Show #2739 1996-06-27 (taped 1996-02-13) Regular

Contestants

Kit Hope — an American Red Cross manager from Laurel, Maryland

Brian Clouse — a design engineer from Saugus, Massachusetts

Don Sloan — a composer and music professor from Wadsworth, Ohio (whose 2-day cash winnings total $27,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Don	$1,900	$4,300	$8,200	$9,000 3-day champion: $36,000	$7,100 24 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Brian	$900	$1,700	$10,100	$3,799 2nd place: Curtis Mathes 35" home theatre monitor/TV	$8,900 17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Kit	$500	$1,100	$3,700	$3,700 3rd place: Rug Doctor carpet cleaner	$3,700 15 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

LIGHTHOUSES	NAME DROPPERS	FAMOUS AMERICANS	INTERNATIONAL CUISINE	TYPES OF GOVERNMENT	"LINE"s
$100 [1] A lighthouse on Howland Island in the Pacific Ocean is named for this aviatrix Amelia Earhart Kit	$100 [17] Ms. Dunaway dropped her original first name, Dorothy, in favor of this, her middle name Faye Don	$100 [13] In the 1770s he donated his salary as postmaster general to wounded soldiers' relief Benjamin Franklin Kit	$100 [2] Chihuahua cheese, a specialty of this country, is made from cow's milk, not chihuahua's milk Mexico Don	$100 [30] Its modern roots are in France, not Russia, & its name is from the French for "common" communism Brian	$100 [10] It comes at the end of a joke punchline Don
$200 [3] The father of this "Kidnapped" author was a builder of lighthouses (Robert Louis) Stevenson Don	$200 [18] In the 1970s, during her marriage to Lee, she added Majors to her name; then she dropped it Farrah Fawcett Don	$200 [14] In 1941, at age 80, she received the New York state prize for her painting "The Old Oaken Bucket" Grandma Moses Don	$200 [7] Jerk Pork is a signature dish of this Caribbean island, mon Jamaica Kit	$200 [29] Modern varieties of this age-old form where one person is sovereign are "absolute" & "constitutional" monarchy Kit	$200 [11] If you agree to the full terms of a contract, you "sign on" this the dotted line Don
$300 [4] The USA's tallest brick lighthouse is a 208-footer on this cape known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" Cape Hatteras Don	$300 [19] She could be known as Louise Veronica Ciccone, but she kept only her first name & dropped the others Madonna Don	$300 [22] This polar explorer was the younger brother of a Democratic senator from Virginia Richard Byrd Brian Kit	$300 [8] Used in Chinese cooking, bean curd sticks are made from this kind of milk soy milk Kit	$300 [27] The word democracy means these "rule" people Kit	$300 [12] The quick direct route back to the hive beeline Kit
$400 [5] California city in which you'd find Point Loma Lighthouse in Cabrillo National Monument San Diego Brian	$400 [20] Bing's daughter, she dropped her middle name, Frances, before she shot J.R. on "Dallas" Mary Crosby Kit	$400 [23] Oregon's senior senator, he's been in the Senate since 1967 (Mark) Hatfield Brian	$400 [9] Nam Pla, a Thai fish sauce, is similar to this Southeast Asian country's nuoc mam Vietnam Don	$500 [28] From Greek for "without a ruler", it's the belief that there should be no government anarchy Don	$400 [15] Henry Ford set one up to build his cars faster assembly line Don
$500 [6] An isthmus called the Heptastadium connected this island & its lighthouse with the city of Alexandria Pharos Brian Kit	$500 [21] An Oscar nominee for "Carnal Knowledge", she dropped her maiden name, Olsson, but kept the hyphen Ann-Margret Brian	$500 [24] In 1857 this first U.S. woman doctor & her sister opened the New York Infirmary for Women & Children Elizabeth Blackwell Kit	$500 [25] There are countless varieties of this popular Korean pickled vegetable dish; many are highly spiced kimchi Don	DD $800 [26] The name of this type of government comes from the Latin for "to say" dictatorship Don	$500 [16] Connected to the main computer online Brian Kit

