Show #2961 1997-06-16 (taped 1997-02-04) Regular

Arthur Phillips game 5.

Contestants

John Kiernan — a computer programmer and writer originally from Stamford, Connecticut

Lee Morgan — a voice teacher and accountant from Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Arthur Phillips — a speechwriter from Boston, Massachusetts (whose 4-day cash winnings total $44,603)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Arthur	$4,600	$5,800	$15,200	$18,400 5-day champion: $63,003	$11,400 30 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Lee	$600	$2,600	$5,600	$5,500 2nd place: a trip to Bahamas Princess Resort & Casino	$5,600 16 R, 2 W
John	$400	$1,200	$6,000	$300 3rd place: a Samsung 27" color television	$5,000 12 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	GEMS & JEWELS	ROCK LYRICS	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	SPORTS	"C" IN GEOGRAPHY
$100 [6] In June 1987 she became the first British prime minister in the 20th c. elected to 3 straight terms Margaret Thatcher Lee	$100 [21] The largest of these red gemstones ever discovered was a 400-carat one found in Burma a ruby John	$100 [1] Chuck Berry told this composer to "Roll Over" & "Tell Tchaikovsky the News" Beethoven Arthur	$100 [26] A 1996 Business Week survey called this soup company's board of directors "America's Best" Campbell's Lee	$100 [16] This Czech-born tennis star was the world's No. 1 ranked women's player 7 times, 1978-79 & 1982-86 Martina Navratilova Arthur	$100 [11] Australia's National Library in this city overlooks Lake Burley Griffin Canberra Arthur
$200 [7] On September 23, 1949 President Truman announced that this country had detonated a nuclear device the Soviet Union (or the U.S.S.R. or Russia) John	$200 [22] Like South Africa's, Namibia's economy is based in part on exports of gem-quality ones of these diamonds Lee	$200 [2] He "walks in the classroom, cool and slow" & "calls the English teacher 'Daddy-O'" Charlie Brown Lee	$200 [27] In 1996 companies that produce these consumables announced an end to their ban on TV & radio ads liquor John	$200 [17] In 1996 this Barry Switzer-coached team won a record fifth straight NFC East division title Dallas Cowboys Arthur	$200 [12] The name of this Welsh capital may mean "Fort on the Taff" Cardiff Arthur
$300 [8] In 338 B.C. this country's Philip II defeated Thebes & Athens at the Battle of Chaeronea Macedonia Lee	$300 [23] Iron & titanium give this corundum gem its rich translucent blue color sapphire Arthur	$300 [3] The CCR song about her begins, "Left a good job in the city, workin' for the man every night and day" "Proud Mary" Arthur	$300 [28] This battery maker introduced the Copper Top tester in 1990 Duracell Arthur	$300 [18] 1 of 2 L.A. Lakers players to win the NBA's regular season MVP award Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (or Magic Johnson) Arthur	$300 [13] The Chinese city of Guangzhou, better known to westerners as this, is also called Yangcheng, "City of Goats" Canton Arthur John
$400 [9] In 781 he persuaded Pope Adrian I to crown his sons Pepin & Louis kings of Italy & Aquitaine Charlemagne Lee	$400 [24] Malachite & peridot are gems of this color green Lee	$400 [4] In a Bryan Adams hit, it follows, "Everything I Do" "I do it for you" Arthur Lee	$400 [29] In August 1995 this nation's first stock exchange, based in Ulan Bator, began trading Mongolia Lee	$400 [19] On July 17, 1994 this nation won a record fourth World Cup soccer title by beating Italy, 3-2 on penalty kicks Brazil Lee	$400 [14] You'll find El Teniente, the world's largest underground copper mine, in this South American country Chile Arthur
$500 [10] "The Thousand" was a novel written by this Italian guerrilla leader based on his 1860 Sicilian expedition Giuseppe Garibaldi John	$500 [25] Chinese scholar Hsu Shen attributed human virtues to this gem jade Lee	$500 [5] In this 1984 hit, Cyndi Lauper sang, "If you're lost you can look and you will find me" "Time After Time" Arthur	$500 [30] This firm owned by the Seagram Company is the leading seller of pasteurized orange juice Tropicana John	$500 [20] This Florida quarterback won the Heisman Trophy in 1996, 30 years after his coach Steve Spurrier won it Danny Wuerffel	DD $2,300 [15] The Malebo Pool, also known as the Stanley Pool, is a shallow lake formed by this river the Congo River Arthur

