Show #3631 2000-05-22 Regular

Contestants

Wesley Eddings — a graduate student originally from Berryville, Arkansas

Neil Tesser — a jazz critic and author from Chicago, Illinois

Jeff Horn — an office manager from New York City, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $6,101)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jeff	$2,200	$2,000	$6,800	$4,800 3-day champion: $10,901	$6,800 16 R, 3 W
Neil	$900	$900	$100	$1 2nd place: Trip to Chateau Lake Louise, Canadian Rockies	$2,000 16 R, 7 W (including 2 DDs)
Wesley	$900	$1,700	$4,300	$0 3rd place: Nokia 8860 Wireless Phone	$4,300 12 R, 7 W

Jeopardy! Round

NHL LOGOS	IDAHO'S GLORIOUS PAST	ASIAN-AMERICAN ACHIEVERS	PRETTY BIRDIES	"ICK"Y WORDS	THE MEDIEVAL DAILY NEWS
$100 [23] This team adopted the colors on the logo seenherethe same year they adopted Wayne Gretzky: the Los Angeles Kings Neil	$100 [15] In 1951 near Arco, usable electricity was first generated from this type of power nuclear power Neil Wesley	$100 [6] Gary Locke of this "Evergreen State" is the first Chinese-American governor in U.S. history Washington Neil Wesley	$100 [16] A Walter Lantz cartoon character is the handsome red-headed variety of this bird (Woody) Woodpecker Jeff	$100 [4] A robbery at gunpoint, or an adhesive air freshener Stick-up Jeff	$200 [12] Entertainment, 1477:William Caxton prints this Chaucer collection The Canterbury Tales Jeff
$200 [24] The team whose Penguin logo is seenherecalls this city home: Pittsburgh Neil	$200 [18] Idaho's first modern permanent settlement was founded in 1860 by members of this religious group Mormons Wesley	$200 [7] Biologist Joe Tsien developed the smart mouse named this, after TV's Dr. Howser Doogie Neil	$200 [17] The smaller species of this small bird beat their wings 60 to 70 times a second Hummingbird Wesley	$200 [5] A snide, slightly stifled laugh Snicker Neil	$300 [11] Education, 972:The new Azhor Mosque in this Egyptian city includes a university Cairo Neil Wesley
$300 [25] In 1991 this team bit its way into the NHL with the logo seen here: the San Jose Sharks Neil	$300 [19] The name Idaho was nearly given to this other state, whose current name means "colored red" Colorado Neil	$300 [8] Dr. William Mow is the man behind this "boy", one of the USA's largest jeans companies Bugle Boy Jeff	$300 [20] The St. Andreasburg variety of this yellow songbird is bred in the Harz Mountains a canary Jeff Neil	$300 [1] A wire arch through which croquet players try to drive the ball Wicket Jeff	$400 [13] Sports, 911:Charles III of France cedes a big area to Rollo & these warriors, later an NFL franchise Vikings Wesley
$400 [26] A song inspired this team's name & its logo seen here: the St. Louis Blues Wesley	$400 [27] This resort seenherewas developed in the 1930s by the Union Pacific Railroad: Sun Valley	$400 [9] In 1989 he became the first American man in 34 years to win tennis' French Open singles Michael Chang Jeff	$500 [22] Sandhill & crowned are types of these graceful, long-necked birds that perform a dance before mating cranes Jeff Neil	$400 [2] It can be a man's detachable shirt front or a child's bib Dickie Jeff	$500 [14] Politics, 1206:This leader sets out The Great Yasa, an imperial law code for the Mongols Genghis Khan Wesley
$500 [28] An earlier version of the logo seenhereincluded a pair of these rattling weapons: the (Buffalo) Sabres Jeff	—	$500 [10] This designer's gowns are "Vera" popular with brides & with celebs like Sharon Stone Vera Wang Jeff	DD $700 [21] This bird's name comes from its ability to copy the songs of other birds; it can also mimic pianos & people a mockingbird Neil	$500 [3] On TV's "Laugh-In", this adjective helped describe the "Finger Of Fate Award" Fickle Wesley	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

