Show #2716 1996-05-27 Regular

Contestants

Sharon Heiman — a speech-language pathologist from Austin, Texas

Steve Cunningham — a mortgage banker from Glastonbury, Connecticut

Don Lemmer — an attorney originally from Fort Campbell, Kentucky (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,599)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Don	$1,100	$2,100	$5,100	$1 2nd place: Broyhill Fontana living room set	$5,100 19 R, 5 W
Steve	$300	$2,800	$5,600	$600 New champion: $600	$5,500 14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Sharon	$1,100	$2,000	$2,400	$1 3rd place: Official international flag collectors' pin set of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games	$3,600 14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

EXODUS	TELEVISION	JANUARY 11, 1996	IRELAND	1960s NO. 1 HITS	FAMOUS HOMES
$100 [26] He told Moses his name was "I Am" Yahweh Steve	$100 [1] This executive producer of "Beverly Hills, 90210" was the producer of "The Smothers Brothers Show" Aaron Spelling Sharon	$100 [18] Ryutaro Hashimoto was sworn in as this country's 8th prime minister in 7 years Japan Don	$100 [16] The National Stud in County Kildare provides expert advice on breeding these creatures horses Don Steve	$100 [11] "Good Vibrations" in 1966 was this group's last No. 1 hit of the '60s The Beach Boys Don	$100 [6] Fair Lane in Dearborn, Michigan Henry Ford Sharon
$200 [27] This "bread" that appeared every morning in the desert usually couldn't be kept overnight; it melted manna Steve	$200 [2] This "Today" show co-host initially gave sports reports on the show 3 times a week Bryant Gumbel Sharon	$200 [22] This ship belonging to Jacques Cousteau sank in a Singapore shipyard Calypso Don	$200 [17] This second-largest city, whose Irish name is Corcaigh, is sometimes called the City of Spires Cork Sharon	$200 [12] Written by Smokey Robinson, Mary Wells' "My Guy" was this label's first No. 1 hit Motown Don	$200 [7] Holmesdale in Pittsfield, Massachusetts Oliver Wendell Holmes Sharon
$300 [28] In Chapter 1 Pharaoh ordered the Hebrew midwives to do this to kill all the newborn male children Don	$300 [3] This "Let's Make A Deal" host began his career on the game show "Who Am I?" in Canada Monty Hall Don	$300 [23] He was given a 4-year, $8 million contract to coach the Miami Dolphins Jimmy Johnson Sharon	$300 [19] In 1984 this U.S. president visited Ballyporeen, his ancestral village Ronald Reagan Steve	$300 [13] Co-written by Smokey Robinson, "My Girl" was this group's first No. 1 hit The Temptations Don	$300 [8] Lindenwald in Kinderhook, New York Martin Van Buren Don
$400 [29] The Breastplate of Judgment had this many stones set in it, one for each tribe 12 Sharon	$400 [4] Brooke Shields, Jean-Claude Van Damme & Julia Roberts appeared on this sitcom on Super Bowl Sunday 1996 Friends Steve	$400 [24] Many world leaders attended his funeral mass in Notre Dame Cathedral Francois Mitterrand Steve	$400 [20] Some say this fount of eloquence is part of the stone of Scone, the ancient Scottish crowning seat the Blarney Stone Steve	$400 [14] In February 1961 his "Calcutta" was a one & a two on the charts Lawrence Welk Don	$400 [9] Chartwell in Kent, England Winston Churchill Steve
$500 [30] If thou lend money to a person poorer than thee, thou shall not lay upon him usury, which is this excess interest Steve	$500 [5] In 1986 he limited his involvement in "The 700 Club" to run for president Pat Robertson Don Sharon	$500 [25] The shuttle Endeavour blasted off to retrieve a satellite containing these amphibians newts	$500 [21] John Robert Gregg, who invented a form of this, grew up in Rockcorry, County Monaghan shorthand Don	$500 [15] In 1962 this Four Seasons girl knocked Tommy Roe's "Sheila" from the top spot "Sherry" Steve	DD $500 [10] Taliesin in Spring Creek, Wisconsin Frank Lloyd Wright Steve

Double Jeopardy! Round

HAWAIIANS	HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	SCIENCE	THE 20th CENTURY	PLAYS	OPERAS & OPERETTAS
$200 [6] In September 1991 24-year-old Carolyn Sapp became the first Miss Hawaii to ascend to this title Miss America Don	$200 [1] This date, New Year's Eve in the U.S., has been celebrated as Feed Yourself Day in Benin December 31st Sharon	$200 [13] This fossilized tree resin is found in abundance along the shores of the Baltic Sea amber Don	$200 [7] President Venustiano Carranza of this North American country was assassinated in 1920 Mexico	$200 [14] This "Wild & Crazy" comedian made his playwriting debut with "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" Steve Martin Don	$600 [22] In a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, Captain Corcoran commands this title ship H.M.S. PInafore Don
$400 [12] Salevaa Atisanoe participated in this Japanese sport under the name Konishiki sumo wrestling Sharon	$400 [2] This annual day is usually observed in schools specifically to stress forest preservation Arbor Day Sharon	$400 [17] A lack of this element, symbol Mn, causes the leaves of plants to turn yellow manganese Don Steve	$400 [8] Later merged with the AFL, this federation of industrial unions was formed in 1938 CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations) Don	$400 [15] Grovers Corners, the setting for this Thornton Wilder play, was modeled on Peterborough, New Hampshire Our Town Steve	$800 [23] Baron Zeta wants the wealthy Hanna Glawari to marry Count Danilo in this "merriest" of operettas The Merry Widow Sharon
—	$600 [3] The conversion of this "Apostle of the Gentiles" on January 25 is a major Episcopal holy day St. Paul Steve	$600 [18] Term for the temperature at which cooled water vapor turns into liquid water dew point Don Sharon	$600 [9] Strikes against these 2 "generals" ended March 13, 1946 General Motors & General Electric Don	$600 [16] This title bird in a Chekhov play symbolizes the restless Nina The Seagull Sharon	$1,000 [25] Superintendent Budd is a character in this "Billy Budd" composer's comic opera "Albert Herring" Benjamin Britten
—	$1,000 [5] This South American country marks the independence of Cartagena each November 11 Colombia Don	$800 [20] This fast-spinning instrument is used to separate blood cells from plasma centrifuge Steve	$800 [10] In May 1926 Roald Amundsen flew over the North Pole, from Spitsbergen in this country to Teller, Alaska Norway Don	$800 [19] 3 items used in the ritual of excommunication give this John Van Druten play its title Bell, Book and Candle Sharon	—
—	DD $1,400 [4] On October 2 Guinea celebrates its independence from this European country France Steve	$1,000 [21] Between 1971 & 1982, the Soviets launched 7 of these space stations into orbit Salyut Don Sharon	$1,000 [11] U Aung San negotiated this country's independence but was killed in 1947 before it took effect Burma Don	DD $1,200 [24] A 1960 adaptation of this opera began with a flashback to Ford's Theatre Our American Cousin Sharon	—

Final Jeopardy!

ANAGRAMS

Anagrams of each other, one is a synonym for home, the other the material it might be made of

abode & adobe

Sharon "What are dwellin" — wagered $2,399

Don "What is" — wagered $5,099

Steve "What are" — wagered $5,000

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