Show #2945 1997-05-23 (taped 1997-02-26) College Championship

1997 College Championship final game 2.

Contestants

Craig Barker — a freshman from the University of Michigan (subtotal of $5,500)

Steven Bevier — a senior from Michigan State University (subtotal of $0)

Mark Urciuolo — a sophomore from Marist College (subtotal of $2,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mark	$900	$2,700	$7,300	$4,901	$7,300 19 R, 1 W
Steven	$2,000	$2,900	$3,700	$0	$3,500 15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Craig	$1,300	$3,200	$7,400	$11,900	$8,800 22 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

BIRDS	RECENT MOVIES	AROUND THE WORLD	FRIED FOOD	HEALTH & MEDICINE	"EX"TRA CREDIT
$100 [26] Able to run up to 40 MPH, this largest flightless bird is the world's fastest bird on land Ostrich Mark Craig	$100 [2] Alan Parker & Oliver Stone co-wrote the screenplay for this Madonna musical Evita Craig	$100 [1] He "discovered" the island of Saint-Barthelemy in 1493 & named it for his brother, Bartholomeo Christopher Columbus Craig	$100 [16] Associated with Asian cooking, it's frying over high heat while moving the food about Stir-frying Craig	$100 [11] Bad news for women--they're more than twice as likely as men to develop one of these severe headaches Migraines Steven	$100 [17] It's a synonym for a test Exam Steven
$200 [27] In areas with few trees, the redheaded species of this bird is known to damage telephone & telegraph poles Woodpecker Mark	$200 [3] Tom Cruise played this sports agent whose only remaining client was football player Rod Tidwell Jerry Maguire Craig	$200 [7] "Disney's Fantillusion!", a spectacular musical parade, debuted in this Asian city's Disneyland in 1995 Tokyo Craig	$200 [22] In England, this breakfast dish of bread dipped in an egg-milk mixture & fried is called "Poor Knights of Windsor" French toast Mark	$200 [12] The American Cancer Society says two-thirds of all cancers are linked to dietary factors & this habit Smoking Steven	$200 [18] To put out a fire Extinguish Mark
$300 [28] There are 2 families of this large bird: barn & typical Owls Mark Steven	$300 [4] This Tim Burton science fiction film was based on a series of Topps trading cards Mars Attacks! Steven	$300 [8] Bulgaria's is "Mila Rodino", which means "Dear Homeland" National anthem Craig	$300 [23] One of the most common ways to serve this organ meat is sauteed, with sauteed onions Liver Mark	$300 [13] A blow to the nose may cause this partition to become deviated Septum Steven	$300 [19] To exclude someone from the sacraments of the church Excommunicate Steven
$400 [29] In 1954 there were only 21 of these cranes in existence; the flock has since grown to about 200 Whooping cranes Steven	$400 [5] He's the scruffy title angel played by John Travolta in a 1996 film Michael Craig	$400 [9] Peru is almost twice as big as this second-largest U.S. state Texas Steven	$400 [24] Apple, corn & crab are popular types of these small fried-batter cakes Fritters Craig	$400 [14] Dr. David Ho, who's leading the fight against this disease, was named Time's Man of the Year for 1996 AIDS Mark	$400 [20] In the funnies, "!%?$" may take the place of a deleted one of these Expletive Steven
$500 [30] The American kestrel is the most common North American species of this bird related to the hawk Falcon Craig	$500 [6] Shirley MacLaine reprised her role as Aurora Greenway in this sequel to "Terms Of Endearment" The Evening Star Mark	DD $700 [10] Now in ruins, the temple complex of Angkor Thom in this country was built by Khmer ruler Jayavarman VII Cambodia (Kampuchea) Steven	$500 [25] Veal & this purple vegetable are the foods most often prepared alla parmigiana Eggplant Mark	$500 [15] This syndrome characterized by continual exhaustion is abbreviated CFS Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Craig	$500 [21] These circumstances make a criminal offense seem less serious Extenuating Craig

