Show #3806 2001-03-05 (taped 2000-11-29) Regular

Contestants

Michael Souveroff — an aspiring screenwriter from New York City, New York

Lynne Langhammer Conover — a stay-at-home mom from Windsor, Connecticut

Stephen Mitchell — a marketing manager from Los Angeles, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $36,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Stephen	$800	$500	$2,700	$1,700 2nd place: Trip to Stockholm courtesy of Priceline.com	$3,300 14 R, 7 W (including 1 DD)
Lynne	$600	$1,900	$6,500	$7,000 New champion: $7,000	$6,100 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Michael	$900	$200	$400	$2 3rd place: Panasonic Portable DVD Player	$1,300 11 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

ATOMIC WEIGHTS	FAMILIAR PHRASES	WHEN BENJY WAS PREZ	WE'RE NO. 2!	AMERICA-PODGE	CURT
$100 [27] The atomic weight of helium, or the number of right angles in a rectangle 4 Michael	$100 [6] In the '60s this phrase for something that reduces anxiety was popularized by Linus Van Pelt security blanket Stephen Lynne	$100 [1] Toward the end of Benjamin Harrison's term, this man was elected president of the U.S. for a second time Grover Cleveland Lynne	$100 [7] "Take Me Home, Country Roads", his first Top 40 hit, took him to No. 2 John Denver Lynne	$100 [16] All roads lead to Rome, but no roads lead to this rhyming Alaska city Nome Lynne	$100 [21] '60s Cardinal outfielder Curt Flood Michael
$200 [28] The atomic weight of magnesium, or the number of karats in pure gold 24 Lynne Michael	$200 [12] Ali Baba spoke these words to get into the cave of the 40 Thieves "Open, Sesame!" Lynne Michael	$200 [2] On August 24, 1891 he filed a patent for his motion picture camera Thomas Edison Stephen	$200 [8] This singer hit No. 2 on the pop chart with the song heard here Barry White Stephen	$200 [17] This famous peak is named for a lieutenant who discovered it in 1806 & tried to climb it, but never got to the top Pikes Peak Stephen Lynne	$200 [23] "Spy Who Loved Me" actor Curt Jurgens Stephen
$300 [29] The atomic weight of copper, or the number of squares on a checkerboard 64 Michael	$300 [13] The melodrama & the sponsors of certain early radio serials earned them this nickname soap operas Lynne	$300 [3] Founded by John D. Rockefeller, the university of this city opened in 1891 on land donated by Marshall Field University of Chicago Stephen	$300 [9] 1988 listeners found this singer "Simply Irresistible" at No. 2 Robert Palmer Michael	$300 [18] "Sooner" or later you'll tell us its state tree is the redbud Oklahoma Lynne	$300 [24] Then a Phillie, he struck out 300 in 1997 & 1998 Curt Schilling Michael
$400 [26] The atomic weight of manganese, or a speed Sammy Hagar just can't drive 55 Michael	$400 [14] On "Star Trek", the Vulcan salute is accompanied by this 4-word phrase "Live Long and Prosper" Michael	$400 [4] The federal government began construction on one of these in Fort Leavenworth federal penitentiary/prison Lynne	$400 [10] In 1994 she & Luther Vandross reached No. 2 with their remake of "Endless Love" Mariah Carey	$400 [19] [Hi, I'm J.J. Stokes, wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers] I was the all-time leading receiver for this school where Mark Harmon was once an All-American quarterback UCLA Michael	$400 [25] Sportscaster with his own Wyoming state park Curt Gowdy Stephen Michael
$500 [30] The atomic weight of potassium, this number was Jack Benny's favorite 39 Lynne	DD $900 [15] The Oracle at Delphi told Polycrates to look under every rock to find hidden treasure, hence this phrase to leave no stone unturned Michael	$500 [5] Paleontologist Eugene Dubois found fossil evidence of Pithecanthus erectus on this island Java (Java Man)	$500 [11] This hip-hop duo "wrestled" "Whoomp! (There It Is)" to No. 2 Tag Team	$500 [20] American sculptor known for such Wild West bronzes as "The Outlaw" & "The Stampede" Frederic Remington Stephen	$500 [22] Curt Cannon is a pen name of this "87th Precinct" author Ed McBain/Evan Hunter

