Show #3018 1997-10-15 Regular

Peter Scott game 3.

Contestants

Trish Thompson — an attorney from Atlanta, Georgia

Ted Kreps — a lawyer and teacher from Los Angeles, California

Peter Scott — an advertising manager from Washington, D.C. (whose 2-day cash winnings total $16,301)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Peter	$1,500	$2,400	$10,800	$15,301 3-day champion: $31,602	$10,800 24 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Ted	$700	$4,100	$6,300	$1,799 2nd place: a trip to Sheraton Maui, Hawaii	$5,700 15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Trish	$1,200	$2,400	$1,600	$1 3rd place: Gateway 2000 family desktop PC system	$1,600 13 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

PRESIDENTIAL BIRTHPLACES	THE "BLUES"	WHEN THEY WERE IN COLLEGE	CARROTS	100 ____ MAKE A....	NOTED PUSSYCATS
$100 [14] August 19, 1946in Hope, Arkansas Bill Clinton Trish	$100 [11] This duo dreamed up by John Belushi & Dan Aykroyd began as a pre-show warmup act for "SNL" the Blues Brothers Peter	$100 [1] He made the dean's list at Queens College--what would his TV neighbor Kramer think of that? Jerry Seinfeld Peter	$100 [3] The carotene in carrots supplies you with this vitamin vitamin A Trish	$100 [21] Scrape together 100 sen & you can trade them in for one of these in Japan a yen Peter	$100 [8] When talking about Sylvester, this character calls him a "Puddy Tat" Tweety Bird Peter
$200 [16] January 9, 1913in Yorba Linda, California Richard Nixon Ted	$200 [20] In 1992 Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett jazzed things up with the opening of this music club the House of Blues Trish	$200 [2] The first time he saw his partner Elaine May, he was in a college play & she was glaring at him Mike Nichols Trish	$200 [4] In some parts of the world, carrots are roasted, ground & used as a substitute for this, like chicory coffee Ted	$200 [27] The United Kingdom's pound sterling breaks down into 100 of these pence Trish	$200 [10] In the 1970 hit comedy "The Owl and the Pussycat", she was the title feline to George Segal's owl Barbra Streisand Trish
$300 [17] May 29, 1917in Brookline, Massachusetts John Kennedy Trish	$300 [24] This 1983 Elton John hit featured Stevie Wonder on harmonica "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues"	$300 [9] This astronaut dropped out of Swarthmore to pursue a tennis career but later earned her Ph.D. at Stanford Sally Ride Trish	$300 [5] Carrots are one of the octet of vegetables in this Campbell's drink introduced nationwide in 1948 V8 Trish	$300 [28] 100 paisas make up one of these in India a rupee Peter	$300 [15] Tom Jones' 1965 hit single "What's New Pussycat" was written by Hal David & this partner Burt Bacharach Peter
$400 [22] August 27, 1908near Stonewall, Texas Lyndon Johnson Ted	$500 [26] The soundtrack to this Spike Lee film includes the selections "Say Hey" & "Knocked Out The Box" Mo' Better Blues Peter	$400 [12] Martin Scorsese earned a B.S. & an M.A. from this Manhattan university's film school, & also taught there NYU Peter	$400 [6] It's the top carrot-producing state California	$400 [29] 100 of these make a French franc centimes Ted	$400 [18] Some Mother Goose scholars believe that this was the real queen visited by "Pussycat, Pussycat" Queen Elizabeth Ted
$500 [23] October 27, 1858in New York City Theodore Roosevelt Ted	DD $1,000 [25] Group heardherein a hit from the '80s:"You're gonna wake up / You know you're gonna wake up in a Gemini dream / Turned 'round to see / Where we've been and what we believe / In life, love..." The Moody Blues ("Gemini Dream") Ted	$500 [13] She was elected Duke's student body president years before her husband lost the '96 presidential election Elizabeth Dole Peter	$500 [7] Among veggies, lettuce is a salad crop; broccoli is a cole crop & carrots, this a root crop Ted	$500 [30] 100 of these make a mark in Germany a pfennig Trish	$500 [19] 3 years after playing "A Kitten With A Whip", she grew up as the title kitty in "The Tiger and the Pussycat" Ann-Margret Ted

