Show #2975 1997-07-04 (taped 1997-02-11) Regular

Contestants

Barb Fuson — an American studies teacher from Decatur, Illinois

Peter Braxton — a math teacher from Fairfax, Virginia

Brick Barrientos — an accountant from Gaithersburg, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Brick	$700	$2,800	$9,800	$5,600 2nd place: Trip to Philadelphia	$7,800 16 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Peter	$1,600	$2,700	$10,500	$19,601 New champion: $19,601	$10,200 25 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Barb	$-200	$900	$2,800	$3,800 3rd place: Ducane 2004SS Gas Grill	$4,500 13 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY OF THE SEAS	THE FOOD BUSINESS	20th CENTURY ARCHITECTURE	JULY 4	GUINNESS RECORDS	CHARACTERS IN SITCOMS
$100 [16] Oceanus Hopkins was born at sea in 1620 aboard this pilgrim ship Mayflower Barb	$100 [11] Before hotels, J.W. Marriott made his money operating one of this rootbeer company's stands A&W Barb	$100 [21] In the 1950s Hans Scharoun designed 2 Stuttgart apartment complexes: Romeo & this mate Juliet Peter	$100 [6] She not only carries a torch, she holds a law book inscribed with the date "JULY IV MDCCLXXVI" The Statue of Liberty Peter	$100 [26] The Metropolitan Museum of Art paid a record $143,352 for the oldest hand-painted complete deck of these Playing cards Barb	$100 [1] George, Elaine, Kramer "Seinfeld" Peter
$200 [17] The nuclear submarine Nautilus was in this ocean when it sailed under the North Pole Arctic Ocean Peter	$200 [12] In October 1996 this hockey player became the first real person pictured on a Campbell's soup label Wayne Gretzky Brick	$200 [22] 4 pyramids were erected 1984-89 between this museum's Pavilion Denon & Pavilion Richelieu The Louvre Peter	$200 [7] On July 4, 1982 Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado was elected president of this North American country Mexico Peter	$200 [27] This Jerry Garcia band, once called The Warlocks, holds the record for most documented rock concerts The Grateful Dead Peter	$200 [2] Philip Banks, Carlton Banks, Will Smith "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" Brick
$300 [18] On May 5, 1961 the Freedom 7 capsule splashed down in the Atlantic with this man inside Alan Shepard Brick Peter	$300 [13] In 1972 Frito-Lay introduced its nacho cheese flavor of these chips Doritos Brick	$300 [23] He used a snail spiral design for the Guggenheim Museum & for the V.C. Morris Gift Shop in San Francisco Frank Lloyd Wright Peter	$300 [8] The cornerstone for this monument was laid July 4, 1848 with a trowel once used by our first president Washington Monument Barb	$300 [28] In 1970 Roy Dean completed this London Times feature in a record 3 minutes, 45 seconds Crossword puzzle Brick	$300 [3] Christine Armstrong, Luther Van Dam, Hayden Fox "Coach" Barb
$400 [19] On January 23, 1968 this country seized the U.S.S. Pueblo & detained its crew for espionage North Korea Barb	$400 [14] In 1833 Abraham Lincoln sold this company's packaged chocolate in his Salem, Ill. country store Baker's Barb	$400 [24] In the 1980s Benjamin Thompson & Associates updated this city's Faneuil Hall Marketplace Boston Peter	$400 [9] The first U.S. flag with this many stars was flown July 4, 1960 50 Peter	$400 [29] Guinness gives the record for this language's longest word to chi-n-chi-ku-ri-n, slang for a short person Japanese	$400 [4] Oswald, Lewis, Mimi "The Drew Carey Show"
$500 [20] In June 1942 U.S. dive bombers sank 3 Japanese aircraft carriers at this central Pacific battle Midway Brick	$500 [15] In 1958 this company introduced its "Pick-A-Mix" concept Brach's Brick	$500 [25] In 1963 this airline building opened over Grand Central Station Pan American Building Brick	DD $800 [10] On the day of the bicentennial, this president said, "We lead because our whole history says we must" Gerald Ford Peter	$500 [30] These folklorists compiled the largest dictionary, the "Deutsches Worterbuch", 1st published in 1854 The Brothers Grimm Barb	$500 [5] Dave Nelson, Lisa Miller, Bill McNeal "Newsradio" Barb

