Show #4040 2002-03-08 (taped 2001-12-04) Regular

Jason McCune game 4.

Contestants

Patricia Leeb-Hart — a computer network engineer from Alameda, California

Dave Simon — a pediatrics resident from New Orleans, Louisiana

Jason McCune — an actor originally from Jasper, Indiana (whose 3-day cash winnings total $60,041)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Jason $4,000 $5,000 $27,200 $30,000
4-day champion: $90,041
$20,400
22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Dave $2,600 $2,400 $8,400 $4,400
2nd place: a trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
$8,400
13 R, 1 W
Patricia $800 $2,800 $6,000 $3,599
3rd place: a trip to Squaw Valley
$5,200
16 R (including 1 DD), 6 W

Jeopardy! Round

STATES' HIGHEST POINTS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DIAMONDS GET A JOB! INTERNATIONAL "K"UISINE SPELLING BEE
$200 [21]
Mount McKinley in Denali Borough
Alaska
Patricia
$200 [6]
In 1999, then with the Seattle Mariners, he led the American League in home runs for the third straight years
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Dave
$200 [11]
Most diamond crystals form octahedrons, meaning they have this many faces
8
Jason
$200 [26]
From the Latin for "beard", it's someone who might trim your beard
a barber
Patricia
$200 [1]
In Australia, some people make a soup from the tail of this marsupial; Run, Skippy!
a kangaroo
Patricia
$200 [16]
This long river flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I
Dave
$400 [22]
Driskill Mountain in Bienville Parish
Louisiana
Jason Patricia
$400 [7]
On April 4, 2001 this Japanese-born pitcher tossed a no-hitter, the earliest in a season in baseball history
Hideo Nomo
Jason
$400 [12]
A diamond's weight is measured in these units equal to 200 milligrams or about 1/142 of an ounce
a carat
Jason
$400 [27]
(Sofia of the Clue Crew wears protective headgear and gloves.) Also called an apiarist, it's the occupation that requires the safety equipment I'm wearing
a beekeeper
Patricia
$400 [2]
A steak made from this Japanese beef can set you back well over a hundred dollars
Kobe beef
Patricia
$400 [17]
Last name of the only California Governor to become U.S. President
R-E-A-G-A-N
Patricia
$600 [23]
Wheeler Peak in Taos County
New Mexico
Jason
$600 [8]
In 1916 this Red Sox pitcher led the American League in earned run average; 2 years later he led the league in home runs
Babe Ruth
Jason
$600 [13]
Since 1958 this famous large blue diamond has resided in the Smithsonian Institution
the Hope Diamond
Dave
$600 [28]
It's not someone who tends to the skin of cabs, it's someone who stuffs & mounts animals
a taxidermist
Patricia
$600 [3]
It's also known as a Polish sausage
a Kielbasa
Jason
$600 [18]
It's the country formerly known as Rhodesia
Z-I-M-B-A-B-W-E
Dave
DD $1,000 [24]
Mount Sunflower in Wallace County
Kansas
Jason
$800 [9]
From 1954 to 1996 the Dodgers had only 2 managers: Walter Alston & this man
Tommy Lasorda
Dave
$800 [14]
The Orloff diamond is a Russian crown jewel bought in the late 18th century by Count Orloff for this empress
Catherine the Great
Patricia
$800 [29]
It was the day job of James Herriot, the author of "All Creatures Great and Small"
a veterinarian
Patricia
$800 [4]
Chicken or shrimp go equally well with this Szechwan dish that's also packed with peanuts
Kung Pao
Jason
$800 [19]
The name of this Philistine warrior to the Bible is now applied to any large object or person
G-O-L-I-A-T-H
Patricia
$1,000 [25]
Black Mesa in Cimarron County
Oklahoma
Dave Patricia
$1,000 [10]
This team's Larry Walker hit .363 in 1998 & topped it with .379 in 1999
the Colorado Rockies
Dave
$1,000 [15]
If a diamond is subjected to intense heat in the form of oxygen, it will burn & form this gas
carbon dioxide
Patricia
$1,000 [30]
These public "officers" are certified to take depositions & certify documents
a notary
Jason
$1,000 [5]
(Alex tastes a South Korean delicacy.) Here in South Korea, almost every dish comes with this spicy pickled condiment, & let me tell you, it can be hot
kimchi
Jason
$1,000 [20]
The name of the Greek goddess of vengeance, it now means an opponent or rival who can't be overcome
N-E-M-E-S-I-S

