Show #2951 1997-06-02 (taped 1997-01-28) Regular

Lyn Payne game 4.

Contestants

Pete Kearns — an attorney from Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

Jim Melberg — a lobbyist from Washington, D.C.

Lyn Payne — a librarian from Orlando, Florida (whose 3-day cash winnings total $39,802)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lyn	$2,900	$3,600	$14,600	$15,200 4-day champion: $55,002	$13,400 32 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
Jim	$800	$1,300	$400	$400 3rd place: Panasonic Palmcorder Camcorder	$700 7 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Pete	$0	$1,900	$3,700	$4,700 2nd place: Trip to Almond Beach Club, Barbados	$3,700 17 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

PEOPLE IN HISTORY	COLORS	DANCE	THE SUPER BOWL	MUSEUMS	IN THE DICTIONARY
$100 [2] In 1502, during his last voyage to the Americas, he sighted what is now Nicaragua Christopher Columbus Pete	$100 [30] Kendal & Kelly are shades of this Green Lyn	$100 [17] For a contra dance, couples form 2 of these & face each other Lines Pete	$100 [4] This Buffalo team is the only team to lose the Super Bowl 4 straight years Buffalo Bills Pete	$100 [19] The Nat'l Museum of African Art is housed in an underground building in this Washington, D.C. museum complex Smithsonian Lyn	$100 [25] A bibliomaniac is obsessed with collecting these items Books Lyn
$200 [3] As this dictator's minister of education, Giovanni Gentile reformed Italy's school system Benito Mussolini Jim	$200 [26] It's the reddish color, as well as the name of a popular bog fruit that's "relish"ed on holidays Cranberry Pete	$200 [16] This "Viennese" ballroom dance was considered scandalous because couples seemed to be embracing Waltz Pete	$200 [5] In 1997 this team's Desmond Howard returned a kickoff 99 yards, a new Super Bowl record Green Bay Packers Jim	$200 [21] This French city known for its mustard houses a museum of mustard Dijon Pete	$200 [20] It's the female equivalent of chanteur, a term for a male cabaret singer Chanteuse Lyn
$300 [7] In 1875 Yale graduate Daniel Coit Gilman became the first president of this Baltimore university Johns Hopkins Lyn	$300 [27] Marisa Berenson must like the "shocking" shade of this because her grandmother Elsa Schiaparelli introduced it Pink Pete	$300 [13] In the film "True Lies" Arnold Schwarzenegger performed this sensual Argentine dance Tango Lyn	$300 [6] This 49ers quarterback is the only man named Super Bowl MVP 3 times Joe Montana Lyn	$300 [22] A bank museum in Liberty, MO. has memorabilia relating to this man & his gang who robbed it February 13, 1866 Jesse James Lyn	$300 [1] Laymen rarely use this word that means abnormally swollen unless they're referring to veins Varicose Pete
$500 [9] This country's King Harold III was the half-brother of St. Olaf Norway Lyn	$400 [28] This tan color shares its name with a humped quadruped ruminant Camel Lyn	$400 [14] The Minangkabau candlelight dance of Sumatra is one of the most beautiful from this country Indonesia Lyn	$400 [11] The last 2 Super Bowls in this city were played at Joe Robbie Stadium Miami Lyn	$400 [23] This financier's art museum in Malibu, California was originally housed in his home J. Paul Getty Pete	$400 [10] The adjective anserous means as silly as one of these birds of the subfamily anserinae Goose Lyn Jim
DD $600 [8] Before he became king of England, George VI served in the Royal Navy & fought in the Battle of Jutland during this war World War I Lyn	$500 [29] French for "unbleached", the name of this pale color is derived from the Latin for "crude" or "raw" Ecru Lyn	$500 [15] This Andalusian gypsy dance may be accompanied by a cante chico, a "small song", or by a cante hondo, a "deep song" Flamenco Lyn	$500 [18] This current analyst for FOX TV's NFL telecasts coached the Oakland Raiders to victory in Super Bowl XI John Madden Jim	$500 [24] The Hayden Planetarium is a part of this New York City museum Museum of Natural History Pete	$500 [12] In the U.S. it's a synonym for pancake; in England it's a compact that might hold pan-cake makeup Flapjack Pete

