Show #2687 1996-04-16 Regular

Contestants

Tom Kalita — a clergyman from Olney, Maryland

Ted Buyniski — a human resources consultant from Chester, New Jersey

Barbara Andrae — a travel consultant from Naperville, Illinois

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Barbara $900 $1,700 $6,900 $11,401
New champion: $11,401
$8,700
20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Ted $2,000 $3,700 $5,700 $11,399
2nd place: Trip to Jamaica + computer Jeopardy! games
$5,700
18 R, 3 W
Tom $700 $3,300 $5,500 $10,900
3rd place: Maurice Lacroix watches + computer Jeopardy! games
$5,000
15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

BALLET AWARDS FAMOUS DOGS WORLD BUSINESS WAR "P"s
$100 [21]
Jerome Robbins played the comics role of Hermes in the 1942 ballet about this woman of Troy
Helen
Barbara
$100 [14]
In 1995 this first lady was among 4 women to win an Outstanding Mother of the Year award
Hillary Clinton
Ted Tom
$100 [10]
In a 1966 song this canine took on the Red Baron
Snoopy
Tom
$100 [13]
Dai-Ichi, this country's oldest bank, merged with Kangyo in 1971
Japan
Barbara
$100 [3]
In 1995 celebrations marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, which ended this war
the Vietnam War
Barbara
$100 [1]
Originating in Roman times, it's the art of silent acting
pantomime
Barbara
$200 [24]
The Russian title of this fairy tale ballet is "Zolushka"; the French title is "Cendrillon"
Cinderella
$200 [16]
The first recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom were selected by this president in 1963
John Kennedy
Ted
$200 [11]
This bull terrier was Budweiser's party animal
Spuds Mackenzie
Ted
$200 [15]
Since 1959 more than 500 million examples of this toy created by Ruth Handler have been sold
the Barbie doll
Barbara
$200 [5]
The Rough Riders made their famous charge up Kettle Hill during this war
the Spanish-American War
Tom
$200 [2]
It's the trained technician who attends a patient in an ambulance
a paramedic
Ted
$300 [25]
This Cubist designed the scenery for the 1919 ballet "The Three-Cornered Hat"
Picasso
Tom
$300 [26]
On a 1995 visit to South Africa, Queen Elizabeth awarded the Order of Merit to this leader
(Nelson) Mandela
Barbara
$300 [20]
The famous quote "Arf" is from this comic strip dog
Sandy
Ted
$300 [17]
This company's Post-It Notes began when an employee wanted to mark pages in his hymnal
3M
Ted
$300 [6]
Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" during this war
the War of 1812
Ted
$300 [4]
It's a tool used for grasping, or the grasping claw of a crab or lobster
a pincer
Ted
$400 [28]
At the beginning of Nijinsky's ballet "Jeux", one of these balls bounces onstage from an unseen court
tennis
Tom
$400 [27]
In 1984 this U.S. author received a special Pulitzer for entertaining kids & their parents
Dr. Seuss
Ted
$400 [22]
Murray is Paul & Jamie Buchman's dog on this TV series
Mad About You
Barbara
$400 [18]
This stout brewer founded in Ireland sells Johnnie Walker, the No. 1 brand of scotch
Guinness
Tom
$400 [7]
The last battle of these "floral" wars was fought at Bosworth Field in 1485
the Wars of the Roses
Barbara
$400 [8]
This brownish-purple color derives its name from the French word for "flea"
puce
Ted
$500 [30]
He choreographed ballets such as "Caprichos" before directing films like "The Turning Point" & "Footloose"
Herbert Ross
DD $1,000 [29]
The Margaret Sanger Award is presented annually by this organization
Planned Parenthood
Tom
$500 [23]
Better known by this name, Higgins, the dog on "Petticoat Junction" went on to a big movie career
Benji
Ted
$500 [19]
Hoechst, Bayer & BASF are this country's big 3 chemical companies
Germany
Tom
$500 [9]
In the Balkan Wars of 1912 & 1913, this empire lost nearly all of its European territories
the Ottoman Empire
Tom
$500 [12]
It's a device used for measuring & drawing angles
a protractor
Ted

