Show #2547 1995-10-03 Regular

Gordon Wean game 3.

Contestants

Carole Edwards — a writer from Falls Church, Virginia

Al Kapusinski — a bar owner and film student from Huletts Landing, New York

Gordon Wean — a teacher from Cleveland Heights, Ohio (whose 2-day cash winnings total $30,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Gordon	$1,100	$4,000	$9,200	$10,200 3-day champion: $40,300	$9,200 25 R, 3 W
Al	$700	$1,400	$4,000	$7,900 2nd place: Counterpoint compact disc player & Klipsch speakers + Jeopardy! Sports Edition for home computer or Super Nintendo	$4,500 20 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W (including 1 DD)
Carole	$500	$1,000	$3,800	$7,500 3rd place: New Home Memory Craft 4000 sewing machine + Jeopardy! Sports Edition for home computer or Super Nintendo	$3,800 8 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD HISTORY	POP MUSIC	GARDENING	BIBLICAL PEOPLE	ANIMALS	THE LETTER T
$100 [2] Cardinal Achille Ratti was elected to this office Feb. 6, 1922, taking the name Pius XI pope Al	$100 [4] This Doors vocalist left the group after recording "L.A. Woman" & moved to Paris to write poetry Jim Morrison Al	$100 [23] This flower's name comes from the Latin gladius, "sword", & refers to the shape of its leaves the gladiola Gordon	$100 [17] Until their eyes "were opened" they were not ashamed of being naked Adam & Eve Gordon	$100 [1] The most obvious difference between African & Asian elephants is the size of these their ears Gordon Al	$100 [6] 'T is short for this in words like 'twas it Gordon
$300 [8] This Egyptian president graduated from the military academy at Cairo in 1938 Nasser Gordon Al	$200 [5] This Neil Diamond tune begins, "Where it began, I cant begin to knowin', but then I know it's grown' strong" "Sweet Caroline"	$200 [24] Plant the Bosc, Seckel & Bartlett varieties of this tree near each other to ensure pollination the pear Gordon	$200 [19] This man was sitting at the gate of Sodom when he was approached by 2 angels, whom he invited home Lot Gordon	$200 [12] The baleen type of this mammal has 2 nostrils, while the toothed has a single blowhole the whale Gordon	$200 [7] It's cut from the center of the short loin the t-bone Al
$400 [9] In medieval Russia, 1 altyn equaled 3 of these monetary units kopeks Al	$300 [27] This "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" singer performed the hot harmonica licks on 1964's "My Boy Lollypop" Rod Stewart Gordon	$300 [25] Pines & azaleas are good candidates for this Japanese art of plant growing bonsai Gordon	$300 [20] Marco Polo said he visited the Persian graves of this trio, who are unnamed in the Bible the wise men Gordon	$300 [13] It is thought English sailors corrupted the name of the alcatraz, a large seabird, into this word albatross Gordon	$300 [11] In 18th c. England, a person with a T branded on his thumb was one of these felons a thief Al
DD $500 [3] Edward VII was crowned king of the United Kingdom in 1902 & emperor of this country in 1903 India Al	$400 [29] 1 of 2 California prisons where Johnny Cash recorded live albums in the late '60s (1 of) Folsom or San Quentin Al	$400 [26] It's the common name of the orange-flowered plant Lilium tigrinum the tiger lily Al	$400 [21] This wife of Abraham was Abraham's half-sister Sarah Gordon	$400 [14] This egg-laying Australian animal is one of a very few venomous mammals the duck-billed platypus Gordon	$400 [16] The phrase "it fits to a T" alludes to this device used to draw right angles & parallel lines a T-square Al
$500 [10] In 1886 followers of the Mahdi captured Khartoum, now in this country Sudan Gordon	$500 [30] Barbra Streisand teamed with him to win a 1980 Grammy for "Guilty" Barry Gibb	$500 [28] Hydrangeas that flower pink in normal soil will produce blooms of this color in acid soil blue Gordon Al	$500 [22] When Jacob was born, he emerged holding on to this infant's heel Esau Gordon	$500 [15] The "clouded" variety of this big cat hunts almost entirely in the trees & eats monkeys a leopard Al Carole	$500 [18] The T in T.S. Eliot stands for this name Thomas Carole

