Show #3317 1999-01-26 (taped 1998-11-18) Regular

Contestants

Alex Huemer — an economics instructor from Claremont, California

Tonya Duus — a radio traffic manager from Cleveland, Ohio

Zach Biggs — a market researcher from Eugene, Oregon (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,190)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Zach	$400	$1,100	$7,700	$2,599 3rd place: DirecTV Satellite System	$7,800 18 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Tonya	$200	$1,200	$2,600	$2,800 2nd place: HP Pavilion Multimedia Desktop PC & Broyhill Home Office Armoire	$2,600 14 R, 6 W
Alex	$500	$2,000	$6,400	$5,050 New champion: $5,050	$4,200 12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

JEOPARDY! 101	NOBEL WINNERS BY CATEGORY	WOW! MY OWN LABEL!	WHAT A YEAR!	ACTORS & ACTRESSES	BEFORE & AFTER
$100 [6] From beautiful downtown Culver City, it's the name of the studios where "Jeopardy!" is taped Sony Pictures Studios Alex	$100 [16] Mikhail Gorbachev Peace Tonya	$100 [17] In the 1970s this "Rocket Man" founded Rocket Records Elton John Zach	$100 [1] Dewaele won the Tour de France, Coco Chanel was the toast of Paris & Sacre Bleu!, the market crashed in this year 1929 Zach Tonya Alex	$100 [11] He played a box of lemon chiffon pie mix in a TV commercial long before playing Sam on "Cheers" Ted Danson Zach	$100 [26] The "Jerry Maguire" star who automatically maintains your vehicle's speed Tom Cruise control Tonya
$200 [7] He was the host of the first version of "Jeopardy!" in the '60s Art Fleming Tonya	$200 [19] Nadine Gordimer Literature	$200 [18] The 3 double CDs of the Beatle "Anthology" series are on this label founded by the Beatles Apple Alex	$200 [2] This year saw Hitler hit Moscow, Yamamoto hit Pearl Harbor & DiMaggio hit in 56 straight games 1941 Zach	$200 [12] This actor starred as Tom Dooley in the film seen here in 1959, the same year he hit it big on TV Michael Landon Zach	$200 [27] The brand of reclining chair that never made it past tenderfoot La-Z-Boy Scout Tonya
$300 [8] Of $183,000, $283,000 or $383,000, it's closest to the highest amount you can win in one regular game $283,000 Tonya	$300 [20] Alexander Fleming Medicine Zach Alex	$300 [22] He do be the founder of Reprise, yes he do be do be do Frank Sinatra Tonya	$400 [4] In this year, "Rock Around The Clock" was recorded, Roger Bannister beat the clock & Henri Matisse clocked out 1954	$300 [13] This star of "Suddenly Susan" disguised herself as a man in the 1984 film "Sahara" Brooke Shields Tonya	$300 [28] Ointment for an arthritic but festive "City Of Light" Ben-Gay Paris
$400 [9] Including Final Jeopardy!, it's the total number of possible questions in one game 61 Tonya	$400 [21] Max Planck Physics Zach	$400 [23] Alanis Morissette's "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" is on Maverick, this Material Girl's label Madonna Alex	DD $500 [3] (Hi, I'm Tyler Christopher of General Hospital.) In this year, ABC gave "G.H." a shot on TV, "He's So Fine" shot up to No. 1 & JFK visited the Berlin Wall 1963 Zach	$400 [14] Once Miss U.S.A., Laura Harring played a police officer on this, Aaron Spelling's first daytime soap Sunset Beach Tonya	$400 [29] This '40s Latin actress in a tutti frutti hat is made aware of her constitutional protections when arrested Carmen Miranda rights Tonya Alex
$500 [10] Frequent viewers know my hometown of Sudbury is in this Canadian province Ontario Zach	$500 [24] Linus Pauling(the first time) Chemistry Alex	$500 [25] He's the best seller of all the artists in his own Paisley Park stable Prince Zach	$500 [5] In this year, Teddy became president, Eddie became king & Nicky became father of Anastasia 1901 Alex	$500 [15] In her last years, this chic star of the 1954 film "Sabrina" was a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF Audrey Hepburn Alex	$500 [30] Movie biography about Shirley Muldowney that starred Pat & Vanna "Heart Like A Wheel Of Fortune"

