Show #3799 2001-02-22 (taped 2000-11-15) Regular

Contestants

Sid Moore Jr. — a human rights investigator from Eugene, Oregon

Natasha Tyson — a financial analyst from Waukesha, Wisconsin

John Drymiller — a high school teacher from New Haven, Connecticut (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$1,500	$2,700	$5,000	$399 2nd place: a trip to Sydney, Australia courtesy of Priceline.com	$6,700 19 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Natasha	$600	$400	$600	$0 3rd place: a Casablanca Avio desktop video editor	$1,400 10 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Sid	$600	$1,000	$4,800	$1,300 New champion: $1,300	$5,600 15 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

AFRICAN AMERICANS	U.S. ARMED FORCES INSIGNIA	WESTERNS	FIRST NOVELS	ACROSTICS	STATE OF MINE
$100 [16] Lewis Latimer developed a carbon filament for this device & later worked for its inventor Light bulb John	$100 [21] This ship accessory is firmly set in the Marine Corps emblem Anchor John	$100 [26] William Goldman won an Oscar for the screenplay to this Newman-Redford flick Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid John	$100 [1] Xavier Herbert's debut novel, "Capricornia", explores the lives of Aborigines in this country's northern Outback Australia Sid	$100 [2] CUBURSINEPANDAPOLAR Bear Natasha	$100 [11] This state's school of mines, based in Golden, has an experimental mine in Idaho Springs Colorado John
$200 [17] Bessie Coleman, seenhereon a Black Heritage stamp, traveled to Europe to earn this type of license a pilot's license Sid	$200 [22] The stars of a 4-star Army general are this color silver Natasha Sid	$200 [27] This singer's films include the westerns "Flaming Star", "Charro!" & "Love Me Tender" Elvis Presley John	$200 [3] This southern playwright's first novel, "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone", became a film starring Vivian Leigh Tennessee Williams Natasha	$200 [7] LOFTTRACTORHORSELAMB Farm (the third letter) Natasha	$200 [12] This state's Wilkes-Barre district won a mine reclamation award for its Upper Lehigh site Pennsylvania Natasha
$300 [18] Starting in 1927, this "noble" man's big band broadcast on radio from Harlem's Cotton Club Duke Ellington John	$300 [23] In the Army it's the bird a Colonel Sanders would sport an eagle Natasha Sid	$300 [28] This Dustin Hoffman title character was also known as Jack Crab & the Soda Pop Kid Little Big Man Natasha	$300 [4] This 19th century New Englander later tried to destroy all the copies of his anonymous first novel, "Fanshawe" Nathaniel Hawthorne John	$300 [8] ROBINSWIFTTERNBUDGIE bird (third letter again) Natasha	$300 [13] Historic mining centers in this state include Gallup for coal & Grants for uranium New Mexico John
$400 [19] John Brown called this woman a "general" because of her bravery in helping slaves escape Harriet Tubman John	$500 [25] This top Navy rank, only used in wartime, wears 1 2-inch stripe with 4 1/2-inchers Fleet Admiral Sid	$400 [29] As deputy Tom Destry in "Destry Rides Again", this actor drinks milk & refuses to carry guns Jimmy Stewart	$400 [5] Not surprisingly, Ireland is the setting for this "Circle of Friends" author's first novel, "Light A Penny Candle" Maeve Binchy John	$400 [9] BLOWINGCLARINETTORNADOOUTDOOR Wind (the fourth letter from the end of each word) John	$400 [14] The documentary "Harlan County U.S.A." studies a miners' strike in this state Kentucky Natasha
$500 [20] "I cannot offer you money, position or fame", he said when he offered George Washington Carver a job at Tuskegee Booker T. Washington	DD $800 [24] A private E-2 has one of these--the symbol, not the gas station Chevron Sid	—	$500 [6] This Auchincloss used the pen name Andrew Lee in his first novel, "The Indifferent Children" Louis Auchincloss	$500 [10] ASTERISKSTRIPEDAVIDBRIGHT Star (the second letter) Sid	$500 [15] A 1907 disaster killed some 360 coal miners near Fairmont in this state West Virginia

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE NEW YORK TIMES SCIENCE TIMES	SHAQUILLE O'NEAL	WHAT CABINET DEPARTMENT?	"T"HEATER	GIVE 'EM THE BOOT	STATE OF MIND
$200 [1] A computer programmed by Dr. David Fogel taught itself this game that includes jumping & crowning checkers Sid	$200 [16] This Laker coach inspired Shaq by giving him a volume of Nietzsche Phil Jackson Sid	$200 [21] The Federal Highway Administration Transportation Sid	$200 [23] This synonym for "actor" is taken from the name of a real actor of ancient Greece thespian (from Thespis) John	$200 [6] This term for a young woman of the '20s may come from the sound of her unfastened boots flapper Natasha	$200 [11] If you're this "on your luck", you might also be this "in the mouth" down John
$400 [2] These hunting birds have made a comeback in New York City, where they feast on pigeons peregrine falcons John Natasha	$400 [17] In 1992 this team pulled the No. 1 draft pick out of a hat & used it on Shaq the Orlando Magic Sid	$400 [22] The Secret Service Treasury Natasha Sid	$400 [24] The dramatization of this Erskine Caldwell novel ran for more than 3,000 performances on Broadway Tobacco Road John	$400 [7] This woman took the song heardhereto No. 1:"These boots are made for walkin'..." Nancy Sinatra Sid	$400 [12] Often followed by "up", it can mean "not liquored up" or "serious in demeanor" sobered John
$600 [3] This virus named for an African area killed 7 people in New York state in 1999 West Nile Virus Natasha	$600 [18] Shaq dismissed this person in the rap "Biological Didn't Bother" his father Sid	$600 [27] The Diplomatic Security Service State Sid	$600 [25] Tracey Ullman & Helen Hunt were Kate & Bianca in a Wild West-set 1990 production of this play The Taming of the Shrew	$600 [8] "They" did this "With Their Boots On" in the title of a 1941 Errol Flynn flick Died John	$600 [13] This 7-letter word for "thoughtful" comes from the French for "to think" pensive Natasha
$800 [4] This eel-like fish seenhereis the biggest threat among species invading the Great Lakes the lamprey eel	$800 [19] Rhyming name for the opposing plan that gave Shaq 39 free throws in a game in the 2000 finals hack-a-Shaq Sid	$800 [28] The office of the Surgeon General Health & Human Services John	$800 [26] Collective name for Harvey Fierstein's 3 plays about a drag queen named Arnold Torch Song Trilogy Sid	$800 [9] They can be long-legged aquatic birds or hip boots worn by aquatic fishermen waders John	DD $800 [14] As well as "in good humor", it means a machine that grinds up pieces of wood chipper Natasha
$1,000 [5] Asperger's syndrome is a high-IQ form of this condition that isolates kids from the world autism John	$1,000 [20] Shaq's nicknames for himself include "The Big" version of this defecting dancer (Mikhail) Baryshnikov	DD $1,700 [29] The Drug Enforcement Administration Justice John	—	$1,000 [10] This country music saxophonist was a shoe-in for greatness with hit songs like "Yakety Sax" Boots Randolph	$1,000 [15] John Quincy Adams' last words were "I am" this synonym of satisfied content

Final Jeopardy!

WORD ORIGINS

Ironically, this synonym for a stupid person is based on the name of 1 of the most brilliant scholars of the 14th c.

Dunce (from John Duns Scotus)

Natasha "What is idiot" — wagered $600

Sid "What is imbecile?" — wagered $3,500

John "What is ignoramus" — wagered $4,601

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