Show #2592 1995-12-05 Regular

Michael Daunt game 4.

Contestants

Adam Kulakow — a writer originally from Potomac, Maryland

David Glagovsky — a Secret Service officer from Arlington, Virginia

Michael Daunt — a graduate student from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (whose 3-day cash winnings total $41,598)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Michael	$1,900	$3,900	$10,600	$14,000 4-day champion: $55,598	$10,700 29 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD)
David	$300	$600	$3,400	$6,795 2nd place: ski trip to Denver	$3,400 11 R, 3 W
Adam	$600	$1,400	$6,200	$100 3rd place: Sansui 6-CD compact disc changer	$6,200 14 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 18th CENTURY	HOBBIES	THE MUNCHIES	NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES	DISGUISE	"DA" LIMIT
$100 [1] Robert Livingston administered the presidential oath of office to this man April 30, 1789 George Washington Michael	$100 [5] Spelunking is the amateur pursuit of speleology, the exploration & study of these Caves Adam	$100 [17] This food became popular in America at the turn of the century under the name "Dachshund Sausage" the hot dog Adam	$100 [18] This daily published by Dow Jones has been printing the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 26, 1896 The Wall Street Journal Michael	$100 [7] Participants in the famous Boston Tea Party were disguised as these Indians David	$100 [12] Aussie waltzer Matilda David
$200 [2] This Icelandic capital was chartered in 1786 Reykjavik Adam	$200 [19] Any lidded glass or plastic container can be used to make these enclosed collections of small plants a terrarium Michael	$200 [27] The cruller, a kind of this fried treat, is made by twisting 2 strips together a doughnut Michael	$200 [22] The staff of James Franklin's New England Courant included this man, his younger brother Benjamin Franklin Michael	$200 [8] Disguised as a clergyman, Thomas Blood stole the British crown from this site in 1671 the Tower of London Michael	$200 [13] Mrs. F. Scott Zelda Michael
$300 [3] This man born in November 1793 is sometimes called "The Father of Texas" (Stephen) Austin David Adam	$300 [20] This hobby of tracing family history reached a peak of popularity after the publication of "Roots" genealogy David	$300 [28] These brittle treats shaped into a loose knot are coated with coarse salt pretzels Michael	$300 [23] Jann Wenner started this magazine in 1967 with $7,500 he'd borrowed from relatives Rolling Stone Adam	$300 [9] He was a swan for Leda & a cuckoo for Hera Zeus Michael	$300 [14] What's called the 17-year locust is really this A cicada Michael
$400 [4] This art auction firm that joined with Parke Bernet in 1964 was founded in England in 1744 Sotheby's David	$400 [21] This term for collecting postage stamps comes in part from Greek for "exemption from payment" philately Adam	$400 [29] This snack popularized by WWII GIs returning from Italy may have evolved from Egyptian flat bread pizza David	$400 [24] Susan Lucci & Jensen Buchanan were on this "Digest"'s 1995 list of most beautiful women Soap Opera Digest David	$400 [10] Dressed as a beggar, he discovered his wife Penelope had been faithful during his long trip Odysseus Michael	$400 [15] It's just the domed type of building for a round-table discussion A rotunda Michael
$500 [6] Ahmed III was overthrown as sultan of this empire by a revolt of the Janissaries in 1730 the Ottoman Empire Michael	$500 [26] By varying knit & these stitches, a knitter can produce many different patterns purl stitches Michael	$500 [30] The name of this filled tortilla snack is Spanish for "plug" a taco	$500 [25] Some of E.B. White's "Talk of the Town" pieces from this magazine were collected in "The Wild Flag" The New Yorker Michael	$500 [11] Legend says in 878 this "Great" English king dressed up like a minstrel to spy on the Viking camp Alfred (the Great) Michael	DD $1,000 [16] The 2 U.S. states that end in "Da" Florida & Nevada Michael

