Show #3905 2001-07-20 (taped 2001-03-22) Regular

Last game of Season 17.

Contestants

Genevieve Slunka — an undergraduate student from Irvine, California

Roland Lange — a sales director from Brooklyn, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,000)

Josh Meyer — an attorney from Los Angeles, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,000)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Josh $1,300 $2,500 $5,900 $9,200
2nd place: a trip to Club Med, Mexico
$5,200
19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Roland $1,500 $3,700 $10,500 $14,500
2-day champion: $22,500
$10,500
24 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Genevieve $400 $600 $3,000 $6,000
3rd place: Borders gift card
$3,000
7 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE HALL OF FAMOUS MISSOURIANS SPORTS TEAM NICKNAMES THE DAVIS CUP OFFICIAL STATE THINGS AM I BLUE? a lower case category
$100 [26]
He's the only U.S. president in The Hall of Famous Missourians
Harry S. Truman
Roland
$100 [1]
Founded by an auto parts maker, this city's Pistons were originally the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
Detroit
Josh
$100 [13]
Kim Carnes sang about her eyes
Bette Davis
Roland
$100 [4]
Everyone hit the beach to enjoy this state's official sports: surfing & outrigger canoe paddling
Hawaii
Josh Roland
$100 [8]
This blue or bluish-green stone often seen in Southwestern jewelry is a birthstone for December
turquoise
Genevieve
$100 [16]
lower case initials at the foot of a business letter are those of this person
secretary
Josh
$200 [27]
"The Most Trusted Man in America", he made news again in 1999 when he was inducted into the Hall
Walter Cronkite
Roland
$200 [2]
Cleveland's NFL team took this name from coach Paul, not running back Jim
the Browns
Roland
$200 [14]
In 1861 he resigned from the U.S. Senate
Jefferson Davis
Josh
$200 [7]
This state amphibian of Oklahoma gets a mention in the pop song "Joy To The World"
the bullfrog
Roland
$200 [9]
Tony Bennett charted with this song in 1951, 12 years before Bobby Vinton did
"Blue Velvet"
$200 [19]
it's the division of a shakespeare play usually indicated by a lower case roman numeral
scene
Genevieve
$300 [28]
Born near Diamond Grove, Missouri, this scientist's induction in 1983 was no small peanuts
George Washington Carver
Roland
$300 [3]
Pittsburgh's National League team is sometimes known as the Bucs, short for these
the Buccaneers
Genevieve
$300 [15]
He's moved his Raiders all over California
Al Davis
Roland
$300 [23]
New Mexico's official state question, "Red or green?" refers to this state vegetable
peppers
Roland
$300 [10]
This elegant NYC jewelry store at 727 5th Avenue is known for its signature blue boxes
Tiffany's
Roland
$300 [20]
it's the lower case letter in the standard abbreviation for "doctor of philosophy"
h
Josh
$400 [29]
He's "The Man" all right! In 2000, he became the first sports player inducted into the Hall
Stan Musial
Roland
$400 [5]
Nickname of the Columbus Major League Soccer team--we don't know how "motley" they are
the Crew
Josh
$400 [17]
In 1978 this cartoonist introduced his character Garfield to the world
Jim Davis
Josh
$400 [24]
This feline with long, pointed canines is California's state fossil
a saber tooth tiger
Josh
$400 [11]
Blue is the online magazine of this company known for its beautiful blue jasperware
Wedgwood
$400 [21]
MUSICALLY, IT REFERS TO A SPECIFIC NOTE OR SCENE WHEN IT'S UPPER CASE & to playing loudly when it's lower case
F
Roland
$500 [30]
But seriously, folks, this entertainer seenherewas inducted posthumously in 1996
Emmett Kelly
$500 [6]
The name of this NHL team whose logo is seenhereis slang for "Canadians"
the Vancouver Canucks
Roland
$500 [18]
This black activist ran for vice president on the 1980 Communist Party ticket
Angela Davis
Josh
DD $500 [25]
"Roll On, Columbia, Roll On" is this state's official folk song
Washington
Josh
$500 [12]
A play in which Nicole Kidman appeared nude, or a section of the White House in which she probably didn't
Blue Room
Josh
$500 [22]
in french these, including lundi & jeudi, are spelled all lower case
days of the week
Roland

