Show #3994 2002-01-03 (taped 2001-10-23) Regular

Mark Lee game 3.

Contestants

Joel Zuercher — a college sports consultant originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Deborah Wood — a pet writer from Portland, Oregon

Mark Lee — a sales manager originally from Peoria, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $32,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mark	$1,600	$4,800	$12,800	$25,600 3-day champion: $58,000	$12,800 19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Deborah	$1,200	$2,000	$12,800	$0 2nd place	$12,000 14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Joel	$1,800	$4,400	$9,200	$0 3rd place	$9,000 16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

GENERAL INFORMATION	MAJOR LITERARY WORKS	CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY	SERGEANTS OF SHOW BIZ	CORPORAL PUNISHMENT	"PRIVATE" PRACTICE
$200 [3] Oddly, the legislature of this "Lone Star State" only meets biennially in odd-numbered years Texas Joel	$200 [1] In this Dickens classic, Miss Havisham, jilted on her wedding day, rears her ward Estella to hate men Great Expectations Deborah	$200 [19] Now a cyber-billionaire, one of his first commercial enterprises was Traf-O-Data in the early 1970s Bill Gates Joel	$200 [24] Jack Webb played this TV sergeant with a badge (No. 714) on & off from 1952 to 1979 (Joe) Friday Mark	$200 [9] In 1994 Singapore's punishment for vandalism by U.S. citizen Michael Fay was flogging with a rattan one of these cane Deborah Joel	$200 [2] Any crazy dame with murder on her mind knows it's Sam Spade & Mike Hammer's profession private eye (private detective) Joel
$400 [4] Pitcher Larry Andersen asked, "Why does everybody..sing" this 7th inn. song "when they're already there?" "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" Joel	$400 [8] Kahlil Gibran became famous in the U.S. after publishing this mystical book in 1923 The Prophet Joel	$400 [20] A millionaire by age 24, this oil tycoon was considered the world's richest man at his death in 1976 Getty Joel	$400 [25] Sergeant played by Phil Silvers Sgt. Bilko Mark	$400 [10] This instrument of torture, a wooden frame with moveable bars, stretches the body until the bones separate a rack Deborah	$400 [11] More legitimate than a pirate ship, it was a merchant ship authorized to carry on naval warfare privateer
$600 [5] Turned out this big fella had an Achilles head in 1 Samuel 17:49 Goliath Mark	$600 [16] In this Franz Kafka story Gregor Samsa awakens one day as a giant insect "The Metamorphosis" Mark	$600 [21] After selling his networks to Time Warner for $7.5 billion, this mogul became vice chairman of the new company Ted Turner Mark	$600 [26] As Sgt. Foley, this actor won an Oscar for turning Richard Gere into "An Officer and a Gentleman" Louis Gossett Jr. Mark	$600 [14] One superstition says that a trinity of trinities would be more efficient, hence the number of lashes on this whip a cat-o-nine-tails Deborah	$600 [12] This Howard Stern autobiography became a No. 1 bestseller just 1 week after its 1993 release Private Parts Joel
$800 [6] I'll give you the top 10 reasons why a late night TV host must have glazomania, a fascination with making these lists Deborah Joel	$800 [17] In "Vanity Fair" he portrayed the lives of 2 young women over many years William Makepeace Thackeray	$800 [22] This U.S. family of chemical industrialists is descended from an economist who supported King Louis XVI DuPont Joel	$800 [27] This title sergeant "of the Yukon" fought crime with the help of his dog King & his horse Rex Preston Deborah	$800 [28] This device doesn't sound as ominous when it's called a thumbkin a thumbscrew Mark	$800 [13] UNC has a Kenan Institute of this, defined as a market-based economic system or one business within the system private enterprise
$1,000 [7] Computerized "circuit breakers" to stop trading were installed after the NYSE's crash on Oct. 19 of this year 1987 Mark Joel	$1,000 [18] William Kennedy won a 1984 Pulitzer Prize for this novel from his Albany Cycle Ironweed	DD $1,200 [23] 5 brothers of this influential banking family were all made barons in 1822 Rothschild Joel	—	$1,000 [29] The name of this medieval instrument of torture is a translation of Eiserne Jungfrau iron maiden	$1,000 [15] This Noel Coward comedy was first performed in 1930 with Coward & Laurence Olivier in the cast Private Lives Deborah

