Show #2883 1997-02-26 (taped 1996-11-19) Regular

Contestants

Amit Ray — a graduate student instructor from Ann Arbor, Michigan

Nancy Splane — a homemaker from Jacksonville, Florida

Jim Fahner — a pediatric oncologist from Grand Rapids, Michigan (whose 2-day cash winnings total $21,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jim	$1,700	$4,200	$5,200	$9,601 3-day champion: $30,801	$5,800 24 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Nancy	$0	$1,200	$4,800	$0 3rd place: Pair of Wittnauer Watches	$4,800 12 R, 1 W
Amit	$2,100	$2,700	$8,000	$5,599 2nd place: Trip to Swept Away, Negril, Jamaica	$6,400 17 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. FESTIVALS	THE 1940s	ACTRESSES & TV ROLE	INTERNATIONAL FOOD & DRINK	DOGS	HEAT
$100 [9] On the first weekend in August, a festival in Rockland, Maine honors this crustacean Lobster Jim	$100 [1] He discussed the Four Freedoms in his State of the Union Address January 6, 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt Jim	$100 [21] Caryn Richman & Sally Field have played the California girl nicknamed this Gidget Nancy	$100 [4] Bizcochitos are wine-laced cookies from this North American country Mexico Jim	$100 [26] Setters & water spaniels were crossed with the St. John's Newfoundland, creating these "golden" dogs Golden Retrievers Nancy	$100 [16] Heating "effect" that's said to be at the root of global warming Greenhouse Effect Jim
$200 [10] Valparaiso, Indiana holds a popcorn festival since it was home to this father, or pop, of gourmet popcorn Orville Redenbacher Jim	$200 [2] The Allies' invasion of Normandy began on this date in 1944 June 6 Amit	$200 [22] Pert Kelton, Audrey Meadows, Sue Ann Langdon & Sheila MacRae played this "greatest" housewife Alice Kramden Jim	$200 [5] In Curacao this animal, the symbol of Capricorn, is the main ingredient in a stew Goat Jim Amit	$200 [27] Despite its name, the Great Dane originated in this country, as did the Rottweiler Germany Jim	$200 [17] Heatstroke can occur when this process of eliminating the body's salts ceases Sweating Amit
$300 [11] Don't hum "Don't Fence Me In" at the May festival for this fencing material in La Crosse, Kansas Barbed Wire Jim	$300 [3] In 1945 Charles De Gaulle became provisional president of France & he became head of Yugoslavia Marshal Tito Amit	$300 [23] In the 1990 hour-long series "The Bradys", Leah Ayres assumed this Maureen McCormick role Marcia Brady Jim	$300 [6] A favorite in the Middle East, laban is a drink made from this cultured dairy product Yogurt Jim	$300 [28] According to the AKC, hounds hunt all game except for this type hunted by sporting dogs Birds	$300 [18] This unit of heat measurement is also used by nutritionists Calorie Jim
$400 [12] A Japanese lantern lighting ceremony is part of this April festival in Washington, D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival Amit	$500 [15] This Norwegian was elected the U.N.'s first Secretary-General Trygve Lie Jim	$400 [24] 1 of 3 to play Catwoman on "Batman", she also played 1 of 3 Lily Munsters Lee Meriwether	$400 [7] Skordalia is a garlic, potato & olive oil dip from this Mediterranean country Greece Jim	$400 [29] A wrinkly-faced breed from China, or just its nose Pug Amit	$400 [19] This form of energy, defined as the Earth's natural heat, warms buildings in Klamath Falls, Boise & Reykjavik Geothermal energy Jim
$500 [13] The music festival held in Louisville the weekend after Labor Day is "strictly" this type of music Bluegrass Nancy Amit	DD $900 [14] In 1948 she became director of Research in Contemporary Cultures at Columbia University Margaret Mead Amit	$500 [25] Sharon Acker played this legal secretary in the '70s; Barbara Hale played her in the '50s, '60s, '80s & '90s Della Street Nancy	$500 [8] Vouvray wines come from this valley noted for its chateaux Loire Nancy	$500 [30] This Australian wild dog has been bred with Australian herding dogs Dingo Nancy	$500 [20] Temperature depends on the average kinetic energy of these; the more active, the more heat Molecules Jim