Double Jeopardy! Round

MYTHOLOGY	HAIL TO THE CHIEF	FILMS OF THE '70s	FICTIONAL CHARACTERS	VEGETARIAN CUISINE	PARTICLE PHYSICS
$200 [22] According to Hesiod, there were only 3 of these one-eyed giants: Brontes, Steropes & Arges cyclopes Arthur	$200 [1] William Howard Taft is 1 of only 2 presidents buried in this cemetery outside Washington, D.C. Arlington National Cemetery John	$200 [6] 1979 film in which Robert Duvall loved "the smell of napalm in the morning" Apocalypse Now Arthur	$200 [13] His father, Pap Finn, is the town drunk Huckleberry Finn Arthur	$200 [8] Some vegetarians choose not to eat this product because it is made by bees honey John	$200 [21] The theoretical tachyons are said to exist only at speeds faster than the speed of this light Arthur
$400 [23] He was a god of earthquakes & water before he became supreme ruler of the sea Poseidon John	$400 [2] He's the first president who wasn't a signer of the Declaration of Independence George Washington Arthur	$400 [9] Bob Fosse won a Best Director Oscar for this 1972 Liza Minnelli musical, which he also choreographed Cabaret Arthur	$400 [14] Dickens orphan Philip Pirrip is better known by this nickname Pip Arthur Lee	$400 [15] This white sweetener is excluded from recipes when animal bone char has been used to bleach it sugar Lee	$400 [24] Term for the intrisnic angular momentum of a particle, or more simply, rapid rotation spin Arthur
$600 [25] The Romans referred to this pipe-playing god as Faunus Pan Arthur	$600 [3] He had 4 sons & 2 daughters & his eldest son became governor of Texas George (H.W.) Bush Arthur	$600 [12] This all-star murder mystery takes place in 1934 aboard a train traveling from Istanbul to France Murder on the Orient Express Arthur	$600 [7] Lassiter is the gun-slinging hero of this Zane Grey novel & appears in its sequel "The Rainbow Trail" Riders of the Purple Sage Lee	$600 [16] Cooking sauces in this type of pot will increase levels of the mineral needed for hemoglobin iron Lee	$600 [28] To get an element's mass number, add its protons & these neutrons Arthur John
$800 [26] Orion became a constellation after he was stung to death by one of these creatures, also a constellation a scorpion Arthur	$800 [4] He remembered the Maine; it blew up during his time in office William McKinley John	$800 [10] In this 1976 thriller Laurence Olivier displayed his dental skills while asking Dustin Hoffman, "Is it safe?" Marathon Man Arthur Lee	$800 [18] Kidnapped as a child, this R.D. Blackmore title heroine grew up to be quite a cookie Lorna Doone Lee	$800 [17] A mashed banana or a quarter cup of applesauce can replace oil or a single one of these in a cake recipe an egg Arthur	$800 [29] Some say particle physics goes back to the discovery of this particle in 1897 electron John
$1,000 [27] After the Trojan War ended, it took Odysseus 10 years to return home to this island Ithaca Arthur	DD $2,000 [5] The only Secretary of Commerce to become president Herbert Hoover John	DD $3,000 [11] This 1971 film featured the memorable debut seen here:"Whatcha all comin' back here in the dark?" The Last Picture Show (Cybill Shepherd) Arthur	$1,000 [20] This orchid-loving detective made his first appearance in Rex Stout's "Fer-de-Lance" Nero Wolfe John	$1,000 [19] Nicknamed "Wheat-Meat", seitan is made from wheat gluten rich in this compound essential to life protein Lee	$1,000 [30] Color is a property of these fundamental particles that come in strange & charm types quarks Arthur

Final Jeopardy!

COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

Before its independence, this country was known as the Netherlands East Indies

Indonesia

Lee "What is Belize?" — wagered $100

John "What Curacao" — wagered $5,700

Arthur "What is Indonesia?" — wagered $3,200

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