Show #2587 1995-11-28 Regular

Contestants

Larry Paulsen — an actor and writer from Seattle, Washington

Sandy Atkins-Moran — an artist from Carrollton, Texas

John Lively — a business analyst from Hicksville, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,900)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$-100	$400	$5,200	$5,801 2nd place: Broyhill living room set + Dale Tiffany lamp	$5,200 20 R, 6 W
Sandy	$700	$1,700	$7,300	$10,401 New champion: $10,401	$7,300 18 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Larry	$1,400	$2,500	$2,900	$100 3rd place: Benrus watch	$2,900 12 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. RIVERS	HAPPY 40th ANNIVERSARY DISNEYLAND	VEGETABLES	THE SUPREME COURT	1970s BESTSELLERS	5-LETTER WORDS
$100 [21] In the 1960s Mexico & the U.S. built an artificial riverbed to prevent it from shifting course the Rio Grande Sandy	$100 [11] A musical stage show called "The Spirit of" this Indian heroine debuted in Fantasyland in the summer of '95 Pocahontas John	$100 [6] Remove the seeds & ribs before stuffing a bell one of these pepper Larry	$100 [16] Justices may issue "concurring" or "dissenting" ones of these opinions John	$100 [26] One of her bestsellers was "Aunt Erma's Cope Book" in 1979 Erma Bombeck John	$100 [1] A, E, I, O, or U a vowel John Larry
$200 [22] In 1832 Henry Schoolcraft identified Lake Itasca in Minnesota as this river's source the Mississippi Sandy	$200 [12] Simba is the "mane" attraction in the popular parade inspired by this film The Lion King John	$200 [7] You can eat the pod as well as the seeds of the Oriental snow variety of this vegetable a pea John	$200 [17] In the Legal Tender cases, the court ruled on the constitutionality of this kind of money paper money	$200 [27] His 1976 book "Trinity" didn't make a quick exodus from the charts Leon Uris John	$200 [2] Popular term for a British policeman, or a type of hairpin a Bobby John
$300 [23] This Virginia river is navigable as far inland as Richmond the James River John Larry	$300 [13] On Disneyland's 40th birthday, July 17, 1995, Randy Travis led a Sing-along from the top of this "Alpine" mountain the Matterhorn Larry	$300 [8] Popularly served with hollandaise sauce, it's harvested when its tip is about 6" off the ground Asparagus John Larry	$300 [18] Justices are allowed 4 of these assistants usually chosen from the top law school students clerks John	$300 [28] This Richard Bach book flew to the top of the 1972 & 1973 lists Jonathan Livingston Seagull Sandy	$300 [3] From the Latin word for "dutiful", it means religiously devout pious Sandy
$400 [24] This river provides part of Pennsylvania's border with New York & New Jersey the Delaware John	$400 [14] A time capsule buried at this castle in 1995 will be opened on Disneyland's 80th anniversary in 2035 the Sleeping Beauty castle Sandy Larry	$400 [9] Tea time in England wouldn't be tea time without sandwiches made from this gourd cucumber Sandy	$400 [19] As early as 1884 the court stated that these must be voluntary to be admissible in federal court confessions Larry	$400 [29] This James Michener book topped the chart for one year, 1974, not for 100 years Centennial Sandy	$400 [4] It's Hawaiian for a veranda lanai John Sandy
$500 [25] The chief tributaries of this flat, shallow Nebraska river are the Loup & Elkhorn Rivers the Platte Larry	$500 [15] The exciting new ride named for this character is a perilous journey through the Temple of the Forbidden Eye Indiana Jones Sandy	$500 [10] Heads up! Its name is the Italian word for flowering cabbage tops broccoli Sandy Larry	DD $500 [20] This justice who died in 1993 was the winning attorney in Brown v. Board of Education Thurgood Marshall Larry	$500 [30] It was no fantasy that his "The Silmarillion" was the top seller for 1977 J.R.R. Tolkien John	$500 [5] It can mean to move ahead, or to shape metal after heating forge Larry

