Show #2718 - Wednesday, May 29, 1996

Contestants

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John Ned, a student from Salt Lake City, Utah

Chuck Corrigan, a paralegal from Louisville, Texas

Alexandra Grochol, a homemaker from McLean, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,900)

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Jeopardy! Round

BIBLICAL ZOO
SPORTS STARS
STATE CAPITALS
HISTORY
STRINGED INSTRUMENTS
TV FAMILIES
    $100 21
Isaiah 11:6 speaks of a time when "the wolf also shall dwell with" this creature
    $100 12
In 1978, 1979, 1985 & 1988 Nancy Lopez was named Women's Player of the Year in this sport
    $100 6
This city is home to Ballet West & the Utah Symphony Orchestra
    $100 16
After refusing to ratify this treaty, the United States never joined the League of Nations
    $100 11
The Irish type of this is plucked with the fingernails rather than the fingertips
    $100 1
Ozzie, Harriet, David, Ricky
    $200 22
We don't know what animal first followed Noah onto the ark, but we do know one of these was the first off
    $200 13
In 1995, just 2 months after a liver transplant, this legendary Yankee passed away
    $200 7
It's Georgia's "Dogwood City"
    $200 17
The Peloponnesian War pitted the Athenians against these Greeks, who won the war
    $200 14
When Stu Sutcliffe left the Beatles, Paul took over playing this instrument
    $200 2
Herman, Lily, Eddie, Marilyn
    $300 23
In Deuteronomy the bat is mentioned on this list of restrictions
    $300 15
Though paralyzed in a 1991 car crash, this former jockey was able to return to training horses
    $300 8
Since Dallas is "Big D", this Texas capital should be "Big A"
    $300 18
This dynasty that reigned over England for more than 100 years ended with the death of Elizabeth I
    $300 26
"Dixie" composer Daniel Decatur Emmett was a virtuoso on this vellum-bellied instrument
    $300 3
Mike, Carol, Marcia, Jan, Cindy, Greg, Peter, Bobby
    $400 24
The Behemoth mentioned in Job is considered to be this large river animal
    $400 27
In his 1st season with the Dodgers, this Japanese pitcher led the National League in strikeouts
    DD: $500 9
The 2 state capitals that end with "polis"
    $400 19
In 1798 the Knights Hospitalers surrendered this island to Napoleon
    $400 29
A flat, wooden soundbox with up to 45 strings; usually it's listed last alphabetically
    $400 4
Ben, Adam, Hoss, Little Joe
    $500 25
Proverbs 30:25 says these insects "are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer"
    $500 28
She was the 1st Black American tennis player elected to the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame
    $500 10
It could be called the "North Star City" because it's the capital of the "North Star State"
    $500 20
From 1910 to 1945 this country was under the control of Japan, which renamed it Chosen
    $500 30
It's the alto voice in the violin family
    $500 5
Ward, June, Wally, Theodore

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):

Alexandra Chuck John
$1,300 $1,100 $1,100

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Alexandra Chuck John
$2,900 $3,200 $2,100

Double Jeopardy! Round

STATUES
QUOTATIONS
U.S. PRESIDENTS
FOOD & DRINK
TURKEY
(Alex: The TURKEY category has to do with the country, not the bird.)
LEFTOVERS
    $200 18
The statue of this hero in Trafalgar Square on Barbados predates the one in London by 30 years
    $200 13
In a 1965 song this Who guitarist wrote, "Hope I die before I get old. This is my generation"
    $200 1
In his "Farewell Address" he declined to run for a third term
    $200 6
Mu Shu Pork features the Chinese cloud ear type of these fungi
    $200 8
The star & crescent on Turkey's flag symbolize this dominant religion
    $200 26
Caesar's message "Veni, Vidi, Vici" translates to this
    $400 19
One of the 7 Ancient Wonders, the monumental statue of this god at Olympia was made of gold & ivory
    $400 14
This Baltimore sage wrote, "Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice"
    $400 2
On May 4, 1941 FDR dedicated the Staunton, Va. birthplace of this president known for his "Fourteen Points"
    $400 7
It's the proper bread for a Reuben sandwich
    $400 9
Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, is located on both sides of this strait
    $400 27
The word "oater" is slang for this type of film
    $600 20
Erected in 1923, "The Man at the Wheel" honors the Gloucester fishermen of this state
    $600 15
In this book Nikos Kazantzakis wrote, "How simple and frugal a thing is happiness"
    $600 3
Within a week after receiving the 1952 GOP nomination for president, he resigned as general
    $600 23
Rich dish created at Antoine's in New Orleans in the 1890s & named for the rich John D.
    $600 10
While the European part of the country is called Thrace, the Asian part is Anadolu or this
    $600 28
It's the medical term for nearsightedness
    $800 21
The head of this colossal statue was exhibited at a Paris exposition in 1878
    $800 16
In "The Stranger" he wrote, "Mother died today, or maybe it was yesterday"
    DD: $1,000 4
His military career spanned over 40 years, 1806-1849
    $800 24
It's made by tying 2 rib sections into a circle, ribs up, & putting little paper caps on the rib ends
    $800 11
Turkey's largest minority, they constitute up to 20% of the population
    $800 29
This inventor of a water-raising screw was drawing diagrams in the sand when killed by a soldier
    $1000 22
This sculptor of "The Minute Man" also designed the seated Lincoln statue in the Lincoln Memorial
    $1000 17
"I'm invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me" is from his 1952 novel "Invisible Man"
    $1000 5
From 1827 to 1829 he practiced law in Hillsborough, New Hampshire
    $1000 25
This Mexican tripe soup has been touted as a hangover cure
    DD: $500 12
In 1995 ceremonies marked the 80th anniversary of the WWI Allied invasion of this peninsula
    $1000 30
It's the term for any of the long, narrow trenches or valleys on the Moon's surface

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Alexandra Chuck John
$7,000 $6,000 $8,100

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Final Jeopardy! Round

JAPANESE LITERATURE
One-word title of a 1915 story by Ryunosuke Akutagawa; it was filmed in 1950

Final scores:

Alexandra Chuck John
$13,001 $1,000 $14,100
2nd place: a trip to the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta 3rd place: Gibson washer & dryer New champion: $14,100

Game dynamics:

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Coryat scores:

Alexandra Chuck John
$7,500 $5,700 $8,100
17 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W		 19 R
(including 2 DDs),
3 W		 21 R,
1 W

Combined Coryat: $21,300

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