Show #2784 1996-10-10 (taped 1996-08-21) Regular

Contestants

Kathy Robbins — a bed-and-breakfast owner from Denver, Colorado

Mark Reed — a concierge from San Francisco, California

Mike Lease — a computer programmer from Chelmsford, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mike	$1,100	$3,300	$6,300	$2,199 3rd place: Helbros 14K gold Masterpiece watch	$6,300 21 R, 3 W
Mark	$900	$2,100	$2,700	$5,400 2nd place: a trip to the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort in Longboat Key, Florida	$6,700 15 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs)
Kathy	$1,100	$2,800	$5,200	$10,000 New champion: $10,000	$5,200 15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

GATES	CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	THE MOVIES	MYTHOLOGICAL RELATIVES	FOOD	"EGG" FILLED
$100 [3] The Jaffa Gate is the one most often used when entering the old part of this holy city Jerusalem Mike	$100 [26] Geppetto named him after a family he knew that turned out well Pinocchio Mark	$100 [14] Ron Howard received the 1995 Directors Guild of America Award for this Tom Hanks film Apollo 13 Kathy	$100 [1] Some say Penelope played around with Hermes & produced this god known for playing the pipes Pan Mike	$100 [8] Once this substance is clarified, it has a higher burning point butter Mark	$100 [16] According to the old saying, these "can't be choosers" beggars Mike
$200 [5] Prisoners were once brought by boat to this British stronghold via Traitors' Gate Tower of London Mike	$200 [27] In a Kipling "Just So" story, the animal that "said 'Humph!' just 'Humph!' and no more" camel Mike	$200 [15] This Oriental sleuth has been played by Warner Oland, Sidney Toler & Roland Winters Charlie Chan Mike	$200 [2] Eris, the personification of discord, accompanies this Greek war god, her brother, into battle Ares Kathy	$200 [9] Genoise, true & hot-water are varieties of this "absorbent" cake sponge cake Mark	$200 [17] They're children's snow pants, some with shoulder straps leggings Kathy
$300 [13] The Nucerian Gate was one of several surrounding this city before it was buried by Vesuvius Pompeii Mark	$300 [28] The one that belonged to Colin Craven's mother is the "Secret" one in the title garden Kathy	$300 [23] Clint Eastwood played a late-night DJ stalked by a fan in this 1971 film, his first as a director Play Misty for Me Mark	$300 [4] This king of Crete was Phaedra's father Minos Kathy	$300 [10] This syrup made of dextrose, maltose & dextrin helps keep candy from getting grainy corn syrup Mark	$300 [18] Marley's music reggae Kathy
$400 [21] The historic Barrier Gate separates China from this Portuguese territory Macao Kathy	$400 [29] J.R.R. Tolkien finished "The Lord of the Rings" with this Narnia author's encouragement C.S. Lewis Mark	$400 [24] In this 1958 film, Maurice Chevalier & Hermione Gingold sang "I Remember It Well" Gigi Mark	$400 [6] The Graeae, or "gray women", are gray-haired sisters of this gruesome group that includes Medusa Gorgons Kathy	$400 [11] The black perigord variety of this precious fungus is usually cooked; the white Italian, served raw truffles Kathy	$400 [19] A native of Connecticut Nutmegger Mike
DD $500 [22] A statue called the "Quadriga of Victory" crowns this famous gate in Berlin Brandenburg Gate Kathy	$500 [30] In "Charlotte's Web", Templeton is this kind of animal rat Mike	$500 [25] In 1987 this actress won an Oscar for her film debut, "Children of A Lesser God" Marlee Matlin Mike	$500 [7] Typhon, who had a hundred heads, was the father of this multi-headed serpent the Hydra Mike	$500 [12] Rex sole is not a true sole but a member of this flatfish group flounder Kathy	$500 [20] On the piano it's sounding the notes of a chord in sequence rather than all at once arpeggio Mike

