Show #3937 2001-10-16 (taped 2001-08-22) Regular

(Jimmy: Hi, I'm Jimmy of the Clue Crew. Now, I'm not trying tohustle you--but stay tuned forJeopardy!)

Contestants

Sharon Forsher — a character interpreter coach from Williamsburg, Virginia

Kent Hofmann — a recent law school graduate originally from Norfolk, Nebraska

Ellen Rourke — a high school social studies teacher from Chicago, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $1,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ellen	$1,200	$1,000	$3,600	$4,200 3rd place: Trip to Doubletree Guest Suites Maingate, Orlando	$3,600 15 R, 3 W
Kent	$2,500	$4,800	$7,200	$6,200 2nd place: Trip to London	$7,200 23 R, 1 W
Sharon	$400	$900	$4,100	$8,100 New champion: $8,100	$5,400 11 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

PROVINCES	POCKET BILLIARDS	SEE THE "Z"	FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA	THE GODFATHER	RHINOCEROS NOW
$100 [21] New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island Canada Ellen	$100 [16] (Sarah of the Clue Crew kicks things off.) As the loser of the previous game, I'm doing this to prepare for the break racking the balls Kent	$100 [1] In Britain, this edible is known as a courgette zucchini Ellen	$100 [6] Francis won his first Oscar for co-writing this 1970 film biography starring George C. Scott Patton Kent	$100 [11] For him, it was "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" & hello, godfatherhood to John Lennon's son Sean Elton John Kent	$100 [26] This object that projects from a rhino's nose is made from a protein called keratin horn Kent
$200 [22] Krakow & Gdansk Poland Sharon	$200 [17] (Sofia of the Clue Crew takes her turn.) In this game named for a black sphere, players aim to sink either the stripes or the solids 8-ball Kent	$200 [2] People considered this type of ship reliable until the 1930s Zeppelin Kent	$200 [7] This star had a heart attack & was even given last rites while making the 1979 Coppola film "Apocalypse Now" Martin Sheen Kent	$200 [12] Michael Jackson can leave his son, Prince Michael, "Home Alone" with this godfather Macaulay Culkin Kent	$200 [27] Like many health-conscious humans, rhinos have this type of diet vegetarian Kent
$300 [23] Parwan & Kabul Afghanistan	$300 [18] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew takes her turn.) The term for the error I just made has come to refer to any type of mistake miscue Ellen Kent	$300 [3] Strummable stringed instrument seen here zither Kent	$300 [8] Leonard Maltin said the work of this relative of Francis' was "annoying" in "Peggy Sue Got Married" Nicolas Cage Ellen	$300 [13] The godfather of Madonna's son Rocco is this Police man, who left that musical force in 1984 Sting Ellen	$300 [28] The rhino is closely related to this animal, though we won't hear "My kingdom for a rhino" anytime soon horse Sharon
DD $500 [24] Punjab & Baluchistan Pakistan Sharon	$400 [19] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew takes his turn.) John Carr, a British man, developed this spin technique in the 19th century putting english on the ball	$400 [4] There are about 20 species of this popular garden favorite seen here zinnia Sharon	$400 [9] If you don't know the name of this Coppola-directed 1996 Robin Williams film, then you don't know this title Jack	$400 [14] In 2001 Barry Bonds joined his godfather, this "Say Hey Kid" & fellow S.F. Giant, in the 500-HR club Willie Mays Kent	$400 [29] Except for the Sumatran type, rhinos don't have much of this, except at tail tips or the fringe on the ears hair Kent
$500 [25] Chaco & La Pampa Argentina Kent	$500 [20] (Sarah of the Clue Crew wraps things up.) It's the term for my supporting hand, or for a stick I could use to support the cue bridge Sharon	$500 [5] Married name of the 1932 multi-Olympic medal winner seen here (Babe Didrikson) Zaharias Kent	$500 [10] In 1999 Francis produced "The Virgin Suicides", which marked the directorial debut of this woman, his daughter Sofia Coppola Ellen	$500 [15] Winona Ryder could've learned to "turn on, tune in, drop out" from him Timothy Leary Kent	$500 [30] People turn into savage rhinos in this Romanian-born author's 1959 play Eugène Ionesco Kent

