Show #2798 1996-10-30 (taped 1996-09-03) Regular

Contestants

Kalyan Farrington — a retired engineer from Honolulu, Hawaii

Laura Sparrow — a high school English teacher from Ann Arbor, Michigan

Carl Kruglak — an actuary from Needham, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Carl	$1,400	$2,500	$2,600	$4,800 3rd place: RCA video cassette recorder	$4,900 17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Laura	$-200	$-400	$4,800	$9,600 2nd place: Trip to Volcano House Inn, Hawaii	$4,800 16 R, 6 W
Kalyan	$700	$3,000	$9,400	$10,227 New champion: $10,227	$8,400 22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

20th CENTURY HISTORY	TELEVISION	TRAVEL EUROPE	GENERAL SCIENCE	TOYS & GAMES	RHYME TIME
$100 [6] The first tunnel under this Egyptian canal was opened in 1980 Suez Canal Laura	$100 [16] For 4 seasons on this series, Penny Marshall played Oscar Madison's secretary Myrna Turner The Odd Couple Laura	$100 [26] The Friseurmuseum, a hairdressing museum in this German capital, has a lock of Bismarck's hair Berlin Carl	$100 [10] This is the most abundant element on Earth, which is lucky--we need it to breathe oxygen Kalyan	$100 [1] In 1996 Mattel introduced a Ken & Barbie dressed in costumes from this classic '60s sci-fi series Star Trek Carl	$100 [21] A king's wife who's been on a diet lean queen Carl
$200 [7] This capital fell to Viet Cong & North Vietnamese troops April 30, 1975 Saigon Laura	$200 [17] Brandon Tartikoff suggested this show after he saw Andy Griffith play an attorney in the "Fatal Vision" miniseries Matlock Kalyan	$200 [27] Gamblers know there's a casino inside the H.C. Andersen hotel in Odense in this country Denmark Laura	$200 [11] The hormone gastrin causes this organ to secrete acid stomach Carl	$200 [2] Like Jeopardy!, the Cabbage Patch Kids had a tie-in with this 1996 sporting event (Summer) Olympics Carl	$200 [22] A pallid escargot pale snail Carl
$300 [8] In 1952 Argentina's national congress approved this president's second 5-year plan Juan Peron Kalyan	$300 [18] The sitcom "Alice" was based on this 1975 film starring Ellen Burstyn Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Laura Kalyan	$300 [28] Grotta Azzurra is the Italian name of this famous attraction on the island of Capri the Blue Grotto Carl	$300 [12] Lampblack, an amorphous form of this element, is produced by burning liquid fuel with too little air carbon Laura	$400 [4] These characters are now called Zeo Rangers, so there's a whole new set of toys Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Carl Laura	$300 [23] A gander that got away loose goose Laura
$400 [9] In 1904 torpedo boats from this country attacked Russian ships near Port Arthur, Manchuria Japan Laura Kalyan	$400 [19] Written by Paul Williams & sung by Jack Jones, this show's theme began, "Love, exciting and new" The Love Boat Kalyan	$400 [29] A goat is enthroned as King Puck during the Puck Fair at Killorglin in this country Ireland Kalyan	$400 [13] This planet is 1.5 times farther from the sun than Earth is Mars Kalyan	DD $500 [3] Game whose playing field is seen here: Twister Carl	$400 [24] What a witch has instead of a garage broom room Carl
$500 [15] Rafael Reyes became dictator of this country in 1904 after it lost Panama in 1903 Colombia Kalyan	$500 [20] Doc Holliday, played by Douglas Fowley, didn't appear in this Western until 1957, in its third season The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Kalyan	$500 [30] You'll find Le Musee de la Vie Wallonne, The Museum of Walloon Life, in Liege in this country Belgium Kalyan	$500 [14] It has the lowest boiling point of any element, -452 degrees Fahrenheit helium Carl Kalyan	$500 [5] The 2 taxes on a Monopoly board income & luxury Kalyan	$500 [25] A titian-haired Jerry Garcia fan redhead Deadhead Carl Laura

