Show #3319 1999-01-28 (taped 1998-11-18) Regular

Contestants

Patti Compton — a homemaker from Cottonwood, Arizona

Karl Wallig — a property specialist from Salem, Oregon

Lisa McAdam — a managing editor from Springfield, Oregon (whose 1-day cash winnings total $4,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lisa	$1,200	$2,900	$6,500	$3,500 2nd place: Trip to Outrigger Hotel, Waikiki Beach, Hawaii	$5,200 15 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Karl	$600	$1,800	$6,600	$6,600 New champion: $6,600	$6,600 16 R, 1 W
Patti	$1,100	$2,200	$8,000	$2,399 3rd place: Daewoo Entertainment Package (TV, VCR & Speakers)	$7,400 20 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

YESTERDAY	MICHELLE	PAPERBACK WRITERS	HELP!	"P.S." I LOVE YOU	MEET THE BEETLES
$100 [7] An April 1971 visit by a team of players of this game was part of a thaw in U.S.-China relations Ping-pong (table tennis) Patti	$100 [12] Graceful skating champ Michelle Kwan was born in & trains in this state known more for surf than ice California Karl Patti	$100 [13] The paperbacks in this writer's "Goosebumps" series have numbers as well as titles R.L. Stine Patti	$100 [18] First used in the U.S. in 1968, it's the 3-digit number to dial when you need help in an emergency 911 Lisa	$100 [2] It's the "groovy" image seen here Peace symbol Karl	$100 [1] These beneficial beetles are also known as ladybirds Ladybugs Karl
$200 [8] In 1915 this Michigan industrialist chartered a "peace ship" & sailed off to stop WWI Henry Ford Patti	$200 [16] Get "Up Close and Personal" with this "Catwoman" who was Miss Orange County in 1978 Michelle Pfeiffer Lisa	$200 [14] This writer's "Foundation" was published in a one-volume paperback with a novel by Poul Anderson Isaac Asimov Patti	$200 [20] A plunger is also known as this workman's helper Plumber Patti	$200 [3] Daylight saving time on the West Coast changes to this "time" on the last Sunday in October Pacific Standard Time Lisa	$200 [27] A smart glowworm grows up to be one of these "flies" Firefly Lisa
$300 [9] This British naval hero lost an eye during the capture of Corsica in 1794 Lord Nelson Karl	$300 [17] This actress whose middle name is Michelle slays me as TV's vampish Buffy Sarah Michelle Gellar Karl	$300 [15] This "Daddy" & "Zoya" writer's first 6 romance novels were originally published in paperback Danielle Steel Lisa	$300 [21] These "Notes" used as helpful guides to famous books are "your key to the classics" Cliffs Notes Lisa	$300 [4] This California desert city was originally known as "Agua Caliente" (Hot Water) Palm Springs Lisa	$300 [28] A slang term for food, it's also the larva of a beetle Grub Lisa
$400 [10] Zulu Prince Shaka conquered much of southern Africa when he adapted this throwing weapon for stabbing Spear Lisa	$400 [19] Wins at the Sara Lee Classic & the Oldsmobile Classic make Michelle McGann a seasoned pro in this sport Golf Karl	$400 [25] Stephen King started this 1996 paperback serial with Volume 1: "The Two Dead Girls" The Green Mile Lisa	$400 [23] In large quantities it's an explosive; in pill form it helps heart patients Nitroglycerin Patti	$400 [5] This much-sought hermetic artifact could allegedly improve your health & turn metals into gold Philosopher's stone	DD $500 [29] Because of its unusual body, the beetle seenhereshares part of its name with this mammal the giraffe Lisa
$500 [11] He first led his red-shirted Italian legion in the 1840s, fighting for Uruguay against Argentina Giuseppe Garibaldi Patti	$500 [22] The lovely & talented Michelle Forbes played Ensign Ro on this "Trek" incarnation Star Trek: The Next Generation Karl	$500 [26] This thriller writer was set when she earned $1 million for the paperback rights to "A Stranger is Watching" Mary Higgins Clark	$500 [24] From the Greek for "of the soul", one of these practitioners claims to help you forecast the future Psychic Lisa	$500 [6] Holy geography! These territories were ruled by the Popes from 756 to 1870 Papal States Patti	$500 [30] This colorful beetle family was held sacred by the ancient Egyptians Scarab Patti

