Show #2530 1995-09-08 (taped 1995-07-18) Regular

Contestants

Rock Huang — a consultant originally from New York City

Lynn Hooker — a graduate student from Chicago, Illinois

Rudy Stegemoeller — an attorney from Poestenkill, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Rudy	$500	$1,300	$6,700	$8,900 2nd place: trip for 2 to Orlando + Jeopardy! home game	$6,700 20 R, 2 W
Lynn	$1,900	$3,900	$11,100	$13,401 New champion: $13,401	$12,100 23 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Rock	$0	$800	$1,200	$100 3rd place: Sanyo fax machine + Jeopardy! home game	$1,800 9 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE ELEMENTS	FIRST NAMES	FOOD & DRINK	ILLINOIS	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	IN THE DICTIONARY
$100 [9] When it's pure, it's 24 karat gold Rudy	$100 [1] This Irish name became popular for women after it was used as the name of Scarlett O'Hara's home Tara Rudy	$100 [23] Mexican salsa borracha or "drunken sauce" is made with chilies & this liquor tequila Rock	$100 [20] Also known as the redbird, it's been the state bird since 1929 the cardinal Rudy	$100 [8] During the 1960s & 1970s, this company sold 70 million Instamatic cameras Kodak Lynn	$100 [11] From a character in "Robinson Crusoe", it's a 2-word term for a male assistant Man Friday Rudy
$200 [16] Most meteorites contain this element symbolized Ni nickel Rock	$200 [2] Ludwig is the German form of this English name Louis Rudy	$200 [24] The name of this dish into which bread cubes are dipped comes from the French word for "melted" fondue Lynn Rock	$200 [4] Moline is headquarters to tis leading farm machinery producer (John) Deere (Company) Rock	$200 [10] In 1928 this Michigan-based company released its first line of strained baby foods Gerber Rudy	$200 [12] The name of this covering above a bed is from the Greek word for "mosquito", which it once protected against a canopy Rudy Rock
$300 [17] The radioactive element symbolized Fr was discovered in this country France Lynn	$300 [3] The tradition of using this trio of Christian virtues as women's names goes back to the Puritans Faith, Hope & Charity Lynn	$300 [25] The cardoon, a member of the thistle family, tastes like this "globe" vegetable an artichoke	$300 [7] In 1856 the last rail was laid on this line, then the longest railroad in the nation the Illinois Central Lynn	$300 [21] This Italian auto giant make Iveco trucks Fiat Rudy	$300 [13] This Hindi word for "master" was used as a title of respect when addressing Europeans in Colonial India sahib Lynn
$400 [18] Found in a compound used in soft drinks, this element, P, ignites in air phosphorus Lynn	$400 [5] This name of a recent Philippine president is Spanish for "heart" Corazon (Aquino) Rudy	$400 [26] This red wine beverage's name is Spanish for "bleeding"; its color is blood red sangria Rudy	$400 [14] This Illinoisan was the Democratic candidate for president in 1952 & 1956 Adlai Stevenson Lynn	$400 [22] Saran Wrap, introduced in 1953, was this chemical company's first major consumer product Dow (Chemicals) Rock	$500 [30] "A mournful optimist" & "a deafening silence" are examples of this rhetorical figure of speech an oxymoron Lynn
$500 [19] Copper, magnesium, manganese & this element form an alloy called duralumin aluminum Lynn	$500 [6] Philip means a lover of these animals horses Lynn	$500 [28] Coddled eggs are often found in this salad named for a Tijuana restaurateur Caesar salad	$500 [15] Illinois' lowest point is 279 feet above sea level at the confluence of these 2 rivers the Mississippi and the Ohio Lynn	$500 [27] In 1979 this power tool company introduced the Dustbuster hand-held vacuum Black & Decker Rock	DD $600 [29] From the Latin for "to wash away", it can mean a heavy downpour or to inundate in overwhelming numbers deluge Rock

