Show #2553 1995-10-11 Regular

Contestants

Les Muldorf — an endodontist from Poughkeepsie, New York

Holly McCoy — a book monitor from Gaithersburg, Maryland

Chuck Pitcock — a real estate attorney from Chesterland, Ohio (whose 2-day cash winnings total $15,599)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Chuck	$2,100	$3,500	$5,700	$10,000 2nd place: Asko washer & dryer & Krups appliances + Jeopardy! home game & electronic game	$5,700 22 R, 3 W
Holly	$500	$400	$400	$100 3rd place: Magnavox compact disc interactive + Jeopardy! home game & electronic game	$1,300 12 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Les	$900	$2,200	$7,400	$11,401 New champion: $11,401	$8,000 16 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

ROYALTY	SPORTS	FRUITS & VEGETABLES	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	INITIALS	BARE FACTS
$100 [11] Empress Wu Hou, an ex-concubine, ruled this country for decades but was overthrown by a palace coup in 705 China Holly	$100 [6] On Jan. 17, 1995 Arnold Palmer threw a switch & the cable TV network devoted to this sport debuted golf Chuck	$100 [26] The leaves of this red root vegetable rich in sugar can be cooked & eaten like spinach beets Holly	$100 [1] Matthias Zurbriggen was first to reach the top of Mt. Aconcagua, this continent's highest point South America Chuck	$100 [16] His initials, YSL, have appeared on everything from clothing & makeup to eyeglasses Yves Saint Laurent Les	$100 [21] Once a fad, it's defined as making a sudden nude dash in public streaking Holly
$200 [12] Maximilian I, who became Holy Roman Emperor in 1493, was a member of this Austrian dynasty the Hapsburgs Chuck	$200 [7] Attendance at this Kentucky Derby racetrack swells to over 130,000 on Derby Day Churchill Downs Chuck	$200 [27] The Anjou is a popular winter variety of this fruit a pear Chuck	$200 [2] The basin of this most sacred Hindu river is one of the world's most populous regions the Ganges Chuck	$200 [17] Some knew him as "The King of Swing", others as B.G. Benny Goodman Les	$200 [22] He became Cosmopolitan's 1st male nude centerfold in 1972, the year he co-starred in "Deliverance" Burt Reynolds Holly
$300 [13] King Faisal's half-brother Khalid became king of this country in 1975 Saudi Arabia Chuck	$300 [8] In 1994 this NYC hockey team defeated the Vancouver Canucks to win its first Stanley Cup in 54 years the Rangers Chuck	$300 [28] One book says "this cute little cabbage" is "a vegetable that you either love or hate" Brussels sprouts Les	$300 [3] Many older buildings in Galway in this country are Spanish in style Ireland Chuck	$300 [18] They were the initials in common to comedian Fields & blues composer Handy W.C. Les	$300 [23] Some cast members appeared nude in the 1st Act finale of this "American Tribal Love-Rock, Musical" Hair Chuck
$400 [14] This British princess was 8 years old when she became a Brownie in 1959 Princess Anne Holly	$400 [9] This retired L.A. Laker holds the NBA records for most field goals attempted & made (Kareem Abdul-)Jabbar Les	$400 [29] Sugar loaf, grown in Mexico, is a popular variety of this tropical fruit pineapple	$400 [4] Calpe was the ancient name for this rocky promontory at the tip of the Iberian Peninsula Gibraltar Chuck	$400 [19] Many of the violins crafted by this man carry a label with a cross & the initials A.S. Stradivari Chuck	$400 [24] Guinness says Oaklake Trails in Oklahoma is the largest in area of these special places in the U.S. a nudist colony Les
DD $500 [15] Maria I, this country's first queen regnant, fled to Brazil when Napoleon invaded in 1807 Portugal Holly	$500 [10] On Jan. 29, 1995 he threw a record 6 TD passes in the 49ers' Super Bowl victory over the Chargers Steve Young Holly	$500 [30] The Morello variety of this fruit is sometimes preserved in syrup cherries Les	$500 [5] Aachen in this country has many curative mineral springs Germany Les	$500 [20] Dramatist who was commonly referred to by his initials, G.B.S. George Bernard Shaw Les	$500 [25] Legend says this ancient Greek ran home naked after shouting, "Eureka! Eureka!" in a bath Archimedes Chuck Holly

