Show #2501 1995-06-19 (taped 1995-02-08) Regular

Jim Vercolen game 5.

Contestants

Ed McIntyre — a part-time newspaper copy editor from Durham, North Carolina

Mark Schmelz — a physicist from West Point, New York

Jim Vercolen — a part-time teacher from Rochester, New York (whose 4-day cash winnings total $40,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jim	$1,700	$2,100	$8,300	$16,600 2nd place: trip to Curacao and stay at Holiday Beach Hotel + Jeopardy! Sport Edition for computer or Super Nintendo	$8,100 23 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Mark	$300	$1,400	$2,600	$100 3rd place: Technics mini component system + Jeopardy! Sport Edition for computer or Super Nintendo	$2,600 11 R, 3 W
Ed	$2,200	$3,000	$12,600	$16,700 New champion: $16,700	$11,200 21 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

ANIMALS	ACTORS & ACTRESSES	EXOTIC FRUITS & VEGETABLES	AMERICAN HISTORY	EXPLOSIVES	EUROPEAN POTPOURRI
$100 [21] Popular food types of this mollusk include jacknife & steamer clam Ed	$100 [11] Her father, John, was directing "The African Queen" when she was born in 1951 Anjelica Huston Jim	$100 [26] When sliced crosswise, a carambola resembles a 5-pointed one of these star Mark	$100 [6] In March 1837 Congress expanded the Supreme Court from 7 to this many judges 9 Jim	$100 [1] Also called trotyl & tolite, trinitrotoluene is best known by these initials TNT Jim	$100 [16] Basilicata is a rural region in the ankle & instep of this country's boot Italy Jim
$200 [22] The African species of this is the largest animal in the order Proboscidea elephant Jim	$200 [12] Before breaking into show biz, this actress who played Rebecca on "Cheers" was an interior decorator Kirstie Alley Mark Ed	$200 [27] Feijoa fruit resembles this New Zealand product but has no fuzz kiwi Mark	$200 [7] Gen. Lewis Hershey presided over this U.S. draft agency 1941-1946 & 1948-1970 Selective Service Jim	$200 [2] The first commercial use of this type of explosive was in a gas field in 1967; it yielded 26 kilotons nuclear weapon Ed	$200 [17] The Keeshond, which often lives on barges is considered the national dog of this low country Netherlands Jim
$300 [23] This animal native to China serves as the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund giant panda Jim	$300 [13] This handsome actor whom Leslie Caron fell for in "Gigi" appeared in the 1982 movie "Swamp Thing" Louis Jourdan	$300 [28] Laver, a type of seaweed eaten in Ireland & Wales, is called nori in this country Japan Mark	$300 [8] McKinley campaigned for president promising "a full" one of these dinner pail Jim	$300 [3] This was first prepared in 1846 by Ascanio Sobrero, who added glycerol to nitric & sulfuric acids nitroglycerine Jim	$300 [18] Rousillonnais, a dialect of Catalan, is spoken in Rousillon in this country France Mark Ed
$400 [24] The family of Pongidae, or great apes, includes the bonobo, gorilla, orangutan & this ape chimpanzee Mark	$400 [14] In 1991 these 2 British sisters starred in a TV remake of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" (Vanessa & Lynn) Redgrave Ed	$400 [29] In this Middle East country, the prickly pear is called sabra, like the country's native-born citizens Israel Ed	$500 [10] In 1630 the village of Shawmut, Massachusetts changed its name to this Boston Mark	$400 [4] Besides inventing dynamite, he perfected a detonator for it Alfred Nobel Ed	$400 [19] You can see remains of a palace built by Vlad the Impaler in this Romanian capital Bucharest Jim Mark
$500 [25] In the 1970s the long-haired Somali cat was recognized as a distinct breed, not a version of this one Abyssinian Ed	$500 [15] In the 1930s he played the title roles of "Louis Pasteur", "Emile Zola" & "Scarface" Paul Muni Ed	$500 [30] This Chinese fruit, sometimes called a "nut" is related to the longan litchi	DD $600 [9] On a 1923 trip to Alaska, this president was presented with a moose-hide collar for his dog Laddie Boy Harding Jim	$500 [5] C-4 & A-3 are types of this moldable military explosive plastic explosive Ed	$500 [20] Jurmala is a popular seaside resort near this capital of Latvia Riga Ed

