Show #2973 1997-07-02 (taped 1997-02-11) Regular

Kim Worth game 4.

Contestants

David Achar — a video buyer from Teaneck, New Jersey

Susan Lee — a housewife from Glencoe, Illinois

Kim Worth — a waiter and writer from Venice, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $47,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kim	$2,600	$4,300	$10,000	$17,000 4-day champion: $64,000	$9,900 27 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Susan	$400	$1,600	$1,600	$100 3rd place: a Samsung 8mm compact camcorder	$1,600 10 R, 2 W
David	$1,100	$2,300	$7,900	$15,000 2nd place: a trip to Fiesta Americana, Mexico City	$7,200 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD HISTORY	NEW WAVE MUSIC	CONTESTS	THE ELEMENTS	AFRICAN COOKING	THE LEAST MOVEMENT
$100 [7] Wheat was introduced to the New World by this explorer in 1493 Christopher Columbus David	$100 [4] Sting rose to fame in this new wave trio The Police Kim	$100 [22] In Hannibal, Missouri's fence painting contest, judges favor entrants who dress like this character Tom Sawyer Susan	$100 [1] In the title of an old comedy, it's paired with "Old Lace" arsenic Kim	$100 [8] Made of beans & eggs, ful medames has been eaten in this country perhaps since the time of the pharaohs Egypt Kim	$100 [20] Michener wrote these "of the South Pacific" tales David
$200 [13] On Sept. 3, 1996 the U.S. launched cruise missiles against this country for attacking Kurd territory Iraq David	$200 [17] Ric Ocasek's head was put on a fly's body in this group's video "You Might Think" The Cars David	$200 [27] The University of Michigan & MIT have won the Sunrayce, a competition for this kind of vehicle a solar-powered vehicle Susan	$200 [2] This element found in limestome derives its name from the Latin word for lime, calx calcium Susan	$200 [9] In Ghana a dumpling called fufu is served with a soup made of the groundnut known here as this peanut Susan	$200 [23] Used for roofing & blackboards, it's best to start with a "clean" one a slate Kim
$300 [14] Last name of the brothers who made an overland trek in the 1260s from Bukhara, Uzbekistan to China Polo Kim	$400 [19] She wrote reviews for New Musical Express before singing with The Pretenders Chrissie Hynde Susan	$300 [28] 12-year-old Wendy Guey of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida won this contest with "vivisepulture" the National Spelling Bee Kim	$300 [3] Of the metallic elements, it's the one most strongly attracted to a magnet iron David	$300 [10] Mtori, a Tanzanian plantain soup, can also be made with this similar fruit banana Kim	$300 [24] To take a base during a pitch steal Kim
$400 [15] This personal guard of Roman emperors consisted of 9 cohorts of 1,000 soldiers each the Praetorian Guard Kim	$500 [21] This group from Sheffield, England topped the U.S. charts with 1982's "Don't You Want Me" The Human League	$400 [30] As a part of the Highland Games, this long wooden pole is tossed end over end a caber David	$400 [5] Sometimes used to make explosives, it's the most plentiful gas in the air nitrogen Kim	$400 [11] Almond milk is enjoyed in this country, where it is sold on the streets of Marrakesh Morocco Kim	$400 [25] With "mate", it means nobody wins the chess game stale Kim
$500 [16] In April 1992 Pres. Alberto Fujimori suspended this country's constitution & dissolved the legislature Peru David	DD $1,000 [18] Group heardhereperforming the theme to "American Gigolo": Blondie ("Call Me") David	$500 [29] For writing "It was a dark and stormy night", this Victorian has a bad prose contest named for him Edward Bulwer-Lytton Susan David	$500 [6] Symbolized Ac, it's alphabetically first among the elements actinium	$500 [12] In Zimbabwe, bowara refers to the leaves of this large gourd that is carved in the U.S. a pumpkin Kim	$500 [26] It's an inscribed pillar or slab used for commemorative purposes a stela Kim

