Show #3314 1999-01-21 (taped 1998-11-17) Regular

Contestants

Laura McShane — an administrator and outreach officer from Greenbelt, Maryland

Mark Whittinghill — a computer technician and musician from Fayetteville, Arkansas

Debra Bricker — a dance teacher from Columbia, South Carolina (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,699)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Debra	$800	$1,800	$8,000	$7,000 2nd place: Trip to Hotel Melia Victoria, Majorca, Spain	$7,800 20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Mark	$1,000	$2,300	$8,900	$17,799 New champion: $17,799	$8,900 18 R, 1 W
Laura	$2,200	$3,500	$4,300	$6,300 3rd place: Coleman Camping Equipment	$7,000 20 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

ON THE "TOWN"	DON KNOTTS	SUSHI	NAME THE ROCKERS	EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES	ONLINE LINGO
$100 [7] The National Baseball Hall of Fame was founded there in 1939 Cooperstown, New York Debra	$100 [12] Don won 5 Emmys in the '60s for playing this jittery comic sidekick Barney Fife Mark	$100 [24] Used to wrap pieces of sushi, this substance is called nori Seaweed Mark	$100 [1] "Monday, Monday" The Mamas & The Papas Laura	$100 [17] Students put together this, also called an annual, with photos of class members & school activities Yearbook Laura	$100 [6] Be careful who you talk to in these online "rooms"--people may not be who they say they are Chat rooms Debra
$200 [8] Founded in 1652, it's South Africa's oldest city established by Europeans Cape Town Mark	$200 [22] Jack & Chrissy could tell you Don slayed 'em as new landlord Ralph Furley on this sitcom Three's Company Debra	$200 [27] Named for a U.S. state, this item is also popular in Japan California roll Laura	$200 [2] "Another Brick In The Wall" Pink Floyd Debra	$200 [18] Psi Chi is an honor society in psychology; Chi Psi is one of these Greek letter societies Fraternity Debra	$200 [13] Like a doomed plane, it describes system failure due to software or hardware malfunction Crash Mark
$300 [9] Guyana's capital, or a historic section of our own capital Georgetown Laura	$300 [23] Don played a magical TV repairman in this 1998 fantasy in black & white--& color Pleasantville Laura	$300 [28] Sushi connoisseur Shigo Ito refreshes her palate with pickled strips of this root Ginger Debra Laura	$300 [3] "Walk Like An Egyptian" The Bangles Laura	$300 [19] Teams engage in the Lincoln-Douglas & Parliamentary types of these Debates Mark	$300 [14] It doesn't mean "to continue with wood", it means to type in your I.D. & password in order to get started Log on Laura
$500 [11] This industrial city & surrounding area in eastern Pennsylvania provided the title of a 1982 Billy Joel hit Allentown Laura	$400 [25] In the classic "The Ghost And Mr. Chicken", Don sought a news scoop by spending the night in one of these Haunted house Debra	$400 [29] The topping seen here is ikura, made of these from a salmon Roe Laura	$400 [4] "U Can't Touch This" MC Hammer Debra Mark	$400 [20] Free room & board are perks of being a dorm's R.A., which stands for this Resident assistant/advisor Mark	$400 [15] When you find those wacky 1970s photos of me online, it's time to do this, meaning transfer them to your computer Download Mark
DD $700 [10] A theatrical group from this Mass. seaport community helped launch the career of Eugene O'Neill Provincetown Laura	$500 [26] Don remarked "I am cursed with an abnormal sexual magnetism" as bird watcher Abner Peacock in this epic The Love God? Laura	$500 [30] As an appetizer, you may serve this fish dish that's been called "sushi without the rice" Sashimi Laura	$500 [5] "Kashmir" Led Zeppelin Mark	$500 [21] Write letters on behalf of prisoners of conscience when you join a chapter of AI, this organization Amnesty International Debra	$500 [16] Inputting cyberheads take note: G.I.G.O. stands for this "Garbage in, garbage out" Mark

