Show #2886 1997-03-03 (taped 1996-11-20) Regular

Contestants

Jim Diggins — a legal editor from South Euclid, Ohio

Steven Lane — an association coordinator from Fairfax, Virginia

Greg Mayer — a university professor from Racine, Wisconsin (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,290)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Greg	$2,400	$4,100	$9,300	$2,399 3rd place: Magnavox Stereo 25-inch Color Monitor Receiver TV	$8,100 23 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Steven	$0	$400	$3,000	$3,300 2nd place: Trip to Mexico City	$3,000 12 R, 3 W
Jim	$900	$1,400	$8,100	$6,100 New champion: $6,100	$7,900 15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	GEMS	AUTHORS	SOUL & FUNK MUSIC	ATLANTA BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	HORSE HODGEPODGE
$100 [1] After years of construction, this canal finally opened for business August 15, 1914 Panama Canal Greg	$100 [21] Examples of this July birthstone found in Sri Lanka are typically a pale shade of red Ruby Greg	$100 [13] In 1930, 2 years after divorcing Archibald Christie, she married archaeologist Max Mallowan Agatha Christie Steven	$100 [11] "Living In America" from "Rocky IV" helped revive the career of this "Soul Brother Number One" James Brown Greg	$100 [19] This soft drink company once owned "Jeopardy!" Coca-Cola Steven	$100 [6] This tall bird is the only living land animal that has larger eyes than the horse Ostrich Jim
$200 [2] In 1794 this hero of Trafalgar lost the sight in his right eye due to a wound suffered while taking Calvi, Corsica Lord Nelson Greg	$200 [24] The best tiger's-eye comes from Griqualand West in this country also known for its diamonds South Africa Greg	$200 [14] She wrote "Sense and Sensibility", "Pride and Prejudice" & "Northhanger Abbey" between 1795 & 1798 Jane Austen Greg	$200 [12] Funk major Robert Bell is better known by this name, especially when working with "The Gang" Kool Steven	$200 [20] In the 1980s it adopted the slogan "We Run the Tightest Ship in the Shipping Business" United Parcel Service (UPS) Steven	$200 [7] Name shared by a complete turn performed by a horse in dressage & a turn performed by a ballerina Pirouette Greg
$300 [3] Around 1605 Dutchman Willem Jansz became the first European to sight this continent Australia Greg	$300 [25] This violet quartz gem was one of the most precious until large deposits were found in South America Amethyst Steven	$300 [15] In 1969 & 1970 this "Andromeda Strain" author was a fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies Michael Crichton Greg	$300 [16] She sang her hit song "Think" in 1980's "The Blues Brothers Movie" Aretha Franklin Greg	$300 [27] It was the official airline of the 1996 Summer Olympics Delta Airlines Greg	$300 [8] Racing fans know this date is a racehorse's official birthdate January 1 Steven
$400 [4] In February 1825 this "liberator" was elected president of Peru Simon Bolivar Jim	$400 [26] When this kind of opal is red, it's also known as cherry opal Fire Opal	$400 [22] The Burr Oak, Iowa hotel in which this "Little House on the Prairie" author briefly lived is a museum Laura Ingalls Wilder Greg	$400 [17] He was a disc jockey on San Francisco's soul station KSOL before teaming on records with the Family Stone Sly Steven	$400 [28] He's the T of TBS Ted Turner Greg	$400 [9] This 2-wheeled carriage pulled by a horse in a harness race has a "moody" name Sulky Jim
$500 [5] Founded in 1933, this Spanish political party was named for a Greek military formation Falange Greg	DD $500 [30] Because of its resemblance to another golden gem, citrine is nicknamed "false" this Topaz Jim	$500 [23] This author of "She" was an advisor to the British government on agriculture H. Rider Haggard	$500 [18] David Ritz' "Divided Soul" is a biography of this "Sexual Healing" singer Marvin Gaye Jim	$500 [29] This papermaker owns or controls 6.2 million acres of woods in the U.S. & Canada Georgia-Pacific Jim	$500 [10] It's the native country of the Connemara pony, an excellent jumper Ireland Greg

