Show #2464 1995-04-27 (taped 1995-01-11) Regular

Contestants

Gregg Rossen — a writer originally from Moraga, California

Larry Eilenberg — a professor from Burlingame, California

Bill Schantz — a software support manager originally from Glen Ullin, North Dakota (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,099)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bill	$2,600	$6,000	$9,600	$999 3rd place: Amana Soft-Sound dishwasher	$8,700 27 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Larry	$-500	$800	$9,100	$8,599 New champion: $8,599	$8,000 14 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Gregg	$1,900	$1,900	$7,300	$7,200 2nd place: Lloyd Flanders patio furniture & Ducane 2002S gas grill	$7,300 17 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

INSECTS	FAIRY TALES	NAMES	THE AMERICAN WEST	FASHION HISTORY	STARTS & ENDS WITH "N"
$100 [7] One of the biblical plagues brought upon Egypt was swarms of these cricket-like insects locusts Bill	$100 [2] Object that is asked the question "Who is the fairest of them all?" mirror Bill	$100 [21] This 4-letter male name is the popular English equivalent of the Italian Giovanni John Bill	$100 [26] San Geronimo de Taos, an ancient Pueblo Indian village, lies north of the town of Taos in this state New Mexico Larry	$100 [16] Similar styles of this at-home footwear were named for Faust & Romeo slippers Bill	$100 [1] Emily Post says at a dinner table you may use this to sneeze, but never to blow your nose napkin Gregg
$200 [8] The only function of this stingless male honeybee is to mate with the queen drone Gregg	$200 [3] Her footmen were once lizards & the horses that drew her coach were originally mice Cinderella Bill	$200 [22] From Aramaic meaning "mistress of the house", it was the first name of the mistress of Mount Vernon Martha Larry	$200 [27] Part of the world's largest stand of Ponderosa pines is in Prescott National Forest in this state Arizona Bill	$200 [17] Centuries ago a loup was an elegant velvet type of this face covering mask Bill	$200 [12] It's a unit of measure for ale or liquor, or a slang term for the head noggin Bill
$300 [9] Nagona, an infectious disease that affects horses & cattle, is transmitted by these African flies tsetse flies Gregg	$300 [4] It's the animal that Jack traded for the magic beans cow Bill	$300 [23] The Scottish name Edina means "from" this city Edinburgh Bill	$300 [28] If you have a "grain" of sense, you'll know the Navajo are noted for this art also known as dry painting sand painting Gregg	$300 [18] In 1983 Yves Saint Laurent became the 1st living couturier honored with a retrospective at this NYC museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Bill Gregg	$300 [13] An early movie theatre, or a jukebox nickelodeon Bill
$400 [10] This "pious" predator not only feeds on its own kind, it also eats small tree frogs praying mantis Bill	$400 [5] In the Grimm tale, after the miller's daughter guesses his name, he tears himself in two Rumpelstiltskin Gregg	$400 [24] Gwendolyn is derived from Gwyn, which means "white" or "pale" in this language Welsh Bill	$400 [29] Utah was once known as the state of Deseret, a name that came from this book Book of Mormon Bill	$400 [19] Worn by men in the 1600s, the "falling band" collar was usually edged with this fancy material lace Bill	$400 [14] From the ethnic group they belonged to, it's another term for Vikings Norsemen Gregg
$500 [11] The plant louse is a type of this tiny garden pest aphid Gregg	$500 [6] In a H.C. Andersen tale, it was said that only a fool or someone unfit for office couldn't see these the emperor's new clothes Bill Larry	$500 [25] Greek for "generous", it's novelist Welty's first name Eudora Larry	DD $1,400 [30] This Texas city of 935,000 is named for a saint of Padua San Antonio Bill	$500 [20] Napoleon's wife Josephine popularized the high-waisted style known by this name Empire style Larry	$500 [15] In large amounts, this vitamin of the B group may reduce cholesterol levels niacin Bill

