Show #2663 1996-03-13 Regular

Contestants

Cynthia Wilkinson — a veterinary receptionist from Felton, California

Gisele Perez — a caterer originally from New York City, New York

Marilyn Penland — a communication technician from Santa Rosa, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Marilyn	$1,000	$1,800	$7,600	$2,999 2nd place: Lloyd/Flanders indoor/outdoor furniture set + Ducane gas grill	$7,400 23 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Gisele	$-200	$500	$6,100	$600 3rd place: Ross Simons jewelry	$6,600 19 R, 7 W (including 1 DD)
Cynthia	$400	$800	$5,400	$7,200 New champion: $7,200	$4,400 10 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

INSECTIVORES	MAGIC	STATE CAPITALS	SIGNS & SYMBOLS	HISTORY	MISC.
$100 [26] Most insectivores are considered this, from the time of day when they're active nocturnal Marilyn Gisele	$100 [7] After other magicians started performing this illusion, Horace Goldin upgraded his version to use a buzz saw sawing a woman in half Marilyn Gisele	$100 [1] This Colorado city was a supply point during the "Pikes Peak or Bust" gold rush of 1859 Denver Marilyn	$100 [18] Plant that's in the symbol of the 4-H organization the (4-leaf) clover Marilyn	$100 [6] Concerning his relations with Josephine, he said, "I generally had to give in" Napoleon Marilyn	$100 [11] If you're "on your toes", you'll know that Martine van Hamel is a famous one of these performers a ballerina Gisele
$200 [27] The "hills" of these mammals make mountains of trouble for gardeners moles Marilyn Gisele Cynthia	$200 [8] After his 1926 death, his widow Bess held a seance once a year until 1936 trying to contact him Houdini Marilyn	$200 [2] Industries in this capital include sugar processing & pineapple canning Honolulu Marilyn	$200 [21] Computer people know ^Z means to hold down this key while pressing the Z the Control button Marilyn	$200 [14] While hiding at Wartburg Castle during 1521-22, he translated the New Testament into German Martin Luther Gisele	$200 [12] The 2 basic types of saddle used in the U.S. are the English Saddle & this one preferred by cowhands a Western saddle Gisele
$300 [28] As Petruchio could tell you, the smallest insectivore is Savi's pygmy species of this a shrew Gisele	$300 [9] No one is sure this trick from India was ever performed, but it is mentioned in ancient Eastern texts the Indian rope trick Gisele	$300 [3] It's thought that this Montana capital was named for a city in Minnesota Helena Marilyn	$300 [22] On a map crossed pickaxes are used to indicate the location of one of these a mine Cynthia	$300 [15] In 1883 this train made its first run from Paris to Istanbul the Orient Express Gisele	$300 [13] Barna is the Hungarian word for this color brown
$400 [29] Porcupines are rodents; these "spiny" mammals that resemble them are insectivores hedgehogs (echidna accepted) Gisele Cynthia	$400 [10] In the basket trick, an assistant gets into a basket & the magician sticks these weapons into it swords Cynthia	$400 [4] It's the USA's northernmost state capital Juneau Gisele	$400 [23] 2 Aesculapian ones are entwined on a caduceus, the symbol of a physician a snake Marilyn	$400 [16] The 1839 Treaty of London gave the French-speaking part of this Grand Duchy to Belgium Luxembourg Cynthia	$400 [19] The Synket, the Buchla & the Moog are 3 types of these instruments used to create electronic music a synthesizer Gisele
$500 [30] The tenrec is found only on this island off Africa known for its lemurs Madagascar Marilyn	$500 [25] Asian nationality that precedes prayer vase, wands & linking rings Chinese Marilyn Gisele	DD $500 [5] The Seagull Monument is a tourist site in this capital Salt Lake City Gisele	$500 [24] It's the chemical symbol for the element nicknamed "Liquid Silver" Hg	$500 [17] In 1641 this country took Melaka from the Portuguese to control the spice trade The Netherlands	$500 [20] Often the basis for candy centers, this creamy mixture's name is from the French fondre, "to melt" Fondant Gisele Cynthia

Double Jeopardy! Round

LBJ	NAMES	FILMS OF THE '50s	AGRICULTURE	LANGUAGES	NOVELS' FIRST LINES
$200 [5] While LBJ was president, U.S. troop strength in this country went from 16,000 to over 500,000 Vietnam Cynthia	$200 [10] Hebrew for "God hears", he's the first person you hear in "Moby Dick" Ishmael Marilyn	$200 [1] More than 300 sets were built for this 1959 classic, including the 18-acre Circus Maximus Ben-Hur Marilyn	$200 [26] The Food and Agriculture Organization, an agency of this body, is headquartered in Rome the UN Gisele	$200 [17] After English it's the most widely spoken language in the U.S. Spanish Marilyn	$200 [16] "Scarlett O'Hara was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm..." Gone with the Wind Marilyn
$400 [6] LBJ took the presidential oath of office aboard this plane at Dallas' Love Field Air Force One Gisele	$400 [12] Peggy was originally a pet form of this name Margaret Gisele	$400 [2] One of Humphrey Bogart's most powerful roles was Captain Queeg in this 1954 film The Caine Mutiny Cynthia	$400 [27] Over 90% of this fiber grown in the United States is the Upland variety, Gossypium hirsutum cotton Marilyn	$400 [18] Schlemiel & Schlimazel are words borrowed from this language Yiddish Gisele	$400 [22] "What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died?" Love Story Cynthia
$600 [7] Elected party leader in 1953, LBJ ascended to this post after the Democrats retook the Senate in 1954 Senate Majority Leader Marilyn Gisele	$600 [13] All of Prussia's kings bore one of these two names, or a combination of both Frederick & Wilhelm Marilyn	$600 [3] Ronald Reagan monkeyed around with a chimp in this 1951 comedy Bedtime for Bonzo Marilyn	$600 [28] No wild forms of this cereal, Zea mays, have been found corn Gisele	$600 [19] The name of this artificial language means "one who hopes" in that language Esperanto Marilyn	$600 [23] "To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently..." The Grapes of Wrath Gisele
$800 [8] Thinking labor had become too powerful, LBJ supported this 1947 act that banned closed shops Taft-Hartley Gisele	$800 [14] 1 of the top 10 girl's names of 1900, it's Old English for "mild strength" Mildred Cynthia	$800 [4] Raymond Chandler co-wrote this Hitchcock film in which passengers discuss swapping murders Strangers on a Train Cynthia	—	DD $1,000 [20] Thomas Gwynn Jones was noted for translating literary works like "Faust" into this language Welsh Marilyn	$800 [24] "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." Rebecca Marilyn Gisele
$1,000 [9] The War on Poverty & Medicare were elements of the domestic program known by this name The Great Society Gisele	DD $2,000 [15] James is the New Testament version of this Old Testament name, Yakov in Hebrew Jacob Cynthia	$1,000 [11] Film in which Judy Holliday tells Broderick Crawford, "You're just not couth!" Born Yesterday Marilyn	—	$1,000 [21] In Iran, where it's the dominant language, Persian is more commonly called this Farsi Marilyn	$1,000 [25] "There were 117 psychoanalysts on the Pan Am flight to Vienna and I'd been treated by at least six of them." Fear of Flying Gisele

Final Jeopardy!

OPERA

He conducted the world premieres of "Pagliacci", "La Boheme" & "The Girl of the Golden West"

Arturo Toscanini

Cynthia "Who is Toscanini?" — wagered $1,800

Gisele "Who is Puccini?" — wagered $5,500

Marilyn "Who is Rossini" — wagered $4,601

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