Show #2892 1997-03-11 (taped 1996-12-03) Regular

Contestants

Mike Davison — a TV producer from Studio City, California

David Grey — an ophthalmologist from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Linda Slyer — a homemaker originally from Saddlebrook, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,900)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Linda	$700	$500	$3,500	$1 3rd place: Integra's LifeShaper Plus	$3,500 12 R, 2 W
David	$1,500	$2,000	$4,000	$7,001 2nd place: Bose home theatre system + Panasonic 27" TV	$3,900 15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Mike	$500	$2,700	$10,200	$10,200 New champion: $10,200	$10,300 23 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC NAMES	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	U.S. CITIES	ALMANACS	SON OF SIMIAN CINEMA	"MONKEY" BUSINESS
$100 [9] At age 72 Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher led the Prussian troops at this battle that spelled the end for Napoleon Waterloo Mike	$100 [16] A fitted queen one of these would fit a 60" x 80" mattress sheet Linda Mike	$100 [1] Members of a Spanish expedition named the site of this Texas city for Saint Anthony of Padua San Antonio Linda	$100 [6] The Witches' Almanac advises when handling sheep or goats, resist grabbing them by these the horns David	$100 [19] In 1976 this title character went "ape" for Jessica Lange in her first film King Kong Mike	$100 [24] The British call this tool an adjustable spanner a monkey wrench David
$200 [10] Joseph Warren, a physician & soldier, sent William Dawes & this man on their famous ride Paul Revere David	$200 [17] Circles & thermometers are divided into these degrees Linda	$200 [2] In 1996 money magazine named this Wisconsin capital the best place to live in America Madison Linda	$200 [7] This weekly magazine's Entertainment Almanac says Holly Hunter was in the TV pilot of "Fame" People Mike	$200 [20] This "Seinfeld" actor teamed up with an orangutan in the 1996 comedy "Dunston Checks In" Jason Alexander Linda	$200 [27] Simian synonym for a tuxedo a monkey suit Mike
$300 [11] Perkin Warbeck posed as one of the presumably murdered little princes & tried to claim this country's throne England David	$300 [18] Men's width sizes for these average C or D but go up to EEEEEE shoes Mike	$300 [3] This Nevada city was once billed as "the divorce capital of the world" Reno Mike	$300 [8] In 1848. after 56 years of publication, it added "Old" to its name the Farmer's Almanac Mike	$300 [21] This Frenchman's last film was the 1967 Disney comedy "Monkeys, Go Home!"; thank heaven for little chimps (Maurice) Chevalier Mike	$300 [28] It's the rhyming name of Ben & Jerry's banana ice cream with walnuts & dark chocolate chunks Chunky Monkey Linda
$400 [12] In 1512 this ruler conquered Navarre & incorporated it into the kingdom of Castile Ferdinand David	$400 [25] In area measurements, ca. stands for centare & ha. stands for this hectare David	$400 [4] You can visit the George Eastman House & the home of Susan B. Anthony in this New York ctiy Rochester Linda	DD $500 [14] A 30th anniversary tribute almanac to this TV show says Willie unchains Barnabas' coffin in episode 210 Dark Shadows David	$400 [22] This star of "The Miracle Worker" was carried off by an ape in the 3-D thriller "Gorilla at Large" Anne Bancroft Mike	$400 [30] This South American evergreen tree is named for the "confusion" of its intertwined branches the monkey puzzle tree
$500 [13] In 12 B.C. this Roman emperor was given the religious title Pontifex Maximus Augustus Caesar David	$500 [26] Grains, scruples, drams, ounces & pounds are parts of this weight system formerly used by druggists the apothecary's weight system	$500 [5] This city, a suburb of Phoenix, is home to Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West Scottsdale David	$500 [15] Last name of Benjamin almanack alter ego, Poor Richard Saunders Linda	$500 [23] Karl Malden, Bela Lugosi & Jason Robards, Jr. starred in film versions of this Poe story "Murders in the Rue Morgue" Linda Mike	$500 [29] A classic horror tale by W.W. Jacobs is named for this appendage "The Monkey's Paw" Mike

