Show #3064 1997-12-18 (taped 1997-09-30) Regular

Contestants

Rita Graf — a labor lawyer from Alexandria, Virginia

Monica Erichsen — an educational assistant from Everett, Washington

Tim Surdyk — an undergraduate student from Seattle, Washington (whose 2-day cash winnings total $18,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tim	$100	$800	$5,600	$1 3rd place: Samsung His & Her Evoca Cameras	$5,600 12 R, 2 W
Monica	$1,900	$2,000	$7,500	$2,800 New champion: $2,800	$6,700 24 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Rita	$1,200	$2,800	$6,600	$1 2nd place: Panasonic 31-inch Superflat System TV & Klipsch Rebel Speakers	$7,200 16 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

I WISH	BARNYARD ANIMALS	AMERICAN PEAKS	COLLEGE FOOTBALL	IMPORTED CUISINE	THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS
$100 [7] His wishes were granted by genies of the ring & of the lamp Aladdin Rita	$100 [2] Considered among the first animals used in husbandry, they're divided into types by wool texture sheep Monica	$100 [9] Ain't no mountain high enough in the U.S. to top this Alaskan peak Mt. McKinley Monica	$100 [1] It's the only bowl game whose attendance regularly exceeds 100,000 Rose Bowl Monica	$100 [19] To make some great latkes, first you gotta grate these, the main ingredient potatoes Rita	$100 [24] According to the book, the number of days a year you should get unbirthday presents 364 Rita
$200 [8] It's what you wish on when you say, "Wish I may, I wish I might get the wish I wish tonight" star Tim	$200 [3] This bearded barnyard animal is the joke of many butts goat Monica	$200 [13] 1 of 2 volcanoes in the Cascades to erupt in the 20th century Lassen Peak or Mt. St. Helens Rita	$200 [17] Through 1996 this Nebraska coach led all active coaches in winning percentage with .828 Tom Osborne Tim	$200 [20] To make this German-named dish, pound your veal cutlet, salt & pepper it, dip it in egg & bread crumbs & fry Wienerschnitzel Rita	$200 [25] Mirror-image twins whose favorite expressions are "nohow" & "contrariwise" Tweedledee & Tweedledum Monica
$300 [10] In the past people have dropped pins down these as well as coins wishing wells Monica	DD $400 [4] Animal most associated with the man seen here: (Harlan Sanders) chicken Monica	$300 [14] Lava from Mauna Kea & this slightly lower volcano covers most of the island of Hawaii Mauna Loa Monica	$300 [18] Built in 1920, this school's Husky Stadium is the Pac 10's oldest football stadium University of Washington Monica	$300 [21] Meaning "new cooking", this French phrase is used in America for light & freshly prepared dishes Nouvelle Cuisine Rita	$300 [26] Name shared by a talking flower Alice meets & an Indian girl in "Peter Pan" Tiger Lily
$400 [11] Appropriate brand of salad dressing to use during a Thanksgiving meal Wish-Bone Rita	$400 [5] The height of these barnyard animals is measured in hands horses Monica	$400 [15] The name of this range in northeastern New York comes from an Indian word for "bark eaters" Adirondacks Tim	$400 [29] Quarterbacks for this school in the 1980s included Jim McMahon, Ty Detmer & Steve Young Brigham Young University Rita	$400 [22] When rolling your dolmathes yalantzi, keep the shiny side of these on the outside grape leaves	$400 [27] The full title is "Through the Looking Glass and" this What Alice Found There Monica
$500 [12] In a classic 1902 story by W.W. Jacobs, it's the sinister simian object that supposedly grants wishes The Monkey's Paw	$500 [6] Around the world this animal sounds different: "k' ok' iyo" in Korean & "goh-geh-goh-goh" in Chinese rooster Tim Rita	$500 [16] Mount Greylock in these "hills" is the highest peak in Massachusetts Berkshires Tim	$500 [30] Officer Joe Coffey on "Hill Street Blues", he holds the NCAA record for career yards per game with 174.6 Ed Marinaro Rita	$500 [23] From Italian for "restaurateur", it's a small Italian restaurant you may find a treat trattoria Monica	$500 [28] At the start of the book we discover this pet cat of Alice's had kittens, perhaps in the kitchen Dinah Monica

