Show #2781 1996-10-07 (taped 1996-08-21) Regular

Contestants

Craig Schneider — a health policy analyst from Boston, Massachusetts

Al Davis — an environmental analyst from West Hartford, Connecticut

Ellen Goodman — a math teacher from East Meadow, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,201)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Ellen $900 $1,900 $3,500 $6,500
3rd place: Cazal sunglasses
$3,500
13 R, 1 W
Al $600 $600 $6,300 $7,001
2nd place: a Carribean cruise from Costa Cruises
$5,400
13 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Craig $-100 $1,300 $9,800 $12,601
New champion: $12,601
$9,500
22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE NEWS COMEDIANS RELIGION AMERICAN HISTORY INTERNATIONAL MAIL FASHION STATEMENTS
$100 [2]
10 servings a week of foods with this base, like spaghetti sauce, may protect against prostate cancer
tomato
Ellen
$100 [8]
His teaming with Dean Martin lasted 10 years - 1946 to 1956
Jerry Lewis
Ellen
$100 [18]
The Golden Pavilion in Kyoto is an important shrine of the zen form of this religion
Buddhism
Ellen
$100 [1]
In 1953, this island's first year as a U.S. commonwealth, 75,000 residents moved to the mainland
Puerto Rico
Craig
$100 [27]
In Luxembourg they're only 4 digits long; in Brazil, 8
a ZIP code
Al
$100 [14]
An uncommonly generous person will "give you" this "off his back"
his shirt
Ellen
$200 [4]
In 1995 Dr. Robert Lefkowitz discovered sperm uses this sense to track down the egg
smell
Craig
$200 [10]
This host of :The Tonight Show" made his first appearance on that show in 1977
Jay Leno
Craig
$200 [20]
Artists depict Shiva, a major deity of this religion, wearing a garland of skulls around his neck
Hinduism
Craig
$200 [3]
This president collapsed September 25, 1919 & one week later suffered a stroke
Woodrow Wilson
Al
$200 [28]
In New Zealand a private bag is one of these for a person or company receiving a high volume of mail
a post office box
Craig
$200 [15]
It sounds somewhat sexist, but a dominant partner is said to "wear" these "in the family"
the pants
Craig
$400 [6]
In the future doctors may use spider web silk thread as a new material for these
a suture
Al
$300 [11]
An earthquake flattened her sitcom bookstore at the beginning of the 1995-96 season
Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen
$300 [21]
It's the religion of about 85% of the people of Bangladesh
Muslim (or Islam)
Ellen
$300 [9]
In 1609 Champlain reached the lake now named for him on the border of New York & this state
Vermont
Craig
$500 [26]
In the Danish address Platinvej 8, 2., the 2 refers to this part of the building at Platinvej 8
the story, the floor (2nd floor)
Ellen
$300 [19]
A warrior once earned one by killing an enemy, so an honor is one of these "in your cap"
a feather
Craig
DD $500 [5]
Device that took the photo seen here:
the Hubble Space Telescope
Al
$400 [16]
Her book "The Life and Hard Times of Heidi Abromowitz" sold more than 500,000 copies
Joan Rivers
Craig
$400 [24]
Followers of this religion believe Moroni was the last of the Nephite prophet-historians
Mormon
$400 [12]
In 1903 this "Badger State" became the first to adopt direct primary elections
Wisconsin
Ellen
$400 [22]
If you subsist on a small amount of money, you're "living on" this footwear fastener
your shoestrings (living on a shoestring)
Al Craig
$500 [7]
In 1995 UCLA scientists found a spouse is almost as good a source as a twin for this organ transplant
kidney
Al
$500 [17]
Nathan Thurn, superstar Jackie Rogers, Jr. & Ed Grimley are some of this man's alter egos
Martin Short
Al
$500 [25]
2 curved swords, a dagger & a circle make up the symbol of this religion founded in India
Sikhism
$500 [13]
On December 2, 1863, ground was broken in Omaha for the construction of this railroad
the Union-Pacific Railroad
Craig
$500 [23]
Figuratively speaking, it's the piece of knightwear you throw down as a challenge
the gauntlet
Craig

