Show #2776 1996-09-30 (taped 1996-08-20) Regular

Contestants

Rick Mulrooney — a writer and editor from Wilmington, Delaware

Linda Dorney — an attorney from Laurel, Maryland

Jason Benton — a teacher from Amenia, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $27,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jason	$700	$1,800	$5,800	$0 3rd place: Aura Interactor cushion and vest	$5,800 14 R, 2 W
Linda	$300	$1,200	$8,200	$1,199 New champion: $1,199	$7,200 16 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Rick	$1,600	$4,500	$7,600	$1 2nd place: Wallace Silversmiths 5-piece tea service, and candelabra	$8,600 24 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

EARTH SCIENCE	POP & ROCK GROUPS	CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	NEWSMAKERS OF THE '70s	COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES	4.O
$100 [2] There are 2 major ice sheets on Earth; one covers most of Antarctica & the other most of this island Greenland Rick	$100 [1] A performing arts center at Cal State Long Beach is named for the members of this "Close To You" duo The Carpenters Linda	$100 [4] Tolkien called these creatures "A little people, about half our height, and smaller than the bearded dwarves" Hobbits Jason	$100 [19] In 1978 Diana Nyad tried to swim from this Cuban capital to Florida in a shark-proof cage Havana Rick	$100 [9] This state university's medical center has campuses in New Orleans & Shreveport LSU (Louisiana State) Rick	$100 [18] In baby talk it's the sound of a steam locomotive choo-choo Linda
$200 [3] The Bay of Fundy is famous for its range of these, the widest on Earth tides	$200 [11] This group went platinum with the soundtrack to "Staying Alive", a sequel to "Saturday Night Fever" the Bee Gees Rick	$200 [5] Laurent de Brunhoff continued his father's tales about this elephant king Babar Jason	$200 [25] On this California Governor's 43rd birthday in 1979, he was traveling in Africa with Linda Ronstadt Jerry Brown Linda	$200 [10] Florida Institute of Technology is sometimes called "Countdown College" from its proximity to this site Cape Canaveral Linda	$200 [20] A minor injury or a small mistake a boo-boo Rick
$300 [15] This 19th C. chemist, famous for a burner, devised a still-accepted theory on how geysers work (Robert) Bunsen Linda	$300 [12] Like many of this group's other hits, "Stairway to Heaven" was never released as a single Led Zeppelin Jason	$300 [6] Pal, a male collie, played the lead in the 1943 movie version of this Eric Knight novel Lassie Come Home Jason Rick	$300 [26] This President's sister Gloria refused to stop playing harmonica in a Georgia Waffle House & was arrested Jimmy Carter Jason	$300 [24] This college has 3 representatives in the Irish senate Trinity College Linda	$300 [21] It's a recipe collection a cookbook Rick
$400 [16] The sling psychrometer & hair hygrometer are used to determine the relative amount of this humidity Jason	$400 [13] This British group's "Rock the Casbah" was frequently featured during MTV's early days The Clash Jason	$400 [7] In a Grimm tale, a group of aging animals set out for this town to become musicians Bremen Rick	$400 [27] A 19-year-old Ugandan soldier identified only as Sarah became the 2nd wife of this president in 1975 Idi Amin Rick	$400 [28] This Low Country's oldest university is the State University of Leiden, founded in 1575 the Netherlands Rick	$400 [22] One is filled with pupils a schoolroom Jason
$500 [17] The Earth is surrounded by the magnetosphere, which is shaped by this particle stream solar wind Jason	$500 [14] Bjork, the former lead singer of this Icelandic group, recorded her first album at age 11 The Sugarcubes	$500 [8] While recovering from an illness, P.L. Travers wrote her first stories about this magical British nursemaid Mary Poppins Rick	$500 [30] Elizabeth Hanford was appointed to the FTC in 1973; she's now better known by this name Elizabeth Dole Rick	DD $1,000 [29] The Museum of Art at Bowdoin College in this state has works by Winslow Homer & related memorabilia Maine Rick	$500 [23] If even a nitwit can do it, it's this foolproof Jason