Double Jeopardy! Round

ZANY FOR TANZANIA MEL BROOKS FILMS GOVERNMENT & POLITICS POETIC LICENSE PLATES AWARDS 4 "N" WORDS & PHRASES
$200 [1]
Tanzania, Uganda & Kenya all border this large African lake
Lake Victoria
Josh
$200 [2]
Mel Brooks' 1993 film "Robin Hood" had this subtitle
Men in Tights
Josh
$200 [22]
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. has been under the jurisdiction of this agency since 1958
NASA
Roland
$200 [7]
1806-1861 UKHOW DO I ❤
Elizabeth Barrett Browning ("How Do I Love Thee")
Genevieve
$200 [12]
Oui! Oui! In 2000 this "French Chef" became the first U.S. chef to receive France's Legion of Honor
Julia Child
Josh
$200 [17]
It's any native or resident of the Keystone State
Pennsylvanian
Roland
$400 [27]
It's the prominent Tanzanian landmark seen here
Mount Kilimanjaro
Roland
$400 [3]
Gene Wilder tries to live down the family name & dismisses his granddad's work as "doo-doo" in this 1974 comedy
Young Frankenstein
Josh
$400 [23]
In 1990 Douglas Wilder became the USA's first elected black governor after winning election in this state
Virginia
Roland
$400 [8]
1885-1972 USA16 OZ
Ezra Pound
Roland
$400 [13]
In 1999 these 2 former presidents each received the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Gerald Ford & Jimmy Carter
$400 [18]
It's the point in a baseball game when fans traditionally stand & sing "Take Me Out To The Ball Game"
the seventh inning stretch
Josh
$600 [28]
Native to Tanzania, it's the African plant seen here
African violet
Roland
$600 [4]
Zero Mostel has a hit with the play "Springtime For Hitler" in this 1968 classic
The Producers
Genevieve
$600 [24]
This head of the Marine Corps, who has the rank of general, is appointed by the president for a 4-year term
the commandant
$600 [9]
1265-1321 ITHOT DAMN
Dante
Genevieve
$600 [14]
The celebrities named Man & Woman of the Year by this club each receive a pudding pot
the Hasty Pudding Club
Josh
$600 [19]
Tolstoy was partly inspired to write this novel after a neighbor threw herself under a train
Anna Karenina
Josh
$800 [29]
One of the last places in Africa where large animal migrations still take place, this national park was est. in 1941
Serengeti
$800 [5]
Mel's wife, she co-starred with him in "Silent Movie" & "To Be or Not to Be"
Anne Bancroft
Roland
$800 [25]
Nicknamed "Fritz", this Democrat has represented South Carolina in the U.S. Senate since 1966
Ernest Hollings
Josh
$800 [10]
1865-1939 IRY8S
William Butler Yeats
Roland
$800 [15]
The Blues Foundation of Memphis presents annual awards named for this "Father of the Blues"
W.C. Handy
$1,000 [21]
Raymond Massey played the 16th president as a young man in this 1940 film
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Josh
$1,000 [30]
In April 1964 this mainland region combined with Zanzibar to form Tanzania
Tanganyika
Genevieve
DD $1,000 [6]
At The Institute for the Very, Very Nervous, "Those who are tardy do not get fruit cup" in this parody of Hitchcock films
High Anxiety
Roland
$1,000 [26]
In 1989 this Democrat from Washington State succeeded Jim Wright as Speaker of the House
Thomas Foley
Roland
$1,000 [11]
1895-1985 UKROB TOMBS
Robert Graves
$1,000 [16]
"Jumanji" & "Where the Wild Things Are" are among the picture books to win this illustrious medal
the Caldecott Medal
Josh Roland
DD $2,000 [20]
For its work on behalf of prisoners of conscience, this organization won the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize
Amnesty International
Josh

Final Jeopardy!

POP MUSIC

The special November 2000 TV Guide cover seenherewas part of its tribute to this rock group

The Beatles (tribute to their 1968 album, "The White Album")

Genevieve "What is the Beatles" — wagered $3,000
Josh "What are The Beatles" — wagered $3,300
Roland "What is The Beatles?" — wagered $4,000

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