Show #2827 1996-12-10 (taped 1996-10-16) Regular

Contestants

Brad Smith — a newspaper reporter from Winnetka, California

Cynthia Edmunds — an office manager from Salt Lake City, Utah

Rosemary Foster — a research scientist from Somerville, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Rosemary	$2,500	$2,800	$7,200	$2,799 3rd place: ITT NightQuest 100 night-vision monoscope	$8,200 20 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Cynthia	$400	$1,600	$3,400	$6,800 2nd place: a trip to Bahamas with 1-week stay at the Bahamas Princess Resort & Casino on Grand Bahama Island	$3,400 13 R, 3 W
Brad	$700	$2,400	$5,800	$11,599 New champion: $11,599	$6,800 19 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

BRITISH HISTORY	PEOPLE	THE UNEXPLAINED	1996 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS	U.S. STATES	CRY "UNCLE"
$100 [8] On July 9, 1982 Michael Fagan made headlines when he broke into her bedroom Queen Elizabeth II Brad	$100 [1] In April 1996 this "Doonesbury" creator joined Time magazine as a regular contributor (Garry) Trudeau Cynthia	$100 [26] In 1964 Vincent Gaddis coined this term for the area in which Flight 19 disappeared in 1945 the Bermuda Triangle Rosemary	$100 [6] Li Xiaoshuang became the first athlete from this country to win the men's all-around gold in gymnastics China Cynthia	$100 [14] Its state sport is dog mushing Alaska Rosemary	$100 [21] In his famous recruitment poster, James Montgomery Flagg modeled this figure on himself Uncle Sam Brad
$200 [9] During the Wars of the Roses, the houses of Lancaster & this one both claimed the English throne the House of York Cynthia	$200 [2] This "Dr. Quinn" star's twins John & Kristopher are named in part for Christopher Reeve & Johnny Cash Jane Seymour Rosemary	$200 [27] A 1961 book by Ivan T. Sanderson linked these 2 creatures of the Pacific Northwest & the Himalayas bigfoot & the abominable snowman Rosemary	$200 [7] 21-year-old Justin Huish of Simi Valley was right on target with 2 gold medals in this sport archery Brad	$200 [15] This state's largest lake is Yellowstone Lake in the northwest Wyoming Rosemary	$200 [22] After Little Eva's death, he's sold to Simon Legree Uncle Tom Cynthia
$300 [10] As early as the 8th century, the English were required to pay Peter's Pence, a tax in support of this person the pope Rosemary	$300 [3] This son of A.A. Milne, the inspiration for Winnie-the-Pooh's human friend, passed away in 1996 Christopher Robin Milne Rosemary	$300 [28] An explanation for these areas of flattened grain is that they're saucer-shaped UFO landing sites crop circles (corn circles accepted) Brad	$300 [11] Nike named its Air Swoopes for Sheryl Swoopes of this gold medal-winning U.S. team the women's basketball team Rosemary	$300 [16] It's known as "The Land Where the Tall Corn Grows" Iowa Rosemary Brad	$300 [23] John Candy gets the third degree from his nephew, played by Macaulay Culkin, in this 1989 film Uncle Buck Brad
$400 [19] In 1661 the body of this Lord Protector was exhumed, strung up & beheaded Oliver Cromwell Brad	$400 [4] A vice-presidential candidate in 1984, she recently became co-host of CNN's "Crossfire" (Geraldine) Ferraro Brad	$400 [29] It's alleged a 1943 experiment transported a destroyer from this Pa. city to Virginia & back within minutes Philadelphia Brad	$400 [12] He's the first American athlete to win the decathlon since Bruce Jenner in 1976 Dan O'Brien Rosemary	$400 [17] One of its oldest universities is named for Robert Baylor, who helped craft its state constitution Texas Cynthia Brad	$400 [24] It was Jackie Coogan's character on "The Addams Family" Uncle Fester Cynthia
$500 [20] This envoy for the Archbishop of Canterbury was held hostage in Lebanon for over 4 years before his 1991 release Terry Waite Cynthia	$500 [5] In 1996 this Illinois Democrat pleaded guilty to mail fraud & was sentenced to 17 months in prison Rostenkowski Rosemary	$500 [30] If you came home & found your maid had suffered from this, SHC, she'd be a real char woman spontaneous human combustion Rosemary	DD $500 [13] Swimmer Michelle Smith, the first woman from this country to win Olympic gold, took home 3 gold medals & 1 bronze Ireland Rosemary	$500 [18] In Latin its state motto is "Montani semper liberi" West Virginia ("Mountaineers always free") Rosemary Brad	$500 [25] In a Chekhov play, this title character runs the estate of his brother-in-law, a pompous professor Uncle Vanya Cynthia