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 17th CENTURY	POLITICIANS	RIVERS	MUSIC	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS
$200 [2] On Nov. 24, 1632 Baruch Spinoza was born to Jewish parents in this Dutch capital Amsterdam Mark	$200 [14] In 1978 Newt Gingrich was first elected to the House from this state's 6th district Georgia Mark	$200 [21] This, England's most important river, rises in 4 headstreams: the Isis, Churn, Coln & Leach Thames Jim	$200 [1] The "outlaw" type of this music developed as a contrast to the traditional Nashville sound country & western (country music) Jim	$200 [26] At the equator 1 degree of this is equivalent to 69.17 miles; at the pole, 0 miles longitude Mark	$200 [7] Of all his plays, "A Streetcar Named Desire" had the longest run on Broadway Tennessee Williams Jim
$400 [3] At age 15 this future Queen of England married Prince William of Orange Mary Ed	$400 [15] In 1979 this Arizona Republican published the book "With No Apologies" Barry Goldwater Ed	$400 [22] The Han Jiang is one of the chief tributaries of this longest river in Asia Yangtze Jim	$400 [10] Stravinsky wrote his 1962 opera "The Flood" for this medium television	$400 [27] Number of teaspoons in a tablespoon 3 Jim	$400 [8] "Come Blow Your Horn" was inspired by his & his brother's experiences sharing a bachelor pad Neil Simon Jim
$600 [4] In 1668 Jacques Marquette founded a mission at Sault Sainte Marie, now in this state Michigan Jim	$600 [18] On June 7, 1966 he won the Calif. GOP gubernatorial primary over ex-San Francisco mayor George Christopher Ronald Reagan Ed	$600 [23] The Genesee River empties into this Great Lake near Rochester, N.Y. Ontario Jim	$600 [11] The vihuela, a guitar-shaped instrument from this country, was played during the Renaissance Spain Jim	$600 [28] This linear unit of 16 1/2 feet can also be called a pole rod Ed	$600 [9] His comedy "Blithe Spirit" was adapted as the musical "High Spirits" Noel Coward Mark
$800 [5] This author of the "Pilgrim's Progress" was confined to Bedford County Jail from 1660 to 1672 (John) Bunyan Jim	$800 [19] Only 3 current U.S. Senators are over 75: Strom Thurmond, Claiborne Pell & this West Virginian Robert Byrd Ed	$800 [24] Taddeo Gaddi designed the Ponte Vecchio over this river in Florence, Italy Arno Jim	$800 [12] The "clavier-ubung" is an extensive 4-part collection of this composer's keyboard music (Johann Sebastian) Bach Ed	DD $1,000 [29] The name of this weight system comes from a French term meaning "goods of weight" avoirdupois Ed	$800 [16] This "Cyrano de Bergerac" playwright wrote "La Princesse Lointaine" for Sarah Bernhardt Rostand Ed
$1,000 [6] In 1658 this builder of the Taj Mahal was deposed by his son Aurangzeb & imprisoned Shah Jahan	DD $2,200 [20] This Texan was Majority Leader of the Senate from 1955 to 1961 Lyndon Johnson Ed	$1,000 [25] Mount Hermon, the highest peak in the Anti-Lebanon Mountain Range, is the source of this river Jordan Ed	$1,000 [13] He's considered the inventor of the English Biblical oratorio; his first was "Esther", in 1732 Handel Mark	$1,000 [30] In ancient Greece this measurement was equal to 2 spans or 6 palms cubit Jim	$1,000 [17] Halvard Solness, a self-trained architect, is the central character of this Ibsen drama The Master Builder Mark Ed

Final Jeopardy!

ARTISTS

He painted a "Crouching Marquesan Woman Seen from the Back" circa 1902

Paul Gauguin

Mark "Who is Picasso?" — wagered $2,500

Jim "Who was Gaugin" — wagered $8,300

Ed "Who was Gauguin?" — wagered $4,100

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