Show #2722 1996-06-04 Regular

Contestants

Joe Lancaster — a certified public accountant from Dallas, Texas

Dexter Kelly — a research analyst originally from Bedford, New York

Sandy Falck — a physical therapist from South Euclid, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Sandy	$800	$2,200	$6,000	$6,000 2-day champion: $14,400	$6,000 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Dexter	$1,500	$3,100	$8,900	$3,400 2nd place: Curtis Mathes 35" home theater monitor	$8,900 21 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Joe	$1,000	$2,600	$8,900	$0 3rd place: Meade telescope	$8,400 19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

OHIOANS	MOVIE COSTUMES	BRITISH HISTORY	C'EST CHEESE!	ASTRONOMY	CROSSWORD CLUES "K"
$100 [1] This senator & former astronaut grew up in New Concord, Ohio, where a high school is now named for him John Glenn Sandy	$100 [12] Anjelica Huston wore an extremely tight black dress with a plunging neckline in this 1991 release The Addams Family Dexter	$100 [5] It began in a baker's house in Pudding Lane September 2, 1666 the Great Fire (of London) Dexter	$100 [10] A 1573 book said a perfect cheese should not be "like Lot's wife, all" this seasoning salt Dexter	$100 [18] In 1796 Pierre Simon de Laplace suggested the existence of these objects from which light can't escape a black hole Sandy	$100 [3] Tea pot(6) a kettle Joe
$200 [2] This media mogul & "Mouth of the South" is originally from Ohio Ted Turner Joe	$200 [13] Jack Haley couldn't sit down in his costume for this 1939 film; to rest, he leaned on a board The Wizard of Oz Joe	$200 [6] In 1990, 8 years after fighting over the Falkland Islands, Britain & this country agreed to resume relations Argentina Joe	$200 [11] Liptauer cheese is often flavored with these little fish, minced or in a paste anchovies Dexter	$200 [21] Proxima Centauri, the nearest star other than the sun, is 25 trillion miles away, or 4.25 of these units light years Sandy	$200 [4] Poker pot(5) a kitty Dexter
$300 [19] Chrissie Hynde, the lead singer for this British group, was born in Akron the Pretenders Sandy	$300 [14] Special 6- & 8-bladed gloves were part of Johnny Depp's unusual costume for this film Edward Scissorhands Dexter	$300 [15] A 1995 book, "The Lodger", claims this infamous killer was actually an American doctor gone mad Jack the Ripper Joe	$300 [23] In Emmentaler cheese, these features may be as big as marbles; Gruyere's are typically smaller holes Dexter	$300 [25] In 1989 Asclepius, one of these, passed within 500,000 miles of the Earth an asteroid Dexter Joe	$300 [7] Destiny, Turkish style(6) kismet Sandy
$400 [20] This author of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" spent his early life in Columbus Thurber Joe	$400 [16] Guinness says this seductive vamp had the most costume changes in a silent film: 50, in "Cleopatra" Theda Bara Dexter Joe	$400 [24] Sharing power, they were crowned king & queen of England April 11, 1689 William & Mary Joe	$400 [28] Brick cheese, which is shaped like a brick, originated in this U.S. state Wisconsin Sandy	$400 [26] In 1968 he became a professor of astronomy at Cornell & Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies Carl Sagan Sandy Joe	$400 [8] John Lennon's was "instant"(5) karma Sandy
$500 [22] A famous company was created in 1837 when these 2 men merged their candlemaking & soap businesses Procter & Gamble Dexter	$500 [17] Madonna's costumer Marlene Stewart dolled up Swayze, Snipes & Leguizamo for this 1995 film — what a "drag" To Wong Foo Joe	DD $500 [30] Now purely ceremonial, these royal bodyguards last appeared in battle in the mid-18th century Beefeaters (Yeomen of the Guard) Dexter	$500 [29] Named for a breed of cattle, Longhorn is a mild type of this cheese cheddar Dexter	$500 [27] Galileo may have seen this outer planet centuries before its 1846 discovery without recognizing it as such Neptune Dexter	$500 [9] Noisy grasshopper(7) katydid Dexter

