Show #2549 1995-10-05 Regular

Gordon Wean game 5.

Contestants

Brenda Wolfson — a registered nurse from Davis, California

Patrick McGeehan — a journalist from Hoboken, New Jersey

Gordon Wean — a teacher from Cleveland Heights, Ohio (whose 4-day cash winnings total $44,895)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Gordon	$2,000	$2,900	$10,300	$8,599 2nd place: Bassett dining room set & Muirfield china + Jeopardy! Sports edition for home computer or Super Nintendo	$10,300 24 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Patrick	$2,300	$2,600	$4,800	$9,200 New champion: $9,200	$4,700 19 R (including 1 DD), 7 W
Brenda	$200	$600	$6,000	$100 3rd place: RCA 27" TV + Jeopardy! Sports edition for home computer or Super Nintendo	$5,200 13 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

NICKNAMES	TELEVISION	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	MUSIC STYLES	NATURE	CROSSWORD CLUES "L"
$100 [11] Born in Vienna, this French queen was called, contemptuously, L'Autrichienne, "The Austrian" Marie Antoinette Gordon Brenda	$100 [21] When "Cheers" ended, this Kelsey Grammer character moved to Seattle & became a radio shrink Frasier Patrick	$100 [2] In 1899 this soft drink was first bottled on a large scale in Chattanooga, Tennessee, not Georgia Coca-Cola Gordon	$100 [26] Island that's given us ska & reggae, mon Jamaica Patrick	$100 [16] Native to California, this giant sequoia relative is the tallest U.S. tree the redwood Gordon	$100 [1] Soup scoop (5) ladle Patrick
$200 [12] His nicknames include "The Father of Protestantism" & "The Father of the Reformation" Martin Luther Patrick	$200 [22] In the 1994 TV movie "A Burning Passion", Shannen Doherty portrayed this southern author Margaret Mitchell Patrick Brenda	$200 [4] This Procter & Gamble soap was once found to have impurities totaling only .56% Ivory Patrick	$200 [27] It's the decade that introduced us to acid rock the '60s Gordon Patrick	$200 [17] Most birds begin this grooming process by spreading an oil through their feathers preening Gordon Patrick	$200 [3] A maze (9) a labyrinth Patrick
$300 [13] This first Secretary of the Treasury was known as "The King of the Feds" Alexander Hamilton Patrick	$300 [23] In 1989, on the final episode of this series, Crockett & Tubbs considered leaving the force Miami Vice Patrick	$300 [5] In the 1850s this sewing machine company introduced the first consumer installment plan Singer Brenda	$300 [28] Influenced by spirituals, it's the field of popular Christian church music gospel Patrick	$300 [18] Like diamond, this soft black mineral is made of pure carbon, but with a different crystal structure graphite Gordon Brenda	$300 [6] Trees to "rest on" (7) laurels Patrick
$400 [14] Otto von Bismarck was "The Man of Blood and Iron" & this WWII general was "Old Blood and Guts" Patton Gordon	$400 [24] Matthew Broderick's father James Broderick played Kristy McNichol's dad on this 1970s series Family Gordon	DD $500 [7] This newspaper chain owns North America's largest billboard advertising firm the Gannett company Patrick	$400 [29] The Archies' "Sugar, Sugar" is included in this category of sweet pop music bubblegum Gordon Patrick	$400 [19] Coral reefs ware of 3 types: fringing, barrier & this circular type that forms an island around a lagoon an atoll Gordon	$400 [9] Bookkeeper's book (6) a ledger Gordon
$500 [15] It was the nickname of Robert Stroud, who wrote a 1942 "Digest of the Diseases of Birds" The Birdman of Alcatraz Gordon	$500 [25] This male housekeeper was played by Christopher Hewett; Bob Uecker played his employer Mr. Belvedere Patrick	$500 [8] In 1970 this hotel chain bought the International Hotel in Las Vegas Hilton Patrick	$500 [30] Section of the record shop in which you'd find Respighi's "Pines of Rome" classical Brenda	$500 [20] Sepia officinalis is the scientific name of this creature that secretes sepia the cuttlefish Gordon	$500 [10] Odysseus' father or Ophelia's brother (7) Laertes Gordon