Double Jeopardy! Round

SOUTH AMERICAN CAPITALS PEOPLE GOURMET CUISINE TRANSPORTATION EXPLORERS LITERATURE
$200 [1]
The site of this capital was occupied by Quitu Indians before the 11th century
Quito (Ecuador)
Tom
$200 [6]
The surname of this Houston Rockets star means "Being on top" in Yoruba, his native language
(Hakeem) Olajuwon
Barbara Tom
$200 [15]
Named for a dramatist, Eggs Sardou was created at Antoine's Restaurant in this Louisiana city
New Orleans
Ted
$200 [14]
The USA's first of these with a double deck went into operation in 1905 in New York City
bus
Barbara
$200 [9]
In 1813 this partner of Meriwether Lewis became governor of this Missouri Territory
(William) Clark
Barbara
$600 [27]
Like his "Tropic" books, his trilogy "The Rosy Crucifixion" was banned from the U.S. for many years
(Henry) Miller
Barbara
$400 [2]
This capital lies at the edge of the basin of Cundinamarca near the center of Colombia
Bogota
Tom
$400 [7]
This talk show host met his wife via e-mail & Justice Clarence Thomas married them
Rush Limbaugh
Ted
$400 [19]
Caneton a la Montmorency is roast duckling with a sauce of these small red fruits
cherries
Barbara Ted
$400 [16]
By the 5th century B.C. this horse-drawn, 2-wheeled carriage had been introduced into Britain
a chariot
Tom
$400 [10]
His expedition's 1519-1522 circumnavigation of the world was sponsored by Spain's King Charles I
Magellan
Tom
DD $1,000 [26]
"The Little Prince" was originally published in 1943 in this language
French
Barbara
$600 [3]
In 1984 a skull found in the crypt of this city's cathedral was confirmed as Francisco Pizarro's
Lima (Peru)
Tom
$600 [8]
With 5, this female gymnast won the most medals of any U.S. athlete at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona
Shannon Miller
$600 [28]
Some chefs garnish the mousse made from these freshwater crustaceans with sliced truffles
crayfish
Tom
$600 [20]
With more than 20 million passengers a year, this city's Pearson Int'l Airport is Canada's busiest
Toronto
Barbara
$600 [11]
Wilson Price Hunt, an employee of his fur company, pioneered what became the Oregon Trail
(John Jacob) Astor
Barbara Tom
$1,000 [25]
The "prize" in this Shirley Jackson short story is death by stoning
The Lottery
Barbara
$800 [4]
Oscar Niemeyer designed the major structures in this planned capital city
Brasilia
Ted
$800 [17]
In 1994 this anthropologist, son of 2 anthropologists, quit as director of the Kenya Wildlife Service
Richard Leakey
Barbara
$800 [24]
To make the Italian type of this fluffy topping, pour hot sugar syrup over stiffly beaten egg whites
meringue
Barbara
$800 [21]
This country's St. Gotthard Road is the world's longest auto tunnel at 10.1 miles in length
Switzerland
Ted
$800 [12]
On Nov. 10, 1871 Henry Stanley met David Livingstone at the town of Ujiji on this lake
Lake Tanganyika?
Ted Tom
$1,000 [5]
The Pantheon of Heroes in this Paraguayan capital is modeled on Les Invalides in Paris
Asunción
Barbara
DD $2,000 [18]
He replaced Harry Blackmun on the Supreme Court
Stephen Breyer
Barbara
$1,000 [23]
This variety meat, they thymus gland or pancreas of an animal, may be braised, broiled or sauteed
sweetbreads
Barbara Ted
$1,000 [22]
In 1831 this locomotive named for a New York governor became the first to run on the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad
the DeWitt Clinton
Ted
$1,000 [13]
In 1906 this Norwegian reached Nome, completing a voyage through the Northwest Passage
(Roald) Amundsen
Ted

Final Jeopardy!

MOVIE DEBUTS

Candice Bergen, Joanna Pettet, Kathleen Widdoes & Joan Hackett debuted as college alumnae in this 1966 film

The Group

Tom "What is the Group" — wagered $5,400
Ted "What is "The Group"" — wagered $5,699
Barbara "What is "The Group"" — wagered $4,501

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