Show #2635 1996-02-02 Regular

Bill Sloan game 5.

Contestants

Kerry Towle — a retiree from Ellicott City, Maryland

Gordon Frankel Light — an attorney originally from Miami, Florida

Bill Sloan — a real estate broker from Mission Viejo, California (whose 4-day cash winnings total $46,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bill	$2,100	$4,200	$13,600	$16,100 5-day champion: $62,800	$12,800 36 R (including 3 DDs), 3 W
Gordon	$100	$1,700	$5,300	$7,300 2nd place: Carmel Valley, California ranch resort trip + luggage	$5,300 11 R, 1 W
Kerry	$400	$500	$1,500	$3,000 3rd place: RCA digital satellite system	$1,500 8 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

LITERATURE	FILMS OF THE '70s	FAMOUS AMERICANS	CONTAINERS	WASHINGTON STATE	SPEAK OF THE DEVIL
$100 [10] Mowgli's song "Against People" appears in this author's "Second Jungle Book" Rudyard Kipling Kerry	$100 [2] At the beginning of this film, George C. Scott addresses his troops in front of a huge American flag "Patton" Kerry	$100 [1] In the wee hours of an April morning in 1775, this silversmith warned, "The British are Coming!" Paul Revere Gordon	$100 [7] A kid or a politician doesn't want to be caught with his hand in this container Cookie Jar Bill	$100 [23] 2 restaurants atop this 605-foot Seattle landmark turn at one revolution per hour The Space Needle Bill	$100 [18] It's the number of items in a devil's dozen, or in a baker's dozen 13 Bill
$200 [11] In chapter 2 of this Tolstoy novel, Princess Bolkonsky says, "Tell me what this war is about" "War And Peace" Kerry	$200 [16] "Peggy Sue", "That'll Be The Day" & other songs in this 1978 film were sung by its star, Gary Busey "The Buddy Holly Story" Bill	$200 [3] In 1845 the remains of this frontiersman & his wife Rebecca were moved from Missouri to Kentucky Daniel Boone Bill	$200 [8] One may contain a selection of songs or photos; its name is from Latin for "white" Album Bill	$200 [24] One of the world's longest floating structures of this type carries I-90 traffic over Lake Washington Pontoon Bridge Bill	$200 [19] Most people are in bed by this time, the devil's dancing-hour Midnight Gordon
$300 [12] This Edgar Allan Poe story concerns "a masked ball of the most unusual magnificence" "Masque of the Red Death" Bill Kerry	$300 [20] This 1979 nuclear disaster film starring Jane Fonda & Michael Douglas had no background music The China Syndrome Bill	$300 [4] Nicknamed "Light-Horse Harry", he served in the Continental Congress from 1785 to 1788 Harry Lee Bill	$300 [9] One may hold a tempest or a dormouse Teapot Kerry	$300 [25] In 1983 WPPSS, the Washington Public Power Supply System, defaulted on a record $2.25 bil. worth of these Bonds Bill	$300 [28] We assume this rich, dark chocolate dessert is the devil's favorite Devil's Food Cake Bill
$400 [13] This "Babbitt" author published his 1st novel, "Hike And The Aeroplane", under the pseudonym Tom Graham Sinclair Lewis Bill	$400 [21] Barbra Streisand wanted Elvis Presley to co-star with her in this film, but Kris Kristofferson got the role "A Star Is Born" Gordon	$400 [5] In 1898 the Spanish-American War ended when Manila surrendered to Gen. Merritt & this admiral George Dewey Bill	$400 [14] A casket is a coffin; a strongbox is this similar word Coffer	$400 [26] In 1859 U.S. settlers fought settlers from this European country in the "Pig War" for the San Juan Islands England Bill Kerry	$400 [29] These gaming items were called the devil's bones because they were made of bone & led to ruin Dice Bill
$500 [17] This "Brave New World" author's 1921 novel "Crome Yellow" abounds with eccentric characters Aldous Huxley Bill Kerry	$500 [22] In this film Richard Dreyfuss sculpts models of Devils Tower "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" Gordon	$500 [6] You might say this reformer born in 1818 is best remembered for wearing the pants in her family Amelia Bloomer Bill	$500 [15] It holds entertainment-seeking soldiers or water for soldiers Canteen Bill	DD $500 [27] This dam on the Columbia River has a generating capacity of nearly 6.5 million kilowatts Grand Coulee Dam Bill	$500 [30] This poisonous weed named for Jamestown, Virginia, is also known as devil's trumpet Jimson Weed Gordon

