Show #2487 1995-05-30 (taped 1995-01-31) Regular

Contestants

David Brent — a lawyer from Oak Park, Illinois

Bill Atkinson — a student from Mapleton, Utah

Mike Creed — an antique and collectibles dealer from Brooklyn, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mike	$800	$1,600	$5,200	$10,200 2-day champion: $29,500 + Jeopardy! '92 home game	$5,200 16 R, 4 W
Bill	$1,400	$2,200	$5,800	$10,001 2nd place: Trip to Miami & Curacao + Jeopardy! '92 home game	$6,300 18 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
David	$100	$1,300	$7,200	$2,799 3rd place: Hammerman gold earrings + Jeopardy! '92 home game	$5,700 17 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE BIBLE	ROCK MUSIC	LITERATURE	WORLD FACTS	FOOD & DRINK	POTPOURRI
$100 [11] His sister Miriam watched as he was discovered by Pharaoh's daughter on the Nile Moses David	$100 [1] This duo's "Love Will Keep Us Together" won a 1975 Grammy for Record of the Year The Captain and Tennille	$100 [3] In this novel the slogan "Big Brother Is Watching You" appears on large posters 1984 Mike	$100 [6] The key in Cuba's coat of arms symbolizes that Cuba is the key to this gulf Gulf of Mexico David	$100 [18] This brand's "classic yellow mustard" is advertised as "America's Favorite" French's Mike Bill	$100 [26] In names of parties, it follows "open" & precedes "warming" house
$200 [12] It was Peter's original name Simon Bill	$200 [2] In 1972 Looking Glass told her, "You're a fine girl, what a good wife you would be" Brandy	$200 [4] In "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea", the name of this captain of the Nautilus means "nobody" Captain Nemo Mike	$200 [7] Prince Albert is this tiny European country's heir apparent Monaco Mike	$200 [19] Devils on horseback are oysters wrapped in this breakfast meat bacon Mike	$200 [27] 2 stars named Saiph & Rigel mark the legs in this constellation depicting a hunter Orion Mike
$300 [10] Jesus told many of these short stories with double meanings, including that of the unjust judge parables Mike	$300 [20] This group's "Wooly Bully" was named Billboard's No. 1 single of 1965 though it never hit No. 1 Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs Mike	$300 [5] The last Erle Stanley Gardner novel to feature this attorney was 1973's "The Case of the Postponed Murder" Perry Mason David	$300 [16] Simon Bolivar's birthplace is one of the main attractions in this Venezuelan capital Caracas Mike	$300 [23] After boiling this lingual meat, you may want to serve it with horseradish sauce or Harvard Beets tongue Bill	$300 [28] In 1984 this shipping heiress married husband no. 4, French businessman Thierry Roussel (Christina) Onassis David
$400 [13] A standard unit of weight equal to about 1/2 ounce, or the silver coin of that weight shekel Bill David	$400 [21] A photo of a medieval English church inspired this 1966 hit by The New Vaudeville Band "Winchester Cathedral" David	$400 [8] In 1932 this Pearl Buck novel was dramatized by Owen & Donald Davis The Good Earth Bill	$400 [15] The university of this Bulgarian capital was founded in 1888 Sofia Bill	$400 [24] Vieux acajou, which means "old mahogany", is a dark type of this liquor made in Martinique rum Mike	$400 [29] The name of this gem comes from the Latin for "seawater"; it was named for its color aquamarine Bill
$500 [14] This apostle was en route from Fair Haven to Phoenix when he & his captors were shipwrecked Paul Bill	$500 [22] After an absence of 8 years, this duo again reached the Top 10 with "Rock and Roll Heaven" in 1974 The Righteous Brothers	DD $500 [9] At the end of a Sinclair Lewis novel, this physician retires to a Vermont farm to make serum Arrowsmith Bill	$500 [17] Flamingos sometimes outnumber people on this Caribbean island, the "B" of the ABC Islands Bonaire	$500 [25] It's the traditional color of the icing on Lady Baltimore Cake white Mike	$500 [30] This stone used to smooth the feet has also been used to whiten the teeth pumice David