Double Jeopardy! Round

MOVIE ROLES	JUST ADD "ONE"	CLASSIC CRIME NOVELS	MADAME	CURRY	CAPITAL RIVERS
$200 [1] Dame Judi Dench & Cate Blanchett both received Oscar nominations for portraying this woman in different '98 films Queen Elizabeth I Stephen	$200 [6] Attach the letters "one" to a land run by a wizard & you'll be up in the air with this layer ozone (Oz) Lynne	$200 [11] Last name of Patricia Highsmith's "talented" title Tom who gets away with murder Ripley Stephen	$200 [16] She created her No. 5 perfume in 1922 Coco Chanel Michael	$200 [21] A tasty curry sauce for shrimp uses the milk of this fruit coconut Lynne	$800 [27] Dublin Liffey Stephen
$400 [2] Ian McKellen played Magneto, leader of the bad guys, in this 2000 action movie based on Marvel Comics X-Men Stephen	$400 [7] Add "one" to a synonym for "to panhandle" & get this order to vacate begone (beg) Lynne	$400 [12] W.R. Burnett's 1929 gangster tale that included the line "Mother of God, is this the end of Rico?" Little Caesar	$400 [17] At the Sorbonne she studied philosophy & met Sartre, beginning a lifelong association with both Simone de Beauvoir Stephen	$400 [22] Curry is native to this country India Lynne	DD $1,000 [28] Belgrade Danube Lynne
$600 [3] He played a movie executive with a screenwriter problem in 1992's "The Player" Tim Robbins Stephen Michael	$600 [8] Insert "one" into the surname of actress Myrna & get crazy with this cartoon word looney (Loy) Stephen	DD $600 [13] The 1936 book "The Wheel Spins", about a woman who disappears on a nonstop train, became this Hitchcock film The Lady Vanishes Stephen	$600 [18] This French actress' films include "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" & "Indochine" Catherine Deneuve Michael	$600 [23] Curry can include cumin, tumeric & this spice, the world's most expensive saffron Lynne	$1,000 [26] Warsaw Vistula Lynne Michael
$800 [4] She was married to Kenneth Branagh when they played sparring lovers in 1993's "Much Ado About Nothing" Emma Thompson Stephen	$800 [9] Append "one" to a word for each individual in a group & get this word for all members of a group everyone (every)	$800 [14] "The Strange Case of Peter the Lett" was one of his first Maigret books Georges Simenon Stephen	$800 [19] "La Vie en Rose" was one of the signature songs of this singer nicknamed "The Little Sparrow" Edith Piaf Stephen	$800 [24] This spicy fruit condiment was created to accompany curry chutney Lynne	—
$1,000 [5] As Bela Lugosi, Martin Landau wrestled a fake octopus in this 1994 film biography Ed Wood Michael	$1,000 [10] Put "one" into the name of Homer Simpson's oldest child & get this title of nobility baronet (Bart) Stephen	$1,000 [15] 1971 Michael Caine film or 2000 Sylvester Stallone film based on "Jack's Return Home" by Ted Lewis Get Carter	$1,000 [20] The first female impressionist, she's the seated figure in the painting of the balcony seen here Berthe Morisot Stephen	$1,000 [25] One type of curry powder shares its name with this plaid textile madras	—

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD DRAMA

In its first U.S. performance in English, this play was billed as "The Child Wife" in 1882

A Doll's House (by Ibsen)

Michael "What is The School for Scandal?" — wagered $398

Stephen "What is Oedipus Rex?" — wagered $1,000

Lynne "What was A Doll's House" — wagered $500

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