Show #2714 1996-05-23 Regular

Missing third-place prize.

Contestants

Diana Valenzuela — a training coordinator from San Francisco, California

Doris Smith — a freelance proofreader from Oakland, California

Peter Hartikka — a proofreader originally from Washington, D.C. (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Peter	$600	$1,900	$12,300	$13,999 2-day champion: $31,200	$12,100 29 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Doris	$1,000	$2,900	$5,300	$5,600 2nd place: Desktop computer system	$5,300 17 R, 1 W
Diana	$1,400	$1,500	$2,300	$4,400 3rd place: unknown	$3,800 9 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

BRITISH HISTORY	POTPOURRI	FAMILIAR PHRASES	AQUATIC ANIMALS	TELEVISION HISTORY	COUNTIES
$100 [4] In 1940 this prime minister said, "You ask what is our aim? I can answer in one word: Victory" Winston Churchill Peter	$100 [7] This term for a company owned by stockholders follows names like General Motors corporation Peter	$100 [6] If you're out of favor, you're "in" this pet residence the doghouse Doris	$100 [19] Hermatypic coral are the type that build these structures reefs Peter	$100 [10] This CBS magazine show began in a Tuesday night time slot in 1968; it moved to Sunday in 1971 60 Minutes Peter	$100 [1] Orange, Nassau, Niagara New York Peter
$200 [5] Queen Mary I's persecution of Protestants earned her this nickname "Bloody Mary" Doris	$200 [8] According to FIFA, 5 of the 10 largest soccer stadiums are in this country Brazil Doris	$200 [9] "Your days are" this is derived from the handwriting on the wall interpreted in Daniel 5:26 numbered Doris	$200 [20] The loggerhead, this type of animal, comes ashore to lay its eggs turtle Diana	$200 [11] "Rhoda" was a 1970s sitcom based on a character spun off from this series The Mary Tyler Moore Show Diana	$200 [2] Orange, Red River, Lubbock Texas Peter
$300 [15] Scotland's Glamis Castle was the queen mother's childhood home & the birthplace of this princess, her daughter Princess Margaret Doris	$300 [16] This college degree is abbreviated D.V.M. doctor of veterinary medicine Peter	$300 [26] Putting one's affairs in order is called getting these birds "in a row" ducks Peter	$300 [21] When the brook species of this fish mates with the brown, it produces the tiger type trout Doris	$300 [12] A 26-episode series based on this Pulitzer-Prize winning book by JFK premiered in 1964 Profiles in Courage Diana	$300 [3] Orange, Greene, Durham North Carolina Doris
$400 [23] The wealthy family of this nurse born in 1820 tried to prevent her from going into medicine Florence Nightingale Diana	$400 [22] This eggnog spice was introduced to the West from the Molucca Islands nutmeg Doris	$400 [27] The Romans said "Praemonitus, praemunitus", which is similar to our phrase "Forewarned is" this forearmed Doris	$400 [29] The clown fish lives inside these sea anemone extremities & seems immune to their stings tentacles Peter Diana	$400 [13] This creator of "Howdy Doody" began in broadcasting as a musician on radio station WBEN "Buffalo Bob" Smith Diana	$400 [17] Orange, Addison, Bennington Vermont Diana
$500 [24] This much-loved queen celebrated her diamond jubilee in 1897 Queen Victoria Peter	$500 [25] Look down & you may come across the name Margaret Farrar, the 1st woman to edit these for the N.Y. Times crossword puzzles Peter Doris	$500 [28] To lose one's job is to "get" this; workmen picked up their tools in one when they moved on sacked Peter	$500 [30] Toothed whales feed on fish & squid & this group of whales feeds mainly on zooplankton baleen whales Peter	$500 [14] "See It Now" debuted November 18, 1951 with this newsman as its host Edward R. Murrow Diana	DD $500 [18] Orange, Tipton, Tippecanoe Indiana Diana