Double Jeopardy! Round

A GAME OF CHESS DOWN THE VIDEO TUBE ARCHITECTURE WORD PUZZLES COLOSSUS OF RHODES
$400 [1]
It's customary but not obligatory to declare when you have your foe in this, which can occur several times in a game
check
Dave
$400 [4]
In August 2001, after 33 years, he took off his loafers for his last new show
Mister Rogers (or Fred Rogers)
Dave
$400 [11]
This vertical support consists of a shaft, a capital & a base
a column
Jason
$400 [26]
In old war movies, it's used to end a radio transmission
"Roger, over and out"
Dave
$400 [14]
Mohini, Mala & Bara are 3 of these grey colossuses in Germany's Circus Krone
an elephant
Jason
$400 [21]
Since 1947 the island of Rhodes has been part of this nation
Greece
Jason Patricia
$800 [2]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew stands on a gigantic chessboard at a beach.) A recommended opening move is "'P'-ing to K-4", which is short for this
pawn to king 4
Dave
$800 [7]
William Shatner starred in the classic episode "Nightmare on 20,000 Feet" on this classic sci-fi anthology series
The Twilight Zone
Jason
$800 [12]
In the mid-12th century, this style using ribbed vaults & pointed arches began to be used for churches
Gothic
Patricia
$800 [27]
Epidermalway of saying "I really like you"
"I've got you under my skin"
Jason
$800 [17]
Designed to crack German coded messages, the World War II computer Colossus was created by this nation
Great Britain
Patricia
$800 [22]
The name Rhodes may come from Erod, Phoenician for these poisonous reptiles that once infested the island
snakes
$1,200 [3]
In castling, you put one of these, also called castles, in a stronger attacking position
a rook
Jason
$1,600 [9]
Seen here, this comedian & game show regular occupied the Center Square for many an episode
Paul Lynde
Jason
$1,600 [15]
Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan & Dankmar Adler were leaders in this U.S. school of architecture
the Chicago School of Architecture
Patricia
$1,200 [28]
Thesecond partof a round of golf
back nine
Dave
$1,200 [18]
Best known for her themes of self-destruction, this U.S. poet's poems were collected in "The Colossus"
Sylvia Plath
Jason
$1,200 [23]
The southern entrance to this sea is partly blocked by the islands of Crete & Rhodes
the Aegean Sea
Dave
$1,600 [5]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew is on the beach chessboard again.) When setting up to start a chess game, remember the rule: queen on this
her own color
Dave Patricia
$2,000 [10]
John Cleese ran the title hotel with help from Manuel & Polly on this popular British TV import
Fawlty Towers
Patricia
DD $2,000 [13]
In 1925 this school of design moved from Weimar to Dessau
Bauhaus
Patricia
$1,600 [29]
An old, unlucky superstition
three on a match
Jason
$1,600 [19]
The most famous U.S. timber span bridge was "The Colossus" that spanned the Schuylkill river in this state in 1812
Pennsylvania
Jason Patricia
$1,600 [24]
Over 100 feet high, the Colossus of Rhodes was an ancient bronze statue of this sun god overlooking the harbor
Helios
$2,000 [6]
The final stage, with most of the pieces off the board, it's also a Samuel Beckett play title
"Endgame"
Jason
DD $9,000 [8]
One version of this 1950's TV character had 48 freckles; one for each state in the Union at the time
Howdy Doody
Jason
$2,000 [16]
Architect to the British Crown from 1615 to 1642, he also designed sets & costumes for theatres
(Inigo) Jones
Jason
$2,000 [20]
With works in the 1950's like the improvised "Blue 7", jazzman Sonny Rollins was known as the Colossus of this instrument
the saxophone
$2,000 [25]
In 1522 this "magnificent" Ottoman ruler drove the Knights of St. John out of Rhodes
Suleiman
Patricia

Final Jeopardy!

BRITISH LITERARY CHARACTERS

Originally called Sherringford Hope, his final last name came from his creator's favorite American poet

Sherlock Holmes

Patricia "Who is Dickinson?" — wagered $2,401
Dave "Who is Longfellow???" — wagered $4,000
Jason "Who is Holmes?" — wagered $2,800

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