Show #3316 1999-01-25 (taped 1998-11-18) Regular

Contestants

Happy Aston — a program assistant from La Jolla, California

Zach Biggs — a market researcher from Eugene, Oregon

Mark Whittinghill — a computer technician and musician from Fayetteville, Arkansas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $23,398)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mark	$700	$1,700	$5,700	$100 2nd place: Trip to Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort & Spa	$4,900 17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Zach	$200	$1,600	$4,600	$9,190 New champion: $9,190	$4,800 14 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Happy	$900	$2,300	$2,900	$1 3rd place: Hobie Pedal-Driven Kayaks	$2,800 14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

STATE FACTS	TOM HANKS FILMS	THE FINE PRINT	GEOGRAPHIC PHRASES	SO THAT'S THE STORY	IN A NUTSHELL
$100 [8] "Got" this drink? It's Pennsylvania's state beverage Milk Zach	$100 [6] Tom went through boot camp-style training for his role as Captain Miller in this WWII epic Saving Private Ryan Happy	$100 [9] Offers for these money substitutes must include a disclosure statement & quote the APR Credit cards	$100 [1] Its board is a 6-pointed star, on which each player starts with 10 marbles Chinese checkers Mark Zach	$100 [18] Rich Harvard kid falls for Radcliffe boho; they get hitched; she dies; he cries Love Story Happy	$100 [26] They make a tasty poultry stuffing & in a Christmas song, they're "roasting on an open fire" Chestnuts Happy
$200 [14] In 1893 the world's first alligator farm was established in St. Augustine in this state Florida Mark	$200 [7] Tom fell head over tail for a mermaid played by Daryl Hannah in this film Splash Mark	$200 [10] Filing under Chapter 7 of this code, you'll lose most of your nonexempt assets Bankruptcy Mark	$200 [2] This breed is a popular hunting & show dog Irish setter Happy	$200 [22] Fish chows down on visitors at Long Island resort; gets harpooned; eats pursuer Jaws Mark	$200 [27] These large nuts from the Amazon River Valley can be used in cooking much the same way as coconut Brazil nuts Mark
$300 [15] Although this state is only 48 miles long & 37 miles wide, it has 384 miles of shoreline Rhode Island Mark Zach	$300 [19] Just the facts...it's the film in which Tom played Dan Aykroyd's police partner Pep Streebek Dragnet Mark	$300 [11] When signed the day before a wedding, this agreement may be invalidated as signed under duress Pre-nuptial agreement Happy	$300 [3] Beatles song that includes the line "And when I awoke I was alone, this bird had flown" Norwegian Wood Happy	$300 [23] Photographer stops to ask directions of an Iowa farm wife; gets 4 days of passionate lovemaking; leaves The Bridges Of Madison County Zach	$300 [28] To make a traditional pesto sauce, you need these nuts Pine nuts Happy
$400 [16] Most of North Dakota's border with this state is provided by the Red River of the North Minnesota Mark	$400 [20] 1954 Oscar winner seen here with Tom in 1986's "Nothing in Common":"You have no idea what it was like since you moved away, David." Eva Marie Saint	$400 [12] It's the part of your homeowner's insurance that covers accidental damage to another's property Liability Mark	DD $500 [4] (Hi, I'm Janet Leigh.) I romanced Frank Sinatra in this 1962 film about brainwashing, Communism & assassination The Manchurian Candidate Happy	$400 [24] Family spends winter in isolated Colorado hotel; bushes move; Dad goes nuts The Shining Zach	$400 [29] The Mauna Loa Corporation is the world's leading grower, processor & marketer of these nuts Macadamia nuts Happy
$500 [17] This state lies at about the same latitude as Hong Kong Hawaii Zach	$500 [21] Tom inherited a slobbering dog, his only witness in a murder case, in this 1989 film Turner And Hooch	$500 [13] Not putting down at least 20% of a home's purchase price may force you to pay PMI, this Private mortgage insurance	$500 [5] In Chrysler ads, Ricardo Montalban extolled this rich upholstery material "Rich Corinthian Leather" Happy	$500 [25] Fresh out of law school, Mitch gets great job in Memphis; turns out not so great The Firm Happy	$500 [30] These bright green nuts are said to have been a favorite of the Queen of Sheba Pistachios Zach

