Show #2595 1995-12-08 Regular

Jeopardy! Round clues 20 and 26 featured in the 1997 movieGone Fishin'.

Contestants

Richard Prince — a production manager from Studio City, California

Michael McGuinness — a teacher from San Francisco, California

Gwen LaTray — a day care provider from Portage, Indiana (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,500)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Gwen $1,700 $3,000 $5,800 $8,801
2-day champion: $22,301 + Jeopardy! '92 home game
$5,700
24 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Michael $1,900 $3,000 $4,400 $7,400
2nd place: a trip to Carmel Valley Ranch Resort + a Samsung 8 mm compact camcorder + Jeopardy! '92 home game
$4,400
15 R, 5 W
Richard $700 $1,800 $700 $50
3rd place: Muirfield china + Jeopardy! '92 home game
$3,400
14 R, 6 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

MYTHOLOGY TV TRIVIA HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES THE ANIMAL KINGDOM CROSSWORD CLUES "V" I ♥ NY
$100 [16]
In Norse myth sisters known as the Norns represent the past, present & this
future
Michael
$100 [21]
In 1982 his show was replaced by David Letterman's; today he follows David Letterman
Tom Snyder
Gwen
$100 [26]
In 1915 President Wilson declared this holiday the second Sunday in May
Mother's Day
Richard
$100 [1]
Species of this animal include American black, spectacled & polar
a bear
Gwen
$100 [6]
Spoils getter(6)
victor
Richard
$100 [7]
There's a statue of Poland's King Jagiello beside the turtle pond in this famous park
Central Park
Michael
$200 [17]
The Arabian wilderness was home to this bird that was reborn from its own ashes
a phoenix
Gwen
DD $300 [22]
Parents of the secret agent seen here:
Maxwell Smart & Agent 99
Gwen
$200 [27]
It's the No. 1 day for fresh-cut flower sales
Valentine's Day
Michael
$200 [2]
Of living birds, its eggs are the largest, weighing about 3 pounds on the average
an ostrich
Gwen
$200 [10]
A shot in the arm(11)
vaccination
Gwen
$200 [8]
This Fifth Avenue cathedral's twin spires soar 330 feet
St. Patrick's
Gwen Richard
$300 [18]
With Athena's help, Epeius built this object in which the Greeks hid
the Trojan Horse
Gwen
$300 [23]
Raymond Burr & Karl Malden hosted specials of this show before it became a series with Robert Stack
Unsolved Mysteries
Gwen
$300 [28]
Every year on this holiday, Washington's crossing of the Delaware is reenacted near Trenton, New Jersey
Christmas
Gwen
$300 [3]
The June bug, a type of this insect, is related to the Scarab of ancient Egypt
a beetle
Gwen
$300 [11]
Bat man(7)
vampire
Gwen
$300 [9]
Gilded crowns adorn the gates of this university once known as King's College
Columbia
Gwen
$400 [19]
Orthrus, a two-headed dog who guarded the cattle of Geryon, was the brother of this Hades hound
Cerberus
Michael
$400 [24]
On a 1995 "Mad About You", he reprised his "Dick Van Dyke Show" role of Alan Brady
Carl Reiner
Gwen
$400 [29]
From June to August, the "Trail of Tears" drama is staged near Tahlequah in this state
Oklahoma
Michael
$400 [4]
"Baiting" these burrowing weasel relatives was once a favorite European sport
a badger
Michael
$400 [12]
Wine time(7)
vintage
Michael
$400 [14]
The Oyster Bar in this famous terminal opened in 1913
Grand Central
Richard
$500 [20]
The Maenads were frenzied followers of this God of wine & vegetation
Dionysus
Richard
$500 [25]
In the '60s it was NBC's answer to ABC's "Shindig"
Hullabaloo
Michael Richard
$500 [30]
On April 30 this country celebrates the birthday of its former queen Juliana
the Netherlands
Michael
$500 [5]
This fish lives in rivers before traveling up to 3500 miles to the Sargasso Sea to lay eggs
an eel
Gwen
$500 [13]
A safe place(5)
vault
Michael
$500 [15]
A concert hall in this theatre complex is named for electronics industry pioneer Avery Fisher
Lincoln Center
Michael

