Show #2771 1996-09-23 (taped 1996-08-13) Regular

Contestants

Derek Rolstone — a human resources analyst from Winnipeg, Canada

Kyrie O'Connor — a newspaper editor from West Hartford

Doug Zang — an environmental consultant from Saint Paul, Minnesota (whose 2-day cash winnings total $16,398)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Doug	$700	$1,100	$3,100	$4,301 3rd place: Amana refrigerator	$3,100 17 R, 3 W
Kyrie	$700	$3,300	$7,100	$10,201 New champion: $10,201	$7,700 19 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Derek	$2,500	$2,900	$5,100	$9,100 2nd place: Bassett dining room set & Muirfield china	$4,800 16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

TECHNOLOGY	1961	ROCK GUITARISTS	DELICACIES	ISLANDS	ENDS IN "X"
$100 [18] Your AC, air conditioning, probably runs on AC, this alternating current Doug	$100 [2] This sovereign visited several Commonwealth nations including India, Pakistan & Ghana Queen Elizabeth II Derek	$100 [7] His first album was released under the name Johnny Cougar John Cougar Mellencamp Derek	$100 [15] Consumed as a delicacy, this part of a bullfrog is longer than its body the legs Derek	$100 [1] This Danish island has the largest ice mass outside of Antarctica Greenland Doug	$100 [17] "Take a load off" relax Doug
$200 [19] Device that stealth aircraft technology is designed to trick radar Doug	$200 [9] On April 17 about 1,500 exiles landed at this bay in an attempt to overthrow the Cuban government the Bay of Pigs Derek	$200 [8] In 1996 his theme from Dead Man Walking was nominated for an Oscar Bruce Springsteen Doug	$200 [21] Found throughout the eastern U.S., the Virginia species of this marsupial is a southern delicacy an opossum Kyrie	$200 [3] Material for the giant statues on this Chilean island was quarried from a crater called Rano Raraku Easter Island Derek	$200 [24] It's Corning's trademark for heat-resistant glassware Pyrex Doug
$300 [20] At the 1939 New York World's Fair, the robot Elektro was accompanied by Sparko, a robot one of these a dog Kyrie	$300 [13] On April 12 this Soviet air force major circled the globe in a record 1 hour, 48 minutes Gagarin Derek	$400 [11] He gave his name to the group whose biggest hit was "Black Magic Woman" in 1970 Carlos Santana Doug	$300 [22] These gastropods are often served a la Bourguignonne — bathed in a parsley, garlic & butter sauce snails Kyrie	$300 [4] At 9,370 feet, Shishaldin on Unimak Island is the highest volcanic peak in this island group the Aleutians Kyrie	$300 [25] This childhood disease is caused by the varicella zoster virus chicken pox Doug
$400 [26] The smallest units of information stored in a computer, they form bytes bits Kyrie	$400 [14] In 1961 Angola began a guerrilla war with this country from which it gained independence 14 years later Portugal Kyrie	$500 [12] He played lead guitar on such Led Zeppelin hits as "Stairway to Heaven" Jimmy Page Derek	$400 [23] This delicacy is created by overfeeding geese & depriving them of excercise pâté de foie gras Derek	$400 [5] The western coast of this largest island of British Columbia is indented by picturesque fjords Vancouver Island Derek	$400 [27] In grammer it's the relationship among the words, phrases & clauses of a sentence syntax Kyrie
$500 [30] In 1981 the Solar Challenger was a solar-powered plane & in 1977 the Gossamer Condor was powered by this human power (pedaling) Doug Kyrie	$500 [16] This playwright's first show, "Come Blow Your Horn", premiered on Broadway on February 22 Neil SImon	DD $600 [10] In 1981 the actress seenheremarried this rock guitarist: Eddie Van Halen Derek	$500 [28] The yolks of these Chinese treats, pi dan, turn greenish-brown during the preserving process thousand-year eggs Kyrie	$500 [6] This island nation just south of Sicily has a population density of over 3,000 per square mile Malta	$500 [29] After Achilles he was the bravest of the Greeks in the Trojan war Ajax

