Show #2828 1996-12-11 (taped 1996-10-16) Regular

Contestants

Jeff Punim — a physician from Long Beach, California

Sheila Austin — an accountant from Austin, Texas

Brad Smith — a newspaper reporter from Winnetka, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,599)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Brad	$2,200	$2,600	$6,200	$50 3rd place: Swintec SF1205 single-line fax machine + the Jeopardy! electronic game by Tiger Electronics	$6,100 19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Sheila	$300	$1,600	$3,600	$999 2nd place: a trip to Longboat Key, Florida with stay at The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort in Longboat Key, Florida + the Jeopardy! electronic game by Tiger Electronics	$3,600 14 R, 3 W
Jeff	$1,100	$1,400	$5,200	$7,201 New champion: $7,201	$6,800 13 R, 2 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

CATS & DOGS	COLORS	TV CHARACTERS	HISTORY	FRENCH CUISINE	"OUT OF "
$100 [6] This dog's name refers to its impressive pedigree; it really should be called "blooded" a bloodhound Brad	$100 [23] Sliced bread that's browned, or the light shade of brown that resembles it toast Brad	$100 [17] On "Matt Houston", Matt was short for this, also the last name of a lawyer played by Andy Griffith Matlock Brad	$100 [1] In accepting this charter, King John acknowledged that he too was subject to the law of the land the Magna Carta Brad	$100 [16] Created to honor a bicycle race, Paris-Brest is a cake made to resemble this bicycle part the wheel Sheila	$100 [8] Sign for a broken soda machine out of order Jeff
$200 [7] Because this cat from the Isle of Man has hind legs longer than its forelegs, it runs like a rabbit Manx Jeff	$200 [24] It precedes letter, fever or pimpernel scarlet Sheila	$200 [18] On "The Beverly Hillbilles", this cantankerous character's real name was Daisy Moses Granny Brad Sheila	$200 [2] His son-in-law, Galeazzo Ciano, was executed by Fascists as a traitor in January 1944 Mussolini Jeff	$200 [22] Often served with fish, pommes de terre a l'anglaise are these vegetables, boiled or steamed potatoes Sheila	$200 [9] Al fresco out of doors Jeff
$300 [13] The Bombay, a panther-like cat, was bred from a black American shorthair & one of these "Myanmar" cats Burmese Sheila	$300 [25] It's the pinkish color associated with certain colony-forming polyps coral Sheila	$300 [19] Beatrice is the middle name of this mystery writer played by Angela Lansbury Jessica Fletcher Sheila	$300 [3] Theodora helped save the Byzantine throne by keeping Justinian from fleeing this city during the Nika Riots Constantinople Brad	$300 [28] This leafy green vegetable is the main ingredient in souffle d'epinards spinach Jeff	$300 [10] According to the proverb, something "out of sight" is this out of mind Brad
$400 [14] The Magyars first brought the puli dog to this country about 1,000 years ago Hungary Jeff	$400 [26] Cadet & cerulean are shades of this color blue Brad	$400 [20] Geordi LaForge, whom he played on "Star Trek: TNG", was named for a handicapped "Star Trek" fan who died in 1975 LeVar Burton Sheila	$400 [4] The Osmanli Empire became known as this in English the Ottoman Empire Brad	$400 [29] This puree gives consomme Carmen a light rosy tinge tomato puree	$400 [11] Taboo, or beyond the basketball sidelines out of bounds Brad
$500 [15] It's a synonym for a domestic cat, or a coat pattern that may be classic, spotted, ticked or mackerel tabby Brad	$500 [27] This greenish-yellow color is named for an aromatic liqueur made by Carthusian monks chartreuse Brad	$500 [21] On "Bonanza" Eric Cartwright, whose mother was Scandinavian, was nicknamed this, Norwegian for "good luck" Hoss Brad	DD $600 [5] In 1980 this deposed president of Nicaragua was assassinated in Paraguay (Anastasio) Somoza Brad	$500 [30] Coupes a l'ananas are ice cream desserts made with this tropical fruit, not bananas pineapples	$500 [12] 1985's "Best Picture" Out of Africa Brad

