Show #2750 1996-07-12 Regular

Contestants

Peter Bliss — a reference librarian from Riverside, California

Kirstin Olsen — a freelance writer from Santa Clara, California

Stephen Lewis — a hotel owner from Calico Rock, Arkansas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $29,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Stephen	$1,600	$5,000	$9,200	$2,400 3rd place: Aiwa digital mini system + John Williams CD Summon Heroes	$7,300 23 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Kirstin	$1,400	$2,700	$7,900	$9,201 New champion: $9,201	$7,900 21 R, 2 W
Peter	$600	$800	$4,600	$9,199 2nd place: trip to Jamaica & stay at Swept Away Resort + John Williams CD Summon Heroes	$4,400 11 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

ALPHABETICALLY FIRST	JAPAN	ACTORS & THEIR ROLES	EXPLORERS	FASHION	CELEBRITY RHYME TIME
$100 [22] Among those quoted in Bartlett's, he's alphabetically first with "Who's on first..." Bud Abbott Kirstin Peter	$100 [1] This art of skin decoration reaches a high artistic level in Japan tattooing Kirstin	$100 [6] This "Jeopardy!" creator played himself in the 1969 movie comedy "Hello Down There" Merv Griffin Stephen	$100 [11] After the Santa Maria ran aground in 1492, he used the salvaged lumber to build a fort Christopher Columbus Peter	$100 [17] Like Bermudas, Jamaicas are these shorts Peter	$100 [16] Danza's little horses Tony's ponies Kirstin
$200 [23] Alphabetically, it's the first of NASA's 5 manned space programs Apollo Stephen	$200 [2] It's the term for one who has mastered the martial art called ninjutsu a ninja Stephen	$200 [7] When Jeff Bridges starred as this "Wild" westerner, Ellen Barkin was his Calamity Jane Bill Hickok Kirstin	$200 [12] Louis Antoine de Bougainville led the 1st expedition from this country to circumnavigate the globe France Kirstin	$200 [27] Traditionally, this men's skirt of the Scottish Highlands requires more than 7 yards of cloth a kilt Kirstin	$200 [18] Holbrook's buddies Hal's pals Stephen
$300 [24] Alphabetically, it's the first of the 2-letter words for notes of the scale do Stephen	$300 [3] These military dictators dominated Japan for most of the period between 1192 & 1867 the shoguns Stephen	$300 [8] "St. Elsewhere" star William Daniels played Dustin Hoffman's father in this 1967 Mike Nichols film The Graduate Stephen	$300 [13] David Thompson was the 1st European to explore the length of this Oregon-Washington river the Columbia Stephen	$300 [28] These silk items made by Hermes are often framed as wall hangings scarves Kirstin	$300 [19] Della's musical selections Reese's pieces Stephen
$500 [26] This European capital is alphabetically first among summer Olympic sites Amsterdam Stephen Kirstin	$400 [4] The milieu of these traditional female entertainers is called the "flower and willow world" geisha Kirstin	$400 [9] Now a toy company VP Kathy Garver once played Buffy & Jody's sister Cissy on this TV series Family Affair Stephen	$400 [14] Before conquering the Aztec Empire, he aided Diego Velasquez in the conquest of Cuba Cortes Kirstin	$400 [29] Named for a Chinese official, it's a narrow, upright collar that doesn't quite meet in front a Mandarin Kirstin	$400 [20] Streep's hazards Meryl's perils Stephen
DD $1,500 [25] Serving from 1969-1986, he's alphabetically first among Chief Justices of the United States Warren Burger Stephen	$500 [5] When eating this raw fish & rice dish, dip the fish, not the rice, in soy sauce sushi Peter	$500 [10] You could call Jack Nicholson's role as this playwright in "Reds" a "Strange Interlude" in his career Eugene O'Neill Kirstin	$500 [15] In May 1926 Richard Byrd made the 1st flight over the North Pole, beating this Norwegian by 3 days Amundsen Stephen	$500 [30] They're long gloves with flaring cuffs for women, or armor-covered gloves for knights gauntlets Kirstin	$500 [21] Kristofferson's osculations Kris's kisses Stephen