Double Jeopardy! Round

WOMEN	U.S. GEOGRAPHY	SCIENCE	WORLD HISTORY	BOOKS & AUTHORS	ODDS & ENDS
$200 [1] In 1995 Marion Hammer became the first woman president of this group, the NRA for short National Rifle Association Don	$200 [11] Over 50% of Illinois' population lives in the metropolitan area of this city Chicago Don	$200 [2] In 1995 the FDA approved Fosamax, a drug to treat this bone-thinning disease osteoporosis Don	$200 [6] In October 1979 the State Department allowed this country's shah into the U.S. for medical treatment Iran Kit	$200 [5] Peter Mayle, author of "A Dog's Life", previously wrote about his "Year in" this part of France Provence Brian	$200 [23] The British royal coat of arms features several lions & one of these mythical horned creatures unicorn Kit
$400 [4] Nancy Kassebaum, Republican senator from this state, has announced she'll retire at the end of her term Kansas Don	$400 [16] The Allegheny Reservoir straddles the border of New York & this state Pennsylvania Don	$400 [3] Haploid refers to a cell with one set of these, diploid to a cell with two sets chromosomes Kit	$400 [7] In the Potsdam Declaration of July 26, 1945, the Allies asked for this country's unconditional surrender Japan Don Brian	$400 [14] Since "Changes" in 1983 she's had at least one book in the Top 10 fiction sellers for at least 10 years Danielle Steel Don	$400 [24] This Midwestern city's largest employer is the University of Notre Dame South Bend, Indiana Don
$600 [28] From 1985-1994 Wilma Mankiller was principal chief of this Indian tribe concentrated in Oklahoma Cherokee Don Brian	$600 [17] At 124 degrees 44 minutes west longitude, Cape Alava in this state is the westernmost point in the lower 48 states Washington Don Kit	$600 [12] Named for a German bacteriologist, it's a shallow glass culture dish with a loose cover Petri dish Don	$600 [8] The last Piast ruler, Casimir the Great, reigned over this country from 1333 to 1370 Poland Brian	$600 [20] Literary "lessons" include Ernest J. Gaines' "A Lesson Before Dying" & this Anne Tyler book Breathing Lessons Brian	$600 [25] The reverse of Oregon's state flag depicts this aquatic rodent in yellow beaver Kit
$800 [29] In her youth this current queen of Denmark was nicknamed "Princess Sunshine" Margrethe (II) Brian Kit	$800 [18] Central Park designer Frederick Law Olmsted also designed this borough's Prospect Park Brooklyn Brian	$1,000 [15] In astronomy one of these bodies has a singularity at its center & an event horizon at its edge black hole Brian	$1,000 [10] This Muslim warrior captured Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187, triggering the Third Crusade Saladin Brian	$800 [21] A top seller in 1943 & 1953 was this Lloyd C. Douglas book that dealt with the aftermath of the Crucifixion The Robe Brian	$800 [26] In 1933 the Bible was first completely translated into this South African tongue Afrikaans Don
—	$1,000 [19] This steel-making city in Alabama's Jones Valley didn't exist before the Civil War Birmingham Brian	DD $1,500 [13] In chemistry they're the two processes in a redox reaction reduction & oxidation Don	DD $2,000 [9] In 508 Clovis, ruler of the Frankish kingdom, made this city his capital Paris Brian	$1,000 [22] This Owen Wister novel was 1902's Publishers Weekly bestseller & was ranked 5th for 1903 The Virginian Brian	$1,000 [27] Guinness says the Mama Yemo Hospital in this capital of Zaire delivered 42,987 babies in 1972 Kinshasa Kit

Final Jeopardy!

SOUTH AMERICA

Approximately 15% of this country's people are of Javanese descent

Suriname

Kit "What is Surinam?" — wagered $0

Don "What is Suriname?" — wagered $800

Brian "What is [Ecuador] Brazil?" — wagered $6,301

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