Show #2915 1997-04-11 (taped 1996-12-17) Regular

Contestants

David Forman — a mathematician originally from Brooklyn, New York

Rachel Berson — a homemaker from Danbury, Connecticut (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,200)

Doug Szafran — a math teacher from Frederick, Maryland (whose 2-day cash winnings total $24,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Doug	$1,100	$3,100	$10,900	$10,900 2nd place: Bassett Legends dining room set & Enesco Intl. Collections earthenware	$11,900 27 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Rachel	$1,400	$1,900	$3,700	$2,400 3rd place: Whirlpool dishwasher & trash compactor	$3,700 10 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
David	$300	$2,200	$5,800	$10,901 New champion: $10,901	$5,200 15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

NOTABLE NAMES	ROCK MUSIC GEOGRAPHY	AGRICULTURE	LITERATURE	ODDS & ENDS	CROSSWORD CLUES "A"
$100 [12] On his return to England in 1836, he began setting down his theory of evolution Charles Darwin Doug	$100 [22] You can get down under to the music of this country's Hoodoo Gurus, Midnight Oil & INXS Australia David	$100 [1] This country usually produces almost one-third of the world's coffee crop Brazil David	$100 [17] This Dickens novel about a foundling is subtitled "The Parish Boy's Progress" Oliver Twist Doug	$100 [7] This company's New York Stock Exchange symbol is HNZ Heinz Rachel	$100 [2] Biblical boat(3) Ark Rachel
$200 [13] This czar died in the Russian city he named for his patron saint February 8, 1725 Peter the Great Doug	$200 [23] Punk precursors The MC5 were named for this "Motor City", their home base Detroit Doug	$200 [27] Nitrogen fertilizers are produced primarily from this gas Ammonia Doug David	$200 [18] His "Anna Karenina" was originally published in installments between 1875 & 1877 Leo Tolstoy Doug	$200 [8] With almost 3 million, this country leads the world in the number of active duty troops China	$200 [3] Wonderland waif(5) Alice Doug
$300 [14] At Moscow's American National Exhibition in 1959, they engaged in an impromptu "kitchen debate" Richard Nixon & Nikita Khrushchev Rachel	$300 [24] The songs of Jefferson Airplane were in the air during this city's 1967 "Summer Of Love" San Francisco David	$300 [28] It's the main labor union for migrant workers UFW (United Farm Workers)	$300 [19] It's the English title of Isabel Allende's novel "La Casa de los Espiritus" The House of the Spirits Doug	$300 [9] This 7-letter word can mean a transparent coating on a wood surface, or to apply the coating Varnish Doug David	$300 [4] "Baked" state(6) Alaska Doug
$400 [15] 5 Hawaiian kings assumed this name meaning "The Very Lonely One" or "The One Set Apart" Kamehameha Doug	$400 [25] Georgia college town that gave us R.E.M. & the B-52's Athens (home of the Univ. of Georgia) David	$400 [29] The Department of Agriculture's official seal features corn & this farm implement Plow Doug	$400 [20] William Dean Howells wrote of Silas Lapham & she wrote of "Silas Marner" George Eliot David	$400 [10] The "Phoenix" was the first newspaper to appear in the language of this Native American tribe Cherokee Doug	$400 [5] Letter-perfect soup(8) Alphabet Rachel
$500 [16] A clinic at Johns Hopkins hospital is named for this financier who had a penchant for sparkling jewelry James "Diamond Jim" Brady Rachel	$500 [26] Prince, a native of this city, pioneered the smooth, funky "sound" named for it Minneapolis Doug	$500 [30] More of the Earth's surface is covered by this grain than by any other food crop Wheat Doug	$500 [21] In this 1979 book Norman Mailer told the story of convicted killer Gary Gilmore The Executioner's Song David	$500 [11] In the presidential oath of office, this word can be substituted for "swear" Affirm David	DD $500 [6] It's close to Curacao(5) Aruba Rachel

