Show #3055 1997-12-05 Regular

Contestants

Ron Seide — a general manager from Aliso Viejo, California

Carol Tierney — an administrative assistant originally from Cambridge, Massachusetts

Denise Mikrut — a high school teacher from Manteno, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Denise	$-300	$800	$1,600	$2,900 3rd place: Meade Model 395 Telescope	$1,600 11 R, 6 W
Carol	$2,000	$2,500	$6,400	$10,100 2nd place: Trip to San Francisco Marriott	$7,300 18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Ron	$1,200	$3,500	$7,700	$12,801 New champion: $12,801	$7,700 25 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. GEOGRAPHY	TV INITIALS	TECHNOLOGY	LITERATURE	ANTONYMS	CLEOPATRA
$100 [1] Whidbey Island in Washington state is the largest island in this inlet Puget Sound Denise	$100 [11] MTV Music Television Denise Ron	$100 [4] Number of bulbs in the Magicube that replaced a battery-powered flash on cameras 4 Ron	$100 [6] In the Andersen tale, at age 15 she swims to the ocean's surface & views the world above for the first time The Little Mermaid Ron	$100 [23] These antonyms that follow names are abbreviated "Sr." & "Jr." Senior & junior Carol	$100 [21] Cleo disguised herself as a slave to carouse with Antony in the streets of this city, her capital Alexandria Denise
$200 [2] This Texas island was named for a priest, Father Nicholas Balli Padre Island Denise	$200 [12] CBS Columbia Broadcasting System Carol	$200 [5] The IBM "computer" of 1928 stored its data on these Punch cards Carol	$200 [8] In this H.G. Wells novel, the first Martian spaceship lands near the town of Woking War of the Worlds Denise Ron	$200 [24] It's just a frown turned upside down a smile Ron	$200 [22] When Cleo barged into Tarsus to seduce Antony, she was suitably dressed as this Roman goddess Venus Denise Carol
$300 [3] With an average elevation of 6,800 feet, it's the highest of all the states Colorado Ron	$300 [16] TLC The Learning Channel Ron	$300 [7] Laser beams are "directed" by these optical devices Mirrors Carol	$300 [13] Tom Canty, born in a slum called Offal Court, & Edward Tudor are the title characters in this Twain novel The Prince and the Pauper Denise Carol	$300 [27] In business, it's the opposite of boom Bust Carol	$300 [25] In another great entrance, Cleo was carried to Caesar rolled up in one of these, perhaps wearing nothing but lint Carpet Denise
$400 [19] Look out for Capes Lookout, Hatteras & Fear when sailing along this state's coast North Carolina Ron	$400 [17] AMC American Movie Classics Denise	$400 [9] This brand of garbage disposer invented by John Hammes is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 1998 InSinkErator Ron	$500 [15] Leora, the wife of this Sinclair Lewis doctor, dies of bubonic plague on the island of St. Hubert Arrowsmith Denise Ron	$400 [28] A judge may never hold you in awe, but he can hold you in this antonym of awe Contempt Carol	$400 [26] This animal that spelled the end for Cleo was a symbol of divine royalty in ancient Egypt Asp Ron
$500 [20] Coeur d'Alene Lake in this state is at the heart of a popular resort area Idaho Carol Ron	$500 [18] BET Black Entertainment Television Denise Ron	$500 [10] In 1908 a carbon tetrachloride gas type of this was invented; in 1917 a foam type Fire extinguishers	DD $1,000 [14] In this novel, Mr. Charrington, who runs an antique shop, is actually a member of the Thought Police 1984 Carol	$500 [29] With an "I" it's the antonym of expose; with a "Y", it's the antonym of Jekyll Hide/Hyde Denise	$500 [30] To impress Antony with her extravagance, Cleo dropped 2 of these mollusk gems in wine & drank them Pearls Ron

