Show #2947 1997-05-27 (taped 1997-01-15) Regular

Contestants

Lisa Newell — a customer service representative from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Michael Berman — a writer originally from Williston Park, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,200)

Doug Antoniazzi — a test systems analyst from Hyde Park, Massachusetts (whose 2-day cash winnings total $23,199)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Doug	$2,000	$5,200	$12,800	$12,800 3-day champion: $35,999	$11,100 31 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Michael	$1,600	$1,600	$12,000	$1 3rd place: Wallace Silversmiths 5-piece tea service	$9,800 20 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Lisa	$-200	$200	$600	$200 2nd place: a trip to Melia Cariari Resort, Costa Rica	$600 5 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC SHIPS	WOMEN IN SPORTS	GOVERNMENT & POLITICS	ANIMALS	CANADIAN HODGEPODGE	STARTS WITH "R"
$100 [16] In August 1851 this schooner won the Hundred Guinea Cup & the cup was later renamed for it America Michael	$100 [11] This American gymnast is nicknamed "Awesome Dawesome" Dominique Dawes Lisa	$100 [6] Congressman Dick Armey holds this position in the House of Representatives Majority leader Lisa	$100 [21] Unlike other species of this polar bird, the emperor breeds in the winter months of May & June Penguin Doug	$100 [1] There's a full-scale replica of this Egyptian king's tomb in Cavendish on Prince Edward Island King Tut Doug	$100 [26] Ferment molasses & water & you'll get this potent potable, yo ho ho Rum Doug
$200 [17] The Confederate ship the Virginia was also known by this name Merrimac Michael	$200 [12] Surya Bonaly began her serious training in this sport at age 10 in France Figure skating Michael	$200 [7] From 1960 to 1964 this future vice president served as Minnesota's attorney general Walter Mondale Doug Lisa	$200 [22] The "rainbow" on this fish is a band of red on each of its sides Trout Doug Michael	$200 [2] You'll find Santa's Village & Rudolph's Funland about 100 miles north of Toronto in this province Ontario Doug Michael	$200 [30] If you're basking on the beach in Cannes, you're on a strip known as this Riviera Doug
$300 [18] When Columbus left Spain August 3, 1492, he was aboard this ship Santa Maria Michael	$300 [13] On the field in this sport, Mia Hamm eggs on her teammates Soccer Michael	$400 [9] From 1875 to 1881, this general known for his whiskers served as a U.S. senator from Rhode Island Ambrose Burnside Doug	$300 [23] This pigeon relative is named for its sad cooing sound Mourning dove Doug	$300 [3] Dozens of species of butterflies flit around Victoria Butterfly Gardens in this province British Columbia Doug	$300 [29] Ancient stream that Caesar was forbidden to cross Rubicon Lisa
$400 [19] It was the flagship of the 5 commanded by Sir Francis Drake that set sail December 13, 1577 the Golden Hind Doug	$400 [14] Famous skier who's the daughter of Stubby & Dee Street Picabo Street Michael	$500 [10] This 1948 running mate of Thomas Dewey later became chief justice Earl Warren Michael	$400 [24] The "black" species of this large horned mammal can grasp twigs with its upper lip Rhinoceros Michael Lisa	$400 [4] St. Ann's in this province is home to the Gaelic Mod, an annual festival celebrating Scottish culture Nova Scotia Michael	$400 [27] In 1903 a King in America introduced a safety one of these instruments Razor Doug
$500 [20] In an 1872 race between these fast sailing ships, the Thermopylae beat the Cutty Sark Clipper ships Doug	$500 [15] In 1984 she won the first Olympic gold medal awarded in the women's marathon Joan Benoit Samuelson Lisa	DD $800 [8] 2 of the 3 states with 30 or more representatives in the House California, New York & Texas Doug	$500 [25] This colorful eagle is unpopular with U.S. sheep ranchers because it preys on rams Golden eagle Doug	$500 [5] This purple flower that grows throughout most of the world is the floral emblem of New Brunswick Violet	$500 [28] In 1903 L.A. added to its charter this process of removing an elected official prior to term end Recall Doug

