Show #2765 1996-09-13 (taped 1996-08-07) Regular

Lucien Schmit game 1.

Contestants

Lucien Schmit — a lawyer from Sherman Oaks, California

Elijah Siegler — a graduate student originally from Toronto, Canada

Scott Johnson — an agricultural chemical salesman from Stockton, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Scott	$500	$1,800	$3,200	$200 2nd place: stay at the Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club and Pinseeker golf clubs	$3,800 14 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Elijah	$2,300	$2,800	$4,800	$50 3rd place: Franchi Menotti sports watch	$5,800 20 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Lucien	$900	$2,600	$4,900	$9,601 New champion: $9,601	$5,800 17 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

FORMER POSTAL WORKERS	HISTORY	BUSINESS '96	AROUND THE WORLD	RODENTS	"C"OMMON BONDS
$100 [26] This postmaster of New Salem, Illinois later became President Abraham Lincoln Scott	$100 [1] In 1868 Emperor Mutsuhito of this country adopted the reign name Meiji, meaning "enlightened rule" Japan Elijah	$100 [11] In February this computer company agreed to let Motorola use its Macintosh operating system Apple Computers Lucien	$100 [2] Some visitors to Kotzebue in this U.S. state dine on reindeer stew, a local specialty Alaska Elijah	$100 [17] The muskrat uses this scaly, flattened appendage as a rudder while swimming tail Scott	$100 [14] Porter, Old King, slaw Cole Lucien
$200 [27] With the money Knute Rockne earned hoisting mail bags, he was able to attend this university Notre Dame Scott	$200 [7] In 1919 this country's new constitution established the Reichstag & the Reichsrat Germany Scott	$200 [12] This giant toy retailer announced it would shut down 25 stores, including 10 in Europe Toys "R" Us Lucien	$200 [3] Noted for its aboriginal art, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is in this capital of New South Wales Sydney Elijah	$200 [18] In kangaroo rats these organs are very efficient & need little water to remove waste from the blood kidneys Scott	$200 [22] Torture, music, of commerce chambers Elijah
$300 [28] In 1919 rain, white Christmas, sleet or hail couldn't keep this crooner from his clerk job in Spokane Bing Crosby Lucien	$300 [8] Since 1940 only Harold Wilson & this man have served as British prime minister on 2 separate occasions Winston Churchill Scott	$300 [13] Approving this company's takeover of Capital Cities/ABC, the FCC stipulated it sell certain properties Disney Elijah	$300 [4] Cape Verde, an island country in this ocean, is about 400 miles from Dakar, Senegal Atlantic Elijah	$300 [19] The name of this rodent comes from French for "honeycomb"; they honeycomb the ground with their burrows gophers	$300 [23] Egg, ice, shaving creams Elijah
$400 [29] The son of a civil servant, this member of the Blues Brothers was once a postal worker in Canada Dan Aykroyd Scott	$400 [9] Around 200 A.D., Soranus wrote the earliest known biography of this physician Hippocrates Elijah Lucien	$400 [15] It was announced that Bonnie Fuller would replace her as editor of Cosmopolitan in 1997 Helen Gurley Brown Lucien	$400 [5] The Cueca is a flirtatious courtship dance from this narrow country that borders Argentina Chile Elijah	$400 [20] The capybara lives in pairs or in families along riverbanks on this continent South America Scott	$400 [24] Billy, night, golf clubs Lucien
$500 [30] In 1946 he worked days as a mailman in Winnetka, Illinois; later he starred with Doris Day Rock Hudson Lucien	$500 [10] When this first Hungarian king was crowned in 1000, he made Esztergom the capital St. Stephen Lucien	$500 [16] Unable to sell its Eagle Snack division, this brewer announced it would close it down Anheuser-Busch Scott	$500 [6] The Kenyatta Conference Centre is one of this capital city's architectural landmarks Nairobi Elijah	DD $600 [21] The female of this rodent , genus cynomys, produces 2-10 "pups" in the spring prairie dog Scott	$500 [25] Dry, red blood, prison cells Lucien

