Show #2797 1996-10-29 (taped 1996-09-03) Regular

Contestants

Debbie Saunders — an adolescent medicine physician from Rockville Center, New York

Carl Kruglak — an actuary from Needham, Massachusetts

Dave Priestley — a business executive from Birmingham, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,799)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Dave	$800	$1,500	$6,900	$13,600 2nd place: Trip to Krystal Hotel, Cancun	$6,700 15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Carl	$800	$1,800	$9,800	$13,801 New champion: $13,801	$9,800 25 R, 1 W
Debbie	$1,200	$3,600	$4,600	$6,600 3rd place: Swintec word processor	$5,100 15 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

OFFICIAL STATE THINGS	EXPLORERS	BRAND NAMES	TV ROBOTS	SHAKESPEARE	"H"ODGEPODGE
$100 [17] Gold & blue are this Bluegrass State's official colors Kentucky Dave	$100 [1] In 1484 he presented his Enterprise of the Indies plan to King John of Portugal Christopher Columbus Carl	$100 [2] 1996 marks the 100th anniversary of this chewy, chocolaty treat sold in pops & rolls Tootsie Rolls Carl	$100 [7] This futuristic animated family got their maid Rosey from "U-Rent-A-Maid" the Jetsons Carl	$100 [26] "Measure for Measure" takes place in this Austrian capital, portrayed as a swamp of immorality Vienna Carl	$100 [13] At 3,144 feet, Tai Mo Shan is the highest peak in this British colony Hong Kong Carl
$200 [18] The front of Texas' state seal has a lone one of these in its center star Dave Carl	$200 [12] The Milky Way has 2 satellite galaxies named after this Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan Debbie	$200 [3] If you believe in peanut butter, clap your hands for this brand introduced in 1928 Peter Pan Carl	$200 [8] On "Star Trek: The Next Generation", Brent Spiner was part of Starfleet as this android Data Carl	$200 [27] It begins with an "induction" in which a drunken tinker sits down to watch the tale of Kate & Petruchio "The Taming of the Shrew" Debbie	$200 [22] The "B" type of this disease is caused by a virus that has a core of DNA hepatitis Debbie
$300 [19] In Oregon it's the Oregon grape; in Wyoming, it's the Indian paintbrush state flower Debbie	$300 [14] Simon Fraser & Alexander Mackenzie have rivers named for them in this country Canada Dave	$300 [4] Aspirin was originally the brand name under which this company sold its acetylsalicylic acid Bayer Debbie	$300 [9] The robot on this series was named Hymie because his KAOS creator's father's name was Hymie Get Smart Debbie	$300 [28] This play that takes place in Rome in 44 B.C. was first performed in 1599 "Julius Caesar" Dave	$300 [23] Cartoonist William DeBeck coined this hyphenated term for the jitters or the willies heebie-jeebies Debbie
$400 [20] Oklahoma's state song was written by this duo Rodgers and Hammerstein Carl	$400 [15] Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen discovered this island April 5, 1722; it was a holiday Easter Island Carl	$400 [5] "Sleep Comfort" & "Slumber Well" were among the proposed names for this classic mattress from Simmons Beautyrest Debbie	DD $500 [10] Comedy Central series that featured the pair seen here: Mystery Science Theater 3000 Debbie	$400 [29] Escalus, Prince of Verona presides over the reconciliation of these 2 families where their children lie dead the Montagues & the Capulets Carl	$400 [24] Most types of this fluid food granulate, but the Tupelo type seldom does honey Debbie
$500 [21] In Arizona it's the paloverde; in Hawaii, it's the kukui state tree Carl	$500 [16] The founder of Britain's Royal Geographic Society, an Alaskan point was named for him John Barrow Dave	$500 [6] Carl Sontheimer revamped a French food processor & introduced it under this name in 1973 Cuisinart Debbie	$500 [11] The robot that traveled with the Robinsons on this show was called Robot. Lost in Space Dave	$500 [30] This queen of Denmark dies after drinking poison prepared for Hamlet by Claudius Gertrude Debbie	$500 [25] This author of "Steppenwolf" was born in the Black Forest in 1877 & became a Swiss citizen in 1923 Hermann Hesse Debbie

