Show #4528 2004-04-21 (taped 2004-02-03) Regular

Tom Baker game 1.Tribute to recently deceased writer Steven Dorfman.

Contestants

Wendy Ruopp — a managing editor from Milton, Vermont

Tom Baker — a writer from Tokyo, Japan

David Abolafia — a writer from Fishkill, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $42,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
David	$5,800	$9,600	$22,200	$4,800 2nd place: $2,000	$20,400 31 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Tom	$4,000	$8,600	$19,800	$37,800 New champion: $37,800	$19,800 20 R, 0 W
Wendy	$400	$400	$3,000	$3,100 3rd place: $1,000	$6,000 5 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THIS CATEGORY IS GONNA TANK	I'M GUS, I'LL BE YOUR KING OF SWEDEN	APPROXIMATE WEIGHTS & MEASURES	MONTREAL EXPOSE	THE MOVIES: BUT WEIGHT, THERE'S MORE	I'M HAVING CONTRACTIONS
$200 [21] When air forces out the seawater in a sub's ballast tank, the sub will do this rise David	$200 [1] An athlete in his youth, Gustav VI helped organize the Olympics held in this city in 1912 Stockholm David	$200 [26] Kellogg's puts 2 of these measures of raisins in a box of Raisin Bran scoops David	$200 [16] The Basilique Notre-Dame has one of the largest ones of these in North America; it weighs 12 tons bell David Tom	$200 [8] He took time off from filming "Raging Bull" in order to gain the weight he needed for the ending Robert De Niro David	$200 [6] It's who the "Beverly Hillbillies" invited each week to "come back now" y'all Tom
$400 [22] The Firefly was one of these "General" tanks equipped with a 76.2-millimeter long-barreled gun Sherman tank David	$400 [2] Encyclopedia Americana says Gustav V's annual presentation of these prizes made him world famous the Nobel Prizes David	$400 [27] Probably from the Dutch for "bind", it can be a great deal of money, or any items tied up for carrying bundle Tom	$400 [17] A bagpiper at Ogilvy's Department Store plays to announce this hour noon	$400 [12] He gained as well as lost weight for his role in "Cast Away" Tom Hanks David	$400 [7] The first contraction in the first verse of "Jingle Bells" o'er (the hills we go) Wendy
$600 [23] The University of Arizona warns never use matches when inspecting this home waste-water treater septic tank David	$600 [3] Oops, Gustav IV joined an 1805 coalition against this man & lost Swedish Pomerania to France Napoleon David	$600 [28] As a noun, it's a bit of something, like a conversation; as a verb, it can mean to grab someone's purse snatch David	$600 [18] Since 1984 over 37 million people have seen performances by this circus headquartered in Montreal Cirque du Soleil Tom	$600 [13] An Italian pasta job could have bulked her up for the 2003 film "Monster" Charlize Theron David	$600 [9] An American idler is a one of these-do-well ne'er-do-well David
$800 [24] Gouramis are kept in these fish tanks Tom	$800 [4] In 1986 he became the first Swedish high government official assassinated since Gustav III in 1792 Olof Palme Tom	$800 [29] For you, a group of eggs may be a dozen; for a chicken farmer, a group of eggs is called this clutch Tom	$800 [19] Each summer Montreal hosts a Juste Pour Rire Festival, called "Just for" these in English Laughs Tom	$800 [14] For his role as the hobbit Samwise, he packed on 30 pounds Sean Astin David	$1,000 [11] Contraction in the title of Marquis' popular book of biographies Who's (Who) Tom
$1,000 [25] He & Emile Gagnan perfected the tank of air with a pressure-regulating valve worn by divers Jacques Cousteau David	$1,000 [5] When Gustav II was killed in 1632 this daughter of his took over Sweden (Queen) Christina Tom	$1,000 [30] With a "K" at the end, it's a wooden toy; without, a group of legislators who voted together block/bloc David	$1,000 [20] A street in Mount Royal Park is named for this great American landscape artist who designed NYC's Central Park (Frederick Law) Olmsted Tom	$1,000 [15] The pounds he put on for "Cop Land" may have been from a lot of rocky road ice cream Sylvester Stallone Tom	DD $2,000 [10] The Gadsden flag of the American Revolution featured a rattlesnake & this contraction Don't (Tread on Me) David

