Show #2430 1995-03-10 (taped 1994-11-29) Regular

Contestants

Gord Brown — an editor and writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mike Baxter — a police officer from Warminster, Pennsylvania

Jerry Clarke — a sales representative from Stephens City, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jerry	$1,200	$2,200	$11,000	$6,799 2nd place: Broyhill's Millwood Creek Collection dining room + a Wallpapers to Go gift certificate	$9,600 23 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Mike	$1,000	$1,600	$3,600	$600 3rd place: Wallace Silversmiths baroque-pattern chafing dish	$3,600 12 R, 2 W
Gord	$300	$2,400	$7,600	$11,100 New champion: $11,100	$8,100 19 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

MARCH	SPORTS	THE BODY HUMAN	TRAVEL & TOURISM	RANK & TITLE QUOTES	BRITISH POTPOURRI
$100 [6] On March 14, 1964 he was convicted of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald Jack Ruby Jerry	$100 [1] In bowling it's one-tenth of a game a frame Jerry	$100 [11] The uveal tract in this organ consists of the ciliary body, the choroid & the iris the eyes Jerry	$100 [26] The 1993 antifraud model of this U.S. travel document featured a kinegram of Ben Franklin's face a passport Mike	$100 [21] He wrote to Abigail that the vice presidency is "the most insignificant office" man has contrived John Adams Mike	$100 [16] Clotted cream & scones are served at the "cream" type of this British meal tea Jerry
$200 [7] In 1964 this head of the Teamsters union was convicted of attempting to influence a jury in Tennessee (Jimmy) Hoffa Mike	$200 [2] In 1975 this American became the first Black man to win the Wimbledon singles title Arthur Ashe Jerry	$200 [12] Most of the tongue muscles attach to this jawbone the mandible Mike	$200 [27] This company calls some of its newer lodging facilities Hojo Inns Howard Johnson Jerry	$200 [22] W.S. Gilbert wrote, "I am the very model of a modern" one of these a major-general Gord	$200 [17] The National Horseracing Museum is a short 12-mile trot from this university town Cambridge Mike Gord
$300 [8] In 1861 delegates meeting in this Alabama city adopted the constitution of the Confederacy Montgomery Mike	$300 [3] This woman speed skater won the Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete of 1992 (Bonnie) Blair Jerry	$300 [13] This small pouch can hold up to 1 1/2 ounces of bile at a time the gallbladder Mike	$300 [28] At over 17,000 feet, Chacaltaya near La Paz in this country is the world's highest ski slope Bolivia Jerry	$300 [23] William Ernest Henley was the master of his fate & this rank of his soul captain Mike	$300 [18] This beloved royal matriarch, the youngest daughter of the Earl of Strathmore, was born in 1900 the Queen Mother Gord
$400 [9] In 1929 this pres. modernized the White House, having a telephone installed on his desk Herbert Hoover Jerry	$400 [4] In 1962 this Philadelphia Warriors player set an NBA record with 36 field goals in a game Wilt Chamberlain Gord	$400 [14] This narrow, collapsed tube opens when you yawn or swallow the Eustachian tube Gord	$400 [29] Musicians, not Roman soldiers, play on Cleopatra's barge in this Roman-themed Las Vegas hotel Caesars Palace Mike	$400 [24] Victor Hugo wrote that the "two halves of God" were the man in this religious post "and the Emperor" the Pope Gord	$400 [19] A subway is a pedestrian tunnel; what we call a subway, they call this the Tube (or the Underground) Jerry
$500 [10] In March 1954 he became the owner of RKO Pictures, paying over $23 million for it Howard Hughes Gord	$500 [5] Known as "Big Red", this race horse was the father of War Admiral Man O' War Gord	DD $500 [15] This organ produces glucagon, a hormone that helps to regulate metabolism the pancreas Gord	$500 [30] Euro Disney's carrousel is named for this hero, the most romantic knight of the Round Table Lancelot Gord	$500 [25] At Hamlet's death, he says, "Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince" Horatio Gord	$500 [20] The only hot springs in Great Britain are in this city founded by the ancient Romans Bath Mike