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	INVENTORS	VIOLINISTS	FURNITURE	ISLANDS	LITERATURE
$200 [8] 38 years of LDP rule in this country ended when Morihiro Hosokawa became P.M. in 1993 Japan Bill	$200 [22] Melville Bissell cleaned up with this invention in 1876 carpet sweeper Bill	$200 [19] This beloved Boston Pops conductor joined the Boston Symphony as a violinist in 1915 Arthur Fiedler Larry	$200 [15] In ancient Egypt some of these sloped downward & a footboard kept the sleeper from falling out bed Bill	$200 [2] Key West, Florida is only about 90 miles from this island country Cuba Gregg	$200 [1] "The Hildebrand Rarity" was a 1960 short story featuring this Ian Fleming hero James Bond Gregg
$400 [9] The dominance of the Protestant cantons in this country was established by the Second Villmergen War Switzerland Gregg	$400 [23] This radio pioneer represented Italy as a delegate at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference Marconi Bill	$400 [20] Yehudi Menuhin performed with this Indian sitarist who wrote "Prabhati" for him Ravi Shankar Bill	$400 [17] This architect designed some of the furniture for his famous "Prairie Houses" Frank Lloyd Wright Larry	$400 [3] Because of its exotic flowers & trees, Madeira is the "Rock Garden of" this ocean Atlantic Ocean Gregg	$400 [7] In Alex Haley's "Roots", this 17-year-old is kidnapped from his village of Juffure in 1767 Kunta Kinte Gregg
$600 [10] The bones of this early man were discovered in Chou-K'ou-Tien in 1927 Peking Man Bill	$600 [24] In 1949 he founded Geodesics, Inc. to manufacture his domes Buckminster Fuller Bill	$600 [21] Stephane Grappelli is one of the few to successfully adapt the violin to this genre of music jazz	$600 [18] Popular in the 1700s, a teapoy is a small pedestal-style one of these that usually has 3 legs table Bill Larry Gregg	$600 [4] This island near Nevis is actually the top of a volcanic mountain named Mount Misery St. Kitts Bill	$800 [13] In 1989's "The Killing Man", this author's Mike Hammer finds a dead body at his desk Mickey Spillane Larry
$800 [11] This Russian dynasty began in 1613 with the crowning of Michael, son of the patriotic leader Philaret Romanov Larry	$800 [25] This Scotsman invented various dyeing techniques as well as waterproof fabrics Macintosh Gregg	DD $1,000 [29] Isaac Stern called the talent of this Israeli-American violinist "utterly limitless" Itzhak Perlman Larry	$800 [27] A place for your valuables, or a word that follows "milk" in the name of a 19th C. food storage cupboard safe Gregg	$800 [5] Father Junipero Serra was born on this Spanish island, the largest of the Balearic Islands, in 1713 Majorca Gregg	$1,000 [14] This 1959 Walter Tevis tale is set in the world of pool The Hustler Larry
$1,000 [16] In 1971 Viggo Rasmussen, managing director of this country's Tuborg Brewery, was kidnapped Denmark Larry	$1,000 [26] Last name of the French brothers who invented the cinematographe, an early motion picture camera & projector Lumiere Gregg	$1,000 [30] This legendary Italian virtuoso would sometimes cut 3 strings & play difficult pieces on the remaining one Paganini Bill	$1,000 [28] The original version of this famous throne was lost in war; it featured a birdtail design Peacock Throne Larry	$1,000 [6] The 12th C. Cathedral of St. Magnus is an attraction in Kirkwall, the capital of these Scottish islands Orkney Islands Gregg	DD $1,500 [12] This Ray Bradbury work begins, "It was a pleasure to burn" Fahrenheit 451 Larry

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD CAPITALS

Monuments & public buildings in this city line the wide Avenida Bernardo O'Higgins

Santiago, Chile

Gregg "What is Mexico City?" — wagered $100

Larry "What is Buenos Aires?" — wagered $501

Bill "What is Buenos Aires" — wagered $8,601

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