Show #2959 1997-06-12 (taped 1997-01-29) Regular

Arthur Phillips game 3.

Contestants

Mindy Eakin — an administrative assistant from Arlington, Massachusetts

Fritz Gray — a reservation sales representative from Torrance, California

Arthur Phillips — a speechwriter from Boston, Massachusetts (whose 2-day cash winnings total $17,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Arthur	$2,400	$3,400	$10,400	$11,801 3-day champion: $29,202	$10,800 29 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Fritz	$100	$1,900	$5,900	$11,800 2nd place: a Bassett Legend dining room set + Retroneu flatware	$6,000 16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Mindy	$900	$1,500	$3,900	$7,799 3rd place: a Panasonic 27" diagonal Superflat TV system	$3,900 9 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE BODY WOMAN	WALL STREET LINGO	U.S. GEOGRAPHY	NOTABLE RELATIVES	RELIGION	ENDS IN "LL"
$100 [30] These organs that produce eggs stop functioning as glands between ages 45 & 55 ovaries Arthur	$100 [29] General Motors & General Electric are among the 30 stocks in this, abbreviated DJIA the Dow Jones Industrial Average Arthur	$100 [6] Once the site of a famous prison, this California island was named for its large pelican population Alcatraz Arthur	$100 [13] This actor's father, poet laureate Cecil Day Lewis, wrote detective novels under the name Nicholas Blake Daniel Day Lewis Fritz	$100 [8] The first translation of this book printed in America was John Eliot's 1661-63 Algonquian one the Bible Arthur	$100 [1] In the children's game, Heigh-Ho, the Derry-O, the farmer is here Dell Fritz
$200 [28] Colorblindness is rare in women as they have 2 of these dominant gene-carrying chromosomes X Arthur	$200 [19] This major stock exchange is known as "The Big Board" the New York Stock Exchange Mindy	$200 [7] All 5 Rhode Island counties have shorelines on this bay Narragansett Bay Fritz	$200 [14] Last name shared by tennis player Rosemary & cellist Pablo; he was her great-uncle Casals Arthur	$200 [9] In October 1996 the Pope told scientists this theory was sound if they accept it as God's work evolution Fritz	$200 [2] Wat tha righter duz two evry wurd inn thiss klue misspell Arthur
$300 [25] This grows the fastest in women ages 16-24 & its length also affects its growth hair Fritz	$300 [11] It's a share of a company's profits distributed to a class of its shareholders a dividend Arthur	$300 [20] This river that winds through Wyoming, Idaho & Oregon is the main tributary of the Columbia River the Snake River Arthur	$300 [16] This country singer once starred on a TV variety series with her younger sisters Louis & Irlene Barbara Mandrell Fritz	$300 [10] On June 14, 1992 this world leader returned to the Russian Orthodox church after years as an atheist Boris Yeltsin Arthur	$300 [3] Jean Harlow was a blonde one bombshell Arthur
$400 [26] Shallower & wider than a man's to allow for childbirth, its bones are fused in a ring to give support pelvis Fritz	$400 [12] Term for the scroll of prices on the electronic board; it comes from the time when it was printed on paper ticker Mindy	$400 [21] The Connecticut River forms Vermont's entire border with this state New Hampshire Mindy	$400 [23] Isaac Shelby, the first governor of Kentucky, was an ancestor of this Civil War historian Shelby Foote Fritz	$400 [17] The Persian poet Rumi was a Sufi, a member of the mystic sect of this religion Islam Arthur	$400 [4] You can walk for miles on one of these & never leave the same spot treadmill Arthur
$500 [27] Estrace is a synthetic version of this hormone sometimes prescribed after menopause estrogen Arthur	$500 [15] It's the short-term interest rate banks charge their best customers; all other rates are measured by it the prime rate Mindy	$500 [22] Waimea is a famous canyon on this "Garden Isle" of Hawaii Kauai	DD $400 [24] This actress' daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner appeared in the 1992 film "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" Natalie Wood Fritz	$500 [18] This "Tao Te Ching" author attracted many admirers, including a young Confucius Lao-Tzu	$500 [5] The 2 words that fit the category for the slow, solemn ring of a bell knell & toll Arthur Fritz

