Show #2842 1996-12-31 (taped 1996-10-24) Regular

Contestants

Mario Zaragoza — a writer originally from Chicago, Illinois

Cindy Giddle — a community college professor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ted Senator — a computer scientist from Bethesda, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,199)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ted	$300	$200	$2,000	$2,999 3rd place: Panasonic Palmcorder Camcorder	$1,800 12 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W
Cindy	$-100	$1,400	$6,100	$11,201 New champion: $11,201	$6,200 17 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Mario	$-500	$2,200	$5,600	$4,600 2nd place: Trip to New York City for New Year's	$5,600 17 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

NOTABLE PHYSICIANS	ODD WORDS	FADS	BIRDS	SWEET SONGS	COUNTIES BY STATE
$100 [26] Benjamin Rush was 1 of 4 practicing physicians who signed this 1776 document Declaration of Independence Mario	$100 [11] Yoicks was originally a cry meant to encourage these animals to pursue a fox Hounds Mario	$100 [20] Today Jennifer Aniston's is popular; in 1977 it was Farrah Fawcett's Hairstyle Mario	$100 [16] The shape of the letter A goes back to an Egyptian symbol for this bird, a symbol of the U.S. Eagle Cindy	$100 [2] It's the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters "Sweet Georgia Brown" Cindy	$100 [1] Sanpete, San Juan, Salt Lake Utah Cindy
$200 [27] This father of psychoanalytic theory received his medical degree in Vienna in 1881 Sigmund Freud Ted	$200 [12] Gloriole is another name for this circle of light seen around the head of a saint Halo Ted	$200 [22] In the mid-'30s there were hats, shoes, glasses, books & dolls of this 6-year-old movie star Shirley Temple Mario	$200 [17] It can weigh up to 33 pounds, its wingspan may reach 10 feet & it has a big pouch under its lower mandible Pelican Mario	$200 [3] This crooner's "Sweet Leilani" from the 1937 film "Waikiki Wedding" won an Oscar for best song Bing Crosby Cindy	$200 [7] Jackson, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis Mississippi Cindy
$300 [28] George Richards Minot discovered a way to treat the "pernicious" type of this through nutrition Anemia Mario	$300 [13] A compotator is a person who does this with another person--how sociable Drinks Ted Cindy	$300 [23] In 1971 wholesaler N.G. Slater sold 20 million buttons featuring this smiling expression Happy Face Ted Mario	$300 [18] Though it's a type of this bird, the flicker feeds on the ground, not by drilling holes in trees Woodpecker Mario	$300 [4] In a Tony Orlando & Dawn song, "She's got rings on her fingers and bells on her toes" "Sweet Gypsy Rose" Mario	$300 [8] Chautauqua, Cayuga, Columbia New York Ted Mario
$400 [29] Vincent Dole introduced the therapeutic use of methadone to control addiction to this Heroin Mario	$400 [14] A languet resembles this body part, in shape or in function Tongue Mario	$400 [24] This fruit-scented doll & her friends Lemon Meringue & Huckleberry Pie were big in the early '80s Strawberry Shortcake Mario	$400 [19] On chicken farms females under a year old are called pullets; over a year old, they're called these Hens Cindy	$400 [5] "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" was the first No. 1 hit for this Annie Lennox duo The Eurythmics Cindy	$400 [9] Choctaw, Cherokee, Cimarron Oklahoma Ted Cindy
$500 [30] This oral polio vaccine pioneer was granted a medical degree 1 year after obtaining U.S. citizenship Albert Sabin Cindy Mario	$500 [15] It's a portable circular domed tent used by Mongol nomads Yurt Mario	$500 [25] Long before the View-Master, these handheld 3-D stereoscopes were popular from 1850 to 1910 Stereopticons	$500 [21] It's the man-made structure common to names of certain owls & swallows Barn Cindy	$500 [6] Marvin Gaye & James Taylor each had a hit with this song "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You"	DD $500 [10] Prince George, Prince William, Powhatan Virginia Ted