Double Jeopardy! Round

BALLET	RELIGIOUS LEADERS	FAMOUS NAMES	LANGUAGES	BIRDS	POLITICIANS
$200 [7] When he was just 15, George Balanchine played the title role in this beloved Christmas ballet The Nutcracker Sandy	$200 [4] Wandering through Galilee with 12 disciples, he preached a message of religious reform & divine love Jesus Sandy	$200 [10] This captain of the Bounty lived at 3 Durham Place, Lambeth in London (William) Bligh Joe	$200 [1] First applied to Egyptian, this term is now used for the pictorial writings of the Cretans Hieroglyphics Sandy	$200 [17] Unlike most, the barn type of this bird has a heart-shaped face rather than a circular one owls Dexter	$200 [20] This Kansas senator served in the Kansas legislature from 1951 to 1953 Bob Dole Sandy
$400 [25] "La Rose Malade" was created for Maya Plisetskaya, this Moscow ballet company's prima ballerina the Bolshoi Sandy	$400 [5] Menachem Mendel Schneerson, leader of this faith's Lubavitch Hasidic movement, passed away in 1994 Judaism Sandy	$400 [11] This cousin of John Adams helped organize the Sons of Liberty Sam Adams Joe	$400 [2] Romanian is derived mostly from this language spoken in the ancient Roman province of Dacia Latin Dexter	$400 [18] Often kept as pets, the variously colored lovebirds are a type of this bird parrots Sandy Dexter	$400 [21] In 1974 this future vice president served as director of Indiana's inheritance tax division Dan Quayle Sandy
$600 [26] The second part of this Stravinsky ballet is entitled "The Sacrifice" The Rite of Spring ( Le Sacre du Printemps ) Dexter Joe	$600 [6] The "Temple of the Tooth" in Kandy, Sri Lanka houses what is supposedly one of his teeth Buddha Dexter	$600 [12] This Scottish-born founder of a U.S. detective agency died July 1, 1884 Pinkerton Dexter	$600 [3] The Russian language does not use this part of speech, either definite or indefinite an article Joe	$600 [13] Kestrels are among the smallest birds of this group that also includes the peregrines falcons Sandy	$600 [22] In 1971 he followed Lester Maddox as governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter Joe
$800 [28] Michael Somes & this British ballerina starred in the 1951 version of "Daphnis and Chloe" Margot Fonteyn Dexter	DD $800 [8] He received his prophetic call about 15 years after marrying the wealthy widow Khadijah Muhammad Sandy	$800 [14] This Italian navigator was the first to use "New World" to describe what Columbus had found Vespucci Sandy	$800 [19] "Beowulf" is the most important literary work in this language Anglo-Saxon Dexter	$800 [16] Cob & pen are the male & female of this bird swans Joe	$800 [23] Texas has had only 4 GOP governors: Elisha Pease, Bill Clements, Edmund Davis & this current one George Bush Joe
$1,000 [30] This "Mad" king of Bavaria is the central figure in the ballet "Bacchanale" (Mad King) Ludwig Joe	$1,000 [9] Mother Ann Lee, who brought this sect begun by ex-Quakers to the U.S., was a blacksmith's daughter the Shakers Dexter	$1,000 [15] Son of a follower of Marcus Garvey, he converted to Islam while in prison in the 1950s Malcolm X Dexter	$1,000 [29] Manx & Cornish, members of this group of Indo-European languages, are almost or wholly extinct Celtic languages Dexter	$1,000 [27] On average the heaviest bird of prey is the Andean species of this a condor Joe	DD $1,500 [24] Republican George Nethercutt represents this state's 5th District, a seat formerly held by Tom Foley Washington Joe

Final Jeopardy!

SPELLING

This tree is the only 7-letter English word that contains all 5 vowels

sequoia

Sandy "What is sequoia?" — wagered $0

Dexter "What is baobab" — wagered $5,500

Joe "What is aeiou" — wagered $8,900

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