Show #3179 1998-05-28 Regular

Lara Robillard game 3.

Contestants

Lawrence Taylor — an attorney from Portland, Oregon

Holly Kurzman — a career center manager from San Francisco, California

Lara Robillard — a director of health policy from Arlington, Virginia (whose 2-day cash winnings total $29,000)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Lara $1,400 $3,400 $9,900 $9,800
3-day champion: $38,800
$9,800
24 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Holly $800 $2,100 $4,900 $1,800
2nd place: Trip to Kona, Hawaii
$5,700
17 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Lawrence $1,000 $2,100 $1,100 $1,100
3rd place: Fisher 100-Watt Audio Component System
$900
12 R (including 1 DD), 6 W

Jeopardy! Round

HOOKED ON PHOENIX LITTLE BIRDIES '60s ROCK TOP O' THE WORLD, MA! POTENT POTABLES THE "D.T."s
$100 [30]
This NBA team plays its home games at the America West Arena, a veritable sports palace
Phoenix Suns
$100 [20]
Snoopy's best little buddy, in the comics he talks in "scratches"
Woodstock
Holly
$100 [2]
Bob Dylan & Dion were the only 2 other rock singers on the cover of this 1967 Beatles album
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Lara
$100 [16]
Satellite measurements in 1987 suggested that this peak reaches 29,108'--80' higher than thought
Mount Everest
Lara
$100 [6]
The fermented drink called perry is the pear-based counterpart of this "hard" apple drink
Cider
Holly
$100 [1]
Sound heard here: (when you pick up the phone)
Dial tone
Lawrence
$200 [29]
Diners at the Rustler's Rooste chow down on this "noisy" pit viper, served as an appetizer
Rattlesnake
Holly
$200 [21]
These little yellow birds were once carried into coal mines because of their sensitivity to poisonous gas
Canaries
Lara
$200 [4]
In July 1967 this group's "Light My Fire" became Elektra Records' first No. 1 single
The Doors
Lara
$200 [17]
An ice cave at over 10,000 feet near Gangotri in the Himalayas is the source of this sacred Indian river
Ganges
Lara
$200 [7]
A brand of gin distilled in London shares its name with these Tower of London guards
Beefeater(s)
Lara
$200 [3]
In the Army it's a rapid march of 180 steps a minute
Double time
Lawrence
$300 [28]
Phoenix's firefighting museum isn't called the Hall of Fame but the Hall of this
Flame
Holly
$300 [23]
A wise parrot named Polynesia taught him how to talk to the animals
Dr. Dolittle
Holly
$400 [10]
In 1961 the Marvelettes asked him to "Look and see, is there a letter in your bag for me?"
Mr. Postman
Lawrence
$300 [18]
This shaggy-haired beast of Tibet is often called the grunting ox because of the sound it makes
Yak
Lawrence
$300 [8]
It's coffee mixed with whiskey, such as Jameson's, & topped with whipped cream
Irish coffee
Lawrence
$300 [5]
The NFL's Joe Greene got mean from this position
Defensive tackle
Holly
$400 [27]
The Arizona Biltmore was inspired by the designs of this man who lived & worked at nearby Taliesin West
Frank Lloyd Wright
Lawrence
$400 [24]
A clock invented in the Black Forest around 1775 introduced this little birdie to timekeeping
Cuckoo
Lawrence
DD $500 [9]
In 1961 Del Shannon had his only No. 1 hit with this song heard here:"I wonder..."
"Runaway"
Lawrence
$400 [19]
Some have suggested that this mythical Himalayan creature is a pre-human primate
Yeti/Abominable Snowman
Holly
$400 [14]
Trader Vic claims credit for inventing this rum drink & says it was named by a Tahitian friend
Mai tai
Holly
$400 [12]
Longtime job of Rawley Farnsworth, who was thanked by Tom Hanks in his 1994 Oscar acceptance
Drama teacher
Lara
$500 [26]
By gum, the mansion built by this chewing gum mogul is a national historic landmark
William Wrigley
Lara
$500 [25]
It's the symbol of happiness Shirley Temple went looking for in a 1940 film
Bluebird
Lara
$500 [11]
This group's 1969 hit "These Eyes" featured Randy Bachman, later of B-T-O, on lead guitar
Guess Who
Lara
$500 [22]
These Nepalese people are much sought after as porters for Himalayan climbing expeditions
Sherpas
Lara
$500 [15]
This wine-based French aperitif usually served on the rocks is flavored with, mmm, quinine
Dubonnet
$500 [13]
Group of Florida islands named from the Spanish for turtles
Dry Tortugas
Lawrence