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN HISTORY	ART	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	CATS	COMPOSERS ON FILM
$200 [1] In 1898 the New York Journal offered a $50,000 reward for the capture of those thought to have sunk this ship the Maine Larry	$200 [25] This capital's Pompidou Center houses a Museum of Modern Art, a music research institute & a public library Paris Sandy	$200 [10] The basin of this river covers almost 40% of South America the Amazon John	$200 [6] It's the toothpaste brand that contains "Fluoristat" Crest	$200 [13] Bred in England, Havana Browns were named for their color's resemblance to these items cigars John Larry	$200 [20] "Swanee River" & "I Dream of Jeanie" are movie biographies of this composer Stephen Foster John
$400 [2] In 1955 this Cook County clerk was elected Chicago's mayor Richard Daley John	$400 [26] In 1932 & 1933 this Mexican muralist created a 27-panel fresco called "Detroit Industry" Diego Rivera Sandy	$400 [11] This sovereign state was named for the Roman hill on which it is located Vatican City	$400 [7] In 1951 parties were first held across America to sell this line of plastic housewares Tupperware John	$400 [15] Since 1910 the English have called this "Iranian" cat the longhair the Persian Sandy	$400 [21] In 1994's "Immortal Beloved", Gary Oldman portrayed this composer Beethoven John
$600 [3] In 1910 the Mann-Elkins Act strengthened this agency's regulatory powers over the railroads the Interstate Commerce Commission John	$600 [27] France's occupation of Spain inspired his "the 2nd of May, 1808" & "The 3rd of May, 1808" Goya	$600 [14] The Bay of Haifa is located in this country Israel Sandy	$600 [8] Initially, Campbell thought about calling this line "Fork Soups" Campbell's Chunky Soups Sandy	$600 [16] In a condition called heterochromia iridis, one of the cat's eyes remains this color from birth blue Larry	$600 [22] Monty Woolley, this composer's friend from Yale days, appeared as himself in "Night and Day" Cole Porter John
$800 [4] In 1821 this future president became governor of the newly-acquired Florida Territory Andrew Jackson Sandy	$1,000 [29] As court painter, this Fleming executed numerous portraits of England's King Charles I Anthony Van Dyck John Larry	$800 [17] Dufourspitze, part of Monte Rosa, is this Alpine country's only peak above 15,000 feet Switzerland Sandy	$800 [9] This clothing chain has used photos of stars like Steve McQueen wearing khakis to sell its khakis Gap Larry	$800 [18] The feline equivalent of this dog term is Moggie mixed breed (mongrel) John	$800 [23] Billy Preston played this composer as a boy & Nat King Cole played him as an adult in "St. Louis Blues" W.C. Handy Sandy
$1,000 [5] This 1862 act provided 160 acres of public land to those who would settle & cultivate it for 5 years the Homestead Act John	DD $2,000 [28] This art movement begun in Zurich in 1916 was named for a French word meaning "hobbyhorse" dada (dadaism) Sandy	$1,000 [19] Munich is the capital of this largest German state Bavaria John	$1,000 [12] This automaker's name means "3 diamonds" in Japanese & its logo has 3 diamond shapes Mitsubishi Sandy	DD $3,000 [24] The 4 categories of this cat are rumpy, rumpy riser, stumpy & longie Manx Sandy	$1,000 [30] Yvonne De Carlo inspires this composer's title composition in "Song of Scheherazade" Rimsky-Korsakov Sandy

Final Jeopardy!

ARCHAEOLOGY

Discovered in 1799, it records the deeds of Egyptian king Ptolemy V Epiphanes

the Rosetta Stone

Larry "What is the Book of the Dead?" — wagered $2,800

John "What is the Rosetta Stone?" — wagered $601

Sandy "What is the Rosetta Stone?" — wagered $3,101

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