Show #3884 2001-06-21 (taped 2001-02-28) Regular

Lan Djang game 2.

Contestants

Richard Connell — a freelance foot model from New York City, New York

Michael Bertin — a freelance writer from Los Angeles, California

Lan Djang — a business analyst from Toronto, Ontario (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lan	$500	$2,100	$9,300	$10,800 2-day champion: $20,800	$11,100 26 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Michael	$100	$1,100	$2,900	$699 3rd place: Fisher Soundstage Home Theater System	$2,900 8 R, 0 W
Richard	$1,400	$1,900	$5,100	$10,200 2nd place: Trip to Grand Case Beach Club, French West Indies	$7,100 15 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

EXPLORATION	NEW SUPERHEROES	GOOD DOG!	TV SHOWS BY CATCHPHRASE	HORSEMEN	RYDERS
$100 [1] In a ship he bought from Bjarni Herjulfsson, he set sail in 1001 & found Vinland Leif Ericson Lan	$100 [26] This superhero fights off evildoers who try to snatch the ring before he can give it to the groom Best Man Lan	$100 [18] In the early 19th century Barry, a dog of this breed, saved more than 40 people in the Swiss Alps Saint Bernard Lan	$100 [6] "Is that your final answer?" Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Michael	$100 [11] Napoleon divided these troops into light & heavy forces Cavalry Lan	$100 [16] The color of Ryder trucks; the company website is named for it Yellow Richard
$200 [2] Fridtjof Nansen didn't know if this was on land or in mid-ocean, but he really, really wanted to reach it the North Pole Lan	$200 [27] Many children have grappled with the riddle of why this superhero wears red suspenders Fireman	$200 [22] Dogs in B.A.R.K. (Baseball Aquatic Retrieval Korps) fetch homers hit from this team's park into San Francisco Bay San Francisco Giants Michael	$200 [7] "Sorry about that, Chief" Get Smart Richard	$200 [12] It's the federal police force of Canada Royal Canadian Mounted Police Lan	$200 [17] Little Beaver was this comic strip character's Indian companion; we wonder when he's coming back Red Ryder
$300 [3] In January 1765 John Byron took possession of these islands off South America for Britain, hence its claim to them Falkland Islands Lan	$300 [28] No harm will come to residents or theater goers when he's on the job, as seen here Doorman Michael	$300 [23] Wounded while flushing out a machine gun nest during WWII, Chips received the Silver Star for valor & this medal Purple Heart Lan	$300 [8] "Dyn-O-Mite!" Good Times Richard	$400 [14] Argentine literature has a whole category of tales of these horsemen of the Pampas Gauchos Richard	$300 [19] The new home of this university's basketball-playing Hurricanes is named for Ryder System, Inc., a major donor University of Miami (Florida) Lan
$400 [4] Running out of supplies while up the Orinoco, Raleigh called off the search for this fabled land El Dorado Lan	$400 [29] With a loud croak & a flick of his tongue, he conducts military operations underwater Frogman Lan	$400 [24] In May 1805 Scannon, a black Newfoundland, saved several men from a charging buffalo on this pair's expedition Lewis & Clark Lan	$400 [9] "Sit on it!" & "Aaaaaaaaaaay!" Happy Days Lan	$500 [15] From a word meaning "adventurer" or "vagabond", they were the Russian army's elite horsemen Cossacks Lan	$400 [20] Her screen debut was in "Lucas", a film that had Corey Haim taking on bullies & joining the football team Winona Ryder Richard
$500 [5] In 1682 he claimed, not just part, but the entire Mississippi valley for France La Salle Richard	—	$500 [25] When he first sighted the Pacific in 1513, his only companion was his dog, Leoncico Vasco de Balboa Michael	$500 [10] On HBO:"Hey now!" The Larry Sanders Show Lan	DD $1,800 [13] A baseball team is named for this noted group of riders that dates back to the 1830s the Texas Rangers Lan	$500 [21] Go back to this Evelyn Waugh novel & you'll see it's narrated by Charles Ryder "Brideshead Revisited"