Double Jeopardy! Round

LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE	EERIE TV ANTHOLOGIES	THE METRIC SYSTEM	HERBS & SPICES	STRAIT-EN UP	"FLY" RIGHT
$200 [26] He's best known for his "Cien Anos de Soledad", or "100 Years Of Solitude" Gabriel Garcia Marquez	$200 [6] Colorized clips of this director from his old '50s & '60s series were used to "present" new stories on a new series in 1985 Alfred Hitchcock Tonya	$200 [21] The Kelvin is the base unit for this, though most people use degrees Temperature Alex	$200 [12] More of this goulash spice used in the U.S. comes from Spain than from Hungary Paprika Zach	$200 [11] Spanning the Akashi Strait, the world's longest suspension bridge links this country's Honshu & Shikoku Islands Japan Tonya	$200 [1] Any minute spot Fly speck Zach
$400 [27] Chilean poet to whom Massimo Troisi delivered mail as "The Postman" Pablo Neruda	$400 [7] This Rod Serling series that "hung around" NBC was cut from 60 minutes to 30 in 1972 Night Gallery Tonya Alex	$400 [22] In a metric nursery rhyme, a crooked man would go a crooked 1.609 of these Kilometers Alex	$400 [17] This Indian spice blend commonly includes chili peppers, cumin, turmeric & coriander Curry powder Tonya	$400 [13] Since 1994 rail traffic has been running in the Eurotunnel under this narrow strait Strait of Dover/ The Dover Strait Zach Tonya	$400 [2] Better-known name for dionaea muscipula, a carnivorous plant native to the coastal regions of the Carolinas Venus flytrap Zach
$600 [28] "Aphrodite: A Memoir Of The Senses" is a 1998 novel from this "House Of The Spirits" author Isabel Allende Zach	$600 [8] This movie monster man hosted a self-titled anthology series in 1949 & "Thriller" in 1960 Boris Karloff Tonya Alex	$600 [23] If you're looking for the basic capacity unit for liquids, "follow" this Liter Tonya	$600 [18] Long a symbol of rememberance, its name comes from a Latin word for "sea dew" Rosemary	$800 [15] The Strait of Juan de Fuca flows between Washington state & this Canadian island Vancouver Island Zach	$600 [3] This term for an unreliable or transient business dates back to the late 19th century Fly-by-night Tonya
—	$800 [9] In addition to hosting, he authored many of his theatre's presentations Ray Bradbury Zach	$800 [24] The prefix meaning one billionth, it's often seen before "second" Nano Alex	$800 [19] The orchid seed pod from which this spice is extracted is about 8 inches long Vanilla Tonya	DD $1,000 [14] Prior to the Panama Canal, ships either traveled around Cape Horn or through this nearby strait Strait of Magellan Zach	$800 [4] Michael J. Fox played this character in 3 "Back To The Future" films Marty McFly Zach
—	$1,000 [10] A 1959-1961 series based on true incidents took you this far "beyond" One step Zach	DD $3,200 [25] The kilogram is the unit of this, which unlike weight, is independent of gravity Mass Alex	$1,000 [20] An important herb in French cuisine, it's also known as estragon Tarragon Zach	$1,000 [16] The ferry from Villa San Giovanni in Calabria, Italy to Sicily crosses this strait Strait of Messina	$1,000 [5] Claire Chennault's volunteer aviators who fought in China & Burma in World War II Flying Tigers Zach

Final Jeopardy!

BROADWAY MUSICALS

This musical that premiered in 1975 & was revived in 1996 is set in part in the Cook County Jail

Chicago

Tonya "What is Chicago?" — wagered $200

Alex "What is Jailhouse Rock" — wagered $1,350

Zach "What is" — wagered $5,101

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