Show #2717 1996-05-28 Regular

Missing third-place prize.

Contestants

Dan Streit — a teacher originally from Miami, Florida

Alexandra Grochol — a homemaker from McLean, Virginia

Steve Cunningham — a mortgage banker from Glastonbury, Connecticut (whose 1-day cash winnings total $600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Steve	$1,600	$2,300	$900	$800 3rd place: -----------------	$400 10 R (including 1 DD), 6 W
Alexandra	$700	$2,500	$7,900	$6,900 New champion: $6,900	$7,900 20 R, 2 W
Dan	$1,100	$3,600	$3,400	$1,900 2nd place: Desktop computer system	$6,400 21 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

SCIENTISTS & INVENTORS	POP MUSIC	NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	1982	6-LETTER WORDS
$100 [26] This telegraphy pioneer once ran for mayor of New York Samuel Morse Dan	$100 [8] In 1995 the Leader Federal Bank in Memphis issued a Mastercard featuring 3 images of this performer Elvis Presley Dan	$100 [6] This business biweekly ranks its 500 largest U.S. corporations by performance & by state Fortune Alexandra	$100 [1] In the 1720s the central university of this country was founded in Caracas Venezuela Steve	$100 [13] Spain joined NATO under the stipulation that none of these weapons would be based on its soil nuclear weapons Steve	$100 [16] To be or not to be, it's a very small village hamlet Alexandra
$200 [27] Isaac Dripps invented this device once found on the front of a locomotive cowcatcher Dan	$200 [9] This group got "Satisfaction" in 1964 with its first U.S. Top 10 hit, "Time is on My Side" The Rolling Stones Steve	$200 [7] Il Messaggero is one of the principal daily newspapers published in this capital Rome Dan	$200 [2] "The Dome" is the yearbook of this university near South Bend Notre Dame Alexandra	$200 [21] Yasir Arafat met with this Jordanian king to discuss the possibility of a Palestinian confederation King Hussein Alexandra	$200 [17] A football maneuver, or a common term for fishing gear tackle Dan
$300 [28] In 1914 Max Planck helped Einstein get a position at the Kaiser Wilhelm Physical Institute in this capital Berlin Alexandra	$300 [10] It's the musical instrument played by Dave Clark of the Dave Clark Five drums Dan	$300 [14] A founder of pop art, he was also the founder of Interview magazine Andy Warhol Alexandra	$300 [3] The Mark Twain Project at the Bancroft Library of this school in Berkeley has 600 Twain manuscripts California Steve	$300 [22] For this north African country's support of terrorism, the U.S. barred imports of its oil Libya Steve Alexandra	$300 [18] A male goose, or a glance gander Dan
$400 [29] In 1959 his wife Mary found a fossil of Australopithecus in Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge Louis Leakey Steve Dan	$400 [11] This vocalist with the Lovin' Spoonful wrote the group's hit "Do You Believe in Magic?" John Sebastian Alexandra	$400 [15] This 1962 Rachel Carson book first appeared as a series of articles in The New Yorker Silent Spring Dan	$400 [4] In 1881 Booker T. Washington founded this college as a training school for black teachers Tuskegee Institute Steve	$400 [23] Kodak introduced this new flat camera Disc Steve Alexandra	$400 [19] In medicine, it's the opposite of malignant benign Dan
$500 [30] Hermann Muller demonstrated that these inheritable changes in genes can be caused by X-rays mutations Alexandra	$500 [12] Jackson Browne was once a member of this "grubby" group whose hits included "Mr. Bojangles" Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Dan	$500 [25] Otis Chandler became publisher of this U.S. newspaper in 1960 Los Angeles Times Alexandra	$500 [5] In 1881 the Wharton School of Finance & Commerce was founded at this university Pennsylvania Steve	DD $1,000 [24] After Alexander Haig resigned, he was named secretary of state George P. Shultz Steve	$500 [20] It can be a case for a sword, or a close-fitting dress sheath Dan

Double Jeopardy! Round

LITERATURE	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	CELEBRITY RELATIVES	MYTHOLOGY	THE PASTA BAR
$200 [11] It begins, "'Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents', grumbled Jo..." Little Women Alexandra	$200 [3] Andros is the largest of the 700 islands that make up this nation off Florida's coast Bahamas Dan	$200 [1] Family name of acting brothers William, Daniel, Stephen & Alec; it's become a synonym for "hunk" Baldwin Alexandra	$200 [13] Pasiphae, the mother of Ariadne & Phaedra, gave birth to this bullish monster the Minotaur Dan	$200 [15] Ziti, penne & elbow are forms of this tube pasta macaroni Dan
$400 [12] At the end of "The Scarlet Letter", she plans to take her daughter Pearl to Europe Hester Prynne Dan	$400 [4] Lizard Peninsula in the county of Cornwall is the southernmost part of this island Great Britain Dan	$400 [2] This author of "The Pelican Brief" is a distant cousin of President Clinton John Grisham Dan	$400 [14] Ganymede was one of the cupbearers who served this drink to the Greek gods nectar Alexandra	$400 [19] English name for capelli d'angelo pasta angel hair pasta Alexandra
$600 [23] In this Dickens novel, escaped convict Abel Magwitch tries to give Pip a better chance in life than he had Great Expectations Dan	$600 [5] The area of this small nation surrounded by Italy consists largely of Mount Titano San Marino Dan	$600 [8] This leading lady of the film "Grease" is the granddaughter of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Max Born Olivia Newton-John Alexandra	$600 [16] It's said this lame Greek god of fire received his injuries when he was flung from Mt. Olympus Hephaestus Steve Dan	$600 [20] Farfalle are shaped like this men's fashion accessory bow tie Steve
$800 [24] In 1929 Frederic Dannay & Manfred Lee published "The Roman Hat Mystery", this detective's first appearance Ellery Queen Steve	$1,000 [7] The Volga-Don Canal links the Black Sea to this large saltwater lake to the east Caspian Sea Steve	$800 [9] This blonde entertainer likes to introduce herself as "Princess Leia's Mother" Debbie Reynolds Steve Alexandra	DD $1,000 [17] Of her suitors, it was said Leiades was the only one righteous at heart Penelope Dan	$800 [21] "Seasonal" term for a pasta dish tossed or topped with sliced cooked vegetables primavera Steve Alexandra Dan
$1,000 [25] This 1932 collection of Damon Runyon stories featured the adventures of NYC gamblers & gangsters Guys and Dolls Alexandra	DD $2,000 [6] Island groups belonging to this country include the Pescadores & Quemoy & Matsu Taiwan Dan	$1,000 [10] This "Come Back, Little Sheba" playwright was said to be a distant relative of John Wilkes Booth William Inge Alexandra	$1,000 [18] After the nymph Daphne was turned into this tree, the tree became sacred to Apollo laurel Alexandra	$1,000 [22] This dish of flat pasta in a creamy sauce was created by & named for a Roman restaurateur Fettuccine Alfredo Alexandra

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. NICKNAMES

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania & Whittier, California share this two-word nickname

"Quaker City"

Steve "What is" — wagered $100

Dan "What is the President" — wagered $1,500

Alexandra "What is The City of Brotherly Love?" — wagered $1,000

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