Show #3474 1999-10-14 (taped 1999-07-28) Regular

Contestants

David Waters — a public information officer from Portland, Oregon

Jennifer O'Brien — a professor from Lake Forest, Illinois

Robin Jacobsen — a teacher of global studies from Farmingdale, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $9,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Robin	$500	$1,200	$2,300	$0 3rd place: Polaroid Photomax Digital Camera Creative Kit	$4,600 12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 2 DDs)
Jennifer	$0	$1,300	$3,300	$1 2nd place: Zenith 36" Stereo TV & DirecTV Satellite System	$3,300 14 R, 4 W
David	$1,600	$2,500	$6,700	$6,610 New champion: $6,610	$6,700 21 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC NAMES	MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS	TV TO FILM	SILENT "GH"	WHAT IS THAT THING?	YOU OUGHTA KNOW
$100 [6] He's buried in Westminster Abbey even though he's most famous for his "Canterbury Tales" Geoffrey Chaucer David	$100 [26] Derived from a Portuguese guitar called a machete, it was introduced into Hawaii in the late 19th century Ukulele David	$100 [1] An ad line for this 1998 film read, "On June 19 Take Your Greatest Fear and Multiply it By X" The X-Files David	$100 [11] When this breaks, "The cradle will fall, and down will come baby, cradle and all" Bough David	$100 [14] A smelt Fish Robin	$100 [19] Common in Roman architecture, this term for a row of arches now often means a place to play video games Arcade Jennifer
$200 [7] Caesar's lieutenant in Gaul, he was miffed that Caesar made Octavian his heir & not him Mark Antony Robin David	$200 [27] The Highland version of this instrument has 2 tenor drones & a bass drone Bagpipes Jennifer	$200 [2] (Hi, I'm Steve Harris of The Practice.) I played detective Briggs in the 1999 movie revival of this television series featuring youthful undercover cops The Mod Squad David	$200 [12] Whinny Neigh Jennifer	$200 [15] Canvasback Duck Robin Jennifer	$200 [20] They're non-retractable & well-developed in the grizzly & delicious with coffee for breakfast Bear claws Jennifer
$300 [8] He showed that by planting peanuts & soybeans you could restore the nitrogen in the soil that growing cotton took out George Washington Carver Robin	$300 [28] This piano ancestor is named for its similarity to another instrument whose strings are also plucked Harpsichord Jennifer	$300 [3] Mel, James & Jodie brought this little screen western to the big screen in 1994 Maverick Jennifer	$300 [13] This bone is "connected to the hipbone" Thighbone David	$300 [18] Scarab Beetle David	$300 [21] Hungarian-born Andrew Grove rose "inside" this computer chip company & made it dominant today Intel Jennifer
DD $400 [9] After WWII Enrico Fermi moved back to this city to teach at its university Chicago Robin	$400 [29] A type of flute with 6 finger holes, its main modern use is in drum corps & military bands Fife Jennifer David	$400 [4] Kenny gets killed early on in the 1999 film based on this series South Park Robin	$400 [16] At 112 square miles, Queens is the largest of these administrative areas of New York City Boroughs Robin	$400 [24] Brown recluse Spider David	$400 [22] Daisy Ashford's novel "The Young Visiters", written when she was 9, had a preface by this "Peter Pan" author J.M. Barrie Robin
$500 [10] In 1848 he took 85 men, 2 cannons & 800 muskets from South America to Italy; how did he get through customs? Giuseppe Garibaldi David	$500 [30] Toy instrument played by Paul McCartney on Ringo Starr's 1974 hit "You're Sixteen" kazoo	$500 [5] Cloris Leachman played Granny in the 1993 big screen version of this TV classic The Beverly Hillbillies Jennifer David	$500 [17] An old prospector, or the type of bread he might eat Sourdough David	$500 [25] Coachwhip Snake	$500 [23] Its symbol is Sn & it's used in plating cans & in toothpaste Tin

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT GREECE	HEE HAW	THE BIBLE	ISLANDS	BANNED!	PRESIDENTIAL RHYME TIME
$200 [9] Among the Greek city-states, it was the only one that had a standing army Sparta Jennifer David	$200 [15] These 2 men were the longtime pickin' & grinnin' hosts of the show Buck Owens & Roy Clark	$200 [16] In a parable, this character aids a man wounded by thieves & pays for his recovery The Good Samaritan David	$200 [6] Honshu, this country's largest island, is home to about 80% of its population Japan Jennifer	$200 [1] Found unsuitable for Mormon audiences, her smash hit "Physical" was banned for a time from Utah radio Olivia Newton-John Jennifer	$200 [19] Carter's body-shaking dances Jimmy's shimmies Robin
$400 [10] In 490 B.C. Pheidippides ran the 25 miles from this battle site to Athens with news of victory over the Persians Marathon David	$400 [27] This man elected U.S. president in 1988 once declared that "Hee Haw" was his favorite show George H.W. Bush Jennifer	$400 [17] After Pharaoh put him in charge of Egypt, he gathered so much corn he lost track of how much he had Joseph David	$400 [7] Iran's main crude oil terminal is on Kharg Island in this gulf Persian Gulf Robin	$400 [2] An edition of this children's story was banned in 1989 because it depicted a girl bringing alcohol to her granny Little Red Riding Hood Robin	$400 [20] Zachary's swabbies Taylor's sailors David
$600 [11] This seat of the most celebrated oracle of ancient Greece was considered the center of the universe Delphi David	$600 [28] On "Hee Haw", he was the man who was often asked, "What's for supper?" Grandpa Jones	$600 [18] He cast a "legion" of demons from a madman & put an end to his howling & raging Jesus Robin	$600 [8] Let's calypso on down to this island's Icacos Point, the southernmost point in the West Indies Trinidad David	DD $700 [3] This Mark Twain work was fourth on the list of "The Most Frequently Banned Books in the 1990s" Huckleberry Finn Robin	$600 [23] Truman's fencing moves Harry's parrys Jennifer
$800 [12] In 594 B.C. this Athenian statesman drew up a code of law Solon David	$800 [29] A regular on "Hee Haw", George Lindsey played this "nutty" character on "Mayberry, RFD" Goober Jennifer	$800 [21] Jonah was angry when this Assyrian city he prophesied against wasn't destroyed Nineveh	$800 [14] The Pacific country called the Federated States of this includes many of the Caroline Islands Micronesia	$800 [4] Because of its portrayal of the Jewish character Shylock, this play was banned in Michigan in 1980 The Merchant of Venice David	$800 [24] Washington's metal workshops George's forges Robin
$1,000 [13] The name of this ancient mountain pass on Greece's east coast means "hot gates" Thermopylae David	$1,000 [30] Don Harron was awarded the Order of Canada for playing a reporter at this "Hee Haw" radio station KORN (Charlie Parkinson)	$1,000 [26] After Adam & Eve were expelled from Eden, this type of angel, not seraphim, made sure they stayed out Cherubim Jennifer David	$1,000 [22] The Cathedral of Notre Dame stands on this island in the middle of the Seine Ile de la Cite (Isle of the City)	$1,000 [5] This Daniel Defoe work about a lusty 17th century wench has often been banned from U.S. mails Moll Flanders Jennifer David	DD $2,000 [25] Ulysses' formicidae Grant's ants Robin

Final Jeopardy!

MAGAZINES

The title of this women's magazine that turned 60 in 1999 used to end with "of Hollywood"

Glamour

Robin "What is Harper's Bazaar?" — wagered $2,300

Jennifer "What is something i don't" — wagered $3,299

David "What is Harper's" — wagered $90

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