Double Jeopardy! Round

AFRICAN HISTORY TRAVEL & TOURISM FICTIONAL CHARACTERS ARCHAEOLOGY GOVERNMENT & POLITICS MOVIES
$200 [30]
In the 1860s John Hanning Speke concluded that Lake Victoria was the source of this river
the Nile
Gwen
$200 [16]
A popular tourist stop in this state is Natural Bridge in Daniel Boone National Forest
Kentucky
Gwen Richard
$200 [11]
Tom Sawyer & this girl write their names with candle smoke on a wall of McDougal's cave
Becky Thatcher
Gwen
$200 [5]
Dendochronology uses the growth rings of these to date certain finds
trees
Richard
$200 [21]
Since 1987 Joseph P. Kennedy II has represented this state in the U.S. House
Massachusetts
Richard
$200 [1]
Barbra Streisand plays a psychiatrist in this 1991 film which she also directed & co-produced
"The Prince of Tides"
Gwen Michael
$400 [29]
In 1870 a rich diamond field was found where this country's city of Kimberley now stands
South Africa
Michael
$400 [17]
A 2-mile stone bridge crossing an adriatic lagoon connects this Italian city with the mainland
Venice
Richard
$400 [12]
This juvenile pickpocket is "as roystering and swaggering a young gentleman as ever stood four feet six"
the Artful Dodger
Gwen
$400 [7]
This monument on Britain's Salisbury Plain is surrounded by a complex of cemeteries and ritual sites
Stonehenge
Gwen
$400 [22]
This cabinet department operates the food stamp program & grades beef & poultry
the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)
Gwen
$400 [2]
Julia Roberts plays a law student on the run in this movie based on a John Grisham novel
"The Pelican Brief"
Richard
$600 [28]
In 1931 this emperor gave Ethopia its first written constitution
Haile Selassie
Gwen
$600 [18]
Attractions in this European capital include Amalienborg Palace & The New Carlsberg Museum
Copenhagen
Gwen Michael
$600 [13]
Sumuru is mystery writer Sax Rohmer's female version of this long-mustached Chinese archfiend
Fu Manchu
Richard
$600 [8]
The Quipu, a device of knotted cords, was used to keep records in this South American civilization
Inca
Michael
$600 [23]
On July 15, 1976 Jimmy Carter selected this Senator as his Vice Presidential running mate
(Walter) Mondale
Gwen
$600 [3]
In this 1994 film, John Cusack plays a playwright who gets mixed up with the mob
"Bullets Over Broadway"
Richard
$800 [27]
In 1936 this 16-year-old succeeded his father, Fuad I, as king of Egypt
Farouk I
Michael
$1,000 [20]
A state park in Columbus in this state is named for Pancho Villa
New Mexico
Gwen
$1,000 [15]
This Boris Pasternak heroine is the daughter of a Russianized Frenchwoman, Amalia Karlovna Guishar
Lara
Richard
$800 [9]
Luxor is the modern town on the site of this ancient Egyptian capital
Thebes
Gwen Michael Richard
$800 [24]
On February 24, 1995 this Texas Republican announced his candidacy for President
Senator Phil Gramm
Gwen Michael Richard
$800 [4]
"Ran" a 1985 Japanese film about an aging warlord, was an adaptation of this Shakespeare tragedy
"King Lear"
Gwen
$1,000 [26]
In 1992 President Mobuto agreed to share power with Etienne Tshisekedi in this central African country
Zaire
DD $1,200 [19]
Lodgings in this capital city include the Hotel de l'Annapurna & the Hotel Himalaya
Kathmandu
Richard
DD $1,500 [14]
Some spectators denied seeing this stigma on the chest of the reverend Mr. Dimmesdale
"The Scarlet Letter"
Richard
$1,000 [10]
Mohenjo-daro & Harappa were the twin capitals that flourished in this river valley
the Indus
Michael Richard
$1,000 [25]
This Republican had just served under 2 terms as New York governor when elected vice president in 1900
Teddy Roosevelt
Richard
$1,000 [6]
"The Windmills of Your Mind" was the theme song from this Steve McQueen film
"The Thomas Crown Affair"
Michael

Final Jeopardy!

EUROPE

Excluding Russia, with over 81 million people, it's the most populous country in Europe

Germany

Richard "What is France?" — wagered $650
Michael "What is Germany?" — wagered $3,000
Gwen "What is Germany?" — wagered $3,001

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