Show #2679 1996-04-04 (taped 1995-12-12) Regular

David Sampugnaro game 4.

Contestants

John Fitzgibbon — a bank teller from Chicago, Illinois

Vince Mohan — a high school teacher from Englewood, New Jersey

David Sampugnaro — a writer and consultant originally from Elmsford, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $49,401)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
David $3,000 $4,100 $10,500 $7,500
4-day champion: $56,901
$8,900
29 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Vince $900 $2,200 $4,800 $2,800
2nd place: Gibson side-by-side refrigerator/freezer
$4,800
11 R, 0 W
John $1,000 $2,100 $6,600 $1,600
3rd place: Key Interactive "Musical Instrument"
$7,100
16 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

1933 RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES THE BODY HUMAN CARDS & DICE BIBLICAL WORDS & PHRASES
$100 [6]
On February 15 this president-elect survived an assassination attempt by Giuseppe Zangara
Franklin D. Roosevelt
David
$100 [26]
To audition for this musical, Yul Brynner sang while sitting cross-legged on the floor
"The King And I"
David
$100 [11]
Autumn brings Choyo-No-Sekku or Chrysan themum Day in this country
Japan
David
$100 [16]
Abbreviated TB, this disease is characterized by lesions in the lung tissue
Tuberculosis
David
$100 [21]
The winner of a game of War winds up with this many cards
52
John
$100 [1]
"Can the leopard change" these? means "it's impossible"
Its Spots
David
$200 [7]
Federal judge John Woolsey lifted the ban on the importation & sale of this James Joyce book
"Ulysses"
John
$200 [27]
Their 1955 show, "Pipe Dream", about the people of Cannery Row, was based on this author's "Sweet Thursday"
John Steinbeck
John
$200 [12]
On this date Denmark's Rebild Park holds the largest foreign celebration of American independence
July 4
David
$200 [17]
The human body contains many of these: some are hinge, some are saddle, some are pivot types
Joints
David
$200 [22]
Instead of pips, poker dice have 6 card values on them that run 9 through this
Ace
Vince
$200 [2]
To "pass over" this river means to reach the promised land
Jordan River
David
$300 [8]
The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 established this corporation that guarantees the savings of bank customers
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
David
$300 [28]
In 1994 this show about a carnival barker won 5 Tonys, including Best Musical Revival
"Carousel"
David
$300 [13]
National Freedom Day, February 1, celebrates the 13th Amendment, which abolished this
Slavery
John
$300 [18]
Blood leaves the heart from ventricles & enters the heart through these chambers
Atria
John
$300 [23]
It's a form of Authors for kids; playing it you may ask another player, "Do you have any twos?"
Go Fish
Vince
$300 [3]
Unworthy or sinful people are known as a "generation of" these poisonous creatures
Vipers
David
$400 [9]
Known as the "Little Flower", he left the House of Representatives in 1933 & became mayor of NYC
Fiorello LaGuardia
David
$400 [29]
For 15 years, 1946-1961, this show set in Indian Territory was Broadway's longest-running musical
"Oklahoma!"
David
$400 [14]
Ecuador & Venezuela observe the birth of this "George Washington of South America" each July 24
Simon Bolivar
David
$400 [19]
This vitamin produced when the skin is exposed to sunlight is toxic in excess
Vitamin D
Vince
$400 [24]
The 4 players in bridge are given these directional titles
North, South, East & West
Vince
$400 [4]
Robert Heinlein used this phrase from Exodus 2:22 as the title of one of his novels
"Stranger In A Strange Land"
Vince
$500 [10]
On March 23 this German parliament relinquished its power to Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
John
$500 [30]
Characters in this musical include Mei Li, Linda Low & Sammy Fong
"Flower Drum Song"
David
DD $900 [15]
September 10 is St. George's Cay Day in this Central American country
Belize (formerly British Honduras)
David
$500 [20]
These corpuscles are named for their shape rather than for their color
Platelets
John
$500 [25]
It's the number of dice you toss on your first roll of Yahtzee
5
David
$500 [5]
"Pale Horse" is a metaphor for the approach of this
Death
Vince

