Show #2968 1997-06-25 (taped 1997-02-05) Regular

Contestants

Andrew Lueder — an attorney from Martinez, California

Ellen Kolb — a homemaker from Merrimack, New Hampshire

Cris Molles — a finance manager from Lomita, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Cris	$1,000	$1,000	$6,400	$5,400 2nd place: Trip to the Tryall Club, Jamaica	$5,400 15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Ellen	$600	$4,500	$14,500	$12,801 New champion: $12,801	$11,300 27 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Andrew	$1,100	$2,100	$2,300	$1 3rd place: Meade Model 390 Telescope	$2,300 12 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE PERSIAN GULF WAR	HINTS FROM HELOISE	GAMES	NEW YORK	TELEVISION	FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES
$100 [1] When Iraq invaded this neighbor, its emir, Sheik Jabir Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, fled to Saudi Arabia Kuwait Cris	$100 [17] Don't like doing this? You can use a sponge in a saucer or just lick the corner of the envelope instead Licking stamps Ellen	$100 [7] Experts suggest you begin this game by moving 1 or 2 pawns before bringing knights into play Chess Cris	$100 [11] This building in Albany is bounded by Washington Avenue & Swan, State & Eagle Streets Capital building Ellen	$100 [19] On June 10, 1996 her syndicated talk show debuted with George Clooney & Susan Lucci as guests Rosie O'Donnell Ellen	$100 [3] Romanians call this day Joi, while Swedes know it as Torsdag Thursday Andrew
$200 [2] Of 10, 100 or 1000, the length of the ground war in hours 100 Ellen	$200 [18] Heloise suggests filling this in your car with potpourri; it smells nice & keeps others from using it Ashtray Andrew	$200 [13] Rich Uncle Pennybags is the name of the mustached character on this game's box, board & cards Monopoly Andrew	$200 [23] Troy, New York was home to the meatpacker who inspired this national symbol "Uncle Sam"	$200 [20] The theme song to this Tim Daly sitcom is based on the fourth movement of Schubert's Piano Sonata in A Major "Wings" Ellen	$200 [4] When sightsseing in France, you should know that entree libre means this Free admission Ellen
$300 [8] As chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he played a leading role in directing the coalition war effort Colin Powell Ellen	$300 [28] Don't have one in your hotel room? Use a hot light bulb or hang your clothes in the bathroom while you shower Iron Andrew	$300 [14] Among this company's games are Boggle, Risk & Sorry Parker Brothers Cris	$300 [24] A N. Tarrytown bridge named for this Washington Irving rider once stood where US9 crosses the Pocantico River The Headless Horseman Cris Ellen	$300 [21] This Phil Silvers character was master sergeant of the motor pool at Fort Baxter, Kansas Sgt. Bilko Ellen	$300 [5] In Portuguese these 2 antonyms are cedo & tarde Early & late Ellen
$400 [9] This general who commanded the Allied forces is the son of a brigadier general Norman Schwarzkopf Ellen	$400 [29] After buying flour, store it here for at least a week to destroy any infestations Freezer Cris	$400 [15] In one version of this game, 108 tiles are grouped into 3 suits: dots, bams & craks Mah Jongg Andrew	$400 [26] Val-Kill in Hyde Park was this first lady's retreat Eleanor Roosevelt Ellen	$400 [22] In 1996 he won the first acting Emmy for a cable TV series for playing Artie on "The Larry Sanders Show" Rip Torn Cris	$400 [6] In Spain you might go shopping for una chaqueta--a jacket--made of cuero, this Leather Ellen Andrew
$500 [10] Saddam Hussein's elite military force, reportedly the best trained & best equipped of the Iraqi army The Republican Guards Cris	$500 [30] To remove an excess of this from soup add slices of raw potato to absorb it Salt Cris Andrew	$500 [16] In 1931 architect Alfred M. Butts developed this board-&-tile game, calling it Crisscrosswords Scrabble Ellen	DD $1,500 [27] The top of the Skylon Tower soars 775' above this natural landmark Niagara Falls Ellen	$500 [25] In this 1950s sitcom Theodore's classmates at Grant Ave. School included Larry Mondello, Gilbert Bates & Whitey "Leave It To Beaver" Ellen	$500 [12] In the Netherlands this popular winter sport is called schaatsenrijden Ice skating Ellen

