Show #2822 1996-12-03 (taped 1996-10-15) Regular

Contestants

Gay Mollette — a procurement manager originally from Detroit, Michigan

David Itkin — an attorney originally from Rochester, New York

Harry Barker — a computer applications specialist originally from Bloomington, Indiana (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,399)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Harry	$1,100	$1,800	$2,400	$4,799 2nd place: trip to Mexico City + Jeopardy! Challenger	$2,400 12 R, 2 W
David	$1,700	$2,300	$3,100	$1,399 3rd place: Ducane 2004SS gas grill + Jeopardy! Challenger	$3,100 13 R, 4 W
Gay	$1,000	$2,400	$8,200	$8,400 New champion: $8,400	$9,500 24 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS GABYs	DECEMBER	DANCE	PERILS	MEXICO	ODDS & ENDS
$100 [6] This pathway for human eggs was named for Italian anatomist Gabriel Fallopius Fallopian tube Gay	$100 [7] Ellen Burstyn was born on this date in 1932; Pearl Harbor was bombed on it in 1941 December 7th Harry	$100 [1] In this type of dance company, the leading male is called the premier danseur ballet Harry	$100 [12] Jean Lussier & William Fitzgerald are among those who've gone over this landmark in a barrel & survived Niagara Falls Gay	$100 [23] In 1525 Cortes ordered Cuauhtemoc, the last emperor of these people, hanged Aztecs Gay	$100 [13] In football it's the imaginary "line" on which the ball rests at the start of each play line of scrimmage Harry
$200 [18] TV zip code most associated with Gabrielle Carteris 90210 David	$200 [8] This ended in the U.S. December 5, 1933 when a 36th state ratified the 21st Amendment Prohibition Harry	$200 [2] The ribbon braiding of this dance performed on the 1st of the 5th month in England began in the 19th century maypole Harry	$200 [22] On April 13, 1970, this space mission turned perilous as Haise, Lovell & Swigert had to abandon the main ship Apollo 13 David	$200 [24] A library near the Pink Zone in Mexico City is named after this American library founder Benjamin Franklin David Gay	$200 [14] These mountains are the natural habitat of the alpaca Andes Gay
$300 [19] On a scale of 32 to 212, he ranks at the top as the inventor of the mercury thermometer (Gabriel) Fahrenheit Gay	$300 [9] On December 20, 1994, this former U.S. President announced the Bosnian ceasefire he'd arranged Jimmy Carter David	$300 [3] The Viennese version of this dance stressed the first step & speeded up the tempo waltz Gay	$300 [28] In the highest helicopter rescue ever, American Seaborne Weathers was plucked from this mountain in 1996 Everest Harry	$300 [25] These suspended candy-filled objects are broken open by a blindfolded person with a stick piñata Gay	$300 [15] De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd. is the world's largest producer & distributor of these gems diamonds Gay
$400 [20] In 1988 Steffi Graf beat her to win the U.S. Open; in 1990 she beat Stefi Gabriela Sabatini Harry	$400 [10] This Burmese retired as U.N. Secretary-General in December 1971 U Thant Harry	$400 [4] In 1976 Ludmila Pakhomova & Aleksandr Gorshkov won the first Olympic gold medal in this event ice dancing David	$400 [29] In 1974 his chute released early, causing him to plunge into a river canyon, not rocket across it Evel Knievel Gay	$400 [26] Processions known as posadas are associated with this holiday Christmas	$400 [16] Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of this body part spine David
$500 [21] Born Gabrielle, but known by her nickname, she started with a hat shop in 1913 & opened her own house in 1914 (Coco) Chanel Gay	$500 [11] In December 1993 this Defense Secretary became the first member of Clinton's cabinet to quit Les Aspin David	$500 [5] Jimmy Sturr had a barrel of fun winning the 1995 Grammy for Best Album of this dance music polka David	$500 [30] Aleksandr Pushkin, Stephen Decatur & Button Gwinnett all died from wounds received in one of these duel David	DD $500 [27] These 2 animals appear on Mexico's flag snake & eagle Gay	$500 [17] In a mosque a minbar is the equivalent of this elevated speaking platform in a church pulpit David Gay

Double Jeopardy! Round

TITLES	LAKES & RIVERS	DOGS	ARTISTS	AMERICAN HISTORY	CELEBRITY BOOKS
$200 [12] His current titles include Bishop of Rome & Surpreme Pontiff of the Universal Church Pope John Paul II Gay	$200 [22] This country's longest river is the 228-mile Shinano on Honshu Japan Gay	$200 [2] The long-coat variety of this breed, the smallest in the world, probably originated in the U.S. Chihuahua Gay	$200 [1] This artist first experimented with bird-banding at Mill Grove, his father's estate near Philadelphia (John James) Audubon David	$200 [4] For a brief time in 1777, this "Green Mountain State" was known as New Connecticut Vermont Gay	$200 [5] This "Murphy Brown" star titled her 1984 autobiography "Knock Wood" Candice Bergen David
$400 [13] Iran's former rulers shared this title, the Persian equivalent of "king" shah Harry	DD $200 [25] Tributaries of this river include the Ruhr, Moselle & Neckar Rhine Gay	$600 [27] One story says the Kerry blue terrier is descended from dogs shipwrecked on this country's coast in 1588 Ireland Gay	$400 [3] Her first works were sold in a Hoosick Falls, New York drugstore when she was in her late 70s Grandma Moses David	$400 [6] This boundary line was originally laid out to settle a dispute between the Calvert & Penn families Mason-Dixon line Gay	$400 [7] Regretful of calling his 1970s memoir, "I Am Not Spock", he's titled his latest one "I Am Spock" Leonard Nimoy David
$600 [14] It's the wife of a maharajah maharani Gay	$400 [23] This river's name is from Sindhu, Sanskrit for "river" Indus David	$800 [26] These dogs, aka St. John's dogs, were once found on Newfoundland fishing vessels Labrador retrievers Harry	$600 [9] This French painter died May 8, 1903 at Atuona on the island of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas Gauguin Harry	$600 [8] This "Crisis" officially ended October 28, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Harry	DD $600 [19] 1 of the 2 TV characters in the title of the autobiography of the man seen here: Gilligan (or Maynard G. Krebs) Gay
$800 [15] Males of the house of Hapsburg, including Franz Ferdinand, bore this title Archduke David Gay	$800 [24] In terms of surface area, this Siberian body of water is Eurasia's largest freshwater lake Lake Baikal Gay	—	$800 [10] In 1819 this Spaniard bought a villa outside Madrid which was known as "The Deaf Man's Villa" Goya Gay	$800 [17] After Eugene Debs' death in 1926, Norman Thomas became the leader of this political party Socialist party David Gay	$800 [20] When writing children's books like "Amy the Dancing Bear", "Nobody does it better" than this singer Carly Simon Harry
$1,000 [16] Daughters of a Spanish monarch are given this "childish" title infanta Harry	—	—	$1,000 [11] In 1918 & 1919 he was commissar for art in Vitebsk, now in Belarus Marc Chagall	$1,000 [18] Oliver Perry sent the message "We have met the enemy and they are ours" after winning this 1813 battle Battle of Lake Erie	$1,000 [21] Not surprisingly, her "Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook" includes a recipe for fried green tomatoes Fannie Flagg Gay

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. CITY NAME ORIGINS

Jagged rocks at this Florida city's narrow inlet suggested its name, from Spanish for "rat's mouth"

Boca Raton

Harry "What is Boca Raton" — wagered $2,399

David "What is Pensacola?" — wagered $1,701

Gay "What is Boca Raton?" — wagered $200

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