Show #2591 1995-12-04 Regular

Michael Daunt game 3.

Contestants

Roland Jones — a cable installer originally from Rochester, New York

Holly Petraeus — a homemaker from Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Michael Daunt — a graduate student from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (whose 2-day cash winnings total $14,198)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Michael	$2,300	$6,300	$20,700	$27,400 3-day champion: $41,598	$18,100 42 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Holly	$700	$1,400	$1,600	$10 3rd place: Magnavox 27" TV	$1,600 8 R, 2 W
Roland	$200	$400	$3,600	$3,900 2nd place: Ashley dining table set + painting from Martin Lawrence Gallery	$3,400 7 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 1970s	SPORTS	FASHION	U.S. GEOGRAPHY	FAMOUS HUMANITARIANS	BIRD WORDS & PHRASES
$100 [1] Between 1972 & 1974, the price of this quadrupled to about $11 a barrel oil Holly	$100 [7] Rick Mears has earned the pole position to start this Memorial Day weekend race a record 6 times the Indy 500 Roland	$100 [2] It's the term for openwork hose in a diamond pattern fishnet Michael	$100 [13] At least 120 of these hot water spouts in Yellowstone Nat'l Park have names, including Giant & Clepsydra Geysers Michael	$100 [19] His System of Reading for the Blind developed from a military code used for night communications (Louis) Braille Michael	$100 [26] If someone makes a fatal mistake, this "is cooked" his goose Michael
$200 [3] In 1976 Chinese premier Zhou Enlai died in January & this Chinese chairman died in September Mao Michael	$200 [8] In 1921 this Yankee hit 59 home runs & set a single-season record for extra-base hits (Babe) Ruth Michael	$200 [11] An Inverness coat has a full-length or half-length detachable one a cape Holly	$200 [14] The 10 highest mountains in the U.S. are in this state Alaska Michael Roland	$200 [20] For her work in the Franco-Prussian War, this American nurse was awarded Germany's Iron Cross Clara Barton Michael	$200 [27] It's the bird term for a theatrical flop that doesn't "gobble" up enough business a turkey Michael
$300 [4] In 1978 residents of this area near Niagara Falls were evacuated due to toxic waste contamination Love Canal Holly	$300 [9] Scotty Bowman of this city's Red Wings is the only NHL coach with more than 900 career victories Detroit Michael Holly	$300 [12] In the 1920s toques & cloches were worn on this part of the body the head Michael	$300 [15] This New Mexico city is alphabetically first among the top 50 cities in population Albuquerque Roland	$300 [21] In 1936, 47 years after his death, this priest's body was disinterred on Molokai & reburied in Belgium Father Damien Roland	$300 [28] When you have the advantage, you're sitting in this seat--meow! the catbird seat Holly
$400 [5] Phyllis Schlafly formed an organization to "stop" this proposed amendment The Equal Rights Amendment Michael	$400 [10] This American man won 5 gold medals, a silver & a bronze in swimming at the 1988 Olympics Matt Biondi Holly	$400 [24] Kathy Ireland has designed an activewear line for this national discount store chain Kmart Holly	$500 [18] On a map this state capital is found at 21°18' N. latitude, 157°50' W. longitude Honolulu Michael	$400 [22] Originally known as Eva, she took command of the U.S. Salvation Army in 1904 Evangeline Booth	$400 [29] Something rare is "as scarce as" these nonexistent bird parts hen's teeth Michael
$500 [6] In 1972 this presidential candidate was supported by the organization known as CREEP Nixon Michael	$500 [16] The 1992 Winter Olympics in this French city were the third Olympics in the French Alps Albertville Michael	$500 [25] It's the "magical" cleavage creator marketed by Sara Lee the WonderBra Roland	DD $1,000 [17] Meaning "foot of the mountain", it's the name of the area between the Blue Ridge Mountains & the Atlantic Piedmont Michael	$500 [23] This medical missionary based in Gabon was a world authority on Goethe & Johann Sebastian Bach (Albert) Schweitzer Michael	$500 [30] It means to peddle one's wares by calling out, perhaps like a bird of prey hawking Michael