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	TV ACTORS & ACTRESSES	NATURE	THE MIDWEST	THE CABINET	FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES
$200 [1] In 1978 this European country created a new canton for French-speaking Catholics Switzerland David	$200 [6] Harry Bratsburg is the real name of this character actor who played Colonel Potter on "MAS*H" Harry Morgan Doug	$200 [12] Chipmunks go into a sleeplike state called torpor during this winter period Hibernation Rachel	$200 [22] In mid-July 1995 this climatic extreme killed hundreds of Midwesterners, many elderly Heat wave Rachel	$200 [9] This head of the post office was part of the cabinet from William Barry in 1829 to Winton Blount in 1971 Postmaster General Doug	$200 [13] This 2-word French phrase is commonly used to wish someone a healthy, hearty meal Bon Appetit Doug
$400 [2] While mayor of Paris, he lost twice to Francois Mitterand in elections for the French presidency Jacques Chirac	$400 [7] She co-starred with her husband Bruce Boxleitner in the 1995 miniseries "Danielle Steel's Zoya" Melissa Gilbert	$400 [18] Though the small species that carpet damp forest areas are more familiar, these plants can grow a yard high Mosses Doug	$400 [24] Sedalia, Missouri, where Scott Joplin once lived, is known as the cradle of this style of music Rag/ragtime Rachel	$400 [15] Their "affairs" are the concern of secretary Jesse Brown Veterans David	$400 [14] The name of these noted Russian cavalrymen is from a Turkic word for "adventurer" Cossacks David
$600 [3] Beginning in 1947 about 6 million Muslims fled from India to this country carved from it Pakistan Doug	$600 [8] In October 1996 Anthony LaPaglia joined the cast of this series as wily attorney Jimmy Wyler Murder One David	$600 [19] The caracal, a short-tailed African wildcat, is a close relative of this short-tailed North American animal Bobcat Doug	$600 [26] This adjective is often applied to Midwesterners' accents as well as to the Midwestern landscape Flat Doug	$800 [17] From 1801 to 1804 Levi Lincoln was Attorney General; from 1881 to 1885 this Lincoln was Secretary of War Robert Lincoln Doug	$600 [23] They're the German equivalents of Mr. & Mrs. Herr und Frau Doug
DD $1,000 [4] During the 18th century, England gained control over the Miskito Indians in Honduras & this country Nicaragua Doug	$800 [10] Now an "ER" doctor, he played Helen Hunt's teenage brother on the 1980s sitcom "It Takes Two" Anthony Edwards	$800 [20] A cylindrical sea creature is named for this salad ingredient Cucumber Doug	$800 [27] From around 1885 to 1910 the political machine of George "Boss" Cox ran this southern Ohio metropolis Cincinnati David	$1,000 [29] He ran against Wilson for pres., served Harding & Coolidge as Secretary of State & became a chief justice Charles Evans Hughes David	$800 [25] It's how you say "Thank You" in Japanese Arigato Doug
$1,000 [5] In 1772 this empress participated in the first partition of Poland, acquiring Galicia for Austria Maria Theresa Rachel	$1,000 [11] Film fans know him as Brad in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"; now he's the mayor of NYC on "Spin City" Barry Bostwick Doug	$1,000 [21] The extinct "great" species of this penguinlike seabird couldn't fly; living types can Auk Doug	$1,000 [28] The families of Midwesterners Thorstein Veblen & Knute Rockne came from this Scandinavian country Norway David	DD $1,200 [16] Famous people in this post have included Albert Fall, Stewart Udall & James Watt Secretary of the Interior David	$1,000 [30] This Dutch word can refer to a violent situation, or to a whirlpool Maelstrom Doug

Final Jeopardy!

PLAYWRIGHTS

The hero of this playwright's Absurdist novel "Watt" works for a mysterious Mr. Knott, who never appears

Samuel Beckett

Rachel "Who is Neil Simon" — wagered $1,300

David "Who is Becket?" — wagered $5,101

Doug "Who is my fourth period class?" — wagered $0

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