Double Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY TRANSLATIONS	ARCHITECTURAL STYLES	A DATE WITH DISASTER	OH, HENRY!	TV PAST & PRESENT	PEOPLE WHO BECAME WORDS
$200 [4] The haunting "La Casa de los Espiritus" "The House of the Spirits" Ellen	$200 [26] This vertical, pointy-arched style of 12th-15th century Europe was revived in the late 18th century Gothic Ellen	$200 [3] One of these costly disasters hit Northridge, California on January 17, 1994 earthquake Kent	$200 [1] He's the fictional character who tutors "My Fair Lady" Henry Higgins Sharon	$200 [11] County General Hospital provides the setting for this current NBC drama series ER Kent	$200 [21] The name of this cigarette ingredient comes from the ambassador who sent tobacco to Pairs nicotine Ellen
$400 [7] Dostoyevsky's murderous "Prestupleniye i Nakazaniye" "Crime and Punishment" Sharon	$400 [27] The simple 18th century British style named for this queen features red brick, not her lace Queen Anne Ellen	$400 [5] Seen here, he shot a man in Texas, November 24, 1963 Jack Ruby Ellen Sharon	$400 [2] The father of England's King Edward VI Henry VIII Ellen	$400 [12] (Sarah & Sofia of the Clue Crew are at an "assembly line".) We're recreating a classic TV sitcom scene from 1952 featuring these 2 characters Lucy Ricardo & Ethel Mertz Ellen	$400 [22] This word for "actor" comes from the father of Greek tragedy thespian Sharon
$600 [16] An instrument of Gunter Grass' success, "Die Blechtrommel" "The Tin Drum" Kent	$800 [29] The Byzantine style, mixing east & west, featured domes & these tall towers attached to mosques minarets Ellen	$600 [6] Pictured here in happier times, this pair was sentenced to death on April 5, 1951 Julius & Ethel Rosenberg Kent	$600 [8] Trying to reconcile free & slave states in the 1800s, he was the architect of the Missouri Compromise Henry Clay Ellen	$600 [13] Until his 1979 death, Jack Soo played Det. Nick Yemana, who made coffee for the 12th Precinct on this sitcom Barney Miller Ellen	$600 [23] This mat used on a plate beneath sandwiches & cakes comes from a drapery shop owner doily Sharon
$800 [17] Camus' gripping "La Peste" "The Plague" Ellen	DD $1,000 [30] A little house in this early 20th century American "school" has a low-pitched roof & long horizontal lines Prairie school Sharon	$800 [9] During World War II this country surrendered to Allied forces on September 8, 1943 Italy	DD $1,000 [19] In 1854 this naturalist observed that much of winter is "suggestive of an inexpressable tenderness" Henry David Thoreau Sharon	$800 [14] In the fall of 2000, Tim Daly hit the road on an updated version of this series last seen in 1967 The Fugitive Ellen	$800 [24] An Austrian novelist's name lives on in this tendency in which a person finds pleasure in receiving abuse masochism Kent
$1,000 [18] The chilling tale "Froken Smillas Fornemmelse For Sne" "Smilla's Sense of Snow" Sharon	$1,000 [28] Colonial was the American version of this style named for 4 British kings Georgian Sharon	$1,000 [10] It was not a merry Christmas for this man on December 25, 1989; his own security forces killed him Nicolae Ceausescu	$1,000 [20] At the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, this man was vice president of the U.S. Henry Wallace Kent	$1,000 [15] Old Ebony, ridden by Chuck Connors in this western, was the grandson of Kentucky Derby winner Flying Ebony The Rifleman Kent	$1,000 [25] This synonym for "severe" comes from a harsh Athenian lawmaker draconian

Final Jeopardy!

USA

Now part of a national recreation area, it was once referred to as "Uncle Sam's Devil's Island"

Alcatraz Island

Ellen "What is Alcatraz" — wagered $600

Sharon "What is Alcatraz?" — wagered $4,000

Kent "What is Yosemite Falls" — wagered $1,000

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