Double Jeopardy! Round

SHAKESPEAREANA	CAPITAL CITY HOTELS	PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST	2 Bs	WE 3	4-LETTER FILMS
$200 [8] In the '60s Laurence Olivier put on blackface to play this Shakespearean hero Othello Richard	$200 [16] The Dorchester &the Savoy London Richard	$200 [6] One of his self-portraits is seen here Vincent Van Gogh Richard	$200 [24] In "The Absent-Minded Professor", Prof. Brainard applies this to the soles of his school's basketball players Flubber Lan	$200 [30] They ran after the farmer's wife, so she cut off their tails with a carving knife Three Blind Mice Lan	$200 [1] The sequel to this 1995 favorite is subtitled "Pig in the City" Babe Michael
$400 [9] Of Shakespeare's history play, she exclaimed, "I am Richard II, know ye not that?" Queen Elizabeth I Lan	$400 [17] Hostel Aphrodite &Hotel Achilleas Athens Lan	$400 [7] On film Anthony Quinn & Donald Sutherland have played this artist, seenherein a self-portrait Paul Gauguin	$400 [25] 17th c. British poet John Suckling invented this card game in which the score is kept by placing pegs in a board cribbage Lan	$400 [29] In Christianity, the Father, the Son & the Holy Spirit Trinity Michael	$400 [2] A big jazz fan, Clint Eastwood directed this 1988 film bio of Charlie Parker Bird Lan
$600 [10] The American Film Institute says the oldest complete U.S. feature is a 1912 version of this hunchback history "Richard III" Richard	$600 [21] Hostel La Macarena &Hostel Cervantes Madrid Richard	$600 [12] He looks thin in the 1623 self-portrait seen here, unlike the fleshy women he often painted Peter Paul Rubens Lan	$600 [18] This kind of lettuce was named for a 19th century American vegetable grower Bibb lettuce Richard	$600 [28] Eddie Arcaro is the only jockey to have won this twice: with Whirlaway in 1941 & Citation in 1948 Triple Crown Michael	$600 [3] Many fans didn't love Lucy when she played the Auntie in this 1974 musical Mame Michael
$800 [11] One of Henry IV's big lines is "Uneasy lies the head that wears" one of these A crown Lan	$800 [22] The Hotel Romischer Kaiser &the Amadeus Hotel Vienna Lan	$800 [13] It's the name of the Venetian artist seen here, or a reddish-brown color, like that of his beard Titian	$1,000 [20] This Ugandan port lies on the northwestern shore of Lake Victoria Entebbe Richard	$800 [27] Formed after Caesar was murdered, it consisted of Octavian, Marcus Lepidus & Mark Antony The Triumvirate Richard	$800 [4] Warren Beatty won Oscar nominations for Best Actor, Director & Screenwriter for this 1981 film Reds Lan
$1,000 [15] Will's friend Ben Jonson wrote in tribute, "He was not of an age, but for" this All time	DD $1,000 [23] Hotel Erzsebet &the Club Hotel Petnehazy Budapest Lan	$1,000 [14] Feel free to "Scream" out the name of this artist, seen here Edvard Munch Lan	DD $2,000 [19] To equivocate, or to find fault for petty reasons quibble Richard	$1,000 [26] This light Russian sleigh is pulled by a team of 3 horses Troika Richard	$1,000 [5] Sean Penn made his feature film debut as a military cadet in this 1981 film Taps Lan

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORY & LITERATURE

At the beginning of "A Tale of Two Cities", these 2 kings sit on the thrones of England & France

George III & Louis XVI

Michael "Who are Louis XIV & ?" — wagered $2,201

Richard "Who are Louis XVI & George III" — wagered $5,100

Lan "Who are George III & Louis XVI?" — wagered $1,500

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