Double Jeopardy! Round

SURGERY	WORLD HISTORY	WOMEN IN SPORTS	GEOGRAPHY	WORD ORIGINS	DRAMA
$200 [1] To make incisions, a surgeon uses this sharp-bladed steel knife scalpel Mike	$200 [2] In the 13th century, this Indian group settled in the valley of Mexico Aztecs Mark Kathy	$200 [9] In 1996 Uta Pippig was the women's winner in this U.S. race for the third straight year Boston Marathon Kathy	$200 [16] It's not only Italy's capital, it's the capital of the Latium region as well Rome Mike	$200 [25] This interjection that expresses sorrow or concern comes from lassus, Latin for "weary" alas	$400 [22] In "Come Back, Little Sheba", Little Sheba is this type of animal dog Mark
$400 [6] Babies in distress at the time of birth may be delivered by this surgical procedure Caesarean section Mike	$400 [3] In 1918 this country was formed from Bohemia, Moravia & Slovakia Czechoslovakia Mike Mark	$400 [10] In 1994, recovered from an assault, she took the silver in figure skating at the Winter Olympics Nancy Kerrigan Mike	$400 [17] Alaska's Cape Prince of Wales, the state's westernmost mainland point, juts into this strait Bering Strait Mike	$400 [26] The name of this musket is an alteration of the Dutch donderbus, which means "thunder gun" blunderbuss Kathy	$600 [21] His 1924 play "Desire Under the Elms" wasn't publicly performed in London until 1940; it was banned Eugene O'Neill Mike
$600 [8] Now rarely performed, it was once the most common psychosurgery to treat mental illness lobotomy Kathy	$600 [4] In 1983 this general became head of Panama's military; in 1989 U.S. troops overthrew him Manuel Noriega Mike Mark	$600 [11] In 1987, '89 & '91, coach Pat Summitt led the U. of Tennessee women's team to NCAA titles in this sport basketball Mark	$600 [18] The small Sham Chun River forms the border between China & this British dependency Hong Kong Mike	$600 [27] The name of this food of the gods is from the Greek for "immortal" ambrosia Kathy	$1,000 [24] Paul Lukas made his Broadway debut December 27, 1937, playing Dr. Rank in this Ibsen play A Doll's House Kathy
$800 [12] Lasers or heated instruments are used for this procedure to stop a vessel from bleeding cauterization Mike	$800 [5] In 1486 this Tudor king married the daughter of Edward IV, uniting the houses of Lancaster & York Henry VII	$800 [14] The speed skater honored by the Women's Sports Foundation in 1995 as one of its Sportswomen of the Year Bonnie Blair Mike	$800 [19] This country's Mediterranean coast is indented by the gulfs of Hammamet, Gabes & Tunis Tunisia Mark	$800 [28] Durring Don, a Middle English phrase, evolved into this word for swashbuckling bravado derring-do Mark	DD $2,000 [23] In this 1955 Lawrence & Lee play, high school teacher Bertram Cates is based on John Scopes Inherit the Wind Mark
$1,000 [13] Torn cartilage in a knee may be repaired using a fiber-optic instrument during this type of surgery arthroscopic Mike	$1,000 [7] Victor Paz Estenssoro was president of this landlocked South American country 1952-56, 1960-64 & 1985-89 Bolivia Mike Mark	$1,000 [15] In 1995 this Spanish tennis player was a finaliist in 3 of the 4 Grand Slam finals Arantxa Sanchez Vicario Mark	DD $2,000 [20] Constanta is Romania's only port on this sea Black Sea Mark	$1,000 [29] This more common name for a divan is derived from an Arabic word for "platform" or "bench" sofa Kathy	—

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. STATES

This state was named by Captain John Mason, former governor of Portsmouth, England

New Hampshire

Mark "What is New Hampshire" — wagered $2,700

Kathy "What is New Hampshire" — wagered $4,800

Mike "What is Rhode Island" — wagered $4,101

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