Show #2688 1996-04-17 Regular

Contestants

Tim Toburen — a technical director from Jacksonville, Florida

Jonathan Lowe — an insurance broker from New York City, New York

Barbara Andrae — a travel consultant from Naperville, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Barbara	$3,200	$5,900	$10,500	$2,599 3rd place: Swintec fax machine	$10,000 27 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Jonathan	$400	$1,300	$7,700	$7,700 2nd place: Curtis Mathes 35" home theater monitor + O'Sullivan home theater	$7,700 16 R, 0 W
Tim	$500	$700	$9,200	$18,398 New champion: $18,398	$7,700 16 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

NATURE	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	5-LETTER WORDS	1986	NEWSPAPERS	MOTHER GOOSE
$100 [1] It's the more common name for the woodchuck, especially in February the groundhog Jonathan	$100 [6] McMurdo Sound provides a sea approach to this cold continent's interior Antarctica Barbara	$100 [11] One may be "pretty" & it's the going rate for your thoughts a penny Tim	$100 [26] Hours before their wedding, Prince Andrew & Sarah Ferguson were made the Duke & Duchess of this York Barbara	$100 [21] In 1984 this Los Angeles paper won a Pulitzer for Meritorious Public Service the Times Jonathan	$100 [16] He "was a merry old soul" Old King Cole Jonathan
$200 [2] Used to make rope, coir is a fiber obtained from the husk of this palm fruit coconut Barbara	$200 [7] Canada's second-largest zoo is found in this southern Alberta city Calgary Barbara Tim	$200 [13] Left & wrong are among its antonyms right Tim	$200 [27] His Presidential Library & Museum was dedicated October 1 in Atlanta Jimmy Carter Barbara	$200 [22] This Boston daily has New England's highest circulation at about 500,000 the (Boston) Globe Barbara	$200 [17] He put his wife in a pumpkin shell "and there he kept her very well" Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater Barbara
$300 [3] This frothy rock that floats in bathtubs can sometimes be seen floating in oceans near volcanic islands pumice Tim	$300 [8] Pearls are harvested from this Mexican gulf explored by Francisco de Ulloa in 1539 the Sea of Cortes (or Gulf of California) Barbara Tim	$300 [12] From the 1920s, it's a small dance band or jazz band a combo Jonathan	$300 [28] Sweden was the first country outside the USSR to detect radiation from this nuclear disaster Chernobyl Barbara	$300 [23] State capital in which you'd find the Kennebec Journal Augusta, (Maine) Jonathan	$300 [18] Little Boy Blue's location asleep in the hay (under the haystack) Barbara Tim
$400 [4] Change one letter in mole & you'll have the name of this mouselike rodent that's about the same size a vole Barbara	$400 [9] This peninsula is the southernmost part of the mainland of Asia the Malay Peninsula Barbara	$400 [14] To prepare for an attack or to prop up a wall brace	$400 [29] This Scientology founder died at the age of 74 L. Ron Hubbard Barbara	$400 [24] At the Washington Post, this duo was known as "Woodstein" Woodward & Bernstein Barbara	$400 [19] This character may be based on a steward who stole a deed hidden in a pie (Little) Jack Horner Barbara Jonathan
$500 [5] A type of salamander, the eft is also known by this 4-letter name newt Barbara	DD $1,000 [10] At 1,730 feet, Mount Sage on Tortola is the highest point in this island group The British Virgin Islands Barbara	$500 [15] In this form of trapshooting, the clay targets are launched to simulate the angles of birds in flight skeet Barbara	$500 [30] This "Smooth Operator" from Nigeria won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist Sade Barbara	$500 [25] Leading dailies in this Nova Scotian capital include the Chronicle-Herald & the Mail-Star Halifax Barbara	$500 [20] Solomon Grundy was buried on this day of the week Sunday Tim

