Show #2583 1995-11-22 (taped 1995-10-11) Tournament of Champions

1995 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 3.

Contestants

Jonathan Groff — a writer and actor from New York City, New York

Gordon Wean — a teacher from Cleveland Heights, Ohio

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

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Isaac	$1,300	$3,000	$8,000	$14,000 Finalist	$8,000 22 R, 3 W
Gordon	$900	$2,500	$6,700	$1,500 3rd place: $5,000	$7,700 17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Jonathan	$1,900	$2,100	$5,900	$5,900 2nd place: $5,000	$5,800 18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

FOREIGN AUTHORS	FISH	NATIONAL MONUMENTS	SPORTS	19th CENTURY AMERICA	"O" & "OS"
$100 [1] This author of "Around the World in Eighty Days" also wrote librettos for operettas Jules Verne Isaac	$100 [17] The rainbow variety of this fish is part of the same genus as the Atlantic salmon Trout Isaac	$100 [18] Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument is located south of Hardin in this state Montana Isaac Gordon Jonathan	$100 [11] On July 9, 1922 this future movie Tarzan became the first to swim the 100-meter freestyle in under a minute Johnny Weissmuller Gordon	$100 [6] In May of 1873 the Post Office issued postcards with postage of this value One cent Jonathan	$100 [23] Synonym for antonym Opposite Gordon
$200 [2] Nikos Kazantzakis continued the adventures of this Homeric hero in a 33,333-line sequel Odysseus Gordon	$200 [19] These snakelike fish constitute the order Anguilliformes Eels Jonathan	$200 [16] The USA's largest national monument, this state's Misty Fjords, consists of glaciers & long, deep fjords Alaska Gordon	$200 [12] Kim Zmeskal & Shannon Miller are the only U.S. women to win the all-around title at these world championships Gymnastics Jonathan	$200 [7] In February of 1895 the U.S. reserves of this were down to a dangerously low $41 million dollars Gold Gordon	$200 [24] Dog school obedience Isaac
$300 [3] After his return to Russia in 1994, this former dissident was given his own TV talk show Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Isaac	$300 [20] Farming of the channel species of this fish is a rapidly growing business in the southern U.S. Catfish Isaac	$300 [25] In 1948 a replica of the log cabin in which this black educator was born was constructed at his memorial Booker T. Washington Jonathan	$300 [13] Of the four Grand Slam golf tournaments, it's the only one played outside the U.S. British Open Jonathan	$300 [8] In 1804, this vice president ran for governor of New York, and lost Aaron Burr Jonathan	$300 [28] This Egyptian god's many burial places were considered sacred ground Osiris Isaac
$400 [4] Although he spent most of his life in Prague, Franz Kafka spoke & wrote in this language German Isaac	$400 [21] These aggressive aquarium fish are native to Thailand's clear but weedy waters Fighting fish Gordon	$400 [26] This Wyoming formation has a base diameter of about 1,000 feet & a summit diameter of about 275 feet Devils Tower	$400 [14] With a capacity of 63,000, this San Francisco ballpark is the National League's largest Candlestick Park Gordon	DD $500 [9] Davy Crockett was in this city March 6, 1836 San Antonio (site of the Alamo) Jonathan	$400 [29] In 451 these Teutonic tribesmen joined with Attila in his expedition against Gaul Ostrogoths Isaac Jonathan
$500 [5] Most of Nadine Gordimer's novels including "July's People" are set in this country where she grew up South Africa Isaac	$500 [22] This fish is called amuskie for short muskellunge Gordon	$500 [27] Arizona's Canyon De Chelly National Monument lies within this Indian reservation Navajo Isaac	$500 [15] The first to win this Patriots' Day event was John McDermott in 1897 Boston Marathon Isaac	$500 [10] During an 1840 speaking tour in England, he persuaded thousands to emigrate to Nauvoo, Illinois Brigham Young Isaac Jonathan	$500 [30] The two Greek letters that fit this category Omega & Omicron Gordon

