Show #2923 1997-04-23 (taped 1997-01-14) Regular

Contestants

Bryan McKown — an archivist from Columbia, South Carolina

Roger Bauman — a financial analyst from St. Paul, Minnesota

Pam Storm — a lawyer from Hingham, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Pam	$1,300	$1,900	$3,900	$6,100 3rd place: Pair of Daniel Mink Bolero Watches	$3,900 12 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Roger	$1,100	$1,400	$10,800	$14,800 New champion: $14,800	$11,000 24 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Bryan	$1,100	$3,800	$6,400	$12,800 2nd place: Trip to Hotel Melia Don Pepe, Costa Del Sol, Spain	$6,400 21 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

18th CENTURY EUROPE	FAMILIAR PHRASES	PEOPLE ON STAMPS	PESTS	POT LUCK	COMPLETES THE '60s HIT
$100 [9] On Nov. 1, 1755 an earthquake devastated this Portuguese capital, killing tens of thousands Lisbon Bryan	$100 [17] It follows "When in Rome..." "Do as the Romans do" Pam	$100 [6] The small green light on this writer's stamp represents a symbol he used in "The Great Gatsby" F. Scott Fitzgerald Roger	$100 [26] East of the Rocky Mountains malaria is spread by the anopheles quadrimaculatus species of this insect Mosquito Bryan	$100 [14] Catoctin Mountain Park in northern Maryland is the site of this presidential retreat Camp David Pam	$100 [1] The Four Seasons' "Big Girls Don't..." Cry Roger
$200 [10] In 1717 Danes settled on St. John in this Caribbean island group; 16 years later Denmark bought St. Croix Virgin Islands Bryan	$200 [22] Long ago this was "as good as an ell"; now it's "as good as a mile" A miss Bryan	$200 [7] Amelia Earhart appears on a 1963 issue of this type of special purpose stamp Air Mail Roger	$200 [27] Guinness says this cat pest has been known to jump a height of 34 inches Flea Pam	$200 [15] Clark Mills' statue of this U.S. president stands in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter Andrew Jackson Roger	$200 [2] Herman's Hermits' "Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely..." Daughter Bryan
$300 [11] As early as the 1730s cuckoo clocks were made in this "woodsy" region of southwest Germany Black Forest Bryan	$300 [23] It precedes "And master of none" "A jack of all trades" Bryan	$300 [8] Though living presidents can't appear on U.S. stamps, this living 40th president is on Grenada's stamps Ronald Reagan Pam	$300 [28] In the colonies of these "white ants" 3 principal castes exist: workers, soldiers & reproductives Termites Roger	$300 [19] This breed of chicken is Rhode Island's state bird Rhode Island Red Bryan	$300 [3] Tommy James & The Shondells' "Hanky..." Panky Bryan
$400 [12] In 1719 this small principality was formed by consolidating the counties of Vaduz & Schellenberg Liechtenstein Pam Bryan	$400 [24] It's another way to "add insult to injury" using a common seasoning "Rub salt in one's wound" Pam	$400 [16] On June 24, 1996 this actor's stamp premiered on the Warner Bros. lot, where he made "East of Eden" James Dean Bryan	$400 [29] Encarta says this light-sensitive household insect can start to flee from danger within .054 seconds Cockroach Bryan	$400 [20] This Latin motto on our coins can be traced back to Virgil's "Moretum" in the first century B.C. E Pluribus Unum Pam	$400 [4] Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Them..." Goodbye Bryan
DD $500 [13] In 1745 she became the mistress of Louis XV, serving as his executive secretary for about 20 years Madame du Pompadour Pam	$500 [25] The phrase "Hope springs eternal in the human breast" sprang from his "Essay on Man" Alexander Pope Bryan	$500 [18] Tanzania wanted to print stamps honoring this Steven Tyler band but didn't, at the band's request Aerosmith Roger	$500 [30] This wingless household pest with 3 appendages at its tail eats anything containing paste, glue or starch Silverfish Bryan	$500 [21] In 1955 he was elected to the first of 12 2-year terms as president of the AFL-CIO George Meany Pam Roger	$500 [5] Elvis Presley's "Suspicious..." Minds Roger

