Show #2991 1997-09-08 Regular

Catherine Ramen game 2.

Contestants

Courtney Caudill — a historian and writer from McArthur, Ohio

Catherine Ramen — an assistant editor from New York, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,800)

Shawn Askew — a Space Camp counselor and student from Huntsville, Alabama (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Shawn	$800	$1,900	$7,700	$0 3rd place: Maurice Lacroix Watch	$7,700 17 R, 0 W
Catherine	$900	$2,600	$8,800	$15,700 2-day champion: $28,500	$7,800 21 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Courtney	$1,800	$3,500	$7,800	$15,598 2nd place: Sony VAIO Desktop Computer	$6,600 15 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN HISTORY	LAST NAME'S THE SAME	LEGENDARY LIONS	PHOTO OPS	TRIBES	NUN SENSE
$100 [1] When Thomas Jefferson took office in March, 1801, this river formed the western U.S. boundary Mississippi Catherine	$100 [16] Michael, Diane, Buster Keaton Shawn	$100 [11] He sang, "With my regal beezer, I could be another Caesar if I only had the nerve" the Cowardly Lion Catherine	$100 [29] Ocean Spray's Cranberry World visitors' center is berry close to this site of the Pilgrims' landing Plymouth Rock Catherine	$100 [6] The Havasupai have been living in a branch of this canyon for over 600 years the Grand Canyon Courtney	$100 [21] To become a nun is to "take" this article of clothing also worn by brides the veil Catherine
$200 [2] In 1890 this GOP senator from Ohio sponsored an antitrust act & the Silver Purchase Act John Sherman Catherine	$200 [17] Michael, Shirley, Jesse Jackson Shawn	$200 [12] Slats & Tanner were 2 of the lions that have played this MGM trademark Leo the Lion Catherine	$200 [30] This London "circus" takes its name from the home of a 17th c. tailor who sold a type of high collar Piccadilly Circus Courtney	$200 [7] The Blackfeet lived in these structures & decorated them with paintings of real & mythical creatures tepees Courtney	$200 [22] These promises which a nun is said to take, not make, may be simple or solemn vows Courtney
$300 [3] In 1997 this U.N. secy.-general became the first international guest of President Clinton's second term Kofi Annan Catherine	$300 [18] Michael, Joan, Broderick Crawford Catherine	$300 [13] In the 1994 film, he's the lion who grows up to become "The Lion King" Simba Courtney	$300 [26] A glass elevator leads to the observation deck at the top of this 600' symbol of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair the Space Needle Catherine	$300 [8] The Chinook religion was based around this fish's annual run salmon Courtney	$300 [23] This 6th century Irish nun is also known as St. Bride, though she refused to marry St. Bridget Courtney
$400 [4] On Sept. 30, 1953, Pres. Eisenhower named this California governor as Chief Justice of the U.S. Earl Warren Shawn	$400 [19] Michael, Mike, William O. Douglas Shawn	$500 [15] Lioness that was "Born Free" in a Joy Adamson book Elsa Catherine	$400 [27] W.C. Handy wrote a song about this Memphis street sometimes referred to as the "Main Street of Black America" Beale Street Shawn	$400 [9] Their name, from a Sioux term for "people of alien speech", is shared by the largest city in Wyoming the Cheyenne Shawn	$400 [24] Around 1830 Catherine McAuley founded the Sisters of this to care for Dublin's poor & sick the Sisters of Mercy Catherine
$500 [5] Signed February 2, 1848, this treaty ended the Mexican War the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Catherine	$500 [20] Michael, Barbara, Vernon Jordan Courtney	DD $900 [14] Comedian seen here with his lion pal Pookie: Soupy Sales Courtney	$500 [28] France's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier lies beneath this landmark the Arc de Triomphe Catherine Courtney	$500 [10] As the Cherokee history includes the "Trail of Tears", this Southwest tribe has the "Long Walk" the Navajo Catherine	$500 [25] A convent's top nun, she's told to "Jump the Gun" on The Beatles' "White Album" Mother Superior Catherine

