Show #3195 1998-06-19 (taped 1998-03-04) Regular

Dave Abbott game 4.

Contestants

John Shannon — a waiter from Riverside, California

Karen Donofrio Staros — a technical writer from Carlsbad, California

Dave Abbott — a musician and contract manager from Cincinnati, Ohio (whose 3-day cash winnings total $39,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Dave	$1,200	$2,600	$12,800	$15,800 4-day champion: $55,200	$10,400 22 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Karen	$1,200	$1,700	$900	$900 3rd place: Festina Megaquartz Watches	$900 15 R (including 1 DD), 6 W
John	$1,100	$2,700	$4,900	$3,800 2nd place: Trip to Catalina Island, California	$4,900 13 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

READ AMERICAN!	A RIVER RUNS FROM IT	PEOPLE IN SONG	POTENT POTABLES	AA	“G” WHIZ!
$100 [13] By 1877 he had his idea for a story in which Edward VI & a pauper change places Mark Twain Karen	$100 [26] Its over 4,000-mile route starts from tributaries of Lake Victoria the Nile Karen	$100 [2] In his first No. 1 hit, Jim Croce called him "the baddest man in the whole damn town" Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Karen	$100 [18] Okhotnichya, a type of this clear liquor, is flavored with honey vodka Dave	$100 [7] Some movie reference books use AA as an abbreviation for this honor Academy Award Karen	$100 [1] Attention, Tiger Woods: Heloise hints that you can store these neatly by placing them in egg cartons golf balls John
$200 [14] Godey's Lady's Book was the original publisher of his “The Cask of Amontillado” (Edgar Allan) Poe Dave	$200 [30] At the end of its almost 4,000 mile run, it's hard to tell it began in glacier fed lakes in Peru the Amazon Karen	$200 [9] The Kingston Trio told this “poor boy” to “hang down” his “head and cry” Tom Dooley Dave	$200 [19] The finest types of this liquor are certified 100% blue agave tequila Karen	$200 [8] Sound effect between AA & MCO beep beep John	$200 [3] “Letter perfect” name for a mere strip of a garment worn by strippers a g-string Dave
$300 [15] Starting in 1914, he wrote 26 Tarzan books (Edgar Rice) Burroughs Dave	$300 [28] Its boatmen know of its origin in the Valdai Hills in Russia the Volga Karen	$300 [10] Elton John asked him, “Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal” Daniel John	$300 [20] Bordeaux comes in a straight-sided bottle; these wines, which include beaujolais, in a sloping one burgundies	$300 [23] Once this substance has hardened into rock, the Hawaiians call it “aa” lava John	$300 [4] This adjective that means “infested with gnats” is a homophone of one that means “smartly dressed” gnatty Dave
$400 [16] The first & last published of his 5 Leatherstocking Tales were written 18 years apart James Fenimore Cooper Karen John	$400 [27] This “Blue” river runs from the Black Forest to the Black Sea the Danube Dave	$400 [11] When Ricky Nelson said "hello" to her, it was "goodbye heart" Mary Lou Dave Karen	$400 [21] A 7&7 mixes 7Up & this Seagram's 7 John	$400 [24] The International Air Transport Association designation for this carrier is AA American Airlines Dave	$400 [5] A synonym for cautiously, it's the way Astaire might have held Rogers if she was in a bad mood gingerly Dave
$500 [17] He tells of the Mexican Americans in Monterey, California in his “Tortilla Flat” Steinbeck John	DD $500 [29] The St. Lawrence runs from this Great Lake Ontario Karen	$500 [12] She's the title person in the song heard here:"I like the way you walk..." Suzie Q John	$500 [22] Sir John Falstaff called sherry by this name, also what he'd hit after indulging in it sack Dave	$500 [25] Voltage of one AA alkaline battery 1.5 volts	$500 [6] A professional errand-runner, whether or not he has cheek pouches a gopher Karen

Double Jeopardy! Round

“HARD” & “EASY” MOVIES	BUDDHISM	LONG LIVE THE KING	THE OLYMPICS	WRONG!	WHO SAID THAT?
$200 [1] I'm awfully Fonda Hopper in this 1969 classic Easy Rider Dave	$200 [6] In ikebana you don't really “arrange” these, but study them & find their true nature flowers Dave	$200 [11] John Hancock signed his name big so “John Bull” including this king, could read it without glasses George III Karen John	$200 [12] Helen Wills & Steffi Graf were consecutive gold medalists in this sport, 64 years apart tennis Dave	$200 [16] Follow a false lead & you're doing this “up the wrong tree” barking Karen	$200 [26] The 1758 preface to his “Poor Richard's Almanac” says, “He that lives upon hope will die fasting” Benjamin Franklin Karen
$400 [2] 1964 film that brought us a day in the life of the Fab Four A Hard Day's Night Karen	$400 [7] The law of karmically determined rebirth, or Greg's wife on TV Dharma Karen	$400 [13] While married to Isabella I, he sired at least 2 daughters with other women Ferdinand Dave	$400 [15] On Feb. 22, 1980 Mike Eruzione scored the winning goal as the U.S. beat this country in hockey Russia Karen	$400 [17] A badly mistaken baseball player is way “off” this, be it first or home base Karen	$400 [30] The night before his 1968 murder he said, “I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man” (Martin Luther) King John
$600 [3] Bogart's last flim, it was bout what goes down in the world of prizefighting The Harder They Fall	$600 [8] Number of perfect exertions, famous mountains or noble truths four	$600 [14] As harpsichordist for this Prussian king, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach often accompanied him in concert Frederick the Great John	$800 [22] In 1998 Hermann Maier, known by this Arnoldian nickname, got up from a ski crash to win gold at Nagano Herminator Karen John	$600 [18] “A case of” this may involve picking the wrong person out of a police line-up mistaken identity Dave	$600 [29] This psychiatrist said the great question that's never been answered is “What does a woman want?” Sigmund Freud
$800 [4] New Orleans detective Dennis Quaid crosses swords with & falls for D.A. Ellen Barkin in it The Big Easy John	$800 [9] This first emperor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China made Buddhism the state religion Kublai Khan Dave	$800 [19] This current monarch is the sixth king of the Belgians Albert	$1,000 [23] In 1904 American Thomas Hicks won this race after an emergency dose of brandy & strychnine partway through marathon Dave	$800 [24] Tipo, er...typo is short for this 2-word phrase typographical error Dave	$800 [28] “I can resist everything except temptation”, he wrote in “Lady Windermere's Fan” Oscar Wilde Karen
$1,000 [5] Rodney Dangerfield cleans up his life to clean up financially in this 1983 film Easy Money Dave	$1,000 [10] Not a riddle in the real sense, solving one of these paradoxical problems requires leaps of comprehension koan Karen	$1,000 [20] Pedro I, emperor of Brazil, was the son of King John VI of this country Portugal Dave	DD $2,000 [21] (Hi, I'm Kerri Strug.) In 1992, at age 13, China's Fu Mingxia won the women's platform gold medal in this sport diving Dave	DD $2,000 [25] French for a “false step”, you don't want to commit a social one faux pas Dave	$1,000 [27] This feminist said, “Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry” (Gloria) Steinem John

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. NEWSPAPERS

This paper made news when it was threatened with lawsuits & ad cancellation by Mayor Xavier Suarez

The Miami Herald

Karen "What is the Miami Herald?" — wagered $0

John "What is ?" — wagered $1,100

Dave "What is the Miami Herald?" — wagered $3,000

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