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE WAR OF 1812	EDISON & THE PHONOGRAPH	JERRY SPRINGER'S BIBLE SHOW	DOUBLE TALK NAMES	THE FALL	OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
$200 [6] This hard-sided U.S. frigate destroyed the Java off South America on December 29, 1812 U.S.S. Constitution Debra	$200 [15] The 1st phonograph, a hand-cranked model, was devised by the Wizard in 1877 at this lab site Menlo Park Debra	$200 [11] He crowded onto the stage with his 11 brothers for the "Dad Likes You Best" show Joseph Mark	$200 [22] Nickname of the female fashion designer born in France's Loire Valley region in 1883 Coco (Chanel) Laura	$200 [17] During this fall celebration in Germany, drinkers consume some 10 million pints of beer! Oktoberfest Laura	$200 [1] In 73 B.C., Spartacus & other gladiators escaped training school & fled to this volcano near Pompeii Mount Vesuvius Debra
$400 [7] This engagement of January 8, 1815 has been called "the needless battle" Battle of New Orleans Mark	$400 [27] Edison marveled at the machine's ability to do this, perhaps making him the first to hear "Paul is dead" play backwards Debra	$400 [12] These 2 were rather circumspect when Seth's letter got them on "Fig Leaf Makeovers" Adam & Eve Debra	$400 [23] "La boheme", "Rent" & "The Drew Carey Show" all have a character with this name Mimi Debra	$400 [18] By an act of Congress, it falls on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November Election Day Laura	$400 [2] For walls & vaults, the Romans invented a superior type of this material made of cement, water & gravel Concrete Mark
$600 [8] On June 1, 1812 he asked Congress to declare war on Great Britain; Congress did so on June 18 James Madison Debra	$600 [28] In 1878 Edison gave up working on his "favorite invention" to develop a practical one of these Light bulb Laura	$600 [13] Samson brought the house down when she tricked him into appearing on the "No More Secrets!" show Delilah Laura	$600 [24] 1976's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" was a No. 1 duet by Elton John & this woman Kiki Dee Laura	$600 [19] Can't wait for Christmas? In Europe, this saint "visits" on Dec. 6, his feast day, with gifts in hand Saint Nicholas Debra	$600 [3] Nearing death, he asked that his "Aeneid" be burned, but Augustus refused to have it destroyed Virgil Debra
DD $1,000 [9] On the night of Sept. 13-14, 1814, this Washington attorney was detained aboard a British ship Francis Scott Key Debra	$800 [29] Edison thought the phonograph should be used for this in an office, not for music & entertainment Dictation Debra	$1,000 [16] David was hidden offstage when Jonathan told this man "Dad, Leave My Friends Alone!" Saul Mark	$800 [25] A nickname for Josephine, this name is stereotypically used for French poodles Fifi Mark	$800 [20] Every fall this Arizona town raises hell with Helldorado Days, an Old West gunslinging celebration Tombstone Mark	$800 [4] Latin name for the period of stability & peace that began in 27 B.C. & lasted about 2 centuries Pax Romana Debra Laura
$1,000 [10] After his flagship the Lawrence was disabled in Lake Erie, he transferred via small boat to the Niagara Oliver Hazard Perry Mark	$1,000 [30] On December 7, 1877 Edison demonstrated the phonograph to the editors of this journal Scientific American Mark	DD $3,000 [14] Miriam & Aaron answered this man's questions on the "Who's My Real Mother?" episode Moses Laura	$1,000 [26] Richard Pryor played this title character in a 1986 film; his life was calling Jo Jo Dancer Laura	$1,000 [21] During this Jewish harvest festival, many families take meals in homemade huts Sukkot Laura	$1,000 [5] After Caligula's assassination, this stammerer was found hiding behind a curtain & made emperor Claudius Mark

Final Jeopardy!

NAMES IN THE NEWS

In 1998 America's second-largest federal building was named in his honor

Ronald Reagan

Laura "Who was Ronald Reagan?" — wagered $2,000

Debra "Who is JFK?" — wagered $1,000

Mark "Who is Reagan?" — wagered $8,899

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