Double Jeopardy! Round

1950	RELIGION	BALLET	U.S. MONEY	ISLANDS	CALENDARS
$200 [2] Ain Shams University was founded in this Egyptian capital Cairo Gordon	$200 [1] In this religion the supreme sin of shirk, polytheism or the denial of Allah's unity, is unforgivable Islam Bill	$200 [12] George Skibine's ballet "Tragedy at Verona" is based on this play "Romeo And Juliet" Bill Gordon	$200 [7] This present U.S. coin has a torch on its reverse Dime Bill	$200 [16] In 1972 this island once famous for its prison became part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area Alcatraz Bill	$200 [14] William F. Buckley, Jr. gives you this many "Words You'd Like to Know"; remember, 1996 is a leap year 366 Bill
$400 [3] Florence Chadwick swam this body of water from Cap Gris-Nez to Dover The English Channel Kerry	$400 [13] The new fire ceremony was performed every 52 years by this Mexican civilization Aztecs Bill	$400 [29] It's believed this Christmas classic is the most frequently performed ballet in history "The Nutcracker" Bill	$400 [8] All U.S. dollar coins issued since 1794, except one, featured this animal Eagle Bill	$400 [17] In 1866 a leper colony was founded on this Hawaiian island's Kalaupapa Peninsula Molokai Bill	$400 [15] This "Oldest Living Teenager" has a calendar with daily "American Bandstand" trivia Dick Clark Bill
$600 [4] This photographer's "My Camera in the National Parks" was released in 1950 Ansel Adams Bill	$600 [19] In 1995 a 6-year-old boy in this Chinese-occupied region was identified as the reincarnated Panchen Lama Tibet Gordon	$600 [30] "Le Beau Danube" with music by Johann Strauss, is set in a public park in this city Vienna Bill	$600 [9] Most U.S. paper currency consists of 7 denominations issued in this type of note Federal Reserve Note Bill	$600 [18] In 1856 some descendants of the Bounty mutineers left this island & settled on Norfolk Pitcairn Island Kerry	$600 [24] Chef Marcel Desaulniers has a calendar companion to his book "Death By" this treat Chocolate Gordon
$800 [5] In January this country became a republic with Rajendra Prasad as president India Bill	$800 [20] Rituals in this popular religion of Haiti are led by a houngan, a priest, or a mambo, a priestess Voodoo Gordon	$800 [27] Twyla Tharp's "Push Comes to Shove" was one of the first American works created for this Russian star Mikhail Baryshnikov Gordon	$1,000 [11] A commemorative half dollar was issued in 1937 to honor this bloodiest one-day Civil War battle Antietam Kerry	$800 [22] Over 40 miles long, Olkhon is the largest island in this Siberian lake Lake Baikal Bill	$800 [25] Browntrout offers calendars of these coastal structures from New England, the Pacific & the Great Lakes Lighthouses Gordon
DD $1,000 [6] In 1950 this former Army chief of staff & secretary of state became secretary of defense George Marshall Bill	$1,000 [21] In the Rig veda this major Hindu deity is called Rudra & is addressed in just 3 hymns Shiva	$1,000 [28] For a 1905 benefit, Michel Fokine created "The Dying Swan" for this Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova Bill	DD $1,600 [10] U.S. paper currency is made of 25% linen & 75% this fiber Cotton Bill	$1,000 [23] Torshavn is the capital & one of the principal ports of these Danish islands Faroe Islands Bill	$1,000 [26] This humor magazine's photos of "True Signs" have been collected into a calendar National Lampoon Kerry

Final Jeopardy!

CONGRESS

On Nov. 23, 1973 Yvonne Braithwaite Burke became the first member of Congress to do this while in office

give birth

Kerry "What is give birth" — wagered $1,500

Gordon "What is have a child" — wagered $2,000

Bill "What is giving birth?" — wagered $2,500

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