Show #2590 1995-12-01 Regular

Michael Daunt game 2.

Contestants

Joe Carroll — a fundraiser from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Deedie Gustavson — an administrative assistant from Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Michael Daunt — a graduate student from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,399)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Michael	$3,300	$5,100	$16,300	$7,799 2-day champion: $14,198	$13,700 33 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Deedie	$800	$2,400	$4,200	$0 3rd place: Enesco Small World of Music multiaction musical	$4,200 9 R, 0 W
Joe	$500	$1,400	$12,400	$400 2nd place: Broyhill Fontana furniture collection & Aiwa digital mini system	$7,400 16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

MOUNTAINS	ROCK LYRICS	SAUCES	WEATHER	HISTORY	HOMOPHONES
$100 [20] In modern Greek this peak is called Olimbos Olympus Joe	$100 [7] Chuck Berry asked her, "Why can't you be true? You've started back doin' the things you used to do" Maybellene Michael	$100 [6] Gribiche sauce contains mustard, fines herbes & these hard-boiled items eggs Michael	$100 [12] A lot of this blowing around creates a "whiteout" snow Michael	$100 [1] At its height the Aztec empire covered roughly one-fifth of what's now this country Mexico Michael Deedie	$100 [17] A ballet dancer's exercise equipment, or a place for a drinker to belly up barre/bar Michael
$200 [21] Tibetans call it Chomolungma Everest Joe	$200 [8] In "Purple Haze" Jimi Hendrix sang, "Actin' funny, but I don't know why, scuse me while I" do this kiss the sky Michael	$200 [27] Albert sauce is a rich horseradish sauce traditionally served with this meat roast beef	$200 [13] If you experience a wind known as a sirocco, you're in this desert Sahara Michael	$200 [2] She went to Rome after she bore Caesarion, who became Ptolemy XV Cleopatra Michael	$200 [18] A ballet ensemble, or an apple center corps/core Michael
$300 [22] The monastery of St. Catherine stands on the reputed site of the burning bush at the foot of this mountain Sinai Joe	$300 [9] Question that follows Chicago's "Does anybody really know what time it is?" Does anybody really care? Michael	$300 [28] You'll need several cloves of this to make aioli, which is often served over fish garlic Deedie	$300 [14] Air pressure is usually measured in millibars or in inches of this metal mercury Michael	$300 [3] With their conquest of Granada in 1492, this ruling pair unified Spain Ferdinand and Isabella Deedie	$300 [19] A Proust character, or a ballet lake Swann/Swan Joe
$400 [23] This range in northern New York has 2 peaks over 5,000 feet: Mount Marcy & Algonquin Peak Adirondacks Joe	$400 [10] "Talkin; 'bout your troubles, it's a cryin' sin, ride a painted pony, let" this "spin" spinning wheel Michael	$400 [29] Among the ingredients in reform sauce are gherkins, mushrooms, truffles & this lingual meat tongue Deedie	$500 [16] When this, the border of an air mass, passes over a fixed location, there's a sudden change in the weather front Michael	$400 [4] In 1901 the colonies of Victoria & Queensland became states in this new commonwealth Australia Deedie	$400 [25] Ballet "Igor" or what you make from negatives Prince/prints Deedie Joe
$500 [24] This highest Alpine peak was first climbed in 1786 by Jacques Balmat & Michael Paccard Mont Blanc Michael	$500 [11] Completes Jim Morrison's wish "C'mon, c'mon, c'mon now..." "touch me, babe" Michael	$500 [30] Venetian sauce is flavored with chopped tarragon & the tarragon type of this liquid vinegar Deedie	DD $1,000 [15] Its life cycle usually has 5 stages: dust-whirl, organizing, mature, shrinking & decaying tornado Michael	$500 [5] She took the Russian throne in 1762 after her husband Peter III, was deposed Catherine the Great Joe	$500 [26] Popular netting used for a ballet tutu, or an implement for a task at hand tulle/tool Michael

