Show #2999 1997-09-18 Regular

Contestants

Robert Van Newkirk — an art director from Albuquerque, New Mexico

Kathy Petras — a writer from New York City, New York

Elizabeth Salinas — a historic interpreter from Silver Spring, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Elizabeth	$300	$1,200	$7,600	$10,600 2-day champion: $23,800	$7,400 16 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Kathy	$2,600	$2,600	$3,600	$7,200 3rd place: Maurice Lacroix Watch	$3,600 14 R, 4 W
Robert	$1,600	$1,900	$5,100	$8,100 2nd place: Trip to Bahamas Princes Resort & Casino	$4,100 17 R (including 1 DD), 6 W

Jeopardy! Round

MY OH MAYAN	AMERICAN HODGEPODGE	TV COPS	LABOR PAINS	GIMME YOUR NUMBER	PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH
$100 [1] Correlating this system of measuring time to ours, the Mayan one starts in 3114 B.C. Calendar Robert	$100 [6] Not far from the Arctic Circle, Kotzebue is the second-largest Eskimo village in this state Alaska Kathy	$100 [12] On this sitcom Laurie Metcalf played Jackie, who left police work to become a trucker "Roseanne" Kathy	$200 [17] Type of work stoppage initiated by an employer closing its doors to workers Lockout Kathy	$200 [26] It's the number of bishops on a chess board at the start of a game 4 Elizabeth	$300 [10] To determine the position of a fetus before an amniocentesis, a doctor uses one of these picture scans Ultrasound/Sonogram Elizabeth
$200 [2] The Mayans domesticated turkey, ducks, dogs & these insects Bees Robert	$200 [19] This Green Mountain State has half as many cows as people Vermont Robert	$200 [22] In 1983 letters from viewers helped save this Sharon Gless-Tyne Daly series from cancellation "Cagney And Lacey" Kathy	$300 [16] This revolutionary union's status grew "shaky" after a failed 1913 silk workers' strike Industrial Workers of the World ("Wobblies") Kathy	$300 [25] Total of the horsemen of the apocalypse & the traditional number of Magi in Matthew's gospel 7 (4 horsemen & 3 Magi) Elizabeth Kathy Robert	$400 [11] Also called false labor, the Braxton Hicks type of these occur throughout pregnancy Contractions Robert
$300 [3] Peninsula that was home to such Mayan sites as Rio Bec, Becan & Uxmal Yucatan Peninsula Kathy	$400 [21] The highest point in this Southeastern state is just 345 feet, in Walton County near the Alabama border Florida Elizabeth Kathy Robert	$300 [7] This FOX series teamed a human cop with a newcomer from another planet "Alien Nation" Kathy	$400 [15] A series of 1995 raids in California found dozens of Thai immigrants working in these substandard garment factories Sweatshops Kathy	$400 [23] The number of points on a compass, or the number of permanent teeth in the normal adult mouth 32 Elizabeth	$500 [13] After birth, the baby is scored twice on this scale that measures 5 vital signs Apgar Score
$400 [4] Mayan art is classified as pre-this Colombian Robert	$500 [18] The name of Haleakala, a dormant volcano on this Hawaiian island, means "house of the sun" Maui Elizabeth Robert	$400 [8] In 1998 Lauren Velez joined the cast of this hip big-city FOX police drama as detective Nina Morena "New York Undercover" Kathy	$500 [14] This corporate practice of using external suppliers has become an issue in automotive labor disputes Outsourcing Kathy	$500 [24] William Howard Taft was the 27th president & William Jefferson Clinton is this number 42nd Elizabeth	—
$500 [5] The Mayans' principal unit of currency was this bean Cocoa bean Robert	DD $1,300 [20] Ironically, this animal found in a state nickname is no longer found there in the wild the wolverine ("The Wolverine State"--Michigan) Robert	$500 [9] Andre Braugher plays detective & stroke survivor Frank Pembleton on this cop show "Homicide: Life on the Street" Kathy	—	—	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

