Show #2484 1995-05-25 (taped 1995-01-18) Regular

Contestants

Jeff Hall — a student teacher from Lemoore, California

Larry Glass — a client service specialist from Santa Monica, California

Rick Brown — a video tape editor and videographer from South Toms River, New Jersey (whose 2-day cash winnings total $26,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Rick	$1,200	$1,400	$5,800	$3,600 2nd place: Psion Series 3a pocket computer & Prodigy computer service + Jeopardy! home game	$5,800 12 R, 0 W
Larry	$-500	$400	$1,800	$3,600 3rd place: Panasonic CD radio cassette recorder & portable CD player + Jeopardy! home game	$1,800 9 R, 4 W
Jeff	$1,700	$3,800	$14,800	$14,600 New champion: $14,600	$14,600 34 R (including 3 DDs), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

GREEK MYTHOLOGY	NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES	AMERICAN HISTORY	FOOD & DRINK	U.S.A.	CHARACTERS IN MUSICALS
$100 [1] Thalia, the muse of this form of drama, is often depicted holding a smiling mask comedy Rick	$100 [16] This sport is the subject of Ring magazine boxing Jeff	$100 [3] In 1886 the pineapple industry began in this future state with plants imported from Jamaica Hawaii Larry	$100 [4] Named for the Czech city of Plzen, Pilsner is a pale, light type of this beverage beer Jeff	$100 [5] The memorial to this man in Menlo Park, N.J. features a 13-foot light bulb Edison Jeff	$100 [26] Judas Iscariot, Pontius Pilate, Mary Magdalene Jesus Christ Superstar Jeff
$200 [2] After Argus died, Hera took his eyes & added them to the tail of this, her favorite bird a peacock Jeff	$200 [17] In 1954 this newspaper bought its morning competitor, the Washington Times-Herald the Washington Post Rick	$200 [13] On Oct. 21, 1797 this frigate was launched at Boston the Constitution Jeff	$200 [22] It's the main variety of grape used to make grape juice Concord Jeff	$200 [6] The islands of Attu & Kiska in this Alaskan chain were occupied by Japan in WWII the Aleutians Jeff	$200 [27] Tulsa, Baby Louise, Baby June Gypsy
$300 [9] The romantic heroine known as Hero was a priestess of this love goddess Aphrodite Rick	$300 [18] The name of Yomiuri Shimbun, published in this city, means "the read-and-sell newspaper" Tokyo Larry	$300 [14] In 1827 Army Colonel Henry Leavenworth established the first U.S. outpost in this future state Kansas Larry	$300 [23] Traditional recipes for Scotch shortbread call for only these 3 ingredients & a pinch of salt butter, flour and sugar Larry	$300 [7] Oceangoing vessels can travel this river as far north as the Troy-Albany area the Hudson Jeff	$300 [28] Lilli Vanessi, Lois Lane,"Taming of the Shrew" players Kiss Me, Kate Jeff
$400 [10] This Sun god saw everything, including Hades' abduction of Persephone Helios Jeff	$400 [19] In 1990 this feminist magazine was relaunched as a bimonthly without advertising Ms. magazine Larry	$400 [15] In a 1953 radio-TV broadcast, he said the Truman administration had been "crawling with communists" Senator McCarthy Rick	$400 [24] Caldereta is a thick Spanish seafood stew similar to this common French one bouillabaisse Jeff	$400 [8] North Carolina's "Triad" is made up of the cities of High Point, Greensboro & this hyphenated one Winston-Salem Rick Larry	$400 [29] Lalume, the wazir of police, the Caliph of Baghdad Kismet
$500 [11] This messenger god was born in a cave in Arcadia Hermes Larry Jeff	$500 [20] This magazine aimed at Black women was first published in 1970 Essence Jeff	$500 [21] Elihu Root, this president's Secretary of State 1905-09, was once one of Boss Tweed's lawyers Teddy Roosevelt Jeff	$500 [25] The name of this partly fermented tea is from Chinese for "black dragon" oolong Larry	DD $500 [12] This is the second largest of the Great Lakes Huron Jeff	$500 [30] The barber; captain of the Inquisition; Pedro, head muleteer the Man of La Mancha

