Show #2540 1995-09-22 Regular

Contestants

Ann Butler — a company president from Durango, Colorado

Kevin Collins — a sports stringer from San Diego, California

Keith Bush — a copy editor from Long Beach, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Keith	$1,500	$3,600	$8,600	$16,900 2-day champion: $30,000	$8,200 27 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Kevin	$900	$1,600	$8,400	$12,800 2nd place: cruise on The Big Red Box from Port Canaveral to the Bahamas + Jeopardy! home game	$7,400 13 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Ann	$1,500	$3,600	$6,400	$12,400 3rd place: Service Merchandise gift certificate + Jeopardy! home game	$6,100 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC QUOTATIONS	TRANSPORTATION	TELEVISION	SEAS	DOGS	"TOP"s
$100 [1] Of this failed invasion, JFK said, "Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan" the Bay of Pigs Ann	$100 [20] Cut-and-cover is a common method of constructing these underground railways subways Ann	$100 [8] Series featuring the pair seen here Mad About You Keith	$100 [13] The Windward Passage between Cuba & Haiti is a major shipping route in this sea the Caribbean Ann	$100 [7] This German dog is named for the man who bred it by crossing the Rottweiler, Pinscher & others a Doberman Keith	$100 [17] This term for a circus dates back at least to the 1890s the big top Keith
$200 [2] On August 18, 1988, George Bush said, "Read my lips", followed by these 3 words no new taxes Keith	$200 [27] When this Cunard ocean liner was remodeled in the 1980s, the Grand Lounge was one of the new features the QE2 Ann	$200 [9] The Virtual Stupidity CD-ROM stars this MTV pair seen here Beavis & Butt-Head Keith	$200 [14] The Romans called it Mare Nostrum, "our sea" the Mediterranean Keith	$200 [6] The Bernese mountain dog was developed in this European country Switzerland Ann	$200 [18] Rich in humus, it extends about 6 to 10 inches below the ground topsoil Keith
$300 [3] This Secretary of State under Nixon said. "Power is the great aphrodisiac" Kissinger Ann	$300 [28] In San Francisco this passenger vehicle is pulled by a thick wire moving at a constant 9.5 mph a cable car Keith	$300 [10] First names of the ABC daytime talk show hosts seen here Mike & Maty Ann	$300 [15] The Ross Sea forms an indentation between Victoria Land & Marie Byrd Land on this continent Antarctica Keith	$300 [24] Sussex, Clumber & Welsh Springer are types of this dog a spaniel Keith	$300 [19] It means to totter & fall to topple Kevin
$400 [4] His first words after being picked up in the Atlantic May 5, 1961 were "What a ride!" Alan Shepard Kevin	$400 [29] The prairie schooner was a descendant of this covered wagon developed in 18th c. Pennsylvania a Conestoga Keith	$400 [11] 1995's Best Daytime Drama Series Emmy went to this show featuring the pair seen here General Hospital Keith	$400 [16] Inchon is a major port on this sea named for the color of the sediments dumped in it by the Huang Ho the Yellow Sea Kevin	$400 [25] Named for an island near Sicily, it was perhaps the world's first toy dog a Maltese Keith	$400 [22] These casual shoes with nonskid soles were designed especially for wear on boats topsiders Keith
$500 [5] According to Samuel Johnson, this "is the last refuge of a scoundrel" patriotism Kevin	$500 [30] In terms of gross tonnage, this Texas city handles more imported goods than any other U.S. port Houston Kevin Ann	$500 [12] Reporter played over 40 years apart by the women seen here Lois Lane Ann	DD $800 [21] The Andaman Sea, part of this ocean, is bounded by Myanmar on the north & east the Indian Ocean Ann	$500 [26] The Cape hunting dog, native to this continent, has only 4 toes on each foot instead of 5 Africa Ann	$500 [23] This slang term refers to a leading burlesque comedian the top banana Kevin