ACTRESSES ON TELEVISION	AT AUCTION	17th CENTURY SCIENCE	IF THEY MARRIED...	COUNTRIES IN SPANISH	ANTHOLOGIES
$200 [19] Morgan Fairchild, Francine Tacker & Priscilla Presley all appeared as Bobby's old flame Jenna Wade on this series Dallas Wesley	$200 [11] In September 1999 Billy Crystal paid $239,000 for a glove used in a game by this Yankee great Mickey Mantle Neil Wesley	$200 [1] Before he made a telescope Hans Lippershey made a living grinding lenses for these Eyeglasses Neil	$200 [6] If TV's Vanna married 49ers wide receiver Jerry & hyphenated her name, she'd be... Vanna White-Rice Jeff	$400 [24] Dinamarca Denmark Wesley	$400 [20] This 1999 film was based on a short story by Isaac Asimov originally written for a--hint!--1976 anthology Bicentennial Man Wesley
$1,000 [25] The '50s sitcom "Pride of the Family" featured this "King Kong" star & Natalie Wood as mother & daughter Fay Wray Wesley	$400 [12] The handwritten lyrics to this John Lennon song, possibly inspired by a Lewis Carroll poem, sold in 1999 for $129,000 "I Am The Walrus" Neil Wesley	$400 [2] About 1621 William Oughtred invented this device that stuck out of nerds' shirt pockets well into the 20th century the slide rule Jeff Wesley	$400 [7] If Ms. Lee, lovely co-hostess of "High Rollers", married "Mambo No. 5" singer Lou, she'd be this veggie Ruta Bega	$600 [23] Alemania Germany Jeff	$600 [16] This company's "Anthology Of English Literature" has had 7 editions since 1962 Norton Neil
—	$600 [13] A 1940s molded plywood one of these designed by Charles Eames & Eero Saarinen recently went for $129,000 Chair Neil	$600 [3] In 1628 this British physician circulated his description of how blood circulates William Harvey Wesley	$600 [8] If "Cider House Rules" actress Theron married Karl Marx' cohort Friedrich, she'd have this name, like a '70s TV show Charlize Engels Jeff Neil	$800 [21] Islandia Iceland Neil	$1,000 [18] "Cthulhu 2000" is a 1999 anthology of short stories based on this author's works H.P. Lovecraft
—	$800 [14] Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn bought this artist's "Island Of The Grande Jatte" for only $35.2 million Georges Seurat Neil	$800 [4] In the appendix of his "Discourse On Method" this Frenchman introduced analytic geometry Rene Descartes Wesley	$800 [9] If funky singer Neneh finds wedded bliss with hunky "Seven" star Brad, she'd of course hyphenate to be... Neneh Cherry-Pitt Jeff Neil	$1,000 [22] Reino Unido United Kingdom Jeff Neil	DD $1,200 [17] Stella could groove on "Breaking Ice", an anthology of fiction by black writers edited by this author Terry McMillan Neil
—	$1,000 [15] The National Maritime Museum in Britain paid $81,100 for some of this ill-fated South Polar explorer's effects Robert Scott Wesley	$1,000 [5] Wow! In 1660 Otto Von Guericke designed a sulfur globe that when rotated & rubbed produced this Static electricity Jeff	$1,000 [10] If Michelle & John Phillips' daughter wed screenwriter Robert, she'd have this name, like his 1974 Oscar-winning screenplay Chynna Towne Jeff	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY CRIMES

It resulted from the perpetrator's delusion that he was going to be ambassador to France

The Garfield Assassination

Neil "What was the Burr-Hamilton duel?" — wagered $99

Wesley "What was the Dreyfus Affair?" — wagered $4,300

Jeff "What was ?" — wagered $2,000

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