Double Jeopardy! Round

NEW JERSEYANS	FOOD	19th CENTURY SCIENCE	RICHARD GERE FILMS	LITERATURE	DOUBLE L WORDS
$200 [8] This legendary Green Bay Packers leader coached high school football in Englewood until he was 34 Vince Lombardi Cynthia	$200 [24] The crookneck type of this vegetable has creamy-yellow, mild-tasting flesh a squash Rosemary	$200 [3] This element used in advertising signs was first separated from other inert gases in 1898 neon Brad	$200 [1] Businessman Gere opened up a whole new world to hooker Julia Roberts in this 1990 hit Pretty Woman Cynthia	$200 [14] This Stephen Crane novel is set during the Battle of Chancellorsville The Red Badge of Courage Rosemary	$200 [21] It's another term for the cranium the skull Cynthia Brad
$400 [12] The Grolier Encyclopedia called his "Trees" "a work full of sentiment & confused simile" Kilmer Cynthia	$400 [27] A Middle Eastern treat, labna is made by draining this cultured milk product of whey & forming it into balls yogurt Brad	$400 [4] He considered the nitroglycerin made by his family unsafe, so he invented dynamite Nobel Brad	$400 [2] As a Naval cadet Gere suffered 13 weeks of agony under drill sergeant Louis Gossett, Jr. in this film An Officer and a Gentleman Brad	$400 [15] In an Anthony Hope novel, King Rudolf is "The Prisoner of" this castle in Ruritania Zenda Brad	$400 [22] Coined by Jonathan Swift, it's come to mean any tiny person a Lilliputian Cynthia
$600 [13] This poet moved to Camden in 1873 to be near his mother & brother George Walt Whitman Cynthia	$600 [28] Langues-de-chat are long, thin cookies that resemble one of these, hence the name cats' tongues Cynthia	$600 [5] Edison's 1876 carbon transmitter was invented to improve this device the telephone	$600 [9] Gere grabbed the spotlight as defense attorney Martin Vail in this 1996 thriller Primal Fear Rosemary	$600 [16] Novel in which an old seaman sings, "Fifteen men on the dead man's chest--yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum" Treasure Island Brad	$600 [23] It's one who makes or sells women's hats a milliner Rosemary
$800 [19] In 1995 this New Jersey senator announced his retirement but said he might run for president Bill Bradley Brad	$800 [29] The German name of this German cake is Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte Black Forest torte	DD $1,000 [6] 1883 saw the debut of alloy steel & 1884, this first synthetic fiber rayon Brad	DD $1,000 [10] As this character, Gere performed the stunts seenhereto impress the woman he loves Sir Lancelot ( First Knight ) Rosemary	$800 [17] This Raymond Chandler private eye was introduced in the 1939 novel "The Big Sleep" (Philip) Marlowe Cynthia	$800 [25] Like sour cream on a potato or whipped cream on cake, it's a small, unspecified serving a dollop Rosemary
$1,000 [20] John McPhee became a staff writer on this magazine in 1965 The New Yorker	—	$1,000 [7] Around 1850 he absolutely positively came up with the idea for an absolute temperature scale Kelvin Brad	$1,000 [11] In a 1985 film Gere portrayed this biblical ruler (King) David Rosemary	$1,000 [18] Poe's "The Mystery of Marie Roget" was a sequel to this story featuring detective C. Auguste Dupin "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" Rosemary	$1,000 [26] The only president whose first & last names contain double Ls Millard Fillmore Rosemary

Final Jeopardy!

COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

With 930 million people, it's the world's second-most populous country & its most populous democracy

India

Cynthia "What is India?" — wagered $3,400

Brad "What is India" — wagered $5,799

Rosemary "What is the US?" — wagered $4,401

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