Show #2533 1995-09-13 Regular

Len Krisak game 2.

Contestants

John Carver — an attorney from Seattle, Washington

Ann Sultan — a homemaker from Flushing, New York

Len Krisak — an editor from Newton, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Len	$2,600	$2,800	$7,400	$14,799 2-day champion: $26,999	$7,000 24 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Ann	$100	$1,000	$3,800	$100 3rd place: Magnavox TV/VCR + Jeopardy! home game & Tiger electronic game	$3,800 9 R, 1 W
John	$1,400	$3,600	$10,400	$5,900 2nd place: trip on TWA to Hutchinson Island, Florida & stay at Indian River Plantation + Jeopardy! home game & electronic game	$9,700 20 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

VENOMOUS ANIMALS	SPORTS	COSMETICS & PERFUME	GEOGRAPHY	THE TELEPHONE	"HOT" & "COLD"
$100 [11] All varieties of this 8-armed sea creature produce venom but few cause death in humans an octopus John	$100 [1] In 1994 he reclaimed his heavyweight title, lost 20 years earlier to Muhammad Ali George Foreman John	$100 [24] Brooke Shields says a touch of this cheek cosmetic on the chin will give a round face a longer look rouge (blusher) Len	$100 [16] The Tigris & this river join near Al Qurnah, Iraq Euphrates Len	$100 [17] Wiretapping by the federal government is illegal without one of these court order Len John	$100 [6] Popular term for a variety of deli meats & cheeses, often served on a platter cold cuts Ann
$200 [12] Among honeybees, this one has a smooth stinger that can be used again & again the queen Len	$200 [2] Hank Aaron was one of the few baseball stars to play for both of these Milwaukee teams the Braves & Brewers Len	$200 [25] Heloise suggests removing eye makeup with petroleum jelly or this infant care product baby oil Ann	$200 [18] The name of this group of islands at South America's southern tip means "land of fire" Tierra del Fuego Len	$200 [19] A simple one of these devices used in telephones is filled with carbon granules a microphone Len	$200 [7] It's what a reluctant bride or groom might get before the wedding cold feet Len
$300 [13] This arachnid has lobsterlike claws in front & a stinger on the end its tail a scorpion John	$300 [3] This Minnesota NBA team made its debut in 1989 the Timberwolves Len	$300 [26] The carnauba type is an ingredient in some mascaras, lipsticks & other cosmetics wax John	$300 [23] This country's fertile plain of Sharon is known for its citrus crop Israel Ann	$300 [20] One of these spectrographic pictures can be used to identify someone making threatening phone calls a voiceprint Len	$300 [8] One of the 1970s' big fashion fads was these short shorts for women hot pants Len
$400 [14] Whether it's spitting or king, it's venomous a cobra John	$400 [4] In January 1995 this team won the Rose Bowl & made Joe Paterno the winningest coach in college bowls Penn State Len	$400 [29] Elizabeth Arden makes a fragrance named for these very tall yellow flowers sunflowers Ann	$400 [27] This North Atlantic nation's Mount Hekla volcano is still active, having erupted in 1991 Iceland John	$400 [21] The area that a mobile radiotelephone system covers is divided into these units cells John	$400 [9] The Miss Arkansas pageant is held in this city that also boasts a national park Hot Springs Len
$500 [15] This U.S. lizard's venom is a neurotoxin a gila monster John	$500 [5] Each lasting 7 minutes, they're the periods of play in a polo a chukker Len	$500 [30] Isabella Rossellini began appearing in ads for this French line of cosmetics in 1982 Lancome	DD $1,000 [28] It's Canada's easternmost province Newfoundland John	$500 [22] The fact that he wrote an opera called "The Telephone" should ring a bell with you Gian Carlo Menotti	$500 [10] It's a spicy Chinese soup made with chicken, pork, bamboo shoots & vinegar hot & sour soup Len

Double Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS ITALIANS	U.S. CITIES	POTENT POTABLES	ART MUSEUMS	OLD NEWS	HALLMARK HALL OF FAME
$200 [1] In 1994 Bill Gates paid $30.8 million for this Renaissance master's 72-page Codex Hammer (Leonardo) da Vinci Len	$200 [16] In 1996 it will become the first southern city to host the Olympics Atlanta Len	$200 [26] The name of this cocktail is Spanish for "strained pineapple" pina colada Len	$200 [18] No doubt its top attraction is the "Mona Lisa", or "La Joconde" to the French the Louvre Len	$200 [11] Pope Alexander III laid the cornerstone for this Paris cathedral in 1163 Notre Dame John	$200 [6] He, of course, starred as Elwood P. Dowd in the 1972 production of "Harvey" Jimmy Stewart Len
$400 [2] He worked as a gardener & as a taxi dancer before starring in such silent films as "The Sheik" Rudolph Valentino Len	$400 [17] About half of all Pennsylvanians live in one of these 2 cities' metropolitan areas Pittsburgh & Philadelphia Len	$400 [28] For a dry martini, add more gin & less of this wine vermouth John	$400 [19] This Spanish museum has been called "the finest picture gallery in the world" the Prado Len	$400 [12] Around 387 B.C. he founded the Academy in Athens, where he taught for most of the rest of his life Plato John	$400 [7] In 1994 Catherine Zeta Jones starred in the first filmed version of his "The Return of the Native" Thomas Hardy Ann
$600 [3] Angelo Siciliano was the real name of this bodybuilder who made new men out of "97-pound weaklings" Charles Atlas John	$600 [25] At least 10 cities & towns, including ones in Indiana & Ohio, share this name, after a "Swamp Fox" Marion John	$800 [27] In the U.S., the 2 most popular fortified wines are port & this sherry Len Ann	$600 [20] The name of this Russian museum derives from its original use as a retreat the Hermitage Len	$600 [13] In the 10th century he moved to Iceland with his father, Thorvald Asvaldsson Erik the Red Len	$600 [8] Since 1986 he's starred in "Breathing Lessons", "Decoration Day", "My Name is Bill W." & "Promise" James Garner Ann
$800 [4] This dramatist who wrote "Six Characters in Search of an Author" won the 1934 Nobel Prize for Literature Pirandello Ann	$800 [24] Once known as Lake's Crossing, this large Nevada city was renamed for a Civil War general Reno John	—	$1,000 [22] Botticelli's "Birth of Venus" is among the masterpieces at this Florence museum the Uffizi John	$800 [14] In 610 Heraclius overthrew Phocas & seized the throne of this empire whose capital was Constantinople the Byzantine Empire Ann John	$800 [9] His first play on the big or small screen was 1995's Hall of Fame production of "The Piano Lesson" (August) Wilson John
$1,000 [5] In 1944-45 this Italian-born physicist was associate director of the Los Alamos laboratory in N.M. Enrico Fermi Len	$1,000 [23] Tourist spots in this Kansas city include the Eisenhower Center & the Greyhound Hall of Fame Abilene Len	—	DD $1,200 [21] The Kunsthestorisches Museum in Vienna originated with the collections of this ruling family the Hapsburgs Len	DD $1,200 [15] At the 331 B.C. Battle of Gaugamela, Alexander the Great defeated Darius III of this empire the Persian Empire John	$1,000 [10] In 1962 Dorothy Stickney, Mildred Natwick, Boris Karloff & Tony Randall starred in this classic comedy Arsenic & Old Lace Ann

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN POETRY

In a famous poem, she's "the Arrow-maker's daughter...Hand somest of all the women"

Minnehaha

Ann "Who is Maud Muller?" — wagered $3,700

Len "Who is Minehaha?" — wagered $7,399

John "Who is Evangeline" — wagered $4,500

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