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE MIDDLE AGES	AGRICULTURE	DEMOCRATS	THE ARTS	AMERICAN RIVERS	CALL ME MADAME
$200 [2] Frenchman Bertrand de Got served in this capacity as Clement V from 1305 to 1314 pope Holly	$200 [21] This branch of agriculture is concerned with the production of milk & milk products dairy Holly	$200 [1] In 1995 this Mass. senator eulogized his mother, saying. "She was the most beautiful Rose of all" Ted Kennedy Chuck	$200 [26] In 1993 a purported 1612 work by this playwright was found at the British Museum Library Shakespeare Chuck	$200 [16] In Pittsburgh the Monongahela & Allegheny rivers join to form this river the Ohio Les	$200 [11] She was Flaubert's first title character Madame Bovary Chuck
$400 [7] Orders of this included the Garter in England & the Elephant in Denmark knighthood Holly	$400 [22] Of 7 days, 7 weeks or 7 months, the approximate time it takes to produce a broiler chicken 7 weeks Chuck Les	$400 [3] This former president released "Always a Reckoning and Other Poems" in 1995 Jimmy Carter Holly	$400 [27] Introduced in 1969 as the first rock opera, it became a Broadway musical in 1993 Tommy Chuck	$400 [17] The Pecos, which rises in New Mexico, eventually joins this river in Texas the Rio Grande Chuck	$400 [12] David Belasco's play formed only part of this Puccini opera Madame Butterfly Chuck
$600 [8] Caliph Abd al-Malik had the Dome of the Rock erected in this city on the supposed site of Solomon's Temple Jerusalem Chuck	DD $600 [23] In the Western Hemisphere, the Arabica type of this crop is divided into Brazils & milds coffee Les	DD $400 [5] In 1978 she became the first woman to head a county prosecutor's office in Florida Janet Reno Holly	$600 [28] In 1995 Keith Lockhart succeeded this man as conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra (John) Williams Les	$600 [18] Over 1,000 feet deep the Royal Gorge in this state was carved by the Arkansas River Colorado	$600 [13] If she were alive today, she might wax philosophical about the London museum she opened in 1835 Tussaud Holly
$800 [9] 2 Gothic churches were erected over the tomb of St. Francis in this Umbrian city Assisi Chuck	$800 [24] To produce a dwarf fruit tree, a dwarfing rootstock is attached to a scion by this joining method grafting Les	$600 [4] In 1994 he became the first Speaker of the House to lose a reelection bid since 1862 Tom Foley Chuck Holly	$800 [29] In 1992 he brought high fashion to The New Yorker as its first staff photographer Richard Avedon Holly	$800 [19] In its short course from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, this river drops 326 feet the Niagara Holly	$800 [14] Dickens' knit wit Madame Defarge Les
$1,000 [10] Yarkend became an important center on this trade route linking China & Europe the Silk Road Chuck	$1,000 [25] This type of tillage that follows the natural shape of the land helps reduce soil erosion contour plowing Les	$1,000 [6] Robert Reich, who holds this cabinet post, wrote the 1982 book "Minding America's Business" Secretary of Labor Chuck	$1,000 [30] Nijinsky played the title puppet at the premiere of this Stravinsky ballet in 1911 Petrushka	$1,000 [20] It's the river mentioned in Indiana's state song the Wabash Les	$1,000 [15] In 1769 she succeeded Madame de Pompadour as Louis XV's mistress (Madame) du Barry Les

Final Jeopardy!

VOCABULARY

A formicarium is an apparatus for raising & observing these creatures

ants

Holly "What are snails?" — wagered $300

Chuck "What are ants" — wagered $4,300

Les "What is an ant farm" — wagered $4,001

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