Show #3083 1998-01-14 Regular

Contestants

Marcia Noe — a professor of English from Harrison, Tennessee

Tom Barrett — a chiropractor from Riva, Maryland

Chris Marker — an airline pilot from New Fairfield, Connecticut (whose 2-day cash winnings total $14,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Chris	$100	$1,700	$7,300	$1 3rd place: a pair of Wittnauer Montego watches	$4,900 18 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Tom	$1,700	$2,000	$9,700	$18,200 New champion: $18,200	$8,400 23 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Marcia	$1,400	$1,600	$4,400	$8,799 2nd place: a trip to Buena Vista Palace Resort & Spa, Walt Disney World, Florida	$4,400 9 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

CARIBBEAN CAPITALS	BOOKS OF THE '20s	CARTOONS	TRANSPORTATION	THE RODEO	STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS
$100 [12] You can see some of Pablo Casals' favorite cellos at the museum devoted to him in this Puerto Rican capital San Juan Tom	$100 [8] "The Sun Also Rises", which first saw the light of day in 1926, is considered to be his finest novel Ernest Hemingway Tom	$100 [2] Director John Lasseter earned a 1995 Oscar for this first all-computerized animated feature Toy Story Tom	$100 [1] This travel organization responds to almost 30 million emergency road service calls a year AAA Tom	$100 [26] The December 1996 National Rodeo Finals in this Nevada city had $3.2 million in prize money Las Vegas Tom	$100 [13] Every artist we canvassed said it holds up their work easel Tom
$200 [19] Spice baskets are popular souvenirs of St. George's, the capital of this country invaded by the U.S. in 1983 Grenada Marcia	$200 [7] In 1922 she provided tips on "Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home" Emily Post Chris	$200 [3] White Zombie's album sales soared after this MTV cartoon duo pronounced their video "cool" Beavis & Butt-head Marcia	$200 [18] Dedicated in 1962, the Thatcher Ferry Bridge spans the Pacific entrance to this canal Panama Canal Tom	$200 [27] As one of these rodeo personalities, Rob Smets has broken his neck twice; that's not funny a rodeo clown Chris	$200 [14] Proverbial amount of prevention that's needed ounce Chris
$300 [20] Road Town is not only the capital but the only urban area in this British island group British Virgin Islands Chris	$300 [6] He was working as a sportswriter in Germany when he published "All Quiet on the Western Front" Erich Maria Remarque Chris Marcia	$300 [9] "Teen Wolf" debuted on TV in 1986 & these teenage terrapins hit the air the next year Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tom	$300 [23] In 1995 this agency, the ICC, issued Santa a permit to operate "as a common carrier by 2-runner sleigh" Interstate Commerce Commission	$300 [28] Bareback & saddle bronc riders start in this, with the clock beginning when they leave it Chute Chris	$300 [15] Just the thing for a stroke on the water oar Tom
$400 [21] Dance lovers know there's an annual merengue festival in this capital of the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Chris	$400 [5] He called the original version of "Sartoris", his 1929 novel, "Flags in the Dust" William Faulkner Marcia	$500 [11] This "sizzling" star provided the voice of Balto, the heroic sled dog in a 1995 feature Kevin Bacon	$400 [24] Features on this luxury liner include the Grand Lounge & the Queens Grill, one of 5 gourmet restaurants the QE2 Chris Tom	—	$400 [16] The 2 continents that fit the category Australia & Europe Chris Tom
$500 [22] Willemstad, the capital of Curacao, has an 18th century fort named for this European capital Amsterdam	$500 [4] In the title of a 1927 Willa Cather novel, "Death Comes for" him the Archbishop Marcia	DD $600 [10] Characters from this Nickelodeon show are seen here: Rugrats Tom	$500 [25] In 1887 Canada's Transcontinental Railroad reached from Montreal to this west coast city Vancouver Chris	—	$500 [17] In this order of architecture, the entablature on the column is more intricate than in the Doric Ionic Chris

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC AMERICANS	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	CAR TUNES	BIRDS DO IT	"B"s DO IT	LET'S FALL IN LOVE
$200 [12] George Ross, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was this seamstress' uncle by marriage Betsy Ross Chris	$200 [17] Letter used with a number to denote "power", as in the magnification power of binoculars X Chris	$200 [2] Janis Joplin asked the Lord to buy her one of these to make up for her Porsche-driving friends Mercedes-Benz Tom	$200 [25] Perhaps imitating gorillas, grouses beat these in front of their chests to warn intruders wings Tom	$200 [8] If right-handed, they aim for the "pocket" between the 1 & 3 pins bowlers Chris	$200 [7] A canine term for youthful infatuation; it's also called "calf love" puppy love Tom
$400 [16] In 1836 he set up shop in Paterson, New Jersey to manufacture his famous revolvers Samuel Colt Tom	$400 [20] When at sea, use this measurement equal to about 6,076 feet a nautical mile Chris Tom	$600 [4] In 1988 Natalie Cole covered the Bruce Springsteen song about this pink luxury auto Cadillac Tom	$400 [26] These Southwestern birds can attain ground speeds of 15 mph, even with nary a coyote in sight roadrunners Chris	$400 [9] They use loud, colorful spiels to entice customers into carnivals barkers Marcia	$400 [28] French for "love", in English it means romance, especially a secret one Amour Chris
$600 [11] Confederate VP Alexander Stephens was later elected governor of this state--how peachy Georgia Tom	$600 [18] It's true, abrasives like sandpaper are graded & sold by the size of this on them grit	$800 [5] In a 1995 ode to this GM car, Moonpools & Caterpillars rhymed it with "knew it" Buick	$600 [15] When this bird of the family Apodidae slows down, it often nests in a chimney swift Marcia	$600 [24] On trains they assist conductors; on bobsleds their main duty is slowing things down brakemen Tom	$1,000 [22] Sanskrit for the pursuit of love, it's the subject of a famous sutra, or collection kama Chris
$800 [10] With Elizabeth Cady Stanton, she founded the Women's Loyal National League, to fight for slaves' freedom Susan B. Anthony Marcia	$800 [19] There are 100 ares in one of these metric units of land area measure a hectare Chris Tom	$1,000 [6] Prince drove this title car into the Top 10 in 1983 "Little Red Corvette" Tom	$800 [14] The red-footed type of this seabird lays one egg at a time so the chicks are more robust when they "hatch" booby Chris	$800 [27] Only these bigwigs may argue before Britain's high court barristers Chris	DD $3,000 [29] It's love of yourself, especially if you're a handsome youth or a pretty white flower narcissism Chris
$1,000 [1] As chief justice from 1864 to 1873, he presided at the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson Salmon P. Chase Tom	$1,000 [21] Norman, engineer & Norwegian are names for sizes of these, a ton of which may hit you at any time bricks Marcia	DD $1,500 [3] Model of car mentioned in the song heard here: T-Bird (Thunderbird) Tom	$1,000 [13] The king type of this well-feathered duck dives as far "down" as 180 feet eider Chris	$1,000 [23] In a symphony orchestra, these speed reeders sit next to the clarinetists bassoons Tom	—

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD LEADERS

Current European head of state whose last name means "cabbage"

Helmut Kohl (of Germany)

Marcia "Who is Kohl" — wagered $4,399

Chris "Who is Chirac?" — wagered $7,299

Tom "Who is Kole?" — wagered $8,500

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