Double Jeopardy! Round

SECRETARIES OF STATE	NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES	PAINTING & SCULPTURE	1950S SITCOMS	RELIGION	WOMEN AUTHORS
$200 [1] Elihu Washburne, who sponsored a bill making this man a Civil War general, became his secretary of state Ulysses S. Grant Ted	$200 [11] William Makepeace Thackeray was an early staff member of this British humor magazine Punch Cindy	$200 [9] Delicately-hued portraits made with these pale crayonlike sticks were popular in the 1700s Pastels	DD $100 [29] Series that included this introin its opening:"Anne Jeffreys as Marion Kirby, the ghostess with the mostess..." Topper Cindy	$200 [3] Used in the Roman Catholic Church, it's a circle of 50 beads attached to a crucifix Rosary Cindy	$200 [4] The real first name of this Peter Rabbit creator was Helen Beatrix Potter Cindy
$400 [2] Tyler appointee Abel Upshur was expelled from the College of N.J., now called this, for being in a student rebellion Princeton Ted Mario	$400 [17] This Canadian province's largest newspaper is the Edmonton Journal Alberta Mario	$400 [10] A painting applied to & made integral with a wall or ceiling, its name is from Latin for "wall" Mural Ted	$200 [26] The 1952 movie "Here Come The Nelsons" served as the pilot for this sitcom "(The Adventures Of) Ozzie & Harriet" Ted	$400 [13] In the 18th century, this ancient Japanese religion was revived through the writings of Mabuchi & others Shinto Ted	$400 [5] In titles of mysteries by Lilian Jackson Braun, this animal precedes "Who Saw Red" & "Who Played Brahms" The Cat
$600 [14] Strobe Talbott is his deputy Warren Christopher Ted	$600 [18] In 1955 this monthly founded by DeWitt & Lila Wallace was forced to accept advertising for the first time Reader's Digest Ted	$600 [12] 18th C. artist Clodion sculpted nymphs & satyrs from this fired clay whose name is Italian for "baked earth" Terra Cotta Mario	$400 [27] This character was a bus driver for the Gotham Bus Company in New York City Ralph Kramden Cindy	$600 [21] In 1649 George Fox, leader of this movement, was jailed for interrupting a minister Quakers Ted	$600 [6] This "Age of Innocence" author launched her career with a how-to book on "The Decoration of Houses" Edith Wharton Cindy
$800 [15] With Lord Ashburton he negotiated the 1842 treaty that set the border for Maine Daniel Webster	$800 [19] In 1954 this Civil War historian was named editor of American Heritage magazine Bruce Catton	$800 [24] If this paint that has one egg yolk binder is applied too thickly, it may crack tempera Ted Cindy	$600 [28] Robert Young also starred as Jim Anderson in an earlier radio version of this series "Father Knows Best" Cindy	DD $1,000 [22] With over 1 billion followers, it's the largest non-Christian religion Islam Ted	$800 [7] This "Thorn Birds" author is an admitted Scrabbleholic; she likes to play daily Colleen McCullough Cindy
$1,000 [16] This man from Maine served James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur & Benjamin Harrison James G. Blaine	$1,000 [20] Perhaps best known as a sportswriter, he's been editor-in-chief of the Paris Review since 1953 George Plimpton Mario	$1,000 [25] Traditionally, Pueblo Indians carve these dolls that represent spirits as teaching devices for children Kachinas Mario	$1,000 [30] In the 1950s this actor played Luke McCoy on "The Real MMMMMMMMcCoysalterenton on "Our Miss Brooks" Richard Crenna	$1,000 [23] These oldest Hindu scriptures existed for centuries before they were written down Vedas Ted	$1,000 [8] This British author dedicated her 1928 novel "Orlando" to Vita Sackville-West Virginia Woolf Cindy

Final Jeopardy!

THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION

Arrested twice at the 1968 convention for demonstrating, he was a delegate to the 1996 convention

Tom Hayden

Ted "Who is Tom Hayden?" — wagered $999

Mario "Who is Clinton?" — wagered $1,000

Cindy "Who is Tom Hayden?" — wagered $5,101

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