Show #2634 1996-02-01 Regular

Bill Sloan game 4.

Contestants

Eitan Ginsburg — an executive director from Woodland Hills, California

Frank Lowther Jr. — a research scientist from Los Angeles, California

Bill Sloan — a real estate broker from Mission Viejo, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $34,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bill	$1,300	$3,500	$11,900	$12,700 4-day champion: $46,700	$11,900 31 R, 3 W
Frank	$400	$1,300	$4,700	$5,600 3rd place: Lacroix man's or lady's watches + selection of Jeopardy! games & Jeopardy! Scorekeeper from ITV	$5,700 12 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Eitan	$1,100	$1,900	$5,500	$9,500 2nd place: Broyhill Fontana Collection furniture & Samsung VCR + selection of Jeopardy! games & Jeopardy! Scorekeeper from ITV	$5,500 13 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD CITIES	SPORTS	MAGAZINES	RED	LETTER	DAYS
$100 [1] The name of this Scottish city may come from a Celtic word meaning "Edin's Fort" Edinburgh Bill	$100 [26] These 2 teams made it to the 1995 World Series Atlanta Braves & Cleveland Indians	$100 [7] A 1927 issue of this magazine featured the first undersea photographs in natural color National Geographic Bill	$100 [21] It's the "Red Planet" Mars Bill	$100 [16] In October 1860 Little Grace Bedell wrote him a letter, saying she thought he should grow whiskers Abraham Lincoln Eitan	$100 [6] Stephen Day was the first of these in the 13 Colonies; the Bay Psalm Book came from his shop printer Bill Eitan
$200 [2] The unification of Italy is commemorated by a monument to Victor Emmanuel II in this capital city Rome Eitan	$200 [27] In April 1995 25,000 fans turned out to honor this former 49er QB who announced his retirement Joe Montana Bill	$200 [8] In 1994 Dell Magazines launched a "Western Magazine" named for this author Louis L'Amour Bill Eitan	$200 [22] When blood goes through these organs, it turns red lung Frank	$200 [17] "Hospital Sketches" of 1863 is a collection of letters by this "Little Women" author when she was a nurse Louisa May Alcott Frank	$200 [12] Her stage name came from the song "Day by Day" & Oscar Levant said he knew her before she was a virgin Doris Day Bill
$300 [3] The well of Zam Zam is one of the holy sites in this Saudi Arabian city Mecca Bill	$300 [28] Sponsored by this brewery, the Silver Bullets, a women's pro baseball team, made its debut in 1994 Coors Bill	$300 [9] Regular features of this magazine include Star Tracks, Chatter & Picks & Pans People Bill	$300 [23] The people who hold this office are addressed as "Your Eminence" & wear red hats cardinals Bill	$300 [18] A letter criticizing Truman administration policy caused him to be relieved of command in 1951 (Douglas) MacArthur Eitan	$300 [13] In 1883 Benjamin Day founded the New York Sun, the first successful U.S. daily sold at this price penny Bill Eitan
$400 [4] Saigon, once capital of Indochina, is now known by this name Ho Chi Minh City Bill	$400 [29] It's the sport played by Gary Player golf Bill	$400 [10] The first Polish edition of this pocket-sized monthly magazine went on sale in May 1995 Reader's Digest Bill	$400 [24] They make borscht red beets Bill	$400 [19] This novelist was sentenced to a year in jail for the letter he wrote supporting Alfred Dreyfus Émile Zola Eitan	$400 [14] In 1903 Teddy Roosevelt appointed William Rufus Day to this body, where he served almost 20 years Supreme Court Frank
$500 [5] This German port is home to the world-famous Hagenbeck Zoo Hamburg Eitan	$500 [30] In March 1995 Doug Swingley became the first non-Alaskan to win this sled dog race Iditarod Bill	$500 [11] Before Conde Nast revived it in 1983, this arts & culture magazine was defunct for nearly 50 years Vanity Fair	$500 [25] In "Grimm's Fairy Tales", she's Snow White's sister Rose Red Frank Eitan	DD $500 [20] Popes just don't write letters, they write bulls & these letters to all bishops encyclicals Eitan	$500 [15] In 1939 Jack Benny hired him as a replacement for tenor Kenny Baker Dennis Day Bill

