Show #2861 1997-01-27 (taped 1996-11-13) Regular

Contestants

Bob Combs — an investigator from Athens, Ohio

Mauricio Rivero — a tax auditor from Hialeah, Florida

Laura Glassman — a freelance editor and proofreader from Arlington, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,199)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Laura	$2,000	$2,500	$9,200	$7,599 2nd place: Trip to Costa Del Sol, Spain	$8,400 17 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Mauricio	$400	$1,700	$2,300	$1 3rd place: Daniel Mink Watches	$2,300 10 R, 2 W
Bob	$1,000	$2,300	$5,400	$10,700 New champion: $10,700	$7,100 21 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

BIRDS	SAINTS	WORLD CAPITALS	U.S. MUSEUMS	GOOD THINKING	TV THEME SONGS
$100 [15] Not only do these birds hover, they're the only ones capable of flying backwards hummingbirds Mauricio	$100 [9] Saint Adalbert, the "Apostle of the Prussians", became bishop of this Czech capital in 982 Prague Mauricio	$100 [4] This Swiss capital is the headquarters for the International Copyright Union Bern Bob	$100 [1] The National Air & Space Museum in Washington is the largest museum of this institution Smithsonian Institution Bob	$100 [23] With little wind resistance, these domes housed the radar equipment along the DEW line Geodesic Domes	$100 [11] "Come'n listen to my story 'bout a man named Jed" The Beverly Hillbillies Mauricio
$200 [16] This tallest Australian bird stands 5 to 6 feet high an emu Laura Mauricio	$200 [10] This archangel is the patron saint of messengers Gabriel Bob	$200 [5] The name of this capital of Bosnia & Herzegovina is from the Turkish for "palace" Sarajevo Bob	$200 [2] A southwestern Pennsylvania museum is devoted entirely to this 1889 disaster the Johnstown Flood Laura	$200 [24] Sales were slow for cellophane Scotch Tape until John Borden invented one of these for the roll a dispenser Mauricio	$200 [22] "Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got" Cheers Bob
$300 [17] The young of this "wandering" seabird have brown plumage which becomes white as they grow an albatross Laura	$300 [12] Saint Victor I replaced this language with Latin as the official language of the church Greek Laura	$300 [6] The street that runs along this city's western dike is known as Nieuwendijk, or New Dike Amsterdam Laura	$300 [3] This Chicago museum houses more than 19 million artifacts & specimens the Field Museum of Natural History Mauricio	$300 [28] After his 3-year-old was impatient to see the photo he'd taken, he set out to invent an "instant" camera Edwin Land Mauricio Bob	$300 [25] "Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale" Gilligan's Island Mauricio
$400 [18] In some parts of the U.S. the "ruffed" species of this bird is referred to as a pheasant or partridge grouse Mauricio	$400 [20] Legend says Saint Sylvester I cured this first Christian Roman emperor of leprosy Constantine Mauricio	$400 [7] During the Roman & Byzantine Empires, this Jordanian capital was known as Philadelphia Amman Bob	$400 [13] Paducah in this state is home to the Museum of American Quilters Kentucky Laura	$400 [29] In 1892 Henry Perky invented a machine to shred this grain & form it into little pillow-shaped biscuits wheat Laura	$400 [26] "Boy the way Glenn Miller played songs that made The Hit Parade" All in the Family Bob
$500 [19] Nutcrackers & magpies belong to this bird family crow	$500 [21] She immigrated to New York from Italy in 1889 & in 1946 was the first U.S. citizen canonized Mother Cabrini	$500 [8] It's located on Liberia's Bushrod Island & Cape Mesurado Monrovia Mauricio	DD $800 [14] Wesley Peters, Frank Lloyd Wright's son-in-law, designed a 4-story annex to this NYC art museum the Guggenheim Laura	$500 [30] In 1949 he created a machine to shave an ice rink, scoop up debris & spread fresh water Frank Zamboni Bob	$500 [27] "Meet Cathy who's lived most everywhere, from Zanzibar to Berkeley Square" The Patty Duke Show Bob

