Show #2993 1997-09-10 Regular

Catherine Ramen game 4.

Contestants

Gina Ruttle — a housewife from Palos Park, Illinois

Tom Stewart — an airline employee from Las Vegas, Nevada

Catherine Ramen — an assistant editor from New York, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $37,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Catherine	$600	$2,300	$11,000	$18,000 4-day champion: $55,500	$10,100 21 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Tom	$2,400	$2,900	$8,900	$11,000 2nd place: Trip to Maui, Hawaii	$8,900 21 R, 2 W
Gina	$200	$200	$400	$1 3rd place: Meade Model 395 Telescope	$900 6 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

HEADS OF STATE HEADLINES	FROM SOUP TO NUTS	NAME THAT MUPPET	LITERARY SECOND BANANAS	BAY WATCHING	THEM'S FIGHTIN' WORDS
$100 [16] March 14, 1997:His handicap goes way up after taking a spill down Greg Norman's stairs Bill Clinton Catherine	$100 [6] Manhattan & New England-style are 2 varieties of this soup clam chowder Gina	$100 [1] He had a hit with "Rubber Duckie" Ernie Catherine	$100 [21] Robinson Crusoe had 24 years of solitude prior to rescuing this cannibal & teaching him English Friday Tom	$100 [26] It's the Florida bay that's home to the Buccaneers, the Lightning & the Mutiny Tampa Bay Catherine	$100 [11] Body part you attempt to remove when knocking someone's block off head Tom
$200 [17] November 5, 1996:This country gives Benazir Bhutto the boot for a second time Pakistan Catherine	$200 [7] Once the food of the Greek gods, today, it's a fruit salad ambrosia Tom	$200 [2] "The Muppet Show" debuted in 1976 with this Muppet as host Kermit the Frog Catherine	$200 [22] Charley Bates is the boisterous sidekick to this "Oliver Twist" pickpocket the Artful Dodger Gina	$300 [27] In 1639 the East India Company founded the city of Madras on this bay Bay of Bengal Tom Gina	$200 [12] A rough struggle like the one in a football game after the ball is snapped scrimmage Gina
$300 [18] April 19, 1956:He takes a gamble in Monte Carlo; makes American movie star his bride Prince Rainier Tom	$300 [8] It's the dish consisting of a meat fillet covered with pate de foie gras, baked in a pastry Beef Wellington Gina	$300 [3] This "Great" hooknosed Muppet has a hankering for chickens Gonzo ("the Great") Tom	$300 [23] Several Sherlock Holmes stories refer to Miss Mary Morstan, who marries this physician Dr. Watson Catherine	$400 [28] This Atlantic seaboard state is home to the popular resort area of Buzzards Bay Massachusetts Catherine	$300 [13] Boxing announcer Michael Buffer is known for the injunction "Let's get ready to" do this rumble! Catherine
$400 [19] January 1, 1946:This Japanese emperor tells his people he is not a god Hirohito Tom	$400 [9] Apple is the most popular filling for this pastry whose name is German for "whirlpool" strudel Tom	$400 [4] "Sesame Street"'s largest Muppet, his first name is Aloysius Snuffleupagus Tom Gina	$400 [24] This simple peasant became Don Quixote's squire after being promised an island to rule Sancho Panza Catherine	DD $500 [29] (Hello, I'm Donna D'Errico.) A glacier named for this American naturalist who sighted it in 1879 flows into Glacier Bay, Alaska John Muir Gina	$400 [14] It means to stick something with glue, or to stick your fist in someone's jaw paste
$500 [20] December 9, 1990:Poland shows its solidarity, voting this man president in a runoff election Lech Wałęsa Catherine	$500 [10] Hazelnuts are also called these, for the saint on whose day they ripen filberts	$500 [5] "Sesame Street" denizen who has appeared on a "got milk?" billboard Cookie Monster Tom	$500 [25] In "Huckleberry Finn", Tom Sawyer says that he & Huck Finn "have knowed" this slave "all his life" Jim Catherine	—	$500 [15] The Supreme Court has ruled that fighting words are not protected by this amendment the 1st Amendment Tom

