Show #2747 1996-07-09 Regular

Contestants

Linda Monk — an author and columnist originally from Vicksburg, Mississippi

Tony Harkins — a Ph.D. candidate from Madison, Wisconsin

Gary Frost — a graduate student from Chapel Hill, North Carolina (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Gary	$900	$1,800	$2,000	$2,601 3rd place: Panasonic fax machine	$6,500 24 R, 6 W (including 3 DDs)
Tony	$800	$1,900	$2,500	$4,010 2nd place: Bassett Legend dining room set	$2,500 11 R, 4 W
Linda	$400	$1,900	$6,500	$7,500 New champion: $7,500	$6,500 14 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

AMPHIBIANS	FAMOUS NAMES	THE MOVIES	ORGANIZATIONS	AMERICAN HISTORY	RHYME TIME
$100 [16] Midwife toads are so named because the male carries these on his back until hatching eggs Gary	$100 [21] She received about 1,500 wedding gifts in 1947, including a picnic basket from her sister, Princess Margaret Elizabeth Tony	$100 [6] In a 1976 remake this title beast plummets to his death from atop the World Trade Center King Kong Gary	$100 [26] The Baker Street Irregulars is one of many groups for fans of this fictional detective Sherlock Holmes Gary	$100 [1] More than 4 dozen people were killed during its 1980 eruptions Mount Saint Helens Gary	$100 [11] A fedora for a flying mammal bat hat Linda
$200 [17] Some salamanders retain these respiratory organs after lungs develop gills Tony	$200 [22] This Watergate figure's initials stood for Harry Robbins H.R. Haldeman Linda	$200 [7] The role of Marshall Kane in "High Noon" was offered to Gregory Peck before this actor got the part Gary Cooper Gary Tony	$200 [27] This organization was founded in 1884 to establish uniform rules for holding dog shows American Kennel Club Gary	$200 [2] In September 1919 this president collapsed while out promoting the Treaty of Versailles Woodrow Wilson Gary	$200 [12] A 10c citrus fruit dime lime Tony
$300 [18] Some of these larval frogs are carnivorous & may feed on their siblings tadpoles Gary	$300 [23] In 1994 a park in Pacoima, California, where this "La Bamba" singer grew up, was renamed in his honor Ritchie Valens Gary	$300 [8] Jackie Gleason received an Oscar nomination for playing Minnesota Fats in this 1961 film The Hustler Gary	$300 [28] The 4 H's in the 4-H Club stand for head, heart, hands & this health Linda	$300 [3] In 1804 Alexander Hamilton's derogatory remarks about this VP were published in a newspaper Aaron Burr Linda	$300 [13] A malicious monarchess mean queen Tony
$400 [19] The eel-like amphiuma has 4 tiny, vestigial ones of these appendages feet (legs) Tony	$400 [24] Bicycling Magazine named this American "Cyclist of the Year" in 1986 Greg LeMond Gary	$400 [9] In "The Santa Clause", this actor donned a fatman suit & became the real Santa Tim Allen	$400 [29] In 1878 the Christian Mission became this organization & William Booth became its first general The Salvation Army Tony	$400 [4] On May 10, 1869 the Liberty Bell rang to honor the Central & Union Pacific railroads' meeting at this Utah point Promentory Point Gary	$400 [14] A conceited Copenhagener vain Dane Gary
$500 [20] Amphibians were probably the first of these creatures with backbones to venture onto land vertebrates Gary	$500 [25] Patty Hearst was sent to jail for bank robbery after this famous attorney lost her case F. Lee Bailey Linda	$500 [10] This 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi film was inspired by the story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" Total Recall Tony	$500 [30] 1996 marks the 35th anniversary of this volunteer organization first headed by Sargent Shriver Peace Corps Linda	DD $700 [5] 1853's Gadsden Purchase contained the southern portion of what became these 2 states Arizona & New Mexico Gary	$500 [15] A single Scottish quick bread lone scone Gary

Double Jeopardy! Round

19th CENTURY PERSONALITIES	MUSIC	PHILOSOPHY	THE GOVERNOR	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS
$200 [1] Some say this country's Czar Alexander I didn't die in 1825 but lived until 1864 as Fyodor Kuzmich Russia Linda	$200 [26] In 1922 he wrote the opera "Blue Monday", but his 1935 "Porgy and Bess" is more famous George Gershwin Gary Tony	$200 [11] Renatus Cartesius was the Latin name of this French philosopher who sometimes wrote in Latin Descartes Gary	$200 [6] In 1855 & 1857 Salmon P. Chase was elected governor of Ohio as a member of this party he helped form Republican Party Linda	$200 [15] Located in South America, it's the largest tropical country in the world Brazil Gary	$200 [21] The 1960 Peace Prize went to Albert Luthuli, the first person from this continent to win it Africa Gary
$400 [2] In 1898 William Henry Pickering discovered Phoebe, the ninth satellite of this ringed planet Saturn Gary	$1,000 [27] In the 1780s English soprano Elizabeth Billington appeared as Polly in this 1st ballad opera "The Beggar's Opera"	$400 [12] He expounded on epistemology in his "Theaetetus", one of the later dialogues Plato Gary	$400 [7] Among things Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with in 1963 was shooting this governor John Connally Linda	$400 [17] This country's Canning Basin is coextensive with the Great Sandy Desert Australia Tony	$400 [22] He became the first American to win the Literature Prize the year after his "Dodsworth" appeared Sinclair Lewis Linda
$600 [3] This Norwegian playwright's wife Suzannah was the stepdaughter of novelist Magdalene Thoresen Ibsen Gary	DD $1,800 [28] The women he wrote operas about include Anna Bolena, Lucrezia Borgia & La Fille du Regiment Donizetti Gary	$600 [13] French existentialist who gave us "Nausea"--that's the title of his first novel Jean-Paul Sartre Tony	$600 [8] In 1882 Missouri governor Thomas Crittenden offered a $10,000 reward for these brothers, dead or alive the James brothers Gary	$600 [18] The Dead Sea extends nearly 50 miles along the border of these 2 countries Israel & Jordan Linda	$600 [25] This Vitamin C guru's "The Nature of the Chemical Bond" is one of the century's major scientific books Linus Pauling Gary
$800 [4] This impressionist whose first name was Camille was born on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas in 1830 Pissarro Tony	—	$800 [14] Metaphysics is often divided into ontology--the study of being--& this study of the physical universe cosmology	$800 [9] Length of the terms of the governors of N.H., Vermont & Rhode Island; all the others are 4 years 2 years Gary	$800 [19] The Strait of Bonifacio separates Corsica from this Italian island Sardinia Gary	$800 [24] Jules Bordet identified the bacillus responsible for this disease also called pertussis whooping cough Linda
$1,000 [5] In January 1893 Sanford Dole declared that she was deposed Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii Linda	—	$1,000 [16] 19th century Dane who wrote the ominous-sounding books "Fear and Trembling" & "The Concept of Dread" Kierkegaard Tony	$1,000 [10] In 1992 he gave the speech nominating Bill Clinton at the Democratic National Convention Mario Cuomo Tony	DD $2,000 [20] Hong Kong's mainland areas consist of the New Territories & this peninsula Kowloon Gary	$1,000 [23] Antony Hewish won the 1974 prize for discovering these stars that emit bursts of radiation pulsars Gary Tony Linda

Final Jeopardy!

THE 20th CENTURY

This country's civil war actually began in Morocco on July 17, 1936

Spain

Gary "What is Spain [upside-down question mark]" — wagered $601

Tony "What is Spain" — wagered $1,510

Linda "What is Spain?" — wagered $1,000

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