Double Jeopardy! Round

19th CENTURY NOVELISTS	WORLD CAPITALS	OXYGEN	BUSINESS PEOPLE	MOVIE CLASSICS	MORE DYSFUNCTIONAL ROYAL FAMILIES
$200 [9] After writing "Moby Dick", he wrote to Nathaniel Hawthorne, "I have written a wicked book" Herman Melville Michael	$200 [1] Once the capital of the Spanish Netherlands, today it's the capital of Belgium Brussels Doug	$200 [6] In addition to carrying nutrients, this fluid transports oxygen to your body's cells blood Doug Lisa	$200 [19] Jill Barad, this company's president, has posed with Barbie in ads for Forbes magazine Mattel Doug	$200 [8] 1941 film in which Bogart tells Mary Astor, "Don't be too sure I'm as crooked as I'm supposed to be" The Maltese Falcon Lisa	$200 [11] This "great" Russian empress seemed to loathe her son Paul & he lived in fear that she would kill him Catherine The Great Doug
$400 [26] In 1871 this author of "Les Miserables" was elected to the French National Assembly, but soon resigned Victor Hugo Doug Michael	$400 [2] It's the capital of Taiwan Taipei Doug	$400 [7] Running, cycling & swimming are examples of this type of exercise that improves the body's use of oxygen aerobic exercise Michael	$400 [20] Ian Schrager & Steve Rubell established this NYC club, the most famous of the disco era Studio 54 Michael	$400 [10] George Reeves, later TV's Superman, appears as one of the Tarleton Twins in this 1939 classic Gone with the Wind Doug	$400 [12] Henry II kept this woman of Aquitaine locked up for years after she & his sons rebelled against him Eleanor Doug
$600 [27] Around 1889 this Scotsman purchased an estate in Samoa, which he called Valima, or "Five Streams" Robert Louis Stevenson Doug	$600 [3] It's home to the Hofburg, the former imperial palace of the Hapsburgs Vienna Doug	$600 [24] Henry Cavendish said it's made of dephlogisticated air (oxygen) united with phlogiston (hydrogen) water Doug	$800 [22] This Mirage & Treasure Island mogul is credited with giving gambling resorts a family image Steve Wynn Michael	$600 [15] Kirk Douglas & James Mason dine on preserves made from sea cucumbers in this Disney film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Doug	$600 [13] Fed up with his in-laws, this "confessor" banished them in 1051 & sent his wife to a nunnery Edward Doug
$800 [29] Prior to writing "King Solomon's Mines", he was master of the high court in Transvaal H. Rider Haggard	$1,000 [5] It's the city where the Althing, the world's oldest parliament, is located Reykjavik, Iceland Doug	$800 [25] Name given the triatomic form of oxygen ozone Michael	$1,000 [23] Stock expertise has gained this Berkshire Hathaway chairman a $15 billion fortune Warren Buffett Doug	$800 [17] Emmett Kelly & John Ringling North played themselves in this DeMille epic, the Best Picture of 1952 The Greatest Show on Earth Michael	$800 [14] When this Tudor queen was a princess, her half-sister Mary imprisoned her in the Tower of London Elizabeth I Michael
$1,000 [30] In 1826 this future British prime minister published his first novel, "Vivian Grey" Benjamin Disraeli	DD $2,000 [4] One of this city's top attractions is the masuoleum of Kemal Ataturk Ankara Doug	$1,000 [28] This British chemist discovered oxygen in 1774, years after Carl Wilhelm Scheele, a Swedish chemist Joseph Priestley Michael	DD $2,800 [21] Ingevar Kamprad, a Swedish farmer's son, founded & put his initials in the name of this furniture store IKEA Michael	$1,000 [18] Peter Lorre played Raskolnikov in this 1935 film based on a Dostoyevsky novel Crime and Punishment Doug Michael	$1,000 [16] King Haakon III of this Scandinavian country may have been poisoned by his Swedish stepmother Norway Michael

Final Jeopardy!

MUSICIANS

As a disc jockey in the 1940s, he was known as "The Blues Boy from Beale Street"

B.B. King

Lisa "Who was Elvis Presley" — wagered $400

Michael "Who is Louis Armstrong?" — wagered $11,999

Doug "Who is" — wagered $0

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