Double Jeopardy! Round

1947	WORLD'S FAIRS & EXPOSITIONS	SINGERS	GOVERNMENT & POLITICS	CHEESES OF THE WORLD	SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS
$200 [17] Thor Heyerdahl spent 101 days sailing this raft from Peru to Polynesia Kon-Tiki Mindy	$200 [21] His Pieta was exhibited at the 1964 New York fair, the only time it left Italy since it was sculpted in 1499 Michelangelo Arthur	$200 [11] In 1996 this country star's career U.S. album sales, including "Ropin' The Wind", reached 60 million Garth Brooks Mindy	$200 [6] This body of Congress has the power to draw up impeachment charges against federal officials the House of Representatives Arthur	$200 [24] Creole cream cheese, a specialty of this U.S. state, may be eaten for breakfast with sugar & fruit Louisiana Fritz	$200 [1] Varro, Clitus, Claudius, Strato, Lucius & Dardanius are all servants to Brutus in this play Julius Caesar Arthur
$400 [18] On November 20 they were married in a dazzling ceremony in Westminster Abbey Prince Philip & Queen Elizabeth II Fritz	$400 [22] Montreal's Expo 67 was built on 2 islands in this river St. Lawrence River Arthur	$400 [12] Then-husband James Taylor played guitar on her 1974 hit "Haven't Got Time For The Pain" Carly Simon Fritz	$400 [7] In 1964 Walter Mondale was appointed to replace this man as U.S. Senator from Minnesota Hubert Humphrey Fritz	$400 [26] This country is known for its double Gloucester cheese, which is similar to cheddar England Arthur	$400 [2] Edgar disguises himself as a mad beggar in this tragedy about a mad king King Lear Arthur
$600 [16] On October 14, in the experimental X-1, he broke the sound barrier Chuck Yeager Arthur	$600 [23] With over 64 million in attendance, this Japanese city's 1970 World's Fair was the largest ever held Osaka Arthur Mindy	$600 [15] Called by some the "Epitome of Cool", this 70-year-old's 1994 CD "MTV Unplugged" won him 2 Grammys Tony Bennett Arthur	$600 [8] This Cabinet department registers trademarks & issues patents Commerce Arthur	$600 [29] Often ball-shaped & coated with red wax, this cheese originated in a town north of Amsterdam Edam Arthur Mindy	$600 [3] In "Othello", Brabantio tells him, "Thou art a villain"; he retorts, "You are--a senator" Iago Arthur
$800 [19] The "New Look" this designer introduced in 1947 returned Paris to fashion dominance Christian Dior	$800 [28] Cyrus McCormick's reaper was exhibited at London's 1851 expo in this "Palace" the Crystal Palace Fritz	$800 [14] 1 of the 3 singers on the 1993 No. 1 hit "All For Love" from the film "The Three Musketeers" Bryan Adams (or Rod Stewart or Sting) Arthur	$1,000 [10] Philip F. LaFollette served as governor of this state both as a Republican & as a Progressive Wisconsin Mindy	$800 [30] This extremely strong-smelling cheese is named for a province in Belgium Limburger Fritz	$800 [4] She tells Oberon, "I know when thou hast stolen away from fairyland... versing love to amorous Phillida" Titania Arthur
$1,000 [20] This "Threepenny Opera" playwright returned to Europe shortly after interrogation by HUAC Bertolt Brecht Fritz	DD $1,600 [27] He was the only president assassinated at a World's Fair William McKinley (1901) Arthur	$1,000 [13] Singer Neil Tennant & keyboardist Chris Lowe form this duo The Pet Shop Boys Mindy	DD $2,000 [9] Presidential candidates from this party have included Ron Paul, Andre Marrou & Harry Browne Libertarian Arthur	$1,000 [25] Originally, this country's Scamorze cheese was made only from water buffalo milk Italy Arthur	$1,000 [5] In "Henry VIII", this cardinal's first line is "The Duke of Buckingham's surveyor? Ha!" Cardinal Wolsey Arthur

Final Jeopardy!

CLASSIC CINEMA

This 1946 holiday classic was based on "The Greatest Gift", a short story by Philip Van Doren Stern

It's A Wonderful Life

Mindy "What is 'It's A Wonderful Life'?" — wagered $3,899

Fritz "What is "It's A Wonderful Life"?" — wagered $5,900

Arthur "What is "It's A Wonderful Life"?" — wagered $1,401

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