Show #2730 1996-06-14 (taped 1996-02-06) Regular

Missing third-place prize.

Contestants

Phil Costopoulos — a senior editor from Washington, D.C.

Steve Hafner — a church sexton from Seattle, Washington

Rick Muenchow — a consultant from Bethesda, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $2,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Rick	$500	$1,200	$8,400	$9,400 3rd place: unknown	$9,400 16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Steve	$2,400	$4,600	$10,000	$17,000 New champion: $17,000	$10,000 27 R, 0 W
Phil	$800	$3,600	$6,600	$13,200 2nd place: Trip to New York City Marriott Marquis	$5,300 16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

BLACK AMERICA	SONGS OF THE '50s	MEDIEVAL FASHION	BIOLOGY	STATE CAPITALS	SPORTS
$100 [16] York, an expert hunter, accompanied this pair on their 1800s expedition Lewis and Clark Steve	$100 [2] Buddy Holly sang, "If you knew" this girl "then you'd know why I feel blue" Peggy Sue Steve	$100 [11] A cappa clausa was a closed cape with a slit through which a praying person stuck these his hands Steve	$100 [21] Insensitive to light, your blind spot is where this nerve joins the eye optic nerve Steve	$100 [1] One of the highlights of this city is the Nelson A, Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Albany Steve	$100 [12] With a capacity of 100,184, this Pasadena football stadium is the largest west of the Mississippi the Rose Bowl Steve
$200 [17] 1995 marked the 30th anniversary of the civil rights march from Selma to this Alabama city Montgomery Phil	$200 [3] In a song from 1959, it's where Paul Anka wanted you to "put your head" on my shoulder Steve	$200 [25] Roskyn was the fur from this animal--Rocky, hide! squirrel Rick	$200 [22] A hormone called glucagon raises the level of this in the blood sugar (glucose) Phil	$200 [7] In the 1830s it replaced Vandalia as Illinois' capital Springfield Phil	$200 [13] In the 1980s this Boston Celtics player won 3 straight NBA MVP Awards Larry Bird Steve
$300 [18] Duke Ellington first gained national attention while appearing at this famous Harlem nightclub the Cotton Club Phil	$300 [4] He wrote "Your Cheatin' Heart" Hank Williams Phil	$300 [26] Almoners & gipsers were these money holders purses Steve	$300 [24] Of curly hair, color-blindness or albinism, the one that isn't a recessive trait curly hair Steve	$300 [8] In 1864 gold was discovered at Last Chance Gulch, now the main street of this Montana capital Helena Phil	$300 [14] In tournament play, tennis balls can be white or this color yellow Steve
$400 [19] In 1869 the National Convention of Colored Men was established with this orator as its president Frederick Douglass Steve	$400 [5] In 1956 Gogi Grant sang about "The Wayward" one wind Steve Phil	$400 [27] Of a belt, a hat or a codpiece, it's what a baldric was belt Phil	$400 [29] One book describes this protozoan as a "mass of living jelly" amoeba Phil	$400 [9] Gettysburg Battlefield is located about 35 miles southwest of this capital Harrisburg Phil	$400 [15] With 6, this sport's Shirley Babashoff has more Olympic silver medals than any other athlete swimming Steve
$500 [20] A native of Chicago, she became the first black American woman elected to the Senate Carol Moseley Braun Rick	$500 [6] He "calls the English teacher 'Daddy-O'" Charlie Brown Steve	$500 [28] In the 15th century it was a small coat worn under a larger one; later it referred to a woman's underskirt petticoat Steve	DD $1,800 [30] This part of the small intestine is named for the fact that it's about as long as the width of 12 fingers duodenum Phil	$500 [10] This city in the Green Mountains is home to the New England Culinary Institute Montpelier Rick	$500 [23] In 1888 he founded the Amateur Athletic Union; an annual award is named for him James Sullivan Steve Phil

