Show #3873 2001-06-06 (taped 2001-02-21) Regular

Contestants

Tom Duff — a toy engineer from Redondo Beach, California

Jean Robertson — a nurse practicioner from Houston, Texas

Jason Block — an Internet researcher from Brooklyn, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $18,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jason	$1,100	$4,300	$10,400	$9,800 3-day champion: $28,201	$10,600 25 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Jean	$1,200	$2,400	$1,200	$0 3rd place: bikeshop.com Gift Certificate	$2,800 14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Tom	$500	$900	$3,500	$2,500 2nd place: Trip to PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach, Florida	$3,500 13 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

PEN NAMES	GEOMETRY	BASKETBALL	CLASSIC LOGOS	LAS VEGAS HISTORY	"D" DAY
$100 [25] This notorious Confederate prison has given its name to a national historic site in Georgia Andersonville Jean	$100 [9] The diameter of any circle is twice as long as this of the circle Radius Jason	$100 [7] On Sept. 10, 2000 he was fired as coach of the Indiana Hoosiers after a 29-year stay at the school Bobby Knight Jean	$100 [1] Metro's bird lost out to this animal to be the symbol of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Leo the Lion Tom	$100 [14] Las Vegas was still part of the Arizona Territory when this president made Nevada the 36th state in 1864 Abraham Lincoln Tom	$100 [2] Nationality that precedes auction, oven & elm disease Dutch Jean
$200 [26] This Illinois city that's home to a state penitentiary was named for French explorer Louis Joliet Jason	$200 [20] In the right triangle seen here, they are the 2 angles considered complementary A & B Tom	$200 [8] In 1993 Shaquille O'Neal was named the NBA's Rookie of the Year while playing center for this Florida team Orlando Magic Jean Tom	$200 [13] Hands cupped together, holding a house & a car, was the classic symbol for this insurer Allstate Jean Tom	$200 [15] This billionaire recluse moved into a penthouse at the Desert Inn in 1966 & didn't leave the hotel for 4 years Howard Hughes Jason	$200 [3] When you have skin problems, this is the type of doctor you should seek out Dermatologist Jean
$300 [27] Felons sent "up the river" are sent to this prison up the Hudson from NYC "Sing-Sing" Jason	$300 [23] Vertices is plural; this is the singular form Vertex Jean	$300 [10] The Blue Devils of this school are the only Division I team to win 37 games in a season twice Duke Tom	$300 [19] Piece of clothing worn by the Pillsbury Doughboy that has the Pillsbury logo on it Chef's hat Jean Tom	$300 [16] Annette Bening wore the gown seen here in the 1991 film named for this man who built the original Flamingo Hotel Bugsy Siegel Jason	$300 [4] Despite what the newspaper said, in 1948 Truman defeated this man for president by 114 electoral votes Thomas Dewey Jean
$400 [28] This island whose name means "pelican" was first used as the site of a prison in 1859 Alcatraz Jason	$400 [24] Common 4-letter name for a regular hexahedron Cube Jason	$400 [11] In 1979 Indiana State's Larry Bird was Player of the Year, but this Michigan State star was the NBA's No. 1 draft pick Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jason	$400 [21] This automaking corporation got its Pentastar symbol in 1962 Chrysler Jason	$500 [18] The Masquerade Show in the Sky, seen here, has been wowing visitors to this "Carnival"-themed hotel since 1997 Rio Tom	$400 [5] It's the basic monetary unit of Greece Drachma Jason
$500 [29] Bluesman Bukka White memorialized his time at this state's infamous Parchman Farm in song Mississippi	$500 [30] Cross a rhombus, having 4 equal sides, with a rectangle having 4 equal angles, & you get one of these Square Jean	$500 [12] In 1961-62 this Philadelphia Warrior became the only man in history to score over 4,000 points in a season Wilt Chamberlain Jason	$500 [22] It's the name given to that hooked line under the word Nike Swoosh Jason	DD $700 [17] On August 18, 2000 Barbara Eden crossed her arms & blinked to open this rebuilt hotel Aladdin Jason	$500 [6] Late summer is when you'll find these colorful flowers, seen here: Dahlias Jason Jean

