Show #2577 1995-11-14 (taped 1995-10-10) Tournament of Champions

1995 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 2.

Contestants

Jim Vercolen — a part-time teacher from Rochester, New York

Isaac Segal — an advertising creative director from Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Paul Thompson — a personnel manager from Cheverly, Maryland

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Paul	$900	$2,200	$6,000	$11,001 Automatic semifinalist	$6,000 18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Isaac	$700	$3,500	$5,500	$11,000 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$5,500 16 R, 1 W
Jim	$100	$-400	$5,500	$10,000 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$6,300 17 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

INVENTIONS & DISCOVERIES	BIRD PARTS	TELEVISION	FOOD & DRINK	THE OLD TESTAMENT	"G" WHIZ
$100 [6] Prince Boris Golitzen invented an electromagnetic one of these, & was probably paid "Richter" scale Seismograph Isaac	$100 [11] It's a marsupial receptacle, a chipmunk cheek or the sac under a pelican's bill Pouch Paul	$100 [18] On May 22, 1995 USA Today reported she "weighs anchor, no longer eye-to-eye with CBS News" Connie Chung Paul	$100 [26] This Oriental sauce is made by fermenting boiled legumes & roasted wheat Soy sauce Jim	$100 [1] Psalm 122 says "Pray for the peace of" this city; "they shall prosper that love thee" Jerusalem Paul	$100 [12] A swinging couch suspended from a vertical frame or a light aircraft with no engine Glider Jim
$200 [7] In 1711, trumpeter John Shore invented this two-pronged pitch setter Tuning fork Isaac	$200 [17] A caruncle is a fleshy outgrowth, like this on the top of a rooster Comb Isaac	$200 [19] ABC's comedy "Hudson Street" stars Lori Loughlin & this former "Who's the Boss?" housekeeper Tony Danza Isaac	$200 [27] Larousse calls for brandy & a half-liter of Chambertin to make this classic chicken & wine dish Coq au vin Jim	$200 [2] The feast of Passover is first mentioned in this book Exodus Paul	$200 [13] This shade of red has the same name as a birthstone Garnet Jim
$300 [8] In July of 1995, leptin was in the news; it's a protein that caused some mice to do this lose weight Paul Isaac Jim	$300 [23] Collective term for all the feathers of a bird Plumage Isaac	$300 [20] This company had a "Television Theater" in 1947; its "Music Hall" didn't premiere until 1958 Kraft Paul	$300 [28] The original type of this almond flavored liquor comes from Saronno, Italy Amaretto Isaac	$300 [3] After Abel's murder, Cain settled in this land east of Eden Nod Paul	$300 [14] Artist Charles Dana's "Girl", or her martini with an onion Gibson Isaac
$400 [9] In 1910 this Swiss company produced its first wrist chronometer Rolex	$400 [24] Also called the ventriculus, it's the part of a bird that grinds food using stones or grit the gizzard Isaac Jim	$400 [21] Both "Happy Days" & "Laverne & Shirley" were set in this city Milwaukee Paul Jim	$400 [29] This salad green, also called rucola, has a bitter taste many find too assertive Arugula Isaac	$400 [4] Oddly, this tribe for whom the third book is named, is mentioned in only one passage there Levi Isaac	$400 [15] This Italian family ruled Mantua for almost four centuries Gonzaga
DD $500 [10] Discovered in 1797 by Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, this element was named for the Greek for "color" chromium Jim	$500 [25] The carina is a keel-like ridge on this bone that helps support muscles used in flying Breastbone (sternum) Isaac	$500 [22] Among her TV roles were Jill Danko, Sabrina Duncan & Amanda King Kate Jackson	$500 [30] This tuna has the lightest flesh & is the only one that legally can be called white Albacore Paul	$500 [5] In 1 Samuel 4, these people captured the Ark of the Covenant after defeating Israel in battle Philistines Paul	$500 [16] This German composer of the opera "Alceste" taught singing to Marie Antoinette Christoph Gluck Isaac

