Show #3876 2001-06-11 (taped 2001-02-27) Regular

Mark Eckard game 2.

Contestants

Jay Pierce — a line cook from Marrero, Louisiana

Nancy Fisher — a computer software salesperson from Brookline, Massachusetts

Mark Eckard — a software engineer from Bedford, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mark	$2,000	$5,300	$13,800	$10,000 2-day champion: $27,800	$12,400 30 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Nancy	$1,100	$1,300	$4,700	$5,200 2nd place: Trip to Allegro Resort & Casino, Aruba	$4,900 14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Jay	$1,000	$700	$1,300	$50 3rd place: Pair of ebikes (from ebikes.com)	$1,300 8 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

FILM NOIR	ANIMAL YOUNG 'UNS	"F" IN GEOGRAPHY	COMING TO A CLOTHES	Y TO K	LITERATURE, JERRY SPRINGER-STYLE
$100 [6] Jack Nicholson played L.A. private eye J.J. Gittes in this 1974 classic Chinatown Jay	$100 [16] The zebra a colt Mark	$100 [11] The name of this Japanese peak is said to be of Ainu origin meaning "everlasting life" Mount Fuji Nancy	$100 [15] The shirt seen here would be worn by this person on a football field: the referee (umpire) Nancy	$100 [1] Synonym for "tug" or "jerk" that was a nickname for a Northerner Yank Jay	$100 [19] On "You Made Me a Bloodsucking Monster!", vampires Lestat & Louis confront their creator, this author Anne Rice Mark
$200 [7] David Mamet wrote the screenplay for the 1981 remake of this noir classic based on a novel by James M. Cain The Postman Always Rings Twice Mark	$200 [17] The kangaroo a joey Nancy	$200 [12] These long, narrow New York lakes were once rivers but glaciers caused them to be dammed up Finger Lakes Mark	$200 [21] Hyphenated name for the style of jacket seen here: double-breasted Mark	$200 [2] The 1973 one of these from Berkley High contains photos of Steven Dorfman & Nancy Tong Yearbook Mark	$200 [20] This title character from John Irving's 4th novel appears on "You Think The World Revolves Around You!" Garp Jay
$300 [8] Emma Thompson & this actor each had 2 roles in the 1991 noir thriller "Dead Again" Kenneth Branagh Mark	$300 [18] The rhinoceros a calf	$400 [14] This country's highest point is Haltia, which rises 4,357 feet near its northwestern border with Norway Finland Jay	$300 [28] From the French, it's the 6-letter term for the fashionable neckwear modeled here: cravat Mark	$300 [3] You don't have to go to great lengths to use one of these, just 3 feet Yardstick Mark	$300 [22] Adam & Eve confront the big man himself & discuss this 1667 Milton poem on "I Can't Believe You Evicted Me!" Paradise Lost Mark
$400 [9] He made his directorial debut with 1981's "Body Heat" Lawrence Kasdan Jay	$400 [26] The squirrel a pup	$500 [25] The Lagting is the local parliament in this Danish island group the Faroe Islands Mark	$400 [29] The boots seen here were made from the skin of this African bird: ostrich Mark	$400 [4] A stupid one of these Tibetan creatures would be an "oxymoron" Yak Nancy	$400 [23] George & Martha, characters in this Albee play, really let loose on "My Spouse Is Driving Me Crazy!" Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Mark
$500 [10] The Coen Brothers paid homage to film noir with this 1984 movie about a private eye hired to kill a cheating wife Blood Simple Nancy	$500 [27] The turkey a poult (chick accepted) Nancy Jay	DD $800 [13] This Alaska town was founded by prospectors in 1902 & named for a U.S. vice president (Charles) Fairbanks Mark	$500 [30] It's the nautical name of this hat popular with 19th century men: boater Mark	$500 [5] Madison the Mermaid in the TV movie "Splash II", she was Casey on the TV series "Wings" Amy Yasbeck	$500 [24] Don't "count" on missing "You Stole My Life, I'm Paying You Back!" featuring this 1844-45 Dumas classic The Count of Monte Cristo Mark Nancy

Double Jeopardy! Round

FILM RENOIR	SEEMS LIKE ANCIENT TIMES	CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS	MEDICAL EDUCATION	STATES' MEN	BEFORE & AFTER
$200 [9] Renoir's "Boudu sauve des eaux", about a bum saved from drowning, was remade in 1986 as this Nick Nolte comedy Down and Out in Beverly Hills Jay	$200 [1] In olden Japan agricultural groups called Be were mainly busy producing this Rice Mark	$200 [7] The "big cats" who founded this organization in Chicago in 1917 allow no business discussions at meetings Lions Club Mark	$200 [10] Long a major branch of philosophy, the medical or "bio" type entered medical curricula in recent decades Ethics Mark	$200 [6] Ansel Adams, William Saroyan, Richard Nixon California Nancy	$200 [27] Supreme Court chief justice lucky enough to marry Annette Bening Earl Warren Beatty Mark
$400 [18] It's the English title of "La Regle Du Jeu", one of Renoir's masterpieces The Rules of the Game Nancy	$400 [2] The legendary Mucius saved Rome by putting this in a fire, earning the name "Left-Handed" Right hand Mark	$400 [8] If you're a little eccentric, you probably know the I.O.O.F. is the Independent Order of these Odd Fellows Nancy	$400 [22] The Earth makes one of these a day; med students make several of them to learn different fields a rotation Mark Nancy	$400 [11] James Garner, Woody Guthrie, Will Rogers Oklahoma Mark	$600 [26] Cartoon cat & mouse who "gratefully" crooned "Truckin'" Tom & Jerry Garcia Mark
$600 [19] This Mississippi author served as a dialogue consultant on "The Southerner", one of Jean's best American films William Faulkner Mark	$600 [3] Egyptian ruler Snefru had to have a second one of these built after architects messed up the first Pyramid Jay	$600 [15] Gideons International makes its home in this state, also home to Thomas Nelson, the Bible publisher Tennessee	$600 [23] It's the 1990 film seen here, about commendably curious med students: Flatliners Nancy	$800 [13] Sparky Anderson, Tom Brokaw, George McGovern South Dakota Jay	—
$800 [20] In 1934 Jean Renoir filmed this Gustave Flaubert novel, with Valentine Tessier in the title role Madame Bovary Nancy	$800 [4] At the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, this structure was a heap of ashes from old sacrifices Altar Mark	$800 [16] USA Life One was formerly named for this fictional character, as it was founded by Lew Wallace Ben-Hur Mark	$800 [24] A 1983 invasion protected American med students on this Caribbean island Grenada Nancy	$1,000 [14] Clark Gable, Clarence Darrow, Neil Armstrong Ohio Mark	—
DD $800 [21] Erich Von Stroheim played the pilot who becomes a P.O.W. camp warden in this 1937 Renoir classic Grand Illusion Nancy	$1,000 [5] Scholars assign the writing of the book of Leviticus to "P", which stands for these religious officials priests Mark Nancy	$1,000 [17] Having over 50,000 members puts this "angler" author's league in the big leagues Izaak Walton League Mark	$1,000 [25] The board whose symbol is seenherecertifies specialists in this form of medicine: emergency medicine Jay	DD $1,500 [12] Robert Fulton, Milton Hershey, Andy Warhol Pennsylvania Mark	—

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS AMERICANS

This man was nearby at the assassination of 3 U.S. presidents, one of whom was his father

Robert Todd Lincoln

Jay "Who was" — wagered $1,250

Nancy "Who was Robert Lincoln" — wagered $500

Mark "Who is Roosevelt" — wagered $3,800

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