Double Jeopardy! Round

NORTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY	16th CENTURY NAMES	LEGAL PEOPLE	BALLET	MUSEUMS	CIVIL WAR LIT
$200 [2] Joshua Tree National Monument near Palm Springs in this state was made a national park in 1994 California Kim	$200 [11] In his 1520 "Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation", he called for church reform Martin Luther David	$200 [16] Nominated by Ronald Reagan as a conservative, she's moved to the center while on the Supreme Court Sandra Day O'Connor Kim	$200 [26] We have a "hunch" you'll know Antoine Coulon was the first to dance this role in "La Esmeralda" Quasimodo Susan	$200 [1] A museum in Rutland, Vermont displays many of his illustrations, including covers of The Saturday Evening Post Norman Rockwell Kim	$200 [21] First lady who was the subject of Irving Stone's "Love Is Eternal" Mary Todd Lincoln Kim
$600 [4] In 1970, while this country was still a British dependency, Belmopan became its capital Belize	$400 [12] In Russian this czar's nickname was Grozny, "The Dread" Ivan the Terrible Susan	$400 [17] The same-named grandfather of this conservative radio host practiced law in Missouri at age 104 Rush Limbaugh Kim	$400 [27] Jules Perrot's short ballet "Pas de Quatre" requires this many ballerinas 4 Kim	$400 [7] The Longyear Museum in Brookline, Mass. displays memorabilia of this Christian Science founder Mary Baker Eddy Kim	$400 [22] At Mark Twain's urging, this Civil War general wrote his "Personal Memoirs" Ulysses S. Grant David
$800 [5] Lake Nicaragua is connected to this smaller Nicaraguan lake by the Tipitapa River Lake Managua Susan	$600 [13] This third wife of Henry VIII died in 1537 after giving birth to Edward VI Jane Seymour Susan	$600 [18] Geoffrey Fieger, whose brother sang "My Sharona", is the lawyer for this controversial Michigan doctor Jack Kevorkian Kim	$600 [28] In 1958 this grande dame of British ballet was acclaimed for playing a water sprite in "Ondine" Margot Fonteyn David	$600 [8] The Hillerich & Bradsby Museum in Louisville, Kentucky displays this athletic equipment used by famous players baseball bats David	$600 [23] The top-rated miniseries of the 1985-86 season was based on this John Jakes novel North and South Susan David
$1,000 [6] Provinces of this Central American country include Chiriqui, Veraguas & Darien Panama David	$800 [14] During his "magnificent" reign over the Ottomans, he conquered Hungary & much of Mesopotamia Suleiman Kim	$800 [19] O.J. Simpson's lead criminal defense attorney, he was once a prosecutor for the L.A. city attorney Johnnie Cochran Kim	$800 [29] This "Rodeo" choreographer's 1940 ballet "Black Ritual" featured an all-black cast Agnes de Mille David	$800 [9] The Prince of Wales Museum of Western India in this city has large collections of jade & china Bombay (Mumbai) David	$800 [24] Bruce Catton began his Civil War studies in the 1950s with a trilogy on this Union army the Army of the Potomac David
DD $1,800 [3] The Rio Grande forms part of the border between these 2 U.S. states New Mexico & Texas Kim	DD $1,300 [15] In 1578 this Flemish cartographer engraved a new set of maps for Ptolemy's "Geography" Gerardus Mercator Kim	$1,000 [20] This flamboyant Western defense lawyer wrote the 1995 bestseller "How to Argue and Win Every Time" Gerry Spence Kim Susan	$1,000 [30] The dramatic ballet "Las Hermanas" is based on this Spaniard's play "The House of Bernarda Alba" Federico Garcia Lorca David	$1,000 [10] The Drake Well Museum in Titusville, Penn. is dedicated to the history of this industry oil Kim	$1,000 [25] MacKinlay Kantor's books include "Arouse and Beware" & this one set in a Confederate prison Andersonville Kim

Final Jeopardy!

VICE PRESIDENTS

1 of 2 men who served as U.S. vice president & also won a Nobel Peace Prize

Charles Dawes or Theodore Roosevelt

Susan "Who was Wilson?" — wagered $1,500

David "Who was Theodore Roosevelt?" — wagered $7,100

Kim "Who was Theodore Roosevelt" — wagered $7,000

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