Show #2770 1996-09-20 (taped 1996-08-12) Regular

Contestants

John Baker — a graphic artist from Vineland, New Jersey

Trish Little-Taylor — a librarian from West Long Branch, New Jersey

Doug Zang — an environmental consultant from Saint Paul, Minnesota (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,399)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Doug	$2,100	$4,500	$11,700	$8,999 2-day champion: $16,398	$11,200 26 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W (including 1 DD)
Trish	$100	$1,700	$4,300	$8,599 2nd place: Lane table & chairs + University games	$4,300 11 R, 2 W
John	$400	$1,800	$7,200	$1 3rd place: Magnavox camcorder	$7,200 20 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

PHILOSOPHERS	FRUITS & VEGETABLES	THE MOVIES	WORLD HISTORY	BOOTS	"GREAT" GEOGRAPHY
$100 [17] Transcendentalist philosopher & teacher Bronson Alcott was this author's father Louisa May Alcott Trish	$100 [2] The Royal Ann variety of this fruit is usually the type used to make maraschinos a cherry John	$100 [6] Lawrence Olivier was an early choice to play Don Vito Corleone in this 1972 film The Godfather John	$100 [14] In 1949 this city became the capital of the Nationalist Chinese government Taipei Doug John	$100 [13] Waterproof boots, worn over the shoes, that zip, snap or buckle up galoshes Doug	$100 [1] At over 84,000 square miles, it's Europe's largest island Great Britain Doug John
$200 [22] In Chinese this influential philosopher is called K'ung Fu-Tzu Confucius Doug	$200 [3] Fruit you're most likely to find in a pandowdy an apple Trish	$200 [7] In June 1995 this Val Kilmer film had the biggest 3-day opening to that date— $52.8 million Batman Forever Doug Trish	$200 [15] A Finnish statesman gave his name to the Mannerheim Line in Finland's 1939 war against this country the Soviet Union (Russia) Doug Trish	$200 [27] Held up by suspenders, these boots & pants combos are used by fishermen waders John	$200 [4] Lewis & Clark National Forest is headquartered in this west central Montana city Great Falls John
$300 [23] In 1604 philosopher Francis Bacon advocated union between England & this part of the U.K. Scotland John	$300 [8] Don't cry, but when its skin is "thick and tough, coming winter cold and rough" an onion John	$300 [20] Timothy Hutton won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his debut in this 1980 Robert Redford film Ordinary People Doug	$300 [16] In 1599 Richard & Cuthbert Burbage built this famous theatre the Globe Doug	$300 [28] Traditional color for 1960s go-go boots white Trish	$300 [5] This depression in Africa & the Middle East is the largest fault system on Earth the Great Rift (Valley) Doug Trish
$400 [24] Philosopher Brunetto Latini influenced this poet, who made him a character in "The Divine Comedy" Dante Doug	$400 [9] The English, a hothouse variety of this vegetable, can be 2 feet long & has few seeds a cucumber Doug	$400 [21] This 1939 John Wayne film was based on a Collier's magazine short story, "Stage to Lordsburg" Stagecoach Doug	$400 [18] In the 16th century Peru was called New Castile & Mexico was called this New Spain John	$400 [29] These calf-high Eskimo boots are usually made of walrus or seal skin mukluks John	$400 [10] 1 of 2 Australian deserts that fit the category the Great Sandy Desert (or the Great Victoria Desert) Doug John
$500 [25] Jeremy Bentham founded this doctrine whose name comes from utilis, Latin for "useful" utilitarianism Trish	$500 [12] This red-leafed Italian chicory is used as a salad green radicchio Doug	$500 [26] 1980 film in which Jack Nicholson yells maniacally "Heeeeere's Johnny" The Shining Doug	$500 [19] This future president led the 1952 military coup that forced Farouk's abdication Nasser Doug	$500 [30] These leather boots that cover the knee were named for a 19th century British general Wellingtons Trish	DD $800 [11] Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica & Puerto Rico the Greater Antilles Doug

Double Jeopardy! Round

ROYAL MOTHERS	SCIENCE	INTERNATIONAL TRADE TERMS	MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS	U.S. LANDMARKS	LITERATURE
$200 [18] First name of England's queen mother Elizabeth Trish	$200 [3] At supersaturation, this relative measurement is above 100% humidity Doug	$200 [13] The Bundesbank is this country's central bank Germany Doug	$200 [6] As you might guess, an oliphant was a horn made from the tusk of one of these an elephant John	$200 [1] Name shared by the largest fort in Maine & the home of the U.S. gold depository in Kentucky Fort Knox John	$200 [25] It begins, "Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank" Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Doug Trish John
$400 [19] His mother is the Empress Dowager Nagako Akihito John	$400 [4] In most people these third molars erupt between the ages of 17 & 21 wisdom teeth Doug	$400 [14] It's the U.S. government agency that clears imports & collects duties & taxes on them the Bureau of Customs Doug	$400 [7] Anyone can play a hurdy-gurdy; just do this & press the keys crank the handle Doug	$400 [2] Built in 1828, the Arcade in this Rhode Island capital is the USA's oldest indoor shopping mall Providence Doug	$400 [26] One day before Ashley Wilkes marries Melanie Hamilton, she marries Melanie's brother Charles Scarlett O'Hara John
$600 [20] He's the firstborn son of Dona Maria de las Mercedes de Borbon y Orleans Juan Carlos Trish	$600 [8] The sun's energy is produced in this central region the core John	$600 [15] Among taxes VAT is short for this a value added tax Doug	$600 [22] Grelots are these bells; "Are you listening?" sleigh bells Doug	$600 [5] The Rock of Ages quarry in Vermont is the world's largest pit for this rock granite John	DD $500 [29] In this 1863 story, Philip Nolan is court-martialed for aiding Aaron Burr's treasonous plot "The Man Without a Country" Doug
$800 [21] Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was the mother of this country's King Carl XVI Gustaf Sweden John	$800 [9] In humans this organ produces the female gametes by a process called gametogenesis the ovaries Doug	$800 [16] CITES, a convention which the U.S. has signed, controls trade in these, the "ES" endangered species Doug	$1,000 [24] The Appalachian this is a 3-stringed zither that's played in the lap a dulcimer	$800 [10] Kalakaua, Hawaii's last king, built this royal palace the Iolani Palace	$600 [28] Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer" tells the story of an American writer in this European capital Paris Doug
$1,000 [27] This ruler is the first child of Queen Juliana Queen Beatrix John	$1,000 [11] This type of upward "action" occurs when a fine tube is placed vertically with one end in water capillary action John	$1,000 [17] In shipping it's the captain's "destiny" to sign this list of all items in the cargo his manifest Trish	DD $1,500 [23] Now belonging to the Smithsonian, the instrument seenherebelonged to this jazz musician ("Dizzy") Gillespie Doug	$1,000 [12] Known for its Long Room, this tavern near Wall Street is named for the West Indian who owned it 1762-1785 Fraunces Tavern Trish	$1,000 [30] This companion of Gertrude Stein published her memoir "What is Remembered" in 1963 Alice (B.) Toklas Doug

Final Jeopardy!

SENATORS

Former man in space & future man in space both elected to the Senate in 1974

John Glenn & Jake Garn

Trish "Who are Glenn & Garn" — wagered $4,299

John "Who are Glenn and Johnson" — wagered $7,199

Doug "Who are John Glenn and" — wagered $2,701

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