Show #2946 1997-05-26 (taped 1997-01-15) Regular

Contestants

Michael Berman — a writer originally from Williston Park, New York

Elin Gaynor — a secretarial school teacher from Chicopee, Massachusetts

Doug Antoniazzi — a test systems analyst from Hyde Park, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,999)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Doug	$2,300	$4,600	$10,200	$10,200 2-day co-champion: $23,199	$10,200 23 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Elin	$1,000	$2,900	$5,100	$10,199 2nd place	$5,900 19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Michael	$600	$1,500	$5,100	$10,200 New co-champion: $10,200	$5,100 14 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

BOTANY	7-LETTER WORDS	HISTORIC HOMES	MYTHOLOGY	RECURRENCES	TV PILOTS
$100 [26] Unlike these honey makers, most butterflies don't eat the pollen they collect bees Michael	$100 [7] Many women have their eyelashes dyed so they don't have to apply this cosmetic mascara Elin	$100 [1] The home of Mary Pickersgill, who made the star-spangled banner that waved over Fort McHenry, is in this MD. city Baltimore Elin	$100 [6] Romulus & this twin brother were grandsons of Numitor, King of Alba Longa Remus Elin	$100 [18] The next full census of the U.S. will be conducted in this year 2000 Doug	$100 [10] Type of craft piloted by Roger E. Mosely on “Magnum, P.I.” & James Farrentino on “Blue Thunder” helicopter Doug
$200 [27] Tulips are said to have tepals because these colorful flower parts look just like the sepals petals Doug	$200 [8] This whirling, dizzy feeling is usually caused by a disturbance in the inner ear vertigo Doug	$200 [2] The first brick home in Portland, Maine was built by Gen. Peleg Wadsworth, this author's grandfather Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Elin	$200 [14] To these early people of Mexico, Ueuecoyotl was the god connected with revelry Aztecs Doug	$200 [19] Each year a flock of these birds travels between Goya, Argentina & a mission in California swallows Elin	$200 [11] Before “Coach” he played Air Force colonel Raynor Sarnac on “Call To Glory” Craig T. Nelson Elin
$300 [28] It ranks second only to sugarcane as the major source of the world's sugar sugar beet Elin	$300 [9] “Dirty Dancing” reached new heights in 1990 with this ballroom dance supposedly from Brazil Lambada Michael	$300 [3] The birthplace of this founder of the American Red Cross is now a museum in North Oxford, Massachusetts Clara Barton Elin	$300 [15] We don't know if Tim Allen has a pet name for this tool, but Thor called his Mjollnir--Thunderbolt hammer Michael	$300 [20] 1997 names for these including Ana, Bill & Claudette, will be used again in 2003 hurricanes Doug	$300 [16] Fighter pilots on this sci-fi series that debuted in 1978 included Starbuck & Apollo Battlestar Galactica Michael
$400 [29] These slender coils that vines use for support & climbing are actually modified leaves tendrils Doug	$400 [12] It's a specially designed container or room for keeping cigars & tobacco moist humidor Doug	$400 [4] The home this president lived in while he served on the Supreme Court is now the Syrian embassy Taft Doug	$400 [24] In post Homeric stories, this sorceress bore Odysseus a son named Telegonus Circe Doug	$400 [21] The Floralies is a festival held every 5 years in Ghent in this country Belgium Doug	$400 [17] On this '60s series Betty Jo Bradley married pilot Steve Ellliott Petticoat Junction Elin
$500 [30] These plants & trees are named for the fact that they keep their color & foliage throughout the year evergreens Elin	$500 [13] As opposed to nocturnal, it means active during the day diurnal Doug	$500 [5] This Scottish castle, a private residence of the Queen of England, stands on the right bank of the River Dee Balmoral Doug	$500 [25] Some say she was reunited with her husband Menelaus after the fall of Troy Helen Elin	DD $500 [22] Every 4 years the U.S. Electoral College meets in this month December Doug	$500 [23] After a training flight accident, this American astronaut was rebuilt with new parts costing $6 million Steve Austin (The Six Million Dollar Man) Michael

