Show #3473 1999-10-13 (taped 1999-07-28) Regular

Contestants

Rebecca Grayson — a law student from West Windsor, New Jersey

Evan Jones — a retail manager from Chicago, Illinois

Robin Jacobsen — a teacher of global studies from Farmingdale, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,300)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Robin $1,000 $3,200 $5,200 $3,200
2-day champion: $9,500
$5,000
20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Evan $700 $600 $3,600 $100
2nd place: Sony Entertainment System featuring Web TV
$5,000
14 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs)
Rebecca $400 $400 $2,600 $0
3rd place: Bushnell Binoculars
$2,600
10 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

"B" IN GEOGRAPHY HUMAN PARASITES SPORTS STARS ORIGINAL BOOK TITLES THE SEVEN CATHOLIC SACRAMENTS ANAGRAMMED DISNEY CHARACTERS
$100 [5]
This German capital was once the capital of Prussia
Berlin
Evan
$100 [2]
Removing one of these with tweezers rather than a hot match reduces the risk of lyme disease
Tick
Robin
$100 [10]
In his first year as a coach, this former Celtic led the Pacers to their best NBA record ever
Larry Bird
Robin
$100 [15]
Its working title was "Catch-18"
"Catch-22"
Evan
$100 [24]
Water is used in this, considered the first sacrament
Baptism
Robin
$100 [1]
Twine Show
Snow White
Rebecca
$200 [6]
Once known as the Escholtz Islands, this atoll in the Marshall Islands was the site of U.S. nuclear tests
Bikini
Robin
$200 [3]
These insects not only leave behind itchy welts, they may infect you with viral encephalitis
Mosquitos
Robin
$200 [11]
The first U.S. tennis player to win $100,000 in a year, in 1975 he became the first black man to win at Wimbledon
Arthur Ashe
Robin
$200 [20]
Alex Haley used the working title "Before This Anger" for this bestseller
"Roots"
Rebecca
$200 [25]
Whether mortal or venial, you should confess them in penance
Sins
Robin
$200 [16]
Chaos On Tap
Pocahontas
Robin
$300 [7]
Due to summer fog & winter snow, there are few clear days in this north Pacific sea in the Aleutian Basin
Bering Sea
Rebecca
$300 [4]
The saliva of these worms prevents blood from clotting with an anticoagulant called hirudin
Leeches
Evan
$300 [12]
(Hi, I'm Bob Costas.) In 1956 this N.Y. Yankee became the only player ever to win baseball's Triple Crown while hitting more than 50 home runs
Mickey Mantle
Robin Evan
$300 [21]
He originally wanted to title his 1860s classic "All's Well That Ends Well", but settled for "War And Peace"
Leo Tolstoy
Evan
$300 [26]
Priests don't perform this sacrament that can be annulled, they just witness it
Marriage
Rebecca
$300 [17]
Net Paper
Peter Pan
$400 [8]
This country consists of a Muslim-Croat federation & a Serb republic
Bosnia
Evan
$400 [29]
Ringworm isn't caused by a worm, but, like athlete's foot, is caused by one of these
Fungus
Robin
$400 [13]
College football's Butkus Award is named for Dick Butkus, a 6-time all-pro for this NFL team
Chicago Bears
Evan
$400 [22]
This working title for "The Wizard of Oz" came from the Wizard's adopted hometown
"The Emerald City"
Robin
$400 [27]
To receive holy orders, a priest lies prone before this structure
Altar
Robin
$400 [18]
Hope Within One
Winnie The Pooh
DD $800 [9]
This Mississippi port was the capital of the Louisiana Territory for a brief time in the early 1700s
Biloxi
Evan
$500 [30]
One species of this arachnid lives harmlessly in hair follicles; another causes scabies
Mites
Rebecca
$500 [14]
In 1998 this flamboyant Italian skier won the 50th World Cup race of his career
Alberto Tomba
Robin
$500 [23]
"Twilight" was the original title of his "The Sound and the Fury"
William Faulkner
$500 [28]
This procedure "of the sick" is also called extreme unction
Anointing
Evan
$500 [19]
Old Dank Cud
Donald Duck
Robin

