Show #2613 1996-01-03 Regular

Contestants

Claudia Shanaman — a high school teacher from York, Pennsylvania

Chris Oake — a public relations vice president from Pasadena, California

Gareth Jones — a real estate appraiser from Visalia, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,199)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Gareth	$1,500	$3,400	$8,200	$6,199 2-day champion: $11,398	$8,200 28 R, 6 W
Chris	$900	$2,500	$2,700	$4,700 2nd place: La-Z-Boy sofa & loveseat & Minoff table lamps	$2,700 10 R, 2 W
Claudia	$400	$1,000	$5,100	$100 3rd place: Washburn wood acoustic guitar	$5,800 16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

1795	MAGIC & MAGICIANS	POTENT POTABLES	MYTHOLOGY	GUINNESS RECORDS	"V"OCABULARY
$100 [2] The Lexington Public Library, this southern state's oldest, was founded in 1795 Kentucky Chris	$100 [7] In 1942 this "Citizen Kane" director created the "Mercury Wonder Show", a magic show for servicemen Orson Welles Gareth	$100 [11] Grades of this bubbly beverage run from brut to doux champagne Gareth	$100 [19] Athena caught Poseidon & this gorgon in her temple & turned her into a monster Medusa Gareth	$100 [1] The largest of these ever published had 12,489 clues across & 13,125 clues down crossword puzzle Claudia	$100 [5] An animal doctor veterinarian Claudia
$200 [6] This slave, the subject of an 1857 Supreme Court case, was probably born in 1795 Dred Scott Gareth	$200 [8] Haruo Shimoda & Lance Burton are famous for acts featuring these birds doves Gareth Claudia	$200 [12] It denotes a rich or sweet liqueur; one may be de cacao, de bananes or de menthe creme Chris	$200 [20] Echion was the name shared by an argonaut, one of Cadmus' warriors & one of the Greeks in this object the Trojan Horse Chris	$200 [3] This house of the British Parliament has the smallest quorum; only 3 peers need be present House of Lords Gareth	$200 [24] It's the willful destruction of public or private property vandalism Gareth
$300 [9] British forces seized the Dutch Cape Colony in what's now this country South Africa Chris	$300 [14] This star of TV's "Dave's World" once did an act featuring the dangerous bullet catch trick Harry Anderson Gareth Chris	$300 [13] When this potable is "buttered", it contains sugar & spices as well as butter rum Gareth	$300 [25] Pitys, Syrinx & Echo were among the nymphs pursued by this lecherous half-man, half-goat Pan Claudia	$300 [4] This Arlington, Virginia building contains about 17 miles of corridors The Pentagon Gareth	$300 [26] It's a porch or balcony, usually roofed, along the outside of a house veranda Gareth
$400 [10] On Jan. 3, 1795 this British pottery maker died in Etruria near Stoke-on-Trent Josiah Wedgwood Gareth	$400 [16] Lynette Chappell appears as the evil queen in this duo's show at Las Vegas' Mirage Hotel Siegfried & Roy Chris	$400 [15] Norse king Fjolne is said to have been drowned in this honey-based drink mead Gareth	$400 [27] Name given to the Horn of Amalthea, the goat that suckled Zeus; it was always full of food & drink cornucopia Gareth	$400 [22] The record for most valuable hair belongs to this British naval hero; a lock brought $10,035 in 1988 Lord Nelson Gareth	$400 [28] French word for a small piece of hand luggage valise Claudia
$500 [18] A fur-trading post was built on the site of this city 175 miles north of Calgary Edmonton Gareth	$500 [17] Hardeen, born Theodore Weiss, briefly performed with this famous escape artist, his brother Harry Houdini Claudia	$500 [21] It was home-produced during Prohibition by adding essence of juniper to alcohol gin Chris	DD $600 [30] If you enjoy tripping the light fantastic, this is your muse Terpsichore Claudia	$500 [23] His record rule in North Korea lasted from 1948 until his death in 1994 Kim Il-sung Chris	$500 [29] It's a clergyman who often acts on behalf of other, higher ranking officials vicar