Double Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE	FASHION DESIGNERS	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	REPUBLICANS	POETS & POETRY	STARTS & ENDS WITH "O"
$200 [26] In 1803 Luke Howard coined names for types of them, including cumulus & stratus Clouds Barb	$200 [11] She introduced her DKNY Kids line in 1992 Donna Karan Brick	$200 [21] From Burundi to the Mediterranean, this longest river flows through 35 degrees of latitude the Nile Peter	$200 [16] In June 1996 Trent Lott succeeded him as Senate majority leader Bob Dole Peter	$200 [1] The last work of 15th century poet Christine de Pisan celebrates the military victories of this woman Joan of Arc Peter	$200 [6] Shakespeare's moor Othello Peter
$400 [27] Atoms of this lightest element make up about 90% of the universe Hydrogen Brick	$400 [12] This Polo designer's 1978 westernwear line featured flounced prairie skirts & fringed buckskin jackets Ralph Lauren Peter	$400 [22] Productive farmland in this European country lies in the polders, land reclaimed from the sea The Netherlands (Holland) Barb	$400 [17] Relentless in his pursuit of conservative ideals, he was named Time's Man of the Year for 1995 Newt Gingrich Peter	$400 [2] In a preface to "Paradise Lost" he called rhyme "The invention of a barbarous age, to set off...lame meter" John Milton Brick	$400 [7] The first 3 Holy Roman emperors, father, son & grandson, shared this name Otto Peter
$600 [29] This element, symbol Ir, is one of the most corrosion-resistant metals known Iridium Barb	$600 [13] Oscar de la Renta was born in Santo Domingo in this country, & studied art there in the '50s Dominican Republic Brick	$800 [24] Arhus is the largest city on this Danish peninsula Jutland Peter	$600 [18] This longtime Arizona senator retired from Congress after the 1986 session Barry Goldwater Barb	$600 [3] In a 1648 poem Robert Herrick urged reluctant maidens, "Gather ye" these "while ye may" Rosebuds Brick	$600 [8] It's a long, dramatic musical piece, usually on a religious theme Oratorio Peter
$800 [30] It's the branch of physics that deals with light & vision Optics Peter	$800 [14] Frenchwoman whose ever-chic suit features a boxy jacket with a weighted metal chain sewn into the inside hem Coco Chanel Barb	$1,000 [25] This "great" Canadian lake lies on the Arctic Circle Great Bear Lake Barb	$800 [19] This Ohio senator & son of a president was known as "Mr. Republican" Robert Taft Peter	$800 [4] This midwestern American poet gained new fame in 1990 with "Iron John: A Book About Men" Robert Bly Brick	$800 [9] This river that flows through Venezuela is South America's northernmost major river Orinoco Peter
DD $3,000 [28] From the Latin for "whip", they're the whiplike parts by which certain protozoa move about Flagellum Brick	$1,000 [15] Italian whose last name follows "Emporio" in a worldwide chain of stylish boutiques Giorgio Armani	DD $1,700 [23] This sea provides most of Turkey's northern border Black Sea Barb	$1,000 [20] In 1948 Thomas Dewey "commissioned" this California governor as his vice presidential running mate Earl Warren Brick	$1,000 [5] This 19th century author of "Les Fleurs du Mal" translated Poe's tales into French Charles Baudelaire Peter	$1,000 [10] Similar to Turkish raki, it's perhaps Greece's best-known aperitif Ouzo Peter

Final Jeopardy!

COMPOSERS

One of this Russian's best-known works is the fiendishly difficult Piano Concerto No. 3 of 1909

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Barb "Who is Rachmaninov" — wagered $1,000

Brick "Who is Tchaikovsky?" — wagered $4,200

Peter "Who was Sergei Rachmaninoff?" — wagered $9,101

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