Double Jeopardy! Round

ARCHITECTURE	THE UNITED NATIONS	MYTHOLOGY	LITERATURE	HISTORIC NAMES	GILBERT & SULLIVAN
$200 [9] Ange-Jacques Gabriel designed the classically elegant Petit Trianon at this palace Versailles Paul	$200 [23] In 1953 the U.N. coordinated the first worldwide one of these; the U.S. takes one every ten years Census Jim	$200 [18] In an annual tribute, seven boys & seven girls were fed to this monster of the Labyrinth Minotaur Jim	$200 [1] This Spaniard rides a bony old nag named Rocinante on his quests Don Quixote Paul	$200 [12] As requested, she was buried at Mark Antony's side in 30 B.C. Cleopatra Jim	$200 [2] "The Gondoliers" opens on the Piazzetta in this city Venice Isaac
$400 [11] Though this Maine city's state house has been remodeled, it retains its original Charles Bulfinch facade Augusta Isaac	DD $300 [30] Man who served the shortest time as Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali Jim	$400 [19] The Pierides were turned into magpies when they challenged these nine sisters to a singing match, & lost Muses Paul	$400 [3] Longfellow based his tales of this inn on the Red Horse Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts Wayside Inn Jim	$400 [13] In 1947 Francisco Franco honored this Argentine first lady with The Cross of Isabel the Catholic Eva Peron Isaac	$400 [7] "In short, in matters vegetable, animal and mineral, I am the very model of a modern" one of these Major general Paul
$600 [17] This architect of Welsh descent named his homes in Wisconsin & Arizona for the Welsh poet Taliesin Frank Lloyd Wright Jim	$400 [27] Under U.N. guidelines, this military operation began January 16, 1991 Operation Desert Storm/Persian Gulf War Paul	$600 [24] Ilus was an early king of this city that was also called Ilium in his honor Troy Jim	$600 [4] This 1902 Joseph Conrad novella is set in the Belgian Congo Heart of Darkness Jim	$600 [14] Speusippus, a nephew & disciple of this philosopher, succeeded him as the head of the Academy Plato Jim	$600 [8] The pair's first smash hit; it was staged on a facsimile of the HMS Victory's quarterdeck H.M.S. Pinafore Jim
$800 [21] From Latin for "little tub", it's a dome-like structure often found atop a roof Cupola Paul	$600 [28] The presidency of this body rotates alphabetically every month among its 15 member nations Security Council Paul Jim	$800 [25] His lyre playing was so moving it brought the ghosts of Hades to tears Orpheus Paul	$800 [5] In "Great Expectations", Pip falls in love with Estella, a ward of this spinster Miss Havisham Paul	$800 [15] This general & premier who led Japan into war in 1941 was hanged as a war criminal in 1948 Hideki Tojo Jim	$800 [10] "It was", as the program put it, "an entirely new and original Japanese opera in two acts" The Mikado Jim
$1,000 [22] This renowned Brazilian architect designed the President's Palace in Brasilia Oscar Niemeyer	$800 [29] Zaire & Zambia joined in the '60s & this country, the last member alphabetically, joined in 1980 Zimbabwe	DD $1,000 [26] When Oedipus exiled himself from Thebes, this daughter accompanied him Antigone Paul	$1,000 [6] In 1904 this short story author's first book, "Cabbages and Kings", was published O. Henry Paul	$1,000 [16] Later named a saint, this Spanish missionary died en route to China in 1552 Saint Francis Xavier	$1,000 [20] Sergeant Meryll, who works at the Tower of London, is part of this title group Yeomen of the Guard Isaac

Final Jeopardy!

NOTABLE WOMEN

She said she healed from a near-fatal fall after reading a passage from the Bible in 1866

Mary Baker Eddy

Isaac "Who is Mary Baker Eddy?" — wagered $5,500

Jim "Who is Mary Baker Eddy?" — wagered $4,500

Paul "Who is Mary Baker Eddy?" — wagered $5,001

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