Show #2900 1997-03-21 (taped 1996-12-04) Regular

Contestants

Ned O'Rourke — a restaurant owner from Los Angeles, California

Robert Manuel — an analyst from San Francisco, California

Steve Douches — a high school math teacher from Fairfax, Virginia (whose 3-day cash winnings total $30,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Steve	$2,200	$3,600	$9,400	$4,800 2nd place: Trip to Hotel Melia Victoria, Palma de Majorca, Spain	$9,200 28 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Robert	$300	$2,950	$6,950	$10,950 New champion: $10,950	$6,700 16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Ned	$900	$300	$1,300	$1,300 3rd place: Panasonic Palmcorder Camcorder	$1,300 7 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

OPTICS	AMERICAN MUSEUMS	POP CULTURE	U.S. HISTORY	SMALL JOBS	ON "Q"
$100 [21] During World War II this company invented an infrared filter; the instant cameras came later Polaroid Steve	$100 [11] Scitrek is the science and technology museum of this Georgia capital Atlanta Steve	$100 [1] This "Kickboxer" star was a champion in the European Professional Karate Association Jean-Claude Van Damme Robert	$100 [6] This 1803 territorial acquisition gave the U.S. free navigation of the Mississippi River Louisiana Purchase Robert	$100 [22] This little Roman love god performs his matchmaking job with a bow & arrow Cupid Ned	$100 [13] Made with eggs, cheese & other fillings in a pastry shell, it's what real men don't eat Quiche Robert
$200 [27] Made of bronze in Biblical times, today they're often glass with a backing of a silver solution Mirrors Robert	$200 [12] You can ride a real trolley at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport in this state Maine Steve	$200 [2] His "Streets of Philadelphia" won him 4 1994 Grammys, including Song of the Year & Best Male Rock Vocal Bruce Springsteen Ned	$200 [7] At age 26 Jonathan Dayton of New Jersey was the youngest signer of this 1787 document The Constitution Steve Ned	$200 [23] The Munchkins toiled as slaves for this woman until a house fell on her The Wicked Witch of the East Steve Robert	$200 [14] Five of a kind siblings, like the Dionnes Quintuplets Steve
$300 [28] At the bottom of the Encarta article on this device are links to "optics" & "submarine" Periscope Steve Ned	$300 [18] Bill Clinton may know there's an oil and brine museum in Smackover in this state Arkansas Steve	$300 [3] In 1996 this strikeout king became the first player to have his uniform number retired by 3 teams Nolan Ryan Steve	$300 [8] On December 6, 1976 this congressman was chosen to replace Carl Albert as Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill Steve	$300 [24] To find a leprechaun, follow the tapping of his hammer as he busies himself making these Shoes	$300 [15] It's the term for the result when you divide one number by another Quotient Steve
$400 [29] Segments for reading, intermediate & distance make up this type of eyeglass lens Trifocals Steve	$400 [19] Naples in this state is home to Frannie's Teddy Bear Museum, which boasts more than 1,500 bears Florida Steve	$400 [4] Guitarist Richie Sambora of this group co-wrote Cher's hit "We All Sleep Alone" Bon Jovi Steve	$400 [9] In 1973 L. Patrick Gray resigned as head of this agency because he destroyed Watergate records FBI Ned	$400 [25] In the "Dilbert" comic strip, he's the evil director of human resources Catbert Ned	$400 [16] He wanted to ring Esmeralda's bells Quasimodo Steve
$500 [30] Fujitsu, NTT & Bell Labs have sent data down a strand of this at a rate of 1 trillion bits per second Optic fiber Robert	$500 [20] If you're crazy about quilts, you'll enjoy the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell in this state Massachusetts Robert	$500 [5] Pharaoh, Levi & Reuben are characters in this 1973 Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Steve	$500 [10] Successor to the Manhattan Project, this agency, the AEC, was established in 1946 Atomic Energy Commission Ned	DD $750 [26] Describing his job, this Shakespearean sprite says, "I jest to Oberon and make him smile" Puck Robert	$500 [17] Legally speaking, this Latin phrase means "something for something" Quid pro quo Robert