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN HISTORY FOOD & DRINK ACTRESSES ON TELEVISION CONTEMPORARIES ON THE GO "NAP" TIME
$200 [1]
In 1814 & 1815 New England leaders took part in the Hartford Convention to discuss opposition to this war
War of 1812
Rebecca
$200 [30]
Darjeeling is classified as a "black" type of this beverage
Tea
Robin
$200 [6]
This "Mad About You" star played the cute girl next door on the '70s drama "The Fitzpatricks"
Helen Hunt
Evan
$200 [24]
While Marco Polo was meeting the Khan, he missed the 10th birthday party of this "Divine Comedy" author in Italy
Dante Aligheri
Robin
$200 [16]
A subway platform under State Street in this city's "Loop" is the world's longest at about 3,500'
Chicago
Evan
$200 [10]
After a meal, don't fold this again; a waiter might mistake it for clean
Napkin
Rebecca
$400 [2]
In 1962 the U.S agreed to give Cuba $53 million in aid for the release of 1,113 prisoners taken in this invasion
Bay of Pigs
Robin
$400 [11]
To make a French "75" cocktail, you need champagne, powdered sugar, gin & this sour juice
Lemon juice
Rebecca
$400 [7]
From 1987 to '89 Courteney Cox played Alex Keaton's girlfriend Lauren on this sitcom
Family Ties
Robin
$400 [25]
In 1653 Cyrano de Bergerac wrote "The Ridiculous Pedant" & this man made himself Lord Protector of England
Oliver Cromwell
Robin
$400 [20]
A cheap way to haul cargo, these flat ships may have their own engines or be pushed by a tugboat
Barges
Evan
$400 [13]
This California valley is known for its table wines
Napa Valley
Rebecca
$600 [3]
In 1804 Justice Samuel Chase was impeached for comments critical of this president's administration
Thomas Jefferson
Robin
$600 [12]
This 'butter" is extracted from beans during the chocolate-making process
Cocoa butter
Evan
$600 [8]
Diane Brewster was seen in flashbacks as the murdered Helen Kimble on this '60s series
The Fugitive
Evan
DD $800 [26]
The 2 of the 3 Bs among classical composers that Ben Franklin could have met
Bach & Beethoven
Robin
$600 [21]
In 1909 the Wright Brothers founded a firm to manufacture airplanes in this city
Dayton, Ohio (same as the bicycle shop)
$600 [17]
To snooze, like a Siamese
Catnap
Evan
$800 [4]
On August 5, 1864 David Farragut barreled full speed ahead into this Alabama bay, defeating the Confederate navy
Mobile Bay
$800 [14]
Hey, bird brain! The British use this fruit seen here in a dessert known as fool
Gooseberries
DD $600 [9]
(Hi, I'm Jane Seymour.) I was nominated for a Golden Globe for playing this famous woman in the TV movie "The Woman He Loved"
Duchess of Windsor (Wallis Warfield)
Evan
$800 [27]
While Hannibal was working out how to take Rome, this "Eureka" mathematician was killed by a Roman soldier
Archimedes
$800 [22]
In 1954 Nash-Kelvinator & Hudson merged, forming this automaker
American Motors (AMC)
$800 [18]
Naptown is a nickname of this Indiana city
Indianapolis
$1,000 [5]
In 1621 this Wampanoag chief & about 90 of his people shared Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims
Massasoit
Rebecca
$1,000 [15]
Daikon, an Asian type of this root vegetable, is often found in salads
Radish
$1,000 [29]
Lee Remick played Kay Summersby in the '70s miniseries about this president's war years
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robin Rebecca
$1,000 [28]
Around the time Anacreon went to heaven, this philosopher from Lu was traveling around Asia
Confucius
Rebecca
$1,000 [23]
In 1830 Peter Cooper built this "tiny" locomotive, the first U.S. coal-burning steam engine, for the B&O Railroad
"Tom Thumb"
$1,000 [19]
This 1886 novel recounts the abduction of David Balfour
"Kidnapped"
Evan

Final Jeopardy!

THE OSCARS

1 of only 2 actors who directed themselves to a Best Acting Oscar

Roberto Benigni ( Life Is Beautiful ) or Sir Laurence Olivier ( Hamlet )

Rebecca "Who is Robert Redford" — wagered $2,600
Evan "Who is Mel Gibson" — wagered $3,500
Robin "Who is Kevin Costner?" — wagered $2,000

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