Double Jeopardy! Round

REGIONAL THEATRES THE ROMAN EMPIRE MAMMALS WORLD CAPITALS POLITICAL TERMS WILD ABOUT HARRY
$200 [20]
Many of August Wilson's plays have been produced by this college's Repertory Theatre in New Haven
Yale
Ellen
$200 [13]
He was assassinated in 44 B.C. by a group known as the liberators
Julius Caesar
Ellen
$200 [18]
The Encyclopedia of Mammals says the calls of this African scavenger included whoops, yells & a demented cackle
a hyena
Craig
$200 [1]
This Danish city was named the 1996 Cultural Capital of Europe
Copenhagen
Craig
$200 [2]
A petition to place a candidate on a ballot includes a collection of these from voters
signatures
Craig
$200 [11]
1971 film that contains the line, "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?'"
Dirty Harry
Al
$400 [26]
"Angels in America" was premiered by this northern California city's Eureka Theatre Company
San Francisco
$400 [14]
Profession of an advocatus, who originally was not allowed to set fees
an attorney (or lawyer)
Al
$400 [19]
The western tarsier can hardly move these within their orbits, but it can rotate its head 360°
the eyes
Al
$400 [5]
Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea & Port-Au-Prince is the capital of this island nation
Haiti
Craig
$400 [3]
This delaying device can be defeated by the use of cloture
a filibuster
Craig
$400 [12]
He played an "L.A. Law"yer named Michael Kuzak
Harry Hamlin
Ellen
$600 [27]
The forum in which "Children of a Lessr God" was 1st presented was the Mark Taper Forum in this city
Los Angeles
$600 [21]
Tiberius was almost killed by a falling rock while dining in Spelunca, a decorated one of these
a cave
Al
$600 [23]
These South American camelids live in the Andes at up to 16,000', higher than guanacos, alpacas & llamas
the vicuna
$600 [8]
The once-numerous canals of this Thai city earned it the nickname "Venice of the East"
Bangkok
Ellen
$600 [4]
According to the Pledge of Allegiance, our flag stands for this form of government
republic
Al
$600 [15]
This singer and jazz pianist acted in "Little Man Tate", the 1st film directed by Jodie Foster
Harry Connick Jr.
Craig
$800 [28]
The Seattle Rep first put on Herb Gardner's "Conversations With My Father" & "I'm Not" this man
Rappaport
Craig
$1,000 [30]
A prefect led this elite group of the emperor's guards
the Praetorian Guards
Al
$800 [24]
This seal's name came from the U-shaped marking on its back, not from its musical ability
the harp seal
Craig
$800 [9]
In 1962 Kampala succeeded Entebbe as the capital of this country
Uganda
Craig
$800 [6]
Considered America's first political party, it was succeeded by the Whigs
the Federalists
Ellen Craig
$800 [16]
As a child this trumpeter & big band leader was a contortionist
Harry James
$1,000 [29]
The Actor's Theatre of Louisville opened this female playwright's "Crimes of the Heart"
(Beth) Henley
Ellen
DD $1,500 [22]
The noble class in Roma, its name may be from the Latin for father
Patrician
Al
DD $1,300 [25]
The leopard that exhibits melanism is commonly known as this
a black panther
Craig
$1,000 [10]
It was formerly the capital of East Bengal and East Pakistan
Dacca
Al
$1,000 [7]
House Democrats call their party conferences these
caucuses
Craig
$1,000 [17]
Yes, Kemo Sabe, Art Carney won an Oscar for this 1974 film
Harry and Tonto
Craig

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC BOOKS

It was written in 1924 in the fortress of Landsberg am Lech

Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler

Ellen "What is Mein Kampf?" — wagered $3,000
Al "What is "Mein Kampf"" — wagered $701
Craig "What is Mein Kampf?" — wagered $2,801

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