Show #2402 1995-01-31 (taped 1994-11-09) Regular

Contestants

Susan Aglietti — a small press publisher from Orinda, California

Jim Spellane — a public relations director from Washington, D.C.

Tim Dawson — a voice actor originally from La Cañada, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,900)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Tim $3,300 $4,300 $8,500 $99
3rd place: Panasonic 27" flatscreen TV
$7,800
22 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Jim $300 $3,400 $8,400 $13,800
New champion: $13,800
$7,000
19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Susan $800 $1,000 $7,200 $7,200
2nd place: Broyhill bedroom set + Village home fashions
$7,200
12 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

BIBLICAL QUOTES SPORTS BUSINESS & INDUSTRY U.S. GEOGRAPHY ASTROLOGY WORD ORIGINS
$100 [23]
The daughter of Herodias told Herod, "Give me here" this man's "head in a charger"
John the Baptist
Jim
$100 [1]
This, the world's oldest tennis competition, became an "Open" in 1968
Wimbledon
Tim
$100 [18]
In 1912 this cereal company erected what was then the world's largest sign in NYC; the K was 66' high
Kellogg's
Jim
$100 [11]
This state's northernmost mainland point lies on the Keweenaw Peninsula on the Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Tim
$100 [16]
If you had asked President Monroe, "What's your sign?", he should have said this, & that's no bull
Taurus
Jim
$100 [5]
A floating structure used to support a bridge, it comes from pont, meaning "bridge"
pontoon
Tim
$200 [24]
"And when" this queen "heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions"
the Queen of Sheba
Tim Jim
$200 [2]
This Chicago baseball park, built in 1914, was originally called Weeghman Park
Wrigley Field
Jim
$200 [19]
LA is the stock symbol for this sports apparel company that's headquartered in L.A.
L.A. Gear
Jim
$200 [12]
Chief cities in this desert include Barstow, California & Las Vegas, Nevada
the Mojave Desert
Tim Jim
$200 [17]
This sign is connected with the myth of Aphrodite & Eros, who turned into fish to escape a monster
Pisces
Susan
$200 [7]
Structure topper whose name comes from Old English hrof
roof
Tim
$300 [28]
Jacob referred to him when he said, "It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him"
Joseph
Jim
$300 [3]
The field for this game is 53 1/3 yards wide & 120 yards long, including end zones
football
Tim
$300 [20]
In 1891 this company introduced its famous travelers cheques
American Express
Jim
$300 [13]
In 1870 Hazard Stevens & P.B. Van Trump became the first to climb this mountain near Seattle
Mount Rainier
Tim
$300 [25]
The Dionne quintuplets were born under this sign of the twins that's associated with multiple births
Gemini
Tim
$300 [8]
The name of this hairy facial feature comes from the Greek meaning "upper lip"
a mustache
Jim
$400 [29]
To him Jesus said, "The cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me"
Peter
Jim
$400 [4]
Boccie, a type of bowling game, originated in this country
Italy
Susan
$400 [21]
On average, this Florida-based video rental Entertainment corp. opens one new store each day
Blockbuster
Jim
$400 [14]
The island of Hawaii was formed by 5 volcanoes: Kohala, Hualalai, Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea & this one
Kilauea
$400 [26]
This heavenly body rules the sign of Cancer; perhaps that's what makes Cancerians moody
the Moon
Jim
$400 [9]
This clock regulator's name comes from Latin for "hanging"
pendulum
Susan
$500 [30]
Old Testament book in which you'd find "wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur"
Esther
Jim
$500 [6]
In June 1930 this German fighter won the heavyweight crown because of a foul
Max Schmeling
Tim
$500 [22]
In 1993 health clubs accounted for over half this company's revenue; gaming & casinos made up the rest
Bally
Tim
DD $1,000 [15]
On their arrival in April 1607, the colonists of the London Company explored & named this river
the James River
Tim
$500 [27]
Some associate this sign with the Greek goddess Themis, who was the personification of justice
Libra
Jim
$500 [10]
A title for a Middle Eastern prince, it comes from Amara, Arabic meaning "to command"
emir
Tim

