Show #2715 1996-05-24 Regular

Contestants

Sue Weaver — an attorney and nursing student from San Francisco, California

Don Lemmer — an attorney originally from Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Peter Hartikka — a proofreader originally from Washington, D.C. (whose 2-day cash winnings total $31,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Peter	$1,600	$2,100	$9,700	$399 3rd place: MHP barbecue grill	$8,500 17 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Don	$1,200	$2,400	$8,800	$17,599 New champion: $17,599	$8,800 23 R, 2 W
Sue	$900	$3,100	$9,500	$9,400 2nd place: trip to Santa Cruz + Vivitar camera	$8,300 17 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

HILLS	PEOPLE	MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS	COLONIAL AMERICA	TERRIERS	POE-POURRI
$100 [1] If you want to charge up San Juan Hill, you have to go to this country Cuba Peter	$100 [9] At age 11 months this granddaughter of John Barrymore starred in a commercial for Gainesburgers Drew Barrymore Sue	$100 [3] Types of these used in Latin American music include bongos & congas drums Don	$100 [15] Men of the landed gentry used this courtesy title after their names, as some lawyers still do esquire Don	$100 [21] The Staffordshire Bull Terrier was recognized by this group, abbreviated AKC, in 1974 the American Kennel Club Don	$100 [22] Twain said it's the only animal that blushes; Poe said it's the only animal that diddles humans (man) Sue
$200 [2] Todt Hill, on this island reachable by ferry, is New York City's highest natural point Staten Island Peter	$200 [10] This conservative radio talk show host was once a public relations man for the Kansas City Royals Rush Limbaugh Don	$200 [6] This instrument used in Spanish dances is named for its resemblance to a pair of chestnuts castanets Peter Don	$200 [16] Wm. Stoughton, chief justice at these 1692 trials, was noted for his lack of compassion for the accused the Salem witch trials Don	$200 [23] The Silky Terrier, formerly called the Sydney Silky, was developed in this country circa 1900 Australia Don	$200 [24] Types of these mentioned by Poe in a poem include silver, wedding & alarum bells Peter
$300 [4] Deadwood, South Dakota is in them thar hills the Black Hills Sue	$300 [11] Before "The Hunt for Red October", his only publishing credit was an article on the MX missile Tom Clancy Peter	$300 [7] To make it lighter, this instrument named for "The March King" is sometimes made of fiberglass a Sousaphone Don	$300 [17] Most of these servants who contracted to work without wages for a few years were British or German indentured servants Peter	$300 [26] This "blue" dog, native to Ireland, is born black & becomes deep slate to light gray the Kerry Blue Terrier Sue	$300 [25] Title home referred to as a "mansion of gloom" the House of Usher Don
$400 [5] The source of this major river known in song for its boatmen is near a small lake in the Valday Hills the Volga Peter	$400 [12] The 1984 Democratic presidential nominee, he's now U.S. ambassador to Japan Walter Mondale Peter	$400 [14] This member of the violin family is tuned one octave below the viola a cello Don	$400 [18] In 1740 & 1743 this founder of Georgia led unsuccessful attacks on the Spanish in St. Augustine Oglethorpe Sue	$400 [27] The Border Terrier was developed in the border area between these 2 U.K. countries Scotland & England Sue	$400 [29] This torture instrument had a crescent of glittering steel & it "hissed as it swung" a pendulum Don
$500 [8] Viminal, Caelian, Quirinal, Aventine, Esquiline, Capitoline & Palatine the (7) hills of Rome Don	$500 [13] In June 1995 she read her poem "A Brave and Startling Truth" at the U.N.'s 50th birthday bash Maya Angelou Sue	$500 [20] Jazz musician Arturo Sandoval is famous for playing this brass instrument the trumpet	$500 [19] Some called this British holiday Pope Day because they believed the pope had inspired the Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawkes Day Sue	DD $500 [28] This black & tan dog is the first alphabetically & the largest of the terriers the Airedale Sue	$500 [30] In the "Tellmenow Isitsoornot", Poe found "the thousand-and-second tale of" this woman Scheherazade