Double Jeopardy! Round

1995	EUROPE	THE MOVIES	CRIME TIME	BALLET	LITERATURE
$200 [1] On March 20 a poison gas attack on this city's subway system injured thousands Tokyo Rudy	$200 [2] The official name of this country is Republik Osterreich Austria Rudy	$200 [21] Toward the end of this Humphrey Bogart film, Sydney Greenstreet buys Rick's Cafe Americain Casablanca Rudy	$200 [26] A bad one bounces a check Lynn	$200 [7] In a Michel Fokine ballet, this Egyptian queen enters swathed like a mummy, then is slowly unwrapped Cleopatra Rock	$200 [12] This Tolstoy heroine is the sister of Prince Stepan Oblonsky, a high government official Anna Karenina Rudy
$400 [5] On March 18 he announced his return to pro basketball after a 17-month hiatus Michael Jordan Rudy	$400 [3] The Black Death that swept the continent in the 14th Century was an epidemic of this disease bubonic plague Rudy	$400 [22] This wife of Bruce Willis made her motion picture debut in the 1981 film "Choices" Demi Moore Lynn	$400 [27] In 1972 Alfred Bremer was sentenced to 53 years for shooting this Alabama governor & 3 others Wallace Rudy	$400 [10] The French title of this ever-popular holiday ballet is "Casse-Noisette" The Nutcracker Lynn	$400 [13] In "Jane Eyre" Bertha, his insane wife, burns Thornfield & kills herself Rochester Lynn
$600 [8] Fulfilling a campaign promise, George Pataki signed a crime bill reinstating capital punishment in this state New York Lynn	$600 [4] O'Connell Bridge over the River Liffey is one of this city's most famous landmarks Dublin Rock	$600 [23] Anjelica Huston won an Oscar as Maerose, the granddaughter of a Mafia don, in this 1985 film Prizzi's Honor Rudy	$600 [28] Michael Fay was caned for spray-painting cars in this country Singapore Rock	$600 [11] The 1943 ballet "Mother Goose Suite" is danced to music by this "Bolero" composer Ravel Rudy	$600 [15] In a novel by Oliver Goldsmith, Charles is the vicar of this place Wakefield Rudy
$800 [19] This state's senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell switched from the Democratic Party to the GOP Colorado Rudy	$800 [6] In 1815 the Congress of Vienna united Belgium with this country Luxembourg (or The Netherlands) Lynn	$800 [24] This 1989 Irish film was based on the autobiography of artist Christy Brown My Left Foot Lynn	$800 [29] This murderer of Martin Luther King, Jr. was nicknamed "The Mole" for his numerous prison escapes (James Earl) Ray Lynn	$800 [14] This bending of the knees may be demi, small, or grand, deep plié Rudy	$800 [16] This hero of "The Nibelungenlied" is invulnerable except for a spot between his shoulders Siegfried Lynn
$1,000 [20] The Russian military claimed to have captured Grozny, capital of this breakaway republic Chechnya Lynn	DD $1,300 [9] In 1995 she began her 24th year as queen of Denmark Margrethe II Lynn	$1,000 [25] In this 1969 Western, Robert Duvall said, "Bold talk for a one-eyed fat man" True Grit Rock	$1,000 [30] L.A.'s 1st syndicate boss, his 1st California murder victim was Harry Greenberg, November 22, 1939 "Bugsy" Siegel	$1,000 [18] In this ballet pose, a dancer stands on one leg with the other leg raised & fully extended behind an arabesque Lynn	DD $1,300 [17] This Thomas Hardy novel is subtitled "A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented" Tess of the d'Urbervilles Lynn

Final Jeopardy!

ANTHROPOLOGY

It's the more familiar name of the type of Homo erectus once classified as sinanthropus

Peking man

Rock "What is a caveman?" — wagered $1,100

Rudy "What is Peking man" — wagered $2,200

Lynn "What is Peking Man?" — wagered $2,301

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