Show #2839 1996-12-26 (taped 1996-10-23) Regular

Contestants

Leo Gillis — a recording engineer from Detroit, Michigan

Kecia Lynn — a multimedia consultant from Chicago, Illinois

Jon Woodman — an attorney from Columbus, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jon	$-100	$1,300	$4,800	$8,801 2-day champion: $26,401	$4,900 20 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Kecia	$700	$1,100	$8,800	$4,399 2nd place: Fisher Home Entertainment Center & Berkline Sofa & Loveseat	$9,100 18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Leo	$900	$2,800	$4,400	$0 3rd place: R V Roncato Luggage	$4,200 14 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE EARLY 1900s	A.K.A.	MISSOURI	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	PIGS	CROSSWORD CLUES "A"
$100 [16] Taking 3 years, Roald Amundsen became the first to travel through this long-sought passage Northwest Passage Leo	$100 [12] When he sprouted in Brussels, his name was Jean-Claude Van Varenberg Jean-Claude Van Damme Jon	$100 [7] The capital building in this city contains several murals by Thomas Hart Benton Jefferson City Leo	$100 [26] The diameter of this part of the eye & its shrinkage in bright light are measured in millimeters Pupil Jon	$100 [6] This word shouted to call pigs may be an alteration of "sow" Sooey! Leo	$100 [1] A good month for fools(5) April Leo
$200 [17] In May 1910 Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal & the Orange Free State formed the union of this South Africa Jon	$200 [13] Gloria Fajardo was the maiden name of this Havana-born singer who fled to Miami as a toddler Gloria Estefan Kecia	$200 [8] This state nickname is often attributed to congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver "The Show-Me State" Jon	$300 [29] The standard index card sizes in America are 5" x 8", 4" x 6" & this 3" x 5" Jon	$200 [22] Mature domestic pigs have 44 permanent ones of these, which replace 28 temporary ones teeth Jon	$200 [2] Solo, for Sills(4) aria Leo
$300 [19] This car company was founded in Detroit August 22, 1902 & named after an 18th century French explorer Cadillac Jon Leo	$300 [14] This action star famous for performing his own stunts was born Chan Kwong-Sang in Hong Kong Jackie Chan Jon Kecia	$300 [9] Missouri's largest body of water is a man-made lake named for this president Harry Truman (Harry Truman Reservoir)	$400 [28] What the British call a billion, we call this a trillion Jon Kecia	$300 [23] The Tamworth & Lacombe breeds of pig are raised primarily for this breakfast meat Bacon Jon	$300 [3] Galloping Gourmet garment(5) apron Kecia
$500 [21] On June 27, 1905 the crew of this Russian naval vessel mutinied in Odessa's harbor Potemkin Jon	$400 [15] Mark Wahlberg made his mark as a rap singer & Calvin Klein underwear model under this name Marky Mark Leo	$400 [10] Near Mansfield you can visit the house where she wrote her "Little House" books Laura Ingalls Wilder Jon	$500 [27] The longest months on the Jewish calendar have this many days 30	$400 [24] This 4-letter word refers to a male pig, whether "wild" or not boar Leo	$400 [4] Malaria mosquito(9) Anopheles Kecia
DD $600 [20] This age of fashion was us here d into England January 22, 1901 The Edwardian Age Leo	$500 [18] This star of the film "Georgia" was born Jennifer Leigh Morrow; her father was "Combat" star Vic Morrow Jennifer Jason Leigh Leo	$500 [11] Like Kentucky's, the state seal of Missouri features this phrase implying a need for solidarity "United we stand, divided we fall" Jon	—	$500 [25] Pigs are clean creatures; they only do this for protection from insects & to keep cool Play in the mud Jon	$500 [5] Type of tuna(3) ahi Kecia

