Show #2565 1995-10-27 Regular

Contestants

Lori Burns — a semi-retired attorney from Highland Park, Illinois

Jeffrey Jones — an actor and playwright originally from Dallas, Texas

Tom Welch — an accountant originally from Bedford, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,212)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tom	$1,200	$2,800	$13,200	$13,200 2-day champion: $27,412	$14,000 28 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Jeffrey	$1,500	$2,800	$5,400	$5,500 2nd place: Evergreen soft sauna steam room & Aiwa digital mini system + Jeopardy! home game	$6,100 20 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Lori	$200	$1,200	$2,600	$3,200 3rd place: Vivitar 440EZ camera + Jeopardy! home game	$2,600 7 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC AMERICANS	MOVIE SONGS	INSECTS	NAMES	TRAVEL EUROPE	PREFIXES
$100 [6] In 1957 Ralph Abernathy & this civil rights leader founded the SCLC Martin Luther King Jr. Jeffrey	$100 [11] This ballad became Judy Garland's theme song after she introduced it in "The Wizard of Oz" "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" Jeffrey	$100 [13] This "praying" insect is the only insect that can turn its head from side to side the praying mantis Jeffrey	$100 [18] This poetic name for Ireland has become a popular name for girls Erin Lori	$100 [1] Stops on this city's Metro Line B include Termini Station, Tiburtina Station & the Colosseum Rome Tom	$100 [23] Indicating highest rank, it can precede duke or bishop arch Jeffrey
$200 [7] In 1902 this Hull House founder wrote a book called "Democracy and Social Ethics" (Jane) Addams Tom	$200 [12] The Oscar-winning song of 1993 was sung by Bruce Springsteen in this Tom Hanks film Philadelphia Lori	$200 [17] The pyralis is a common North American species of this insect also called a lightning bug a firefly Tom	$200 [19] Popularized by singer Caruso, it's Italian for Henry Enrico Jeffrey	$200 [2] Luxembourg, like Switzerland, uses a currency called this the franc Tom	$200 [24] In the words geocentric & geophysics, geo- means this world (earth) Jeffrey
$300 [8] In the 1830s John Ross, a chief of this tribe, unwillingly led his people on the Trail of Tears the Cherokee Tom	$300 [14] In "Casablanca" it's the song Ingrid Bergman refers to when she says, "Play it, Sam" "As Time Goes By" Jeffrey	$300 [28] The dog & cat are 2 of the most common types of this parasitic insect fleas Tom	$300 [20] The name Pascal is traditional for a baby born around this holiday Easter Tom	$300 [3] It's the country from which you're most likely to bring home a souvenir bouzouki Greece Jeffrey	$300 [25] Demi-, semi- & hemi- are all prefixes meaning this half Jeffrey
$400 [9] After his celebrated trial in the 1920s, he gave up teaching & became a geologist Scopes Tom	$400 [15] This 1987 Patrick Swayze film featured the No. 1 song "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" Dirty Dancing Jeffrey	$400 [29] Boric acid powder is used to combat these household pests of the order Blattaria cockroaches Tom	$400 [21] This feminine name is derived from the title heroine of an 1869 novel by R.D. Blackmore Lorna Lori	$400 [4] This country's Riviera is on its coast where the Atlantic meets the Tagus River Portugal Jeffrey	$400 [26] Before fit, grade or active, it means backwards or back in time retro Tom
$500 [10] 2 days before Lincoln took office in 1861, this president signed an act creating the Nevada Territory Buchanan Jeffrey	$500 [16] Bette Midler's rendition of "Wind Beneath My Wings" from this 1988 film was a million seller Beaches Jeffrey	$500 [30] This larval stage of a beetle is usually pale in color the grub	$500 [22] The Hungarian name Sandor is a variant of this Greek name Alexander	DD $700 [5] When your boat enters the Golden Horn, this city is on both sides of you Istanbul Jeffrey	$500 [27] Ichthyo- pertains to fish & this prefix pertains to birds avi (ornitho) Lori

