Show #2919 1997-04-17 (taped 1996-12-18) Regular

Contestants

Bruce Lamott — a teacher and conductor from San Francisco, California

Linda Fabrizio — a high school teacher from Denver, Colorado

Sue Keller — a ragtime piano player from Staten Island, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $28,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Sue	$700	$1,200	$7,500	$7,500 2nd place: Trip to the Whaler Hotel/Resort in Kaanapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii	$9,300 18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 2 DDs)
Linda	$500	$2,500	$7,700	$12,700 New champion: $12,700	$7,700 20 R, 1 W
Bruce	$900	$3,300	$4,300	$4,300 3rd place: Pair of Belair Seapearl Lithium 2000 Watches	$4,300 17 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC AMERICANS	SPECIAL DAYS	ACTORS IN '50s FILMS	GEOGRAPHY	HODGEPODGE	CLIO HALL OF FAME
$100 [3] This "Liberty or Death" orator declined an offer to be U.S. minister to Spain Patrick Henry Bruce	$100 [18] The Copts celebrate this holiday on January 7, 13 days after we've roasted all our chestnuts Christmas Linda	$100 [14] If you want to see Jack Palance play this famous Hun, look for "Sign of the Pagan" on the late show Attila Sue	$100 [10] If you include all the fjords & peninsulas, this country's coastline is more than 13,000 miles in length Norway Bruce	$100 [26] The record for the greatest number of these found in one hen's egg is 9 Yolks Sue	$100 [1] "Does She or Doesn't She?" Miss Clairol Linda
$200 [4] In October 1836 he took the oath of office as the first president of the Republic of Texas Sam Houston Bruce	$200 [22] International Boss' Day Off was proclaimed for this day on which Julius Caesar was offed March 15 (Ides of March) Bruce	$200 [15] He played Billy the Kid in "The Left-Handed Gun" in 1958, 11 years before he starred as Butch Cassidy Paul Newman Linda	$200 [11] Oman, Yemen & Kuwait lie on this large peninsula Arabian Peninsula Bruce	$200 [27] Iodine is part of the hormone thyroxine, produced by this gland Thyroid Bruce	$200 [2] "In The Driver's Seat" Hertz Bruce
$300 [5] This Puritan's first wife, Maria Cotton, was also his stepsister Increase Mather Linda Bruce	$300 [23] The Virgin Islands' Thanksgiving, usually in Oct., celebrates the end of this disastrous weather season Hurricane season Bruce	$300 [16] In "Tarantula" he played the pilot of a plane that napalmed a giant spider; talk about "Magnum Force" Clint Eastwood Linda	$300 [12] Lajes Field is a U.S. Air Force base in this Portuguese island group in the Atlantic Azores Sue	$300 [28] This martial art whose name means "The Way of Softness" was developed from jujitsu Judo Bruce	$300 [8] "Mean Joe Greene" & "Buy The World" Coca-Cola Linda
$400 [6] This famous frontierswoman cared for the sick during the 1878 smallpox epidemic in Deadwood, S.D. Calamity Jane Linda	$400 [24] Take a letter: the Wednesday of the last full week of April is devoted to these people; get your own coffee Secretaries Sue	$400 [17] Carrie Fisher's parents, they co-starred in "Bundle Of Joy" in 1956, the year Carrie was born Eddie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds Bruce	DD $300 [13] The name of this country on Hispaniola is from an Indian word meaning "Land of Mountains" Haiti Sue	$400 [29] This U.S. crime figure was born Maier Suchowljansky in 1902 Meyer Lansky Linda	$400 [9] "Three Brothers--- Mikey" Life cereal Bruce
$500 [7] The first president who had been a U.S. senator, he represented Virginia from 1790 to 1794 James Monroe	$500 [25] The national day for this toy is celebrated on Donald Duncan's birthday Yo-Yo Bruce	$500 [19] As a teenage actress, this co-star of TV's "Coach" appeared in "Marjorie Morningstar" with Natalie Wood Shelley Fabares Linda	$500 [21] This small Mideastern country's Bekaa Valley is a fertile farming area Lebanon	$500 [30] In 1879 the discovery of this artificial sweetener was announced Saccharin Linda	$500 [20] "Acapulco Diver" & "Watch On Propeller" Timex Bruce