Double Jeopardy! Round

MONARCHS	MY NAME IS BARBARA	RELIGION	THEATRE HISTORY	MOUNTAINS	EDGAR ALLAN POE
$200 [1] In 1976 he became the first reigning king of Spain to visit the Americas Juan Carlos Bryan	$200 [20] This celebrity interviewer grew up around celebrities; her father owned NYC's Latin Quarter nightclub Barbara Walters Roger	$200 [12] It's the religion of most of Guatemala's people Roman Catholic Bryan	$200 [16] Kuan Han-Ch'ing was a leading playwright of this country's Yuan dynasty China Bryan	$200 [6] This Greek mountain's peaks include Mytikas, Skolio & the Throne of Zeus Mount Olympus Roger	$200 [11] A 1949 book on Poe's life & works had an introduction by this psychoanalyst who died in 1939 Sigmund Freud Roger Bryan
$400 [2] She ascended the British throne in 1837 upon the death of her uncle, King William IV Queen Victoria Roger	$400 [21] Her roles include Glennis Yeager in "The Right Stuff" & Mary Magdalene in "The Last Temptation of Christ" Barbara Hershey Bryan	$400 [13] Practiced by the Soto sect, Zazen is a type of seated meditation in the Zen form of this religion Buddhism Roger	$400 [18] Laurence Olivier played the Button-Moulder in a 1944 revival of this playwright's "Peer Gynt" Henrik Ibsen Roger	$400 [7] Nepal's Sagarmatha National Park bears the local name of this peak which it surrounds Mount Everest Roger	$400 [17] In 1835's "The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall", Hans balloons 231,920 miles to this place The moon Pam
$600 [3] Saudi Arabia's King Fahd is a half brother of this monarch who was murdered in 1975 King Faisal Roger	$600 [22] She earned a 1996 Emmy nomination for playing prosecuting attorney Miriam Grasso on "Murder One" Barbara Bosson	$600 [14] Compiled in 712, the Kojiki, "Records of Ancient Matters", is one of this religion's oldest texts Shinto Roger	$600 [26] This "Antigone" author starred in his own play "Nausikaa" but later gave up acting Sophocles Roger	$600 [8] Of the summits of this Tanzanian mountain, Kibo is covered with ice & snow; Mawensi is usually clear Mount Kilimanjaro Roger	$600 [23] In "A Predicament", a woman's head becomes stuck in a large clock & the minute hand finally does this Decapitates her Roger
$800 [4] In 1961 this current queen earned a doctorate in law from the University of Leiden Queen Beatrix Roger	$800 [29] She appeared with Lassie in the 1949 film "The Sun Comes Up" before she played Beaver's mother on TV Barbara Billingsley Bryan	$800 [15] The Granth Sahib is the holy book of this religion known for its golden temple in Amritsar Sikhism Pam	$800 [27] In the 1500s the Gelosi troupe became famous for performing this Italian form of improvised comedy Commedia dell'arte Pam	DD $600 [9] Pico Bolivar, about 40 miles south of Lake Maracaibo, is this country's highest peak Venezuela Roger	$800 [24] This tale ends, "The Inquisition was in the hands of its enemies" "The Pit and the Pendulum" Roger
$1,000 [5] Under Communist pressure, this country's King Michael abdicated in 1947 after a 7-year reign Romania Bryan	—	$1,000 [19] This major Hindu god known for his avatars has a lucky curl of hair, called the Srivatsa, on his chest Vishnu Pam Roger	$1,000 [28] He wrote his 1st play, "The Beloved Bandit" , by himself, before he teamed up with George S. Kaufman Moss Hart Pam Bryan	$1,000 [10] Mount Hermon, Syria's highest point, lies on its western border with this country Lebanon Bryan	DD $1,000 [25] Name shared by the prince who held the masque of the red death & Miranda's father in "The Tempest" Prospero Roger

Final Jeopardy!

CONTEMPORARY AMERICANS

In December 1996 his reference to "Irrational Exuberance" sent stock prices plunging around the world

Alan Greenspan

Pam "Who is Alan Greenspan" — wagered $2,200

Bryan "Who is Greenspan?" — wagered $6,400

Roger "Who is Greenspan" — wagered $4,000

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