Double Jeopardy! Round

MYTHOLOGY	PRESIDENTIAL NEWS	FICTIONAL CHARACTERS	HISTORY	NUTRITION & HEALTH	TAKE THE "EL"
$200 [13] Augeas refused to play this hero the agreed reward for cleaning out his stables Hercules Bill	$200 [6] Japan donated $1.5 million to the building of his presidential library at Texas A&M George Bush Bill	$200 [25] This Ken Kesey novel is told by an enormous schizophrenic Indian named Bromden One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Bill	$200 [2] The fertile farmland of the Sumerians was found between these 2 rivers Tigris & Euphrates Frank	$200 [1] Since they're made mainly from this part of an egg, egg substitutes don't contain cholesterol whites Bill	$200 [14] It's the West Texas town Marty Robbins made famous in song El Paso Frank
$400 [20] This Greek god of the sea also had dominion over springs & lakes Poseidon Bill	$400 [7] His 32¢ stamp was issued April 26, 1995 Richard Nixon Bill	$400 [26] Pierre Aronnax is the narrator of this 1870 Jules Verne tale about a submarine Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Bill	$400 [4] In 1862 he became Prussia's prime minister under King William I Bismarck Eitan	$400 [3] One of the best natural sources of iodine is kelp, a type of this seaweed Bill	$400 [17] This famous knight served Spanish kings Sancho II & Alfonso VI & several Muslim kings El Cid Bill
$600 [21] According to Hesiod, this river of the underworld was the oldest child of Tethys & Oceanus Style Eitan	$600 [8] Gerald Ford was among the mourners at this former House Speaker's funeral January 10, 1994 Tip O'Neill Eitan	$600 [27] In this James Dickey novel, Ed Gentry, Drew Ballinger, Bobby Trippe & Lewis Medlock take a canoe trip Deliverance Bill	$600 [5] In 1602 the Netherlands established this company; the West version was set up in 1621 Dutch East India Company Bill Frank	$600 [15] During pregnancy or when there's a loss of blood the need for this mineral greatly increases iron Frank	$600 [18] This country's currency is the colon El Salvador Frank
$800 [22] The name of these female winged monsters means "the snatchers" Harpies Bill	$800 [10] This former president is a real traveling man; in 1995 he visited Haiti... Sudan... Nigeria... (Jimmy) Carter Frank	$800 [28] Early in the novel, Jonathan Harker is sent to help this count purchase property in England Dracula Frank	$800 [9] In the 480 B.C. battle of Salamis, the Greeks beat this empire's fleet led by Xerxes Persia Bill	$800 [16] While excess sodium raises blood pressure, this mineral in bananas may lower it potassium Bill	$800 [23] Legendary South American Indian chief who periodically covered himself in gold dust El Dorado Frank
$1,000 [30] This daughter of Zeus & goddess of wisdom assumed various disguises to aid Odysseus on his trip home Athena Eitan	$1,000 [12] An 800'-long memorial to this 20th c. president in Washington is scheduled for completion in Spring 1997 Franklin Roosevelt Eitan	DD $2,000 [29] In this novel the nearsighted Piggy & sensitive Simon are killed before the boys are rescued Lord of the Flies Frank	$1,000 [11] Henry IV's Edict of Nantes concerned this religious group Huguenots Bill	DD $2,000 [19] Most of the fat in our diet is composed of these molecules that include "3" fatty acids triglycerides Frank	$1,000 [24] "Current" event off the coast of Peru El Nino Bill

Final Jeopardy!

POETS

In 1968 Gwendolyn Brooks succeeded this man as Poet Laureate of Illinois

Carl Sandburg

Frank "Who is [something small scribbled over--perhaps "Carl"] Carl Sandburg?" — wagered $900

Eitan "Who is Sandberg" — wagered $4,000

Bill "Who is Carl Sandburg?" — wagered $800

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