Show #3477 1999-10-19 (taped 1999-08-03) Regular

Contestants

Paul Sharman — an e-business consultant from Boca Raton, Florida

Meaghan Scollins — a human resources manager from Glen Cove, New York

Keith Lorasch — a music educator from Eau Claire, Wisconsin (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Keith	$1,700	$3,500	$6,800	$10,801 2-day champion: $19,002	$8,500 25 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Meaghan	$1,000	$2,200	$3,200	$0 3rd place: 1-800 Gift Certificate	$3,200 11 R, 2 W
Paul	$300	$1,400	$5,400	$4,000 2nd place: Trip to Couples Resorts, Jamaica	$5,600 15 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

17th CENTURY AMERICA	"ALLEY" WAYS	ROCK'S ROOTS	VOLCANOES	3-LETTER WORDS	ODDS & ENDS
$100 [16] Most of the colonists on this ship that landed at Plymouth in December 1620 were not Pilgrims Mayflower Keith	$100 [21] It's the feline equivalent of a stray mutt Alley cat Keith Paul	$100 [27] This top yodeler fronted the Saddlemen before dropping the cowboy image & going with The Comets Bill Haley Meaghan	$100 [11] Peru's El Misti volcano was of great importance to this ancient Indian civilization Incas Keith	$100 [1] For musicians, it's a job Gig Meaghan	$100 [6] I tawt I taw this bird on a 1998 postage stamp, along with Sylvester the Cat; "I did! I did!" Tweety Paul
$200 [17] It's the crop John Rolfe planted in Virginia that became a major cash crop Tobacco Paul	$200 [22] Classic comic strips include "Gasoline Alley" & this title caveman "Alley Oop" Keith	$200 [28] He released his first records under the name Charles Berryn Chuck Berry Paul	$200 [12] Its May 18, 1980 eruption was the first in the lower 48 states since California's Lassen Peak in 1921 Mount Saint Helens Keith	$200 [2] A junior reporter (& not just of Chicago baseball) Cub Meaghan	$200 [7] This classic party game from Milton Bradley will tie you up in knots Twister Paul
$300 [18] In 1652, in defiance of English law, Massachusetts set up one of these producing the pine tree shilling Mint Meaghan Paul	$300 [23] Type of venue in which you'd hear the terms turkey, strike & split being bandied about Bowling alley Meaghan	$300 [26] His "Tutti Frutti" only made it to No. 17 in the U.S.; Pat Boone's version of it went to No. 12 Little Richard Meaghan	$300 [13] On March 29, 1947 Hekla in this north Atlantic nation erupted, spreading ash as far away as Finland Iceland Keith	$300 [3] Ed Ames' "Runneth Over With Love" Cup Meaghan	$300 [8] NYU's main campus is located in this Manhattan area, a haven for many Bohemian artists Greenwich Village Keith
$400 [19] John Smith, hurt in an explosion, was ousted from his leadership of this settlement & sailed back to England Jamestown Meaghan	$400 [24] On August 25, 1991 she took home an Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy Series Kirstie Alley Meaghan	$400 [29] It was Dick Clark who suggested that this man record "The Twist" Chubby Checker Keith	DD $400 [14] Currently inactive, at 19,340 feet it's Africa's highest volcano Mount Kilimanjaro Keith	$400 [4] To udderly intimidate someone Cow Meaghan	$400 [9] A little hobbit told us this author was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa in 1892 J.R.R. Tolkien Keith
$500 [20] In 1684 William Penn tried to settle his boundary dispute with Maryland, & this lord Lord Baltimore Keith	$500 [25] A mistaken course or direction may take you up one of these a blind alley Keith Paul	$500 [30] This soulful singer's hits include "You Send Me" & "Cupid" Sam Cooke	$500 [15] Only one person survived Mount Pelee's 1902 eruption, which totally destroyed St. Pierre on this West Indies island Martinique Paul	$500 [5] If you've been this, you've been cheated Had	$500 [10] This Muslim nation is alphabetically first among Africa's countries Algeria Paul

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD LITERATURE	THE TITLE ESCAPES ME	PRESIDENTIAL BIRTHPLACES	LET'S PUT ON A PLAY	SPAM THE WONDER MEAT	"EAU" YEAH!
$200 [9] Last name of Flaubert character Charles, whose wife Emma has an affair with Leon Dupuis Bovary Keith	$200 [1] 3 chimpanzees travel through time to 20th century Earth in the 1971 sequel "Escape From" this place The Planet of the Apes Keith	$200 [17] February 12, 1809 near Hodgenville, Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Keith	$200 [2] A book is the example of the "hand" type of these; a bookcase is an example of the "set" type Props	$200 [21] This company proudly produces the delicacy known as Spam Hormel Keith	$200 [4] Clothing, linens & other possessions assembled by a bride for her marriage Trousseau Keith
$400 [10] A Paris crowd selects this character as King of Fools for the Epiphany celebrations of 1482 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Quasimodo) Keith	$400 [13] Clint Eastwood played a convict in this 1979 prison film based on a true story Escape From Alcatraz Paul	$400 [22] February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois Ronald Reagan Paul	$400 [3] "Edible" name for a common type of water-soluble stage makeup Pancake Keith	$400 [25] It is believed Spam is an acronym of "Shoulder of pork and ham" or a contraction of these 2 words Spice & ham	$400 [5] A gracious gesture, or a 1939 Gary Cooper film about 3 brothers serving in the Foreign Legion Beau Geste Keith
$600 [11] The title character of this epic poem is the nephew of King Hygelac of the Geats Beowulf Paul	$600 [14] Steve McQueen did his own motorcycle stunts in this 1963 film set in a Nazi P.O.W. camp The Great Escape Paul	$600 [23] July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska Gerald Ford Meaghan Paul	$600 [18] From Greek for "entrance to a tent", it's the arch that separates the stage from the auditorium the proscenium Keith	$600 [26] "Spam on a Rope" for snacking in the shower has been suggested by this late-night comedian David Letterman Keith	$600 [6] Tiffany glass is an outstanding example of this design style that flourished into the early 20th century Art nouveau Keith
$800 [12] Ellen Douglas is the title character of this Scottish author's "The Lady of the Lake" Sir Walter Scott Paul	$800 [15] In a 1975 Disney thriller 2 orphans with mysterious powers "Escape To" this geographical feature Witch Mountain Keith Meaghan	DD $600 [24] October 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas Dwight D. Eisenhower Paul	$800 [19] Founded in 1913, this stage actors' union represents about 40,000 members in the U.S. Equity Keith	$800 [27] This 1960s Russian premier once said, "Without Spam, we wouldn't have been able to feed our army during WWII" Nikita Khrushchev Meaghan	$800 [7] From the old French for flat, it's a flat expanse of land Plateau Paul
—	$1,000 [16] This actor played Snake Plissken in "Escape From New York" & its sequel "Escape From L.A." Kurt Russell Paul	$1,000 [28] December 5, 1782 in Kinderhook, New York Martin Van Buren Keith	DD $1,700 [20] Your cousin might know a friend of the roommate of a nephew of the lawyer of John Guare, who wrote this 1990 play Six Degrees of Separation Keith	—	$1,000 [8] Paul Bunyan Camp at Carson Park in this Wisconsin city has a replica of an early lumber camp Eau Claire Paul

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC FIRSTS

Stopped by a cop on a bike, in 1896 Walter Arnold was the first man in England to receive a fine for this

Speeding

Meaghan "What is jaywalking?" — wagered $3,200

Paul "What is jaywalking?" — wagered $1,400

Keith "What is speeding?" — wagered $4,001

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