Show #2802 1996-11-05 (taped 1996-09-04) Regular

Contestants

Chris Belanger — a graduate student from East Greenwich, Rhode Island

George Klos — a researcher from Austin, Texas

Alice Rote — a high school teacher from Doylestown, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,399)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Alice	$600	$2,000	$8,800	$16,401 2-day champion: $22,800	$9,600 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
George	$-400	$-300	$900	$0 3rd place: Amana smooth top range + Jeopardy! scorekeeper	$900 9 R, 5 W
Chris	$2,200	$3,200	$8,200	$10,200 2nd place: trip to Barbados & stay at Almond Beach Resort + Jeopardy! scorekeeper	$8,200 22 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THOMAS JEFFERSON	TIME SPANS	LITERARY TERMS	THE MOVIES	TRAVEL U.S.A.	4-LETTER WORDS
$100 [3] As a member of the Continental Congress, Jefferson was chosen to draft this document in 1776 the Declaration of Independence George	$100 [21] He claimed he killed over 4,000 bison in 18 months while supplying meat to railroad workers Buffalo Bill Cody Alice	$100 [1] It's often called "the lowest form of wit" & Charles Lamb said it was "a pistol let off at the ear" a pun Chris	$100 [6] This comedian becomes a new father & a grandfather in "Father of the Bride Part II" Steve Martin George	$100 [26] The Halekulani Hotel in this state capital has an enormous orchid mosaic at the bottom of its swimming pool Honolulu George	$100 [16] This bugle call played at a military camp is an order to turn out the lights "Taps" Alice
$200 [4] As a young man Jefferson often played this instrument in a chamber group organized by the governor the violin Alice	$200 [22] Among the comets he tracked that were seen between 1337 & 1698, he found one with a 75-year orbit Halley Alice	$200 [2] This type of question is asked to produce an effect, not to elicit an answer a rhetorical question George	$200 [10] In "Heat" he put the heat on Robert De Niro; in "City Hall" he was mayor of New York Al Pacino Chris	$400 [28] You can ride an elevator to the top of the 55-foot statue of Vulcan in this Alabama city Birmingham George	$200 [17] A cutting remark, or a sharp point projecting backward from the point of a fishhook a barb Chris
$300 [7] Among his inventions were a swivel chair & one of these to measure the distance of his walks pedometer	$300 [23] Though not as regular as once thought, this Yellowstone attraction erupts about every 30-90 minutes Old Faithful Chris	$300 [5] This term for the text of an opera comes from Italian meaning "booklet" a libretto Chris	$300 [11] "Mad Max 2" with Mel Gibson was released in the U.S. under this title The Road Warrior George Chris	$500 [27] Visitors to south Texas can take a bus tour of this 825,000-acre ranch the King Ranch George	$300 [18] In mythology it's one of a class of deities with the body of a man & the horns, ears, tail & legs of a goat a faun Chris
$400 [8] Differences with Alexander Hamilton led Jefferson to resign this cabinet post in 1793 Secretary of State Alice	$400 [24] Before the French Revolution, this age "emerged from the darkness" the Enlightenment Chris	$400 [14] Term for the point in a novel where a crisis comes to its greatest intensity a climax Chris	$400 [12] Kevin Costner tees off as golfer Roy McAvoy in this 1996 sports comedy Tin Cup Chris	—	$400 [19] 2 of 3 U.S. states that fit the category (2 of) Ohio & Utah (Iowa) George Chris
$500 [9] At 26 Jefferson was elected to this representative legislative body, the 1st in America the Virginia House of Burgesses George Chris	$500 [25] In 1994 it ran June 17-July 17 & over a billion people watched its title game the World Cup Alice	$500 [15] This author called expressions he invented, like slithy & frumious, portmanteau words Lewis Carroll Alice	$500 [13] Sequels to this horror film have included "Season of the Witch" & "The Curse of Michael Myers" Halloween	—	$500 [20] This flightless bird of South America has 3 toes on its feet; an ostrich has 2 a rhea George

