Show #2851 1997-01-13 (taped 1996-11-06) Regular

Paul Gutowski game 2.

Contestants

Scott Miskimon — an attorney from Raleigh, North Carolina

Marlene Reiss — a product developer and designer from New York City, New York

Paul Gutowski — a substance abuse counselor from Rockford, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Paul	$1,800	$3,000	$9,200	$8,400 2-day champion: $22,801	$9,200 24 R, 5 W
Marlene	$600	$900	$2,700	$1 3rd place: DeLonghi Cappucino Machine	$3,700 13 R (including 1 DD), 7 W (including 1 DD)
Scott	$900	$1,700	$3,000	$5,401 2nd place: Bush Home Theater Cabinet & RCA 32-inch TV	$2,900 11 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE CONTINENTS	THE MOVIES	JAPANESE FOOD	EARLY AMERICA	PEOPLE	"HOUSE" & "HOME"
$100 [1] The Central Shield of this continent is a plateau that sinks toward Hudson Bay at its center North America Paul	$100 [6] Mel Gibson sang 2 songs as Captain John Smith in this animated Disney film "Pocahontas" Marlene Scott	$100 [16] Tonyu is the liquid left over when this bland substance is made from soybeans Tofu Paul	$100 [11] Members of Coronado's expedition were amazed at these native fowl "With Great Hanging Chins" Turkeys Marlene	$100 [17] This vice president quipped that he's so boring his Secret Service code name is Al Gore Al Gore Scott	$100 [22] It's the part of a racetrack from the last turn to the finish line Homestretch Scott
$200 [2] From west to east, this continent's major language groups are Romance, Germanic & Slavic Europe Paul	$200 [7] In the title of a 1995 film, this actress' name follows "To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything...." Julie Newmar Paul	$200 [27] It's traditional for the host to serve a meal called kaiseki before this ceremony The Tea Ceremony Paul Marlene	$200 [12] In 1606 England chartered 2 companies, the London Company for south Virginia & this for the north The Plymouth Company (The Virginia Company of Plymouth) Paul Marlene	$200 [18] On Dec. 12, 1995, his 80th birthday, the top of the Empire State Building was lit with blue lights to match his eyes Frank Sinatra Paul	$200 [23] On Nov. 8, 1972 this subscription cable TV service began transmitting Home Box Office Marlene Scott
$300 [3] The world's largest desert fills nearly all of this continent's northern part Africa Paul	$300 [8] In this 1996 film, Sean Connery played the only known escapee from Alcatraz "The Rock" Paul	$300 [28] Tendon is a one-dish meal of rice topped with this mix of battered & fried seafood & vegetables tempura Paul	$300 [13] The land granted to Sir George Calvert's son Cecilius was named this after Queen Henrietta Maria Maryland Scott	$300 [19] The 1st Canadian journalist to arrive at the scene of JFK's assassination, he's now an anchorman Peter Jennings Marlene	$300 [24] This 1862 act gave ownership of 160 acres to anyone who lived & worked on them for 5 years The Homestead Act Paul
$400 [4] This continent is the world's largest wool producer, accounting for about 30% of the total Australia Marlene	$400 [9] Billy Zane played the title role of this Lee Falk comic strip character, "The Ghost Who Walks" The Phantom Paul	—	$400 [14] This colony of James Oglethorpe banned the importation of rum & brandy, & forbade slavery Georgia Marlene	$400 [20] Patty Hearst had a good laugh when this lawyer began serving a jail term in March 1996 F. Lee Bailey Scott	$400 [25] It's an insubstantial plan subject to imminent collapse House of Cards
$500 [5] Birds found only on this continent include hoatzins & rheas South America Marlene Scott	$500 [10] This 1996 remake of "La Cage Aux Folles" was the first film on which Mike Nichols & Elaine May worked together "The Birdcage" Paul	—	DD $500 [15] The words spook, cruller, boss & crib were introduced to America from this language Dutch Marlene	$500 [21] After dropping out of the 1996 presidential race, this wealthy Republican guest-hosted "Saturday Night Live" Steve Forbes Paul	$500 [26] In 1960 James Agee's book "A Death In The Family" was dramatized into this Pulitzer-winning play "All The Way Home"

