Show #3106 1998-02-16 Regular

(Alex: Your chance to become a millionaire withJeopardy!and Sears, so get ready to Play & Win!)

Contestants

Ashley Mason — a pre-med student originally from Gadsden, Alabama

Bill Harris — a baker from Cape Porpoise, Maine

Corey Burke — a stage carpenter originally from Goshen, Connecticut (whose 2-day cash winnings total $18,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Corey	$200	$1,500	$6,900	$6,000 3-day champion: $24,400	$6,900 18 R, 3 W
Bill	$200	$1,100	$1,700	$3,000 2nd place: Sears Gift Certificates	$2,700 12 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)
Ashley	$1,000	$800	$1,500	$0 3rd place: Sears Gift Certificates	$1,800 14 R (including 1 DD), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

STATE NICKNAMES	SPORTS	ICEBERGS	GOLDBERGS	GERTRUDE STEIN SAYS...	"OY"!
$100 [5] "The Everglade State" Florida Ashley	$100 [4] This former Dodger manager threw out the first pitch in the Dodgers' 1997 opening game Tommy Lasorda Bill	$100 [9] In 1912 the iceberg that sank this ship was photographed with a slash of paint at its waterline Titanic Ashley	$100 [25] In 1996 she hosted the Oscars as well as a birthday bash for President Clinton Whoopi Goldberg Corey	$100 [1] A this "is a" this"is a" this"is a" this rose Corey	$100 [18] Disturb or harass annoy Ashley
$200 [13] "The Quaker State" Pennsylvania Bill	$200 [6] In 1997 this team won its first Stanley Cup in 42 years by completing a 4-game sweep of the Flyers Detroit Red Wings Corey Ashley	$200 [14] A common metaphor, this part of the iceberg that's above water might be only 1/9 of the whole tip Ashley	$300 [28] Cartoonist who created the character Boob McNutt & a series of wildly complex machines Rube Goldberg Ashley	$200 [2] She declared "America is my country", this European city "is my hometown" Paris Corey	$200 [19] Perhaps from the French for "cord fit for the king", it was originally woven from silk, not cotton corduroy Ashley
$300 [15] "The Cornhusker State" Nebraska Corey Bill	$300 [7] Only Fran Tarkenton & this Miami Dolphins quarterback have thrown over 300 career touchdown passes Dan Marino Ashley	$300 [23] This U.S. service operates the Int'l Ice Patrol, which warns of icebergs & has tried melting & bombing them Coast Guard Bill	DD $400 [27] Familiar title of the piece of music heard here: The Goldberg Variations (by J.S. Bach) Bill	$300 [3] To this macho novelist, she remarked "Remarks are not literature" Ernest Hemingway Ashley	$300 [20] Comedian Jerry Lewis made his directorial debut with a 1960 film in which he played this title role The Bellboy
$400 [16] "The Land Of The Midnight Sun" Alaska Corey	$400 [8] On July 16, 1995 this American received her certificate of induction into the Int'l Tennis Hall Of Fame Chris Evert Bill	$400 [24] This 5-miilion-square-mile ice cap produces huge bergs, including one measured at 200 X 60 miles Antarctica Bill	$500 [26] In 1965 Arthur Goldberg left this body to be U.N. Ambassador partly in hopes of stopping the Vietnam War U.S. Supreme Court Bill Ashley	$400 [11] She popularized this term for writers living in Europe & generally, those who fought in WWI "The Lost Generation" Corey	$400 [21] In 1974 George Bush was sent to China in this diplomatic capacity envoy Bill
$500 [17] "The Empire State Of The South" Georgia Ashley	$500 [10] With 18, this sport's Larissa Latynina has more Olympic medals than any other person gymnastics Corey	—	—	$500 [12] She said of this city, "There is no there there" Oakland, California Bill	$500 [22] Meaning "Hear! Attend!", it's a cry uttered by a court officer to command silence & attention "Oyez!" Corey

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	AMERICAN HODGEPODGE	ACTORS & THEIR FILMS	COMMUNISTS	7-LETTER WORDS	BALLET IN THE '90s
$200 [7] Between 1850 & 1864, the Taiping Rebellion claimed an estimated 20,000,000 lives in this country China Corey	$200 [18] This city's famous French Quarter is also called the Vieux Carre, which means "old square" New Orleans Bill	$200 [1] She earned an Oscar nomination for "Agnes Of God"; sis Jennifer Tilly earned one for "Bullets Over Broadway" Meg Tilly Ashley	$200 [8] Exiled from the USSR in 1929, he lived in Turkey, France & Norway before finding asylum in Mexico Leon Trotsky Corey	$200 [6] Really big, like a Burger King burger Whopper Corey	DD $700 [25] In Matthew Bourne's update of this classic 1877 ballet, the leading female role is played by a man: Swan Lake Ashley
$400 [14] The 1929 Lateran Treaty recognized the in here nt sovereignty of this holy state Vatican City Corey	$400 [22] When it's coffee harvest time on this island, it's time for the Miss Kona Coffee Contest (Big Island of) Hawaii Corey	$400 [2] Barbra Streisand starred as Fanny Brice in these 2 movies, filmed 7 years apart Funny Girl & Funny Lady Bill	$400 [9] Despite his name, this "Native Son" author was on the left as a Communist Party member from 1932 to 1944 Richard Wright Ashley	$400 [10] In geometry, it's a plane figure with 6 sides & 6 angles hexagon Corey	$800 [26] In Twyla Tharp's ballet "Jump Start", dancers jump around to music by this member of the Marsalis family Wynton Marsalis
$600 [15] Pocahontas was married to this man for just 3 years before her death in 1617 John Rolfe Corey Bill	$600 [19] A 45-ton statue of a bull named Albert decorates the Iowa town named for this 19th century bird artist John James Audubon Bill	$800 [4] Sophia Loren did her own singing when she played Aldonza in this movie musical Man of La Mancha Corey	$600 [11] Movie director Edward Dmytryk, one of this numerical group, later named other Communists before Congress the Hollywood Ten Bill Ashley	$600 [23] Book bag for baseball pitcher Paige Satchel Bill	—
$800 [16] We must confess, in 1161 this English king was made a saint Edward the Confessor (Edward III) Corey	$800 [20] From 1854 to 1900 these 2 cities served as co-capitals of Rhode Island Providence & Newport Corey	DD $1,000 [3] Seen here, working at mission control, he's also played an astronaut: Ed Harris Bill	$800 [12] This 1970s prime minister who made parts of Cambodia killing fields made more grim headlines in 1997 Pol Pot Corey	$1,000 [24] From the French for chest of drawers, it's all the clothes, bedding & accessories that a newborn needs layette Ashley	—
$1,000 [17] In 1917 the U.S. acquired the U.S. Virgin Islands for $25 million from this country Denmark Ashley	$1,000 [21] This president & his wife are buried on the grounds of their 18th century Virginia estate, Montpelier James Madison Bill	$1,000 [5] Robert Mitchum & Gregory Peck, the original stars of this '62 thriller, had cameo roles in the '91 remake Cape Fear Ashley	$1,000 [13] Joe Slovo led South Africa's Communist Party & this anti-apartheid party's military wing ANC (African National Congress) Corey Ashley	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

POPULAR FICTION

In 1996 Raymond Benson took over a book series from John Gardner, who had taken over from this 1st author

Ian Fleming

Ashley "Who is E.B. White?" — wagered $1,500

Bill "Who is Ian Fleming?" — wagered $1,300

Corey "Who is Jay Duckworth" — wagered $900

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