Double Jeopardy! Round

NEWS STORIES OF THE 1700s	SILENT MOVIES	COLORFUL PEOPLE	NEXT LINE, PLEASE	LET'S SPEAK SWAHILI	BUSINESS NAMES
$200 [3] Not all it was cracked up to be, it was recast twice in 1753 before being hung in Philadelphia Liberty Bell Catherine	$200 [16] On May 19, 1927 this famous theater on Hollywood Boulevard opened with a showing of "King of Kings" Grauman's Chinese Theater Shawn	$200 [21] She Hebraized her last name in 1956 & later became a prime minister Golda Meir Catherine	$200 [10] "And so my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you..." "Ask what you can do for your country" Shawn	$200 [1] Ms. Farrow could tell you this 3-letter word means "100" in Swahili Mia Shawn	$600 [26] In 1920 Walter Bowes might have said "After You!" to this man when they made America's first postage meters Arthur Pitney Shawn
$400 [4] In 1762, for the first time, visitors could throw coins in this newly completed Roman fountain Trevi Fountain	$400 [17] He ensured there would be no "Grandson of the Sheik" just after finishing "Son of the Sheik" when he died Rudolph Valentino Shawn	$400 [22] At friend Ayn Rand's urging, this economist became an advisor to Richard Nixon Alan Greenspan Catherine	$400 [12] "I know not what course others may take; but as for me..." "Give me liberty or give me death" Shawn	$400 [2] Polite people know tafadhali means this & asante means "thank you" please Courtney	$1,000 [27] This CEO is the "Apple" of Pixar Animation Studios' eye, along with its hit "Toy Story" Steve Jobs Catherine
$600 [5] Splish splash, he was taking a bath, when Charlotte Corday stabbed him in 1793 Jules Jean-Paul Marat Shawn	$600 [18] In this 1921 Charlie Chaplin - Jackie Coogan film, Coogan's father played 3 roles, including a pickpocket The Kid Shawn	$600 [23] In 1995 Lenny Wilkens broke this man's record as the winningest coach of the NBA Red Auerbach Catherine	$600 [13] "The story you are about to see is true..." "Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent" Courtney	$600 [8] We wonder if a Swahili-speaking housewife cleans up before this person, the mtumishi wa kike, comes the maid Shawn	—
$800 [6] Begun by Frederick the Great's invasion of Saxony, it lasted from 1756 to 1763 Seven Years' War Catherine	$800 [19] Director Fritz Lang was inspired to make this 1927 German film while viewing the skyscrapers of New York City Metropolis Courtney	$800 [24] You're 100 percent right if you knew she wrote "The 100 Secret Senses" Amy Tan	$1,000 [15] "From each according to his abilities..." "to each according to his needs" Courtney	$800 [9] Swahili for "doctor", it was the title of a 1960s TV series about an animal doctor living in Africa Daktari Catherine	—
$1,000 [7] In 1741 Calvinist Jonathan Edwards gave his fiery sermon entitled "Sinners in the Hands of" this "an Angry God" Shawn	$1,000 [20] A 1925 film named for this Russian warship was commissioned to commemorate the 1905 Revolution Battleship Potemkin Catherine	DD $2,000 [25] He wrote the majority opinion in Roe v. Wade Harry Blackmun Catherine	DD $1,500 [14] "Look out for me a little bit, you shoulda taken care of me just a little bit so I wouldn't have to take them dives for the short end money; I had some bets down for you, you saw some money; you know then, I coulda had class..." "I coulda been a contender!" Courtney	$1,000 [11] A nyumba ya posta, it's a place to send a barua post office Shawn	—

Final Jeopardy!

BRITISH ROYALTY

She was 6 years old & still known by the name Catalina when Columbus set sail for the New World

Catherine of Aragon

Shawn "Who is Anne Boelyn?" — wagered $7,700

Courtney "Who was Catherine of Aragon?" — wagered $7,798

Catherine "Who is Catherine of Aragon?" — wagered $6,900

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