Show #2639 1996-02-08 Regular

Bob Scarpone game 1.

Contestants

David Kneip — an undergraduate student from Temple, Texas

Bob Scarpone — an attorney from Flanders, New Jersey

Marie Corcoran — an elementary school teacher from Calgary, Alberta, Canada (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Marie	$1,400	$2,500	$5,300	$10,500 2nd place: Gibson refrigerator & Samsung 13" TV/VCR + choice of GameTek editions of Jeopardy!	$6,000 21 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Bob	$400	$2,500	$8,500	$10,601 New champion: $10,601	$9,100 22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
David	$700	$1,800	$4,400	$6,501 3rd place: Outdoor Products sports & travel gear + choice of GameTek editions of Jeopardy!	$4,400 11 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE	HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	ROBIN WILLIAMS FILMS	1992	HERALDRY	COMMON BONDS
$100 [10] You could put all the other planets inside this planet & still have room to spare Jupiter David	$100 [12] It's rarely rained on this city's annual January 1 Tournament of Roses Parade Pasadena Marie	$100 [1] He was "shtick" in a lamp in this 1992 animated Disney feature Aladdin David	$100 [9] On September 22 the General Assembly voted to expel Yugoslavia from this organization the United Nations David	$100 [25] Purpure is the heraldic term for this color purple Marie	$100 [6] Bee, receiving, chorus line Marie
$200 [11] Dionaea muscipula is the scientific name of this plant whose hinged leaf snaps shut on insects the Venus flytrap Bob	$200 [14] St. Oswald died in 992 on this date that comes every 4 years; his feast day is the day before February 29 Bob	$200 [2] As this title comic strip character in 1980, Robin had really big arms & a squint Popeye Bob	$200 [22] In August she announced she'd quit acting to devote herself to fitness videos & life with Ted Turner Jane Fonda Marie	$200 [26] Used to represent a third son, a mullet is one of these symbols, often having 5 points a star David	$200 [7] Potato, chocolate, poker chip Marie
$300 [15] Late in pregnancy this "master gland" releases oxytocin, a hormone that stimulates the release of milk the pituitary gland Marie	$300 [17] On Saint Joseph's Day these traditionally return to San Juan Capistrano the swallows Bob	$300 [3] Glenn Close made her feature film debut in this Robin Williams film based on a John Irving book The World According to Garp Marie	$300 [23] Princess Stephanie of this country gave birth to a son by Daniel Ducruet, a former royal bodyguard Monaco Marie	$300 [27] A heraldic bird that appears to be doing this is described as volant flying Marie	$300 [8] Forward, Khyber, Eurail pass Bob
$400 [19] The Devonian, a time interval of the Paleozoic era, was named for Devon in this country England Bob	$400 [18] A version of this carol from around 1800 included "nine bears a beating" & "eight hounds a running" "The Twelve Days Of Christmas" Bob	$400 [4] In this 1990 film he played a doctor who brought a comatose Robert De Niro back to life Awakenings Marie	$400 [24] Former dissident Kim Young Sam was elected president of this country in December South Korea David	$400 [29] This fur worn by royalty is represented by black tails on a white or silver ground ermine Marie	$400 [13] Crater, Swan, Veronica a Lake David
$500 [20] The Hall-Heroult process is used to produce this light metal, the most abundant in the Earth's crust aluminum Bob	$500 [21] In 1937 Maxwell House coffee began distributing free haggadahs for use on this holiday Passover Bob	$500 [5] Message of teacher Williams to his students in "Dead Poets Society", or the title of a 1986 Williams film seize the day Bob	$500 [28] Nannerl Overholser Keohane was named the eighth president of this Durham, N.C. university Duke David	DD $700 [30] This basic element of a coat of arms is also known as the escutcheon the shield Marie	$500 [16] Saw, sail, sword fish Marie

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT TIMES	MUSIC APPRECIATION	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	NATIONAL PARKS	LITERARY CHARACTERS	"J" FOOD FILE
$200 [8] The Alexandrian library contained more than 400,000 scrolls, most made of this writing material papyrus Bob	$200 [1] Mozart's Symphony No. 38 in D major is known as this Czech city's symphony because it debuted there Prague Marie	$200 [15] NCR was the 5th-largest U.S. computer company when it was acquired by this communications giant in 1991 AT&T Marie David	$200 [6] North Cascades National Park borders this country Canada Marie	$200 [2] In "Through the Looking Glass", Alice meets these 2 little fat men whose words seem nonsensical Tweedledee & Tweedledum Bob	$200 [10] Dried meat in strips jerky Bob
$400 [23] This largest stadium in ancient Rome held about a quarter of a million spectators Circus Maximus Marie Bob	$400 [17] When it appears on piano music, the abbreviation R.H. means to play with this the right hand Marie	$400 [16] This Montreal-based spirits maker, which already owned Tropicana, acquired Dole juices in 1995 Seagrams Bob	$400 [9] Shark River Slough is a vital source of the water that streams across this Florida park the Everglades Marie	$400 [3] In his will Dr. Henry Jekyll names this person his beneficiary Hyde Marie	$400 [12] This hot pepper is named for the capital of Veracruz, Mexico the jalapeño Bob
$600 [28] These ancient seafarers spoke a language closely related to Hebrew the Phoenicians David	$600 [24] In the early '70s this sitarist taught at the California Institute of the Arts Ravi Shankar Bob	$600 [19] Once run by members of a religious community, this refrigeration co. was acquired by Raytheon in 1965 Amana Marie	$600 [11] Naturally sterile water from this Arkansas park was used to store Moon rocks Hot Springs Marie	$600 [4] In Ira Levin's horror novel, it was the first name of Mrs. Guy Woodhouse; she had a devil of a baby Rosemary Marie	$600 [18] It's a long, plump Spanish almond a Jordan Bob
$800 [29] Ruins of the Indus Valley civilization are found at Mohenjo-Daro in this country Pakistan Marie Bob David	DD $800 [25] The International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition is held every 5 years in this capital city Helsinki Bob	$800 [21] In 1995 this company, once the largest maker of silicone breast implants, filed for bankruptcy Dow Corning Marie	DD $1,000 [13] Bryce Canyon National Park & Canyonlands National Park are both in this state Utah Bob	$800 [5] This Nathaniel Hawthorne heroine is publicly exhibited before a pillory for 3 hours Hester Prynne Bob	$800 [20] These tiny fruit-flavored candies once may have contained the juice of the fruit in their name a Jujube Bob
$1,000 [30] In 422 B.C. Athenians were all "abuzz" over this Aristophanes comedy that features a chorus of insects The Wasps David	$1,000 [27] The heckelclarina, a type of clarinet, was invented for this German's 1865 opera "Tristan und Isolde" Wagner Bob	$1,000 [26] In addition to its full-service hotels, this company operates the Residence & Fairfield Inns the Marriott David	$1,000 [14] The name of this park means "the great one" in a native Alaskan language Denali Bob	$1,000 [7] This George Eliot title character is the weaver of Raveloe Silas Marner David	$1,000 [22] It's a sweetened & flavored pudding of milk that's been curdled by rennet junket

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS NAMES

His 1958 article "The American Automobile--Designed for Death?" appeared in the Harvard Law Record

Ralph Nader

David "Who is Nader?" — wagered $2,101

Marie "Who is Ralph Nader?" — wagered $5,200

Bob "Who is Ralph Nader?" — wagered $2,101

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