Show #2775 1996-09-27 (taped 1996-08-13) Regular

Contestants

Ted Snelgrove — a marketing manager originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Linda Holling — a substitute teacher from Santa Monica, California

Jason Benton — a teacher from Amenia, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $14,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jason	$1,200	$2,700	$9,400	$13,000 3-day champion: $27,100	$9,500 25 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Linda	$1,300	$1,500	$6,500	$3,599 2nd place: a trip to Hilo, Hawaii & stay at Volcano House + Crossword Companion	$6,500 19 R, 4 W
Ted	$0	$1,400	$3,600	$600 3rd place: Whirlpool dishwasher & trash compactor + Crossword Companion	$3,000 9 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE NEW $100 BILL	SCIENCE	10-LETTER WORDS	ART	THE 1995 GRAMMYS	"B" CITIES
$100 [26] The new bill is the first major redesign of U.S. currency since this year of the stock market crash 1929 Jason	$100 [23] A thermal spring that intermittently ejects steam & boiling water is called this geyser Jason	$100 [11] Overhead strings attached to jointed limbs allow this type of puppet to move marionette Linda	$100 [1] This Florentine sculptor's relief "Madonna of the Stairs" was completed in 1492 when he was 17 Michelangelo Jason	$100 [16] Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" won for Solo Performance in this category Rap Jason	$100 [6] A monumental arch called the Gateway of India graces this bustling port city Bombay Linda
$200 [27] The security thread in the new bill will glow red under this type of light ultraviolet Linda	$200 [24] The earliest evidence of these made from stone by early man dates to about 2.5 million years ago tools Jason	$200 [12] A Mormon hall, or the portable sanctuary in which the Ark of the Covenant was carried tabernacle Linda	$200 [2] Picasso's 1907 painting "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" was one of the first in this new art movement Cubist Jason	$200 [17] Ellen DeGeneres said it wasn't "your father's Grammys", but this father of Nancy still won with "Duets II" Frank Sinatra Jason	$200 [7] The cathedral in this South American planned capital is designed to resemble Jesus' crown of thorns Brasília Linda
$300 [28] His coat has "United States of America" written on it in very, very small print Benjamin Franklin Ted	$300 [25] A simple one of these consists of a small mass swinging at the end of a very light string pendulum Jason	$300 [13] From the Latin for "gum", it's an inflammation of the gums characterized by swelling & redness gingivitis Jason	$300 [3] This 19th century New York landscape school spread to Mexico & South America Hudson River School Jason	$300 [18] Canadians won big; Alanis Morissette won Best Rock Album & she won Best Country Album Shania Twain	$300 [8] Stratford-upon-Avon is about 22 miles south of this city, Britain's second largest Birmingham Linda
$400 [29] Like the old bill, the new one has this building on the back Independence Hall Linda Ted	$400 [22] About twice a year, when the moon passes through the earth's shadow, one of these events occurs lunar eclipse Linda	$400 [14] Using this delaying tactic, Sen. Wayne Morse spoke for 22 1/2 hours against the Tidelands Bill in 1953 filibuster Linda	$500 [5] In 1970 this "Christina's World" painter became the first living artist to have a White House exhibit Andrew Wyeth Jason Linda	$400 [19] His awards for R&B Song & Male Vocal for "For Your Love" were called "Predictable" Stevie Wonder	$400 [9] Vlad the Impaler, aka Dracula, is buried at Snagov Monastery on an island near this capital city Bucharest Jason
$500 [30] One of these impressions is visible only when you hold the bill up to the light watermark Ted	$500 [21] The name of this element is derived from tellus, Latin for "earth" tellurium Ted	$500 [15] In this ancient board game, each player has 2 dice, a dice cup & 15 counters backgammon Jason	DD $600 [4] Around the 5th century B.C., the Greeks began using this art form in which tesserae are set in mortar mosaic Jason	$500 [20] This group that had the No. 1 hit "La Bamba" in 1987 won for Best Pop Instrumental with "Mariachi Suite" Los Lobos Ted	$500 [10] Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, one of Queensland's most popular attractions, is 7 miles outside this city Brisbane Linda

