Show #3054 1997-12-04 Regular

Contestants

Denise Mikrut — a high school teacher from Manteno, Illinois

Cathy Shaffer — a deputy prosecuting attorney from Shoreline, Washington

Tom Castelazo — a middle school teacher originally from Fresno, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $14,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tom	$1,000	$2,400	$8,500	$3,700 2nd place: Zenith 35" Big Screen Television & Bush Home Theater Center	$7,400 19 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Cathy	$1,100	$1,800	$3,600	$100 3rd place: Monorail Desktop PC	$3,600 15 R, 5 W
Denise	$300	$1,600	$5,700	$10,700 New champion: $10,700	$5,000 16 R (including 1 DD), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

ANIMALS	WORLD HISTORY	TELEVISION	CANNIBAL CUISINE	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	MONOSYLLABLES
$100 [7] In a matter of minutes, a school of these South American fish can reduce a large mammal to a skeleton Piranha Tom	$100 [2] In 1934 & 1935 this Chinese Communist leader led the Red Army on the "Long March" Mao Tse-tung Tom	$100 [1] In January 1997 he bid a tearful farewell after almost 15 years as "Today" Show co-host Bryant Gumbel Denise	$100 [26] When a simple salad won't do, a cannibal might feed on "Hearts of" this tree Palm Cathy	$100 [21] Encarta says this Massachusetts school has the largest private endowment of any university in the world Harvard Denise	$100 [16] It's the contraction for "am not" & it is in the dictionary ain't Cathy Denise
$200 [8] A popular performer at aquariums, this dolphin is named for the shape of its snout Bottlenose dolphin Cathy	$200 [3] In 1826 this Low Country established its first tea plantations on Java the Netherlands (Holland) Tom Denise	$200 [12] Formerly Rhoda's sister Brenda, Julie Kavner now provides the voice of this Simpson matriarch Marge Simpson Tom	$200 [27] After a hard day, a cannibal might kick off his shoes & dine on filet of this fish Sole Tom	$200 [22] This Baltimore university is noted for its medical school & the Peabody Conservatory of Music Johns Hopkins Cathy	$200 [17] Under calmer circumstances, this interjection is a word for the male human being Man! Denise
$300 [9] These swift felines of Africa & Asia are also known as "hunting leopards" Cheetahs Denise	$300 [4] Before the Battle of Trafalgar, he told his fleet, "England expects every man will do his duty" Lord Nelson Cathy	$300 [13] In 1996 Anthony Edwards & Eric Roberts starred in a TV adaptation of this Truman Capote tale In Cold Blood Tom Cathy	$300 [28] A well-stocked cannibal kitchen would be armed with this tubular pasta, a favorite with cannibal kids Elbow macaroni	$300 [23] This university near Palo Alto, California was founded by a railroad magnate & named for his son Stanford Tom	$300 [18] This expression of gratitude also refers to one's grateful feelings Thanks
$400 [10] The name of this graceful antelope may remind you of a classic Chevy an impala Cathy Denise	$400 [5] Stephen I, the son of a Magyar prince, became king of this country in 1000 A.D. Hungary Denise	$400 [14] Premiering in 1997 & set in a California coastal community, it's Aaron Spelling's first daytime soap Sunset Beach Tom Denise	$400 [29] For dessert a cannibal might indulge on ice cream & this delicate sponge cake shaped like a feminine digit Ladyfingers Tom	$400 [24] This Canadian region's Aurora College, formerly Arctic College, has its main campus in Yellowknife Northwest Territories Cathy Denise	$400 [19] This slang noun for a painful injury comes from what you say when you get hurt Ouch Cathy
$500 [11] These Arctic rodents famous for their mass migrations are a favorite food of the snowy owl Lemmings Tom	$500 [6] In 1920 the League of Nations gave this country a mandate to administer the territory of Namibia South Africa Cathy	$500 [15] From 1985 to 1992 Richard Dean Anderson played this resourceful agent for the Phoenix Foundation MacGyver Denise	DD $500 [30] A favorite among cannibals is this sausage or jellied meat called fromage de tete in France Head cheese Tom	$500 [25] This country had no university until 1986, when Sultan Qaboos University opened in the Muscat area Oman Denise	$500 [20] An expression of disdain, or a "Bear of very little brain" Pooh Cathy

