Show #2434 - Thursday, March 16, 1995

Jonathan Groff game 3.

Contestants

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J.J. Morris, a producer from Venice, California

Jeannette Gmitter, a consumer credit counselor from Beachwood, New Jersey

Jonathan Groff, a writer and actor from New York City, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $33,000)

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Jeopardy! Round

ANIMALS
BOBs & ROBERTs
TEXAS
HISTORY
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES
    $100 16
Shasta was the first U.S.-born liger, a cross of these 2 animals, to reach maturity
    $100 20
In 1994 he gave thanks for the memories with a TV special celebrating his 91st birthday
    $100 2
The original name of this historic San Antonio structure was Mission San Antonio de Valero
    $100 1
In 1588 Lord Howard's warships defeated the Spanish Armada in this waterway
    $100 3
This Pennsylvania pickle company bought Weight Watchers in 1978
    $100 25
"Buon Natale!" is the Italian equivalent of this English greeting usually heard in December
    $200 17
Monitor lizards range in size from the short-tailed monitor to this "dragon"
    $200 21
While Senate Minority Leader, he delivered one of the eulogies at President Nixon's funeral
    $200 8
A 554-acre historical park named for this president contains land his family had owned since the 1860s
    $200 4
In 1983 this country's opposition leader, Benigno Aquino, was killed at Manila Airport
    $200 12
The stock symbol of this pharmaceutical company is JNJ
    $200 26
The Esperanto term for this relative is filo
    $300 18
Once widespread, the little spotted kiwi is now found on only 3 of this country's islands
    $300 22
In 1960 his widow received a settlement from the government for the use of his rocket patents
    $300 9
For many years Uvalde held the Cactus Jack festival in honor of John Nance Garner, his first VP
    $300 5
In 1982 Israel completed its phased 3-year withdrawal from this peninsula
    $300 13
In 1982 Robert Hanson became the first CEO of this farm equipment giant unrelated to the founding family
    $300 28
Polite people should know this phrase, French for "thank you very much"
    $400 19
A butterfly is a diurnal lepidopteran & this is one that's primarily nocturnal
    $400 23
This author of "Stranger in a Strange Land" was the first to receive 4 Hugo Awards for his novels
    $400 10
This town where Judge Roy Bean resided was named for a railroad engineer, not for "The Jersey Lily"
    $400 6
In 1870 the French revolted against this emperor & established the Third Republic
    DD: $1,400 14
Duke Power Company is headquartered in this Southern state
    $400 29
The Dutch call this country Verenigde Staten
    $500 27
Prehistoric placodonts resembled the marine iguanas now found in this Ecuadoran island group
    $500 24
He taught at NYC's High School of Performing Arts before forming his own ballet school & company
    $500 11
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico lies opposite this large Texas city
    $500 7
On Jan. 1, 1957 the Saar was formally united with this country
    $500 15
This Swedish vacuum cleaner company owns Cleveland-based White Consolidated Industries
    $500 30
In Spain this sport played on a court is el baloncesto

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 14):

Jonathan Jeannette J.J.
$3,500 $200 $0

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Jonathan Jeannette J.J.
$4,500 $2,100 $600

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 1300s
SCIENCE
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
GEOGRAPHY
WOMEN IN MYTHOLOGY
THEATRE
    $200 16
Built in 1370 as part of the fortifications of the East Wall of Paris, it was destroyed in 1789
    $200 3
Any point on Earth with a latitude of 0° can be found along this imaginary line
    $200 15
The Bureau of Diplomatic Security is part of this Cabinet department
    $200 1
The Lake of Thun lies 1,830 feet above sea level in this country's Bernese Alps
    $200 8
Penthesilea, a queen of these warrior women, was killed in battle by Achilles
    $200 13
A common method of changing this is flying -- raising or lowering suspended units
    $400 17
In 1344 the Pope gave these Atlantic islands, named for their wild dogs, to Castile
    $400 4
It's the simple device, usually a bent tube, used to transfer liquid from one container to another below
    $400 25
The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy is often referred to by this "Russian" title
    $400 2
The Douro Valley in this country is the birthplace of port wine
    $400 9
When she sprang from Zeus' head, she was wearing a full set of armor
    $400 14
William Gillette's play "Secret Service" is set in this Confederate capital at the close of the Civil War
    $600 18
Though its title means "10 days' work", it took Boccaccio from about 1348-1353 to finish it
    $600 5
In contrast to spring tides, this type occurs near the Moon's first & third quarters & is much lower
    $600 26
In 1994 this Ohio Democrat chaired the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs
    $600 24
This country's lowest point, the Prins Alexander Polder, is 22 feet below sea level
    $600 10
Odysseus won the hand of this woman by winning a foot race organized by her father
    $600 21
In the original production of this play, Barbara Bel Geddes played Maggie the Cat
    $800 19
Wat Tyler's rebellion of 1381 occurred over this tax levied as a prerequisite to voting
    $800 6
One of the B vitamins, nicotinic acid is more commonly called this
    $800 27
This senior senator from Oregon was born in Dallas -- that's Dallas, Oregon
    $800 29
Yellowknife is the capital of this huge region that covers about one-third of Canada
    $800 11
In some sources, a nymph named Dryope was the mother of this Greek god of flocks & shepherds
    $800 22
Shaw was lionized for this play about a Christian & a wild beast
    $1000 20
In 1398 this lame conqueror marched into India & destroyed Delhi
    $1000 7
In astronomy, this unit of distance is equal to 3.26 light-years
    DD: $1,500 28
Most of this Cabinet department's offices are located in the Frances Perkins Building
    DD: $1,200 12
She was the Greek equivalent of the Roman goddess Victoria
    $1000 23
"The Real Thing" by this "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern" playwright won the 1984 Tony for Best Play

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Jonathan Jeannette J.J.
$11,600 $5,700 $2,000
(lock game)

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Final Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY QUOTES
In an 1840s work, this British author wrote, "Ah! Vanitas Vanitatum! which of us is happy in this world?"

Final scores:

Jonathan Jeannette J.J.
$11,700 $5,700 $1
3-day champion: $44,700 2nd place: Singer Furniture Company 18th century cherry finish hardwood bedroom set with panel bed, nightstand, chests, & tri-view mirror + Ross Simons china base lamp + the Jeopardy! home game 3rd place: Oneida Silversmiths gift certificate + the Jeopardy! home game

Game dynamics:

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Coryat scores:

Jonathan Jeannette J.J.
$10,100 $5,700 $3,200
24 R
(including 2 DDs),
2 W		 20 R,
2 W		 8 R,
2 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $19,000

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Game tape date: 1994-11-30
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