Show #3177 1998-05-26 Regular

Lara Robillard game 1.

Contestants

Brian McMahon — a computer programmer from Clifton, New Jersey

Lara Robillard — a director of health policy from Arlington, Virginia

Jim Riffle — a waiter from Las Vegas, Nevada (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jim	$1,400	$3,300	$10,200	$5,100 2nd place: a trip to Costa do Estoril, Portugal	$8,500 21 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Lara	$1,100	$3,000	$7,600	$14,600 New champion: $14,600	$7,900 22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Brian	$900	$2,400	$5,200	$0 3rd place: a Sony Power Cinema package	$5,200 13 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY HODGEPODGE	FEELING LUCKY?	WHERE THE "H" ARE WE?	FIRE DRILL	DIRECT TO VIDEO	CANINE PROVERBS
$100 [12] This 1939 Steinbeck novel about a family of migrant workers won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction The Grapes Of Wrath Jim	$100 [7] This appendage may be considered lucky but not for the oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit's foot Brian	$100 [1] Parker Ranch, Kilauea Volcano, Monument to Captain Cook Hawaii Brian	$100 [6] In October 1871 fire destroyed most of this city's buildings erected in the previous half century Chicago Jim	$100 [22] You can order a copy of this fitness guru's "Sweatin' To The Oldies" from his web site Richard Simmons Lara	$100 [17] Completes the timely proverb "Every dog has..." His day Jim
$200 [13] Wordsworth's poem about her begins, "Hail Virgin Queen! O'er many an envious bar triumphant...." Elizabeth I Lara	$200 [8] "Find" one of these & "pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck" Penny Jim	$200 [2] Victoria Peak, Kai Tak Airport, Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel Hong Kong Brian	$200 [27] In 1952 Congress passed Public Law 359 to protect this symbol of the Forest Service from exploitation Smokey The Bear Lara	$200 [23] This singing group is featured on a video subtitled "One Hour Of Girl Power!" The Spice Girls Brian	$200 [18] In other words, "There's no way to educate one ancient canine in up-to-date actions" "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" Brian
$300 [14] Title character who says, "I shall grow old...and dreadful. But this picture will remain always young" Dorian Gray Lara	DD $200 [11] This man founded a religion, so go ahead & rub his tummy for luck Buddha Lara	$300 [3] Lake Balaton, Bela Bartok Memorial House, Buda Concert Hall Hungary Jim	$300 [28] This hot Universal Studios attraction based on Ron Howard's film recreates a warehouse fire Backdraft Jim	$300 [24] This company offers a motivational tape for experienced users of its exercise ski machines NordicTrack Brian	$300 [19] "Dogs that" do this "at a distance seldom bite" Bark Lara
$400 [15] The Ministry of Love, also known as Miniluv, maintains law & order in this Orwell novel 1984 Brian	$300 [9] St. Patrick might have told a different story if he'd been "looking over" this lucky plant Four-leaf clover Jim	$400 [4] Senate Square, Mannerheim Museum, Sibelius Park Helsinki Jim	$400 [29] This performer reached the Top 10 for the first time in 1970 with the song heard here: "I've seen fire and I've seen rain...." James Taylor Lara	$400 [25] This talk show host's video of clips edited from his show is subtitled "Too Hot For TV" Jerry Springer Brian	$400 [20] In Latin it's "Qui me amat, amat et canem meam" "Love me, love my dog" Lara
$500 [16] He wrote "Song of The Broad-Axe" as well as the much more famous "Song Of Myself" Walt Whitman Jim	$400 [10] Pitch one of these for points or hang one on the wall with the points up for luck Horseshoe Lara	$500 [5] The Malecon, Morro Castle, Revolution Square Havana Brian	$500 [30] This Green Bay Packers coach once said, "If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm" Vince Lombardi Jim	$500 [26] This animated dinosaur film by Don Bluth spawned 4 video sequels The Land Before Time Lara	$500 [21] "Into the mouth of a bad dog often falls a good" one of these Bone Jim

