Show #2668 1996-03-20 Regular

Contestants

Josh Oppenheim — a physician from Annandale, Virginia

Jo Ellen Eppink — a librarian from Sugarland, Texas

Don Eyles — a computer scientist originally from Atlanta, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Don	$1,300	$2,500	$5,900	$4,900 3rd place: Konica underwater camera	$5,900 18 R, 2 W
Jo Ellen	$2,000	$2,700	$6,900	$13,401 New champion: $13,401	$7,800 23 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Josh	$700	$1,300	$6,700	$11,817 2nd place: Gateway PC + Samsung fax machine	$5,700 12 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

MIDDLE EAST HISTORY	ETIQUETTE	TV DOCTORS	U.S. BODIES OF WATER	COINS	STARTS WITH "PH"
$100 [1] On June 5, 1967 this country launched an air strike against Egypt Israel Jo Ellen	$100 [2] These items that form inside shells are the traditional gift for a 30th wedding anniversary pearls Josh	$100 [29] Richard Chamberlain played Dr. Daniel Kulani on "Island Son", but he's more famous for this 1960s role Dr. Kildare Jo Ellen	$100 [7] This river has been called the "Backbone of the Confederacy" as well as the "Father of Waters" The Mississippi River Jo Ellen	$100 [19] The name of this monetary unit of Mexico & the Philippines is from the Latin pensum, meaning "weight" a peso Jo Ellen	$100 [12] Common ones include fear of heights & fear of enclosed places phobias Don
$200 [3] In 331 B.C. the Greek & Macedonian armies under this general conquered the Persians Alexander the Great Jo Ellen	$200 [17] At a christening party, it's most appropriate to serve a lavishly decorated cake of this color white Jo Ellen	$200 [30] Doctors on this series include Susan Lewis, Mark Greene & Peter Benton ER Josh	$200 [8] This bay that bisects Maryland is the submerged valley of the Susquehanna River the Chesapeake Josh	$200 [22] A 1766 Russian ruble featured a representation of this empress Catherine the Great Don	$200 [13] This French word is often used when referring to a person's build physique Jo Ellen
$300 [4] After he spoke to the U.N. in 1974, the U.N. recognized the PLO as the representative of Palestinian Arabs Arafat Don	$300 [18] Finger bowls accompanied by slices of this should be provided if lobster is served lemon Don	$300 [28] In 1988 Vince Edwards reprised this role for a TV movie Ben Casey Jo Ellen	$300 [9] In 1928 this lake, swollen by a hurricane, flooded southern Florida Lake Okeechobee Jo Ellen	$300 [23] In 1952 South Africa issued a coin honoring the 300th anniversary of this city on the southern coast Cape Town Don	$300 [14] In the classification of animals, it falls between kingdom & class phylum Jo Ellen
$400 [5] In 1979 Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigned as president of Iraq & this man succeeded him Saddam Hussein Josh	$400 [20] "Your holiness" is the appropriate salutation for a letter written to this person the Pope Jo Ellen	$400 [27] 28 years after leaving his MAS*H unit, he became chief of surgery at San Francisco Memorial Hospital Trapper John Josh	DD $300 [10] Hoover Dam was built in the 1930s to control floods on this river the Colorado Jo Ellen	$400 [24] In 1930 Germany issued 3 & 5 Reichsmark coins commemorating the around-the-world flight of this airship The Graf Zeppelin Don Jo Ellen	$400 [15] An earthquake in the 14th century destroyed the wondrous lighthouse on this island Pharos Don
$500 [6] On Oct. 23, 1983 a truck loaded with explosives killed 241 U.S. servicemen at their barracks in this capital city Beirut Don	$500 [21] On an invitation the phrase these "only" often follows RSVP regrets Don	$500 [26] It's the series that featured Dr. Joe Gannon Medical Center	$500 [11] The Winooski River flows across this state before entering Lake Champlain near Burlington Vermont Jo Ellen	$500 [25] In 1952 this Northern European country issued a coin commemorating its Summer Olympics Finland Don Jo Ellen	$500 [16] Once popular, it's the practice of analyzing personality by examining the shape & bumps of the skull phrenology Jo Ellen

