Wright Brothers Steve	$200 [16] His running mate was Pat Choate H. Ross Perot Steve	$200 [6] Edgar Stillman Kelley's symphony "Gulliver" was inspired by a novel by this satirist Jonathan Swift Scott
$400 [22] She wrote corporate reports before having the joy to luck into the bestselling novelists club Amy Tan Steve	$400 [2] This Utah city originally had the word "great" in its name, like the body of water Salt Lake City Scott	$400 [26] In 1926 Drs. Murphy & Minot fed patients a half pound of this organ meat a day to treat pernicious anemia Liver Linda	$400 [12] In 1966 this St. Louis structure was awarded the Henry Bacon Medal by the American Institute of Architects Gateway Arch Steve	$400 [17] From 1974 to 1978 she was an assistant district attorney in Queens, New York Geraldine Ferraro Steve	$400 [7] Charles Ives named the fourth movement of his "Concord Sonata" for this man who pondered a pond Henry David Thoreau Steve
$600 [23] Seiji Ozawa appeared on an old "What's My Line", with this as his profession Conductor	$600 [3] Kansas City, Kansas is the twin city of Kansas City in this state Missouri Steve	$600 [27] Correctly, John Dalton said all matter was made of these; incorrectly, he claimed they were indivisible Atoms Steve	$600 [13] His "New Hampshire: A Poem With Notes and Grace Notes" won a 1924 Pulitzer Prize Robert Frost Steve	$600 [18] His vice presidential candidates were John J. Sparkman in 1952 & Estes Kefauver in 1956 Adlai Stevenson Steve	$600 [8] Donizetti wrote an opera based on this British lord's poem "Parisina" Lord Byron Steve
$800 [24] In 1973 this former helmsman of the starship Enterprise ran for a seat on the L.A. city council George Takei Linda	$800 [4] This Mississippi city is home to the Elvis Presley Park & Memorial Chapel Tupelo Steve	$800 [29] Around 1784-85 Henry Cavendish discovered that when he combined hydrogen & air it exploded & produced this Water Steve	$800 [14] This African country established an award called The Order of the Queen of Sheba Ethiopia Steve	$1,000 [20] In 1980 Patrick J. Lucey was this independent candidate's vice presidential running mate John Anderson Steve	$800 [9] This "Pomp & Circumstance" composer named an overture for the 14 C. author Froissart, whom he admired Edward Elgar Steve
$1,000 [28] In March 1988 this David Henry Hwang play debuted on Broadway M. Butterfly Steve	DD $2,000 [5] From Spanish, the name of this Texas city refers to the yellowish banks of a nearby stream Amarillo Steve	$1,000 [30] Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek, who made these devices, willed 26 of them to the British Royal Society microscopes Linda	$1,000 [15] His cookbook of "Favorites from The New York Times" won R.T. French's Tastemaker Award Craig Claiborne	DD $1,300 [19] In 1972 this man replaced Thomas Eagleton as George McGovern's running mate Sargent Shriver Steve	$1,000 [10] Each movement in this 1888 suite by Rimsky-Korsakov is based on a tale spun to enthrall a sultan Scheherazade Steve

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC SHIPS

The state silver serving pieces in Augusta's executive mansion were salvaged from this ship

U.S.S. Maine

Scott "What is the Maine" — wagered $2,000

Linda "What was Old Ironsides? :(" — wagered $2,000

Steve "What is Titanic?" — wagered $2,400

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