Show #2700 1996-05-03 Regular

Contestants

Jeff Gorsky — a lawyer originally from Washington, D.C.

Shannon Champion — a homemaker from Birmingham, Alabama

Judy Riley — a patent lawyer from Rochester, Michigan (whose 2-day cash winnings total $30,402)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Judy	$2,000	$3,700	$7,500	$7,400 2nd place: Trip to 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta	$7,400 19 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Shannon	$1,000	$2,300	$1,600	$0 3rd place: Set of Ricardo Beverly Hills Luggage	$4,100 13 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Jeff	$400	$1,200	$9,800	$15,100 New champion: $15,100	$8,600 21 R (including 1 DD), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

GARDENING	19th CENTURY AMERICA	BASEBALL	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	MARRIAGE CUSTOMS	"POT"s & "PAN"s
$100 [7] Dutch bulbs are planted in the fall to bloom during this season spring Jeff	$100 [8] In 1831 Robert E. Lee married Mary Ann Randolph Custis, great-granddaughter of this first lady Martha Washington Jeff	$100 [26] Whitey Ford, a pitcher for this team, won 10 World Series games & lost 8, both records New York Yankees Judy	$100 [1] This city is about 18 miles or 95,040 feet of film southwest of Nice Cannes Shannon	$100 [2] The bride gets a shower; the groom gets this one last fling stag/bachelor party Jeff	$100 [21] You may hit one gambling the jackpot Shannon
$200 [17] Fertilizers in the U.S. are classified by their content of K, potassium, P, phosphorus, & this, N nitrogen Shannon	$200 [9] One of these brothers was born near New Castle, Indiana in 1867, the other in Dayton, Ohio in 1871 the Wright Brothers Jeff	$200 [27] In 1953 the Boston Braves moved to this city Milwaukee Judy Jeff	$200 [3] The easternmost part of Egypt, it shares its name with a mountain Sinai Jeff	$200 [13] At a Malaysian wedding, each guest is given a decorated one of these edible fertility symbols egg Judy	$200 [22] Vietnamese pig paunch potbelly Shannon
$300 [18] Popular plants grown in these controlled environments include begonias & geraniums greenhouses Jeff	$300 [10] In 1820 Cahaba replaced Huntsville as capital of this state Alabama Judy	$300 [28] Nicknamed the "Georgia Peach", he has the all-time highest career batting average, .367 Ty Cobb Jeff	$300 [4] The 3 continents crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn South America, Africa & Australia Judy	$300 [14] At a military wedding, the departing couple exits under an arch of these weapons swords Judy Jeff	$300 [23] The name of this gland comes from the Greek for "sweetbread" pancreas Shannon
$400 [19] Growers of hybrid tea types of these remove some buds so others will bloom larger roses Judy	$400 [11] In 1858 humorist Charles Farrar Brown published his 1st Artemus Ward letters in this city's Plain Dealer newspaper Cleveland Judy	$400 [29] In 1991 this Baltimore Oriole shortstop was named the American League's MVP Cal Ripken, Jr.	DD $500 [5] Of Japan's 4 main islands, the one whose name doesn't end in "U" Hokkaido Judy	$400 [15] The 4 "Somethings" a bride must have something old, new, borrowed & blue Shannon	$400 [24] A tumult, or the capital city of Milton's Hell pandemonium Jeff
$500 [20] Caused by bacteria or fungi, the dead tissue in this plant disease can be "soft", "hard", "dry" or "wet" rot Judy	$500 [12] Diamond Jim Brady was the longtime love of this singer known as "The American Beauty" Lillian Russell Shannon	$500 [30] This current baseball player is they only man in history to have more than 1,000 career stolen bases Rickey Henderson	$500 [6] The Limpopo River is also known by this reptilian name Crocodile River	$500 [16] In days of yore the groom's family paid the bride-price & her family bestowed this a dowry Judy	$500 [25] It's a burial ground for paupers & criminals potter's field Shannon

Double Jeopardy! Round

BIOGRAPHIES	HISTORY	ACTORS & THEIR ROLES	GOVERNMENT & POLITICS	BIOLOGY	POTS & PANS
$200 [6] Banesh Hoffmann subtitled his book about this father of relativity "Creator and Rebel" Albert Einstein Jeff	$200 [1] On a 1937 trip to Libya, this Italian dictator was declared a protector of Islam Mussolini Judy	$200 [12] This star was sexually harrassed by Demi Moore in the 1994 film "Disclosure" Michael Douglas Judy	$200 [11] This agency of the Treasury Department enforces the tax laws IRS Shannon	$200 [14] It takes one fertilized egg to produce identical twins & two eggs to produce this type fraternal twins Judy	$200 [26] This frying pan used for pancakes should be wiped clean, not scrubbed, so a seasoning will develop griddle Shannon Jeff
$400 [7] "The Happiest Man Alive" is a biography of this author of "Tropic of Cancer" Henry Miller Jeff	$400 [2] About 250 foreign missionaries & 32,000 Chinese Christians were killed in this 1898-1900 uprising the Boxer Rebellion Jeff	$400 [22] In "A Walk in the Clouds", he's a WWII vet who poses as the husband of an unmarried, pregnant woman Keanu Reeves Jeff	$400 [13] In 1896 the U.S. Post Office established R.F.D., which stands for this Rural Free Delivery Judy	$400 [15] It's also called the auditory tube eustachian tube Shannon	$400 [27] It's the metal of choice for a caramelizing pot copper Judy Shannon Jeff
$600 [8] He wrote a biography of Earl Warren as well as biographical novels like "The Agony and the Ecstasy" Irving Stone Jeff	$600 [3] In February 1975 this country's president Park announced the release of about 200 political prisoners South Korea Jeff	$600 [23] 1940 film in which John Barrymore parodied himself, or Barrymore's nickname The Great Profile Jeff	$600 [19] In 1789 the name of the Department of Foreign Affairs was changed to this Department of State Jeff	$600 [16] It's the part of the eye responsible for converting light into nerve impulses retina Judy	$600 [28] A tightly sealed pot that uses steam action, it has a safety valve to keep it from exploding pressure cooker Shannon
$800 [9] "Little Wilson and Big God" is the first volume of this "A Clockwork Orange" author's autobiography Anthony Burgess Jeff	$800 [4] He ascended the throne of France in 1643 at age 4 & reigned until 1715 Louis XIV Judy	$800 [24] He won the lead in "PT-109" after JFK approved him Cliff Robertson Jeff	$1,000 [21] The Progressive Party candidate for president in 1924, this Wisconsin senator received almost 5 million votes Robert La Follette Jeff	$800 [17] Common to certain animals, it's the growing back of a body part after it's been lost or damaged regeneration Shannon	—
$1,000 [10] "A Lion for Love" is a critical autobiography of this author of "The Red and the Black" Stendhal Jeff	$1,000 [5] Octavian became emperor after defeating this Roman at the 31 B.C. Battle of Actium Mark Antony Judy	$1,000 [25] Robert Redford led a disreputable group of high-tech computer whizzes in this 1992 film Sneakers Jeff	DD $2,000 [20] This future president was the last Democrat before Robert C. Byrd to serve as Senate minority leader Lyndon Johnson Jeff	DD $2,500 [18] It's the branch of biology that classifies & names living organisms taxonomy Shannon	—

Final Jeopardy!

MYTHOLOGY

King Agamemnon was killed on his return to Greece after ignoring the warnings of this woman, his slave

Cassandra

Shannon "Who was Oracle of Delphi?" — wagered $1,600

Judy "Who is [CASSA] Thystis" — wagered $100

Jeff "Who is Cassandra" — wagered $5,300

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