Double Jeopardy! Round

SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS	U.S. BODIES OF WATER	VICE PRESIDENTS	RELIGION	POETRY	PEOPLE
$200 [26] Anthony Hopkins & Diana Rigg played this scintillating Scottish couple at the Old Vic in 1972 Lord & Lady Macbeth Laura	$200 [2] In 1952 a bridge was completed over this bay, linking Annapolis with the eastern shore Chesapeake Bay Laura	$200 [21] In February 1801, after 36 ballots in the House, Jefferson was declared president, this man vice president Aaron Burr Carl	$200 [13] A feast called the seder highlights this Jewish celebration Passover Kalyan	$200 [1] Completes the line by John Howard Payne, "Be it ever so humble,..." there's no place like home Kalyan	$200 [10] This "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" singer's career has flourished under his son Danny's guidance Tony Bennett Carl
$400 [27] George's dad on "Seinfeld" & Ben Stiller's father in real life, he played Trinculo in "The Tempest" in 1955 Jerry Stiller Carl	$400 [3] This state's Sakonnet River is really a saltwater arm of Narragansett Bay Rhode Island Kalyan	$400 [22] This JFK vice president served as chairman of the National Aeronautics & Space Council Lyndon Johnson Carl	$400 [14] It's the state religion of Thailand Buddhism Kalyan	$400 [6] The rhyme scheme of "Georgie Porgie" aabb Carl Laura	$400 [11] Madeleine Albright, the U.S. permanent representative to this body, was born in Czechoslovakia the United Nations Kalyan
$600 [30] Before "Jurassic Park", this "Tall Guy" acted in Central Park in "Twelfth Night" with Michelle Pfeiffer Jeff Goldblum Kalyan	$600 [4] This arm of the Pacific in Washington state divides into Hood Canal & Admiralty Inlet Puget Sound Kalyan	$600 [25] He once called protesting students & intellectuals an "effete corps of impudent snobs" Spiro Agnew Laura	$600 [15] This Methodist founder's brother Charles composed over 7,000 hymns John Wesley Laura	$600 [7] Alexander Pope dedicated his poem "The Dunciad" to this author of "Gulliver's Travels" Jonathan Swift Laura	$600 [18] In 1974 this heiress said she had chosen "to stay and fight" with the Symbionese Liberation Army Patricia Hearst Kalyan
$800 [29] Horror film stars Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee appeared in this British actor's 1948 film "Hamlet" Sir Laurence Olivier Laura	$800 [5] This state's 2 largest lakes, Harry S. Truman Reservoir & Lake of the Ozarks, were both created artificially Missouri Laura	$1,000 [23] The vice presidency under James A. Garfield was his first elective office Chester Arthur Laura	$800 [16] This founder of Taoism was a court librarian & the author of "Classic of the Way and its Virtue" Lao Tzu Kalyan	$800 [8] Stephen Vincent Benet won a 1929 Pulitzer Prize for this epic poem about the Civil War "John Brown's Body" Laura	$800 [19] Malcolm Fraser was a grazier, or rancher, in Victoria before becoming prime minister of this country Australia Carl Kalyan
$1,000 [28] What's love got to do with it? He played Ike Turner in 1993 & Othello in 1995 Laurence Fishburne Carl	DD $2,000 [12] From Rainy Lake to Lake of the Woods, the Rainy River provides this state's border with Canada Minnesota Kalyan	DD $2,500 [24] At age 71, this running mate of Harry Truman was the oldest vice president to take office Alben Barkley Carl	$1,000 [17] During a pilgrimage to Mecca, a Muslim is required to walk 7 times around this square building the Kaaba Laura	$1,000 [9] The 4 cantos of this Lord's "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" were published over a period of 6 years George Gordon Lord Byron Laura	$1,000 [20] This "Ageless Body, Timeless Mind" author left hospital work in 1985 to promote the Ayurvedic movement Deepak Chopra Kalyan

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN AUTHORS

His only full-length play, "The Fifth Column", is set in besieged Madrid

Ernest Hemingway

Carl "Who is Hemingway?" — wagered $2,200

Laura "Who is Ernest Hemingway" — wagered $4,800

Kalyan "Who is Hemingway" — wagered $827

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