Show #3887 2001-06-26 (taped 2001-03-06) Regular

Lan Djang game 5.

Contestants

Scott Candage — an internet sports columnist from Fall River, Massachusetts

David Lichtman — a graduate business student from New York City, New York

Lan Djang — a business analyst from Toronto, Ontario (whose 4-day cash winnings total $40,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lan	$1,100	$2,700	$8,300	$10,800 5-day champion: $51,100	$6,600 18 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
David	$1,300	$1,600	$4,800	$9,500 2nd place: a trip to Wyndham Palace Resort & Spa, Walt Disney World, Orlando	$4,800 12 R, 3 W
Scott	$600	$1,800	$5,300	$8,301 3rd place: TicketsNow.com gift certificate	$6,800 18 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. ISLANDS	SYMBOLIC INDUSTRIES	PITCHES	OWNED BY AOL TIME WARNER	THE FRENCH CONNECTION	MARTHA STEWART
$100 [25] This state consists of 132 islands, but 124 of them have a combined area of only 3 square miles Hawaii Lan David	$100 [12] DALBABKLMUAL airlines Lan	$100 [5] In 1959 physicist Lyman Briggs determined that this pitch really does what its name says a curveball Scott	$100 [15] In the U.S. People magazine is published in English & this Spanish Scott	$100 [1] This relative is une tante an aunt Lan	$300 [23] (Hi, I'm Martha Stewart, and I have a tip for you.) After New Year's put any leftover champagne in an open jar & in a few weeks you'll have this salad dressing ingredient vinegar Lan David
$200 [26] 4 New York counties lie on this island, including Kings & Queens Long Island Scott	$200 [19] TMHMCFGM automakers Scott	$200 [6] It's the basic off-speed pitch, thrown at a slow speed to disrupt the batter's timing a changeup David	$200 [16] Seen in over 890,000 U.S. hotel rooms, it's the No. 1-distributed news network CNN Lan	$200 [2] Dans le mois d'aout (August), we complain about "l'humidite, non pas la chaleur", chaleur meaning this the heat David	$400 [21] Martha says these make wonderful houseplants including the rabbit's foot & maidenhair varieties ferns
$400 [27] The U.S. acquired Baker Island through an act of Congress named for this type of manure guano	$300 [13] ABFEAGLFDXUPS courier companies (or delivery establishments) Lan	$300 [7] This basic pitch is also the name of the group with the 1998 hit "The Way" a fastball Lan	$300 [14] HBO's sister channel, it shows over 1,600 films a year Cinemax David Scott	$300 [3] To figure out what "tete" means, use your tete the head Lan	$500 [22] Add fragrance to your linen closet with sachets & help keep moths away with blocks of this wood (aromatic) cedar David
$500 [28] This Texas island was named for Spanish priest Nicolas Balli who founded a cattle ranch there around 1800 Padre Island Scott	$400 [11] WAGRADLDGCVS drug store companies Scott	$400 [9] The name of this ground-ball-inducing pitch is also slang for a doughnut a sinker David	$400 [17] This company with its Navigator Internet browser was bought by AOL in 1999 Netscape Scott	$400 [4] It's un parapluie; literally, "against the rain" an umbrella Scott	—
DD $1,000 [24] Attu in this group is the westernmost island of the 50 states the Aleutians Lan	$500 [20] GTWAAPLEEEECPQ computer manufacturers David	$500 [10] This pitch, which Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson called the fadeaway, is a type of '30s movie comedy a screwball David	$500 [18] Dikembe Mutombo no longer works for AOL Time Warner since this NBA team traded him in 2001 the Atlanta Hawks Scott	$500 [8] Cagney showed disdain for Mae Clarke with this, un pamplemousse grapefruit Scott	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE	ANIMAL VERBS	MYTHOLOGY	KNOCK, KNOCK	WHO'S THERE?	COULD IT BE... SATAN?
$200 [8] Snakes come equipped with a special tooth named for this & used to break out of it egg Lan	$200 [16] Imitate or mimic ape Lan	$200 [3] To get a few good men to chow down on, they lured sailors to their shores with their music the Sirens David	$200 [21] T.S. Eliot knocked this Shakespearean tragedy with King Claudius, saying it was "certainly an artistic failure" Hamlet Lan	$200 [26] Surrendering at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865 Robert E. Lee David	$200 [1] Lyrically, "The devil went down to" this state, "lookin' for a soul to steal" Georgia Scott
$400 [10] In 1992 scientists found ripples in the CBR, cosmic background this, whose existence supports the Big Bang theory radiation Lan	$400 [17] Squirm out of, as an obligation weasel Scott	$400 [5] Poseidon helped this city build the walls it took a wooden horse to breach Troy Scott	$400 [22] This 1977 film was "as exciting as last year's weather reports"; guess the Force wasn't with that critic Star Wars Scott	$400 [27] Hitting home run No. 715 in Atlanta on April 8, 1974 Hank Aaron Scott	$400 [2] It's the carnivorous marsupial seen here a Tasmanian devil Lan
$600 [13] Several centuries after the Chinese used negative numbers, people in India came up with the concept of this number zero Scott	$600 [18] Nag or pester persistently badger	$600 [9] Some say Atalanta sailed as part of this crew; others say that Jason talked her out of going the Argonauts David	$600 [23] Tom Shales said the difference between this ex-"Live" host's Xmas special & a 24-hour flu was 23 hours Kathie Lee Gifford David	$600 [28] Going to No. 1 on the pop charts in 1973 with "Superstition" Stevie Wonder Scott	$600 [4] It's a person who argues an unpopular cause for the sake of argument a devil's advocate Lan
$1,000 [15] 7 years after Darwin published his natural selection theory, this man published his laws of genetics Mendel Scott	$800 [19] Gloat, boast or exult crow	$800 [11] Rome's capitol building was consecrated to this chief god Jupiter Lan	$800 [24] Newsweek said this Gregory Peck horror film with young Damien was "the latest serving of deviled ham" The Omen David	$800 [29] Standing on top of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary Lan	$800 [6] Jerry Lewis was the devil himself in this Broadway revival about baseball star Joe Hardy Damn Yankees David
DD $1,500 [14] The books in Libbie Hyman's 6-volume study of these have spines; by definition, the creatures in them don't invertebrates Scott	$1,000 [20] Support or carry, as weight or responsibility bear	DD $2,000 [12] (Hi, I'm Kevin Sorbo of Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda.) According to Greek mythology, Andromeda is both a great-grandparent of & a sister-in-law of this mighty hero Hercules Lan	$1,000 [25] "...No trace of imagination, good taste or ingenuity", The New Yorker said of this '39 film set in Kansas The Wizard of Oz Scott	—	$1,000 [7] A servant of the devil shows an apprentice the art of capturing souls in his "Screwtape Letters" C.S. Lewis

Final Jeopardy!

PEOPLE IN SONG

A statue of her, seated on a bench in Liverpool, is dedicated "to All the lonely people"

Eleanor Rigby

David "Who is Eleanor Rigby?" — wagered $4,700

Scott "Who Eleanor Rigby" — wagered $3,001

Lan "Who is Eleanor Rigby?" — wagered $2,500

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