Show #2509 1995-06-29 (taped 1995-02-14) Regular

David Siegel game 3.

Contestants

Michael Culbertson — a U.S. Army sergeant major from Fort Meade, Maryland

James Caparas — a volunteer worker from Washington, D.C.

David Siegel — a paralegal from Los Angeles, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $32,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
David	$2,200	$3,900	$8,900	$17,400 3-day champion: $49,600	$9,200 28 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
James	$500	$2,100	$11,300	$4,299 3rd place: Carey Limousine + Jeopardy! home game	$10,100 20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Michael	$100	$600	$2,300	$4,595 2nd place: trip on TWA to Ponte Vedro Beach, Florida and stay at Marriott at Sawgrass Resort + Jeopardy! home game	$3,800 8 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

AUSTRIA	THE COMICS	ARCHITECTURE	20th CENTURY AMERICA	KINGLY NICKNAMES	ABBREV.
$100 [6] Although the largest city in population, it makes up Austria's smallest province Vienna David	$100 [8] In the "Peanuts" comic strip, this blanket-toting character is Lucy van Pelt's brother Linus David	$100 [1] Term for a series of stairs uninterrupted by a landing flight Michael	$100 [16] This 888-page summary of the Kennedy assassination investigation was made public on Sept. 27, 1964 Warren Commission David	$100 [21] This King of the Cowboys married the Queen of the West Roy Rogers James	$100 [29] Alas, Alas. is an abbreviation for this state Alaska James
$200 [7] In 1905 Austrian Baroness Bertha von Suttner, a noted pacifist, became the 1st woman awarded this Nobel Prize Nobel Peace Prize James	$200 [9] For years Herb & Tootsie Woodley have been neighbors to this couple Dagwood & Blondie David	$200 [2] These protective tiles can cover walls & spires, not just roofs shingles	$200 [17] Of 108, 308 or 508, the number of points the stock market plunged October 19, 1987 508	$200 [22] This female King was "King of the Courts"—the tennis courts Billie Jean King David	$200 [30] This letter can be used as an abbreviation for Christ or a kiss X David
$300 [13] In 1992 Thomas Klestil succeeded this man as the country's president (Kurt) Waldheim James	$300 [10] In 1936, after months of searching, he found his father, Poopdeck Pappy Popeye David	DD $200 [5] One of these supports counterbalances the thrust of a vault buttress David	$300 [18] On May 7, 1975 President Ford declared that this "era" was over Vietnam David	$300 [23] This former Drexel Burnham Lambert executive was called the Junk Bond King Michael Milken David	$300 [28] A tense teacher knows plupf. is short for this pluperfect David
$400 [14] This city that twice hosted the Olympics was the seat of the Holy Roman Empire under Maximilian I Innsbruck David James	$400 [11] This 9th century Viking has 2 kids: son Hamlet & daughter Honi Hagar James	$300 [3] Dry masonry is brickwork or stonework laid without this mortar David	$400 [19] In 1934 Frank Merriam defeated this author of "The Jungle" to become governor of California Upton Sinclair James	$400 [24] Little Richard is the King of Rock 'n' Roll & this "I Got You (I Feel Good)" singer is the King of Soul James Brown David	$400 [27] FKA is an abbreviation for this, as in the artist fka Prince formerly known as David
$500 [15] In 1918 Austria became a republic after Charles I, the last emperor of this dynasty, stepped down Hapsburgs David	$500 [12] Newsboy Billy Batson became Captain Marvel by shouting this one word Shazam! David	$400 [4] Classically, it's found at the bottom of a column; today it's the base for a statue pedestal David	$500 [20] When it was set up in 1942, the presidential retreat, now Camp David, was called this Shangri-La Michael	$500 [25] Among this president's nicknames were Sir Veto & King Andy Andrew Johnson David James	$500 [26] This Latin phrase for an undesirable person is abbreviated p.n.g. persona non grata James

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY	MAMMALS	ENGLISH LITERATURE	GEMSTONES	CLASSICAL COMPOSERS	DECEMBER 3
$200 [25] Kyushu is this country's second most populous island Japan Michael	$200 [16] The kinkajou is the only member of the raccoon family with a prehensile one of these tail David	$200 [2] In this Charlotte Bronte novel, Mr. Rochester says, "I meant...to be a bigamist; but fate has out-manoeuvred me" Jane Eyre Michael	$200 [30] The Kazanjian Foundation in L.A. has a 1,318-carat sapphire carved into a head of this president—honest! Lincoln James	$200 [8] In 1770 the pope made this "Magic Flute" composer a knight of the Golden Spur Mozart David	$200 [1] He was P.M. of India when the Union Carbide pesticide plant leaked December 3, 1984 Rajiv Gandhi James
$400 [24] It's the continent closest to the kingdom of Tonga Australia James	$400 [17] The sperm type of this mammal is also called the cachalot whale David	$400 [6] Charles Bingley falls for Jane, the eldest of the Bennet sisters in this Jane Austen novel Pride & Prejudice Michael	$400 [29] It's a crystalline allotropic form of carbon diamond David	$400 [9] 19th c. composer Mikhail Glinka was called the father of this country's music by his successors Russia David	$400 [3] He gave his first presidential message to congress December 3, 1901 Teddy Roosevelt David
$600 [23] The port of Matrah is the commercial center of this sultanate but Muscat is the capital Oman David	$600 [18] This African "earth pig" is the only member of the order Tubulidentata aardvark Michael	$600 [13] Oscar Wilde novel that begins, "The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses..." The Picture of Dorian Gray James	$600 [28] A kids' marble is made from this mineral with colors in stripes or clouds agate James	$600 [10] In 1723 this Baroque composer was appointed choir leader at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig (Johann Sebastian) Bach David	$600 [4] Oberlin College, the first truly coed college in the U.S. opened December 3, 1833 in this state Ohio James
$800 [22] Don't be deceived by this continent's Deception Island; it's an active volcano Antarctica James	$1,000 [20] Zoologists divide hoofed mammals, which are called these, into 2 gorups: odd-toed & even-toed ungulates James	$1,000 [15] "Paul Morel" was his working title for the novel "Sons and Lovers" D.H. Lawrence James	$800 [27] Cairngorm, a brown quartz stone, is named for a mountain in this country Scotland Michael	$800 [11] This composer collaborated with Sergei Diaghilev in producing "The Firebird" in Paris Igor Stravinsky David	$800 [5] Known as the Prairie State, it entered the Union December 3, 1818 Illinois James
$1,000 [21] This capital of Honduras lies on the Choluteca River Tegucigalpa David	DD $1,500 [19] The largest wild cat in Mexico, its scientific name is panthera onca jaguar Michael	DD $2,000 [14] This Daniel Defoe heroine claims that vanity was the cause of her ruin Moll Flanders James	$1,000 [26] Sard a reddish-brown stone, is sometimes found layered with this other 4-letter gemstone onyx David Michael	$1,000 [12] In 1945 he founded the Brazilian Academy of Music Villa-Lobos James	$1,000 [7] On Dec. 3, 1967 he transferred the heart of a 25-year-old woman into Louis Washkansky, a 55-year-old grocer Dr. Christiaan Barnard David

Final Jeopardy!

SHAKESPEARE & FILM

A poignant scene in "The Madness of King George" features George III reading aloud from this play

King Lear

Michael "What is King Lear?" — wagered $2,295

David "What is King Lear" — wagered $8,500

James "What isHamlet?" — wagered $7,001

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