Show #2882 1997-02-25 (taped 1996-11-19) Regular

Contestants

Mark Mironer — a crash avoidance engineer from Waltham, Massachusetts

Tina Carlson — a stamp dealer from North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Jim Fahner — a pediatric oncologist from Grand Rapids, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,199)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jim	$1,100	$1,300	$6,600	$10,001 2-day champion: $21,200	$8,100 18 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs)
Tina	$1,500	$2,500	$3,700	$7,399 3rd place: Amana Washer & Dryer	$3,700 14 R, 1 W
Mark	$0	$2,600	$5,000	$8,000 2nd place: Trip to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida	$6,000 19 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE INSECT WORLD	SIGNS & SYMBOLS	NONFICTION	ROCK & ROLL	U.S. CITIES	IN THE "RED"
$100 [26] The "Japanese" type of this insect belongs to the scarab family Beetle Tina	$100 [6] 2-letter symbol for a prescription for medicine Rx Tina	$100 [21] This Chicago Bull bares all & talks about his relationship with Madonna in his book "Bad As I Wanna Be" Dennis Rodman Mark	$100 [7] This female vocalist joined Big Brother & The Holding Company in June 1966 Janis Joplin Mark	$100 [12] Of Creek origin, the name of this Florida capital means "Old Town" Tallahassee Jim	$100 [1] These Boston ballplayers were formerly known as the Pilgrims & the Puritans Boston Red Sox Mark
$200 [27] The Hessian fly is so named because people believed Hessian soldiers brought it to America during this war the Revolutionary War Jim	$200 [14] The Witches' Almanac says those born under this sign are most likely to "ram" their cars into something Aries Mark	$200 [22] In 1996 Jack Canfield & Mark Hansen cooked up "A 3rd Serving Of" this "for the soul" Chicken Soup Mark	$200 [8] Led by Sting, they disbanded after the release of "Synchronicity", their fifth & most successful album The Police Mark	$200 [13] One of New Jersey's annual rites of summer is the crowning of Miss America in this city Atlantic City Jim	$200 [2] Cabernet, for example Red wine Tina
$300 [28] The comma & the question mark are 2 angelwing species of these fluttering insects Butterflies Mark	$300 [18] Its "Cover The Earth" logo officially turned 90 years old in 1995 Sherwin-Williams Mark	$300 [23] In "The Demon-Haunted World", this astronomer examines the evidence for unexplainable phenomena Carl Sagan Mark	$300 [9] This Eddie Vedder combo headlined the 1992 Lollapalooza tour Pearl Jam Tina	$400 [16] Nicknamed the "Christmas City", this Pennsylvania city is famous for its steel Bethlehem Tina	$300 [3] The Romans called it Mare Rubrum Red Sea Jim
$400 [29] It fills the entire cavity of an insect's body but does not carry oxygen to the cells Blood	$400 [19] The playing card we call the jack is called this in England Knave	$400 [24] This CNN host shares "The Secrets of Good Communication" in "How To Talk To Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere" Larry King Mark	$400 [10] Liz Phair's debut album "Exile in Guyville" was a loose response to this group's "Exile on Main Street" The Rolling Stones Tina	$500 [17] You can visit Ethan Allen's grave in this city, Vermont's largest Burlington Mark	$400 [4] Garibaldi's followers Redshirts Mark
$500 [30] Bee milk is another name for this nutritious substance fed to queen bees royal jelly Jim Tina	$500 [20] Part of the body featured in the logo of Allan Pinkerton's agency Eye Mark	$500 [25] For those who aren't afraid to ask, she provides the answers in "Sex For Dummies" Dr. Ruth Westheimer Jim	$500 [11] This "Kiss From A Rose" singer's distinctive facial scars resulted from an illness Seal Tina	DD $1,000 [15] Coinciding with the World's Fair, the first Olympic Games in the U.S. opened in this city May 14, 1904 St. Louis Mark	$500 [5] Important dates Red-letter days Jim