Double Jeopardy! Round

1984	THE GOOD EARTH	KIDNAPPED	O PIONEERS!	CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS	DUBLINERS
$200 [1] Suzette Charles won this title by default when Vanessa Williams gave up her crown 2 months early Miss America Larry Jeff	$200 [7] Formations in these natural wonders include helictites, which look like flowers or twigs caves Jeff	$200 [6] In 1960 Adolph III, a grandson of this brewery founder, was kidnapped & murdered Coors Larry Jeff	$200 [12] Pioneer women found artistic expression making the patchwork type of these bed coverings quilts Jeff	$200 [17] While crossing the Pacific, this Portuguese sea captain's first landfall was Guam on March 6, 1521 Magellan Larry Jeff	$200 [24] When he wrote "Gulliver's Travels", he was dean of Dublin's St. Patrick's Cathedral Jonathan Swift Rick
$400 [2] When his second child was born on September 15, he quipped, "We've nearly got a polo team" Prince Charles Rick	$400 [8] The disintegration of volcanic rock produced beaches of this color in Tahiti black Jeff	$400 [22] A wooden ladder was one of the most damaging pieces of evidence linking this man to the Lindbergh kidnapping (Bruno) Hauptmann Jeff	$400 [13] The sod house supplanted this wooden structure among pioneers as they reached the Great Plains a log cabin Jeff	$400 [18] On April 28, 1789, he & 18 crewmen were set adrift near Tonga; 48 days later he reached Timor (Captain) Bligh Jeff	$400 [25] This nemesis of Napoleon was born in Dublin where his father, the Earl of Mornington, was a music professor Wellington Jeff
$600 [3] The financially disastrous world's fair in this city on the Misssissippi went bankrupt New Orleans Larry	$600 [9] The Mer de Glace is the second longest of these in the Alps glacier Larry	$600 [23] It was the alias adopted by Patty Hearst while with the S.L.A. Tania Rick	$600 [14] In 1800 this Wilderness Road pioneer was appointed magistrate of the Femme Osage District Daniel Boone Jeff	$600 [19] Before becoming a naval hero in the Revolutionary War. he was briefly an actor in the West Indies John Paul Jones Rick	$600 [26] In 1759 he founded what would become Ireland's premier brewery Guinness Jeff
$800 [4] He was sworn in as president of El Salvador on June 1 Duarte Rick	$800 [10] This 1,142' monolith in central Australia appears to change color during the day Ayers Rock Jeff	DD $1,000 [27] This Anglican envoy who helped free British hostages in Iran in 1981 was himself kidnapped in 1987 Terry Waite Jeff	$800 [15] This pioneer wagon was named for the resemblance of its white canvas covering to a ship's sails a prairie schooner Jeff	$800 [20] In 1612 he published his "Map of Virginia, with a Description of the Country..." (Captain) John Smith Rick Jeff	$800 [30] He was living on the continent & working on "Dubliners" when he made his final visit to Ireland in 1912 James Joyce Jeff
$1,000 [5] This 18-year-old accidentally collided with Mary Decker at the 1984 Olympics Zola Budd Jeff	DD $1,000 [11] Home to one of the Earth's richest agricultural areas, its name is from the Quechua for "plain" Pampas Jeff	$1,000 [28] In 1924 this pair received life sentences for the murder of Bobbie Franks, plus 99 years for kidnapping him Leopold & Loeb Rick	$1,000 [16] This pioneer for whom a state capital is named organized the Texas Rangers (Stephen) Austin Jeff	$1,000 [21] In 1804 he received a captain's commission for burning the Philadelphia in Tripoli's harbor Stephen Decatur Jeff	$1,000 [29] This poet & dramatist was director of Dublin's Abbey Theatre until his death in 1939 Yeats Jeff

Final Jeopardy!

MAMMALS

A colony of 400 million of these animals in Texas once covered 25,000 square miles

prairie dogs

Larry "What are prairie dogs" — wagered $1,800

Rick "What are [3 or 4 letters scribbled out] Bison?" — wagered $2,200

Jeff "What is a buffalo?" — wagered $200

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