Show #2922 1997-04-22 (taped 1997-01-14) Regular

Contestants

Pam Storm — a lawyer from Hingham, Massachusetts

Jonathan Matte — a mathematics instructor from Meriden, Connecticut

Michael Steele — a medical secretary from Chicago, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Michael	$1,700	$3,400	$5,000	$9,000 3rd place: Whirlpool dishwasher & trash compactor	$4,900 21 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Jonathan	$1,700	$1,300	$5,900	$10,100 2nd place: a trip to Hotel Melia Victoria, Palma de Majorca, Spain	$3,700 13 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W
Pam	$400	$1,900	$6,100	$11,801 New champion: $11,801	$6,100 16 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD HISTORY	STATE FLAGS	AUTHORS' RHYME TIME	SCIENCE	NUTS	CANTANTES
$100 [3] Wladyslaw Gomulka was first secretary of this country's Communist party from 1956-1970 Poland Jonathan	$100 [16] The official seal, showing a Seminole woman, appears on this state's flag Florida Michael	$100 [1] Whitman's flaws Walt's faults Michael	$100 [26] The boundary between the mantle & this layer is called the Mohorovicic Discontinuity Crust Jonathan Pam	$100 [21] One reason for dyeing the shells of these nuts red is to make them stand out in the nut bowl Pistachios Michael	$100 [7] Last name of Enrique who's following in his father Julio's footsteps...er vocal cords Iglesias Michael
$200 [4] In 1517 the Ottoman Turks took this country & put a pasha in power; today a Mubarak rules Egypt Michael	$200 [17] The red "C" on this state's flag could stand for Centennial State, or the name of the state itself Colorado Michael	$200 [2] Beecher Stowe's lassos Harriet's lariats Jonathan	$200 [27] These 2 ducts lead from the ovaries to the uterus Fallopian tubes Pam	$200 [22] Some soaps & candles use oil pressed from copra, the dried white meat of this nut Coconut Pam	$200 [8] This "La Bamba" group from East L.A. has had a howling good time singing since 1973 Los Lobos Michael
$300 [5] In 1740 he became king of Prussia & elector of Brandenburg Frederick the Great	$300 [18] Alaska's flag features the North Star as well as this stellar configuration Big Dipper Michael	$300 [13] Lewis' kegs Carroll's barrels Michael	$300 [28] In the 1920s, Julius Nieuwland polymerized acetylene, added chlorine atoms & created this synthetic rubber Neoprene Pam	$300 [23] Most of these "spreading" American trees have been killed by a disease that started near New York City in 1904 Chestnut Jonathan Pam	$300 [9] "Mi Tierra" in 1993 was the 1st solo all-Spanish album for this Cuban-born "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" singer Gloria Estefan Michael
$400 [6] This Russian czar spent the last few years of his life composing a list of people he had murdered Ivan the Terrible Pam	DD $500 [19] An all-white palmetto tree appears in the center of this state's flag South Carolina Michael	$400 [14] Theodore's gushing hot springs Dreiser's geysers Jonathan	$400 [29] On July 10, 1996 scientists released close-up photos of Ganymede taken by this space probe Galileo Michael	$400 [24] Native to the Amazon jungle, these triangular nuts are rich in selenium, an antioxidant Brazil nuts Michael	$400 [10] He had a hit with "Just Another Day" on the English charts & "Otro Dia Mas" on the Latin charts Jon Secada
$500 [12] In 1513 this Spaniard made the first recorded European exploration of what is now the U.S. mainland Ponce de Leon Jonathan	$500 [20] This state's flag features its official seal on a white buffalo Wyoming Michael	$500 [15] John's scallions Bunyan's onions Jonathan	$500 [30] In 1993 Eugene & Carolyn Shoemaker & David Levy discovered a highly fragmented one of these Comet Pam	$500 [25] The plant that produces this kidney-shaped nut is related to poison ivy Cashew Pam	$500 [11] A school in East Harlem was named for this singer born blind in Puerto Rico in 1945 Jose Feliciano Michael

