Show #2448 1995-04-05 (taped 1994-12-13) Regular

Contestants

Jamie Scharff — a teacher from Bethesda, Maryland

Anna Parks — a catalog writer from Bensonville, Illinois

Doug Grimes — an attorney from Waukegan, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Doug	$1,900	$4,500	$9,900	$16,001 2-day champion: $25,701	$10,500 25 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Anna	$1,300	$2,000	$8,000	$3,900 2nd place: Psion Series 3A pocket computer + Franklin Digital Book System	$8,000 19 R, 2 W
Jamie	$200	$1,100	$1,900	$2,900 3rd place: Gruen his & hers watches	$2,700 11 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY	MOVIES	MEDICAL HISTORY	FIRST LADIES	TIME	VIEWPOINTS
$100 [1] The trading town of Timbuktu lies near the southern edge of this desert the Sahara Doug	$100 [16] Dustin Hoffman's breakthrough role was as Benjamin Braddock in this film The Graduate Doug	$100 [6] The ancient physician Galen proved that arteries contain this instead of air blood Anna	$100 [8] In 1941 she served briefly as co-director of the Office of Civilian Defense Eleanor Roosevelt Jamie	$100 [21] Due to an adjustment, 1994 contained an extra one of these units of time; it was added on June 30 a second Jamie	$100 [22] It's the lookout station at the top of a mast a crow's nest Doug
$200 [2] At 3,210 feet, Scafell Pike in the Lake District is this U.K. country's highest point England Jamie	$200 [17] "They're young... they're in love... and they kill people" was an ad for this 1967 gangster film Bonnie and Clyde Doug	$200 [7] Around the turn of the century, William Halsted pioneered the wearing of these on the hands during surgery gloves Jamie	$200 [9] She lived at an estate called the White House with her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis Martha Washington Jamie	$200 [23] From Latin for "the sixth hour", it's a Spanish term for an afternoon nap a siesta Jamie	$200 [27] It's the enclosed seating area for reporters in a sports stadium a press box Jamie
$300 [3] World Book says that Iraq's most fertile soil is found near & between these 2 rivers the Tigris & Euphrates Jamie	$300 [18] In this 1992 comedy, Joe Pesci defends a "yout'ful" relative accused of murder My Cousin Vinny Doug Anna	$300 [12] In the 1800s Rene Laennec used a paper cylinder to listen to a patient's chest, inventing this instrument the stethoscope Anna	$400 [11] She represented the U.S. at the wedding of Prince Charles & Lady Diana Nancy Reagan Doug	$300 [24] In the U.S. Daylight Saving time begins & ends during these 2 seasons Spring & Fall Doug	$300 [28] In 1858 the first aerial photograph was taken from one of these, not from a plane a balloon Doug
$400 [4] Delos is one of the smallest of this country's Cyclades Islands Greece Anna	$400 [19] The script for "My Little Chickadee" was written by this pair who also starred in it Mae West & W.C. Fields Doug	$400 [13] Mass inoculations with his polio vaccine began in April 1954 & in April 1955 were deemed successful Jonas Salk Doug	$500 [14] Julia Gardiner was just 24 when she secretly married this 54-year-old president in 1844 Tyler Doug	$400 [25] This Asian country covers 5 time zones, but only uses one, so it's the same time everywhere China Doug	$400 [29] In the U.S. Capitol you can watch Congress in action from these viewing areas the galleries Jamie
$500 [5] About the size of France, Kalimantan is the Indonesian portion of this island Borneo Doug	$500 [20] This 1993 Holly Hunter film earned Jane Campion the 2nd Oscar nomination ever for a woman as "Best Director" The Piano Doug	$500 [15] When introduced in the 1940s to treat rheumatoid arthritis, this steroid cost about $300 a gram cortisone Anna	DD $800 [10] She was a star shot-putter at her finishing school in Kansas City Bess Truman Jamie	$500 [26] It's the science of measuring time by regular divisions, or a list of events in the order they occurred a chronology Anna	$500 [30] On June 3, 1948 the 200-inch hale telescope was dedicated atop this mountain Mt. Palomar Anna

