Show #3879 2001-06-14 (taped 2001-02-27) Regular

Mark Eckard game 5.

Contestants

Tom Daily — a data processing consultant from New Haven, Connecticut

Jeremy Simon — an emergency room physician from New York City, New York

Mark Eckard — a software engineer from Bedford, Massachusetts (whose 4-day cash winnings total $55,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mark	$1,400	$3,600	$9,000	$14,100 5-day champion: $69,600	$10,200 29 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Jeremy	$2,000	$2,200	$5,400	$5,000 3rd place: Panasonic Showstopper Hard Disk Recorder	$5,400 12 R, 2 W
Tom	$700	$3,800	$7,000	$13,900 2nd place: Trip to Almond Resorts, Barbados	$5,500 12 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

THEY WROTE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES	SUPER BOWL MVPs	BO, MOE OR PO	JUNE SWOON	TAKE THE KIDS!	"N" JOY
$100 [26] Trying to protect his sources, in 1978 reporter Myron Farber spent 38 days here Jail Jeremy	$100 [7] XXXIII:John Elway Denver Broncos Mark	$100 [15] She had a sheep location problem Little Bo Peep Mark	$100 [21] Born June 1, 1801 he led the Mormon migration to Utah in 1847 Brigham Young Mark	$100 [6] In part of Disney's Animal Kingdom, no glass separates you from the giant fruit type of this flying mammal Bat Mark	$100 [1] He's the saint associated with children, sailors & Christmas Saint Nicholas Mark
$200 [27] In 1962 the Times sent David Halberstam to this country, where he often challenged the official version of events Vietnam Mark	$200 [8] XXVIII:Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys Mark	$200 [16] "Kid Gorgeous", "Kid Presentable", "Kid Gruesome" & finally "Kid" this were boxing nicknames of this "Simpsons" barkeep Moe (Szyslak) Jeremy	$200 [22] This composer's first ballet, "The Firebird", premiered in Paris June 25, 1910 Igor Stravinsky Tom	$200 [11] This West Coast city boasts museums devoted to Asian art, cartoon art & cable cars San Francisco Jeremy	$200 [2] It's "The Country Music Capital of the World" Nashville Mark
$300 [28] Born in Clydebank, political writer James Reston had this nickname, like a "Star Trek" engineer "Scotty" Tom	$300 [9] III:Joe Namath New York Jets Mark	$300 [17] Italy's longest river Po Tom	$300 [23] On June 15, 1844 this man was granted a patent for rubber vulcanization Charles Goodyear Tom	$300 [12] If your kids can't fall asleep, take them to this city's Neon Museum; it's open all night long Las Vegas Mark	$300 [3] To some, the music of this group, led by Kurt Cobain, was anything but blissful Nirvana Tom
$400 [29] Colorful nickname of Times sportswriter Walter Smith "Red" Jeremy	$400 [10] XIII:Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh Steelers Jeremy	$400 [19] First name of the leader of a film trio of "Knuckleheads" Moe (Howard of the Three Stooges) Mark	$500 [25] On June 17, 1957 John Diefenbaker became prime minister of this country Canada Mark	$400 [13] Eeek! You'll find giant animatronic bugs in the Underground Adventure at the Field Museum in this Midwest city Chicago Jeremy	$400 [4] A songbird, or the last name of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale Tom
$500 [30] The Times' longtime movie critic, he shifted to theater criticism in 1993 Vincent Canby Jeremy Tom	$500 [18] VIII:Larry Csonka Miami Dolphins Mark	$500 [20] John Schneider first played this "Good Ol' Boy" in 1979 Bo Duke Mark	DD $1,500 [24] The 2 men who signed the Salt II Treaty in Vienna on June 18, 1979 Leonid Brezhnev & Jimmy Carter Tom	$500 [14] Like to look at lemurs? Tours of this Durham, N.C. university's primate center are available by apointment Duke Jeremy	$500 [5] With over 15 million acres, this American Indian tribe has the largest reservation in the U.S. Navajo Jeremy