Double Jeopardy! Round

PERU	POTENT POTABLES	20th CENTURY NAMES	NOTORIOUS	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	CHILDREN'S LIT
$200 [3] The highlands of this mountain range occupy about 1/3 of Peru's land the Andes Peter	$200 [2] Andrew Usher & Company is credited with beginning the practice of blending this whiskey scotch Peter	$200 [8] His people called him Mahatma, "Great Soul" & Bapu, "Father" Mahatma Gandhi Doris	$200 [1] Despite a broken left leg, he escaped from Ford's Theatre on Good Friday 1865 John Wilkes Booth Doris	$200 [14] The athletic teams of this university are named the Cornhuskers Nebraska Peter	$200 [26] In an early version of "Peter Pan", this fairy was called Tippy-Toe Tinker Bell Peter
$400 [4] These people settled around Cuzco in the 12th century; by the 16th they'd conquered most of Peru the Incas Peter	$400 [9] The amount of sugar added to this wine after it's disgorged determines its sweetness from brut to doux champagne Doris	$400 [11] In the 3rd round of balloting May 29, 1990 he was elected president of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin Peter	$400 [18] He & Bonnie Parker killed about a dozen people in their 2-year crime spree Clyde Barrow Peter	$400 [15] From 1952 to 1987 Father Theodore Hesburgh was president of this Midwest university Notre Dame Doris	$400 [29] Charles Dickens wrote a story of this insect "on the Hearth"; George Selden set his "in Times Square" cricket Doris
$600 [5] In 1977 Peru received a loan from this body, the IMF, in exchange for taking austerity measures International Monetary Fund Peter	$600 [10] Commandaria is a sweet wine produced on this island now partitioned between Greeks and Turks Cyprus Peter	$600 [12] This woman famous for her speed-reading courses passed away in 1995 Evelyn Wood Peter	$600 [23] The name of this Russian imperial favorite who died in 1916 means "debauched one" Rasputin Peter	$600 [20] A college in Trenton, N.J. named for this inventor offers degrees based solely on knowledge Thomas Edison Peter	$600 [30] It's the smart-sounding name of child sleuth Leroy Brown Encyclopedia Doris
$800 [6] Boats make regular crossings of this lake from Puno, Peru to Guaqui, Bolivia Lake Titicaca Diana	$800 [16] Trader Vic's recipe for an Amsterdam Cocktail calls for the Holland type of this liquor gin Peter	$800 [13] In his 20s this geodesic dome designer worked as a meat lugger for Armour & Co. Buckminster Fuller Peter	$800 [24] Name of the agricultural settlement in Guyana that was the site of the People's Temple mass suicide Jonestown Peter	$800 [21] The University of Iowa is in Iowa City & Iowa State University is in this city Ames Peter Doris	DD $1,000 [27] Author whose most famous books were inspired by the person seen here: Lewis Carroll Peter
DD $1,000 [7] The Peru Current, also called this, is responsible for the nation's unusual coastal climate the Humboldt Current Diana	$1,000 [17] Made of plums in the Balkans, slivovitz is a type of this spirit brandy Doris	$1,000 [19] He resumed his musical career after resigning as premier of Poland in 1919 Jan Paderewski Peter	$1,000 [25] This woman was in Europe when her love, Bugsy Siegel, was gunned down in her house Virginia Hill Diana	$1,000 [22] In 1841 this Ohio college became the first coeducational school to grant a B.A. to women Oberlin College Peter	$1,000 [28] R.L. Stine has been sending chills up children's spines with this series of books that debuted in 1992 Goosebumps

Final Jeopardy!

INVENTIONS

Swiss inventor George de Mestral created this after closely examining burrs stuck to his pants

velcro

Diana "What is Velcro? (Hi Jerry!!)" — wagered $2,100

Doris "What is Velcro?" — wagered $300

Peter "What is Velcro?" — wagered $1,699

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