Double Jeopardy! Round

CITY FOUNDERS	1996	SCIENTISTS	BALLET	ISRAEL	LITERARY ALLUSIONS
$200 [1] Founded by Sweden's Gustav I Vasa in 1550, this city, Finland's largest, moved to its present site in 1640 Helsinki Paul	$200 [6] Many major auto racing stars bypassed this race to drive in CART's new U.S. 500 the same day Indianapolis 500 Paul	$200 [21] He originally wrote his equation as L=mc(squared), before he crossed out the L & replaced it with an E Albert Einstein Paul	$200 [24] Igor Youskevitch was noted for playing Stanley in the ballet version of this Tennessee Williams play "A Streetcar Named Desire" Marlene	$200 [11] The Tayelet, or Promenade, runs along the shores of this sea, beginning at Gordon Street in Tel Aviv The Mediterranean Sea Paul Marlene Scott	$200 [16] A person who always looks busy for no apparent reason is compared to this Lewis Carroll rabbit The White Rabbit
$400 [2] Tradition says Dido founded this north African city that suffered "Punic"tive damages from Rome Carthage Marlene	$400 [7] The world learned of a dinosaur larger than this one usually thought the biggest carnivore Tyrannosaurus Rex Marlene	$400 [22] He crossed the oxeye, European & Japanese daisies to produce his famous Shasta daisy Luther Burbank Marlene	$800 [28] When Robert Helpmann's "Hamlet" ballet premiered in 1942, Margot Fonteyn danced this ingenue role Ophelia Paul	$400 [12] These fried chickpea balls served with salad in a pita are popular Israeli fast food Falafel Paul Marlene	$400 [17] A glamorized overestimation of oneself is called Bovarism in honor of this fictional heroine Madame Bovary Paul
$800 [4] French explorer Pierre Savorgnon de Brazza founded this current republic's city of Brazzaville in 1880 The Congo Paul	$600 [8] He resigned from the Senate June 11, 1996 to devote himself to running for a higher office Bob Dole Marlene	$600 [23] At his death in 1727, he became the first scientist buried in Westminster Abbey Sir Isaac Newton Paul	$1,000 [27] In 1991 ballerina Darci Kistler married this U.S. ballet company's director, Peter Martins New York City Ballet Marlene Scott	$600 [13] Degonia Alef was the first of these communities based on equality & subservience to community needs Kibbutz Paul	$600 [18] A broken-down old nag is called a Rosinante in honor of this Spanish character's scrawny horse Don Quixote Scott
DD $1,000 [3] The American Colonization Society founded this African city in 1822 Monrovia, Liberia Marlene	$800 [9] His 2-week sabbatical as mayor of Washington, D.C. made headlines Marion Barry Paul	$800 [25] In 1600 this German astronomer became an assistant to Tycho Brahe Johannes Kepler Scott	—	$800 [14] Tiberius is the largest town on the shore of this "sea" the Israelis call Yam Kinneret Sea of Galilee Paul Marlene Scott	$800 [19] A state of depression is called a Slough of Despond after a deep bog in this John Bunyan classic "Pilgrim's Progress" Scott
$1,000 [5] Historians believe the Roman gen. Pompey founded this Spanish city known for the running of the bulls Pamplona Paul	$1,000 [10] An ecclesiastical court of this U.S. denomination found Bishop Walter Righter not guilty of heresy Episcopal Church Paul	$1,000 [26] This Hungarian-American physicist was the principal architect of the hydrogen bomb Edward Teller	—	$1,000 [15] In Sde Boker, you can visit this first PM's desert house where he drank tea with Dag Hammarskjold David Ben-Gurion Paul	DD $1,100 [20] The title of the novel "Brave New World" comes from a line spoken by Miranda in this Shakespeare play "The Tempest" Scott

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. GOVERNMENT

Full & correct title of the post held by the person seen here:

Chief Justice of the United States

Marlene "What is Cheif Justice of the Supreme Court" — wagered $2,699

Scott "What is Chief Justice of the United States" — wagered $2,401

Paul "What is Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?" — wagered $800

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