Double Jeopardy! Round

ART	MOUNTAINS	ORGANIZATIONS	LITERARY CHARACTERS	U.S. PRESIDENTS	THE OSCARS
$200 [17] The "Mona Lisa" was one of the few paintings he finished during his 2nd residence in Florence Leonardo da Vinci Rick	$200 [26] Popular with skiers, Mount Hood near Portland is this state's highest point Oregon Steve	$200 [21] After a dispute with his father, Ballington Booth left this org. & founded the Volunteers of America The Salvation Army Phil	$200 [7] Aunt Chloe is the wife of this Harriet Beecher Stowe title character Uncle Tom Steve	$200 [1] Grover Cleveland reportedly told this future president, "Franklin, I hope you never become president" Franklin Roosevelt Phil	$200 [3] The first Best Picture winner, "Wings", was set in this war World War I Rick
$400 [19] Some of Perugino's mural in this chapel were obliterated by Michelangelo's "The Last Judgment" The Sistine Chapel Steve	$400 [27] For climbers, Nanga Parbat in Kashmir is one of the most treacherous peaks of this range the Himalayas Rick Phil	$400 [30] Known as the NEA, this organization was established in part to improve teachers' working conditions National Education Association Phil	$400 [12] This Sinclair Lewis real estate broker is a man of "zip and zowie" George Babbitt Rick	$400 [2] While attending Princeton in the 1870s, he was editor of The Princetonian Woodrow Wilson Steve	$400 [8] For this 1942 film, James Cagney became the first actor to win for a musical Yankee Doodle Dandy Steve
$600 [16] Some consider his "Syndics of the Drapers' Guild" the best Dutch group portrait Rembrandt Steve	$600 [22] This continent's Alps include Mount Bogong & Mount Kosciusko Australia Rick	$600 [25] Maggie Kuhn, who passed away in 1995, co-founded this organization to fight age discrimination Gray Panthers Steve	$600 [13] Chance, an idiotic gardener, is propelled to fame in this Jerzy Kosinski novel Being There Phil	$600 [4] When elected president in 1856, he had just served 3 years as minister to Great Britain James Buchanan Rick	$600 [9] She accepted her Oscar for "The Three Faces of Eve" wearing a hundred-dollar dress she made herself Joanne Woodward Rick
$800 [18] His garden was his main source of inspiration after he moved to Giverny in 1883 Claude Monet Steve	$800 [23] Some of the finest singing canaries are bred in the Harz Mountains of this country Germany Rick	$800 [28] Founded in 1929, The Daughters of Penelope is the leading U.S. org. for women of this ethnic background Greek Rick	$800 [14] Adela Quested's trip to the Marabar Caves proves disastrous in this E.M. Forster novel A Passage to India Rick	$800 [5] In 1845 this "dark horse" became the first man inaugurated as president under age 50--he was 49 James K. Polk Rick	$800 [10] The Best Song for 1990 was "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" from this Warren Beatty film Dick Tracy Steve
$1,000 [20] After seeing this American's "drip" paintings, Helen Frankenthaler developed her innovative stain technique Jackson Pollock Steve	$1,000 [24] This mountain system contains Tunisia's highest point, Jebel Chambi the Atlas Mountains Phil	$1,000 [29] A leukemic boy's dream of becoming a police officer inspired the formation of this foundation in 1983 Make-A-Wish Phil	DD $2,000 [15] Sarah Woodruff is the woman mentioned in the title of this 1969 John Fowles novel The French Lieutenant's Woman Rick	DD $2,000 [6] This president's estate, Spiegel Grove, in Fremont, Ohio, was inherited from his uncle Sardis Birchard Rutherford B. Hayes Rick	$1,000 [11] Paul Newman won an Oscar for this 1986 sequel to "The Hustler" The Color of Money Rick

Final Jeopardy!

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

Salvaged from a shipwreck in the 1850s the Lutine Bell hangs in its British headquarters

Lloyd's of London

Phil "What is Lloyd's of London?" — wagered $6,600

Rick "What is Lloyd's of London?" — wagered $1,000

Steve "What is Lloyd's of London?" — wagered $7,000

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