Show #2944 1997-05-22 (taped 1997-02-26) College Championship

1997 College Championship final game 1.

Contestants

Craig Barker — a freshman from the University of Michigan

Steven Bevier — a senior from Michigan State University

Mark Urciuolo — a sophomore from Marist College

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mark	$800	$2,900	$5,000	$2,500	$6,400 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Steven	$1,300	$1,300	$2,700	$0	$2,700 10 R, 1 W
Craig	$1,300	$2,700	$8,000	$5,500	$7,300 22 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 19th CENTURY	COLLEGE HODGEPODGE	SPORTS	NATURE	ADJECTIVES	NURSERY RHYME HEADLINES
$100 [1] Found near the Orange River in 1867, these gems started a rush to southern Africa Diamonds Steven	$100 [7] If you're in a coed school, you should know coed is short for this 13-letter word Coeducational Mark	$100 [3] Downhill is the most popular form of this sport, but many prefer cross-country Skiing Mark	$100 [16] The safflower is widely cultivated for its dye, & for this product obtained from its seeds Oil Mark Craig	$100 [21] Truthful, like Abe Lincoln Honest Craig	$100 [22] This animal "Jumps Over Moon; Scientists Amazed; Dog Laughs" Cow Craig
$200 [2] This American composer was known for his plantation melodies like "My Old Kentucky Home" Stephen Foster Craig	$200 [8] "Familial" term for the septet of schools also called the Seven Colleges Conference The Seven Sisters Craig	$200 [10] Mike Piazza's new $15 million contract with this L.A. team makes him the highest-paid baseball catcher Los Angeles Dodgers Steven	$200 [17] Rather than by birds or bees, coniferous trees are dependent on this for pollination Wind Craig	$200 [27] This adjective turns a "shave" into a narrow escape Close Mark	$200 [23] "School Invaded By Lamb"; this "Student Held Responsible" Mary Craig
$300 [4] In August 1807 this steamboat made the NYC to Albany round trip on the Hudson in 62 hours Clermont	$300 [9] Collective term for all the pupils enrolled at a college--not just the one with the best pecs Student body Steven	$300 [11] In 1997 this Greek-American won his second Australian Open title Pete Sampras Steven	$300 [18] Instead of bones, a shark's skeleton is made up of this material Cartilage Craig	$300 [28] It's the adjective in the title of Letterman's TV show Late Craig	$300 [24] "Fiddlers Three Now Appearing In" his "Court" Old King Cole Craig
DD $500 [5] Stirred by the French Revolution, the Belgians declared their independence from this country The Netherlands (Holland) Mark	$400 [14] The Key Reporter is a magazine published for members of this academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa Mark Craig	$400 [12] In 1997 this commentator & former Bears coach was named head coach of the New Orleans Saints Mike Ditka Steven	$400 [19] The heaviest rainfall comes from this type of cloud, also called a thunderhead Cumulonimbus Mark	$400 [29] It describes a feature found on the back of an animal, like the fin on a dolphin Dorsal Mark	$400 [25] He "Breaks Crown In Tumble Down Hill" Jack Craig
$500 [6] He offered his Red Shirts no pay; just "Hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles and death" Giuseppe Garibaldi Craig	$500 [15] From the Latin for "racecourse", it's the entire aggregate of courses offered by a college Curriculum Mark	$500 [13] This American cyclist who retired in 1994 was the first non-European to win the Tour de France Greg LeMond Mark	$500 [20] Whelks & periwinkles are marine varieties of this gastropod Snails	$500 [30] Something Mauritanian comes from Mauritania & something Mauritian is from this island country Mauritius	$500 [26] This girl "Missing After Arachnid Scare" Little Miss Muffet Mark

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY	LAWS	TRANSPORTATION	EXPLORERS	ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE	IN THE BOOKSTORE
$200 [11] The Tatar Strait separates Sakhalin Island & Siberia in this country Russia Steven	$200 [3] In 1977 Quebec passed a law forcing immigrants to educate their children in this language French Steven	$200 [26] Around 1914 the Gulf Oil Company became the first to give away these free guides to travelers Road maps	$200 [12] In the 1970s this oceanographer produced 40 one-hour TV shows while traveling the world aboard the Calypso Jacques Cousteau Mark	$200 [21] In this practice, heat or electricity may be applied to the skin in addition to needles Acupuncture Craig	$200 [1] "I'm Not Really Here" really is the title of this "Home Improvement" star's new book Tim Allen Mark
$400 [13] In Korean this South Korean capital's name means "capital" Seoul Craig	$400 [7] In 1996 this country's new rulers, the Taliban, forced Kabul's women to cover up from head to toe Afghanistan Mark	$400 [27] Construction & maintenance costs of this New York waterway were defrayed by tolls until 1882 Erie Canal Steven	$400 [17] This Spaniard who conquered Mexico previously had been mayor of Santiago, Cuba Hernando Cortes Mark	$400 [22] In 1975 Herbert Benson described the "relaxation response" evoked by TM, which stands for this Transcendental Meditation Craig	$400 [2] It's the title of Ellen Fein & Sherrie Schneider's book on capturing Mr. Right The Rules Craig
$600 [14] The base of this Sicilian volcano is about 100 miles in circumference Mount Etna Craig	$600 [8] The Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959 extended this 1947 act's restrictions on unions Taft-Hartley Craig	$600 [28] In the south Pacific an outrigger type of this craft has a framework for stability Canoe Steven	$600 [18] In 1005 this Norseman's brother Thorvald was killed by Indians, perhaps in what is now Labrador Leif Ericson Craig	$600 [23] D.D. Palmer, the inventor of this therapy, performed his first adjustment in 1895 Chiropractic Mark	$600 [4] Born in 1920, this outspoken ABC newsman made the bestseller lists with "Everyone Is Entitled To My Opinion" David Brinkley Craig
$800 [15] This river is only navigable for about 80 miles, from Lisbon to Abrantes, Portugal Tagus Craig	$800 [9] In 1996 Clinton & Dole argued about the 1993 act with these 2 types of "leave" in its name Family & Medical Leave Mark	$800 [29] In Japan this high-speed train shuttles passengers between cities at over 150 miles per hour Bullet train Steven	$800 [19] Some say it was Daytona Beach where, in April 1513, he first claimed land for Spain on the U.S. mainland Ponce de Leon Craig	$1,000 [25] This holistic approach to stress reduction involves monitoring involuntary body functions Biofeedback	$800 [5] Novelist Barbara Kingsolver's new book of essays is entitled "High Tide In" this second-largest Arizona city Tucson Steven Craig
DD $1,700 [16] The Neman River, Lithuania's longest, begins in Belarus & empties into this sea Baltic Sea Craig	$1,000 [10] A law requiring disclosure of sex offenders' whereabouts is called this, after a murdered girl Megan's Law Mark	$1,000 [30] This trade union includes chauffeurs, warehousemen & helpers Teamsters	$1,000 [20] In 1904 this Norwegian discovered that the magnetic poles were not fixed positions Roald Amundsen Craig	DD $1,500 [24] Panax, the genus name of this Chinese root, is derived from the word "panacea" Ginseng Mark	$1,000 [6] This "Circle Of Friends" author had a Christmas 1996 bestseller with "This Year It Will Be Different" Maeve Binchy

Final Jeopardy!

MONARCHS

Like his grandmother, Mary, Queen of Scots, this king was beheaded

Charles I

Steven "Who is James II" — wagered $2,700

Mark "Who is Charles X" — wagered $2,500

Craig "Who was James I" — wagered $2,500

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