Show #2612 1996-01-02 Regular

Contestants

Peter Knopp — a research and development technician from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Gareth Jones — a real estate appraiser from Visalia, California

Rima Rozen — a professor from Montreal, Canada (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,650)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Rima	$900	$3,300	$2,700	$100 3rd place: Samsung fax machine	$3,700 17 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Gareth	$900	$1,300	$6,700	$5,199 New champion: $5,199	$6,700 18 R, 1 W
Peter	$1,100	$3,100	$4,100	$2,800 2nd place: Bush home entertainment cabinet	$6,100 18 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE 1720s	ROOMS	POTPOURRI	THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE	BOTTOM DWELLERS	TOP MODELS
$100 [20] In 1729 he bought the Pennsylvania Gazette Ben Franklin Peter	$100 [6] At a gym, it's where you'd find the dumbbells weight room Rima	$100 [9] To make a simple telephone, get 2 of these & a long string tin cans Peter	$100 [1] The deepest part of this gulf on the USA's southern border is Sigsbee Deep at 17,070' below sea level Gulf of Mexico Gareth	$100 [12] These porous creatures from the phylum Porifera go from the bottom of the Mediterranean to bathtubs sponges Peter	$100 [26] She's the host of MTV's "House of Style" Cindy Crawford Gareth
$200 [21] In 1722 Dutch navigator Jakob Roggeveen discovered this remote island with hundreds of stone statues Easter Island Rima	$200 [7] The spider invited the fly into this room the parlor Peter	$200 [10] In 1954 this U.S. evangelist held his first crusade in Britain Billy Graham Peter	$200 [2] About 2/3 of this Danish island lies north of the Arctic Circle Greenland Peter	$200 [13] One of the largest of these bewhiskered bottom-dwelling fish is the European Wels at 15' catfish Gareth	$200 [27] David Copperfield is putting the magic in this German's love life Claudia Schiffer Peter
$300 [22] His "Brandenburg Concertos" were completed in 1721 (J.S.) Bach Rima	$300 [8] "General" knowledge is used to plan a battle in one war room Gareth	$300 [11] It's the German-American name for Santa Claus Kris Kringle Gareth	$300 [3] Headquarters House in this city was once the seat of the Jamaican government Kingston Rima	$300 [14] The crayfish found in this famous Kentucky landmark are blind Mammoth Cave Peter	$300 [28] Lucky Vanous got this lucky break drinking this while bare-chested in a famous commercial Diet Coke Gareth
$400 [23] During part of the 1720s the British had this Scottish Robin Hood under arrest Rob Roy Peter	$400 [16] Though it sounds like a place to sketch, it's a common setting for a play about polite society drawing room Peter	$400 [18] The ancient Roman festival called Lupercalia was named for this animal wolf Rima	$400 [4] Rafael Trujillo's dictatorship over this nation lasted from 1930 until his 1961 assassination the Dominican Republic Rima	$400 [15] The American species of this bottom-dwelling crustacean is usually caught in a "pot" lobster Rima	$400 [29] This 4-time Sports Illustrated cover girl from down under went way up in 1994: she climbed Kilimanjaro Elle Macpherson Peter
$500 [24] This M.P., scientist & architect was entombed in St. Paul's Cathedral in 1723 Sir Christopher Wren Peter	$500 [17] The name of this room where you get sun is a Latin word for a terrace solarium Rima	$500 [19] It's the meat in a Quiche Lorraine ham (bacon) Rima	DD $500 [5] South America's northernmost point is Punta Gallinas in this country Colombia Rima	$500 [25] Scientists have found 5' long ones near hydrothermal vents in the ocean tube worms	$500 [30] This Milanese male model featured on many romance covers also writes romance novels, including "Pirate" Fabio Rima

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN HISTORY	THE MOVIES	TRAVEL U.S.A.	CHEMISTRY	WOMEN AUTHORS	PICASSO
$200 [1] In September 1890 this church discontinued the sanctioning of polygamy the Mormon Church Gareth	$200 [2] This basketball "Stilt" co-starred in 1984's "Conan the Destroyer" Wilt Chamberlain Gareth	$200 [6] Cliff Walk, a dramatic 3-mile path along the coast, is a highlight of this Rhode Island resort city Newport Rima	$200 [8] By definition, an anhydrous compound doesn't have this in it water Peter	$200 [5] Margaret Truman wrote a 1969 book about pets who lived in this famous residence the White House Gareth	$200 [26] This was the color of Picasso's period from 1901 to 1904; by 1905 he had turned to rose blue Rima
$400 [4] He didn't command the famous charge on the third day at Gettysburg that's now named for him George Pickett Rima	$400 [3] This director of "The Doors" appeared as a college professor in the film Oliver Stone Peter	$400 [18] You can take guided tours of poet Carl Sandburg's home in Flat Rock in this "Tar Heel State" North Carolina Rima	$400 [12] Number of carbon atoms in each molecule of carbon dioxide 1 Rima	$400 [7] Maya Angelou played Nyo Boto, Kunta Kinte's grandmother, in this TV miniseries Roots Gareth	$400 [27] Of nearly 5,000, about 10,000 or over 20,000, the estimated total number of works Picasso produced over 20,000 Gareth
$600 [9] Saying he "smelled a rat", Patrick Henry didn't attend this May 1787 convention the Constitutional Convention Gareth Peter	$600 [10] You may have forgotten 1994's "Clean Slate" starred this "SNL" church lady as an amnesiac Dana Carvey Rima	$600 [19] Greenville in this state is the home of the annual Delta Blues Festival Mississippi Rima Gareth Peter	$600 [15] It's time you gave us these symbols for americium & promethium Am & Pm Rima	$600 [11] "Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand", she wrote in "Silas Marner" George Eliot Gareth	$600 [28] Picasso had 2 children with Francoise Gilot: Claude & this woman Paloma Picasso Gareth
$1,000 [25] In the 1900s both this progressive & his son Philip were elected governor of Wisconsin Robert La Follette Peter	$800 [22] Max on "Hart to Hart", his last film role was in 1995's "The Last Good Time" Lionel Stander Rima Peter	$800 [20] This presidential home 8 miles south of Alexandria, VA. is open every day of the year, including holidays Mount Vernon Gareth	$800 [16] The equation m/V=d means mass divided by volume determines this density Peter	$800 [13] This Dane wrote her only novel, "The Angelic Avengers", under the pseudonym Pierre Andrezel Isak Dinesen	$800 [29] In 1971 this museum honored Picasso's 90th birthday by hanging his work in its Grande Galerie the Louvre Gareth
DD $2,000 [24] In the 1930s in Berkeley, Herbert McLean Evans isolated this vitamin from wheat germ oil vitamin E Peter	$1,000 [23] The McTeagues in 1994's "Greedy" share the name of the main character in this German director's classic "Greed" Erich von Stroheim	$1,000 [21] The Jersey Lily, the saloon this judge named for actress Lillie Langtry, is an attraction in Langtry, Texas Judge Roy Bean Gareth	$1,000 [17] The principle behind this police tool is a redox reaction breathalyzer Gareth Peter	DD $1,000 [14] This American studied psychology with Wm. James before moving to Paris with her brother Leo in 1903 Gertrude Stein Rima	$1,000 [30] Picasso met & married dancer Olga Koklova while working for this ballet company the Ballet Russes Rima

Final Jeopardy!

THE SUPREME COURT

He served as chief justice for more of the 20th century than any other man--17 years

Warren Burger

Rima "Who is Douglas?" — wagered $2,600

Peter "Who is Earl Warren?" — wagered $1,300

Gareth "Who is Warren" — wagered $1,501

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