Double Jeopardy! Round

LOW COUNTRIES	ACTRESSES	ASTRONOMY	POLITICIANS	ANNUAL EVENTS	LESSER-KNOWN PROVERBS
$200 [1] This name of one of the low countries means "low country" Netherlands (Holland) Greg	$200 [26] In 1996 this star of "The Net" snagged the role of an ambitious law student in "A Time to Kill" Sandra Bullock Steven	$200 [4] In 1986 it was discovered that this comet's nucleus was about 9 miles long & about 5 miles across Halley's Comet Jim	$200 [9] In his 1913 inaugural address he said, "The firm basis of government is justice, not pity" Woodrow Wilson Greg Steven	$200 [14] Alpo sponsors annual international races for these vehicles each January in Saranac Lake, N.Y. Dogsleds Greg	$200 [17] "Never marry for" this; "ye'll borrow it cheaper" Money Jim
$400 [2] Often slathered with mayonnaise, this dish called frites is a Belgian favorite French Fries Steven	$400 [27] She studied mime in Paris & danced at the Opera Comique before starring in films like "Blue Sky" & "Tootsie" Jessica Lange Steven	$400 [5] It's the completely darkened phase of the moon New Moon Jim	$400 [10] In January 1961 this Republican took his seat as a Congressman from Kansas' 6th district Bob Dole Greg	$400 [18] The Jackson Hole Shootout in this state features a stagecoach robbery reenactment Wyoming Jim	$400 [22] "Fields have eyes and woods have" these; "walls have" them, too Ears Steven
$600 [3] In 1995 Dutch peacekeeping troops were taken hostage at Srebrenica in this country Bosnia Jim	$600 [28] In 1981 she left the cast of "Barnum" to star in her first film, "The World According to Garp" Glenn Close	$600 [6] In the early 17th century this German discovered that the planets orbit the sun in ellipses Johannes Kepler Greg	$600 [11] In 1993 the Senate confirmed him as the first black Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy Jim	$600 [19] Tofino in this Canadian province celebrates the migration of whales during its Pacific Rim Whale Festival British Columbia Greg	$600 [23] "Punctuality is" this "of business" as "brevity" is this "of wit" The soul Greg
$1,000 [16] The Concertgebouw, or concert hall, in this capital city is known for its superb acoustics Amsterdam Steven	$800 [29] For a time this star of "Beaches" & "Hannah And Her Sisters" went by the last name of Seagull Barbara Hershey	$800 [7] A line drawn from Merak to Dubhe in this constellation points to Polaris, the North Star Ursa Major Jim	$1,000 [13] This 1964 GOP vice presidential nominee helped prosecute German war criminals at the Nuremberg trials Bill Miller Jim	$800 [20] Annual events in this state include the Wild Horse Stampede in Wolf Point & the horse show in Missoula Montana Greg	$800 [24] It specifically "tries truth" as well as generally "tries all things" time
DD $2,000 [15] "We Wish to Remain What We Are" is a national motto of this smallest low country Luxembourg Greg	$1,000 [30] This actress who swam the "Sea of Love" with Al Pacino was once married to Gabriel Byrne Ellen Barkin Steven	$1,000 [8] At -235 degrees C. the surface of this planet's moon Triton is the coldest known place in the Solar System Neptune Jim	DD $1,500 [12] On April 6, 1841, 1 month after being sworn in as vice president, he took the presidential oath of office John Tyler Jim	$1,000 [21] Every August, Gresham, Oregon holds a jazz festival named for this mountain Mount Hood	$1,000 [25] This proverb sometimes ends, "The fewer the better fare" The more, the merrier Steven

Final Jeopardy!

SCOTTISH INVENTORS

In 1815 he was appointed Surveyor General of Roads in Bristol, England

Sir John McAdam

Steven "Who was Macadam" — wagered $300

Jim "Who was Watt?" — wagered $2,000

Greg "Who was Watt?" — wagered $6,901

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