Show #2914 1997-04-10 (taped 1996-12-17) Regular

Contestants

Rachel Berson — a homemaker from Danbury, Connecticut

John Foster — a product manager originally from Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Doug Szafran — a math teacher from Frederick, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Doug	$800	$1,200	$7,600	$15,200 2-day co-champion: $24,001	$10,000 20 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
John	$500	$3,800	$1,000	$1,050 2nd place: Trip & Cruise to The Moorings, Tortola, British Virgin Islands	$2,400 12 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Rachel	$2,400	$3,400	$7,600	$15,200 New co-champion: $15,200	$7,600 23 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 1990s	AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVALS	TELEVISION	THE PLANETS	FRENCH CUISINE	"C" YOU AT THE MOVIES
$100 [2] On August 28, 1990 he declared that Kuwait was now Iraq's 19th province Saddam Hussein Rachel	$100 [16] Lumberjacks might like Felton, California's picnic & music festival for players of this musical tool Saw John	$100 [1] The top show of 1976-77 was "Happy Days"; the following season it was this "Happy Days" spin-off Laverne & Shirley John	$100 [15] It's the third rock from the sun Earth Rachel	$100 [9] These little fish, which the French call anchois, are often served atop toast as an appetizer Anchovies Rachel	$100 [4] In titles of films, these 2 words precede "Madam", "Mister" & "Bwana" "Call Me" John
$200 [5] While visiting Ethiopia in 1995, this Egyptian president escaped an attempt on his life Hosni Mubarak Doug	$300 [24] This state has a Banjo-rama in Davison & a fiddlers jamboree in Grand Rapids Michigan Rachel	$200 [3] In 1996 shows, Steve Harvey, Mitch Mullany & Tom Rhodes all starred as characters with this profession Teaching Rachel	$200 [21] In August 1996 NASA announced life may have existed on this planet, based on evidence from a meteorite Mars Doug	$200 [10] Combine minced shallots with this bread spread to make beurre d'echalote Butter Rachel	$200 [14] Rodney Dangerfield wreaked havoc at a country club in this 1980 Chevy Chase comedy Caddyshack Doug
$300 [17] The world's largest money-wiring service, it was sold in September 1994 for $1.15 billion Western Union John	$400 [29] In July this largest New Mexico city hosts a 3-day mariachi spectacular Albuquerque John Rachel	$300 [6] She plays Dr. Michaela Quinn Jane Seymour John	$300 [22] In 1980 Voyager 1 revealed that 2 of this planet's rings are braided Saturn Rachel	$300 [11] Though French chefs most often make soup from this reptile, its flippers may be braised & served in sauce Turtle Rachel	$300 [23] Michael Crichton directed & wrote the screenplay for this medical thriller based on a Robin Cook novel Coma Doug John
$400 [18] In 1996 MOMA in New York added a 1963 XK-E model of this sports car to its collection Jaguar Rachel	$500 [30] This Rhode Island city known for its jazz festivals also has festivals for folk music & rhythm & blues Newport John Rachel	$400 [7] In a classic episode of this show, Chuckles the Clown, dressed as a peanut, is killed by an elephant The Mary Tyler Moore Show Doug	$400 [27] It's named for a mythical sea god Neptune Rachel	$400 [12] Cerises a l'allemande are these fruits preserved in vinegar & sugar for at least 2 weeks Cherries Rachel	$400 [25] Cary Grant was "game" to co-star with Audrey Hepburn in this romantic 1963 thriller Charade
$500 [19] In 1996 King Bhumibol Adulyadej of this country celebrated his 50th year on the throne Thailand John	DD $1,200 [20] In '95 the Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival in Florida had a group of snorkelers impersonating him:[video clue] Elvis Presley John	$500 [8] Frances Lear, considered the inspiration for this TV title character, passed away in 1996 Maude Rachel	$500 [28] Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered this tiny planet in 1930 Pluto Doug	$500 [13] Canard sauvage, the "wild" type of this bird, may be covered with sauce chambertin Duck Rachel	$500 [26] One of Garbo's last lines in this film is "I always look well when I'm near death" Camille Rachel

