Show #3016 1997-10-13 Regular

Peter Scott game 1.

Contestants

Peter Scott — an advertising manager from Washington, D.C.

Lindley Henson — a mother of twins from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Doug Kornreich — a lawyer from Reston, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Doug	$600	$300	$4,300	$4,500 2nd place: a trip to Casa de Campo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	$4,600 14 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Lindley	$200	$600	$4,400	$4,400 3rd place: Meade Model 395 telescope	$4,400 14 R, 3 W
Peter	$1,100	$1,500	$4,300	$7,300 New champion: $7,300	$4,300 14 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. CITIES	BILL PULLMAN FILMS	THINK "INK"	VERONICA	NATURE	NURTURE
$100 [1] Rebuilding Precolumbian irrigation canals in 1867 helped "resurrect" this future Arizona capital Phoenix Lindley Peter	$100 [12] Pullman gave a firecracker performance as the president during an alien invasion in this blockbuster film Independence Day Doug	$100 [6] It's a deliberate, meaningful, one-eyed blink wink Lindley	$100 [26] '40s film star with the "Peek-A-Boo" do Veronica Lake Lindley	$100 [21] Many mammals are able to eat solid food well before this process of ceasing to suckle weaning Doug	$100 [11] Experts advise against tying this weekly payment to chores, which the kids should do anyway allowance Doug
$200 [2] Cornwallis once referred to this N.C. city as a "hornet's nest"; today the Hornets play there Charlotte Doug	$200 [13] In this 1995 film, Pullman was cast as Christina Ricci's friendly "ghost therapist" dad Casper Doug	$200 [7] The slammer, the pokey, the hoosegow clink Peter	—	$200 [22] In plants, hermaphroditism is a synonym for this, which Woody Allen said doubles chances for dates bisexuality Doug	$200 [17] Action taken against a misbehaving teen or an unsafe airline grounded Peter
$300 [3] This Florida city was named for the general who led the fight to take Florida from the Spanish Jacksonville Lindley	$300 [14] Though he lost Meg Ryan in "Sleepless In Seattle", he won Sandra Bullock's heart in this film While You Were Sleeping	$300 [8] A childless worker with a working spouse DINK (double income, no kids) Lindley	—	$300 [23] The major groups of social bees are honeybees, tropical stingless bees & these bees bumblebees Peter	$300 [18] A D.C.-based organization helps interest kids in this activity because it "is fundamental" reading Doug
$400 [4] In 1806, 100 years after its founding on the Rio Grande, this New Mexico city had only a few thousand people Albuquerque Doug	$400 [15] Pullman made his debut as the world's "dumbest crook" in this 1986 Bette Midler-Danny DeVito film Ruthless People Doug	$400 [9] Even those travelers who try to pack everything figuratively leave this item behind kitchen sink Doug	—	$400 [24] As opposed to the bald type, the booted types of this bird of prey are named for feathers on their legs eagles Lindley	$400 [19] "Facilitated communication" tries to reach kids who have this withdrawn condition autism Lindley
$500 [5] Ranked as the nation's largest inland port, it's home to Carnegie-Mellon University Pittsburgh Peter	DD $500 [16] Pullman returns home to his wife, a first-rate athlete, in the film seen here: A League of Their Own Doug	$500 [10] This type of fence is made with steel wire mesh chain-link Peter	—	$500 [25] These creatures, including the ermine, are named for killing more prey than they can eat weasels Lindley	$500 [20] Therapists David & Phyllis York started this group after taking a stand with their own wild youngsters Toughlove Peter

Double Jeopardy! Round

A WALK UP FIFTH AVENUE	OCTOBER 1955	"NEW" MUSIC	FRUITS & VEGETABLES	CHEMISTRY	LITTLE WORDS
$200 [1] Fifth Avenue starts at this square in Greenwich Village Washington Square Peter	$200 [11] After being moidered World Series after series, dese bums won in 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers Peter	$200 [21] In 1965 James Brown sang that "Papa's Got" one of these a brand new bag Peter	$200 [6] Cox's orange pippin is a popular British variety of this fruit apple	$200 [25] Chemist Fritz Haber tried to finance German WWI reparations by extracting gold from this common liquid seawater Doug	$200 [9] Term for the smallest or weakest of a litter of animals runt Lindley
$400 [2] For a cinematic rendezvous atop this building, get to 34th by 11:30 P.M., when the elevators stop Empire State Building Peter	$400 [12] The Air Force released a 316-page report on an 8-year investigation that said there's no proof of these UFOs Lindley	$400 [22] INXS was feeling one in a 1988 Top 10 hit a new sensation Peter	$400 [7] This fuzzy-skinned fruit associated with New Zealand actually originated in China the kiwi Lindley	$400 [26] This substance to watch for on your car is basically hydrated ferric oxide, Fe2O3 rust Lindley	$400 [14] This structure formed by a burrowing mammal can be exaggerated into a mountain a molehill Peter
$600 [3] Take a left on 52nd to eat at this "club" named for its numerical address 21 Club Peter	$600 [18] On Oct. 24, 1955 France recognized the Diem government in this country South Vietnam Lindley	$600 [23] Her hits in the '80s included "Angel of the Morning" & "Queen of Hearts" Juice Newton Doug	$600 [8] These miniature cabbages sprang up in Belgium about 400 to 500 years ago Brussels sprouts Peter	$600 [27] Reducing agents like carbon assist this process of extracting metal from ore at high temperatures smelting Doug	$600 [15] Zelco Industries makes this handy "book light" that can illuminate great literature "Itty Bitty" book light Doug
$800 [4] At 57th you can gaze in this store's windows as Holly Golightly did at "breakfast" Tiffany's Lindley	$800 [19] Andy Griffith & Don Knotts opened on Broadway October 20, 1955 in this play No Time For Sergeants	DD $1,000 [24] This teen group's longest stay at No. 1 was with the followingin 1990: New Kids on the Block Doug	$800 [10] American Indians referred to this holiday fruit by a name meaning "bitter berries" cranberries Peter	$800 [28] Term for a polymer formed by acids reacting with alcohols & for a resulting fabric like Dacron polyester	$800 [16] Robert Burns' poem "To a Mouse" begins with this little word wee
$1,000 [5] A 70th Street mansion displays the art treasures amassed by this Pittsburgh steel mogul Henry Clay Frick Peter	$1,000 [20] Joe DiMaggio & she were officially divorced October 31, 1955 Marilyn Monroe Lindley	$1,000 [30] This "Green, Green" group once had Kenny Rogers in it New Christy Minstrels Lindley	$1,000 [13] Popular at salad bars, this crunchy vegetable is often referred to as a Mexican potato jicama Lindley	$1,000 [29] These compounds, such as KBr, were used as sedatives, so the word also means trite sayings bromides	DD $1,000 [17] The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet iota Doug

Final Jeopardy!

BESTSELLERS

This 1974 bestseller was originally subtitled "A Novel of a Girl with a Frightening Power"

Carrie (by Stephen King)

Doug "What is Carrie?" — wagered $200

Peter "What is Carrie? Hi Joey" — wagered $3,000

Lindley "What is the Exorcist?" — wagered $0

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