Show #2741 1996-07-01 Regular

Contestants

Diana Jarrett — a middle school administrator from Alexandria, Virginia

John Magolan — a computer programmer from Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Paul Carlson — a transit policy analyst from Washington, D.C. (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,002)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Paul	$800	$2,500	$12,000	$12,802 2-day champion: $34,804	$10,500 24 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
John	$800	$4,000	$6,400	$12,000 2nd place: Lloyd/Flanders indoor/outdoor furniture set	$9,200 23 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs)
Diana	$600	$800	$1,400	$400 3rd place: Krups kitchen appliance package	$1,400 6 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

SALESMEN	THE 18th CENTURY	BIRD WORDS & PHRASES	INVENTORS	CELEBRITIES' REAL NAMES	I ❤️ S.F.
$100 [6] It's the product most often associated with Alfred Carl Fuller brushes Paul	$100 [1] In 1792 this was made the official currency of the new United States the dollar John	$100 [26] A vain, arrogant person is said to strut like this proud bird a peacock John	$100 [21] John Fitch designed the first workable one, years before Robert Fulton & his Clermont a steamboat Paul	$100 [15] Famous sisters Jayne & Audrey Cotter Jayne & Audrey Meadows John	$100 [10] Andrew Hallidie built the first of these after watching draft horses strain & trudge up Nob Hill a cable car Paul
$200 [7] Insurance salesman Lewis E. Waterman developed the 1st practical fountain type of this a pen John	$200 [2] In 1776 hymn singers could ask this "cleft" object, "let me hide myself in thee" the Rock of Ages Paul	$200 [27] This ragtime dance that features a springy walk has a Thanksgiving bird in its name a turkey trot Diana	$200 [22] Creator of the wireless, he became president of the Royal Italian Academy in 1930 Marconi John	$200 [16] Bo's husband Derek Harris John Derek John	$200 [11] You can enter this area through the Dragon's Gate on Grant Avenue at Bush Street Chinatown Diana
$300 [8] Out-of-work salesman Charles Darrow made the sale of his life when he sold this game to Parker Brothers Monopoly John	$300 [3] In 1731 Louisiana reverted to a royal colony of this country France John	$300 [28] Someone with piercing sight or keen powers of observation has this kind of "eye" an eagle eye Paul	$300 [23] By the time he retired to Europe in 1863, his company was the world's largest maker of sewing machines (Isaac) Singer John	$300 [17] Singing political satirist Mark Ruslander Mark Russell John	$300 [12] The 1906 & 1989 earthquakes were on this fault the San Andreas Fault John
$400 [9] This president's father, William Jefferson Blythe III, whom he never knew, was a traveling salesman Bill Clinton Diana	$400 [4] In 1766 Rousseau ascribed this line to "a great princess"; later it was attributed to Marie Antoinette "let them eat cake" John	$400 [29] The name of this yellow bird is a slang term for a female singer, especially one with a dance band a canary Paul	$400 [24] Otto Frederick Rohwedder's 1928 invention of this machine made sandwich-making easier a bread slicer Paul	$400 [18] Steven Spielberg's better half Kathy Sue Nail Kate Capshaw	$400 [13] This stadium might have left a light burning in the window to bring the Giants there in 1960 Candlestick Park Paul
$500 [20] He was an IBM salesman from 1957 to 1962, then formed his own company, EDS, & became a billionaire Ross Perot John	DD $800 [5] Founded by Franciscan monks in 1718, San Antonio de Valero later acquired this name meaning "cottonwood" Alamo John	$500 [30] This bird flies higher in fine weather, so saying it "honks high" or "hangs high" means all's well a goose John	$500 [25] On May 24, 1844 he sent the famous message "What hath God wrought" (Samuel) Morse John	$500 [19] Ex-Police man Gordon Matthew Sumner Sting Paul	$500 [14] Linking the city with Oakland, Richmond, Concord & Fremont is the BART, which stands for this Bay Area Rapid Transit John

Double Jeopardy! Round

20th CENTURY BRITISH P.M.s	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	JACKS	STATUES	HODGEPODGE	POETS & POETRY
$200 [13] In 1989 he was named Chancellor of the Exchequer in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet John Major Paul	$200 [8] Kangaroo Island is a large island off this country's south coast Australia John	$200 [1] It's a wild hare a jackrabbit Diana	$200 [3] In 1983 a statue of this "It's A Wonderful Life" actor was unveiled in his hometown of Indiana, Penn. Jimmy Stewart Diana	$200 [27] Draculase, an experimental drug that helps dissolve arterial clots, comes from this mammal's saliva a vampire bat Paul	$200 [17] At an early age this "Divine Comedy" poet began to write love poems in the style of Guido Guinizelli Dante Paul Diana
$400 [14] On September 3, 1939, he led the country into war (Neville) Chamberlain Paul John Diana	$400 [9] Cape Town is just north of this cape the Cape of Good Hope Paul	$400 [2] In 1993 he was named Architect of the Year by Golf World Magazine Jack Nicklaus John	$400 [4] This Tennessee city's Great American Pyramid features a statue of Ramses the Great over 25 feet tall Memphis Paul	$800 [25] A sextant includes an index mirror, a Horizon glass & this optical instrument a telescope Paul	$600 [24] This lord's long southern European trip furnished material for his "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" Lord Byron Paul
$600 [15] He was educated by his uncle Richard Lloyd, the village cobbler, & took his name in his honor (David) Lloyd George John	$600 [10] Plunging 980 feet, the Staubbach is the highest of these in Switzerland's Lauterbrunnen Valley a waterfall Paul	$800 [20] He was the youngest of the 4 brothers who opened their Hollywood film studio in 1917 Jack Warner Paul	$600 [5] Salem, Illinois has a statue of this Scopes trial prosecutor, who was born there William Jennings Bryan John	$1,000 [26] Pronounced one way it's the capital of the Comoros; the other way, it's the angel seen by Joseph Smith Moroni John	$800 [23] This Irish poet who died in 1939 is buried near Sligo "Under bare Ben Bulben's head" William Butler Yeats Paul
$800 [16] 1 of the 2 Harolds who served in the 1960s Harold McMillan (or Harold Wilson) Diana	$800 [11] Rouen was the capital of this old province of France whose duke conquered the English in 1066 Normandy Paul	$1,000 [21] After dropping out of Columbia & roaming the country, he used his experiences to write "On the Road" Jack Kerouac Paul	$800 [6] The misbelief that this statue of Helios straddled a harbor entrance dates from the Middle Ages the Colossus of Rhodes Paul	—	$1,000 [22] He won the Pulitzer Prize for "The Age of Anxiety" 2 years after becoming an American citizen W.H. Auden Paul
$1,000 [18] His famous 1917 declaration came well after his 1902 to 1905 term as Prime Minister Balfour John	DD $2,500 [12] It's the easternmost of Europe's 3 great southern peninsulas the Balkan Peninsula Paul	DD $2,000 [19] Star whose theme is heardherein an unusual version by Spike Jones: Jack Benny John	$1,000 [7] The idea for this statue came from French politician Edouard de Laboulaye in 1865 The Statue of Liberty John	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

BLACK HISTORY

In 1920 he was named provisional president of Africa with a mandate to free it from white domination

Marcus Garvey

Diana "Who was Kenyatta?" — wagered $1,000

John "Who is Marcus Garvey?" — wagered $5,600

Paul "Who is M. Garvey?" — wagered $802

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