Show #2574 1995-11-09 Celebrity

1995 CelebrityJeopardy!game 4.

Contestants

Bill Maher — a 1995 CableACE winner fromPolitically Incorrect

Charles Kimbrough — an actor fromMurphy Brown

Swoosie Kurtz — an acclaimed actor fromSisters

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Swoosie	$700	$1,800	$8,400	$9,400 2nd place: $10,000 to Project Inform	$8,600 22 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Charlie	$200	$3,400	$8,000	$12,000 Winner: $12,000 to Canine Companions for Independence & Help Hospitalized Veterans	$8,000 17 R, 2 W
Bill	$400	$1,600	$4,600	$9,100 3rd place: $10,000 to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals	$4,000 9 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS NAMES	BROADWAY	VAMPIRE LORE	THE PLANETS	GUINNESS RECORDS	WORD"Z"
$100 [4] The initials in the name of this showman stood for Phineas Taylor P.T. Barnum Bill	$100 [1] Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schonberg co-wrote "Les Miz" & "Miss" this Miss Saigon Swoosie	$100 [14] One of the most widely used vampire repellents, its smell is detestable to them garlic Swoosie	$100 [26] Gravity from its single moon causes most places on this planet to have 2 high tides a day Earth Charlie	$100 [19] The "grand"est of these musical instruments ever constructed weighed 1.4 tons a piano Bill	$100 [7] This music form may be progressive or modern jazz Charlie
$200 [5] In 1994 this former Calif. Democratic governor & Pres. candidate became a radio talk show host Jerry Brown	$200 [2] Once the star of her own TV variety show, she returned to Broadway in 1995 in "Moon over Buffalo" Carol Burnett Swoosie	$200 [15] A child born with these already in its mouth may be destined to be a vampire teeth Swoosie	$200 [27] Neptune is famous for its Great Dark Spot & this planet for its Great Red Spot Jupiter Charlie	$200 [20] In 1973 this Alpine country had the lowest unemployment ever, with just 81 of 6.6 million out of work Switzerland Bill	$200 [8] Effervescence; soda has it fizz Swoosie
$300 [6] Recovered from a knife attack 2 years earlier, she returned to women's tennis in August 1995 Monica Seles Charlie	DD $200 [9] Revival of a 1961 musical that has thefollowingon its marquee: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Swoosie	$300 [18] One theory says it reflects the soul but vampires have no soul so they can't be seen in one a mirror Swoosie	—	$300 [21] In 1991 2 balloons made the first flight over the summit of this highest mountain Everest Charlie	$300 [11] It's an all-out military or football attack blitz Charlie
$400 [16] This architect died just 6 months before the opening of his Guggenheim Museum Frank Lloyd Wright Charlie	$300 [3] In 1995 Jon Secada took over the role of Danny Zuko in this musical set in the '50s Grease Bill	$400 [24] A vampire hunter's kit should include at least one of these, perhaps made of ash or hawthorn a stake Charlie	—	$400 [22] The world's largest illuminated sign is at Hung Hom, Kowloon, in this colony Hong Kong Bill	$400 [12] A person who excels at a certain subject, like math or aerodynamics whiz Charlie
$500 [17] This late movie mogul's sayings include "A verbal agreement isn't worth the paper it's written on" Sam Goldwyn Swoosie	$500 [10] This humorist's "Follies", not Ziegfeld's, won 6 1991 Tonys. Will Rogers Charlie	$500 [25] A bride can be carried over it, but a vampire must be invited in to cross it a threshold Bill	—	$500 [23] The Bank of New York, the USA's oldest continuously operating bank, was founded by this man in 1784 Alexander Hamilton Charlie	$500 [13] This "Trace" runs from Tennessee to Mississippi Natchez Charlie

Double Jeopardy! Round

NOVELS & NOVELISTS	NUTRITION	THE ACADEMY AWARDS	AMERICAN HISTORY	EUROPEAN TRAVEL	LEFTOVERS
$200 [3] This "Great Gatsby " author died in Hollywood without finishing his Hollywood novel "The Last Tycoon" F. Scott Fitzgerald Swoosie	$200 [23] A cup of this movie theater staple popped in air has about 30 calories popcorn Swoosie	$200 [8] He said, "The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels" when he won his 1st Oscar, for "Philadelphia" Tom Hanks Swoosie	$200 [1] The original of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was destroyed in this city's Oct. 8, 1871 fire Chicago	$200 [16] Almost all flights from the U.S. to London arrive at this airport rather than at Gatwick Heathrow Swoosie	$200 [10] Disorders of this joint are named for the sports of tennis & golf the elbow Swoosie
$400 [4] A narrow scarlet sash is the emblem of the Junior Anti-Sex League in this George Orwell novel 1984 Swoosie	$400 [24] This vitamin promotes good vision by generating pigments needed by the retina vitamin A Swoosie	$400 [9] In 1993 this Oscar host rode onto the stage on a giant Oscar pulled by Jack Palance Billy Crystal Charlie	$400 [2] While landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937, this dirigible exploded the Hindenburg Swoosie	$400 [18] An important site of these sporting events is Lisbonis Praca de Touros at Campo Pequeno bullfighting Charlie	$400 [22] The Little Havana area of this Florida city runs approximately from S.W. 12th Avenue to S.W. 37th Avenue Miami Swoosie
$600 [5] This city is the setting for Margaret Truman's novel "Murder on Embassy Row" Washington Charlie	$600 [25] The florets of this green relative of cauliflower are richer in beta carotene than the stalks broccoli Swoosie	$600 [11] She told James Caan, "I really am your number one fan" when she won an Oscar for "Misery" Kathy Bates Swoosie	$800 [14] In 1829 this future Texas president resigned as Tennessee's governor when his wife left him Sam Houston	$600 [19] For some rest & relaxation, visit Baden-Baden in this country; it's famous for its spas Germany Charlie	—
$800 [6] "The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish" is a novel of frontier life by this author of "The Last of the Mohicans" James Fenimore Cooper Charlie	$800 [26] Smokers may need as much as 50% more of this scurvy-preventing vitamin than nonsmokers vitamin C Swoosie	$800 [12] This accounting firm has tallied votes for the Academy Awards since 1935--"And the envelope, please" Price Waterhouse Bill	$1,000 [15] On Nov. 11 1620 this document was signed in Provincetown Harbor the Mayflower Compact	$800 [20] Before leaving Rome, toss a coin in this & you're sure to return the Trevi Fountain Charlie	—
$1,000 [7] Much of this Daphne du Maurier novel is set at Manderley, and estate in Cornwall Rebecca Swoosie	DD $1,000 [27] About 70% of this mineral absorbed by the body ends up in hemoglobin iron Swoosie	$1,000 [17] This lovely French actress earned her 1st Best Actress nomination for the 1992 film "Indochine" Catherine Deneuve Bill	DD $1,200 [13] The April 21, 1790 funeral of this Pennsylvanian drew a crowd of 20,000 mourners Benjamin Franklin Bill	$1,000 [21] This luxurious Mediterranean coastal region stretches from Menton to St. Tropez the Côte d'Azur (the French Riviera) Charlie	—

Final Jeopardy!

NAMES IN THE NEWS

He's the co-founder & editor-in-chief of a new magazine that hit the stands on September 26, 1995

John F. Kennedy, Jr.

Bill "Who is J.F.K., Jr." — wagered $4,500

Charlie "Who is John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr." — wagered $4,000

Swoosie "Who is John Kennedy, Jr." — wagered $1,000

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