Double Jeopardy! Round

NONFICTION	AROUND THE WORLD	ITALIAN FOOD	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	AMERICAN HISTORY	BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY
$200 [12] She's the famous "Mrs." behind the "I love Chocolate! Cookbook" Debra (Debbi) Fields Brenda	$200 [17] Legend says the volcano goddess known as Madame Pele is sometimes seen on this "Big Island" of the "Aloha State" Hawaii Gordon Brenda	$200 [7] The classic pasta for clam sauce, it's sometimes referred to as flat spaghetti linguine Patrick	$200 [4] Haverford College, the first Quaker college in the U.S., is located in this state Pennsylvania Gordon	$200 [1] In May 1790 this smallest state became the last of the 13 colonies to ratify the Constitution Rhode Island Gordon	$200 [23] Britannica calls this man born in New Orleans in 1900 "the leading trumpeter in jazz history" Louis Armstrong Brenda
$400 [22] Robert Kennedy's book "Thirteen Days: A Memoir of" this "Crisis" was published posthumously in 1969 the Cuban Missile Crisis Brenda	$400 [18] Many Yucatecos, natives of this peninsula, are descended from the Maya Indians the Yucatan Brenda	$600 [14] Minestrone alla genovese is vegetable soup to which this basil, garlic & pine nut sauce has been added pesto Gordon	$400 [8] It's the alma mater of Thomas Jefferson & James Monroe The College of William and Mary Patrick Brenda	$400 [2] In 1867 Congress declared Nebraska the 37th state, overriding this president's veto Andrew Johnson Gordon	$400 [24] July 4, 1930 saw the birth of this principal owner of the New York Yankees George Steinbrenner Gordon
$600 [25] "The Way Things Ought to Be" by this TV & radio personality was the bestselling nonfiction hardcover of 1992 Rush Limbaugh Patrick	$600 [19] Itzhak Ben-Zvi was the only person chosen president of this country 3 times–in 1952, 1957 & 1962 Israel Gordon	$800 [15] Saltimbocca is a veal dish seasoned with sage & topped with slices of this ham prosciutto Brenda	$600 [9] Oglethorpe University was founded in Milledgeville in 1835 & moved to this city in 1915 Atlanta Gordon Patrick	$600 [3] In this pamphlet Thomas Paine wrote, "Everything that is right or natural pleads for separation" "Common Sense" Patrick	$600 [28] Iva D'Aquino, born July 4, 1916 in L.A., was known for Broadcasting WWII Japanese propaganda under this name Tokyo Rose Brenda
$800 [26] In 1936 he published his first book, "Winning Bridge Made Easy" Charles Goren Patrick	$800 [20] This city was known as Serdica in ancient times, long before it became Bulgaria's capital Sofia Gordon	$1,000 [16] A popular side dish, these round dumplings are often made from potatoes or flour & served with a sauce gnocchi Brenda	$800 [10] In 1945 it was designated the state university of New Jersey Rutgers Patrick	$800 [5] In April 1959 ill health forced him to resign as Secretary of State; he died a month later (John Foster) Dulles Patrick Brenda	$800 [29] This Italian nationalist revolutionary was born July 4, 1807 in France Garibaldi Gordon
$1,000 [27] In 1890 this reporter shared her travel experiences in "Around the World in Seventy-Two Days" Nellie Bly Gordon	$1,000 [21] You can rent princess Margaret's villa on Mustique, an island in this sea, for about $6,000 a week the Caribbean Gordon	DD $1,200 [13] Peperoni ripieni are stuffed peppers & pomodori ripieni are these stuffed items tomatoes Brenda	$1,000 [11] The Uris Library with its 173-foot tower is a landmark of this Ivy League school in Ithaca Cornell Patrick	$1,000 [6] On Feb. 17, 1909 this Apache leader died at Fort Sill, Oklahoma Geronimo	DD $1,000 [30] Nathaniel Hawthorne was born July 4, 1804 in this Massachusetts town Salem Gordon

Final Jeopardy!

SPORTS

There are more patents issued in relation to this sport than any other

golf

Patrick "What is golf" — wagered $4,400

Brenda "What is baseball" — wagered $5,900

Gordon "What is shooting?" — wagered $1,701

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