Show #2742 1996-07-02 (taped 1996-02-14) Regular

Contestants

Marilyn Newcomer — a small business entrepreneur from Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Mike Kravitz — a teacher and cantor from Gaithersburg, Maryland

Paul Carlson — a transit policy analyst from Washington, D.C. (whose 2-day cash winnings total $34,804)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Paul	$600	$2,000	$12,000	$13,002 3-day champion: $47,806	$11,800 25 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Mike	$1,300	$2,900	$6,500	$2,000 2nd place: Dynamark Security Centers home security system	$6,500 20 R, 3 W
Marilyn	$0	$900	$3,100	$600 3rd place: Sanyo cordless phone & CD changer/double cassette recorder	$3,100 7 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

16th CENTURY NAMES	POTPOURRI	STARS ON CD-ROM	ANIMALS	TRAVEL & TOURISM	PLANET NAMES
$100 [17] Rudolf II of this Austrian dynasty was crowned king of Bohemia in 1575 Hapsburg Paul	$100 [21] The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in this Massachusetts capital is housed at Fenway Court Boston Paul	$100 [24] CD-ROMs with TV clips included "Melrose Place", "90210" & this current Kelsey Grammer series Frasier Paul	$100 [18] The record for the longest tusk, 11' 5 1/2", belongs to an African species of this mammal elephant Mike	$100 [6] Pharaonic Village, on an island in this country, recreates life during the time of the pharaohs Egypt Paul	$100 [1] Car line first sold by GM in 1990 Saturn Paul
$200 [16] This Scottish queen's mother was the daughter of France's Duc de Guise Mary, Queen of Scots Paul	$200 [19] This digestive juice in the stomach contains an enzyme called pepsin gastric juice	$200 [27] This singer's "Highway 61 Interactive" has lyrics to all his songs, including "Like a Rolling Stone" Bob Dylan Paul	$200 [22] The 4 major kinds of apes are chimpanzee, orangutan, gibbon & this largest one gorilla Mike	$200 [7] If you rent a moped in Bermuda, remember to wear one of these--it's required by law helmet Mike	$200 [2] The Snickers family Mars Paul
$300 [9] George Bernard Shaw sneered at the adulation of this 16th century man, calling it "Bardolatry" William Shakespeare Mike	$300 [13] In 1953 this "Li'l Abner" creator hosted the CBS game show "Anyone Can Win" Al Capp Paul	$300 [28] Wing Commander III features this Luke Skywalker actor as the wing commander Mark Hamill Mike	$300 [25] One of the largest types of this mammal in North America is the hoary species with a wingspan of about 16" bat Paul	$300 [8] The Floating Market in this Thai capital is world famous Bangkok Mike	$300 [3] This insect eater fits under planet names & plant names Venus fly trap Paul
$400 [10] This emperor of the Aztecs presented Hernan Cortes with rich gifts, believing he was the god Quezalcoatl Montezuma Mike	$400 [12] Cassia is a popular type of this reddish-brown spice cinnamon	$400 [29] You may prefer the Harper Collins interactive CD bio of this "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" star Marilyn Monroe Mike Marilyn	$400 [26] Native to the Galapagos Islands, the marine species of this animal is the only lizard found in the sea iguana Paul	$400 [14] Once a fad on Antigua, snuba is a combination of scuba diving & this sport snorkeling Mike	$400 [4] He's the late lead singer of Queen Freddie Mercury Paul Mike
$500 [11] The model for this portrait was the 2nd wife of Florentine merchant Francesco del Giocondo the "Mona Lisa" Mike	$500 [20] German term for a short musical passage that identifies people or things when they appear in an opera leitmotif Mike	$500 [30] His "Tekwar" has gone from books to TV to CD-ROM, where he's seen as Bascom William Shatner Marilyn	$500 [23] The Surinam species of this amphibian has no tongue or teeth toad	$500 [15] You have to make a parking reservation before visiting this Malibu art museum J. Paul Getty Museum Mike	DD $800 [5] April 22 observance Earth Day Paul