Double Jeopardy! Round

SUCCESSORS	WEATHER	RECENT HISTORY	SONG STANDARDS	LANGUAGES	INTERNATIONAL AUTHORS
$200 [21] He succeeded his uncle as king of the Huns c. 433, at first sharing the throne with his brother Bleda Attila Carl	$200 [1] The largest of these in the U.S., 17 1/2" around & 1 2/3 lbs., fell on Coffeyville, Kansas Sept. 3, 1970 hailstone Carl	$200 [6] Paintings from an 11,000-year-old culture were found in this South American rain forest in 1996 the Amazon Dave	$200 [11] A proposed title for this Oscar-winning Henry Mancini-Johnny Mercer song was "Blue River" "Moon River" Dave	$200 [16] It's the official language of Cuba Spanish Debbie	$200 [28] Italian author Carlo Collodi is best remembered for his story of this puppet Pinocchio Carl
$400 [22] When this man was assassinated in 1968, Ralph Abernathy succeeded to the leader of the SCLC Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dave	$400 [2] The aneroid type of this weather instrument is often used as an altimeter barometer Carl	$400 [7] On Sept. 19, 1994 U.S. troops landed in this Caribbean island nation to prepare for the return of Pres. Aristide Haiti Dave	$400 [12] Song from "Fiddler on the Roof" containing the line "find me a match, catch me a catch" "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" Carl	$400 [17] It was once referred to as Judean Hebrew Carl	$400 [27] "Memories de M. D'Artagnan" was his main source of inspiration for "The Three Musketeers" Alexandre Dumas Carl
$600 [23] Bao Dai, the last emperor of this country's Nguyen dynasty, succeeded his father, Khai Dinh, in 1926 Vietnam Carl	$600 [3] Nearly all weather occurs in this lowest region of the Earth's atmosphere troposphere Dave	$600 [8] On Dec. 4, 1991 Terry Anderson was released after almost 7 years in captivity in this country Lebanon Carl	$600 [13] Irving Berlin's royalties from this song popularized by Kate Smith were donated to the Boy & Girl Scouts "God Bless America" Debbie	$600 [18] A Slavic language, Bulgarian is written in this alphabet Cyrillic Dave	$800 [29] This Danish author's "Letters from Africa, 1914-31", was published posthumously in 1981 Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) Dave
$800 [24] In April 1989 A. Bartlett Giamatti succeeded Peter Ueberroth in this post commissioner of baseball Carl	$800 [4] The Earth has 3 types of prevailing winds: prevailing westerlies, polar easterlies & this type trade winds	$800 [9] This agreement to eliminate trade barriers between the U.S., Canada & Mexico took effect Jan. 1, 1994 NAFTA Carl	$800 [14] This song begins, "What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play" "Cabaret" Dave Debbie	$1,000 [20] The Punic language of ancient Carthage is considered a dialect of this earlier language Phoenician Dave	DD $1,000 [26] "Quo Vadis?" author Henryk Sienkiewicz was the 1st man from this country to win a Nobel Prize for Literature Poland Dave
$1,000 [25] He preceded & succeeded Benjamin Disraeli as British prime minister William Gladstone Dave	$1,000 [5] In terms of damage, this 1992 hurricane that hit Florida & Louisiana was the USA's costliest Andrew Carl	$1,000 [10] In April 1996 this trade negotiator became U.S. Secretary of Commerce Mickey Kantor Carl	$1,000 [15] This song introduced by Dick Van Dyke in "Bye, Bye Birdie" begins, "Gray skies are gonna clear up" "Put on a Happy Face" Carl	DD $2,000 [19] Of the Native American languages, this one has the most speakers in the U.S. Navajo Dave	$1,000 [30] Born in Colombia, this author of "Love in the Time of Cholera" is known as "Gabo" to his friends Gabriel Garcia Marquez Debbie

Final Jeopardy!

THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION

This advisor is the son & grandson of Greek Orthodox priests

George Stephanopoulos

Debbie "Who is Stefanopolous?" — wagered $2,000

Dave "Who is George Stephanopolis" — wagered $6,700

Carl "Who is George Stephanopolous?" — wagered $4,001

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