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD WAR II	OSCAR TRIVIA	RELIGION	ISLANDS	THE CONGRESS	FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
$200 [1] After his rescue by German airborne troops, this Italian dictator set up the Salo Republic on Lake Garda Mussolini Mike	$200 [13] This 1992 Clint Eastwood film was only the third Western ever to win "Best Picture" Unforgiven Jerry	$200 [11] It's a literal & symbolic journey to a religious center a pilgramage Gord	$200 [6] In square miles, the United States' largest islands are Hawaii, Kodiak & this one in the Caribbean Puerto Rico Jerry	$200 [26] The House committee that oversees this district has approved 3 bills to give it statehood the District of Columbia Gord	$200 [19] Marguerite Gautier, la Dame aux Camelias, is known by this name in America Camille Jerry
$400 [2] Hap Arnold was in command of the USAAF, the precursor of this military group the United States Air Force Mike	$400 [14] At the 1942 Oscars, he presented himself with the "Best Song" award for "White Christmas" Irving Berlin Gord	$400 [12] It's the sabbath day of the Seventh-Day Adventists Saturday Jerry	$400 [7] The main airport on this island is Chiang Kai-shek International Taiwan Mike	$400 [27] In 1987 this Mass. Dem. declined the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee for Labor & Human Resources Edward Kennedy Gord	$400 [20] He's Scrooge's clerk & Tiny Tim's father Bob Cratchit Gord
$600 [3] "The Hump" was the nickname of the air route used to supply China over this mountain range the Himalayas Jerry	$600 [15] From 1939 until 1966, the award for cinematography was divided into these 2 categories color & black & white Jerry Gord	$600 [18] There's still a market for buggy whips with this Mennonite group in Pennsylvania the Amish Jerry	$600 [8] This island that's paired with Nevis is also called St. Christopher St. Kitts Jerry	$600 [28] This person handles the vice president's duties in the Senate in his absence the president pro tem Jerry	$600 [24] This "sequestered glen"'s schoolmaster is Ichabod Crane Sleepy Hollow Gord
$800 [4] Only about 110 crew members survived the May 27, 1941 sinking of this German battleship the Bismarck Jerry	$1,000 [17] This French existentialist's "The Proud and the Beautiful" earned him a nom. for Best Motion Picture Story (Jean-Paul) Sartre Gord	$800 [21] In American Judaism, this group is the middle ground between Reform & Orthodox Conservative Gord	$800 [9] Sao Miguel is the largest of the 9 main islands that make up this Portuguese archipelago the Azores Gord	$1,000 [30] Carl Hayden, who represented this state in the House & Senate, served in Congress the longest—57 yrs. Arizona	$800 [25] Roderick Usher's twin sister, or an adventurous little girl in Paris Madeline
$1,000 [5] This December 1944 battle was the largest fought on land by U.S. forces in WWII the Battle of the Bulge Mike	DD $1,500 [16] When he appeared to accept his 1971 honorary Oscar, he'd been out of the country for 20 years Charlie Chaplin Jerry	$1,000 [22] The Reformed Church in Geneva goes back to this 16th century Swiss-French reformer John Calvin Gord	$1,000 [10] According to Homer, this island in the Ionian Sea was the birthplace of Odysseus Ithaca	DD $1,500 [29] In April 1994 this Senate majority leader withdrew from consideration for a Supreme Court seat George Mitchell Jerry	$1,000 [23] The Wilcoxes, the Schlegels & Leonard Bast are characters whose lives intertwine in this E.M. Forster novel Howards End Jerry

Final Jeopardy!

POETS

His wife Caitlin, who outlived him by 41 years, passed away in 1994 at age 80

Dylan Thomas

Mike "Who was Fi" — wagered $3,000

Gord "Who is Dylan Thomas?" — wagered $3,500

Jerry "Who was Eliot" — wagered $4,201

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