Show #2545 1995-09-29 Regular

Linda Roberts game 5.Gordon Wean game 1.

Contestants

Sam Hartwell — a management consultant from Shaker Heights, Ohio

Gordon Wean — a teacher from Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Linda Roberts — a registered nurse from Houston, Texas (whose 4-day cash winnings total $50,404)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Linda	$2,500	$3,000	$12,000	$800 3rd place: Krieger watch + Jeopardy! home game	$9,600 26 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Gordon	$1,200	$4,000	$11,600	$19,600 New champion: $19,600	$11,600 25 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Sam	$0	$2,200	$4,000	$2,000 2nd place: General Instrument satellite TV system & Samsung 27" TV + Jeopardy! home game	$3,800 8 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

ASIAN HISTORY	ROCK SONGS	SEAFOOD	THE 50 STATES	GAMBLING	FILE UNDER "P"
$100 [1] In 326 B.C. this "great" Macedonian reached what is now India Alexander Linda	$100 [26] In 1972 this British pop star had his first U.S. No. 1 hit with "Crocodile Rock" Elton John Linda	$100 [6] This expensive "Maine" crustacean was once so plentiful it was used as bait lobster Gordon	$100 [7] During the gold rush, the forty-niners sought their fortunes in what is now this state California Gordon	$100 [12] In this game the dealer usually takes an additional card if his total is 16 or less blackjack Linda	$100 [15] Plant that precedes Beach, Springs & Sunday Palm Gordon
$200 [2] Japan's 1947 constitution changed his role from sovereign to "symbol of the state" the emperor (Hirohito) Linda	$200 [27] He sang "I Am A Rock" as part of a duo, & "Loves Me Like A Rock" solo Paul Simon Linda	$200 [8] The Dungeness type of this is found in waters from Alaska to Mexico crab Gordon	$200 [14] After this state was annexed, border disputes led to the Mexican War Texas Gordon	$200 [13] Aristotle Onassis was once an owner of the famous casino in this Monaco town Monte Carlo Gordon	$200 [16] The U.S. has houses of Congress & Great Britain has the houses of this Parliament Linda
$300 [3] In 1991 a cyclone killed about 138,000 people in this nation once known as East Pakistan Bangladesh Linda	$300 [28] In 1973 she commanded some "Respect" with "Rock Steady" Aretha Franklin Gordon	$300 [9] To avoid confusion with the dolphin, a mammal, the dolphinfish is often called by this Hawaiian name mahi mahi Gordon	$300 [20] In 1906 representatives of the Five Civilized Tribes helped draw up this state's Constitution Oklahoma Gordon	$300 [23] The "World Series" of this card game is held in Las Vegas each year at Binion's Horseshoe poker Gordon	$300 [17] Signs on wagons heading west in 1859 read this mountain "or bust" Pikes Peak Sam
$400 [4] In 1981 U San Yu succeeded U Ne Win as this country's president Burma Linda	$400 [29] "The Heart Of Rock And Roll" was a 1984 hit for this singer & the News Huey Lewis Gordon	$400 [10] This bivalve is served in its beautiful fan-shaped shell, as in Coquilles St. Jacques scallops Linda	$400 [21] At 84,402 square miles, including the lakes, it's the largest north central state in area Minnesota Sam	$400 [24] In terms of house advantage, pass line & don't pass are 2 of the best player bets in this game craps Sam	$400 [18] Deflect a blow, as in fencing parry Sam
$500 [5] These rebels, or "holy warriors", fought Afghanistan's Soviet-backed government from 1978 to 1992 the mujahideen Linda	$500 [30] "Rock And Roll All Nite" was the anthem & first big hit of this group known for its heavy makeup Kiss Gordon	$500 [11] This gastropod mollusk whose shell gives us mother-of-pearl must be pounded to tenderize it abalone Linda	DD $700 [22] George Clinton was elected governor of this state 7 times; his nephew DeWitt was elected 4 times New York Sam	$500 [25] The Chinese call the sound made by tiles in this game the twittering of the sparrows Mahjong Gordon	$500 [19] This 2-time Nobel Prize-winning doctor & advocate of vitamin C died in 1994 at age 93 Linus Pauling Gordon