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS	FOOD	SCIENTISTS	BRIDGES	ACTORS & ACTRESSES	BOOKS & AUTHORS
$200 [26] The Sumerians' pottery was the first made on this device Potter's wheel Pete	$200 [25] Piled high with cold cuts & condiments, the Dagwood Sandwich is named for a character in this comic strip Blondie Lyn	$200 [24] In 1893 she earned a physics degree from the Sorbonne, ranking first in her class Marie Curie Pete	$200 [1] In 1996 the Pont Charles de Gaulle, a new bridge spanning this river, opened in Paris Seine Lyn	$200 [13] Karen Lynn Gorney, the first Tara on "All My Children", played his dance partner in "Saturday Night Fever" John Travolta Lyn Jim	$200 [6] "The Mirror Crack'd" is one of several of her novels to feature Miss Jane Marple Agatha Christie Pete
$400 [22] Ezekiel prophesized for the Israelites during this "captivity" Babylonian Captivity Lyn	$400 [27] These Southern pecan patties are named for a French diplomat Pralines Lyn	$400 [23] Hermann Muller won a 1946 Nobel Prize for proving that these rays can cause genetic mutations X-rays Pete	$400 [7] In 1973 Queen Elizabeth II dedicated a new one of these bridges; the old one's in Arizona London Bridge Lyn	$400 [16] Accompanied by this boyfriend, Gwyneth Paltrow watched her film "Emma" in the White House with Pres. Clinton Brad Pitt Lyn	$400 [5] Living in South America, Josef Mengele clones 94 potential Hitlers in this Ira Levin novel "The Boys From Brazil" Lyn
$600 [10] This city's different ages are given Roman numerals; it's believed the "Homeric" one was VIIa Troy Lyn Jim	$600 [28] There are 2 distinct varieties of this bean: the Fordhook & baby Lima bean Pete	$600 [17] While a professor at Stanford in 1970 he published "Vitamin C And The Common Cold" Linus Pauling Pete	DD $500 [20] Named for an explorer, it's the longest suspension bridge in the U.S. the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Jim	$600 [12] She played a dual role in the 1991 thriller "Dead Again", directed by her then-husband, Kenneth Branagh Emma Thompson Pete	$600 [4] In the title of Sue Grafton's latest murder mystery "M Is For" this Malice Lyn
$800 [9] Persia kept switching sides in this 424-405 B.C. war depending on who was winning , Sparta or Athens The Peloponnesian War Lyn	$800 [29] What we call a Polish sausage is also known by this Polish name Kielbasa Lyn	$800 [18] In 1871 he issued a new version of his periodic table, leaving gaps for elements not yet known Dmitri Mendeleev Lyn	$600 [14] The Bosporus Bridges I & II connect the European & Asian parts of this country Turkey Lyn	$800 [8] Janine Turner of "Cliffhanger" was once engaged to this actor who's now married to Kim Basinger Alec Baldwin Lyn	$800 [2] "The Laws of our Fathers" is a 1996 legal thriller by this author of "Presumed Innocent" Scott Turow Lyn
$1,000 [11] The Incas called their area Tawantinsuyu, The Land of the 4 Quarters, with this Peruvian city as its center Cuzco Lyn Jim Pete	$1,000 [30] Cassareep, a condiment used in west Indian cookery, is made from this root, as is tapioca Cassava/manioc Jim	$1,000 [19] In 1955 this Danish physicist organized the 1st Atoms For Peace conference in Geneva Niels Bohr Jim	$1,000 [21] Venice's most famous bridge, it was built about 1600 to link the Doge's palace with the new prisons Bridge of Sighs Lyn	$1,000 [15] Lauren Bacall called this ex-husband "The greatest interpreter of O'Neill in anyone's memory" Jason Robards Lyn	DD $2,000 [3] Novels by Olivia Goldsmith include "Bestseller" & this book about 3 vengeful spouses "The First Wives Club" Lyn

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD LEADERS

This world leader was the recipient of an Obie Award in 1984

Vaclav Havel

Jim "Who is Havel" — wagered $0

Pete "Who is Vaclav Havel?" — wagered $1,000

Lyn "Who is Havel?" — wagered $600

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