Double Jeopardy! Round

BIRDS	PASS ME A MINT	TAKE A GANDER AT UGANDA	OSCAR-WINNING DIRECTORS	HISTORY IN ART	ACTION
$400 [1] The nest of the Calliope variety of this bird is only about 1 1/2 inches across a hummingbird Joel	$400 [26] Cities known for their own varieties of these include Walla Walla & Vidalia onions Mark	$400 [2] The only official language of Uganda is this non-African one English Mark	$400 [9] "Annie Hall" Woody Allen Mark	$400 [20] You can barely make out the elephants in J.M.W. Turner's painting of this man "Crossing the Alps" Hannibal Mark	$400 [11] To halt the growth of something, especially "in the bud" to nip Deborah
$800 [5] America's first wildlife refuge was founded in 1903 to protect this bird, like the one seen here a pelican Deborah	$800 [27] Whether French, Viennese or regular roast, this beverage has its own "breath" coffee Deborah	$800 [3] The vast majority of this land of Uganda is drained by the headwaters of this large river the (White) Nile Mark	$800 [10] "The Godfather Part II" Coppola Mark Joel	$800 [21] The painting seen here, "Brother Against Brother", depictssoldiersin this war the Civil War Mark	$800 [13] (Jimmy whips up the clue.) It's the five-letter word meaning "to agitate milk or cream to get butter", or the vessel in which this is done churn Deborah
$1,600 [7] The wingspan of this "wandering" bird measures over 11 feet an albatross Mark	$1,200 [28] (Cheryl gives the clue.) To add these to your dish, snip them with scissors to the desired length chives Mark	$1,200 [4] After the Ugandan Army overthrew Milton Obote in 1971, this man became president Idi Amin Deborah	$1,200 [17] "The Apartment" Billy Wilder	$1,200 [22] A 1790s engraving by Robert Dodd shows this "Bountiful" captain & some of his officers being set adrift Bligh Mark	$1,200 [14] Canine verb portrayed here wolf Deborah
DD $2,000 [6] Only the male of this state bird of Kentucky is red; the female is brownish a cardinal Deborah	$1,600 [29] The 3 main types of this are the American, the Mexican & the Italian; the elephant type isn't a true one garlic Deborah	$1,600 [8] This city near Lake Victoria is home to Uganda's national museum Kampala Joel	$1,600 [18] "Traffic" Steven Soderbergh Joel	DD $1,600 [23] In 1837 John Gadsby Chapman was commissioned to paint her baptism as Rebecca in Jamestown Pocahontas Mark	$1,600 [15] The item seen here, it's also a verb meaning "to lead an effort" spearhead Joel
$2,000 [12] (Sofia and friend give the clue.) This common penguin of Antarctica was named for the wife of a French explorer the Adélie penguin	$2,000 [30] Saint David suggested the Welsh take one of these & wear it in their hat to distinguish friend from foe a leek Deborah	$2,000 [25] Over 100 hostages were freed by Israeli commandos from this Ugandan airport in 1976 Entebbe Mark	$2,000 [19] "Rain Man" Barry Levinson Joel	$2,000 [24] His surrender at Yorktown was the subject of a famous painting by John Trumbull Cornwallis Mark	$2,000 [16] From the Latin for "heavy", it means to make something worse, or to annoy somebody to aggravate

Final Jeopardy!

FAMILIAR PHARASES

This 2-word term entered the English language after a pilot reported seeing 9 of them near Mt. Rainier in June 1947

flying saucers

Joel "What is ?" — wagered $9,200

Deborah "What are Abominal snowmen??" — wagered $12,800

Mark "What is Flying Saucer?" — wagered $12,800

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