Double Jeopardy! Round

BLACK AMERICA	BIOGRAPHIES	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	QUOTATIONS	WORLD CITIES	THEATRE TALK
$200 [7] Ernest Morial was the first black mayor of this Louisiana city; his son Marc became mayor in 1994 New Orleans Jim	$200 [1] This late-night talk show host titled his memoir "Leading With My Chin" Jay Leno Amit	$200 [13] This Japanese photo film company outbid Kodak as a 1984 Olympics sponsor Fuji Nancy	$200 [26] This '80s 1st lady said "A woman is like a teabag. It's only when she's in hot water that you realize how strong she is." Nancy Reagan Jim Nancy	$200 [2] Some say this city in India was named by the Portuguese "Bom Bahia", or "Good Harbor" Bombay Nancy	$200 [19] Arena theatre, in which the audience is seated on all sides of the acting area, is also called theatre-in-this Theatre-In-The-Round Jim
$400 [8] In 1908 he composed the "Fig Leaf Rag" Scott Joplin Jim	$400 [12] From the 1980s, "Cory: Profile of a President" was about her Corazon Aquino Amit	$400 [14] In 1982 this aluminum foil company introduced its product plastic wrap Reynolds Jim Amit	$400 [27] In his almanac Benjamin Franklin cynically wrote, "Where there's marriage without love, there will be" this Love without marriage Jim Amit	$400 [3] This city is the seat of the Roman Catholic archbishop of Venezuela Caracas Nancy	$400 [20] "Avian" term for the offstage area where the actors await their cues Wings Jim
$600 [9] The Associated Press named him Male Athlete of the Year after he won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics Jesse Owens Jim	$600 [16] A 1928 biography on this religious figure was titled "Gotama The Man" Buddha Amit	$600 [15] In 1962 this chain opened its first budget motel, a 52-unit complex in Santa Barbara, California Motel 6 Jim Amit	$600 [28] This late magazine publisher ascribed his success to "Sheer ability spelled I-N-H-E-R-I-T-A-N-C-E" Malcolm Forbes Amit	$600 [4] In 1995 the new World Trade Organization established its headquarters in this Swiss city Geneva Nancy	$600 [21] In ancient Greek drama, the Coryphaeus was the leader of this group Chorus Amit
$800 [10] He played Mookie in the film "Do The Right Thing", which he also wrote & directed Spike Lee Amit	DD $600 [18] Robert Shelton's "No Direction Home" covered the life of this rock music performer Bob Dylan Jim	$800 [22] Despite its name, this Wooster, Ohio housewares company makes most of its products from plastic Rubbermaid Jim	$1,000 [30] The saying "There's no such thing as a free lunch" is attributed to this Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman Nancy Amit	$800 [5] The National Museum in this Somali capital was built in the 19th century by the sultan of Zanzibar Mogadishu Amit	$800 [24] Ionesco's "The Bald Soprano" is an example of the unconventional theatrical form known as "Theater of" The Absurd Amit
$1,000 [11] Ebony & Jet are among the magazines launched by this publisher John Johnson Jim	$800 [17] In 1978 Bob Thomas wrote "Joan Crawford: A Biography" & Christina Crawford wrote this "Mommie Dearest" Jim	$1,000 [23] In 1922 it introduced the Gyrofoam, the first washing machine to clean with water action Maytag	DD $1,900 [29] In 1936's "An American And France", she wrote, "America is my country and Paris is my hometown" Gertrude Stein Amit	$1,000 [6] The discovery of gold at Kalgoorlie in 1890 aided the growth of this capital of Western Australia Perth Amit	$1,000 [25] "Everyman" is this kind of medieval play presented to teach lessons about good and evil Morality play Nancy

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC AMERICANS

In 1788 Cyrus Griffin became its last president

The Continental Congress

Nancy "What is" — wagered $4,800

Jim "What was the Continental Congress" — wagered $4,401

Amit "What Confederation of U.S. States?" — wagered $2,401

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