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	RELIGION	ORGANIZATIONS	THE PLANETS	WORLD CAPITALS	QUOTATIONS BY WOMEN
$200 [1] In 1963 this 88-year-old former P.M. announced he'd not run for another term in Parliament Churchill Michael	$200 [11] Konohana-Sakuyahime is the goddess of this sacred Japanese mountain Fujiyama (Mt. Fuji) Michael	$200 [26] Who's WHO? This U.N. agency is the World Health Organization Michael	$200 [16] The Great Red Spot on this planet is so large it could cover the Earth 3 times Jupiter Michael	$200 [6] The name of this South American city is Spanish for "good air" Buenos Aires Holly	$200 [21] "Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed" is a line from this Erica Jong book Fear of Flying Michael
$400 [2] In 1957 hearings before the Senate, Teamster president Dave Beck "took" this more than 100 times the 5th Amendment Holly	$400 [12] Moses Mendelssohn was a pioneer of the Haskalah or "Enlightenment" movement within this religion Judaism Michael	$400 [27] This board game is governed by FIDE, the Federation Internationale des Echecs chess Holly Roland	$400 [17] This closest planet to the Sun has the shortest orbit around it, 88 days Mercury Michael	$400 [7] This capital lies on the Firth of Forth, an inlet of the North Sea Edinburgh Michael	$400 [22] In "White Rabbit" she sang, "Remember what the dormouse said: 'Feed your head'" Grace Slick Michael
$600 [3] This 1963 treaty prohibited exploding atomic weapons in the atmosphere, in space or under water the (Nuclear) Test Ban Treaty Michael	$600 [13] Nearly 1 in 5 people worldwide are followers of this Christian denomination (Roman) Catholicism Michael	$600 [28] In 1952 Greece & Turkey joined the original 12 members in this organization NATO Michael	$600 [18] In 1965 a panel of scientists asserted it was entirely possible there is life on this planet Mars Michael	$600 [8] This Ecuadoran capital lies on the slopes of Pichincha, an active volcano Quito Michael	$600 [23] In "Black Beauty" she wrote, "I am never afraid of what I know" Anna Sewell Michael
$800 [4] In 394 B.C. Admiral Conon of this city-state defeated a Spartan fleet at Cnidus Athens Roland	$800 [14] The largest grouping of this faith in the U.S. is the moderately evangelical Friends United Meeting the Quakers Michael	$800 [29] In 1977 these 2 organizations that provide adult companions to kids in single-parent homes merged Big Brothers & Big Sisters Michael	$800 [19] Pluto's name was chosen partly to honor this astronomer with the initials P.L. who predicted its existence Percival Lowell Michael	$800 [9] Throughout the 1800s, it was the world's largest city London Michael	$800 [24] This "Ethan Frome" author once wrote, "A New York divorce is in itself a diploma of virtue" Edith Wharton Roland
DD $1,200 [5] From June to September 1759, Gen. Montcalm defended this city against British general James Wolfe Quebec Roland	$1,000 [15] This religion founded in Persia has 3 grades of sacred fire: Atash Bahram, Atash Adaran & Dadgah Zoroastrianism Michael	DD $3,000 [30] It was founded at a Congress in the Jordanian sector of Jerusalem in May 1964 the Palestine Liberation Organization (the Palestinian Liberation Organization accepted) Michael	$1,000 [20] With a diameter of 25 miles, Cordelia is the smallest known moon of this planet; Titania is the largest Uranus Michael	$1,000 [10] This Somali capital was one of the earliest Arab settlements on Africa's east coast Mogadishu Michael	$1,000 [25] This jazz singer wrote, "Mama may have, Papa may have, but God bless the child that's got his own" Billie Holiday Michael

Final Jeopardy!

SHAKESPEARE

The most recent British monarch who's the title character of a Shakespeare play

Henry VIII

Holly "Who is Henry V?" — wagered $1,590

Roland "Who is Henry VIII" — wagered $300

Michael "Who was Henry VIII" — wagered $6,700

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