Double Jeopardy! Round

BARONS	STATE CAPITOLS	COMPOSERS & THEIR MUSIC	CELEBRITY WOMEN	THE 1930s	CHILDREN'S LIT
$200 [10] This "Red Baron" commanded Fighter Group I with its fancifully decorated scarlet planes Manfred von Richthofen Lucien	$200 [1] This state's capitol in Harrisburg contains more than 600 rooms Pennsylvania Lucien	$200 [15] This "Bolero" composer's "Alborada del gracioso" is also known as the "Morning Song of the Jester" Ravel Scott	$200 [20] In 1996 this actress & former wife of Burt Reynolds did a guest stint on "Melrose Place" Loni Anderson Elijah	$200 [2] Its explosion, May 6, 1937, ended commercial airship transportation & development Hindenburg Scott	$200 [4] An early version of this Maurice Sendak book was called "Where The Wild Horses Are" Where The Wild Things Are Lucien
$400 [11] This actor was knighted in 1947 & was created a baron in 1970 (Laurence) Olivier Elijah	$400 [8] Designed by Charles Bulfinch, the state house in this city was once sheathed in copper from Paul Revere's foundary Boston Elijah	$400 [16] This composer invented a special long trumpet for the triumph scene in his opera "Aida" Verdi Elijah	$400 [21] In 1996 this rock star & "Private Dancer", gave a private performance for the Sultan of Brunei's family Tina Turner Scott	$400 [3] In December 1936 Anastasio Somoza became president of this country in a rigged election Nicaragua Elijah	$400 [9] This Roald Dahl story about a little boy & a big fruit was turned into a 1996 film James and the Giant Peach Lucien
$600 [25] This founder of the Boy Scouts also organized the South African Constabulary Baden-Powell Elijah	$600 [28] The Rhode Island state house in this city boasts the world's 4th-largest unsupported dome Providence Scott	$600 [17] Arthur Honegger's "Pacific 231" is a symphonic depiction of a journey aboard one of these train Elijah	$600 [22] Fans mourned the recent passing of this humorist famous for books like "Family: The Ties that Bind...And Gag!" Erma Bombeck Elijah	$600 [5] Nationalists made gains in Egypt's 1936 elections, the first under this king King Farouk Lucien	$600 [12] A.A. Milne's "Toad of Toad Hall" is a dramatization of this Kenneth Grahame book Wind in the Willows Elijah
$800 [26] Rudolf Erich Raspe wrote an account of this German soldier's marvelous travels & campaigns Baron von Munchausen Lucien	$800 [29] This state's capitol building, dating from 1969, has legislative chambers shaped like volcanic cinder cones Hawaii Lucien	$800 [18] His 1881 opera "Libuse" premiered at the inauguration of the National Theatre in Prague Bedrich Smetana Scott	$800 [23] 2 of the 4 supermodel owners of the Fashion Cafe in Manhattan (2 of) Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Elle Macpherson, & Christy Turlington Elijah	$800 [6] In 1934 this Canadian island whose capital is St. John's lost dominion status Newfoundland Scott Elijah	DD $1,000 [13] In 1994 this novelist published her second children's book, "The Chinese Siamese Cat" Amy Tan Elijah
$1,000 [27] This Prussian-American general participated in the 1780 trial of Major John Andre Baron von Steuben	DD $900 [30] This state's capitol building has a round kiva-like design that resembles the Zia sun sign New Mexico Lucien	$1,000 [19] His 1926 symphonic poem "Tapiola" is named for Tapio, a forest god in Finnish mythology Sibelius Elijah	$1,000 [24] This photographer became the 1st woman to have an exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, in 1991 Annie Leibovitz Elijah Lucien	$1,000 [7] Ras Tafari became sole ruler of this country after the death of Empress Zauditu in 1930 Ethiopia Lucien	$1,000 [14] Sylvia Branzei recently grabbed kids' attention with this "repulsive" book about the body Grossology

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

An 1850 edition put the 5 novels about this variously-named character in the chronological order of his life

Natty Bumppo (or Hawkeye or Deerslayer)

Scott "Who was Huck Finn" — wagered $3,000

Elijah "Who is Bo" — wagered $4,750

Lucien "Who is Natty Bumpo" — wagered $4,701

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