Double Jeopardy! Round

PEN NAMES	BILLY WILDER FILMS	MAMMALS	STOCK INDICES	HEAD FOR THE HILLS!	3-LETTER WORDS
$200 [3] Using this name Theodor Geisel prescribed reading Dr. Seuss Tom	$200 [1] 1959 comedy in which 2 musicians witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre & flee the mob by joining an all-girl band Some Like It Hot Jason	$200 [20] It's the equine equivalent of a claw a hoof Jason	$200 [2] The S & P 500 USA Jean Tom	$200 [7] Rapid City, South Dakota is the most populous city in these hills Black Hills Jean	$200 [15] To stick a faucet into a keg, or a listening device on a phone tap Tom
$400 [4] These siblings rang in as Currer & Ellis Bell Charlotte & Emily Bronte Jean	$400 [26] Wilder directed this big 1950 film in which Gloria Swanson says, "I am big. It's the pictures that got small!" Sunset Boulevard Jason	$400 [22] Continent that's home to the eland, the largest of the antelopes Africa Jason	$400 [6] The Nikkei Japan Jean	$600 [9] New York City's highest natural point, 409-foot Todt Hill, lies in this westernmost borough Staten Island Jason	$400 [16] 3-letter word used in the opening line to describe "The Girl From Ipanema" tan Jason
DD $500 [14] Pen name of Aurore Dupin, whose "Un Hiver A Majerque" tells of nursing Chopin George Sand Jason	$600 [27] Wilder was Oscar-nominated for this noir classic seen here: Double Indemnity Jason	$600 [23] The rare maned type of this wild canine roams the Pampas the wolf	$600 [10] The Jakarta Composite Indonesia Jason	$800 [21] These hills on the Scottish border share their name with a breed of sheep that graze there Cheviot Hills	$600 [17] The egg of a louse, it's something picky people might pick at nit Tom
$600 [5] Anne Rampling & A.N. Roquelaure "chronicle" her pen names Anne Rice Jason	$800 [28] Ray Milland says, "I'm not a drinker--I'm a drunk" in this 1944 classic The Lost Weekend Tom	$800 [25] Shrews, moles & hedgehogs belong to an order named for their diet of these insects (Insectivora) Jean	$800 [11] The FTSE 100 England Jason	$1,000 [24] In 1901 Marconi received the first wireless transmission from Europe at this aptly-named Newfoundland site Signal Hill	$800 [18] To a criminal, this slang term can mean diamonds or to kill, so be specific when taking out a contract ice Tom
$800 [13] He came out of "The Jungle" to write juvenile novels as Clarke Fitch Upton Sinclair Jason Tom	$1,000 [29] This 1953 war drama was based on a play by Donald Bevan & Edmund Trzcinski, 2 ex-G.I.'s who'd been P.O.W.s Stalag 17 Tom	$1,000 [30] Scientists say this creature seenhereis a close relative of the elephant (must be one of their little jokes!): the hyrax	$1,000 [12] The DAX Germany Jason Tom	DD $1,600 [8] The Massachusetts State House was built on this hill in the late 1790s Beacon Hill Jean	$1,000 [19] To move aimlessly from place to place, maybe like a "fly", it's also a euphemism that precedes "zooks" gad Tom

Final Jeopardy!

AFTER THE PRESIDENCY

This 20th century U.S. president lived the longest amount of time after his term as president: 31 years, 231 days

Herbert Hoover (lived to age 90 in 1964)

Jean "Who Taft" — wagered $1,200

Tom "Who is Taft?" — wagered $1,000

Jason "Who was Dwight Eisenhower?" — wagered $600

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