Double Jeopardy! Round

CATS	DAM	YANKEES	VICTOR/VICTORIA	THE KING AND I	BROADWAY MUSICALS
$200 [12] These "Thai" cats are born nearly white; they darken around their points as they grow older Siamese Chris	$200 [26] This agency, the TVA, operates 29 hydroelectric dams the Tennessee Valley Authority George Chris	$200 [1] 3 years before marching through Georgia, he was president of a St. Louis street railway Sherman Alice	$200 [21] He completed "Les Miserables", his longest work, during a 15-year exile on the island of Guernsey Victor Hugo George	$200 [6] Madame de Maintenon was the sunshine of this "Sun King"'s life; they were secretly married, perhaps in 1683 Louis XIV Chris	$200 [11] Patti Lupone played Nancy in a 1984 revival of this "Dickens" of a musical Oliver! Chris
$400 [13] The Cymric is a long-haired version of this tailless cat the Manx Alice	$600 [27] Completed in 1932, a 19-mile-long dam in this country created the Ijsselmeer from part of the Zuiderzee the Netherlands Alice	$400 [2] Although he didn't invent baseball, he did fire the first Union shot at Fort Sumter (Abner) Doubleday Chris	$400 [22] Samson in the 1949 feature "Samson and Delilah", he played Samson's father in the 1984 TV remake Victor Mature George	$400 [7] Legend says "Fair Rosamund", a lover of Henry II, was poisoned by order of Henry's wife, this heiress of Aquitaine Eleanor Chris	$400 [17] The song "Human Again", cut from this Disney film, reappeared in the Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast Chris
$800 [15] This large cat from the "Down East" region has 3 tufted paws for easy snow travel the Maine Coon cat	$800 [28] The volume of this dam on the Nile is about 17 times that of the great pyramid at Giza the Aswan High Dam Alice	$600 [3] For forcing the surrender of New Orleans on April 25, 1862, he was promoted to rear admiral David Farragut Chris	$600 [23] This composer of "Babes in Toyland" was born in Dublin & trained in music in Stuttgartf Victor Herbert Alice	$600 [8] Margaret Drummond, lover of this country's a King James IV, was murdered with poisoned porridge in 1501 Scotland Alice	$600 [18] This musical about a bordello was an Actors' Studio workshop production before it reached Broadway The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Chris
$1,000 [16] This nearly hairless cat whose name suggests an ancient structure appeared in the 1960s the Sphinx cat	DD $2,000 [29] Gatun Lake, part of this waterway, was created by damming the Chagres River the Panama Canal Alice	$800 [4] This "Ben hur" author was a member of the court that tried the Lincoln assassination conspirators (Lew) Wallace Chris	$800 [24] This first woman to run for the U.S. presidency was married at age 15 Victoria Woodhull George	$800 [9] This actress & orange-seller was the apple of Charles II's eye Nell Gwyn	$800 [19] Jonathan Larson, who wrote this 1996 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, died before its opening night Rent Alice
DD $1,800 [14] Alphabetically, it's the first breed of cat recognized by most cat organizations Abyssinian Alice	—	$1,000 [5] Shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War, Lincoln appointed this "Pathfinder" a major general (John) Fremont Alice	$1,000 [25] He directed "The Wizard of Oz" & "Gone with the Wind" in the same year–1939 Victor Fleming Alice	$1,000 [10] Camilla Parker Bowles' great-grandmother Alice Keppel was a mistress of this king who reigned 1901-1910 Edward VII Alice	$1,000 [20] Perhaps it was fate that won Alfred Drake the role of Hajj in this 1953 musical Kismet Chris

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN ARTISTS

Among his paintings are "The Fog Warning", "Eight Bells" & "Undertow"

Winslow Homer

George "Who is ?" — wagered $900

Chris "Who is W. Homer?" — wagered $2,000

Alice "Who is W. Homer" — wagered $7,601

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