Show #2955 1997-06-06 (taped 1997-01-28) Regular

Wes Ulm game 3.

Contestants

Peter Higgins — a graduate student from Durham, North Carolina

Jennifer Tobias-Turner — a retailer and importer originally from Rapid City, South Dakota

Wes Ulm — a medical student from Alexandria, Virginia (whose 2-day cash winnings total $30,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Wes	$900	$1,500	$12,600	$17,001 3-day champion: $47,001	$11,900 25 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Jennifer	$1,500	$2,300	$8,500	$8,200 2nd place: Trip to Harbour Village Beach Resort, Bonaire	$6,200 18 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Peter	$1,100	$2,800	$2,800	$5,550 3rd place: Ducane 2004SS Gas Grill	$2,800 12 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

SAN FRANCISCO	TV ACTORS & ROLES	17th CENTURY FASHION	SCIENCE & NATURE	CAR PARTS	____ AND ____
$100 [4] The Powell-Mason, the Powell-Hyde & the California St. are the 3 working lines of this type of transportation cable car Jennifer Peter	$100 [14] During the 1995-96 season, Oscar winner Mercedes Ruehl played Kelsey Grammer's boss on this series Frasier Peter	$100 [5] For the most part Puritan fashions were unadorned, but their underwear was embroidered with quotes from this the Bible Jennifer	$100 [9] The ball form of this weather phenomenon is also known as kugelblitz lightning Wes	$100 [22] Keep the cap & hoses of this coolant-holding device in good shape, or you may face a long hot walk the radiator Wes Jennifer	$100 [27] Since the man on first base takes off before the batter swings, this play should logically be the "run and hit" hit and run Wes
$200 [2] Built on landfill, the city's Marina district was one of those hardest hit by this 1989 event the Loma Prieta earthquake Wes	$200 [25] This star of "The X-Files" played a cross-dressing detective known as Dennis, or Denise, on "Twin Peaks" David Duchovny Jennifer	$200 [6] The embroidery patterns on these were called clocks & when they ran it was time to replace them stockings Peter	$200 [8] In a leaf this food-making process takes place in the palisade & spongy cells photosynthesis Peter	$200 [10] Cars can be slowed by these parts pressing on the brake drum; don't drag your own on the pavement shoes Wes	$200 [19] It's the alliterative service provided by finer laundries fluff and fold
$300 [11] Coit Tower rises 180' above this hill named for the semaphore that once stood there Telegraph Hill Wes Jennifer	$300 [28] Maybe Rob Morrow felt "overexposed" as Dr. Joel Fleischman; he left this series in 1994 Northern Exposure Wes	$300 [26] Louis XIV's Croatian mercenaries introduced this early form of necktie a cravat Wes	$300 [7] The name of this treeless Arctic zone comes from a Lapp term for "hill" tundra Peter	$300 [15] This device turns energy into current, keeping the battery charged while the motor's on the alternator Wes	$300 [16] Term for a book with embarrassing information based on intimate knowledge kiss and tell Peter
$400 [12] The Japanese Tea Garden in this park was built for the 1894 Midwinter Fair Golden Gate Park Peter	$400 [29] He appeared as Tracey Gold's boyfriend on "Growing Pains" before playing Chandler Bing on "Friends" Matthew Perry Peter	DD $500 [23] A pickadil was the framework used to support a ruff type of this a collar Jennifer	$400 [1] The order Sirenia consists of 4 living species: the dugong & 3 species of this animal the manatee Wes	$400 [20] An automatic transmission's version of this pedal is sometimes called a torque converter the clutch Peter	$400 [17] The Isley Brothers & the Beatles sang, "Shake it up, baby", do this twist and shout Peter
$500 [13] This old military base that overlooks the entrance to San Francisco was founded by Spain in 1776 the Presidio Jennifer	$500 [30] During "Cheers"' first years, Nicholas Colasanto played Ernie Pantusso, better known by this nickname "Coach" Peter	$500 [24] Wig is a short form of this 17th century term periwig Jennifer	$500 [3] The Russian thistle is a species of this plant blown about the prairies tumbleweed Jennifer	$500 [21] In one steering system, a toothed bar called the rack is engaged by this gear the pinion Peter	$500 [18] Inept reporter Wally Ballou was one of this radio comedy duo's creations Bob and Ray Jennifer