Double Jeopardy! Round

LESSER-KNOWN MOVIES	METALS	ART & ARTISTS	LANGUAGES	AMERICAN LITERATURE	TAKING YOUR "Q"
$200 [22] Molly Ringwald played Cordelia in Jean-Luc Godard's unique version of this tragedy King Lear Cathy	$200 [16] The addition of chromium to this alloy makes it extra strong & "stainless" Steel Cathy	$200 [2] This Spaniard painted religious works like the "Madonna of Port-Lligat" & those famous melting watches Salvador Dali Tom	$200 [1] "Pehea oe?" means "How are you?" in this language spoken in the 50th state Hawaiian Tom	$200 [8] Mark Twain used the tall tale form in his book about "Life on" this river Mississippi River Cathy	$200 [17] As this substance is denser than the human body, you may drown in it, but you won't sink Quicksand Cathy
$400 [23] He took time off from playing Barney Fife to hook the title role in "The Incredible Mr. Limpet" Don Knotts Tom Denise	$400 [27] Amalgams are alloys of this liquid metal combined with other metals Mercury Denise	$600 [4] "The Oxbow" is one of the most famous paintings produced by this Landscape "school" named for a river Hudson River School Denise	$400 [7] This language whose native speakers call it Svensk has some loanwords from French Swedish	$400 [9] He wrote "A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys" to capitalize on the success of "The Scarlet Letter" Nathaniel Hawthorne Tom	$400 [18] In the 1980s the Supreme Court approved the use of these in hiring to remedy past discrimination Quotas Cathy
$600 [24] In a 1975 film Sally Kellerman & Mackenzie Phillips are the "Gold Dust Twins" who kidnap this title character Rafferty Cathy	$600 [28] The pewter used to make bowls & tea services is at least 90% this metal tin Denise	$800 [5] Francois Boucher, known for his portraits of Mme. de Pompadour, was named first painter to this king in 1765 Louis XV Cathy Denise	$600 [13] It's the language you'd expect a native Rhodian to speak Greek (island of Rhodes) Denise	$600 [10] He described the setting of "Cannery Row" as "A poem, a stink...a habit, a nostalgia, a dream" John Steinbeck Tom	$600 [19] For convicted British traitors of yore, this procedure followed drawing, or disembowelment Quartering Denise
$800 [25] Francis Ford Coppola followed "The Godfather" with this film starring Gene Hackman as a wiretapper The Conversation Tom	—	$1,000 [6] This famous series of paintings by Edward Hicks depicts animals living together in peace & harmony "Peaceable Kingdom" Cathy	$800 [14] Mazovian is one of the major dialects of this eastern European language Polish	$800 [11] The books of his "U.S.A." trilogy contain "newsreels" made up of headlines & catchphrases John Dos Passos Tom	$1,000 [21] Some of these objects are the size of one solar system, but brighter than a thousand galaxies Quasars Denise
$1,000 [26] The title character of this 1991 Coen Brothers film is a caricature of writer Clifford Odets Barton Fink Tom	—	DD $1,500 [3] In 1892 this French artist painted the nightclub waltzers seen here: Toulouse-Lautrec Tom	$1,000 [15] Hiligaynon, a Bisayan language of this country, is closely related to Tagalog Philippines Tom	$1,000 [12] He wrote the short story "Nightfall", a science fiction classic, in 1941 when he was 21 years old Isaac Asimov Cathy	DD $1,500 [20] [Hello, I'm Robin Quivers] This marquess who wrote a set of boxing rules also helped bring down Oscar Wilde Marquess of Queensbury Denise

Final Jeopardy!

HALLS OF FAME

Inductees into the Hall of Fame for these include Bob Keeshan, Oleg Popov & Red Skelton

Clowns

Cathy "What are comedians? Hi Dv Lsa" — wagered $3,500

Denise "What is clowns" — wagered $5,000

Tom "What [are] is TV hosts?" — wagered $4,800

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