Double Jeopardy! Round

BOB DOLE	POETS & POETRY	AROUND THE U.S.A.	COOKING TERMS	WARS & REVOLUTIONS	HOLLYWOOD HODGEPODGE
$200 [26] In the 1996 primary campaign, Dole called the views of this GOP rival & cable TV commentator "extreme" Pat Buchanan Jason	$200 [21] He followed up "Paradise Lost" with "Paradise Regained" Milton Jason	$200 [16] Waco in this state is so named because it was built on the site of a former Hueco Indian village Texas Ted	$200 [11] It's aging a salami, not healing it curing Jason	$200 [1] When Genghis Khan sacked this Chinese capital in 1215, it burned for a month Beijing Linda	$200 [2] This hat-shaped restaurant was built in 1926 by Gloria Swanson's husband Brown Derby Linda
$400 [27] Dole was first elected to this Senate post in November 1984, succeeding Howard Baker Senate Majority Leader Ted	$400 [22] The literati in Edinburgh called him the "Ploughman Poet" Robert Burns Jason	$600 [18] A tour of her home in Tuscumbia, Alabama includes the pump where she learned her first word Helen Keller Jason	$400 [12] Eaten with Boston baked beans, Boston brown bread is a rye flavored with this syrup molasses Jason Linda	$400 [6] He led the South American revolution that freed New Granada from Spanish control Simón Bolivar Linda	$400 [3] After filming "Duck Soup", this Marx Brother left the act to become an agent Zeppo Linda
$600 [28] Ronald Reagan's support helped get Dole the No. 2 slot on this man's 1976 ticket Gerald Ford Jason	$600 [23] About these Poe wrote, "Through the balmy air of night how they ring out their delight" the bells	$800 [19] There's a 50' sculpture called TOTH—Tower on the Hill—in this South Dakota city; think "fast" Rapid City Ted	$600 [13] Self-rising flour is a combination of flour, salt & this ingredient baking powder Jason Linda	$600 [8] These wars began in 1455 at St. Albans & ended in 1485 at Bosworth Field Wars of the Roses Jason Linda	$600 [4] Dorothy Lamour's sarong was one of the famous creations by this female costume designer Edith Head Linda
$800 [29] Dole received his near-fatal war wounds while leading an assault in this country during WWII Italy Jason	$800 [24] It's the use of a word that imitates what is denotes, such as buzz or cuckoo onomatopoeia Jason	DD $1,000 [17] Event seen here; more than 75 million people have seen it since it debuted in 1972: the Main Street Electrical Parade Ted	$800 [14] Term for the series of short indentations around the edge of a pie crust fluting or crimping	$1,000 [10] In the climactic battle of this war, Wolfe & Montcalm, the leaders of both sides, were killed French & Indian War Linda	$800 [5] In the 1940s this author ventured into a "Brave New World" with the screenplay for "Jane Eyre" Huxley Ted
$1,000 [30] Dole was born in this Kansas town, a county seat, in 1923 Russell Linda	$1,000 [25] In his prose "Devotions", this poet wrote, "No man is an island, entire of itself" John Donne Linda	$1,000 [20] Popular annual events in this city include the Mummers Parade & the Pulaski Day Parade Philadelphia Linda	$1,000 [15] Beaten egg whites lighten this sweet dessert, often chocolate, whose name is French for "foam" mousse Jason	DD $1,300 [9] In 1838 this Mexican general came out of retirement for the Pastry War, where he lost a leg Santa Anna Jason	$1,000 [7] In 1995 this late silent comedian's last surviving wife, Lita Grey, passed away at 87 Charlie Chaplin Jason Ted

Final Jeopardy!

STATESMEN

His "The Menace of Darwinism" & "The Bible and Its Enemies" were published in the 1920s

William Jennings Bryan

Ted "Who was Darrow" — wagered $3,000

Linda "Who was Winston Churchill?" — wagered $2,901

Jason "Who is Bryan" — wagered $3,600

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