Double Jeopardy! Round

BEETHOVEN	PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES	WEIRD SCIENCE	THE BREAKFAST CLUB	PRETTY IN PINK	JOHN HUGHES FILMS
$200 [11] Beethoven supposedly said of this work's opening, "Thus fate knocks at the door" "5th Symphony" Mark	$200 [6] "Harmonious" name of the Air France SST seen here Concorde Mark	$200 [1] It seems Venezuelan monkeys have a repellent for these: they rub millipedes into their fur Mosquitos Mark	$200 [16] This Kellogg's cereal is represented by Cornelius Rooster Kellogg's Corn Flakes Mark	$200 [21] Playgirl & Prima Ballerina are pretty pink varieties of this flower Rose Mark	$800 [26] Film in which Matthew Broderick says, "Life goes by so fast that if you don't stop and look around, you might miss it" Ferris Bueller's Day Off Mark
$400 [12] The Beatles liked to repeat the number of this symphony "9th Symphony" Mark	$400 [7] This groundbreaking alphabetic creation from Henry Ford debuted in 1908 Model T Mark	$400 [2] People with dwarfism are being made a foot taller with a method compared to this medieval torture device Rack Mark	$400 [17] TV waitress Flo mentioned this breakfast side dish in a famous catchphrase Grits ("Kiss my.....!") Tom	$400 [22] The title of this 1964 film refers to a legendary gem, not to Peter Sellers' character The Pink Panther Mark	$1,000 [27] John Candy looks after his brother's kids for a few days in this 1989 comedy Uncle Buck Mark
$600 [13] This sonata shares its name with a Tchaikovsky symphony "Pathetique Symphony" Mark Jeremy	$600 [8] Taking its name from its singular beam, it's the variety of train seen here Monorail Mark	$600 [3] Georg Brandt isolated the metal that miners called Kobold, after an Earth spirit, & re-spelled it this way C-O-B-A-L-T Mark	$600 [18] In 2000 Canada's Knights of the Giant one of these lived up to their name with a 10,800-egg one Omelette Tom	$600 [23] Traditionally, a pink lady is made with cream, grenadine & this potent potable Gin	DD $1,200 [28] John Hughes was a writer & editor for this humor magazine whose name appears in 4 of his movie titles National Lampoon Mark
$800 [14] Famous nocturnal name for an 1801 sonata "Moonlight Sonata" Mark	$800 [9] Pullman's "Delmonico" became the first type of this railroad car in 1868 Dining car Mark	$800 [4] Johann Becher had to leave Austria after an unsuccessful effort to turn this river's sands into gold Danube Jeremy	$1,000 [20] With the introduction of the Marsh Seedless variety, this became more popular as a breakfast item Grapefruit Tom	$800 [24] This first lady's favorite color was pink, & a shade of it is named for her Mamie Eisenhower	—
$1,000 [15] The piece heard here was written in 1810 "Fur" her Elise Jeremy	$1,000 [10] Named for its builder, it's the innovative make of car seen here with its distinctive doors DeLorean Jeremy	$1,000 [5] It's believed all living people get their mitochondrial DNA from one African woman, known as Mitochondrial her Eve Jeremy	DD $1,200 [19] "Burn the British" is diner slang for a toasted one of these bread items English muffin Tom	$1,000 [25] Also called "The Pink Palace", the Beverly Hills Hotel is home to this iconic "sporty" lounge The Polo Lounge	—

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC ENGLISHMEN

A Punch cartoon showed this man like an Ancient Wonder standing over Africa, one foot on the Cape, one on Cairo

Cecil Rhodes

Jeremy "Who was Gladstone" — wagered $400

Tom "Who is Rhodes?" — wagered $6,900

Mark "Who is Rhodes" — wagered $5,100

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