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE CLINTON CABINET	GEOGRAPHY	BALLET	FOREIGN FILM DIRECTORS	BIOLOGY	BOOKS & AUTHORS
$200 [2] As Miami's state attorney, she developed a reputation as a tough enforcer of child-support laws Janet Reno Brad	$200 [1] In Egypt & Algeria, some areas of this desert are below sea level the Sahara Sheila	$200 [26] Princess Aurora pricks her finger on a spindle in act one of this 1890 ballet Sleeping Beauty Brad	$200 [11] Marcello Mastroianni starred in several of his films, including "La Dolce Vita" & "8 1/2" (Federico) Fellini Brad	$200 [10] Lungfish breathe by means of primitive lungs, as well as these respiratory organs gills Sheila	$200 [13] To research this 1958 novel, Leon Uris reportedly traveled about 12,000 miles in Israel Exodus Sheila
$400 [3] This secretary of state sat on commissions investigating L.A. riots in the '60s & L.A. police in 1991 (Warren) Christopher Sheila	$400 [7] This South American river has the world's largest drainage basin the Amazon Brad	$400 [27] Jerome Robbins' ballet "Dances at a Gathering" is danced to piano pieces by this Polish-French composer Chopin Sheila Jeff	$400 [22] 14 years passed between the releases of his last 2 films: "Ryan's Daughter" & "A Passage to India" Sir David Lean	$400 [18] Like mushrooms, molds belong to this group of organisms that lack chlorophyll fungi Sheila	$400 [14] In 1993 this author sold the film rights to "Disclosure" for about $3.5 million before it had been published Michael Crichton Sheila
$600 [4] In April 1996 President Clinton eulogized this late commerce secretary as a "force of nature" (Ron) Brown Sheila	$600 [8] Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the administrative capital of this country Sri Lanka Jeff	$600 [28] Originally, Prokofiev wanted this Shakespearean ballet to end with both lovers alive & dancing Romeo and Juliet Brad	DD $400 [23] The wartime life of this director of "Chinatown" partly inspired Jerzy Kosinski's novel "The Painted Bird" Roman Polanski Jeff	$600 [19] An ootid is a cell that matures into this an egg Jeff	$600 [15] This author based the character Philboyd Studge in "Breakfast of Champions" on himself Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
$800 [5] This Clinton interior secretary earned a master's degree from the University of Newcastle in England (Bruce) Babbitt Sheila	$1,000 [12] The Aland Islands are usually regarded as the dividing line between the Baltic Sea & this large gulf the Gulf of Bothnia Brad	—	$800 [24] Shinobu Hashimoto co-wrote the scripts for his "Rashomon" & "Seven Samurai" Akira Kurosawa	$800 [20] Impulses concerned with the sense of smell are transmitted to the brain by these nerves the olfactory nerves Jeff	$800 [16] At the time of her death in 1974, she was writing a sequel to "Every Night, Josephine!" Jacqueline Susann
$1,000 [6] This secretary of HHS was the first woman to head a Big Ten school, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Donna Shalala Brad	DD $1,200 [9] The Rhodope Mountains delineate Bulgaria's southern border with this country Greece Jeff	—	$1,000 [25] Jane Campion, director of "The Piano", grew up in Waikanae in this country New Zealand Jeff	$1,000 [21] It's the term for the tiny projections on the surface of the tongue & at the roots of the hair papillae Jeff	$1,000 [17] The rise to power of the ruthless Julian Sorel is the subject of this colorful Stendhal book The Red and the Black Jeff

Final Jeopardy!

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES

AT&T says more collect calls are made on this holiday than on any other day of the year

Father's Day

Sheila "What is Mother's Day?" — wagered $2,601

Jeff "What is Father's Day" — wagered $2,001

Brad "What is Mother's Day" — wagered $6,150

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