Double Jeopardy! Round

EXILES	GRAINS & STAPLES	AMERICAN LIT	BRITISH TV	EUROPEAN CITIES	MUSIC POTPOURRI
$200 [7] From 1815 to 1821 the Farmhouse of Longwood on the island of St. Helena was this exile's home Napoleon Bonaparte Kecia	$200 [12] The short-grain type of this contains higher levels of amylopectin, the starch that makes it sticky Rice Jon	$200 [17] Recent news of "The Inheritance", an unpublished novel by this "Little Women" author, had film studios buzzing Louisa May Alcott Jon	$200 [30] Only 12 episodes were made of this series starring John Cleese as a Torquay hotelier "Fawlty Towers" Jon	$200 [6] During World War II, this Polish capital was virtually destroyed Warsaw Leo	$200 [1] Often abbreviated cresc., it's the opposite of diminuendo Crescendo Kecia
$400 [8] This famous printer was exiled from Mainz in 1462 during the sack of the city Johannes Gutenburg Kecia	$400 [13] It's name comes from Dutch meaning "beech wheat"--its fruits resemble beechnuts Buckwheat Jon	$400 [18] He wrote that in Oz he eliminated the stereotyped genie, dwarf & fairy of old-time tales L. Frank Baum Leo	$400 [29] Comedy Central hit it big in 1994 with this British import starring Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley "Absolutely Fabulous" Jon	$400 [19] Scotland's largest city, it's home to the Scottish Opera & the Scottish Ballet Glasgow Jon Kecia	$400 [2] Mussorgsky & Glinka composed music for this dance that originated among the Mazurs of eastern Europe Mazurka Kecia
$600 [9] This current world leader spent 1959-1963 in exile after trying to assassinate PM Abdul Karim Kassem Saddam Hussein Leo	$600 [14] Quinoa, like other non-cereal grains, is rich in lysine, one of these protein components Amino Acids Kecia	$600 [23] "Hocus Pocus" was a 1990 book by this "Cat's Cradle" novelist Kurt Vonnegut Leo	$600 [26] This computer-created Matt Frewer character had a British music video show before the U.S. drama Max Headroom Kecia	$600 [20] This Norwegian city was the site of the 1994 Winter Olympics Lillehammer Jon	$600 [3] A naughty child's toys rebel against him in this "Bolero" composer's opera "L'Enfant et Les Sortileges" Maurice Ravel Jon Kecia
DD $700 [11] This author went into exile after her uncle, president of Chile, died in a 1973 coup Isabel Allende Kecia	$800 [15] Much of this grain grown in the U.S. is malted for use in breakfast cereal or for alcoholic beverages Barley Jon	$800 [24] "Deathtrap" playwright who wrote the novels "Rosemary's Baby" & "A Kiss Before Dying" Ira Levin	$800 [27] In 1980 her "Walkies!" command made her a star on British TV Barbara Woodhouse	DD $700 [21] Continental Europe's 1st cotton spinning mill was built in this city in 1800; in 1814 a famous treaty was signed there Ghent Jon	$800 [4] In 1892 this Finn married Aino Jarnefelt, sister of the Finnish-born composer Armas Jarnefelt Jean Sibelius Kecia
$800 [10] After being overthrown by Castro in 1959, he spent his last 14 years in exile Fulgencio Batista Kecia	$1,000 [16] The name of this grain comes from triticum & secale, the genus names of wheat & rye triticale Jon Kecia	$1,000 [25] Woman who wrote "Tex", "Rumble Fish" & "Taming the Star Runner" S.E. Hinton Kecia	$1,000 [28] This miniseries was based on Paul Scott's "The Raj Quartet" "The Jewel In The Crown" Kecia	$1,000 [22] The castle church to which Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses is a landmark of this German city Wittenburg Leo	$1,000 [5] Last name shared by Swedish composer Bo & Swedish sopranos Christine & Birgit Nilsson Kecia

Final Jeopardy!

ASSASSINS

The knife he used to stab Major Henry Rathbone is in a Washington, D.C. museum

John Wilkes Booth

Leo "Who" — wagered $4,400

Jon "Who is Booth?" — wagered $4,001

Kecia "Who was ?" — wagered $4,401

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