Show #2625 1996-01-19 Regular

Bill Dickenson game 4.

Contestants

Peter Williams — a computer services administrator from Pasadena, California

Mary Lou Rodgers — a sales clerk from Parma Heights, Ohio

Bill Dickenson — a college instructor from Richardson, Texas (whose 3-day cash winnings total $27,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bill	$500	$1,600	$5,000	$10,000 4-day champion: $37,601	$5,000 19 R, 3 W
Mary Lou	$0	$500	$3,300	$10 3rd place: a Goodyear airship flight over Southern California	$3,100 6 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Peter	$1,300	$3,800	$9,600	$5,600 2nd place: a trip to Carmel, California & Pinseeker golf clubs	$9,100 27 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

ASTRONOMY	ACTRESSES	FOLKLORE	LATIN QUOTATIONS	SMALL COUNTRIES	HODGEPODGE
$100 [1] The next time we'll be able to see this famous object from Earth is in 2134; reserve your seats now Halley's Comet Bill	$100 [6] In 1995 this "Pretty Woman" was named UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador to Haiti Julia Roberts Peter	$100 [8] The gift of eloquence will be yours if you kiss this during your trip to the Emerald Isle The Blarney Stone Bill	$100 [18] In his "History", Livy wrote, "Potius sero quam numquam"--better late than this Never Peter	$100 [13] This Persian Gulf nation gets its name from kut, an Arabic word for "fort" Kuwait Peter	$100 [26] Ancient Greeks dated events from the first of these, held in 776 B.C. The Olympic Games Bill
$200 [2] It's the only star on which astronomers have observed spots Sun Peter	$200 [7] She was once romantically involved with Joe Lando, who plays her husband on "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" Jane Seymour Bill	$200 [9] Lady Godiva's ride was a protest against these Taxes Peter	$200 [19] Virgil's saying "Latet anguis in herba" is usually translated as "A snake lurks in" this The grass Peter	$200 [14] The major ethnic group in this Pyrenees principality is Spanish at 61% Andorra Bill Peter	$200 [27] Name shared by a national monument in Arizona & a famous "faithful Indian companion" Tonto Bill
$300 [3] In 1504 Columbus scared the locals in Jamaica when he predicted one of these (Lunar) Eclipse Peter	$300 [23] Jeanne Moreau presided over this French film festival's jury twice, in 1975 & in 1995 Cannes Peter	$300 [10] Both Laocoon & Cassandra warned this city to refuse the big gift from the Greeks, but did they listen? Troy Peter	$300 [20] Ovid's famous phrase "Tempus edax rerum" means this is the devourer of all things Time (tempus) Bill	$300 [15] In 1962 Tobago & this larger neighbor won their independence from Great Britain Trinidad Bill	$300 [28] This word comes from the Greek etymon, "the meaning of a word from its origin" & logos, "word" etymology Peter
$400 [4] Betelgeuse is a red supergiant in this constellation of the hunter Orion Peter	$400 [24] This wife of Tom Cruise starred as sexy psychopath Suzanne Stone in the 1995 film "To Die For" Nicole Kidman Peter	$400 [11] When the foot & hoof prints left by this pair filled with water, Minnesota's 10,000 lakes were formed Paul Bunyan & Babe Bill Peter	$400 [21] Tertullian advised, "Veritas non erubescit"--this does not blush Truth Peter	$400 [16] This sultanate is surrounded on its landward side by the Malaysian state of Sarawak Brunei Peter	$400 [29] This animal on Saskatchewan's flag stands for Great Britain Lion Peter
$500 [5] CP 1919, the first of these ever found, emits bursts of radiation every 1.337 seconds Pulsar Bill Peter	$500 [25] She had her "biggest" role to date in the HBO film "Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman" Daryl Hannah Mary Lou	$500 [12] This bird periodically makes an ash of himself, but soon rises above it The Phoenix Bill	$500 [22] As he crossed the Rubicon, Julius Caesar quoted the proverb "Iacta alea est"--this is cast The die Peter	DD $500 [17] It's the only Central American nation that does not border the Caribbean El Salvador Peter	$500 [30] An Atlanta football player, or the middle name of explorer Robert Scott Falcon Bill

