Show #2712 1996-05-21 Regular

Missing prizes.

Contestants

Wes Hanson — an editor from Santa Monica, California

Anne Keever Cannon — a public affairs specialist from Lancaster, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,600)

Brian Flanagan — a tavern owner from New York City, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Brian	$1,100	$4,300	$7,700	$9,401 2-day champion: $19,001	$9,100 28 R (including 2 DDs), 7 W (including 1 DD)
Anne	$1,000	$1,900	$4,700	$100 2nd place	$4,700 14 R, 1 W
Wes	$400	$1,800	$3,200	$0 3rd place	$3,200 12 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

METALS	RHYME TIME	FIRST LADIES	GAMES	SOUPS & STEWS	WALES
$100 [13] In Italian this metal is called alluminio aluminum Anne	$100 [14] Petula's songbirds Clark's larks Brian	$100 [8] She was named for her mother's friend Bessie Madge Andrews Bess Truman Anne	$100 [24] In pool the cue ball is white & this number ball is black the 8-ball Brian	$100 [1] Joy of Cooking's Ghanian groundnut soup recipe calls for 1 cup of the smooth type of this spread peanut butter Wes	$100 [19] Caernarvon Castle was the site of his 1969 investiture as Prince of Wales Prince Charles Wes
$200 [26] Gilding is the art of decorating objects with this metal gold Wes	$200 [17] Avalon's nose wipers Frankie's hankies Brian	$200 [9] Rosalynn Carter called her 1984 autobiography "First Lady from" this Georgia Town Plains Brian Wes	$200 [2] Five-card draw & five-card stud are variations of this card game poker Anne	$200 [4] Diced hard-boiled eggs & croutons are popular garnishes for this cold Andalusian soup gazpacho Brian	$200 [20] The Welsh flag features this red beast with a forked tongue & tail a dragon Wes
$300 [29] Zinc does this at 419.58° C.; it boils at 907° C. melts Brian	$300 [18] Ricki's reptiles Lake's snakes Brian	$300 [10] In 1941 she began writing a monthly column called "If You Ask Me" for the Ladies' Home Journal Eleanor Roosevelt Anne	$300 [3] TV's "Wheel of Fortune" is based on this pencil & paper game hangman Anne Wes	$300 [5] All good gumbos begin with a dark roux, which is a long-cooked mixture of shortening & this flour Brian	$300 [21] Despite a decline in production, it remains Wales' most important mineral resource coal Brian
$400 [30] This liquid metal weighs 13.6 times as much as an equal volume of water mercury Wes	$400 [15] Earhart's flowers Amelia's camellias Brian	$400 [11] Nancy Reagan said this Soviet first lady "lectured" her "on the failings of the American political system" Raisa Gorbachev Wes	$400 [16] It's the company that introduced the video games Donkey Kong & Super Mario Brothers Nintendo Anne	$400 [6] She-crab soup is a springtime specialty of this "Palmetto State" South Carolina Brian	$500 [23] In Laugharne you can visit the grave of this famous poet, as well as his home, the "Boathouse" Dylan Thomas Anne
$500 [27] In moist air this metal, symbol Cu, gradually becomes covered with a green patina copper Wes	$500 [28] Gibson's tintinnabula Mel's bells Brian	$500 [12] In 1947 she made her society debut at the Clambake Club in Newport, R.I. & was dubbed "Queen Deb of the Year" Jacqueline Onassis Brian	$500 [25] In Monopoly the name of this yellow property is actually misspelled Marvin Gardens Brian	$500 [7] The name of this chicken or lamb soup comes from the Tamil milaku tannir mulligatawny	DD $1,000 [22] This largest city of Wales grew up around a Norman fortress Cardiff Brian

Double Jeopardy! Round

RECLUSIVE AUTHORS	U.S. CITIES	MUSICAL THEATRE	WORLD HISTORY	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	WHALES
$200 [4] In 1987 this author of "The Catcher in the Rye" blocked publication of an autobiography J.D. Salinger Anne	$200 [1] The site of a major naval base, this city near the Mexican border is the "Birthplace of California" San Diego Brian	$200 [11] "Smokey Joe's Café" features songs of Leiber & Stoller, who concocted this numerical "Love Potion" "Love Potion No. 9" Anne	$200 [5] In 1659 the British captured & settled this island where Napoleon died St. Helena Brian	$200 [10] In 1977 Citibank became the first bank to install these, abbreviated ATM, on a wide scale automatic teller machines Brian	$200 [14] A type of beaked whale is called the bottle-nose, like the best-known species of these small whales dolphins Anne
$400 [22] This New England poet wrote more than a third of her poems during the 1860s Emily Dickinson Wes	$400 [2] North & south sections of I-95 join at the 8-lane Fort McHenry Tunnel in this city Baltimore Brian	$400 [25] Based on a novel by a Trinidadian author, "Once on This Island" is set on an island in this sea the Caribbean Brian	$400 [6] From 1942 to 1944, this resort was the government seat of German-occupied France Vichy Brian	$400 [12] In 1962 this company opened Woolco, a U.S. & Canadian discount chain Woolworth Brian	$400 [15] Also called orcas, these creatures travel in pods ranging from 2 to dozens of individuals killer whales Wes
$600 [23] This author of "Silas Marner" stopped writing & became a recluse after the death of her lover George Lewes George Eliot Brian	$600 [3] This Minnesota city was named for Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, who visited the area in 1679 Duluth Brian	$600 [26] In 1995 this singer-composer known for the hit "Short People" premiered his musical about Faust Randy Newman Brian Wes	$600 [7] In 336 B.C. this father of Alexander the Great was killed while preparing to go to war against Persia Philip of Macedonia Brian	$600 [13] Bill Gates co-founded this Redmond, Washington firm when he was only 19 years old Microsoft Anne	$600 [18] This species best-known from "Moby Dick" can dive to depths of more than 3,000 feet the sperm whale Brian Anne
$800 [24] After age 35 he rarely left the cork-lined room where he wrote "Remembrance of Things Past" (Marcel) Proust Brian	$800 [16] The street design of this port, New York's second-largest city, is based on Washington, D.C. Buffalo Brian	$800 [27] This 1948 Moira Shearer film named for colorful footwear has been adapted as a Broadway musical The Red Shoes Wes	$800 [8] In 1236 this Russian who later defeated the Swedes at the Neva River became Prince of Novgorod Alexander Nevsky Brian Wes	$1,000 [21] Slurpee is one of the brand names belonging to this operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores Southland Corporation Brian Anne	$800 [19] These giants are also called sulfur-bottom whales from the color of algae growing on them blue whales Brian
$1,000 [28] All efforts to interview, photograph or even find this "Gravity's Rainbow" author have failed Thomas Pynchon Brian	$1,000 [17] In the 1880s glassmaking was introduced to this western Ohio port by Edward Libbey & Michael Owens Toledo Anne	$1,000 [29] Cinderella's prince & Rapunzel's prince sing about their "Agony" in this Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods Anne	DD $4,000 [9] He served as U.N. Secretary-General longer than any other man, 10 years & 58 days U Thant Brian	DD $5,000 [20] Electrolux AB, which operates in many countries, is headquartered in this one Sweden Brian	—

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD MAGAZINES

The name of this German newsweekly means "The Mirror"

Der Spiegel

Wes "What is Das Bild Spiegel" — wagered $3,200

Anne "What is" — wagered $4,600

Brian "What Der Spiegel" — wagered $1,701

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