Double Jeopardy! Round

BLACK JOURNALISTS	THE BIBLE	ANIMALS	THE BRITISH INVASION	WORLD NOVELISTS	STATE CAPITAL NICKNAMES
$200 [22] This "60 Minutes" correspondent hosted "Street Stories" on CBS 1992-93 Ed Bradley Sue	$200 [21] He killed Abel because God rejected his offering of crops yet accepted Abel's firstborn sheep Cain Linda	$200 [16] The largemouth species of this fish has a dark band along its side; the smallmouth species does not Bass Linda	$200 [11] Led by Mick Jagger, this group has been called the "World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band" The Rolling Stones Linda	$200 [1] In 1994 Kenzaburo Oe became the second novelist from this country to win the Nobel Prize Japan Linda	$200 [6] Referring to the seeming color of nearby hills, this Texas capital is "The City of the Violet Crown" Austin Bruce
$400 [27] William Raspberry won a 1994 Pulitzer for his column in this D.C. newspaper The Washington Post Sue	$400 [23] To build the temple, Solomon used wood from the fir, the olive & this tree of Lebanon Cedar Sue	$400 [17] The giraffe is the world's tallest mammal; this is the second tallest Elephant Linda	$400 [12] This manager of The Beatles managed Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas Brian Epstein Linda	$400 [2] The idiot of "The Idiot" is this Russian author's attempt to portray a truly good man Fyodor Dostoevsky Sue	$400 [7] "The Bluegrass Capital" Frankfort, Kentucky Linda
$600 [28] From 1910 to 1934 W.E.B. Du Bois edited Crisis, the magazine of this organization NAACP Sue	$600 [24] Rachel became jealous of Leah's fertility & told this husband, "Give me children, or else I die" Jacob Sue	$600 [18] Unlike wolves, this "prairie wolf" has expanded its range in this century Coyote Linda	$600 [13] In the 1965 film "Ferry Cross The Mersey", this group sang several songs, including the title tune Gerry and The Pacemakers Sue Bruce	$600 [3] 1994's "The Island of the Day Before" is the latest novel by this Italian professor Umberto Eco Sue	$600 [8] It's "The Hoosier Capital" & "The Railroad City" Indianapolis Sue Bruce
DD $700 [29] Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune is a regular member of this G.E.-sponsored TV "group" The McLaughlin Group Sue	$800 [25] This disciple's name may mean "Man of Kerioth" Judas Iscariot Bruce	$800 [19] The Phoenicians used a liquid from several species of this gastropod to make Tyrian purple dye Snail Sue Bruce	$800 [14] This British act, whose first U.S. hit was "Glad All Over", appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" 12 times The Dave Clark Five Linda	$800 [4] In 1982 a bust of this author was unveiled in Dublin to commemorate the centenary of his birth James Joyce Linda	$800 [9] It's the "Golden City" of the "Golden State" Sacramento Sue
$1,000 [30] In 1983 Robert Maynard bought this northern California city's Tribune newspaper Oakland Bruce	$1,000 [26] After Ahab married Jezebel, he adopted her worship of this god Baal Sue	$1,000 [20] This large South American rodent is also called a water pig Capybara Bruce	$1,000 [15] This duo's 1964 hit "A World Without Love" was written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Peter & Gordon Sue	$1,000 [5] This female South African's novels include "My Son's Story" and "A Sport of Nature" Nadine Gordimer Linda	DD $1,000 [10] "The Charter Oak City" Hartford Sue

Final Jeopardy!

THE WORLD OF MATHEMATICS

Of ancient people, only the Hindus, Babylonians & Mayans invented a symbol for this; the Mayans' is seen here:

zero

Bruce "What is zero?" — wagered $0

Sue "What is the equal sign?" — wagered $0

Linda "What is zero?" — wagered $5,000

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