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. PRESIDENTS	THE MOVIES	BALLET	AUTHORS & THEIR WORKS	MAMMALS	COUNTRIES ON THE "M"AP
$200 [15] In 1749 he was appointed surveyor of Culpeper County, Virginia George Washington Andrew	$200 [17] In 1996 this popular star directed his first feature film, "That Thing You Do!" Tom Hanks Ellen	$200 [30] This duke of jazz composed an original score for Alvin Ailey's brilliant modern ballet "The River" Duke Ellington Andrew	$200 [3] According to the title of Flannery O'Connor's first book of short stories, this kind of "man is hard to find" A good man Cris	$200 [16] This term for meat-eating mammals encompasses fish eaters like seals Carnivores Ellen	$200 [6] In October 1996 its peso fell to 8 to a dollar Mexico Cris
$400 [1] On June 16, 1858 he said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand" Abraham Lincoln Cris	$400 [18] David Lean's sweeping saga of this British adventurer was reissued in 1989 with previously unseen footage "Lawrence of Arabia" Cris	$400 [29] "Concerto Barocco" is danced to a concerto for 2 violins by this great Baroque composer J.S. Bach Andrew	$400 [8] This "Lolita" author remembers his childhood in St. Petersburg in his memoir "Speak, Memory" Vladimir Nabokov Andrew	$400 [20] This group of mammals lost out to placental mammals in much of the world but hung tough in Australia Marsupials Cris	$400 [7] If you're off on the road to this north African country take some dirhams, its currency Morocco Ellen
$600 [2] While he was vacationing at his father's Vermont home, word reached him that Harding had died Calvin Coolidge Ellen	$600 [19] In this 1995 comedy Damon Wayans starred as an ex-Marine hired to train junior ROTCs "Major Payne" Andrew	$600 [26] In 1998 she performed with the Kirov Ballet for the first time since her defection 18 years earlier Natalia Makarova	$600 [10] This English poet's "Ode On Indolence" wasn't published until after his death John Keats Ellen	$600 [23] Using feelers on its snout, the star-nosed type of this nearly blind mammal finds food underground Mole Ellen	$600 [9] After it broke from Yugoslavia in 1991, Greece objected to its use of Hellenic symbols Macedonia Ellen
$800 [4] While governor of New Jersey, he enacted the state's first workmen's compensation law Woodrow Wilson Cris	$800 [21] It's the film in which Tom Cruise played up-&-coming lawyer Mitch McDeere "The Firm" Cris Andrew	$800 [27] Eugene Loring played the devil in this female choreographer's 1941 ballet "Three Virgins and a Devil" Agnes de Mille Ellen	$800 [11] She published "Exit To Eden" under the pen name Anne Rampling Anne Rice	$800 [24] The pygmy species of this amphibious mammal reaches a mere 3' high, 6' long & 400 lbs. Hippopotamus Cris Andrew	$1,000 [14] Formerly the Caroline Islands, its name sounds like it's the smallest country in the world Micronesia Cris
DD $2,000 [5] The last Whig elected president, he was James Madison's distant cousin Zachary Taylor Cris	$1,000 [22] Liam Neeson won critical acclaim for his recent portrayal of this Irish revolutionary Michael Collins Ellen	$1,000 [28] George Balanchine created 10 ballets for this impresario's Ballets Russes Sergei Diaghilev	$1,000 [12] He wrote "I, Claudius" for adults & "The Poor Boy Who Followed His Star" for children Robert Graves Ellen	$1,000 [25] Bush babies are tree-dwelling members of this order that includes human babies Primates Ellen	DD $3,000 [13] It's been ruled by the Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs, Normans, Knights, France, Britain & since 1964, itself Malta Ellen

Final Jeopardy!

SOUTHERN CITIES

In the 1830s settlers gave this city its name in the hope of having the University of Mississippi placed there

Oxford

Andrew "What is Pascagoula" — wagered $2,299

Cris "What is Jackson" — wagered $1,000

Ellen "What is Jackson?" — wagered $1,699

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