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC DOCUMENTS	SCIENCE	AMERICAN ARTISTS	GEOGRAPHY	FLOWERS	THEATRE
$200 [7] In the November 1806 Berlin decree, this emperor blocked all trade between France & Great Britain Napoleon Peter	$200 [6] It's the term for the portion of the Earth between the crust & the core the mantle Don	$200 [14] Early in his career, this pop artist worked as a window decorator at a Pittsburgh department store (Andy) Warhol Sue	$200 [1] This Canadian bay is about 850 miles long & 600 miles wide Hudson Bay Don	$200 [17] In 1994 the Dutch celebrated the 400th anniversary of this flower's introduction to the Netherlands tulips Peter	$200 [19] This duo's 1884 operetta "Princess Ida" opens in a pavilion in King Hildebrand's palace Gilbert & Sullivan Don
$400 [8] Issued in final form January 1, 1863, it opened the Armed Services to former slaves the Emancipation Proclamation Don	$400 [12] This "laughing gas" is used as a propellant in certain aerosol foods such as whipped cream nitrous oxide Sue	$400 [20] Nicknamed the "Grand Old Lady of American Art", she lived to be 101 Grandma Moses Don	$400 [2] This Syrian capital has been called the "Pearl of the East" Damascus Sue	$400 [18] Appropriately, the golden poppy is a symbol of this "Golden State" California Don	$400 [27] This Kern & Hammerstein show that just keeps rolling along won 1995's Tony for Best Revival of a Musical Show Boat Don
$600 [9] The Nyon Agreement was a 20th century attempt to combat this on the Mediterranean piracy Don	$600 [13] Produced by the fermentation of milk sugar, it's the acid that turns milk sour lactic acid Don	$600 [21] His works of neighbor Helga Testorf were done over a period of nearly 15 years Andrew Wyeth Don	$600 [3] Located 60 miles from the mainland, it's Greece's largest island Crete Peter	$600 [24] The Michaelmas Daisy, a type of this flower, is the "star" of any autumn garden an aster Sue	$600 [28] "Et Dukkehjem" is the original Norwegian title of his 1879 play "A Doll's House" Ibsen Don
$800 [10] This country's Constitution of 1720 divided power among the king, the Council & the Riksdag Sweden Peter	$800 [15] In chemistry it's the type of bond in which 2 atoms share a pair of electrons covalent Sue	$800 [22] She painted "Red Hills and Bones" in 1941 & "Red Hills and Sky" in 1945 Georgia O'Keeffe Peter	$1,000 [5] The Douro Valley is one of this country's major wine-producing regions Portugal Peter	$1,000 [26] The cattleya is among the easiest of these to grow an orchid Sue	$800 [29] Early in this play, Boolie tells his mother, "You shouldn't be allowed to drive a car any more" Driving Miss Daisy Don
$1,000 [11] In 1945, 7 Mideast countries signed a charter forming this organization headquartered in Cairo the Arab League Peter	$1,000 [16] Quantum optics is the branch of optics that deals with these particles of light photons Peter	$1,000 [23] From about 1950 to 1952, this drip artist painted almost exclusively in black & white Jackson Pollock Sue	DD $2,000 [4] At 588 square miles, Lodz is this country's smallest province Poland Peter	DD $2,000 [25] Descriptive name of the flowers seen here: bleeding hearts Sue	$1,000 [30] Frances McDormand, Jane Alexander & Madeline Kahn starred in her play "The Sisters Rosensweig" Wendy Wasserstein Don

Final Jeopardy!

THE ACADEMY AWARDS

Charles Laughton, Robert Shaw & Richard Burton were all nominated for playing this role

Henry VIII

Don "Who is Henry VIII" — wagered $8,799

Sue "Who is Hamlet?" — wagered $100

Peter "Who is Macbeth" — wagered $9,301

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