Double Jeopardy! Round

LOOK WHO'S TALKING, TOO YANKEE INGENUITY '60s TV HALLS OF FAME 5 GUYS NAMED MOE LATIN LESSON
$200 [24]
Alexander Portnoy
Portnoy's Complaint
Lara Lawrence
$200 [19]
It's reported that the U.S. has issued over 1870 patents for this flower; 400 of them mention red
Rose
Holly
$200 [1]
Show that gave us the catch phrases "You bet your bippy" & "Here come de judge"
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Lara
$200 [11]
This "Little Women" author was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1996
Louisa May Alcott
Holly
$200 [16]
Last name of Moe of the Three Stooges
Howard (real name Moses Horvitz)
Holly
$200 [5]
Ante bellum means "before" this, something many people are anti-
War
Lara
$400 [25]
Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus
I, Claudius
Lawrence
$400 [20]
The motor-driven phonograph he invented in 1888 played wax cylinders
Thomas Edison
Lara
$400 [2]
Dr. Kildare & this Vince Edwards doctor began practicing on TV in 1961 & both left in 1966
Ben Casey
Holly
$600 [13]
This singer heard here was named to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988: "Well I was born a coal miner's daughter...."
Loretta Lynn
Lara
$400 [17]
Moe Strauss founded this auto parts chain along with Manny Rosenfield & Jack Jackson
Pep Boys
Lara
DD $500 [6]
Shakespeare taught us this phrase meaning "you also"
Et tu
Lara
$600 [26]
Philip Pirrip
Great Expectations
$600 [21]
In 1931 Miles Laboratories first marketed this effervescent tablet
Alka-Seltzer
Lara
$600 [3]
'60s series that used the prop seen here to open a secret panel:
Batman
Holly
DD $800 [12]
Inducted into the National Photography Hall of Fame in 1968, he snapped the picture seen here: (Abraham Lincoln)
Mathew Brady
Holly
$600 [18]
Major league catcher Moe Berg was also a WWII spy for this agency, precursor of the CIA
OSS (Office of Strategic Services)
Holly
$600 [7]
British rulers have the title Fidei Defensor, meaning this
Defender of the Faith
Lawrence
$800 [30]
Jean Louise Finch
To Kill A Mockingbird
Lara
$800 [22]
John Curtis made a spruce-based type in 1848; Thomas Adams made a chicle-based type around 1870
Chewing gum
Lara
$800 [4]
As producer, Carl Reiner picked up an Emmy for this Outstanding Comedy Series of 1965-66
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Lawrence
$800 [14]
You'll find the Automotive Hall of Fame near the Henry Ford Museum in this Michigan city
Dearborn
Lara Holly Lawrence
$800 [29]
Term for the type of country music Moe Bandy plays, the clubs where he began, or the "Queen" he sang of in 1981
Honky Tonk
Lara Holly Lawrence
$800 [8]
An editio princeps is one of these, something prized by book lovers
First edition
Lara
$1,000 [27]
Meursault
The Stranger
$1,000 [23]
The company credited with inventing Teflon
DuPont
Holly
$1,000 [10]
This singer's summer replacement show was "The Golddiggers"
Dean Martin
Holly
$1,000 [15]
Included in the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame are Willie Hoppe & this Willie, inducted in 1968
Willie Mosconi
Holly Lawrence
$1,000 [28]
This "Kool" rapper's album "How Ya Like Me Now" began a rivalry with LL Cool J
Kool Moe Dee
Lara Lawrence
$1,000 [9]
This 2-word phrase refers to the proof a crime has been committed, not necessarily the murder victim
Corpus delicti
Lawrence

Final Jeopardy!

COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

The 3 most populous countries, they added up to an estimated 2.42 billion people in 1996

China, India, & the USA

Lawrence "What are China, India And Russia" — wagered $0
Holly "What are China, India & Brazil?" — wagered $3,100
Lara "What are China, Russia & (the USA) India" — wagered $100

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