Double Jeopardy! Round

MARTIN VAN BUREN	ART & ARTISTS	12-LETTER WORDS	THE BIBLE	THEATER	CURRENT EVENTS
$200 [1] As president, Martin assured the South he would protect this "peculiar institution" where it existed Slavery Tina	$200 [25] The influence of Van Dyck can be seen in his "Blue Boy" & other works Thomas Gainsborough Mark	$200 [2] Popular for cookies & ice cream toppings, this flavor is a blend of butter & brown sugar Butterscotch Tina	$200 [3] This book says Nineveh was so big it took 3 days to cross; that's a whale of a tale to us Jonah Tina	$200 [4] At the end of this musical, Curly & Laurey ride off in the surrey with the fringe on top "Oklahoma!" Jim	$200 [6] Michael DeBakey recently advised Russian doctors to perform bypass surgery on this president Boris Yeltsin Mark
$400 [13] In this state's senate, Van Buren was a leader of the "Bucktails", a faction opposed to DeWitt Clinton New York Jim	$400 [26] Ilya Yefimovich Repin's "Ivan The Terrible With The Body Of His Son" is in this city's Tretyakov Gallery Moscow Jim	$400 [17] A native or Norway, Sweden or Denmark Scandinavian Jim	$400 [5] According to Luke 2, Jesus was wrapped in these clothes after birth swaddling clothes Tina	$400 [9] In 1995 John Simon said this Julie Andrews vehicle "may be the best unmusical musical you are ever going to see" Victor/Victoria Jim	$400 [7] This British PM signed the agreement to return Hong Kong to Chinese control in 1997 Margaret Thatcher Jim Mark
$600 [14] Martin's opposition to the annexation of this state probably cost him the 1844 nomination Texas	$600 [27] Vasari said this Renaissance man painted the left-hand angel in Verrocchio's "Baptism of Christ" Leonardo da Vinci Tina	DD $500 [19] In "The Magic Flute" this instrument provides the sounds of Papageno's magic bells Glockenspiel Jim	$600 [21] While Moses was on Mount Sinai, his brother Aaron made this heathen idol for the Israelites to worship The golden calf Jim	$600 [10] In his "Under Milk Wood", the inhabitants & ghosts of a tiny Welsh village tell their stories Dylan Thomas Mark	$600 [8] In November 1996 thousands of Hutus returned from refugee camps in Zaire to this country Rwanda Tina
$800 [15] Martin was not only this 7th president's veep, he was his most trusted advisor Andrew Jackson Jim	$800 [28] Francois Boucher painted several portraits of this patron, the mistress of Louis XV Madame de Pompadour Jim	$600 [18] A baby doctor Pediatrician Jim	$800 [22] Deceived, he blessed his son Jacob rather than Esau Isaac Mark	$800 [11] Reel off a list of his works & you'll find "The Real Inspector Hound" & "The Real Thing" Tom Stoppard Jim	$800 [23] Nigerian author Ken Saro-Wiwa, who protested environmental damage by this industry, was hanged in 1995 the oil industry
$1,000 [16] Martin lost his bid for a 2nd term as president to this man in the "log cabin and hard cider" campaign William Henry Harrison Mark	$1,000 [29] Carel Fabritius, Rembrandt's finest student, died in a 1654 explosion in this Dutch pottery city Delft Jim	$1,000 [20] It's the branch of science that studies the luminosity, temperature & chemical makeup of the universe Astrophysics Mark	$1,000 [30] Nathan was a prophet in the court of this king & anointed his successor David Mark	DD $1,000 [12] A 1996 production of "Buried Child" marked this playwright's first Broadway show after 3 decades in the theater Sam Shepard Jim	$1,000 [24] In October 1995 a coup attempt on the Comoros was put down by this country that once ruled the islands France Tina

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS AUTHORS

Queen Victoria called his death "a very great loss. He had... the strongest sympathy with the poorer classes"

Charles Dickens

Tina "Who was Dickens?" — wagered $3,699

Mark "Who was Dickens" — wagered $3,000

Jim "Who was Chas. Dickens" — wagered $3,401

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