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT COUNTRIES	MEDICINE	FAMOUS NAMES	DRAMA	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	VEGAS MOVIES
$200 [11] In the 4th century B.C. Lycia was conquered by this Macedonian & absorbed into his empire Alexander the Great Jonathan Pam	$200 [22] Leukemia is marked by an uncontrolled proliferation of these blood cells White blood cells Jonathan	$200 [17] On September 26, 1820 this Kentuckian who cleared the Wilderness Road died in Missouri at age 85 Daniel Boone Pam	$200 [12] In this Tennessee Williams play, Big Daddy returns to his cotton plantation unaware that he's dying of cancer Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Michael	$200 [6] This New England school is known as M.I.T. for short Massachusetts Institute of Technology Michael	$200 [1] The December 1995 cover of Premiere magazine read this director "Makes Book on 'Casino' " Martin Scorsese Michael
$400 [28] Colchis on the Black Sea was the home of this object sought by Jason & the Argonauts Golden Fleece Jonathan	$400 [23] In 1970 this pediatrician authored "A Teenager's Guide to Life and Love" Dr. Benjamin Spock Pam	$400 [18] From 1946 to 1950 this future dictator was director general of Haiti's national public health service Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier Pam	$400 [13] Still running in London after 44 years, this Agatha Christie play is set at Monkswell Manor in a snowstorm The Mousetrap Jonathan	$400 [7] 4 students were killed & several others wounded at this university May 4, 1970 Kent State Jonathan	$400 [2] 1991 film in which Warren Beatty found if you build it they will come, even to the middle of a desert Bugsy Michael
$800 [29] This Biblical country of Hammurabi was once the country of Sumer Babylonia Michael Jonathan	$600 [24] Gerontology studies all aspects of aging; this branch of medicine treats the diseases of old age Geriatrics	$600 [19] Wounded at night by fellow Confederates at Chancellorsville, he died 8 days later Stonewall Jackson Pam	$800 [15] In this Hecht-MacArthur comedy, a group of reporters awaits the execution of an anarchist The Front Page Pam	$600 [8] The 1996 Rose Bowl pitted the USC Trojans against this Illinois school's Wildcats Northwestern Pam	$600 [3] Elizabeth Berkley bared more than her soul in this 1995 NC-17 rated Paul Verhoeven film Showgirls Michael
$1,000 [30] The capital of Assyria; Ashurbanipal founded a library there Nineveh	$800 [25] In the 2nd century this Greek physician showed that the brain controls the voice Galen Pam	$800 [20] In 1879 this inventor of a steel-making process was made a fellow in Britain's Royal Society Sir Henry Bessemer Jonathan	DD $900 [14] In "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial", Lt. Marek is tried for relieving him of command of the Caine Captain Queeg Jonathan	$800 [9] America's first chair of law was founded at this Virginia college in 1779 William & Mary Michael	$800 [4] This 1980 film could have been called "Dummar and Hughes" Melvin and Howard Pam
DD $2,500 [27] Bithynia on the Bosporus Strait is now part of this country Turkey Jonathan	$1,000 [26] Icterus is another name for this yellowing of the skin Jaundice Jonathan	$1,000 [21] When he died in 1917 this hero of Manila Bay was president of the General Board of the Navy George Dewey Pam	$1,000 [16] Dagmar, Christie, Katrin & Nels are the 4 children of a Norwegian immigrant couple in this John Van Druten play I Remember Mama	$1,000 [10] Referring to its oldest building, Nassau Hall, Old Nassau is a nickname for this Ivy League school Princeton Michael Jonathan	$1,000 [5] In this 1979 film Robert Redford steals a $12 million horse from a Vegas hotel; Jane Fonda follows him The Electric Horseman Michael

Final Jeopardy!

TRANSPORTATION

In 1910 the "Deutschland" inaugurated commercial passenger service in one of these

Zeppelin/dirigible

Michael "What is a zeppelin?" — wagered $4,000

Jonathan "What is a zeppelin?" — wagered $4,200

Pam "What is a zeppelin?" — wagered $5,701

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