Double Jeopardy! Round

MILITARY GOVERNORS	OPERA	BIRDS	FAMOUS PAIRS	SOUTH AMERICAN CAPITALS	NOVEL TITLES
$200 [13] Benjamin Franklin "Beast" Butler was dismissed in 1862 as military governor of this Louisiana city New Orleans Steve	$200 [2] This "Messiah" composer's 1735 opera "Alcina" was based on the epic poem "Orlando Furioso" G.F. Handel Steve	$200 [29] These birds are called homers for short homing pigeons Steve	$200 [15] "Edelweiss" from "The Sound Of Music" was the last song they wrote together Rodgers & Hammerstein Steve	$200 [7] An airport in the coastal city of Callao serves this Peruvian capital Lima Steve	$200 [1] Buck has unfamiliar yearnings & stirrings when he hears it The Call of the Wild Robert
$400 [14] During Leonard Wood's 1899-1902 term as military governor of Cuba, this disease was brought under control Yellow fever Steve	$400 [12] Pietro Mascagni wrote his 1935 opera "Nerone" to glorify this dictator Benito Mussolini Steve Robert	$400 [28] The African gray species of this talkative bird is a popular pet Parrot Ned	$600 [18] Born of Chinese parents in 1811, they died in 1874, having literally lived their whole lives together Chang & Eng Bunker (Siamese twins) Robert	$400 [8] Avenida 18 de Julio runs through the main business district of this Uruguayan capital Montevideo Steve	$400 [3] It's a bloody head wound from being struck with a rifle butt The Red Badge of Courage Ned
$600 [16] Term for the military governor of Japan; the last one resigned in 1867 Shogun Robert Ned	$600 [19] Act I of this composer's "Don Giovanni" features the famous "Champagne Aria" W.A. Mozart Steve	$600 [26] These birds that return to San Juan Capistrano in March are of the cliff variety Swallows Steve Robert	$800 [20] This British pair won 4 consecutive ice dancing world championships 1981-84 Torvill & Dean Robert	$600 [9] This city just south of the Equator is the oldest of all South American capitals Quito, Ecuador Steve	$600 [4] Kill an old lady pawnbroker, get sent to Siberia Crime And Punishment Steve
$800 [24] He was military governor of Judea 26-36 A.D. Pontius Pilate Steve	$800 [21] This Leoncavallo opera ends with the words "La commedia e finita"--"The comedy is ended" Pagliacci Robert	$800 [27] You win the "prize" if you know this seabird was named for its stupidity in being easily caught Booby Ned	$1,000 [23] This standard encyclopedia first issued in 1912 was named for a pair of Lutheran ministers Funk & Wagnalls Steve	$800 [10] Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira was the leader of the 1950s movement to build this capital Brasilia Steve	DD $600 [6] Philip Marlowe isn't ready to say it to his friend Terry Lennox The Long Goodbye Steve
$1,000 [25] Appointed military governor of this Canadian city in 1760, Thomas Gage was made a major general in 1761 Montreal	$1,000 [22] Like "Carmen", Prokofiev's opera "The Duenna" takes place in this Spanish city Seville Robert	—	DD $1,200 [17] In early 1996 they celebrated their 15,000th live performance: [video clue] Siegfried & Roy Steve	$1,000 [11] Fueled by the oil industry, this capital has sprawled into the state of Miranda Caracas, Venezuela Robert	$800 [5] Al Manheim wonders this about an eager kid named Glick What Makes Sammy Run?

Final Jeopardy!

INVENTORS

Before the Monitor, John Ericsson designed a screw-driven steamboat & named it for this ancient Greek

Archimedes

Ned "Who are Maggie & Patrick" — wagered $0

Robert "Who is Archimedes? Hi, Mom!" — wagered $4,000

Steve "Who is Plato?" — wagered $4,600

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