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 1830s	FAMOUS MILTONS	WORLD FACTS	WOMEN NOVELISTS	SUPREME COURT JUSTICES	LATIN WORDS & PHRASES
$200 [1] This telegraph inventor made the first Daguerrotype in America (Samuel) Morse Joe	$200 [17] This entertainer was so popular that in 1951 NBC signed him to a 30-year contract Milton Berle Joe	$200 [6] These 2 colors are found on the flags of Singapore, Monaco & Japan red and white Michael	$200 [14] "Shadows on the Rock" is a novel about French colonists in Quebec by this author of "O Pioneers!" Willa Cather Michael	$200 [22] James Moore Wayne was admitted to this state's bar in 1810 & later became mayor of Savannah Georgia Michael	$200 [11] Virgil said, "omnia vincit amor" - this conquers all love Michael
$400 [2] In 1835 he was made commander of the Texan army Sam Houston Michael	$400 [18] Called the greatest English poet after Shakespeare, he wrote the tribute "On Shakespeare" in 1630 John Milton Michael	$400 [7] Romania's is "Desteapta-te Romane", which means "wake up, Romanians" national anthem Michael	$400 [23] In 1970 this "Valley of the Dolls" author appeared off-Broadway in "The Madwoman of Chaillot" Jacqueline Susann Michael	$400 [27] She was the Arizona state senate's Republican majority leader from 1972 to 1974 Sandra Day O'Connor Joe	$400 [12] "Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres" means all Gaul is this divided in three parts Michael
$600 [3] On April 6, 1830 this church was organized by Joseph Smith in Fayette, N.Y. Mormon Joe	$600 [19] In 1860 this lithographer devised "The Checkered Game of Life" for people to play Milton Bradley Joe	$600 [8] For a brief time in the 1830s, Alajuela, NW of San Jose, served as capital of this Central American country Costa Rica Michael	$600 [24] In the 1970s this British romance novelist recorded an "Album of Love Songs" with the Royal Philharmonic Barbara Cartland Michael	$600 [28] 11 years after this first Chief Justice resigned, his brother-in-law was named to the court John Jay Michael	$600 [13] It's the English translation of "caveat emptor" - good advice for shoppers buyer beware Joe
$800 [4] This black preacher led an 1831 revolt in Virginia in which over 50 were killed Nat Turner Michael	$800 [20] In 1967 this brother of a president was named president emeritus of Johns Hopkins University Milton Eisenhower Joe	$800 [9] The city of Colombo in this country was once called Kolamba, which may mean "port" or "leafy mango tree" Sri Lanka Michael	$800 [25] She was a member of Vassar's class of 1933, like the heroines of her novel "The Group" Mary McCarthy Joe	$800 [29] From 1939 to 1943 Earl Warren was attorney general of this, his native state California Joe	$800 [15] Horace's quote "carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero" means do this, "put no trust in the morrow" seize the day Deedie
$1,000 [5] In 1837 his first collection of stories appeared under the title "Twice-Told Tales" (Nathaniel) Hawthorne Michael	$1,000 [21] He's the only Milton who's won a Nobel Prize Milton Friedman	DD $3,000 [10] Fort-de-France is the largest city in the French West Indies, as well as the capital of this island Martinique Michael	$1,000 [26] "Possessing the Secret of Joy" is a 1992 novel by this woman who wrote "The Temple of my Familiar" Alice Walker Deedie	DD $6,000 [30] The Waltham, Massachusetts university named for him was founded in 1948, 7 years after is death Brandeis Joe	$1,000 [16] The motto "Ad astra per aspera" means "to" these "through hardships" to the stars Michael

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. AIRPORTS

In terms of cargo this city's airport was the world's busiest in 1994, handling 1.65 million metric tons

Memphis

Deedie "What is O'Hare?" — wagered $4,200

Joe "What is Los Angeles" — wagered $12,000

Michael "What is Atlanta?" — wagered $8,501

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