Double Jeopardy! Round

TOO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS	POPE-ULARITY CONTEST	FILING CHAPTER 11	HUGHS & CRIES	THEY SOUND LIKE BEFORE & AFTERS	B.C.'n YOU
$400 [26] Someone counted 25,216 of these on a swan feathers David	$400 [14] 16th century pope Julius III appointed Palestrina choirmaster at this basilica St. Peter's David	$400 [21] In its Chapter 11 "Phileas Fogg secures a curious means of conveyance at a fabulous price" Around the World in Eighty Days David	$400 [2] "The M. stands for Marston, not mammary; hey, that was bunny, I mean funny!" Hugh M. Hefner	$400 [1] Holmes creator & lace table protector Arthur Conan Doily David	$400 [7] The legendary emperor Shen Nung has sometimes been "stuck" with the invention of this healing practice acupuncture Tom
$800 [28] In a children's game, Rob Krueger won $5,000 CDN in October 2003 when his "Paper" covered this move by his opponent Rock Wendy	$800 [17] It's the last decade in which there wasn't a pope with John or Paul in his name the 1940s Tom	$800 [22] Chapter 11 of this book begins, "At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham's" Great Expectations David	$800 [3] "Where there's a Will role, you'll find me; I played a Will in 'Notting Hill' & in 'About a Boy'!" Hugh Grant David	$800 [10] What hockey's the Great One uses to steady himself on the slopes Wayne Gretzky poles David	$800 [8] About 400 B.C. the Persians began knitting these & some of the patterns are still popular today carpets Tom
$1,200 [29] Orange County, Florida has banned its employees from wearing more than 3 pairs of these (& no tongue studs) earrings David	$1,200 [18] What goes around comes around for these letters from a pope, like "Pacem in Terris" encyclicals Tom	$1,200 [23] "The Plot Thickens" is the title of Chapter 11 of this fact-based 1844 tale by Alexander Dumas The Three Musketeers David Wendy	$1,200 [4] "I was Curly in a TV version of 'Oklahoma!' Ok, I'm also Wolverine in 'X-Men'" Hugh Jackman David	$1,200 [11] French mime whose movements were invented by Elias Howe Marcel Marceau-ing machine David	$1,200 [9] About 600 B.C. this poet of Lesbos put on quite a show; while reciting her poetry she'd strum a lyre Sappho David
$2,000 [30] It took 5 days in 2003 for India to beat Australia in its first test match victory in Australia in this sport in 22 years cricket David Tom	$1,600 [19] On this date around 735, Pope Gregory III dedicated a chapel in the Vatican to all saints November 1 David	$2,000 [25] "Charles had more respect for Adam after he knew about the prison", begins this Steinbeck work's Chapter 11 East of Eden Wendy	$1,600 [5] "I hosted 'Concentration' a lot longer than Trebek did!" Hugh Downs Wendy	$1,600 [12] A 1-humped cow-milking lady dromedary maid David	$1,600 [15] Work began circa 2000 B.C. on the Palace at Knossos on this island; centuries later it was still going--oy, contractors Crete David
DD $2,200 [27] In December 2003 Joe Horn was fined $30,000 by the NFL for using one of these after making a touchdown cell phone David	$2,000 [20] In 1592 the standard version of this Latin Bible was issued under the reign of Clement VIII the Vulgate Bible Tom	DD $3,000 [24] "During the summer the packing houses were in full activity again", begins Chapter 11 of this 1906 work The Jungle Wendy	$2,000 [6] "In a 1994 TV movie I was back playing Wyatt Earp, a role I did back in the '50s!" Hugh O'Brian	$2,000 [13] King of the Franks from 768 to 814 covered in a 1920 Sinclair Lewis novel Charlemagne Street Tom	$2,000 [16] In the 12th century B.C. these people of Mexico were carving out colossal heads like the one seen here the Olmecs Tom

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY ART & HISTORY

The red sky in Munch's "The Scream" may be from the debris in the Oslo air from this volcano half a world away

Krakatoa

Wendy "What is Krakatoa?" — wagered $100

Tom "What is Krakatoa?" — wagered $18,000

David "What is Mt. Fuji?" — wagered $17,400

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