Show #2726 1996-06-10 (taped 1996-02-06) Regular

Contestants

Rosemary Webb — a retired federal employee from Bryans Road, Maryland

Jack Ramieri — a lawyer from Windsor, Ontario Canada

Bob Hunt — a trade commissioner originally from San Francisco, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bob	$2,400	$4,900	$9,500	$18,100 2-day champion: $33,200	$10,500 27 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
Jack	$200	$1,700	$3,900	$3,900 2nd place: Gateway 2000 personal computer system	$4,500 13 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Rosemary	$100	$600	$9,000	$3,000 3rd place: U-Line Corporation refrigerator	$8,800 16 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY	COWBOY TALK	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	U.S. HISTORY	FOOD	FIRST NOVELS
$100 [11] The name of Ontario may mean "near the water", a reference to these famous falls Niagara Falls Bob	$100 [21] It's a pen or enclosure for livestock; the O.K. is the most famous one corral Bob	$100 [16] Because it began with the new moon, this length of time was named for the moon month Jack	$100 [6] During a 1977 blackout, 9 million people in this city & its suburbs were plunged into darkness New York City Bob	$100 [26] Grown for its root, celeriac is a relative of this plant grown for its stalks celery Jack	$100 [1] "Carrie" Stephen King Rosemary
$200 [12] The southernmost of the Channel Islands, it's famous for its purebred cattle Jersey Bob Jack	$200 [22] Cocinero was another term for the person who had this job; on the trail, he worked out of a wagon cook Jack	$200 [17] If you're playing in a big one of these, remember it's equal to 3 statute miles league Bob	$200 [7] Shawnee Indian chief Tecumseh died while fighting on the side of the British during this 19th c. war the War of 1812 Jack	$200 [27] The Bibb type of this vegetable was first cultivated by a man named Jack Bibb in the mid-19th C. lettuce Bob	$200 [2] "Sister Carrie" Theodore Dreiser Bob
$300 [13] Ostend, which the Flemish call Oostende, is a fishing port & seaside resort in this country Belgium Bob	$300 [23] A greenhorn was an inexperienced newcomer & this similar word referred to a flashy gambler tinhorn Bob	$300 [18] Gas in the U.S. is sold by the gallon; gas in Canada is sold by this measure liter Jack	$300 [8] This oil scandal led to the 1923 resignation of Interior Secretary Albert Fall Teapot Dome Bob	$300 [28] The "mock" type of this soup is made with a calf's head cooked in water turtle Jack	$300 [3] "This Side of Paradise" F. Scott Fitzgerald Bob
$400 [14] You'll find this city, Nepal's largest, in the foothills of the Himalayas Kathmandu Jack	$400 [24] As a verb it means to mark a trail; as a noun, it's a white mark on a horse's forehead blaze Bob	$400 [19] For diamonds, a point is 1/100 of one of these carat Bob	$400 [9] FDR's proposal to increase this from 9 to as many as 15 was defeated by the Senate in 1937 number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court Jack	$400 [29] When dining from one of these Scandinavian hors d'oeuvre tables, begin with the herring smorgasbord Bob	$400 [4] "The Naked and the Dead" Norman Mailer Bob
$500 [15] Guatemala & this neighbor border Mexico on the southeast Belize	$500 [25] From the Spanish for "Let's Go", it means get a move on, pardner vamoose Rosemary	$500 [20] No question about it, this unit of electrical power was named for a great Scot watt Jack	DD $600 [10] This cabinet department was created in 1979 with Shirley Hufstedler as its first secretary Department of Education Jack	$500 [30] Beurre manie is a thickener composed of flour & this substance kneaded together butter Bob	$500 [5] "Goodbye, Columbus" Philip Roth Bob

Double Jeopardy! Round

1601	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	ART & ARTISTS	HEALTH & MEDICINE	THE BIBLE	BENs & JERRYs
$200 [2] France's Gobelins factory began weaving these wall hangings in 1601 tapestries Rosemary	$200 [7] The Institute of Arctic Biology is connected with this state university Alaska Jack	$200 [12] The 670 extant letters he wrote to his brother Theo reveal his thinking during his short art career Vincent van Gogh Rosemary	$200 [21] Normally, these occur about once in every 90 births, but fertility drugs can increase the chances twins Bob	$200 [26] He was called "The Beloved Physician" Luke Rosemary	$200 [1] In 1995 Deadheads mourned the passing of this singer & guitarist Jerry Garcia Bob
$400 [3] The word for this hot drink first appeared in English in 1601, though it had only 1 E on the end coffee Bob	$400 [8] This D.C. school named for a president was founded by a group that included a pres.--James Monroe George Washington Rosemary	$400 [13] In 1987 Romare Bearden was awarded the National Medal of Arts by this U.S. president Ronald Reagan Rosemary	$400 [22] Double pneumonia is so named because it affects both of these organs lungs Rosemary	$400 [27] The book of Acts tells of his shipwreck off Malta while on his way to Rome Paul Bob	$400 [17] Like the character on his sitcom, this comic is compulsively neat Jerry Seinfeld Rosemary
$600 [4] Devereux Tower, part of this British landmark, was named for Robert Devereux, a prisoner there in 1601 Tower of London Bob	$600 [9] Bates College, located in Lewiston in this state, was the 1st coeducational college in New England Maine Jack	$600 [14] While living in Wittenberg, Lucas Cranach the Elder became a friend of this religious reformer Martin Luther Rosemary	$600 [23] A tonometer, which measures pressure within the eye, is used when testing for this disorder glaucoma Jack	$600 [28] While being stoned, this first Christian martyr cried, "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge" Stephen Bob	$600 [18] Krishna Bhanji is the real name of this Oscar-winning portrayer of "Gandhi" Ben Kingsley Bob
$800 [5] On Tycho Brahe's death in 1601, Johannes Kepler was named to this post in Rudolf II's court royal astronomer Jack	$800 [10] After the Civil War, the predecessor of the university of this state moved from Ocala to Gainesville Florida Rosemary	DD $1,000 [15] The central panel of his "The Garden of Earthly Delights" portrays lust in all its forms Hieronymus Bosch Rosemary	$800 [24] This cancer, of which there are many types, derives its name from the Greek words for "white blood" leukemia Bob	$800 [29] King Ahab worked "Wickedness in the sight of the Lord, whom" this wife "stirred up" Jezebel Bob	$800 [19] He played doomed lawyer Paul Bryan on the TV series "Run for Your Life" Ben Gazzara Rosemary
$1,000 [6] This "Death Be Not Proud" poet lost his job & was jailed when he secretly wed his boss' niece in 1601 John Donne Rosemary	$1,000 [11] Auburn University was this state's polytechnic institute from 1899 to 1960 Alabama Rosemary	$1,000 [16] In the 1950s, along with flags, he painted targets, numerals & letters of the alphabet Jasper Johns	$1,000 [25] Fluoxetine hydrochloride is the medical name for this leading antidepressant Prozac Rosemary	DD $1,000 [30] This Babylonian king cast Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego into a fiery furnace Nebuchadnezzar Bob	$1,000 [20] He wrote several plays with Charles MacArthur, including "The Front Page" Ben Hecht Bob

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS WOMEN

In 1849 Zachary Taylor eulogized her, saying, "She was truly our first lady for a half-century"

Dolley Madison

Jack "Who isMartha WashingtonMadison?" — wagered $0

Rosemary "Who was Abigail Adams?" — wagered $6,000

Bob "Who was Dolley Madison?" — wagered $8,600

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