Show #2905 1997-03-28 (taped 1996-12-11) Regular

Contestants

Michael Cahill — an attorney from Brightwaters, New York

George Miller — a radio broadcaster and writer from Northfield, Massachusetts

Spencer Parker — a recent college graduate from East Brunswick, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Spencer	$1,800	$3,000	$9,800	$13,601 2-day champion: $26,402	$8,600 22 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
George	$100	$2,600	$6,800	$3,799 3rd place: Panasonic IQ Series Palmcorder	$7,800 21 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Michael	$800	$800	$3,000	$6,000 2nd place: Motorola StarTac Cellular Phone & Daniel Mink Radica Watches	$4,000 12 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

ALBUQUERQUE	SOCIOLOGY	BREAKFAST FOODS	WORLD WAR I	CRAZY PHRASES	CELEBRITY SPOUSES
$100 [19] In population Albuquerque ranks in this position among New Mexico cities First George	$100 [10] It can be an underground refuge from nuclear attack or a place for the homeless to sleep Shelter Michael	$100 [17] These morning cupcakes come in bran, blueberry & lemon flavors Muffins George	$100 [1] 128 Americans died when the Germans sank this liner May 7, 1915 Lusitania Spencer	$100 [9] Bird name that completes the simile "Crazy as a..." loon Michael	$100 [6] Joanne Woodward Paul Newman Michael
$200 [20] In 1926 this famous highway passed through the city's central business district U.S. Route 66 Spencer	$200 [11] By definition a "DINK" has double income, but doesn't have these Kids Spencer George	$200 [18] This breakfast fruit lends its name to a serrated spoon Grapefruit Spencer	$200 [2] In January 1918 President Wilson proposed this set of war aims to bring about a just settlement of the war Fourteen Points Spencer	$200 [13] It's crazy to be "off" this type of chair Rocker Michael	$200 [7] Lauren Holly Jim Carrey Spencer
$300 [22] In 1975 Paul Allen & William Gates III founded this company in Albuquerque Microsoft George	$300 [14] It's a society in which the father is the tribal head & descent is traced through the male line Patriarchy Michael	$300 [23] The Belgian style of this honeycombed treat is often heaped with whipped cream & strawberries Waffles George	$300 [3] The Central Powers consisted of Germany, Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary & this empire Ottoman Empire Spencer	$300 [24] These toys represent one's common sense; don't "lose" them Marbles Spencer	$300 [8] Meg Ryan Dennis Quaid George
$400 [25] Located on this river, Albuquerque is the seat of Bernalillo County Rio Grande George	$400 [15] It's a "cinch" you know this term for the area of the Midwest & South noted for its religious fundamentalism "Bible Belt" Spencer George	$400 [29] Having less fat, Neufchatel is a healthier substitute for this bagel spread Cream cheese George	$400 [4] By a clause in this treaty, Germany was forced to accept responsibility for causing the war Treaty of Versailles Spencer	$400 [27] Edible Christmas gift that serves as a measure of nuttiness Fruitcake George	$400 [12] Rita Wilson Tom Hanks George
$500 [26] Every October Albuquerque holds an international fiesta of these aircraft Hot air balloons George	$500 [21] It's nonviolent refusal to obey a law on moral grounds; Thoreau wrote an essay on it Civil disobedience Spencer	$500 [30] Swiss doctor Max Bircher-Benner invented this mixture of cereal & fruit c. 1900 Muesli George	$500 [5] 368 Americans who died during the war are buried at this military cemetery near Waregem, Belgium Flanders Fields	DD $1,000 [28] Mercury poisoning & milliners gave us this phrase "Mad as a hatter" George	$500 [16] Iman David Bowie George

Double Jeopardy! Round

AFRICAN HISTORY	THE BODY HUMAN	ROCK MUSIC	U.S. GOVERNMENT	WINDMILLS	BOOKS & AUTHORS
$200 [7] Segregation was in effect long before this country formally introduced apartheid in 1948 South Africa George	$200 [13] The tarsus is the collective name for the 7 bones of this foot joint Ankle Spencer George	$200 [4] He's had 4 No. 1 hits:1 solo & 3 with Art Garfunkel Paul Simon Michael	$200 [14] He served as Attorney General under John F. Kennedy & Lyndon B. Johnson Robert F. Kennedy Spencer	$200 [25] The first windmill built to produce this type of power was built in 1890 Electric Spencer	$200 [1] In 1996 he simultaneously published "The Regulators" as Richard Bachman & "Desperation" under this name Stephen King Michael
$400 [12] Within 100 years of this religion's founding in Arabia, its followers dominated north Africa Islam George	$400 [21] Your floating ribs are so named because their ends don't attach to this bone Sternum/breastbone Spencer George	$400 [8] Kiki Dee & Rick Astley sang backup on his 1994 "Lion King" hit "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" Elton John Spencer	$400 [15] In 1870 this health post was created to direct the Marine Hospital Service Surgeon General Spencer	$400 [27] This historic French nightspot whose name means "Red Windmill" was originally a working red windmill Moulin Rouge George	$400 [2] Like his father's "The Killer Angels", Jeff Shaara's "Gods And Generals" is set during this war U.S. Civil War Michael
$600 [19] Italy's 1935 invasion of this country was the last European conquest on the continent Ethiopia George	$600 [23] These masses of tissue at the back of the throat are of 3 types: palatine, lingual & pharyngeal Tonsils George Michael	$600 [9] This performer's mother appeared in her 1984 video "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" Cyndi Lauper George	$600 [16] Under the law of presidential succession, it's the highest ranking cabinet position Secretary of State Spencer	$600 [28] Nautical term for the canvas-covered blades of a windmill Sails Spencer	$600 [3] James Patterson's novels include "Kiss The Girls" & this 1996 book named for a nursery rhyme pair Jack And Jill George
$800 [20] Mohammed Farah Aidid, a warlord of this country who battled U.S. forces in 1993, died in 1996 Somalia Spencer	DD $1,000 [24] Kupffer cells in this organ destroy worn out blood cells & filter bacteria Liver Michael	$800 [10] The title of a 1927 Hermann Hesse novel gave this "Born To Be Wild" group its name Steppenwolf George	$1,000 [18] It's known as the DOT Department of Transportation Michael	$800 [29] As a boy he built a model windmill; his calculus foe Gottfried Leibniz designed them as an adult Sir Isaac Newton Spencer	$800 [5] "The Silence of the Lambs" author Thomas Harris wrote this novel about a plot to blow up the Super Bowl Black Sunday Michael
$1,000 [22] At its independence in 1957, the Gold Coast took the name of this medieval west African empire Ghana Spencer	$1,000 [26] This large triangular muscle that covers the shoulder bends & extends the arm Deltoid George Michael	$1,000 [11] "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", this group's only Top 40 hit, was edited down from a 17-minute album cut Iron Butterfly Michael	DD $2,000 [17] Congress has met in more than 10 different capitol buildings, at least 5 of them in this state Pennsylvania Spencer	$1,000 [30] Famous in literature for its windmills, this dry region is in Spain's Ciudad Real province La Mancha	$1,000 [6] 1996's "Falling Up" is the first new verse collection in 15 years by this author of "The Giving Tree" Shel Silverstein

Final Jeopardy!

FILMS OF THE '30s

1933 film inspired by William Burden's 1926 Dutch East Indies trip & capture of the world's largest lizard

King Kong

Michael "What was King Kong?" — wagered $3,000

George "What is The Jungles Of Borneo?" — wagered $3,001

Spencer "What is King Kong?" — wagered $3,801

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