Show #2439 1995-03-23 (taped 1994-12-06) Regular

Contestants

Tove Abrams — a singer and videographer from West Sayville, New York

Bill Clarke — a sales manager from Sassamansville, Pennsylvania

Art Vespignani — a compliance officer from Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey (whose 2-day cash winnings total $29,699)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Art	$700	$1,700	$4,600	$8,900 3-day champion: $38,599	$6,100 22 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)
Bill	$300	$1,600	$4,400	$6,900 2nd place: Keller Contemporary Classics oak dining furniture + Hale Indian River Groves fruit, nut, jams & cakes gift certificate + the Jeopardy! home game	$4,900 16 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Tove	$400	$900	$900	$1,000 3rd place: Robert H. Peterson Co. real fire gas logs & brass accessories + the Jeopardy! home game	$900 6 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

1950	SPORTS	FOOD	WORLD FACTS	FIRST NAMES	QUOTATIONS
$100 [7] In a publicity move, this agency issued its first list of the "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" the FBI Art	$100 [23] This weapon appears on the logo of the Atlanta Braves tomahawk Art	$100 [2] Named for their resemblance to a gem, these tiny onions are often served in a cream sauce pearl onions Art	$100 [1] You'll find the central university of this country in Caracas Venezuela Bill	$100 [16] Colleen, a popular girl's name in the 1960s, means "girl" in this language Irish Tove	$100 [20] Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Every ship that comes to America got its chart from" this man Christopher Columbus Tove
$200 [8] This increased from 40¢ to 75¢ an hour minimum wages Tove	$200 [24] Cheryl Miller is the only 3-time female winner of the Naismith Trophy for top college athlete in this sport basketball Bill	$200 [9] In the German dish Lachs gebraten am Stuck, this pink-fleshed fish is braised in butter salmon Tove	$200 [3] Yugoslavia's is "Hej Sloveni", which means "Hey Slavs" its national anthem Bill	$200 [17] 2 Empresses of Russia & 3 of Henry VIII's wives shared this name, one of the oldest on record Catherine Bill	$200 [21] According to Robert Frost, it's "twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer" a jury Bill
$300 [11] In one of the biggest heists in history, over $2 million was stolen from this armored car company Brink's Art	$300 [25] The oldest major golf tournament is this one now run by the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews the British Open Bill	$300 [10] It's the "feminine" name for a light, delicate sponge cake shaped like a part of your hand ladyfingers Art	$300 [4] The World Almanac lists Italian & Latin as the languages of this country Vatican City Art	$300 [18] Ilsa is a German form of this common English name Elizabeth Tove	$300 [22] In 1986 she said, "Say 'Yes' to life. And when it comes to drugs and alcohol, just say 'No.'" Nancy Reagan Art
$400 [12] This 89-year-old woman's artwork was exhibited in Europe for the first time Grandma Moses Bill	$400 [26] This heptathlete was named for Mrs. John F. Kennedy Jackie Joyner-Kersee	$400 [14] These nuts are a traditional ingredient in Italian pesto sauce pine nuts Bill	$400 [5] It was capital of the Northwest Territories from 1883 to 1905; now it's the capital of Saskatchewan Regina Art Bill	$400 [19] It's the Italian equivalent of Guy Guido Art	$400 [27] In a 1925 speech Calvin Coolidge said, "The chief business of America is" this business Bill
DD $500 [13] After 6 years in exile, this country's King Leopold III returned, only to abdicate a week later Belgium Bill	$500 [29] 1 of 2 men to have their uniform numbers retired by 2 different National Hockey League teams Gordie Howe (or Bobby Hull) Art	$500 [15] The peel of the bergamot type of this fruit is sometimes candied the orange Art Bill	$500 [6] This Ukrainian capital lies on both sides of the Dnieper River Kiev Art	$500 [30] Its use as a first name began after Australian opera star Helen Mitchell adopted it as her last name Melba	$500 [28] About this honeymoon destination, Oscar Wilde said, "Every American bride is taken there" Niagara Falls Art

Double Jeopardy! Round

PEOPLE IN HISTORY	FAMOUS WOMEN	BOOKS OF THE BIBLE	ASTRONOMY	TRAVEL & TOURISM	LITERATURE
$200 [6] Elected in 1522, Adrian VI was the only Dutchman who held this high religious office pope Art	$200 [25] With a reported gross of $13.5 million, her 1993/94 New Year's Concerts in Las Vegas set a U.S. record Barbra Streisand Art	$200 [11] Chapter 6, verse 8 of this book says, "Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord" Genesis Art	$200 [1] Our solar system is in the Orion arm of this galaxy the Milky Way Bill	$200 [20] This NYC landmark figured prominently in the 1957 Cary Grant film "An Affair to Remember" the Empire State Building Bill	$200 [16] This author's 1841 whaling voyage inspired his 1847 adventure novel "Omoo" Herman Melville Art
$400 [7] The familiar legend that this outlaw killed 21 men by the time he was 21 probably isn't true Billy the Kid Art	$400 [26] It was the nickname of French fashion designer Marie Nielli Ricci Nina (Ricci) Bill	$400 [12] This book of praises is the longest in the Bible with 150 "songs" the Psalms Art	$400 [2] The moon nearest a planet in our solar system is Phobos, 5,800 miles away from this planet Mars Bill	$400 [21] His home in Galena, Ill., given to him after the Civil War, is now a state historic site U.S. Grant Bill	$400 [17] This Flaubert heroine's maiden name is Emma Rouault Madame Bovary Art
$600 [8] The great military hero Alexander Nevsky took the name "Nevsky" after winning a battle at this river the Neva River Art	$600 [27] She operated a riding school & studied horse training in Argentina before becoming an expert on dogs Barbara Woodhouse	$600 [13] Chapter 20 of this book contains prophecies about the millennium Revelation Art	$600 [3] Just before it was a nebula, the Crab Nebula was one of these a supernova (or an exploding star) Art Tove	$600 [22] This Caribbean island's Piarco International Airport is located about 15 miles from Port of Spain Trinidad Bill Tove	DD $600 [18] In an 1894 novel, Trilby leaves her fiance, Little Billee Bagot, & falls under the spell of this musician Svengali Art
$800 [9] This conquistador's enemies accused him of murdering his 1st wife, Catalina Xuarez Cortés Bill	—	$800 [14] Luke begins this book where he left off in his own gospel the Acts of the Apostles	$800 [4] For a solar eclipse to occur, the Moon must be in this phase new Bill	$800 [23] This Italian city's Scuola Grande di San Rocco features 56 works by Tintoretto Venice Art	$800 [19] "The Triumph of the Egg" is a collection of short stories by this author of "Winesburg, Ohio" Sherwood Anderson
$1,000 [10] Gustavus Adolphus was just 16 when he became king of this country in 1611 Sweden Art	—	DD $1,500 [15] Chapter 1 of this book reports there were 603,550 of the children of Israel Numbers Art	$1,000 [5] Number of stars often visible in the Pleiades, hence its "sisterly" other name 7 Bill	$1,000 [24] The Tossa de Mar is one of the beaches along this, Spanish for "rugged coast" the Costa Brava Art	—

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. CITIES

This Florida city is named for a man born in Tagaste, Numidia November 13, 354

St. Augustine

Tove "What is St. Augustine?" — wagered $100

Bill "What is St Augustine" — wagered $2,500

Art "What is St. Augustine" — wagered $4,300

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