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY	ODDS 'N' ENDS	FROM HERE TO MATERNITY	THE JOHNSONS	TV FINAL EPISODES	RHYME TIME
$200 [1] Lutzelburg is an old name for the capital of this grand duchy Luxembourg Patti	$200 [12] The 2 major varieties of this sour fruit are Eureka & Lisbon Lemon Karl	$200 [19] A French doctor pioneered & gave his name to this childbirth method that emphasizes breathing techniques Lamaze Patti	$200 [6] On March 31, 1968, he announced on national TV that he would not seek re-election Lyndon Johnson Karl	$200 [13] Nearly all of WJM's six o' clock news staff was fired (but not Ted Baxter) on this sitcom's final episode The Mary Tyler Moore Show Patti	$200 [11] A semester-long class on equines Horse course Karl
$600 [3] Although British Columbia is Canada's only province on the Pacific, this territory is farther west Yukon Lisa	$400 [23] This Chinese celebration, which begins in late January or early February, ends with the Lantern Festival Chinese New Year Lisa	$400 [20] Steven Wright jokes that because he was born this way he leaves a house through the window Caesarean section Patti	$400 [7] He coached Miami to an NCAA national title & the Cowboys to 2 Super Bowl titles Jimmy Johnson Karl	$400 [17] On this series' last show, Felix moved out to remarry Gloria The Odd Couple Patti	$400 [14] Total cost for a taxi ride Cab tab Karl
$800 [4] This French island in the Mediterranean was once ruled by the Bank of San Giorgio in Genoa Corsica Patti	$600 [24] From the French for "set of four", it's a set of bells hung in a tower a carillon Patti	$600 [21] If a baby's feet or buttocks present first & its head last, it is in this type of abnormal presentation Breech birth Karl	$600 [8] The first black heavyweight boxing champ, this Texan reigned from 1908 to 1915 Jack Johnson	$600 [22] Her sitcom ended in 1998 with a mockumentary celebrating her long career since vaudeville Ellen DeGeneres Lisa	$600 [15] A place to store sodium chloride Salt vault Patti
DD $1,000 [2] After entering Holland, this river divides into 3 branches: the Waal, the Lek & the Ijssel Rhine Patti	$800 [27] This historic Austrian currency is abbreviated as "Sch", "AS" or simply "S" Schilling Karl	$800 [30] The sac that contains this fluid has ruptured when a woman's "water breaks" Amniotic fluid Patti	$800 [9] At one time, Tippi Hedren was his mother-in-law Don Johnson Patti	$1,000 [26] This series ended its run in 1991 with a reunion & visit to the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. China Beach Karl	$800 [16] A serious play about one of the 3 Hindu gods Brahma drama Karl
$1,000 [5] Finland's northernmost point lies at its border with this country Norway Karl Patti	$1,000 [28] A fine soft goatskin leather tanned with sumac, or the country for which it's named Morocco	$1,000 [29] It's the surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the perineum to enlarge the birth opening Episiotomy Patti	$1,000 [10] In his first novel in 1893, Stephen Crane tells the tale of this "Girl of the Streets" Maggie Johnson	DD $2,000 [25] (Hi, I'm Julie Pinson.) This long-running soap ended in 1989 with Helen Gallagher leading the cast in singing "Danny Boy" Ryan's Hope Lisa	$1,000 [18] A weak & pale trumpeter bird Wan swan Patti

Final Jeopardy!

POETS' CORNER

One reason he is not buried in Westminster Abbey is his epitaph, which concludes, "Curst be he that moves my bones"

William Shakespeare (he's buried at Stratford)

Lisa "Who is ?" — wagered $3,000

Karl "Who is Keats" — wagered $0

Patti "Who is Chaucer?" — wagered $5,601

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