Double Jeopardy! Round

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES	FICTIONAL CHARACTERS	WHAT'S COOKIN'?	FAMOUS AMERICANS	SONGS	SUBATOMIC PARTICLES
$200 [3] This country has over 130,000,000 speakers of its official language— Portuguese Brazil Josh	$200 [6] She's Tarzan's beloved Jane Don	$200 [11] Wide, thick, wavy-edged noodles layered with cheeses & meat sauce in a shallow baking pan lasagne Don	$200 [12] In 1872 this inventor founded a Boston school for teachers of deaf mutes (Alexander Graham) Bell Don	$200 [23] In 1959 Hank Ballard & the Midnighters introduced this song that Chubby Checker later took to No. 1 "The Twist" Josh	$200 [1] Protons are found in this part of an atom the nucleus Don
$400 [5] In China the Mandarin dialect of Chinese is official; in Hong Kong this dialect is Cantonese Don	$400 [7] Agatha Christie's famous detective Hercule Poirot hails from this country Belgium Jo Ellen	$400 [22] Chicken, okra, ham, tomatoes, onions & perhaps shellfish cooked into a thick Louisiana-style stew gumbo Jo Ellen	$400 [13] In 1889 she took over a Chicago home built by a man named Hull & made it a social welfare center (Jane) Addams Jo Ellen	$400 [24] "Who Could Ask for Anything More?", a line from this song, was the title of Ethel Merman's autobiography "I Got Rhythm" Josh	$400 [2] Cathode rays are streams of these negatively-charged particles electrons Jo Ellen
$600 [17] Paraguay has 2: Guarani & this Spanish Don	$600 [8] In a 1995 Stephen King novel, a painting transforms Rosie Daniels into this title character Rose Madder	$600 [28] Slices of beef sauteed in butter with minced onions & sliced mushrooms & combined with a sour cream sauce (beef) stroganoff Jo Ellen	$600 [14] In 1848 this editor of the New York Tribune filled a vacancy in Congress, serving 3 months (Horace) Greeley Jo Ellen	$600 [25] This song from "High Society" begins, "I give to you and you give to me..." "True Love" Jo Ellen	$600 [4] These rays are the most penetrating of radioactive emissions gamma rays Don
$800 [18] It's the official language common to Botswana & Barbados English Josh	$800 [9] Defense attorney Sandy Stern appears in this author's "The Burden of Proof" & "Presumed Innocent" Scott Turow Jo Ellen	$800 [29] Saffron rice cooked in chicken stock with chicken, clams, shrimp, garlic & spicy Spanish sausage paella Don Jo Ellen	DD $800 [15] Lincoln's first Secretary of the Treasury, his portrait appears on the discontinued $10,000 bill Salmon P. Chase Jo Ellen	$800 [26] Cole Porter song in which you'd hear the line "You're the smile on the Mona Lisa" "You're The Top" Josh	$800 [21] In addition to an element, this Italian physicist has a subatomic particle named for him (Enrico) Fermi Don
DD $2,000 [19] Chad, Djibouti & Comoros have 2 official languages: Arabic & this French Josh	$1,000 [10] This narrator of "Heart of Darkness" was first introduced in a story called "Youth" Marlow	$1,000 [30] Eggplant, tomatoes, onion, green peppers, zucchini, garlic & herbs simmered in olive oil ratatouille	$1,000 [16] This former president died June 28, 1836 & was buried at his Virginia estate, Montpelier Madison Josh	$1,000 [27] In 1958 the Playmates had a Top 10 hit with this song about a Nash Rambler passing a Cadillac "Beep Beep"	$1,000 [20] They come in pairs, like up & down, & 3 of them make up a type of hadron Quarks Don

Final Jeopardy!

NONFICTION

The masthead of this publication says it was "established in 1792 and published every year thereafter"

The Farmers Almanac

Don "What is Poor Richard's Almanac" — wagered $1,000

Josh "What is the Farmers Almanac" — wagered $5,117

Jo Ellen "What isWorld AlmanacOld Farmers Almanac" — wagered $6,501

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