Double Jeopardy! Round

AUTHORS	DESIGN	NATIONAL PARKS	VICE PRESIDENTS	MOVIE NOSTALGIA	SCIENTISTS
$200 [5] "Benito Cereno" is one of "The Piazza Tales", an 1856 collection by this "Moby Dick" author Melville Carole	$200 [11] Eero Saarinen designed the Ingalls Hockey Rink for this New Haven university, his alma mater Yale Gordon	$200 [2] This park features extinct trees such as schilderia & Araucarioxylon arizonicum Petrified Forest Al Carole	$200 [1] This Carter VP's wife was nicknamed "Joan of Art" for her interest in that subject Mondale Al	$200 [18] Near the beginning of this 1939 classic, Dorothy falls into a pen full of pigs The Wizard of Oz Gordon	$200 [13] This horticulturist was the 13th child of Samuel Walton Burbank Luther Burbank Al
$400 [6] The group of poets known as "The School of" this Quebec city included Emile Nelligan & Albert Lozeau Montreal Al	$400 [12] Mnesicles designed the Propylaea, the entrance gateway on this famous hill the Acropolis Al	$400 [10] This park is home to Ribbon Fall & El Capitan, a solid granite rock rising about 3600 feet Yosemite Gordon	$600 [4] Though hindered by dyslexia, this future Ford VP was named to Phi Beta Kappa Nelson Rockefeller Al	$400 [19] She belted out Irving Berlin songs as the ambassador to Lichtenburg in "Call Me Madam" Ethel Merman Carole	$400 [14] This American ornithologist was the illegitimate son of a French sea captain & a servant girl (John James) Audubon Gordon
$600 [7] This biographer of Samuel Johnson was the son of Lord Auchinleck & a distant cousin of King George III Boswell Gordon	$600 [15] In the 1930s architect Arne Jacobsen designed the sleek & modern "egg" style of this piece of furniture the chair Gordon	$600 [29] It's the longest cave system in the world, with a mapped length of over 300 miles Mammoth Cave Al	$800 [23] He went to Europe after his 1807 treason trial & still attempted to gain a North American empire Aaron Burr Al	$600 [20] Her sexy performance as cabaret star Lola-Lola in "The Blue Angel" catapulted her to stardom Marlene Dietrich Carole	$600 [25] He was almost right in predicting a comet seen in 1682 would return in 1758; it returned in 1759 (Edmond) Halley Gordon Al
$800 [8] "We are lost here in America, but I believe we shall be found", he wrote in "You Can't Go Home Again" (Thomas) Wolfe Gordon	$800 [16] Originally, the pattern on the fisherman's style of this garment indicated the locale where the fisherman lived a sweater	$800 [28] This U.S. territory's park covers about 2/3 of St. John & 5,650 acres of its adjacent waters the U.S. Virgin Islands Gordon	$1,000 [24] This first FDR VP lived to nearly 99, making him the longest-lived holder of the office (John Nance) Garner Carole	$800 [21] "Merry Monarch" portrayed by Vincent Price in "Hudson's Bay" & Cedric Hardwicke in "Nell Gwyn" Charles II Al Carole	$800 [30] A correct prediction of a 1560 eclipse fascinated this Dane & launched him on a scientific career Tycho Brahe Gordon Al
$1,000 [9] She set her 1932 story "Neighbor Rosicky" in Nebraska (Willa) Cather Carole	$1,000 [17] Born in 1860, this designer whose first name was Rene became known for glass perfume bottles Lalique Gordon	DD $2,000 [26] The Snake River enters & exits Jackson Lake in this park just south of Yellowstone Grand Teton National Park Al	DD $1,800 [3] In 1968 he won the Democratic presidential nomination without entering a single primary Hubert Humphrey Al	$1,000 [22] Ronald Reagan cries out, "Where's the rest of me?" in the 1942 film about this title town Kings Row	$1,000 [27] On May 14, 1796 he performed the first vaccination with cowpox serum, on James Phipps, age 8 Edward Jenner Carole

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS NAMES

Born June 27, 1880, she called March 3, 1887, the day she met her teacher, the birthday of her soul

Helen Keller

Carole "Who is Helen Keller?" — wagered $3,700

Al "Who is Helen Keller?" — wagered $3,900

Gordon "Who is Helen Keller?" — wagered $1,000

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