Show #2284 1994-07-07 (taped 1994-02-15) Regular

Steve Chernicoff game 1.

Contestants

Steve Chernicoff — a technical writer from Berkeley, California

Annie Williams — a leasing assistant from Phoenix, Arizona

Marcia Meldrum — a Ph.D. candidate from Port Jefferson, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $25,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Marcia	$500	$1,100	$5,500	$6,500 2nd place: trip to Tampa, Florida	$4,500 13 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Annie	$1,100	$1,200	$2,200	$200 3rd place: Insight Computers personal computer	$3,200 10 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
Steve	$2,300	$4,200	$15,000	$11,001 New champion: $11,001	$14,000 34 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

COLORADO	MOTOWN SONGS	ANNUAL EVENTS	TREES	PARTS OF CLOTHING	ODD WORDS
$100 [1] Among these found in Colorado are Yale, Harvard & Pikes Peak mountains Steve	$100 [9] It's whom the Marvelettes asked, "Is there a letter in your bag for me?" Mr. Postman Steve	$100 [14] The Philippines celebrates its independence from this country on June 12 Spain Annie	$100 [6] The Scotch species of this tree is the most popular Christmas tree the pine Annie	$100 [26] It can be V or plunging a neckline Steve	$100 [20] An elflock is a lock of this that looks like it's been tangled by elves hair Steve
$200 [2] A famous resident of Colorado was this "unsinkable" woman whose home is now a museum Molly Brown Annie	$200 [10] The Contours sang, "Do you love me, now that I can" do this dance Annie	$200 [15] Each May Wyatt Earp Days are held in this Arizona city where Earp once served as deputy sheriff Tombstone Marcia	$200 [7] The American holly tree produces fruit of this color red Annie	$200 [27] Added to a coat or blouse, they give a woman that linebacker look shoulder pads Annie	$200 [21] It's a gathering at which folk singers perform--whether or not they make owl noises a hootenanny Steve
$300 [3] Admittance to the Union in 1876 gave Colorado this nickname the Centennial State Annie	$300 [11] It begins, "You and I must make a pact, we must bring salvation back, where there is love..." "I'll Be There" Steve	$300 [16] Every year this city's Free Press newspaper co-sponsors a marathon that begins in Windsor, Ontario Detroit Marcia	$300 [8] The seeds of this palm tree provide oil used in making soap the coconut palm Marcia	$300 [28] The pagoda type of this widens at the wrist a sleeve Marcia	$300 [22] This hyphenated name of a sinuous belly dance seen at carnivals may be an alteration of "hula-hula" the hootchy-kootchy Steve
$400 [4] This resort often hosts the men's World Cup giant slalom in March & holds a famous music festival in summer Aspen Steve	$400 [12] In a hit tune by The Miracles, it's what "My mama told me" to do "Shop Around" Steve	$400 [17] The boat, sports, & RV show at McCormick Place is a January event in this city Chicago Annie	$400 [19] Ohioans could tell you that it's another name for the American horse chestnut the buckeye Steve	$400 [29] The French style of this needs a link a cuff Steve	$400 [23] This alteration of "gallant" means to gad about in a showy or flirtatious manner to gallivant Steve
$500 [5] Denver Int'l Airport, opened in 1994, replaces this one which had been the state's major terminal Stapleton Steve	$500 [13] "Could it be the devil in me or is this the way love's supposed to be? It's like" one of these a heat wave Steve	DD $1,000 [18] According to presidential proclamation no. 3817, National UNICEF Day occurs on this date October 31 (Halloween) Annie	$500 [25] It's the common name for Salix babylonica, a tree with graceful drooping branches the weeping willow Steve	$500 [30] Term for the stiff pieces in the collar of a man's shirt stays Annie Steve	$500 [24] Some say this synonym for federal agents or police comes from criminals whispering the word "feds!" fuzz

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	THIRD PARTIES	COUNTRIES	NOTABLE NAMES	SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES	WORLD LITERATURE
$200 [10] The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty between the U.S. & this country established the Canal Zone Panama Steve	$200 [1] John Anderson & Ross Perot didn't represent political parties per se; they were listed as these independents Steve	$200 [2] It's known as the "Land of the Rising Sun" Japan Marcia	$200 [26] In 1993 the great- grandson of this Scottish explorer began retracing his route through Africa David Livingstone Steve	$200 [16] While studying the Solar Spectrum, Angstrom found this element in the sun's atmosphere hydrogen Marcia	$200 [21] Nikos Kazantzakis wrote this autobiographical novel as a tribute to his dear friend George Zorba Zorba the Greek Steve
$400 [12] This German chancellor became a count in 1865 & a prince in 1871 Bismarck Marcia	$400 [3] Third party Wallaces include Henry Wallace in 1948 & this man in 1968 George Wallace Marcia	$400 [5] This country's coat of arms features an emu & a kangaroo Australia Steve	$400 [27] Noted for his George Washington paintings, he was elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900 Gilbert Stuart Steve	$400 [17] In 1946 it was discovered that this could be produced by seeding clouds with dry ice rain Steve	$400 [22] Manuel Puig left this, his native country, after his 1973 novel "The Buenos Aires Affair" was banned Argentina Steve
$600 [13] The period during which the papacy was located in this French city is called the Babylonian captivity Avignon Steve	$600 [4] This was a third party when it won the presidency in 1860 with Abraham Lincoln as its candidate the Republican Party Steve	$600 [6] El Misti, a volcano in this country, was of great religious significance to the Inca Peru Steve	$600 [28] In 1967 a heart attack claimed the life of this Life magazine publisher (Henry) Luce Marcia	$600 [18] This central part of a cell was discovered by Robert Brown of Brownian motion fame the nucleus Steve	$600 [23] Disenchanted with German politics, this "Siddhartha" author resigned from the Prussian Academy of Poets in 1931 Hermann Hesse Steve
$800 [14] 1 of the Spanish settlements raided by this English navigator was St. Augustine in 1585 Francis Drake Marcia	$800 [8] Among parties wanting "cheap money" were the Populists in 1892 & this party in 1876 the Greenbacks Marcia	$800 [7] About 80% of this country's factory workers live on the island of Java Indonesia Marcia	$800 [29] It was the Hebrew name of David Gruen, who became Israel's first prime minister in 1948 David Ben-Gurion Steve	$800 [19] Experiments with coal tar derivatives led to the accidental discovery of this artificial sweetener in 1879 saccharin Steve	$800 [24] It took him just 6 weeks to write "Balthazar", the second book of his "Alexandria Quartet" Lawrence Durrell Marcia Steve
$1,000 [15] In 1934 Mustafa Kemal ordered his country's people to adopt surnames; he took this one Ataturk Steve	DD $2,000 [9] This party for which Norman Thomas ran 1928-1948 was looking for liberal reforms the Socialist Party Marcia	$1,000 [11] This country was the last in Central America to gain its independence Belize Steve	$1,000 [30] After resigning as U.N. Secretary-General in 1952, he became the governor of Oslo Trygve Lie Marcia Steve	DD $2,000 [20] This planet's 16th moon was discovered in 1979; Galileo found the first 4 in 1610 Jupiter Steve	$1,000 [25] Controversial sport featured in Vicente Blasco Ibanez' 1908 novel "Blood and Sand" bullfighting Annie

Final Jeopardy!

PRESIDENTIAL HOMES

Name shared by a state capital & a president's home in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains

Montpelier

Annie "What is Nashville?" — wagered $2,000

Marcia "What is Montpelier?" — wagered $1,000

Steve "What is Augusta?" — wagered $3,999

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