Double Jeopardy! Round

ROYALTY FOOD BRITISH POETS & POETRY BOXING MOVIES NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD BEGINS & ENDS WITH "T"
$200 [8]
This "bonnie" prince had a daughter by his mistress Clementina Walkinshaw
"Bonnie" Prince Charlie
David
$200 [13]
Some say these dried treats are tastier made from seeded grapes than from seedless ones
Raisins
David
$200 [24]
Elizabeth Barrett mentioned this future husband in her poem "Lady Geraldine's Courtship" before they met
Robert Browning
Vince
$200 [21]
Before starring on TV's "Thunder In Paradise", this "Hulkster" played Thunderlips in "Rocky III"
Hulk Hogan
David
$200 [2]
You can see this North American country's highest volcano, Volcan Citlaltepetl, in Pico de Orizaba National Park
Mexico
John
$200 [1]
A male feline
Tomcat
David
$400 [9]
In 1949 he succeeded his grandfather Prince Louis II as ruler of Monaco
Prince Rainier
David
$400 [14]
Chop Suey, cioppini & vichyssoise were all invented in this country
U.S.A.
Vince
$400 [29]
Prince Albert sent his copy of "Idylls Of The King" to this poet & asked him to autograph it
Alfred Lord Tennyson
David
$400 [22]
He played Elvis' trainer in "Kid Galahad" a "Dirty Dozen" years before he starred in "Death Wish"
Charles Bronson
David
$400 [7]
This snowcapped mountain provides the backdrop for Kenya's Amboseli National Park
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Vince
$400 [3]
The name of this device used to stop bleeding may come from a French word for "turn"
Tourniquet
John
$600 [10]
In 1599, Albert, Archduke of Austria, married the Infanta of this country
Spain
David John
$600 [15]
Juniper is used to smoke Germany's Westphalian form of this meat
Ham
Vince
DD $500 [28]
In "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", Wordsworth wrote about "A crowd, a host of golden" ones
daffodils
John
$600 [23]
This platinum blonde was a real knockout as a prizefighter's scheming wife in the 1931 film "Iron Man"
Jean Harlow
John
$600 [18]
One of this country's major recreational areas is Vitosha National Park near Sofia
Bulgaria
David
$600 [4]
One who plays hooky from school might find himself pursued by this type of officer
Truant officer
David
$800 [11]
This dreaded czar who died in 1584 was probably the most famous member of the Rurik dynasty
Ivan The Terrible
David
$800 [16]
Riz A L'Imperatrice is an elegant version of this homey dessert
Rice Pudding
$600 [27]
Written in 1811, this lord's poem "Farewell To Malta" begins, "Adieu, ye joys of La Valette!"
Lord Byron
John
$800 [25]
Jack Palance starred in the TV version of this "heavy" Rod Serling drama; Anthony Quinn, in the film version
"Requiem For A Heavyweight"
John
$1,000 [20]
Argentina & Brazil have national parks to preserve the wildlife & beauty of these extensive waterfalls
Iguazu Falls
John
$800 [5]
It's the period between sunset & dark when the sun is just below the horizon
Twilight
John
$1,000 [12]
After this emperor died in 14 A.D., his relatives, the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruled until 68
Augustus
David Vince
$1,000 [17]
The Bismarck type of this fish is made of fillets cured in vinegar, salt & onions
Herring
David
$1,000 [30]
He called "Prometheus Unbound" "The best thing I ever wrote"
Percy B. Shelley
John
$1,000 [26]
Based on Clifford Odets' play, this "colorful" 1939 film made William Holden a star
Golden Boy
John
DD $2,000 [19]
In Alberta the scenic Icefields Parkway connects Jasper National Park with this other one
Banff
David
$1,000 [6]
The Roman god Jupiter used this weather phenomenon as a weapon, by jove
Thunderbolt
David

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS TEACHERS

In 1967 this former teacher published a memoir entitled "Center of the Storm"

John Scopes (famous Scopes Trial)

Vince "Who is Pat Conroy?" — wagered $2,000
John "Who is Montessori?" — wagered $5,000
David "Who is Annie Sullivan?" — wagered $3,000

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