Double Jeopardy! Round

ROYAL RELATIVES	MOUNTAINS	HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS	AMERICAN HISTORY	LANGUAGES	THEATRE
$200 [15] Grand Duchess Olga, born in 1895, was the eldest child of this czar & czarina Nicholas & Alexandra Mike	$200 [6] They're usually divided into 4 sections: the Southern, Central, Northern & Canadian the Rockies Mike	$200 [26] The University of St. Andrews awarded this lightning rod inventor an honorary degree Ben Franklin David	$200 [1] He served under Andrew Jackson in the campaign against the Creek Indians before he became president of Texas Sam Houston David	$200 [13] In 1974 Quebec, Canada declared this to be its sole official language French Bill	$200 [20] In 1928 she & her husband Alfred Lunt appeared simultaneously in plays by Eugene O'Neill Lynn Fontanne David
$400 [16] This current monarch is the son of the Count of Barcelona, who was the last surviving son of King Alfonso XIII King Juan Carlos Bill	$400 [5] Sagarmatha, meaning "goddess of the universe", is the Nepalese name for this mountain Mount Everest Bill	$400 [27] On June 8, 1994 this U.S. president received an honorary degree in civil law from Oxford Bill Clinton Mike	$400 [2] The date on Delaware's flag, December 7, 1787, is when Delaware became the 1st state to do this ratify the Constitution David	$400 [12] About half of all Korean words come from this language Chinese Mike David	$400 [21] The great 19th C. actress Eleanora Duse played this Shakespearean heroine at Verona when she was 14 Juliet Bill
$600 [17] Anne-Marie, the exiled queen of Greece, is the younger sister of this country's Queen Margrethe II Denmark David	$600 [7] Algonquin Peak in New York is one of the highest peaks of this range Adirondacks Bill David	$600 [28] In 1907 this American author of "Roughing It" received an honorary degree from Oxford Mark Twain Bill	$600 [3] John Carver, elected the first governor of this colony in November 1620, died the following April Plymouth Colony Mike David	$600 [11] These 2 languages are often grouped together & called Hirdu Hindi & Urdu Bill	$600 [22] Charley's aunt is from this country, "where the nuts come from" Brazil David
$1,000 [19] Prince Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was the father of this queen who was born in The Hague in 1909 Juliana Mike	$800 [8] Ordesa & Monte Perdido National Park in Spain was founded to protect the natural beauty of these mountains Pyrenees David	$800 [29] Boswell recorded that this man received an honorary doctorate from Trinity College in 1765 Samuel Johnson Bill	$800 [4] In 1809 this noted hostess became the first U.S. first lady to throw an inaugural ball Dolley Madison Bill	$800 [14] The Indian language of Mosquito is native to the Mosquito Coast of Honduras & this country Nicaragua Mike Bill David	$800 [23] Noel Coward's 1925 play about an eccentric actress, or rhinitis caused by allergy to pollen Hay Fever Bill
DD $1,800 [18] On Sept. 7, 1533 she gave birth to the future Queen Elizabeth I Anne Boleyn David	DD $1,500 [9] Monte Somma Ridge was formed during a prehistoric eruption of this volcano Vesuvius David	$1,000 [30] Harvard gave this author of "The Tin Drum" an honorary degree in 1976 Gunter Grass Mike	$1,000 [10] This 4-time N.Y. governor was the first Roman Catholic to run for president on a major party ticket (Al) Smith Bill	$1,000 [24] The novel "Enemies: A Love Story" was originally written in this Germanic language Yiddish Bill	$1,000 [25] Garson Kanin wrote & directed this Judy Holliday comedy that opened on Broadway in 1946 Born Yesterday Mike

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. PRESIDENTS

4 Republican, 2 Democrat & these 2 Whig presidents have died while in office

William Henry Harrison & Zachary Taylor

Mike "Who are WH Harrison and Taylor" — wagered $5,000

Bill "Who are Taylor and Wm. Henry Harrison" — wagered $4,201

David "Who are Harrison and Tyler" — wagered $4,401

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