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE NEW TESTAMENT	GEOGRAPHY	WOMEN AUTHORS	MUSIC APPRECIATION	NATIVE AMERICANS	EPONYMS
$200 [16] This first Gospel was written by a tax collector Matthew Mike	$200 [1] The Nubian desert in Sudan is often considered a part of this larger desert the Sahara Mike	$200 [17] In 1964 Kath Walker became the first aboriginal woman from this country to have a book published Australia David	$200 [22] A mattinata is meant to be sung at this time of day morning Mike	$200 [6] Crow king, a Hunkpapa Sioux, was a source of information on this June 1876 battle Little Bighorn Linda	$200 [11] The botanical name of the saguaro, a type of this plant, is Carnegiea gigantea, for Andrew Carnegie a cactus David
$400 [27] According to Luke 2, Joseph & Mary went to Jerusalem every year to celebrate this feast Passover Mike	$400 [2] Volcanoes found in this mountain chain include Chimborazo & Cotopaxi the Andes David	$400 [18] Born Lula Carson Smith, she wrote "Reflections in a Golden Eye" under this name Carson McCullers	$400 [23] The "finger" types of these round percussion instruments are played somewhat like castanets cymbals Mike	$400 [7] From the Spanish for "town", it's a general name for the Indians of the SW who lived in stone buildings the Pueblo Indians David	$400 [12] A "W" had to be added to the raised alphabet named for him so it could be used by English speakers Braille Linda
$600 [28] This Galilean village was the site of Jesus' wedding feast miracle Cana	$600 [3] Kashmir is divided mainly between these 2 countries, though each lays claim to the entire region India & Pakistan David	DD $500 [20] "The Exile" was her acclaimed biography of her missionary mother, Caroline Stulting Sydenstricker Pearl Buck Mike	$600 [24] Tchaikovsky included the "Marseillaise" & the national anthem of czarist Russia in this "overture" the 1812 Overture Mike	$600 [8] Deganawida & Hiawatha founded this league of tribes the Iroquois League Mike	$600 [13] This adjective likens a person or place to novels such as "Oliver Twist" & "Great Expectations" Dickensian Linda
$800 [29] Taken before the Sanhedrin after his arrest, Jesus was charged with this crime blasphemy David	$800 [4] This peninsula comprises all of mainland Denmark Jutland David	$600 [19] She called F. Scott Fitzgerald "the first of the last generation" Gertrude Stein Mike	DD $1,000 [25] Hedwige is the wife of this patriot in an 1829 Rossini opera William Tell Mike	$800 [9] His name means "hardwood" & he was a leader in the Apache wars of the 1860s Cochise David Mike	$800 [14] In the 19th c. this Frankfort, Kentucky gardener developed a new lettuce in his backyard (John) Bibb Linda
$1,000 [30] Matthias was chosen by lot to take the place of this apostle Judas Iscariot	$1,000 [5] Scotland's third-largest city, it shares its name with a breed of cattle Aberdeen Mike	$1,000 [21] She was a reporter for the Irish Times before she wrote bestsellers like "Circle of Friends" Maeve Binchy Mike	$1,000 [26] This composer of "Ol' Man River" also wrote an orchestral work called "Portrait of Mark Twain" Jerome Kern	$1,000 [10] The name of this Delaware Indian, who it's said welcomed William Penn, was later on a NYC hall Tammany Linda	$1,000 [15] It's the American equivalent of a Quisling Benedict Arnold David

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD LEADERS

Peruvians incorrectly call this man "El Chinito"

Alberto Fujimori

Linda "Who is Fujisake?" — wagered $3,499

David "Who is Fugjimori" — wagered $3,001

Mike "Who is Max?" — wagered $0

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