Double Jeopardy! Round

FIRST LADIES	BODIES OF WATER	THEATRE	TRANSPORTATION	HALF BROTHERS	THE ELEMENTS
$200 [1] This second wife of Ronald Reagan was born Anne Frances Robbins Nancy Davis Reagan Isaac	$200 [13] The temperature & salinity of this smallest ocean vary as the ice cover freezes & melts Arctic Ocean Isaac	$200 [2] A Catholic woman & a Protestant man fall in love in "Remembrance", set in this Northern Ireland capital Belfast Jonathan	$200 [11] Not surprisingly, there are more motor vehicles registered in this state than any other California Gordon	$200 [21] Soon after his father's death in 1743, he went to live with half-brother Lawrence at Mount Vernon George Washington Isaac	$200 [26] The CD in your CD player doesn't contain this element, Cd, but the batteries running it might cadmium Gordon
$400 [3] In the 1940s she invested part of her inheritance in radio station KTBC in Austin Lady Bird Johnson Jonathan	$400 [15] U.S. Naval personnel in Cuba call it "Gitmo" for short Guantanamo Bay Isaac	$400 [5] This Norwegian wrote his 1866 play "Brand" in rhyming verse Henrik Ibsen Gordon Jonathan	$400 [12] The name of this form of transportation comes from a Latin word meaning "for all" Omnibus Jonathan	$400 [22] Michael Seeger, half-brother of this American folk singer, was a founder of the New Lost City Ramblers Pete Seeger Jonathan	$400 [27] Its atomic number is 28, but we think it would have made more sense if it was 5 Nickel Isaac
$600 [4] In 1890 at age 5, she met her future husband in an Independence, Missouri Sunday school class Bess Truman Isaac	$600 [16] It separates Tierra del Fuego from the tip of the South American mainland Straits of Magellan Isaac	$600 [7] This Greek-American diva is the leading character in Terrence McNally's play "Master Class" Maria Callas Jonathan	$600 [14] In 1910, it became the first type of aircraft to offer commercial passenger service Dirigible Jonathan	$600 [23] Cato the Younger was half-brother of Servilia, mother of this chief assassin of Julius Caesar Brutus Gordon	$600 [28] Compounds featuring this element are used to treat the most common type of anemia Iron Isaac
$800 [6] While first lady, she arranged the White House wedding of her stepdaughter Alice in 1906 Edith Roosevelt Isaac	$800 [17] Site of a massive oil spill in 1989, it was named for the third son of King George III Prince William Sound Isaac Gordon	$800 [9] "Edward II", his play about a murdered king, premiered around 1592; sadly, he was killed in 1593 Christopher Marlowe Isaac	$800 [19] Completed in 1916, this Russian railroad is the longest in the world Trans-Siberian Railroad Gordon	DD $1,000 [24] She was involved in an amorous episode with Thomas Seymour during the reign of her half-brother Edward VI Queen Elizabeth I Gordon	$800 [29] Holmium was named by Per Teodor Cleve for this, his hometown Stockholm Jonathan
$1,000 [8] This first lady died in 1944 & was buried in West Branch, Iowa Lou Henry Hoover Jonathan	DD $1,000 [18] Ciudad Bolivar & Ciudad Guayana are the major cities on this river Orinoco Gordon	$1,000 [10] A man named Berenger appears in several of his plays including "Rhinoceros" & "Exit the King" Eugène Ionesco Gordon	$1,000 [20] In 1994 this ill-fated Italian cruise ship sank off the coast of Somalia Achille Lauro	$1,000 [25] This third king of Israel succeeded to the throne after half-brother Adonijah tried to seize it Solomon Isaac Jonathan	$1,000 [30] Noble gas whose name is from the Greek word for "sun" Helium Gordon

Final Jeopardy!

THE OSCARS

2 of the 5 actors before Tom Hanks to win 2 Best Actor Oscars

(2 of) Marlon Brando, Gary Cooper, Dustin Hoffman, Fredric March & Spencer Tracy

Jonathan "Who are Marlon Brando" — wagered $0

Gordon "Who are Tracy and Gable?" — wagered $5,200

Isaac "Who are Tracy & Brando?" — wagered $6,000

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