Double Jeopardy! Round

LAWYER—AUTHORS	GEMS & JEWELRY	ASSASSINATIONS	LIBRARIES	ART & ARTISTS	INTERNATIONAL ACTORS
$200 [12] He sold the film rights to "The Firm" before he sold the publishing rights John Grisham Kyrie	$200 [1] The value of an emerald is determined by size, freedom from flaws & shades of this color green Derek	$200 [2] Plutarch reported that this man believed Brutus, one of his assassins, was his son Julius Caesar Doug	$200 [3] The manuscript of "Beowulf" is among the holdings of the British Library in this city London Doug	$200 [13] Rembrandt painted 62 of these, revealing every wrinkle of his face as it aged a self-portrait Doug	$200 [5] Kiefer's father, he was born in New Brunswick & became a disc jockey in Nova Scotia when he was just 14 Donald Sutherland Doug
$400 [23] Lady lawyer who wrote "It takes a Village" Hillary Clinton Kyrie	$400 [8] They include St. Edward's Crown, the Scepter with the Dove & the Anointing Spoon the Crown Jewels Derek	$400 [7] Lt. Khalid Al-Istanbuli was identified as the head of the conspiracy that killed this Egyptian leader Sadat Doug	$400 [4] Jules Mazarin, this cardinal's successor, founded a Paris library in 1643 Richelieu Doug	$400 [14] The Nat'l Gallery of Art has a Jean-Antoine Houdon bust of this "Candide" author sculpted the year he died Voltaire Doug	$400 [6] Born Nigel Neill in Northern Ireland, this star of "Jurassic Park" & "The Piano" was raised in New Zealand Sam Neill Derek
$600 [25] You can't "Hyde" the fact this Scottish novelist qualified as a lawyer in 1875 Stevenson Kyrie	$600 [28] Some highly prized rubies exhibit asterism, meaning that this shape can be seen when illuminated a star Kyrie	$600 [9] Pedro Joaquin Chamorro, an outspoken foe of the Samozas, was gunned down in this capital in 1978 Managua Derek	$600 [21] His presidential library is located in Simi Valley, California Ronald Reagan Kyrie Derek	$600 [15] He created a scandal by including the words "God does not exist" in a Mexico City mural Diego Rivera Kyrie	$600 [18] When this Belgian appeared as himself on "Friends", he dated Rachel & Monica Jean-Claude Van Damme Doug
$800 [26] Admitted to the bar at age 21, he had a sideline writing Perry Mason novels Erle Stanley Gardner Kyrie	$800 [29] Pennsylvania anthracite coal is often used in place of this deep black variety of lignite jet Kyrie	$800 [10] This murdered father of Alexander the Great was the 3rd Macedonian king in a row to die violently Philip of Macedon Doug Derek	$800 [22] While known for its Shakespeare collection, this D.C. library is rich in other Renaissance works as well the Folger Doug Kyrie Derek	$1,000 [17] This L.A.-based British artist has produced photocollages like "Pearblossom Hwy., 11-18th April 1986" David Hockney Kyrie	$800 [19] This Spaniard was bitten by the acting bug long before he played Armand in "Interview with the Vampire" Antonio Banderas
DD $1,000 [27] "In Contempt" by this Simpson trial lawyer was an April 1996 bestseller Christopher Darden Kyrie	$1,000 [30] Alexandrite, named for Czar Alexander II, was originally found in this mountain range the Urals Doug	$1,000 [11] Maurice of Nassau succeeded this assassination victim, his father, as stadholder of the Netherlands William of Orange	$1,000 [24] This unincorporate Maryland community is home to the National Library of Medicine Bethesda Kyrie	DD $1,200 [16] Daniel Chester French used the pose of the Apollo Belvedere for this "timely" Concord, Mass. statue The Minuteman Kyrie	$1,000 [20] Born in China to Japanese parents in 1920, he became the most famous Japanese film actor in the world Toshiro Mifune Kyrie

Final Jeopardy!

FACTS & FIGURES

An estimated 925 million of these were exchanged in 1996; the No. 1 recipients by far were teachers

Valentine's Day cards

Doug "What are Valentine cards?" — wagered $1,201

Derek "What is Valentine cards?" — wagered $4,000

Kyrie "Whatisare Valentine's Day cards?" — wagered $3,101

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