Show #2692 1996-04-23 Regular

Beverly Spurs game 1.

Contestants

Hiram Jackson — a graduate student originally from Arlington, Texas

Beverly Spurs — a podiatrist from Concord, California

Rich Wiebe — a graduate student from Tucson, Arizona (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Rich	$900	$3,000	$7,800	$15,600 2nd place: Gateway PC	$7,800 20 R, 1 W
Beverly	$1,300	$2,800	$10,400	$15,700 New champion: $15,700	$8,700 22 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Hiram	$400	$1,300	$3,800	$7,600 3rd place: Krups kitchen appliance package	$3,300 16 R (including 1 DD), 7 W

Jeopardy! Round

FOSSILS	ANNUAL EVENTS	SCI-FI FILMS	1990	FAMILIAR SIMILES	COLORS
$100 [4] Well-preserved bodies of this "woolly" Elephant relative have been found in Siberia a mammoth Rich	$100 [16] In December this Kentucky national park sponsors a Christmas Sing in the Cave Mammoth Cave Hiram	$100 [1] Arnold Schwarzenegger played a cyborg sent to present-day L.A. in this film & its sequel The Terminator Rich	$100 [12] In January 1990 this party in Poland voted itself out of existence the Communist Party Beverly	$100 [23] The phrase "as flat as" this breakfast item was a familiar simile back in 1611 a pancake Hiram	$100 [7] The Dutch call this color rood red Rich
$200 [6] In the 1920s Roy Chapman Andrews found the first dinosaur eggs while exploring this Asian desert the Gobi Desert Beverly	$200 [17] The National Tom Sawyer Fence Painting Contest is held in this Missouri city each July Hannibal Rich	$200 [2] In "Return of the Jedi", Luke Skywalker comes to terms with the fact that this villain is his father Darth Vader Hiram	$200 [19] The U.S. lifted sanctions against this country since its former strongman Noriega was under arrest Panama Rich	$200 [25] A lumberjack who slumbers soundly "sleeps like" one of these a log Hiram	$200 [9] It precedes Magic, Market & Maria black Rich
$300 [8] Fossils of the saber-toothed cat & 3-toed horse have been found at Badlands National Park in this state South Dakota Beverly Hiram	$300 [20] For years "Cry of the Wild Ram", a play about Russian control of this state, has been presented in Kodiak Alaska Beverly	$300 [3] James Spader & Kurt Russell pass through a portal to a land reminiscent of ancient Egypt in this 1994 film Stargate Hiram	$300 [24] In April this Himalayan kingdom legalized political parties, banned since 1960 Nepal Rich	$300 [28] An incredibly aged person or thing is "as old as" this man who lived to be 969 Methuselah Beverly	$300 [13] It's the pale tan color of an oval nut, or the nut itself almond Beverly Hiram
$400 [10] In 1986 dinosaur fossil remains were first discovered on this continent Antarctica Hiram	$400 [21] In October Boston hosts a rowing regatta on this river the Charles Beverly	$400 [5] A gunslinging robot played by Yul Brynner stalks Richard Benjamin & James Brolin in this 1973 film Westworld Rich	$400 [26] This U.N. secretary- general swore in Sam Nujoma, the 1st president of the new country of Namibia Javier Perez de Cuellar Rich Hiram	$400 [29] People used to catch these fish with their bare hands, hence the phrase "as slippery as" one an eel Hiram	$400 [14] Candy & watermelon are deep shades of this color pink Beverly Hiram
$500 [11] The name of this early prehistoric sea animal means "three-lobed" in Greek trilobite Hiram	$500 [22] Citizens of this Michigan city scrub the streets in preparation for its Tulip Time Festival Holland Rich	$500 [18] In this 1956 classic, residents of a small town are replaced by duplicates hatched from pods Invasion of the Body Snatchers Hiram	$500 [27] In March 1990 it became the 3rd nation to put a satellite in lunar orbit Japan Beverly	$500 [30] This simile once meant as proper as a certain stringed instrument, not as healthy as one fit as a fiddle Rich	DD $1,000 [15] This purplish color was named for a town in northern Italy where a battle was fought June 4, 1859 magenta Beverly