Double Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS LAWYERS	U.S. LAKES	AMERICAN HISTORY	PASTRY	LITERATURE	SCIENCE
$200 [17] This "Star-Spangled Banner" scribe also wrote "The Power of Literature and its Connection with Religion" Francis Scott Key Marilyn	$200 [11] It's estimated this Utah lake contains more than 4 billion metric tons of dissolved minerals the Great Salt Lake Mike	$200 [1] Concerning this 1803 land acquisition, Thomas Jefferson said he had gone "beyond the Constitution" the Louisiana Purchase Marilyn	$200 [21] Butter & this ingredient combine to leaven a croissant yeast Mike	$200 [6] One book calls it "The Classic Novel about a Scientific Experiment to Create a Man-Made Human" Frankenstein Mike	$600 [27] T.H. Huxley was an early proponent of the theory that these modern creatures are descended from dinosaurs birds Paul
$400 [15] This future First Lady worked for the House Judiciary Committee during the summer of 1974 Hillary Rodham Clinton Paul	$400 [13] Once called Lac du Saint Sacrement, this New York lake was renamed for England's king in 1755 Lake George Mike	$400 [2] In June 1959 its voters approved statehood by almost 17 to 1; it became the 50th state on August 21 Hawaii Paul	$400 [28] This Boston hotel that added the glaze to Boston Cream Pie is also known for its rolls Parker House Mike	$400 [10] Familial tome that was Dostoyevsky's last novel The Brothers Karamazov Marilyn	$800 [22] This Italian developed an early battery, or pile, while professor of physics at Pavia University Alessandro Volta Mike
$600 [12] Dubbed "King of Torts" for his civil law success, Melvin Belli also defended this killer of Oswald Jack Ruby Paul	$600 [18] New Orleans lies on the southern shore of this shallow, brackish lake Lake Pontchartrain Marilyn	$600 [3] In 1959 a Dutch ship became the first oceangoing vessel to reach Chicago via this waterway St. Lawrence Seaway Paul	$600 [26] Strudel dough is Hungarian; phyllo dough comes from this country Greece Mike	$600 [9] Margaret Craven followed this 1973 novel in 1984 with "Again Calls the Owl" I Heard the Owl Call My Name	$1,000 [23] For a spaceship to leave the Earth's gravitational field, it's 11.2 kilometers per second escape velocity Paul Mike
$800 [14] This first prime minister of independent India was trained as a lawyer in England Nehru Marilyn	$800 [19] Lake of the Woods in Canada & this U.S. state is a remnant of Agassiz, an extinct glacial lake Minnesota Paul	$1,000 [5] A May 3, 1886 clash at the McCormick Reaper Works in Chicago led to this riot the next day Haymarket Riot Paul	$800 [24] Cream- or custard-filled, they'll go off the plate like "lightning"; that's what their French name means eclair Paul	$800 [8] This "Salome" author's mother wrote poetry under the pen name Speranza Oscar Wilde Mike	—
DD $1,200 [16] This French writer known for "Democracy in America" first came to the U.S. to study the penal system Alexis de Tocqueville Paul	$1,000 [20] Iliamna, Becharof & Ugashik are among this state's larger lakes Alaska Paul	DD $1,600 [4] On July 14, 1965, this U.N. ambassador & former presidential candidate died in London at age 65 Adlai Stevenson Paul	$1,000 [25] Last name of the sisters who created a carmelized "torte" Tatin	$1,000 [7] In 1820 this sonnet writer's father privately published a book of her poems, "The Battle of Marathon" Elizabeth Barrett Browning Mike	—

Final Jeopardy!

DESIGNERS

This designer who died in 1892 got his first big break designing luggage for Empress Eugenie

Louis Vuitton

Marilyn "Who is Samson?" — wagered $2,500

Mike "Who is Samson?" — wagered $4,500

Paul "Who is L. Vuitton?" — wagered $1,002

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