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN HERSTORY	AWARDS	HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	JOHN HUSTON FILMS	CAPES	FOREIGN ANAGRAMS
$200 [2] It's been said that in 1776 she put 5-pointed stars on the U.S. flag because they were easier to cut Betsy Ross Peter	$200 [14] The Palme d'Or, awarded by this French city's film festival, comes from the city's coat of arms Cannes Peter	$200 [7] Phrase that begins the rhyme "...Smell our feet, we want something good to eat" Trick or treat Ted	$200 [1] The first film Huston directed was this classic 1941 Sam Spade story The Maltese Falcon Peter Trish	$200 [21] This promontory on a barrier island is the site of the John F. Kennedy Space Center Cape Canaveral Peter	$200 [26] The cheer that Leo uses at the bullfight in Spain Olé (Leo) Ted
$400 [10] She wrote, "I knew then that 'W-A-T-E-R' meant the... cool something that was flowing over my hand" Helen Keller Peter	$400 [15] A British order of knighthood is named for this process of washing the body bath	$400 [8] On the feast of St. Francis of Assisi people bring these to priests to have them blessed animals Ted	$400 [3] Writing this screenplay for Huston inspired Ray Bradbury to write the novel "Green Shadows, White Whale" Moby Dick Peter	$400 [22] In 1620 the Pilgrims dropped anchor in Provincetown Harbor on this cape Cape Cod Peter	$400 [27] A Dutch person may show you this picture of his foot foto (foot) Trish
$600 [11] The founder of Hull House, her bust is in the Hall of Fame for Great Americans Jane Addams Peter	$600 [16] The Playboy Foundation gives awards named for this free-speech amendment to the U.S. Constitution the First Amendment Peter	$600 [9] This, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is sort of the Muslim equivalent of Lent Ramadan Peter	$600 [4] Huston briefly appears in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" as a man who gives this star 4 pesos (Humphrey) Bogart Peter	$600 [23] No point on any continent is closer to Antarctica than this Chilean cape Cape Horn Ted Trish	—
DD $800 [12] From 1975 to 1979 she was a Superior Court judge in Maricopa County, Arizona Sandra Day O'Connor Peter	$800 [17] This Swede who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews was made an honorary U.S. citizen in 1981 Raoul Wallenberg Ted	$800 [19] This holiday's name came from "shriving", purifying yourself by confessing your sins Shrove Tuesday Peter Trish	DD $800 [5] Huston was one of 5 directors of this 1967 spoof & appeared in the followingscene:"Perhaps this will change your decision.""My record speaks my loyalty, but no, not even for her, McTarry." Casino Royale Peter	$800 [24] Cape Morris Jesup on this Danish island was named for a pres. of the American Museum of Natural History Greenland	—
$1,000 [13] In 1941 she cast the sole vote in the House against entering WWII Jeannette Rankin Trish	$1,000 [18] This British-Iranian woman won the George Polk Award for her CNN reportage from Bosnia Christiane Amanpour Trish	$1,000 [20] A Philadelphia museum traces the history of this group famous for its New Year's Day parades Mummers Peter Ted	$1,000 [6] Huston directed this 1961 cowboy film that Arthur Miller wrote for Marilyn Monroe The Misfits Ted	$1,000 [25] Cape Campbell & Cape Palliser are on opposite sides of the Cook Strait in this country New Zealand Peter	—

Final Jeopardy!

20th CENTURY NOVELISTS

After success writing in English, he & his son Dmitri translated some of his earlier Russian novels

Vladimir Nabokov

Trish "WhoSolzynSolsenitz" — wagered $1,599

Ted "Who is Solzenitsin?" — wagered $4,501

Peter "Who is Nabokov" — wagered $4,501

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