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	LANGUAGES	MONEY MATTERS	DANCE	ZOOLOGY	AUTHORS
$200 [1] Shortly after it was issued, this "Great Charter" of England was annulled by the Pope the Magna Carta Anna	$200 [2] This was the language of scholarship until the 18th c. & of the Roman Catholic liturgy until the 20th c. Latin Doug	$200 [14] Known as T-Bills for short, they're issued in minimum denominations of $10,000 Treasury bills Anna	$200 [23] Dancers perform the hora in this formation or in a chain a circle Anna	$200 [7] The bite of a fer-de-lance, a type of this animal, can be fatal to humans a snake Anna	$200 [18] Born in London in 1660, this "Robinson Crusoe" author was the son of a tallow chandler (Daniel) Defoe Doug
$400 [3] In 1844 inhabitants of Eastern Hispaniola rebelled against the Haitians & proclaimed this new nation the Dominican Republic Doug	DD $300 [13] Pali is in use in Thailand & Sri Lanka as a language of this religion's canonical writings Buddhism Doug	$400 [15] Estimates say that for 1994 nearly 25% of new vehicles will have been obtained in this way, not purchased leasing Anna	$400 [24] Tap dancing is traced back to this folk dance that uses heavy wooden-soled shoes clog dancing Jamie	$400 [8] A wombat spends about the first 6 months of its life in here its mother's pouch Jamie	$400 [19] This "Lolita" author set his novel "Ada Or Ardor: A Family Chronicle" in Amerussia on the planet Antiterra Nabokov Anna
$600 [4] Around 500 B.C. work began on this waterway to link China's major river systems the Grand Canal	$400 [9] Much literature was written in the Middle High form of this language, including the Nibelungenlied German Anna	$600 [16] Technically, we're in one of these downturns when real GNP declines in 2 consecutive quarters a recession Doug	DD $500 [27] Liszt wrote 2 pieces for the csardas, a dance of this country: one "obstinate" & one "macabre" Hungary Doug	$600 [11] While flying, they use their bioluminescence to attract mates fireflies Anna	$600 [20] The Uruguayan naturalist playwright Florencio Sanchez was born in this capital city in 1875 Montevideo Anna
$800 [5] Jose Marti, a leader in this country's fight for independence, died in the Battle of Dos Rios in 1895 Cuba Doug	$600 [10] Of 20 native languages that once flourished in this U.S. state, only 2 forms of Yupik survive Alaska Doug	$800 [17] In 1994 the United States announced a redesign of its paper money, beginning with this denomination $100 Doug	$800 [28] The habanera influenced this Argentine dance the tango Doug	$800 [12] This extinct bird's name came from a Portuguese word for "stupid" dodo Doug	$800 [21] Miles Franklin, who was born in this country in 1879, was just 16 when she wrote the novel "My Brilliant Career" Australia Anna
$1,000 [6] In a 1953 speech to the U.N., Eisenhower suggested a program of these "for peace" atoms	$1,000 [25] Yugoslavia once had 3 official languages— Macedonian, Slovenian & this hyphenated one Serbo-Croatian Anna	$1,000 [26] This incorporated society of insurers was established by an Act of Parliament in 1871 Lloyd's Doug	$1,000 [29] The paso doble is a march step associated with this sport bullfighting Anna	$1,000 [30] These African members of the family Suidae have 2 pairs of tusks warthogs Anna	$1,000 [22] West Indian author of "A Bend In The River" whose initials stand for Vidiadhar Surajprasad (V.S.) Naipaul Anna

Final Jeopardy!

FOREIGN AID

These 2 countries, once each other's enemies, are the 2 biggest recipients of U.S. foreign aid

Israel & Egypt

Jamie "What are Israel + Egypt?" — wagered $1,000

Anna "What are Russia & China" — wagered $4,100

Doug "What are Egypt & Israel?" — wagered $6,101

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