Double Jeopardy! Round

MONSTERS	FAMOUS NAMES	LABOR	STATE CAPITALS	1885	20th CENTURY ARTISTS
$200 [7] A drug turns this man into the monster Hyde Jekyll Kirstin	$200 [19] In 1986 he became archbishop of Cape Town & head of the Anglican Church in South Africa Desmond Tutu Stephen	$200 [25] The full name of this union, the UAW, includes aerospace & agricultural implement workers the United Auto Workers Stephen	$200 [2] This New Jersey capital was one of the nation's foremost industrial centers in the mid-19th century Trenton Kirstin	$200 [12] On March 14 this Gilbert & Sullivan operetta debuted in London, England, not Titipu, Japan The Mikado Stephen	$200 [1] The attention accorded his "American Gothic" allowed him to charge over $1,000 a painting Grant Wood Kirstin
$400 [8] Among the Chinese this reptilian monster is a symbol of good fortune a dragon Stephen	$400 [20] The Hellier & Tuscan were 2 of the finest violins made by this Italian Stradivarius Kirstin	$400 [26] In 1978 this education union, the AFT, established a division for health care professionals the American Federation of Teachers Kirstin	$400 [3] This Idaho capital contains the oldest synagogue still in use west of the Mississippi Boise Stephen	$400 [13] In 1885 this city replaced T'ai-nan as administrative center of Taiwan Taipei Kirstin	$400 [17] At the age of 12 this "Christina's World" painter illustrated an edition of "Robin Hood" Andrew Wyeth Stephen Peter
$600 [9] This poem tells of a Scandinavian prince who rids the Danes of the monster Grendel "Beowulf" Peter	$600 [21] This brother of an assassin gave his last performance April 4, 1891, playing Hamlet in Brooklyn Edwin Booth Peter	$600 [27] More than 1 million strong, AFSCME is the American Federation of State, County & these employees Municipal Kirstin	$600 [4] This capital is located in a region long inhabited by the Houma & Bayou Goula Native American groups Baton Rouge Peter	$600 [14] He first used his rabies vaccine on Joseph Meister, a small boy who had been bitten by a dog Louis Pasteur	$600 [18] He produced the first album by the Velvet Underground & showed his films at their performances Andy Warhol Stephen
DD $1,000 [10] The Thebans made Oedipus king for ridding them of this monster the Sphinx Peter	$800 [23] In 1881 this Christian Science leader founded the Massachusetts Metaphysical College Mary Baker Eddy Peter	$1,000 [24] This man was head of the AFL-CIO from its merger in 1955 until he retired in 1979 George Meany Stephen	$800 [5] The growth of this capital was stimulated by the discovery of the Comstock Lode, 15 miles away Carson City Stephen	$800 [15] This Amsterdam museum opened officially July 13 in a structure designed by P.J.H. Cuypers the Rijksmuseum Peter	$800 [28] Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein taught at this New Jersey state university from 1960 to 1963 Rutgers Kirstin
$1,000 [11] Krishna, the 8th avatar of this god, slew or defeated scores of evil demons & monsters Vishnu Stephen Kirstin	$1,000 [22] This husband & wife who wrote "The Story of Civilization" died within 2 weeks of each other in 1981 Will & Ariel Durant Kirstin	—	DD $1,800 [6] Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first woman governor, occupied the governor's mansion in this city Cheyenne Stephen	$1,000 [16] In 1885 this "Old Ironsides" poet published a biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson Oliver Wendell Holmes Peter	—

Final Jeopardy!

MYSTERY WRITERS

Mystery writer whose first book was an autobiography, "The Sport of Queens"

Dick Francis

Peter "Who is Dick Francis?" — wagered $4,599

Kirstin "Who waisAgatha Christie? Francis?" — wagered $1,301

Stephen "Who isMargaretTruman?" — wagered $6,800

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