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN INDIANS	MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS	BODIES OF WATER	NOTABLE WOMEN	LITERATURE	"X", "Y", "Z"
$200 [1] In 1990 the Shoshone-Bannocks of Idaho petitioned for the sockeye species of this to be protected Salmon Bill	$200 [11] Lawrence Welk was nicknamed "The Liberace of" this musical instrument Accordion Bill	$200 [6] Major rivers entering this gulf include the Rio Grande & the Mississippi Gulf of Mexico Peter	$200 [26] It was once said of her, "Indira is India, and India is Indira" Indira Gandhi Bill	$200 [16] He based the Red Queen on Miss Prickett, the governess of Alice Liddell Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson) Peter	$200 [21] It's the single-celled organism that makes bread rise Yeast Peter
$400 [2] Typically, this dwelling was made with 10 or more bison skins & 20 or more cedar poles Tepee Bill	$400 [12] These large bowl-shaped drums are also called timpani Kettle Drums Bill	$400 [7] This country's lowest point, about 140' below sea level, is at Lake Enriquillo near its border with Haiti Dominican Republic Bill	$600 [27] Gerald Ford nominated this former actress as ambassador to Ghana in 1974 Shirley Temple Black Mary Lou	$400 [17] "Atlas Shrugged" is the fullest fictional presentation of this author's philosophy, objectivism Ayn Rand Peter	$400 [22] It's caused by drowsiness or acute boredom; a polite person tries to stifle it Yawning Peter
$600 [3] Smoked in pipes, kinnikinnick was a mixture of sumac, the inner bark of dogwood or red willow & this plant Tobacco Mary Lou	$600 [13] The Portuguese machete is the ancestor of this Hawaiian instrument Ukulele Bill	$600 [8] Cape May, New Jersey lies on this bay Delaware Bay Bill	DD $1,000 [28] Tennis players Hana Mandlikova & Martina Navratilova were born in this capital city Prague (Czechoslovakia) Mary Lou	$600 [18] This James Joyce book was first published in France in 1922 "Ulysses" Peter	$600 [23] The malamute was so important in this Canadian territory's history that it's on the territorial flag Yukon Territory Mary Lou
$800 [4] A monument in Nespelem, Washington marks the grave of this Nez Perce chief who died in 1904 Chief Joseph Bill	$800 [14] Neapolitan folk songs often feature the Neapolitan type of this lutelike instrument Mandolin	$800 [9] The Brahmaputra flows into the Bay of Bengal & the Loire flows into this bay Bay of Biscay Bill	$1,000 [29] She danced in Antony Tudor's 1937 ballet "Dark Elegies" before she choreographed "Rodeo" Agnes de Mille Mary Lou	$800 [19] The epistolary novel, in the form of these, was popularized by Samuel Richardson's "Pamela" in 1740 Letters	$800 [24] Khshayarsha was the old Persian name of this old Persian king Xerxes Peter
$1,000 [5] The name of this tribe centered in northeast Arizona means "peaceful ones" Hopi Peter	$1,000 [15] This end-blown woodwind with a whistle mouthpiece was the dominant flute of the Baroque period Recorder Peter	$1,000 [10] This Venezuelan lake has been dredged so transport ships can carry oil from it Lake Maracaibo Mary Lou	—	$1,000 [20] Proust paid to publish "Swann's Way", the first part of this epic work, after publishers rejected it "Remembrance of Things Past" Peter	DD $2,000 [25] Of the countries that border Zambia, the 2 that fit the category Zaire & Zimbabwe Peter

Final Jeopardy!

20th CENTURY LEADERS

His name means "son of the young lion" in Hebrew

David Ben-Gurion

Mary Lou "Who David Ben G" — wagered $3,290

Bill "Who was BenGurion" — wagered $5,000

Peter "Who is Gurion" — wagered $4,000

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