Double Jeopardy! Round

ART EXHIBITS	HISTORIC NAMES	THE OLD TESTAMENT	MARLON BRANDO FILMS	WORLD CAPITALS	AUTHORS
$200 [7] A 1995 exhibit at California's Laguna Art Museum traced the history of this body art tattoo Wes Jennifer Peter	$200 [29] This student of Nicolo Amati is often considered the greatest violinmaker of all time Stradivarius Wes	$200 [30] These brought unto Egypt included hail, locusts & darkness the Plagues Peter	$200 [28] This controversial Brando film of the '70s has X-rated & R-rated versions Last Tango in Paris Wes Jennifer	$200 [5] This Costa Rican capital is named for the country's patron Saint Joseph San Jose Wes	$200 [17] When his 1978 novel "The Stand" was reissued in 1990, it was about 50% longer than the original Stephen King Wes
$400 [8] In 1995 this art movement was on view in a Monet exhibit & in a Caillebotte show Impressionism Jennifer	$400 [18] Though Balboa was the first European to sight the eastern Pacific Ocean, this explorer named it Ferdinand Magellan Wes	$400 [6] Derived from Greek, the name of this book means "second law" Deuteronomy Jennifer	$400 [27] In this 1996 film based on an H.G. Wells novel, Brando plays the title role of a mad scientist The Island of Dr. Moreau Jennifer	$400 [4] It's home to the Glinka Music Museum & the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall Moscow Wes	$400 [11] In order to write his 1922 novel "Babbitt", this author studied real estate Sinclair Lewis Wes
$600 [9] A recent exhibit at this St. Petersburg museum focused on art plundered by the Red Army during WWII the Hermitage Wes	$600 [19] This Roman naturalist "the Elder" died in 79 A.D. while investigating the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius Pliny Jennifer	$600 [10] It's to whom God said, "The end of all flesh is come before me" Noah Jennifer	$600 [24] Brando made Matthew Broderick a job offer he couldn't refuse in this 1990 comedy The Freshman Jennifer	$600 [3] Though only 90 miles from the equator, this Kenyan capital has a moderate climate Nairobi Wes	$600 [14] This "Breakfast of Champions" author once ran a Saab auto dealership Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Wes
$800 [20] An 1877 exhibit moved John Ruskin to libel this American-born artist, but not his mother James McNeill Whistler Wes	$1,000 [23] This French Protestant reformer died in Geneva in 1564 John Calvin Peter	$800 [12] Named for a prophet, it's alphabetically first among the Old Testament books Amos	$1,000 [26] In this 1952 movie bio, Brando was a Mexican revolutionary & Anthony Quinn was his brother Eufemio Viva Zapata! Jennifer	$800 [1] This Saudi Arabian capital has long been visited by Muslims on their way to Mecca Riyadh Wes	$800 [15] His travels to Europe aboard the steamship Quaker City were documented in "The Innocents Abroad" Mark Twain Wes
$1,000 [21] In 1990 a Cincinnati museum faced obscenity charges after showing the work of this late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe Wes	DD $1,500 [22] They were the parents of England's Queen Elizabeth I Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn Wes	$1,000 [13] Mordecai is the hero of this book Esther Wes	DD $3,000 [25] Movie in which you'd hear the following:"Luck be a lady tonight, luck be a lady tonight, luck if you've ever been lady to begin with, luck be a lady tonight!" Guys and Dolls Jennifer	$1,000 [2] Named for a British monarch, it's the capital of Guyana Georgetown Wes Peter	$1,000 [16] This "Lord of the Rings" author served as Merton professor of English at Oxford from 1945 to 1959 J.R.R. Tolkien Wes

Final Jeopardy!

STOCK SYMBOLS

This name is the 4-letter stock symbol of Golden Bear Golf Inc., which went public in 1996

JACK (for Jack Nicklaus)

Peter "What is JACK?" — wagered $2,750

Jennifer "What is NICK" — wagered $300

Wes "What is Jack" — wagered $4,401

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