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. PRESIDENTS	COMPUTERS	POETRY	RODENTS	NOTABLE WOMEN	MOVIE DEBUTS
$200 [1] He was stricken with polio in 1921 while vacationing at his home on Campobello Franklin Roosevelt Linda	$200 [2] In the 1960s Douglas Engelbart invented this device that moves a pointer on the display screen a mouse Linda	$200 [3] His first of 154 sonnets begins "From fairest creatures we desire increase" Shakespeare Linda	$200 [8] Unique among rodents, the collared lemming is the only one whose coat turns this color in winter white Sam	$200 [19] As a teenager this grande dame of mystery authors studied singing in Paris Agatha Christie Gordon	$200 [26] He wasn't Hollywood's "Top Gun" yet when he debuted in the 1981 Brooke Shields film "Endless Love" Tom Cruise Linda
$400 [9] While playing football for the University of Michigan, he was named the Wolverines' most valuable player Gerald Ford Linda	$400 [13] Many of these devices support a feature called redial a modem Linda	$400 [4] He wrote "Ah, Tam! Ah, tam! Thou'll get thy fairin! In hell they'll roast thee like a herrin!" Robert Burns Gordon	$400 [15] World Book says these rodents "were probably the most hunted animals in North America" through the 1800s the beaver Gordon	$400 [20] Lisa Halaby was a member of this N.J. university's 1st co-ed class before she married Jordan's King Hussein Princeton Linda	$400 [27] This "Unforgiven" star made his film debut as a lab technician in the 1955 3-D thriller "Revenge of the creature" Clint Eastwood Linda
$600 [10] Located in Washington, D.C.'s Lafayette Square, America's first equestrian statue honors this seventh president (Andrew) Jackson Gordon	$600 [14] Chess-playing computers & expert systems are examples of this branch of computer science, AI for short artificial intelligence Gordon	$600 [5] He called his "Prometheus Unbound" "a lyrical drama" Shelley Linda	$600 [16] A popular pet, it was introduced to Europe from Guiana in the 16th century the guinea pig Linda	$800 [22] This author of "The Feminine Mystique" once taught a course called "Women, Men, and the Media" at USC Betty Friedan Sam	$600 [28] Brian De Palma's 1978 thriller "The Fury" introduced this actress who made a "Splash" a few years later Daryl Hannah Linda
$800 [11] He was nicknamed "Old Buena Vista" as well as "Old Rough and Ready" (Zachary) Taylor Gordon	$800 [23] Computer software is generally divided into applications software & this type operating systems Sam	$800 [6] He wrote "The Fly" but is more famous for a tyger (William) Blake Gordon	$800 [17] This S. American rodent whose pelt is among the most expensive is now protected by law in many countries the chinchilla Linda	$1,000 [25] She was Vogue's shopping editor in 1956; she had a magazine named for herself in 1989 Mirabella Linda	$800 [29] She was a teenager when she appeared in her 1st film, "John Paul Jones", not "Rosemary's Baby" Mia Farrow Gordon
$1,000 [12] Growing up in Kinderhook, N.Y., he'd listen to his father's patrons argue American politics in Dutch Van Buren Linda	$1,000 [24] Leading applications of this type are Lotus 1-2-3 & Excel spreadsheets Linda	DD $1,000 [7] Title location of Thomas Gray when he wrote, "Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife" a (country) churchyard Gordon	$1,000 [18] This largest rodent may grow to the size of a sheep the capybara Gordon	DD $3,000 [21] This fashion designer's married name is Elisabeth Ortenberg Liz Claiborne Linda	$1,000 [30] She made her screen debut in "The Happening" in 1967 & "shot" to stardom as Bonnie Parker the same year Faye Dunaway Gordon

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY ARTISTS

He sued a man for libel over a criticism of his painting "Nocturne in Black and Gold"--& won

(James Abbott McNeil) Whistler

Sam "Who was Manet" — wagered $2,000

Gordon "Who was Whistler?" — wagered $8,000

Linda "Who is Rousseau?" — wagered $11,200

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