Double Jeopardy! Round

ATTILA THE HUN	LAKES & RIVERS	THE MOVIES	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	IDEAS & BELIEFS	LITERARY WOMEN
$200 [7] Alessandro Algardi's marble relief "The Meeting of Pope Leo & Attila" is in this Roman basilica St. Peter's Tim	$200 [4] Lake Taal, on this country's island of Luzon, occupies the crater of a volcano The Philippines Barbara	$200 [8] This actor's last line in "Little Caesar" is "Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?" (Edward G.) Robinson Jonathan	$200 [21] This delivery company abbreviated UPS was operating in all 48 contiguous states by 1975 United Parcel Service Barbara	$200 [16] It's living forever or the unending existence of the soul after death immortality Tim	$200 [26] "A Long Fatal Love Chase", an adult novel by this "Little Women" author, was finally published in 1995 (Louisa May) Alcott Jonathan
$400 [6] In 434 Attila negotiated an annual tribute of 700 pounds of this metal from the Byzantine emperor gold Tim	$400 [5] These 2 "colorful" headstreams of the Nile River join at Khartoum the Blue & the White Jonathan	$400 [9] This 1977 Steven Spielberg film drew its title from a book by Dr. J. Allen Hynek, "the UFO Experience" Close Encounters of the Third Kind Barbara	$400 [22] In 1935 John Tyson bought 500 of these creatures in Arkansas & sold them for a profit in Chicago chickens Barbara	$400 [17] It was the medieval British knight's equivalent of bushido, the samurai's code of honor chivalry Tim	$400 [27] This author of "Hollywood Wives" was formerly an actress, like her sister Joan (Jackie) Collins Jonathan
$600 [3] This Bulgarian capital is on the site of Serdica, destroyed by Attila in 447 Sofia Barbara	$600 [13] The Richelieu River in southern Quebec issues from this lake near the U.S.-Canada border Lake Champlain Tim	$600 [10] Characters in this film include R.P. McMurphy, Nurse Ratched & Billy Bibbit One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Barbara	$600 [23] This company stresses the durability of its appliances with its "Lonely Repairman" ad campaign Maytag Barbara	$600 [18] These followers of Zeno believed the world was governed by divine law & man should accept his fate the Stoic belief Tim	$600 [28] In 1995 this bestselling author published her 35th novel, "Lightning" (Danielle) Steel Barbara
$800 [2] In 452 Attila invaded Italy & sacked the city of Mediolanum, now called this Milan Jonathan	$800 [14] Florence & Pisa lie on the banks of this river, one of Italy's largest the Arno Tim	$800 [11] Film in which Bogart says, "Fred C. Dobbs don't say nuthin' he don't mean" Treasure of the Sierra Madre Jonathan	$800 [24] This French company opened its first U.S. tire plant at Milltown, New Jersey in 1908 Michelin Tim	$800 [19] Alchemist Hermes Trismegistus invented a magic seal to keep a vessel airtight, hence this phrase hermetic seal Jonathan	$800 [29] This "Show Boat" author collaborated on the play "Dinner at Eight" with George S. Kaufman (Edna) Ferber Jonathan
DD $1,000 [1] Attila was called Flagellum Dei, usually translated from Latin as this the Scourge of God Tim	$1,000 [15] This largest South American lake is an inlet of the Caribbean Sea Maracaibo Jonathan	$1,000 [12] Burt Lancaster earned an Oscar nomination for playing criminal Robert Stroud in this film Birdman of Alcatraz Barbara	DD $2,500 [25] In 1995 a majority stake in this last U.S. television manufacturer was sold to a South Korean company Zenith Tim	$1,000 [20] It's the Roman Catholic doctrine of the bread & wine's conversion into body & blood during Eucharist transubstantiation Tim	$1,000 [30] She won a Pulitzer for "A Thousand Acres" & in 1995 made the bestseller list with "Moo" (Jane) Smiley Jonathan

Final Jeopardy!

OPERA COMPOSERS

He set his last completed opera, "Gianni Schicchi", in Florence, & his last unfinished opera in China

Giacomo Puccini

Jonathan "Who was Puccini?" — wagered $0

Tim "Who was Puccini?" — wagered $9,198

Barbara "Who was Verdi?" — wagered $7,901

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