Double Jeopardy! Round

EPIC POETS & POETRY	BREADS & ROLLS	COMPUTERS	RULERS	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	OPERA CHARACTERS
$200 [21] He abandoned his long-planned epic about King Arthur to write what became "Paradise Lost" Milton Beverly	$200 [4] This bread made with dough left over from the previous day is associated with prospecting sourdough Beverly	$200 [23] A vaccine is an analyzer program that checks your computer for these a virus Beverly	$200 [10] His parents were Prince Pierre, Comte de Polignac & Princess Charlotte of Monaco Prince Rainier Beverly	$200 [1] Buenos Aires is this country's most populous province Argentina Beverly	$200 [2] Sarastro is a priest of Isis in this composer's opera "The Magic Flute" Mozart Hiram
$400 [22] Books 1-3 of this Edmund Spenser work are devoted to the virtues of holiness, temperance & chastity The Faerie Queen Hiram	$400 [7] This crescent-shaped roll dates back to the 1680s, when Austria & Hungary were at war with Turkey a croissant Hiram	$400 [27] Abbreviated VR, it's a computer-based simulation system designed to seem real to a user's senses virtual reality Rich	$400 [11] The 2nd Spanish queen named this married her cousin Francisco in 1846 but didn't live with him Isabella Rich	$400 [3] On its trip to the North Sea, this river flows between the Vosges Mountains & the Black Forest the Rhine Rich	$400 [5] Prince Yamadori is a wealthy suitor rejected by Cio-Cio-San in this 1904 opera Madame Butterfly Beverly Hiram
$600 [24] Emperor Augustus overturned this poet's request that his "Aeneid" be destroyed after his death Virgil Beverly	$600 [12] This heavy, dark bread originated in Westphalia, Germany pumpernickel Rich	$600 [30] This hypertext-based distributed information system is called WWW for short the World Wide Web Hiram	$600 [17] This "Great" king of the West Saxons had a love of learning & promoted literacy among his people Alfred (the Great) Rich	$600 [8] France's 2nd-longest river, it begins near Dijon & empties into the English Channel at Le Havre the Seine Beverly	$600 [6] Selim is the visiting Turk in this "William Tell" composer's opera "Il Turco In Italia" Rossini Rich
$1,000 [26] He wrote a second mock epic, "The Dunciad", as well as "The Rape of the Lock" (Alexander) Pope Beverly	$800 [13] Puddinglike spoon bread is made of this grain corn Beverly	$800 [29] Computers are often plugged into one of these devices that clamp voltage transients down to safe levels a surge protector Rich	$800 [19] In 1942 this Dutch queen visited FDR at Hyde Park Wilhelmina Hiram	$800 [15] New Zealand's chief port, it was founded in 1840 on the site of a major Maori settlement Auckland Rich Beverly	$800 [9] In a Monteverdi opera, the goddess Minerva urges Ulysses to return home to this faithful wife Penelope Rich
DD $2,000 [25] Tradition holds that this poet lived in the 12th century B.C. in Chios or Smyrna Homer Beverly	$1,000 [18] Made of clumps of dough piled in a tube pan, bubble bread is also known by this simian name monkey bread Beverly	$1,000 [28] An in-house data communications system, LAN is an acronym of this local area network Rich Hiram	DD $1,500 [20] Between 1371 & 1625, Scotland's sovereigns were all members of this house the House of Stuart Hiram	$1,000 [16] Most of Botswana is covered by this desert the Kalahari Hiram	$1,000 [14] A peasant girl named Marenka is the title character of this Smetana opera The Bartered Bride Beverly Hiram

Final Jeopardy!

STATESMEN

He abandoned plans for a military career at age 17 &, in 1607, became Bishop of Lucon

Cardinal Richelieu

Hiram "Who is Richelou?" — wagered $3,800

Rich "Who was Richelieu?" — wagered $7,800

Beverly "Who is Cardinal Richelieu" — wagered $5,300

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