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE EMERALD ISLE	BLACK AMERICANS	REDHEADS	THE WHITE HOUSE	BLUE LITERATURE	GRAY MATTERS
$200 [2] Birnbaum's says there are over 10,000 of these in Ireland & 2,000 more in the north, a lot to "crawl" through Pubs Rachel	$200 [25] This one-time black Muslim leader was assassinated February 21, 1965 in New York City Malcolm X Rachel	$200 [1] This redheaded Aussie wife of Tom Cruise was actually born in Hawaii Nicole Kidman John	$200 [19] James Hoban, the original architect, supervised the rebuilding of the White House after this war War of 1812 Doug	$200 [15] This detective solved 1892's "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", but didn't have the guilty party arrested Sherlock Holmes Doug	$200 [10] Neurons & glia are the brain's 2 main types of these basic biological units Cells Rachel
$400 [7] Handel's "Messiah" had its premiere in this city that held its millennium celebration in 1988 Dublin John	$400 [26] This orator was born in 1817 in Tuckahoe, Maryland, the son of slave Harriet Bailey Frederick Douglass Doug	$400 [3] At a 1971 benefit show, she was honored as the "Comedienne of the Century" Lucille Ball Doug	$400 [20] The South Lawn once contained a tree house where she played while her father was president 1977-1981 Amy Carter Doug	$400 [16] "Any Woman's Blues" was a 1990 novel by this "Fear Of Flying" author Erica Jong Doug	$400 [11] Boron neutron capture therapy is an experimental treatment for these growths in the brain Tumors Doug
$800 [9] Most tourists come to this city to tour its glassworks; the original factory was founded in 1783 Waterford Rachel	$600 [27] This former surgeon general interned at the University of Minnesota Hospital Joycelyn Elders Rachel	$600 [4] This "Four Seasons" composer & ordained minister was nicknamed "Il Prete Rosso", the Red Priest Antonio Vivaldi Rachel	$600 [21] The Treaty Room, which Andrew Johnson used as his cabinet room, is next to this famous bedroom Lincoln Bedroom Rachel	$600 [17] 1873's "A Pair Of Blue Eyes" was the first novel he put his name on; "Far From The Madding Crowd" was second Thomas Hardy Doug	$600 [12] This hemisphere of the brain generally governs musical & artistic creativity Right Doug
$1,000 [30] There's a cycle of stories from this ancient province that includes tales of heroes like Cu Chulainn Ulster John	$800 [28] In 1988 this novelist won a Pulitzer Prize for her book "Beloved" Toni Morrison Doug	$800 [5] She had her say in a 1922 book, "Women, Morality And Birth Control" Margaret Sanger Doug	$800 [23] A sofa once owned by this Massachusetts orator is in the Green Room; speak of the devil.... Daniel Webster Doug	$800 [18] "To The Far Blue Mountains" was one of this western author's Sackett sagas Louis L'Amour	$800 [13] This "cerebral" layer has sensory, motor & associative areas, the latter helping you play "Jeopardy!" Cortex Doug
DD $2,400 [8] 3rd-largest city in Eire/Of its sites we never tire/Just walk around/& you'll be bound/To see it in its entire Limerick John	$1,000 [29] This winner of the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize was a star on UCLA's basketball team in the 1920s Ralph Bunche Doug	DD $2,400 [6] He completed his last play, "Buoyant Billions", when he was 92 George Bernard Shaw Doug	$1,000 [24] This president lived in Blair House for 4 years while the White House underwent a $5.8 million renovation Harry S. Truman Doug Rachel	$1,000 [22] "The Weary Blues" is a collection of verse by this Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes Rachel	$1,000 [14] To move messages around the brain, chemicals called neurotransmitters jump these 1/10,000,000-inch gaps Synapses Rachel

Final Jeopardy!

NAVAL HEROES

In a difficult situation George Dewey would ask himself, what would this man, his former commander, do?

Admiral David Farragut

John "Who is Farragut" — wagered $50

Rachel "Who was Farragut?" — wagered $7,600

Doug "Who was Farragut?" — wagered $7,600

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