Double Jeopardy! Round

BIBLICAL PEOPLE	POLITICAL QUOTATIONS	INVENTORS	STATE FLAGS	1990s THEATRE	CHINESE HISTORY
$200 [21] Genesis 6:9 called this Ark Builder "a just man and perfect in his generations" Noah Michael	$200 [6] In 1977 this Philippine leader said, "It is easier to run a revolution than a government" Marcos David	$200 [1] Shortly after his 1808 wedding, he noted, "The honeymoon & steamboat go on charmingly" Fulton David	$200 [16] The flag of this 49th state was designed in 1927 by a 13-year-old schoolboy Alaska Michael	$200 [26] This hit musical based on a Disney film features magical special effects & Tony-winning costumes Beauty and the Beast Michael	$200 [11] Around 1300 this capital city was called Tatu or Khanbalick Peking Michael
$400 [22] His "wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt" Solomon Adam	$400 [7] Huey Newton wrote, it "is a fierce animal, but he will not attack until he is backed into a corner" a panther Adam	$400 [2] In 1868 he formed a company in Stamford, Connecticut to produce his new cylinder locks (Linus) Yale David	$400 [17] Completes the motto found on the flags of Kentucky & Missouri: "United we stand..." divided we fall Adam	$400 [27] "Das Barbecu", a wild musical spoof of this composer's "Ring" cycle, is set in Valhalla, Texas Wagner Michael	$400 [12] The secret of making this cloth was a Chinese monopoly until the 4th century silk Adam
$600 [23] When Jesus was arrested, this disciple cut off the ear of Malchus, Caiaphas' servant Peter Michael	$600 [8] Gloria Steinem said of her candidacy for VP, "What has the women's movement learned?...never get married" (Geraldine) Ferraro Adam	$600 [3] This American inventor of the microphone became a commander of the French Legion of Honor in 1889 Thomas Alva Edison	$600 [18] The diamond figure on this state's flag represents the diamonds found there Arkansas David	$600 [28] This 1993 musical starred Bernadette Peters in the title role played on film by Marsha Mason The Goodbye Girl Michael	$600 [13] This calculating device was introduced into China during the Yuan Dynasty; it existed earlier in Europe the abacus Adam
$800 [24] This Old Testament figure said, "Let the day perish wherein I was born" Job Michael	$800 [9] His 1964 campaign slogan was "In your heart you know he's right" (Barry) Goldwater Michael	$800 [4] His first train-braking system in the 1860s used steam, not compressed air Westinghouse David	$800 [19] This state's flag features the sun symbol of the Zia Indians on a yellow background New Mexico Michael David	$1,000 [30] Harold Prince directed the musical "The Petrified Prince", based on a script by this Swedish director (Ingmar) Bergman Adam	$800 [14] Mongol conqueror Temujin took this title in 1206 when he achieved rule of all Mongolia Genghis Khan Michael
$1,000 [25] Pilate gave the body of Jesus to this man, who wrapped him in linen & laid him in a sepulchre Joseph of Arimathea Michael	DD $1,500 [10] In his 4th century B.C. "Politics", he wrote, "Man is by nature a political animal" Aristotle Michael	$1,000 [5] In 1888 he published his new shorthand method in "Light-Line Phonography" (John Robert) Gregg Michael David	$1,000 [20] An anchor & the word "hope" surrounded by 13 gold stars appear on this state's flag Rhode Island	DD $1,200 [29] Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature & Cecil B. De Mille are characters in this musical about a fading movie queen Sunset Boulevard Michael	$1,000 [15] This grass-roots, anti-foreign movement originated in Shantung Province in 1898 the Boxer movement Adam

Final Jeopardy!

WOMEN OF SCIENCE

With 32, Carolyn Shoemaker has discovered more of these than any other living person

comets

David "What are comets?" — wagered $3,395

Adam "What arecometsStars" — wagered $6,100

Michael "What are comets?" — wagered $3,400

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