Double Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS AMERICANS	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	NAMES	19th CENTURY OPERA	NOVELS	WHAT A PRINCE!
$200 [1] On Dec. 1, 1862 he said, "In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free" Abraham Lincoln Gareth	$200 [6] The name of Goondiwindi in this country is from an Aboriginal word for "resting place for birds" Australia Gareth	$200 [8] "Oh My Darling", some say the old song about a miner's daughter actually made this girl's name less popular Clementine Claudia	$200 [12] At the end of this opera, the gingerbread children at the witch's house turn back into real children "Hansel and Gretel" Gareth	$200 [10] The motto of the 4 comrades in this 1844 novel is "All for One and One for All" The Three Musketeers Claudia	$200 [17] This husband of Queen Victoria worked well with Sir Robert Peel but quarreled with Lord Palmerston Prince Albert Gareth
$400 [2] This last president born in a log cabin was shot by Charles Guiteau July 2, 1881 & died Sept. 19 James Garfield Claudia	$400 [7] This sea's ports include Antwerp, Rotterdam & Hamburg the North Sea Gareth	$400 [9] As the name Quentin is most appropriate for a fifth son, Decima denotes this daughter tenth Gareth	$400 [13] This "Swan Lake" composer's 1884 opera "Mazeppa" is set in 18th century Ukraine Tchaikovsky Claudia	$400 [11] Natasha in this Tolstoy novel was inspired by the author's sister-in-law War and Peace Gareth	$400 [18] Owen Glendower, a prince of this country, led its last major revolt against English rule Wales Gareth Claudia
$600 [3] While mayor of New York City, this flamboyant politician created the city's sanitation department Jimmy Walker Gareth	$800 [15] The Black, Aegean & Adriatic Seas all border this peninsula the Balkan Peninsula Gareth Claudia	$600 [19] Raquel is the Spanish form of this biblical name Rachel Gareth	$600 [30] This "William Tell" composer's 1817 opera "Adelaide di Borgogna" is rarely performed Rossini Gareth	$600 [24] Sherlock Holmes met Dr. Watson for the first time in this 1887 novel A Study in Scarlet Chris Claudia	DD $500 [26] In 1993 Prince Norodom Ranariddh became first prime minister of this country Cambodia Claudia
$800 [4] This superintendent of Union army nurses during the Civil War was known as the "Gentle Warrior" Dorothea Dix Gareth Claudia	DD $1,000 [14] 1 of the 2 landlocked countries of South America Bolivia (or Paraguay) Claudia	$800 [20] It's a flower named for German botanist J.G. Zinn, as well as a feminine first name Zinnia Chris	$800 [29] With the help of his teacher, this Hungarian wrote his only opera, "Don Sanche", in 1825, when he was 13 Franz Liszt Gareth	$800 [23] The title of this 1932 Aldous Huxley novel is from Shakespeare's "The Tempest" Brave New World Gareth	$600 [22] The Order of Christ, a wealthy Portuguese crusading order, helped him sponsor explorations Prince Henry the Navigator Gareth
$1,000 [5] Her "A Raisin in the Sun" was the first Broadway play written by a black woman Lorraine Hansberry Claudia	$1,000 [16] The world's second-longest barrier reef lies off this small country on the Yucatan Peninsula Belize Gareth	$1,000 [21] One of King Lear's daughters bears this Irish family name that means "little king" Regan Chris	$1,000 [28] "Wahn! Wahn!" is a baritone monologue in this composer's 1868 opera "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg" Wagner Gareth	$1,000 [27] This Robert Penn Warren novel is narrated by Jack Burden, an aide to Willie Stark All the King's Men Chris	$800 [25] He succeeded his grandfather Louis II Matignon-Grimaldi in 1949 Prince Rainier Claudia

Final Jeopardy!

OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS

In the 1950s he won 2 Best Supp. Actor Oscars: 1 for playing a revolutionary, & 1 for playing an artist

Anthony Quinn

Chris "Who is Anthony Quinn" — wagered $2,000

Claudia "Who is Burt Lancaster?" — wagered $5,000

Gareth "Who is Kirk Douglas" — wagered $2,001

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