Show #2800 1996-11-01 (taped 1996-09-03) Regular

Contestants

Tim Malec — an assistant district attorney from Newton, Massachusetts

Margaret Sankey — a graduate student from Emmett, Idaho

Kalyan Farrington — a retired engineer from Honolulu, Hawaii (whose 2-day cash winnings total $14,628)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kalyan	$400	$1,300	$9,000	$12,327 3-day champion: $26,955	$7,300 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Margaret	$1,400	$2,500	$6,100	$12,200 2nd place: Lane cedar armoire & Service Merchandise gift certificate	$8,100 20 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Tim	$900	$1,100	$4,500	$9,000 3rd place: Integra exercise equipment	$5,200 16 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT	MEDICINE	ACCORDING TO HOYLE	ISLANDS	GARDENING	TV FAMILIES
$100 [7] An estimated 60 million people watched his "Checkers" speech September 23, 1952 Richard Nixon Tim	$100 [22] He published "A Baby's First Year" in 1954 & "Feeding Your Baby and Child" in 1955 Dr. Spock Kalyan	$100 [17] When one of your checkers reaches the opposite end row, it becomes one of these king Tim	$100 [1] Lumbering remains the principal industry of Quebec's Anticosti, an island in this gulf Gulf of St. Lawrence Kalyan	$100 [26] Defoliation refers to the premature loss of these by a plant, perhaps from drought or high wind leaves Kalyan	$100 [3] Jock, Miss Ellie, J.R., Bobby, Lucy the Ewings Kalyan
$200 [8] He announced he was running for president 1 month before leaving the Georgia governorship Jimmy Carter Margaret	$200 [23] This ancient Greek practiced medicine on the island of Cos Hippocrates Margaret	$200 [18] You can do this in gin rummy if your deadwood totals 10 or less knock	$200 [2] About 180 indigenous people inhabit Alaska's Little Diomede Island in this strait Bering Strait Tim	$200 [27] Metaldehyde is the most common chemical used to control slugs & these shelled relatives snails Kalyan	$200 [12] Morticia, Gomez, Pugsley, Wednesday, Grandmama the Addams family Margaret
$300 [9] He was vice president for just 6 weeks before Lincoln's death Andrew Johnson Kalyan Margaret	$300 [24] This inflammation of the mucous lining of the lungs' air passages may be acute or chronic bronchitis Margaret	$300 [19] The scoresheet in contract bridge has 2 columns, one labeled "We" & the other labeled this They Kalyan Tim	$300 [4] Fuerteventura is the closest member of this Spanish island group to the African mainland Canary Islands Margaret	$300 [28] Papaver rhoeas is the scientific name of the Flanders or field type of this flower poppy Margaret	$300 [15] John, Olivia, Erin, Elizabeth, Ben, Jason, Mary Ellen, Jim-Bob, John-Boy the Waltons Margaret
$400 [10] It cost Grover Cleveland $150 to hire a substitute when drafted to fight in this war the Civil War Tim	$400 [16] The American Medical Association is headquartered at 515 North State Street in this city Chicago Kalyan	$400 [20] One Hoyle book begins its rules for this game, "From a regular pack discard one queen" old maid Tim	$400 [5] Ajaccio, capital of France's Corse-de-Sud department, lies on the western coast of this island Corsica Margaret	$400 [29] When this vegetable's head first appears, tie its leaves around it to keep it white cauliflower Kalyan	$400 [14] Shirley, Keith, Laurie, Danny, Chris, Tracy the Partridge family Tim
DD $700 [11] On September 2, 1944, he was shot down near the Japanese-held island of Chichi Jima George (H.W.) Bush Tim	$500 [25] Also called parotitis, this contagious disease is caused by a virus found in saliva mumps Margaret	$500 [21] In this board game, once you get all your stones home, you start the process of bearing off backgammon	$500 [6] The Bataan Peninsula is a mountainous area of this Philippine island Luzon Kalyan	$500 [30] Half-long varieties of this root crop, like Nantes, grow well in a few inches of loose soil carrots Margaret	$500 [13] Sheriff Andy, Opie, Aunt Bee Taylor (from "The Andy Griffith Show") Tim