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISPANIC AMERICA	THE 11th CENTURY	POTPOURRI	POLITICS	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	CANNES PALME D'OR WINNERS
$200 [17] Better known as Lefty, Vernon Louis Gomez is in this sport's Hall of Fame baseball Rick	$200 [1] After being reprimanded by Gregory VII, this religious leader, Emperor Henry IV convoked bishops to depose him the Pope Linda	$200 [3] In Haitian folk belief, it's a soulless corpse reanimated by a voodoo priest or bocor a zombie Jason	$200 [15] Ron Ziegler called this break-in "a third-rate burglary attempt" Watergate Linda	$200 [10] Cape Town in this country lies on Table Bay South Africa Linda	$200 [26] Danny DeVito was an executive producer of this Quentin Tarantino film that won for 1994 Pulp Fiction Rick
$400 [18] On September 16, 1996 La Opinion, one of these in Los Angeles, celebrated its 70th anniversary a newspaper Rick	$400 [2] In 1096 Peter the Hermit led a group of these to Asia Minor, where they were annihilated Crusaders Rick	$400 [4] Guinea pigs are used to diagnose this disease because of their low resistance to the tubercle bacillus tuberculosis Rick	$400 [21] The House abolished this Communist-hunting committee in 1975, 37 years after its founding the House Unamerican Activities Committee Rick	$400 [11] The Panama Canal connects these 2 oceans the Pacific and Atlantic Jason	$400 [27] Occupation suffering the USA's highest homicide rate or title of the 1976 winner starring Robert De Niro Taxi Driver Linda
$600 [19] In 1989 Florida's Ileana Ros-Lehtinen became the 1st person born in this country elected to Congress Cuba Rick	$600 [8] In 1057 this King of Scotland was killed in battle by Malcolm Canmore Macbeth Linda	$600 [5] At the 1996 Summer Olympics, she withdrew from the heptathlon but won a bronze for the long jump Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jason	$600 [22] The first 2 Black Senators, Hiram Revels & Blanche Bruce, both represented this Deep South state Mississippi Linda	$600 [12] A world famous orchid garden is located in the city of Medellin in this country Colombia Rick	$600 [28] This 1993 Holly Hunter film set in New Zealand tied with "Farewell My Concubine" The Piano Rick
$1,000 [25] In 1983 he was elected Denver's mayor at age 36; currently he's Secretary of Transportation (Federico) Peña Linda	$800 [9] Spanish Hero whose full nickname ends in "Campeador"; most shorten it to this El Cid Rick	$800 [6] He wrote, "As Gregor Samsa awoke... He found himself transformed into a gigantic insect" (Franz) Kafka Jason	$800 [23] Carl Schurz was a leader of the Mugwumps, Republicans who left the party in 1884 to support this Democrat Grover Cleveland Linda	$800 [13] The name of this Australian capital is from an aboriginal word for "meeting place" Canberra Rick	$800 [29] The colorized version of this 1949 film starring Orson Welles should use "Lime" green--Harry Lime The Third Man Rick
DD $1,500 [20] Seen here, in 1985 he released his first comedy album, "You're in America Now, Speak Spanish" Paul Rodriguez Rick	$1,000 [16] Canute the Great forced this country's Olaf into exile in 1028 & put his own son on the throne Norway Jason	$1,000 [7] In literature, restoration refers to the period after the return of this king to England's throne in 1660 Charles II Linda	DD $2,000 [24] Redistricting means redrawing districts & this refers to redistributing House seats among the states reapportionment Linda	$1,000 [14] The Jarama & Alagon are among the chief tributaries of this river that flows across Spain & Portugal Tagus Jason	$1,000 [30] Herb Stempel, a contestant in "Quiz Show", may be able to tell you this film won for 1955 Marty

Final Jeopardy!

GREEK MYTHOLOGICAL GROUPS

2 groups, 1 of 9 & 1 of 3, that include a member named Thalia

The Muses and the Graces

Jason "What are the Muses + the Fates" — wagered $5,800

Rick "What are the Muses & the Fates" — wagered $7,599

Linda "What are the muses + the fates" — wagered $7,001

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