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION	RELIGION	ISLANDS	POLITICIANS	PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS	POTPOURRI
$200 [4] 10 days before it was seized, the Marquis de Sade was moved from this prison for creating a disturbance the Bastille Tom	$200 [6] This Islamic holy book is divided into 114 sections called suras the Quran Tom	$200 [14] Attu in this Alaskan chain has only about a dozen clear days a year the Aleutians Jeffrey	$200 [16] On Jan. 4, 1995 this Georgia Republican became Speaker of the House of Representatives Gingrich Tom	$200 [1] Aeschylus' tragic trilogy "Oresteia" won 1st prize at this Greek city's Great Dionysia Festival in 458 B.C. Athens Jeffrey	$200 [12] The general society of this ship's descendants is headquartered in Plymouth, Massachusetts the Mayflower Jeffrey
$400 [5] In English this 1792 song begins, "Arise you children of our homeland" "The Marseillaise" Lori	$400 [21] What is popularly called the Mormon church is officially "The Church of Jesus Christ of" these Latter-Day Saints Tom	$400 [15] This island is about 50 times the size of Denmark, but has only about 1% as many people Greenland Tom	$400 [17] On June 9, 1990 the son of this then New York governor married the daughter of Robert F. Kennedy Cuomo Tom	$400 [2] Shakespeare play in which Antonio asks, "Well, Shylock, shall we be beholden to you?" The Merchant of Venice Lori	$400 [13] In 1898 Haakon Nyhuus reorganized this Norwegian city's Deichman Library Oslo Jeffrey
$800 [8] In 1789 this doctor called for humane decapitation by a single blow Guillotine (Guillotin) Jeffrey	$600 [22] During Sukkot, one of this faith's 3 pilgrim festivals, temporary shelters are built Judaism Lori	$600 [25] This nation consists of most of the Greater & Lesser Sunda Islands, the Moluccas & part of New Guinea Indonesia Tom	$600 [18] This Missouri Democrat is the House minority leader Gephardt Tom	$600 [3] Ilya Ilyich Telyegin, whose nickname is "Waffles", appears in this playwright's "Uncle Vanya" Chekhov Tom	$600 [28] The beans of this "chocolate" tree were once used as money in Mexico & Central America cacao Tom
$1,000 [9] Robespierre was president of this club named for the convent in which it met the Jacobin Club Jeffrey	$800 [23] This 1962-63 Roman Catholic council was the first in church history to issue no condemnations Vatican II Tom	$800 [26] In antiquity this Spanish island group in the Atlantic was known as the Fortunate isles the Canarys Tom	$1,000 [20] This West Virginian has served in the Senate longer than any present Democrat (Robert) Byrd Tom	$800 [10] Part of his 1920s play "Strange Interlude" takes place in a small university town in New England Eugene O'Neill Jeffrey	$800 [29] Stanislaw I was ousted as this country's king in 1709 & again in the 1730s Poland Tom
DD $1,800 [7] 4 months after this man's 1793 assassination, David presented a painting of it to the convention (Jean-Paul) Marat Tom	$1,000 [24] Kes-Dhari are the followers of this Indian religion who do not cut their hair Sikh Tom	$1,000 [27] Sark in this island group off the coast of France is the smallest self-governing British possession the Channel Islands Tom	DD $2,000 [19] Evan Bayh, governor of this state, is the son of former U.S. Senator Birch Bayh Indiana Tom	$1,000 [11] Beth Henley wrote her 1st play, "Am I Blue", while a drama student at this private Dallas university SMU (Southern Methodist) Tom	$1,000 [30] This dry, warm wind blowing down the east slopes of the Rockies is sometimes called a "snow eater" the Chinook Jeffrey

Final Jeopardy!

BIRTHSTONES

1 of the 2 months with the same first letter as their traditional birthstones

(1 of) September or October

Lori "What is October" — wagered $600

Jeffrey "What is September? ROC" — wagered $100

Tom "What is May?" — wagered $0

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