Double Jeopardy! Round

ABDICATIONS	CELEBRITIES	ECONOMICS	U.S. RIVERS	CRIME TIME	"A"UTHORS
$200 [14] This kaiser was forced to abdicate November 9, 1918, 2 days before the armistice Kaiser Wilhelm II Margaret	$200 [19] He ran a gym in Brussels before starring in films like "Sudden Death" & "Timecop" Jean-Claude Van Damme Margaret	$200 [8] John Kenneth Galbraith wrote a 1955 book on "The Great Crash" of this year 1929 Kalyan	$200 [23] Most of the area between the Rockies & the Appalachians, 1,250,000 square miles, is drained by this river the Mississippi Kalyan	$200 [1] His brother Buck Barrow helped him & Bonnie Parker rob a Minnesota bank May 16, 1933 Clyde Barrow Margaret	$200 [6] Before "Little Women", she wrote tales like "Pauline's Passion and Punishment" for money Louisa May Alcott Margaret
$400 [13] After her army was defeated in 1567, she was forced to abdicate in favor of her infant son James VI Mary, Queen of Scots Tim	$600 [20] In 1996 this singer celebrates 40 years in show biz, & "Chances Are" he'll go on for many more Johnny Mathis	$400 [9] Abbreviated GDP, it differs from GNP; for one thing, it doesn't include income from foreign investments Gross Domestic Product Tim	$400 [24] Large ships can travel up this river as far as Washington, D.C. the Potomac Kalyan	$400 [2] On Oct. 6, 1866 the Reno brothers committed the first robbery of one of these in America train Tim	$400 [10] He used the rags-to-riches formula he hit upon in "Ragged Dick" for more than 100 books Horatio Alger Tim
$600 [12] Prime minister Stanley Baldwin engineered the abdication of this king who wanted to marry a divorcee Edward VIII Margaret	$800 [21] This late-night TV personality & former host of "Talk Soup" made his film debut in 1995's "Sabrina" Greg Kinnear Margaret	$600 [28] OPEC is one of these groups that set prices & output through collusion; they're illegal in the U.S. cartel Kalyan	$600 [25] This state's Boise River is used extensively for irrigation Idaho Tim	$600 [3] Jurors, rumored to be bribed, failed to agree at this Tammany leader's 1st trial; he got 12 years at his 2nd Boss Tweed Tim	$600 [18] In 1982 he wrote "Foundation's Edge", a sequel to his "Foundation" trilogy Isaac Asimov Tim
$800 [11] When this Swedish queen abdicated in 1654, she named her cousin Charles X Gustav as her successor Queen Christina Margaret	$1,000 [22] This new age performer who recorded "Live at the Acropolis" was once on the Greek national swimming team Yanni Tim	$1,000 [30] John Maynard Keynes took part in the 1944 New Hampshire conference here that set up the IMF Bretton Woods Kalyan Tim	$800 [26] This Virginia river was the site of the first permanent English settlement in America James River Kalyan	$800 [4] The organization of hit men used by Meyer Lansky & others in the '30s was dubbed this by the press "Murder, Incorporated" Margaret	$800 [17] The title of her "Northanger Abbey" refers to the family home of Henry Tilney, a young clergyman Jane Austen Margaret
$1,000 [7] In 1955 he abdicated the Cambodian throne in favor of his father & took charge of the country's affairs Norodom Sihanouk Kalyan	DD $2,000 [15] Items of apparel donated to the Hard Rock Cafe by the singer seen here: a pair of boots (Nancy Sinatra) Margaret	DD $2,500 [29] Economic theory is divided into these 2 parts, one looking at the big picture, the other at the small macroeconomics & microeconomics Kalyan	$1,000 [27] It flows into the Gulf of California after a journey of 1,450 miles the Colorado River Kalyan	$1,000 [5] Crime ran rampant when this U.S. city's policemen went on strike September 9, 1919 Boston Tim	$1,000 [16] It's said a production of his "Eumenides" so terrified the audience some had convulsions Aeschylus Margaret Tim

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICANA

When formed in 1798, it consisted of 32 drummers & fifers

United States Marine Band

Tim "What is the Marine Corps Marching Band?" — wagered $4,500

Margaret "What is the Marine band?" — wagered $6,100

Kalyan "What is the Marine Corp Band" — wagered $3,327

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