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC AMERICANS	ODDS & ENDS	1996 BIOGRAPHIES	ROMANCE LANGUAGES	OUTER SPACE	INTERIOR DESIGN
$200 [1] President who called Watergate "A burden I shall bear for every day of the life that is left to me" Richard Nixon Steven	$200 [11] This South American predator is also called the cannibal fish Piranha Craig	$200 [6] This escape artist who died in 1926 is called the "World's Handcuff King" in a new book by Kenneth Silverman Harry Houdini Craig	$200 [16] The romance languages all developed directly from this ancient tongue Latin Craig	$200 [17] Type of tailed object that hit Jupiter in 1994 & perhaps hit Earth in 65 million B.C., dooming the dinosaurs Comet Mark	$200 [26] Servants worked the Indian punkah, a ceiling type of this; modern bladed types use electricity Fans Mark
$400 [2] This dictionary compiler was descended from William Bradford, second governor of the Plymouth Colony Noah Webster Steven	$400 [12] Kenneth Buell, who had worked on the Gemini space program, helped design Luvs, a type of these Diapers Mark	$400 [7] Lee Daniels & Rachel Robinson's biography of this first black major leaguer features 301 photographs Jackie Robinson Steven	$400 [22] A sign in a store window in Spain may say "Ici On Parle Francais" meaning this Here we speak French Mark	$400 [18] In 1997 this planet, a morning star until May, will be an evening star for the rest of the year Venus Mark	$400 [27] The famed Persian types of these often feature floral designs & softly blended colors Rugs Mark
$600 [3] This interpreter for Lewis & Clark was also called Boinaiv, meaning "Grass Maiden" Sacajawea Craig	$600 [13] In 1978 Peter T. Coleman was sworn in as this "American" territory's first elected governor American Samoa Mark Craig	$600 [8] Geoffrey Perret titled his biography of this WWII general "Old Soldiers Never Die" Douglas MacArthur Craig	$600 [23] It's the official language of South America's largest country Portuguese (Brazil) Mark	$600 [19] The light & radio energy emitted by quasars may come from gases being sucked into these Black holes Mark	$600 [28] Since 1965 these illumination devices filled with glowing wax have given Americans a "volcanic" thrill Lava lamps Steven
$1,000 [5] In the 1870s a Nashville univ. was renamed for this shipping & railroad magnate who donated $1 million Cornelius Vanderbilt Craig	$800 [14] When he died in England in 1703, he left his famous diary to a nephew Samuel Pepys Steven Craig	$1,000 [10] In 1996 Peter Ackroyd pubilshed a biography of this poet who wrote "Songs of Innocence" in 1789 William Blake Steven	$800 [24] Romance languages are rich in diphthongs, combinations of these sounds, as in "sounds" Vowel sounds Craig	$800 [20] Galactic light's "shift" toward this color of the visible spectrum shows that the universe is expanding Red Craig	$800 [29] The old Boston Garden featured this flooring of patterned wooden strips Parquet Craig
DD $1,900 [4] In May 1857, 2 months after the Supreme Court ruled against him, this slave & his family were freed Dred Scott Craig	$1,000 [15] Women's Equality Day, August 26, celebrates the enactment of this number amendment in 1920 19th Amendment Mark	DD $2,500 [9] Ekaterina Gordeeva wrote "A Love Story" about this skater, her late husband Sergei Grinkov Craig	$1,000 [25] Works like "Sad Turtledove" made Ienachita Vacarescu a major poet in this eastern European language Romanian Craig	$1,000 [21] In the stellar type of this celestial event, one star in a binary system obscures the other Eclipse Mark	$1,000 [30] Juarez, Mexico is the world center of painting on this fabric, a symbol of kitsch (Black) Velvet Steven

Final Jeopardy!

GENESIS

The final word in Genesis is the name of this country

Egypt

Steven "What is Israel" — wagered $3,700

Mark "What is Israel? Hey Mom, Dad, Becca" — wagered $2,399

Craig "What is Egypt" — wagered $4,500

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