Double Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS AMERICANS	RODS	POTPOURRI	A MANILA FOLDER	NAME THE MUSICAL	ENDS IN "TH"
$200 [2] His 1947 doctrine offered aid to Greece, which was threatened by a Communist insurrection Harry S. Truman Mark	$200 [21] These thin metal rods are the reason for the existence of the United States Twirling Association Batons Zach	$200 [12] The portrait on the U.S. $5 bill is from a photograph taken at this man's studio Mathew Brady Mark	$200 [7] This corncob pipe-smoking resident of the Manila Hotel left the Philippines in 1942; he returned in 1944 Douglas MacArthur Happy	$200 [26] "America","Tonight" West Side Story Mark	$200 [1] "Too many cooks spoil" this Broth Mark
$600 [4] Nickname of New York City saloonkeeper & restauranteur Bernard Shor "Toots"	$400 [22] In the Bible, his rod swallowed up the rods of Pharaoh's magicians Aaron Zach Happy	$400 [13] A device named for this woman drove around Mars Sojourner Truth Zach Happy	$400 [8] Manila has been called this gem "of the Orient", & the gem appears on the city's seal Pearl	$400 [27] "You Are Love","Ol' Man River" Show Boat Zach	$400 [14] In the 1930s & '40s, Johnny Weissmuller donned this skimpy garment to play Tarzan in 12 films Loin cloth Mark
$800 [5] W. Atlee sowed the seeds of this family's business with lettuce, & son David developed a new nasturtium Burpee Seeds Mark	$600 [23] In a gas engine the connecting rods transfer the motion of these to the crankshaft Pistons Happy	$600 [15] In this sport a long basket called a cesta is worn on one hand jai alai Zach	$600 [9] If this Polanski thriller had been set in Manila, we'd have heard "Forget it, Jake--it's Binondo" Chinatown	$600 [28] "Shoeless Joe From Hannibal, MO","What Ever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)" Damn Yankees Zach	$600 [18] It can be a built-in bed or bunk on a ship, or the space for a ship to dock Berth Zach
$1,000 [6] The first woman to break the sound barrier, she also had her own cosmetics firm Jacqueline Cochran Happy	$800 [24] Rods & cones are light-sensitive cells in this part of the eye Retina Zach	$800 [16] December 1997 saw the 2 millionth one of these in California: "THINICE" Vanity/personalized license plate	$800 [10] Manila's International Airport is named for this man called "Ninoy", Cory's husband Benigno Aquino Mark	$800 [29] "I Enjoy Being A Girl","A Hundred Million Miracles" Flower Drum Song	$800 [19] This ornamental bulb flower is grown in Holland for export Hyacinth Zach
DD $1,200 [3] In 1938 he developed a way to electronically measure the size of a radio show's audience Arthur Nielsen Mark	$1,000 [25] He was the first player to win the Grand Slam of tennis twice Rod Laver	$1,000 [17] Washington thought of this general, in him "The spark of daring might flame into rashness" Mad Anthony Wayne Mark Zach	$1,000 [11] A severe offense against moral law, or the title & last name of Jaime, Archbishop of Manila Cardinal Sin	DD $800 [30] "I've Come To Wive It Wealthily In Padua","I Hate Men" Kiss Me, Kate Zach	$1,000 [20] The book of Job says this large animal's "bones are like bars of iron" Behemoth Mark

Final Jeopardy!

CRIME WRITERS

1 of the 2 female crime writers who were in the British House of Lords in 1998

P.D. James or Ruth Rendell

Happy "Who is Clarke?" — wagered $2,899

Zach "Who is P.D. James" — wagered $4,590

Mark "Who is Malloy" — wagered $5,600

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