GOOD IDEAS	WORLD HISTORY	THE MOVIES	ORGANIZATIONS	LITERARY WOMEN	LAKES & RIVERS
$200 [8] In 1892 Dr. Washington Sheffield first sold his cream dentifrice in a collapsible one of these Tube Robert	$200 [1] In 1953 Ibn Saud organized this country's first cabinet to modernize the government Saudi Arabia Robert	$200 [6] In this 1996 film Madonna sings the line "They need to adore me--so Christian Dior me" "Evita" Robert	$200 [13] The American Numismatic Association is the world's largest group devoted to collecting these Coins Elizabeth	$200 [18] In her 1996 book the "Murder" is not at the White House but a few blocks away "At The National Gallery" Margaret Truman Elizabeth	$600 [28] The Niagara River flows about 34 miles from Lake Erie north to this Great Lake Lake Ontario Elizabeth Kathy Robert
$400 [9] Remington was a pioneering maker of these in the 1870s; Mark Twain bought one Typewriter Kathy Robert	$400 [2] During the Spanish Civil War, this Fascist Party founder sent troops to aid General Francisco Franco Benito Mussolini Robert	$400 [7] In a 1992 film, Mike Myers & Dana Carvey played hosts of this public-access cable TV show "Wayne's World" Elizabeth	$400 [14] This group was instrumental in the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 The Audubon Society Robert	$400 [19] It was no accident that her "Accidental Tourist" won a National Book Critics Circle Fiction Award Anne Tyler Elizabeth	$800 [27] The Song Hong, a river of Vietnam, is also known by this name, from the color of its silt Red River Elizabeth
$600 [10] Nestle bought the recipe & rights to these treats from Ruth Wakefield, who made them at her inn Toll House Cookies Elizabeth	$600 [3] In November 1980 Poland's Communist Party officially recognized this trade union Solidarity Robert	$600 [23] In "The First Wives Club", she, Diane Keaton & Goldie Hawn sing "You Don't Own Me" Bette Midler Kathy	$600 [15] The American Thoracic Society is the medical section of this association that fights tuberculosis American Lung Association Elizabeth Robert	$600 [20] Her story "The Lottery" was first published in The New Yorker in 1948 Shirley Jackson Kathy	$1,000 [26] The Moselle River forms part of the border between Germany & this grand duchy Luxembourg Robert
DD $1,000 [11] Thesemachines became popular after Sonja Henie ordered 2 of them to take on her tour: Zambonis Elizabeth	$800 [4] Later the namesake of an African country, he served as prime minister of Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896 Cecil Rhodes Robert	$800 [25] Al Pacino received an Oscar nomination for playing Big Boy Caprice in this 1990 film "Dick Tracy" Robert	$800 [16] This society gives the Hubbard Medal, named for its first president, for exploration, discovery & research the National Geographic Society Elizabeth	$800 [21] She's kept us in suspense with over a dozen novels, including 1997's "Pretend You Don't See Her" Mary Higgins Clark Kathy	—
$1,000 [12] This man's 1941 solid-body electric guitar plugged in generations of musicians Les Paul Robert	$1,000 [5] Aristotle called him the "Savior of his country and the ideal lawgiver" Solon	$1,000 [24] In the 1966 film "Nevada Smith", this actor played the title role earlier played by Alan Ladd in "The Carpetbaggers" Steve McQueen	DD $1,000 [17] The Order of the Eastern Star is a society of members of this fraternal organization The Masons Elizabeth	$1,000 [22] In "Paula" this niece of a former Chilean president told of her life while attending her dying daughter Isabel Allende Elizabeth	—

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS NAMES

The Washington Post once described him as "the mother of all embarrassing brothers"

Billy Carter

Kathy "Who is Billy Carter?" — wagered $3,600

Robert "Who was Billy Carter?" — wagered $3,000

Elizabeth "Who was Billy Carter?" — wagered $3,000

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