Double Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS WOMEN	U.S. GOVERNMENT	FOREIGN COUNTRIES	INVENTORS & SCIENTISTS	LITERATURE	BOTTOMS UP!
$200 [10] Sea dogs were the English privateers who preyed on Spanish ships in the early part of her reign Elizabeth I Kevin	$200 [2] Known as the Fed, it oversees the nation's banking system the Federal Reserve Board Keith	$200 [13] In its own language, its capital, Bangkok, is called Krung Thep Thailand Kevin	$200 [1] Colin Maclaurin met this British scientist in 1719 & later extended his work in gravitation & calculus Newton Keith	$200 [7] His 3 sisters are Flopsy, Mopsy & Cotton-tail Peter Rabbit Keith	$200 [23] Ask a bartender for rye & you'll get a type of this liquor whiskey Keith
$400 [19] In 1992 the ABA honored this law professor who'd gained fame in the Clarence Thomas hearings Anita Hill Ann	$400 [3] ATF, a bureau in the Treasury Department, enforces laws concerning alcohol, tobacco & these firearms Keith	$400 [14] Once part of Yugoslavia, its capital is Sarajevo Bosnia Keith	$400 [18] This radio pioneer failed his entrance examinations for the University of Bologna Marconi Ann	$400 [8] This schoolmaster loves Katrina Van Tassel in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Ichabod Crane Keith	$400 [24] A Rob Roy is made with scotch & the sweet Italian type of this vermouth Ann
$600 [20] This famous diarist & her family left Germany & settled in Amsterdam in 1933 Anne Frank Keith	$600 [4] The office of Management & Budget & the National Security Council belong to this branch of government executive Keith	$800 [16] The Tamil rebels are fighting to separate from this island nation Sri Lanka Kevin	$600 [28] 2 early reapers he sold in 1840 got hopelessly clogged when cutting wet grain McCormick Ann	$600 [9] In "Oliver Twist", he leads a gang consisting of the Artful Dodger, Bill Sikes & others Fagin Ann	$600 [25] Mandarine is a liqueur made from brandy & the juice & peel of this fruit mandarin oranges Ann
$800 [21] Samuel Gridley Howe, husband this author, clandestinely supported John Brown's Harpers Ferry raid Julia Ward Howe Kevin	$800 [5] This agency, the GAO, audits the programs of most federal agencies & reports its findings to Congress the General Accounting Office Kevin	DD $1,000 [15] The 2 countries on the South American mainland named for famous people Bolivia & Colombia Keith	$800 [29] Named Johann at birth, he took the name Gregor upon entering the Augustinian monastery in 1843 Mendel Keith	$800 [11] Gloriana is the title character of this late 16th century Edmund Spenser poem "The Faerie Queen" Keith	$800 [26] The brown type of this fortified Spanish wine is dark & sweet sherry Keith Ann
$1,000 [22] She was a textile worker & amateur parachutist when recruited into the cosmonaut program in 1961 Valentina Tereshkova Keith	DD $2,000 [6] With 52, this state has more representatives in the House than any other California Kevin	$1,000 [17] One of its earlier names was White Russia Belarus Kevin	$1,000 [30] This Russian's periodic table predicted the properties of 3 elements—gallium, scandium & germanium Mendeleev Kevin	$1,000 [12] In this John Steinbeck novel, Mack & his friends throw a party for Doc & ruin his biology lab Cannery Row	$1,000 [27] Aalborg is a popular Danish type of this colorless liquor flavored with caraway aquavit Keith Ann

Final Jeopardy!

ART HISTORY

Prior to 1508 it was covered by Pier Matteo d'Amelia's representation of a starry sky

the (ceiling of the) Sistine Chapel

Ann "What is the Sistine Chapelceiling?" — wagered $6,000

Kevin "What is the Cistine Chapel?" — wagered $4,400

Keith "What is the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?" — wagered $8,300

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