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 1930s	SAINTS BE PRAISED	THE WOMEN OF TEXAS	VILLAINOUS MOVIE SCHEMES	"G", THAT'S INTERESTING	OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS
$200 [3] After Pope Pius XI died in February 1939, Eugenio Pacelli was elected to the post & took this name Pope Pius XII Carol	$200 [1] "Golden Legend", a book from the late Middle Ages, popularized his dragon-killing prowess Saint George Carol	$200 [21] Brooklyn's Ruth Bader Ginsburg & this El Paso lass are among millionaires on the Supreme Court Sandra Day O'Connor Denise	$200 [11] In a 1973 film Edward Fox, as an assassin with the code name of this other canine, tried to kill de Gaulle The Jackal Ron	$200 [16] For Peter Gabriel & Phil Collins, this group was indeed a "beginning" Genesis Ron	$400 [26] This flightless bird of Australia may weigh up to 120 pounds an emu (or cassowary) Carol Ron
$400 [6] His short reign as King of England fell in in 1936 King Edward VIII Denise	$400 [2] Legend says a procession with St. Agatha's veil in it stopped eruptions of this Sicilian volcano Mount Etna Ron	$400 [22] To fly in this stage role, it might help to be born in Texas; Sandy Duncan & Mary Martin were Peter Pan Ron	$400 [12] In "Space Jam" the alien Nerdlucks kidnap Looney Tunes stars, who turn to this man for help Michael Jordan Ron	$400 [17] The film version of "Anna Christie" was advertised with the line she "Talks" (Greta) Garbo Ron	DD $600 [27] The largest free-flying flock of this wading bird in the U.S. is kept at Hialeah Racetrack in Florida flamingos Ron
$600 [7] When created in 1933 it insured bank accounts up to $2,500 in the case of bank failure FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Commission) Denise	$600 [4] This female mystic from Avila was a contemporary of El Greco Saint Teresa of Avila Carol	$600 [23] In 1966 she became the first black woman elected to the Texas Senate Barbara Jordan Carol Ron	$600 [13] Rebecca de Mornay, not Fran Drescher, uses this job to get revenge in "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" Nanny Denise	$600 [18] It used to be a sailor; in plural, it could be a lot of sailors a gob Carol	$800 [28] The mute species of this bird is not entirely mute; it makes a hoarse, wheezing sound a swan
$800 [8] Gen. Emilio Mola said this group of Fascist supporters in Madrid would help him take the city the Fifth Column Ron	$800 [5] Relic dealers credit this major find to Saint Helena, who found it in Palestine True Cross Ron	$1,000 [25] This Miss Texas went on to become Miss America of 1971 & first lady of Kentucky in 1980 Phyllis George Ron	$800 [14] 1988 film in which Alan Rickman takes over a high-rise building to steal bonds Die Hard Carol	$800 [19] You can run it as a challenge, or throw it down as a challenge a gauntlet Ron	$1,000 [29] The Arctic species of this bird migrates farther than any other--about 11,000 miles each way between the polar regions a tern Denise
$1,000 [9] In 1933 the New York Society for the Prevention of Vice wanted his "God's Little Acre" declared obscene Erskine Caldwell	$1,000 [10] This brother of Methodius created a Slavic alphabet; his followers may have created the one named for him Saint Cyril Ron	DD $1,500 [24] It's not news she was born in Bryan, Texas:"Sometimes the best way to keep time is by trying to have a good one. This is 'Nick News'" Linda Ellerbee Carol	$1,000 [15] 1996 film in which John Travolta takes time out from his job as an Air Force pilot to steal bombs Broken Arrow Carol	$1,000 [20] Known by the acronym "GUT", physicists have been working on it for decades, but may never be able to prove one Grand Unification Theory (or Grand Unified Theory) Carol Ron	—

Final Jeopardy!

FOOD

Campbell Soup launched this flavor in 1990 with a recipe contest bearing President Bush in mind

Cream of Broccoli

Denise "What is Cream of Broccoli?" — wagered $1,300

Carol "What is broccoli? Hi Lila, Matt Bernie Jakob!" — wagered $3,700

Ron "What is cream of broccolli" — wagered $5,101

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