Double Jeopardy! Round

SOUTH AMERICAN HISTORY ART & ARTISTS TRAVEL & TOURISM MEN OF SCIENCE FASHION LITERARY CHARACTERS
$200 [10]
This conquistador founded Lima, Peru in January 1535
Pizarro
Tim
$200 [2]
This creator of "The Birds of America" studied under Jacques-Louis David
Audubon
Tim
$200 [15]
Times Square is located at the intersection of 42nd Street, 7th Avenue & this famous street
Broadway
Tim
$200 [21]
In 1742 he described his centigrade thermometer before the Swedish Academy of Sciences
Celsius
Tim
$200 [27]
As this French queen's "Minister of Fashion", Rose Bertin designed lavish gowns & excessive hairdos
Marie Antoinette
Jim
$200 [1]
Humbert Humbert murders Clare Quilty in this Vladimir Nabokov work
Lolita
Tim
$400 [11]
After the Falklands War, civilian rule returned to this country with the election of Raul Alfonsin
Argentina
Jim
$400 [3]
This sculptor of "Bronco Buster" studied at Yale & the Art Students League of New York
(Frederic) Remington
Susan
$400 [17]
Tourists can view the changing of the guard at the Citadel in this walled Canadian city
Quebec
Susan
$400 [22]
At his 1829 death this Brit. chemist left money for the founding of a scientific institution in Washington, D.C.
(James) Smithson
Jim
$600 [26]
These full trousers named for a 19th century reformer were gathered at the ankles, in the Turkish style
bloomers
Susan
$400 [4]
In a book by Madeleine L'Engle, Meg, Charles & Calvin travel across "A Wrinkle in" this
Time
Tim
$800 [13]
Uruguay was a province of Portugal after 1820 & was annexed by this neighbor in 1824
Brazil
$600 [5]
Dora Maar, one of his mistresses, helped him complete "Guernica" in about a month
Pablo Picasso
Tim
$600 [18]
These gardens near the Louvre were designed in the 1600s by Andre le Notre
the Tuileries
Susan
$600 [23]
He presented some of his findings in an 1857 paper "On Lactic Fermentation"
Pasteur
Tim
$800 [28]
This designer of the topless swimsuit was also known for his daring see-through blouses
Rudi Gernreich
$600 [7]
This demanding Dr. Seuss turtle was a caricature of Adolf Hitler
Yertle
Susan
$1,000 [14]
A French space research station began operating near Kourou in this colony in 1968
French Guiana
Jim
$800 [6]
He began his career creating historical paintings before turning to ballet dancers & racing scenes
(Edgar) Degas
Susan
$800 [19]
To reach the ruins of these 2 cities, take the Circumvesuviana rail line south from Naples
Pompeii & Herculaneum
DD $1,000 [24]
This ancient physicist discovered the principle of buoyancy while in a bathtub
Archimedes
Tim
$1,000 [29]
A wide-brimmed hat of the early 1900s was named for this Franz Lehar operetta with a "happy" title
The Merry Widow
Susan
$800 [8]
This Voltaire hero is in love with Cunegonde, the daughter of Baron Thunder-Ten-Tronckh
Candide
Susan
DD $2,000 [12]
Disillusioned, he resigned as dictator of Gran Colombia in 1830 & died that same year
Simon Bolivar
Jim
$1,000 [16]
After studying in Munich & touring Italy, Paul Klee returned home to this country & began making etchings
Switzerland
Susan
$1,000 [20]
St. George's Hall in this British city on the Mersey River is renowned for its Greco-Roman architecture
Liverpool
Tim
$1,000 [25]
In 1800 this astronomer who previously discovered Uranus discovered infrared rays
Sir William Herschel
$1,000 [9]
In this last James Joyce novel, H.C. Earwicker dreams everything that has ever happened
Finnegans Wake
Jim

Final Jeopardy!

THE OSCARS

She's the only performer to win a Best Actress Oscar for a foreign-language film

Sophia Loren

Susan "Who is Simone Signoret?" — wagered $0
Jim "Who is Sophia Loren?" — wagered $5,400
Tim "Who is Liv Ullman?" — wagered $8,401

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