Double Jeopardy! Round

CANADIAN STUFF, EH?	SCIENTIFIC NAMES	THE WORST IN SPORTS	CONNECTICUTIES	WHAT'S "UP"?	DOCS
$200 [6] This "stampede" city lies in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, so it's nicknamed the "Foothills City" Calgary Jim	$200 [26] Canis lupus, the animal seen here: Wolf Lara	$200 [11] This team notched a modern record of 120 losses in 1962, its first season New York Mets Lara	$200 [12] In 1993 this Fairfield-born actress starred with husband Dennis Quaid in "Flesh And Bone" Meg Ryan Lara	$200 [1] In a 1983 hit Billy Joel was a "downtown man" in love with her Uptown Girl Lara	$200 [18] He not only developed an oral polio vaccine but vaccines for dengue fever & encephalitis Albert Sabin Jim
$400 [7] On some weekdays in July & August, you can have tea with the mayor in this Nova Scotia capital Halifax Lara	$400 [30] Equus caballus Horse Brian	$400 [15] Almost matching the number in its name, this NBA team lost a record 73 games in the '72-'73 season Philadelphia '76ers Lara	$400 [13] This star of "The Big Chill" & "Dangerous Liaisons" is a 12th-generation New Englander Glenn Close Lara	$400 [2] The highest social class, or maybe their favorite part of a pie Upper crust Jim	$400 [19] Many Americans can give their heartfelt thanks to this Houston surgeon, the first to repair an aneurysm Michael DeBakey Lara
$600 [8] It's been called "Britain's Oldest Colony", but it's Canada's "new"est province Newfoundland Jim	$600 [29] Panthera Leo African lion Jim Lara	$600 [23] This northwestern team wasn't "flying" when it set the NFL record of -7 yards against the Rams in 1979 Seattle Seahawks Jim Lara	$600 [14] In 1933 Marion Bergeron of West Haven became the first & only Connecticutie crowned this Miss America Jim	$800 [5] This city north of Stockholm is home to Sweden's oldest university Uppsala Lara	$600 [20] In 1967 this pediatrician resigned as a college teacher to join the antiwar movement full-time Dr. Benjamin Spock Brian
$800 [9] Lady Slipper Drive, a scenic route in this tiny island province, is named for the province's official flower Prince Edward Island Jim	$800 [28] Ursus maritimus Polar bear Lara	$800 [24] In 1944 the NHL's Detroit Red Wings froze out these "Broadway Blueshirts" 15-0, the biggest shutout ever New York Rangers Brian	$800 [16] Born in Hartford, this blonde went west to play Krystle Carrington on "Dynasty" Linda Evans Lara	$1,000 [4] The granddaughter of Sholem Aleichem, Bel Kaufman wrote this 1964 bestseller set in a NYC high school Up The Down Staircase Lara	$800 [21] In 1778 this smallpox vaccine developer wrote a paper on the murderous habits of the young cuckoo bird Edward Jenner Jim
DD $1,600 [10] Two of these marine mammals, seen here, adorn the coat of arms of Canada's Northwest Territories Narwals Jim	$1,000 [27] The yellow-eyed bird Megadyptes antipodes a penguin	$1,000 [25] They changed colors in 1997, perhaps to ditch painful memories of 26 losses in a row, an NFL record Tampa Bay Buccaneers	$1,000 [17] This star of TV's "China Beach" is the heiress to a toilet flush valve fortune Dana Delany Brian	DD $1,700 [3] Theatrical term meaning to draw attention to oneself at the expense of another To upstage Jim	$1,000 [22] Hans Selye pioneered the study of this & wrote a book about it "without distress" Stress

Final Jeopardy!

SINGERS

He first recorded in 1939, "retired" in 1971, returned & had a Top 10 album in 1993

Frank Sinatra

Brian "Who is Tony Bennet?" — wagered $5,200

Lara "Who is Frank Sinatra?" — wagered $7,000

Jim "Who is Tony Bennet" — wagered $5,100

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