Double Jeopardy! Round

GENERAL SCIENCE	NEW LATIN	FOREIGN FILMS	CAPITAL QUOTES	ALL ABOUT SRI LANKA	BIG "MAC"s
$200 [18] The "rex" in this dinosaur's name is Latin for "king", so you could say it's the "King of the Dinosaurs" Tyrannosaurus rex Catherine	$200 [11] Commuters hate to be caught in this, a "fluxus interclusio" a traffic jam Tom	$200 [1] In a 1956 film Takashi Shimura was one of these 7 warriors; John Belushi would have made 8 samurai Tom	$200 [6] Mark Twain called this city "That grand old benevolent national asylum for the helpless" Washington, D.C. Gina	$200 [13] Despite its name, this ocean in which Sri Lanka sits doesn't belong to the country's large neighbor Indian Ocean Tom	$600 [24] Starting with 1964's "The Deep Blue Good-By", all his Travis McGee mysteries have colors in their titles John D. MacDonald
$400 [19] This doggone physiologist discovered that the vagus nerve controls the flow of digestive juices Ivan Pavlov Catherine	$400 [12] December decoration dubbed "arbor natalicia" a Christmas tree Tom	$400 [2] 1996 Oscar winner "Kolya" came from the Czech Republic; 1967's "Closely Watched Trains", from this country Czechoslovakia Tom	$400 [7] It was Lord Byron who wrote, "When falls the coliseum", it "shall fall; and when" it "falls--the world" Rome Catherine	$400 [14] It's both a favorite beverage & a major export tea Tom	$800 [25] Highland outlaw Rob Roy was a member of this clan MacGregor
$600 [20] In 1851 this "swinger" used a pendulum to show that the Earth rotates on its axis Jean Foucault	$600 [23] "Autocinetorum lavatrix" is one of these that sometimes offers free wax on Wednesday a car wash Tom	$600 [3] This 1978 film with Michel Serrault as Albin was remade in 1996 with Nathan Lane as Albert La Cage aux Folles Tom	$800 [9] Field Marshal Montgomery said, "Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is: 'Do not march on'" this Russian city Moscow Tom	$600 [15] Before Britain's Mrs. Thatcher, Mrs. Bandaranaike was the world's first woman in this post; she still holds it prime minister Tom	$1,000 [26] This poetic Archibald served as Librarian of Congress from 1939 to 1944 Archibald MacLeish Tom
$800 [21] On June 22, 1978 James W. Christy discovered Charon, a moon orbiting this distant planet Pluto Catherine	$800 [27] An "exemplum simillime expressum" is just one of these, ma'am the fax Catherine	$800 [4] In "The Seventh Seal", Max Von Sydow plays chess with this black-clad character Death Catherine	$1,000 [10] Disraeli described it as "A nation, not a city" London Catherine	$800 [16] Since 1983 the Liberation Tigers of this minority group have fought for an independent state Tamils Catherine	—
DD $1,000 [22] Hydrogen has 3 isotopes: protium, tritium & this one with a mass number of 2 deuterium Catherine	—	$1,000 [5] This hero of 3 Satyajit Ray films shares his name with the Kwik-E-Mart proprietor on "The Simpsons" Apu Tom	DD $1,500 [8] In his poem "Hellas", Shelley wrote, "Let there be light!" said Liberty; and this city "Arose!" Athens Catherine	$1,000 [17] Cinnamon Gardens is an upscale area of this largest Sri Lankan city & port Colombo Catherine	—

Final Jeopardy!

WALL STREET

As part of 1997 changes to its industrial average group, Dow Jones replaced Woolworth with this retailer

Wal-Mart

Gina "What is Sears?" — wagered $399

Tom "What is Wal-Mart?" — wagered $2,100

Catherine "What is Wal Mart" — wagered $7,000

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