Double Jeopardy! Round

ACTORS & ACTRESSES	FLOWERS	HAIL TO THE CHIEF	FASHION DESIGNERS	BURMA POTPOURRI	BIG WORDS
$200 [9] Mary McCormack of TV's "Murder One" may know about his "Private Parts"; she played his wife in the film Howard Stern Monica	$200 [3] Chrysan themum maximum is the scientific name for the shasta variety of this Daisy Monica	$200 [1] A famous 1924 campaign slogan was "Keep Cool With" this man (Calvin) Coolidge Rita	$200 [23] In 1997 she introduced her Lizfit pants, which feature innovative side clips to adjust the waistline Liz Claiborne Tim	$200 [16] Some road signs for this product read:Are your whiskers/When you wake/Tougher than/A 2-bit steak? Burma Shave Monica	$200 [17] Big size for a shirt or intestine Large Monica
$400 [12] Clark Gable co-starred with her in "No Man Of Her Own" in 1932 & married her a few years later Carole Lombard Monica	$400 [4] A Rogers & Hammerstein song describes it as "Small and white, clean and bright" Edelweiss Monica	$400 [2] His middle name was Gamaliel Warren G. Harding Monica	$400 [25] You could call this Algerian-born designer the "saint" of French fashion Yves Saint Laurent Monica	$400 [19] In the '30s the Burma Road was built to move supplies from Burma into this country China Monica	$400 [18] Word for a 90-pound schnauzer or a 220-pound panda Giant Tim
$600 [13] Sean Penn made his professional on-camera debut in a 1979 episode of this Buddy Ebsen detective series Barnaby Jones	$600 [5] These tall flowers are grown for their polly seeds Sunflowers Tim	$600 [6] He was the 27th president & the 10th Supreme Court Chief Justice William Howard Taft Rita	$600 [24] One glance at this Gorgon could turn men into stone, but she's a favorite design motif of Versace Medusa Monica	$600 [30] In the 1934 book "Burmese Days", this "Animal Farm" author told of his days in the Indian Imperial Police George Orwell (Eric Blair) Tim	$600 [20] Brand name of garbage bags now marketed by Tenneco Hefty Monica
$800 [14] This star of TV's "Prime Suspect" played a sexpot who agrees to pose for James Mason in 1969's "Age Of Consent" Helen Mirren Monica	$1,000 [11] Nicknamed the "Flower City", Rochester, N.Y. sponsors a May festival of these fragrant purple flowers Lilacs Rita	DD $600 [7] Since his father died before he was born, his uncle Sardis Birchard helped raise him Rutherford B. Hayes Rita	$800 [26] Yes, sir, this Beatle's daughter Stella is the new chief designer for the house of Chloe Paul McCartney Tim Monica Rita	$800 [29] This advisor to Burma's first premier, U Nu, later became a U.N. Secretary-General U Thant Tim	$800 [21] A recent study says 37.5% of New Orleans adults are 20% overweight, qualifying them as this Obese Rita
$1,000 [15] Before her "bewitch"ing role as Samantha'a mother Endora, she played Orson Welles' mother in "Citizen Kane" Agnes Moorehead Tim	DD $1,500 [10] One legend says this flower derives its name from a drowning knight's last words to his beloved Forget-me-not Monica	$1,000 [8] He was the last of 3 men to serve as president in 1881 Chester A. Arthur Rita	$1,000 [27] Isaac Mizrahi appeared as himself on the May 6, 1997 3-D episode of this Michael J. Fox sitcom Spin City Tim	$1,000 [28] When Burma became Myanmar in 1989, this city became Yangon Rangoon Tim	$1,000 [22] Adjective derived from the name of a Rabelais title character Gargantuan

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD WAR II

Launched Sept. 27, 1941, the first of the Liberty Ships was named for this Revolutionary War figure

Patrick Henry

Tim "Who was John Paul Jones?" — wagered $5,599

Rita "Who was John Paul Jones?" — wagered $6,599

Monica "Who is Washington?" — wagered $4,700

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