Double Jeopardy! Round

WEST VIRGINIANS	MOVIE DEBUTS	19th CENTURY AMERICA	ASTRONOMY	FOOD & DRINK	BRITISH AUTHORS
$200 [2] Arthur I. Boreman was the first to hold this office after West Virginia's admission to the Union governor Bob	$200 [18] He was 21 when he debuted as Jean Simmons' boyfriend in "The Actress"; 7 years later, he went "Psycho" Anthony Perkins Bob	$200 [24] This island in New York Harbor began operating as an immigration station January 1, 1892 Ellis Island Bob	$200 [8] A seismometer aboard the Viking 2 lander failed to detect any quakes on this red planet Mars Bob	$200 [12] The "Olympia" variety of this seafood is a favorite for eating on the half shell a oyster Laura Bob	$200 [1] She introduced Hercule Poirot in her very first novel, "The Mysterious Affair At Styles" Agatha Christie Bob
$400 [3] This first person to fly faster than the speed of sound was a fighter ace during WWII Chuck Yeager Bob	$400 [19] His burning desire to act led to his debut in "The Burning" in 1981, 9 years before he played George Costanza Jason Alexander Bob	$400 [25] In 1856 John C. Fremont became this political party's first presidential nominee Republican Laura	$400 [9] The total mass of these minor planets in the solar system is less than that of our moon asteroids Laura	$400 [13] The Maui & Vidalia are 2 of the sweeter varieties of this vegetable onions Bob	$400 [6] This "Lord of the Flies" author was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1983 William Golding Laura
$600 [4] Jerry West played in 932 regular-season NBA games, all for this team the Los Angeles Lakers Mauricio	$600 [20] Meg Tilly made her screen debut in a bit role in this film about NYC's High School for the Performing Arts Fame Laura	$600 [28] By 1857 he was producing 10,000 steel plows per year John Deere Laura	$800 [16] In 1572 this Danish astronomer discovered a supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia Tycho Brahe Bob	$600 [21] This "steak" is basically a seasoned hamburger without the bun & sometimes served with gravy Salisbury Steak Bob	$600 [7] In 1990 this "Satanic Verses" author published the children's book "Haroun & the Sea of Stories" Salman Rushdie Bob
$800 [5] Labor leaders from the state include UMW head Arnold Miller & Walter Reuther, who headed this group the UAW (United Auto Workers)	$800 [22] This "Indochine" actress was just 13 when she made her film debut in 1956 in "Les Collegiennes" Catherine Deneuve Bob	$800 [29] The Black Hawk War of 1832 was an attempt by the Fox & this Indian tribe to regain land in Illinois Sauk	$1,000 [17] Famous ones of these include the Perseids in August & the Leonids in November meteor showers	$800 [26] This Mexican dish made with seafood, chilies & tomatoes is marinated in lime juice rather than cooked ceviche Laura	$800 [10] This "A Passage to India" author co-wrote the libretto for Benjamin Britten's opera "Billy Budd" E.M. Forster Laura
$1,000 [15] This Carter Secretary of State had been deputy chief delegate to the Vietnam peace talks Cyrus Vance	$1,000 [23] He bounced onto the big screen in "The Big Bounce" in 1969, the year his TV series "Peyton Place" ended Ryan O'Neal	$1,000 [30] This religion that promotes a universal faith was introduced to the U.S. from Persia around 1893 the Bahá'í Faith Laura	DD $1,700 [14] In 1610 he published his discovery of 4 moons of Jupiter in "The Starry Messenger" Galileo Bob	$1,000 [27] Goldschlager, a spicy schnapps of this flavor, contains flakes of 24 karat gold leaf cinnamon	DD $1,500 [11] She was famous for her mystery novels featuring Lord Peter Wimsey Dorothy Sayers Laura

Final Jeopardy!

POLITICIANS

His rise began when he upset Robert M. La Follette, Jr. in a 1946 Senate primary

Joseph McCarthy

Mauricio "Who is Ted Kennedy" — wagered $2,299

Bob "Who is Joseph McCarthy" — wagered $5,300

Laura "Who is Robert Taft" — wagered $1,601

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