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE CIVIL WAR	HATS	SEA CREATURES	LANGUAGES	LITERATURE	HUSBAND & WIFE SINGERS
$200 [6] After signing the surrender, he told his Confederate troops to go home & resume their occupations Robert E. Lee Michael	$200 [26] In America, hat sizes increase in size by this fraction of an inch eighth of an inch Elin	$200 [21] This 10-armed mollusk ranges in size from a couple of inches to more than 55 feet squid Doug	$200 [16] Sir Richard Burton translated “The Thousand And One Nights” from this language Arabic Elin	$200 [11] In this novel, Jo March becomes a writer & marries Friedrich Bhaer, a middle-aged professor Little Women Michael	$200 [1] In 1991 he married his backup vocalist Patti Scialfa Bruce Springsteen Michael
$400 [7] Horace Greeley lost many subscribers after he helped post bail for this Confederate president Jefferson Davis Michael	$400 [27] Some types of this head covering can use up to 50 yards of material turban Michael	$400 [22] Named for a type of ship, this jellyfishlike creature has a sting almost as powerful as a cobra's venom Portuguese man-of-war Elin	DD $600 [17] Name shared by a Siberian people, their Uralic language & their dog, seen here: [Video - elegant white dog] Samoyed Elin	$400 [12] This 1848 Thackeray work is subtitled “A Novel Without A Hero” Vanity Fair Elin	$400 [2] He may be an expert on “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover”, but in 1992 he married singer Edie Brickell Paul Simon Michael
$600 [8] This famous detective headed the Union secret service under McClellan Pinkerton Doug	$600 [28] In the 19th century this man's hat was known as the “hat that crowned the west” (John) Stetson Doug Elin	$600 [23] Like abalone, the shell of the chambered nautilus is lined with this mother-of-pearl Doug	$600 [18] Language in which the Bible's New Testament was written ancient Greek Doug	$800 [14] In this Hemingway novel, Robert Jordan falls in love with Maria For Whom The Bell Tolls Elin	$600 [3] Their first hit, 1975's “Love Will Keep Us Together”, was written by Neil Sedaka Captain & Tennille Doug
$800 [9] Nearly 25,000 men died or were wounded in the 2-day Battle of Murfreesboro in this state Tennessee Elin	$800 [29] This term for a woman's hat tied under the chin with a ribbon can also be used for men's hats bonnet Michael	$800 [24] The American species of this crustacean is classified as Homarus Americanus lobster Doug	$800 [19] Fiji doesn't have an official religion, but it does have this as its official language English Doug	DD $1,000 [13] Her husband, a physician, assumed the name Roger Chillingworth Hester Prynne Elin	$800 [4] During the '70s, he & Rita Coolidge released 3 duet albums including “Full Moon” Kris Kristofferson Elin
$1,000 [10] The Emancipation Proclamation was made public in September 1862 after the Union victory in this Maryland battle Antietam Michael	$1,000 [30] The distinctive hat worn by this group that guards the Tower of London has a narrow brim & a pleated crown Beefeaters (yeomen of the guard) Doug	$1,000 [25] This primitive fish was believed extinct until caught off the African coast in 1938 coelacanth Michael	$1,000 [20] To read the Mahabharata in its original language, you have to know this tongue Sanskrit Doug Michael	$1,000 [15] This Thomas Hardy novel about Bathsheba Everdene was first published anonymously in 1874 Far From The Madding Crowd	$1,000 [5] “You Can't Lose Me” is something she might sing to fellow country star Tim McGraw; they married in 1996 Faith Hill

Final Jeopardy!

OSCAR-WINNING FILMS

This “Best Picture” of 1970 was based in part on the memoirs of General Omar Bradley

Patton

Elin "What is Patton?" — wagered $5,099

Michael "What is “Patton”?" — wagered $5,100

Doug "What was Patton?" — wagered $0

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