Show #3580 2000-03-10 (taped 1999-12-14) Regular

Contestants

Maggie Harris — a program coordinator from Sautee, Georgia

John Mollenkamp — an attorney from Jefferson City, Missouri

Charles Hubert — a developer from Tucker, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,399)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Charles	$-800	$2,000	$10,000	$8,601 2-day champion: $15,000	$10,400 23 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
John	$-400	$500	$3,300	$1,300 2nd place: a JVC home theater system + a DirecTV satellite system	$3,300 11 R, 4 W
Maggie	$-400	$-400	$4,300	$300 3rd place: an Epson Photo PC750Z camera	$4,800 15 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE	THE CINEMA	NON-RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS	ISLANDS	NAME THE DECADE	DIRTY 4-LETTER WORDS
$100 [6] In biology it's a finger; in math, a figure like 1 a digit Charles John	$100 [14] Minnie Driver provided the voice of Jane in this 1999 Disney blockbuster Tarzan Maggie	$100 [11] Joan Crawford died on May 10, the date of this holiday in many countries other than the U.S. Mother's Day John Maggie	$100 [1] An island named for the animal seenherebelongs to this country[kangaroo] Australia Charles John	$100 [26] Elizabeth II became Queen of England the 1950s Charles John	$100 [21] It's the filmy covering soap may leave scum Charles
$200 [7] A free-falling body accelerates at a rate of about 1 g, g coming from this word gravity Maggie	$200 [15] This Eddie Murphy remake of a Jerry Lewis film was the biggest-grossing comedy of the summer in 1996 The Nutty Professor Maggie	$200 [12] Islamic Republic Day in Iran is celebrated on this date, no foolin' April 1 Charles	$200 [2] This "Valley Island" is found between the islands of Molokai & Hawaii Maui	$200 [27] The American Revolution began the 1770s Charles Maggie	$200 [22] On iron, it's mainly hydrated ferric oxide rust Maggie
$300 [8] Pre-Y1K scientists figured this organ gave out light; they were, of course, wrong eye John	$300 [16] She co-starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Eraser" & sang its theme, "Where Do We Go From Here" Vanessa Williams Maggie	DD $400 [13] It was first celebrated in the U.S. in February 1866 as a memorial service Lincoln's Birthday Charles	$300 [3] The healthful climate of this south Atlantic island didn't help Napoleon; he died there St. Helena Charles John	$300 [28] The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock the 1620s John	$300 [23] An adjective for a vile smell, or a noun that pairs with file rank Charles
$400 [9] These in the skies of Albuquerque on October 3, 1999 were a fine example of Charles' Law in action hot air balloons	$400 [17] In this 1999 film, Clint Eastwood plays a reporter out to prove the guilt or innocence of a condemned murderer True Crime	$400 [19] Discovery Day in the Bahamas is observed on this date October 12 Charles	$400 [4] It's the largest island in the Malay Archipelago & the second largest in the world New Guinea Charles	$400 [29] Picasso painted "Guernica" the 1930s Charles	$400 [24] This term for a sticky, greasy substance came from the brand name of a cleaning solvent gunk
$500 [10] The 5-kingdom system is made up of animals, bacteria, plants, protists & these fungi Charles John Maggie	$500 [18] This dancer introduced "Something's Gotta Give" in his 1955 film "Daddy Long Legs" Fred Astaire Charles	$500 [20] On this British holiday, service people like postmen & trash collectors get gifts Boxing Day (December 26) Charles	$500 [5] Sounds hypothetical, but it's the real-life island prison in "The Count of Monte Cristo" Chateau d'If	$500 [30] Santa Anna led his assault on the Alamo the 1830s Charles	$500 [25] An anagram of whey's partner is this term for a crusty deposit crud John

Double Jeopardy! Round

LIONS	MASONS	THE ROTARY CLUB	ODD FELLOWS	OPTIMISTS	THE "Y"
$200 [1] The Barbary lion, now essentially extinct, is best known for eating early members of this group in the Coliseum Christians John	$200 [2] This 1858 invention was John Mason's contribution to the art of canning Mason jar Charles	$200 [3] After testing, this technology began to replace the rotary dial in November 1963 touch-tone Maggie	$200 [7] He comes upon some odd fellows playing ninepins, gets ripped on their liquor & falls asleep for 20 years Rip Van Winkle Charles	$200 [13] On Oct. 25 of this year, the New York Journal headlined, "Experts Predict Rising Market"--oops 1929 John Maggie	$200 [27] You're in balance if you know it's the complement of "yang" yin Maggie
$400 [4] As well as these on their paws, lions have a patch of rough skin on their tails called the same thing claw Maggie	$400 [18] This comedian was born with the name Yacov Moshe Maza Jackie Mason Charles	$400 [22] On an airplane they're "fixed"; on a helicopter they're actually "rotary" wings Maggie	$400 [8] Jed Shaner set a Guinness record in 1991 by covering himself with some 343,000 of these insects bees Maggie	DD $500 [14] Optimistic 4-word phrase spoken by the title object seen here: "I think I can" Maggie	$400 [28] This single-celled fungus can ferment sugars & carbohydrates yeast Charles
$600 [5] (I'm Chris Claiborne of the Detroit Lions.) In the wild, lions' favorite prey are antelopes & this member of the horse family zebra Maggie	$600 [19] He led the cast of the 1959 film "Journey to the Center of the Earth", seen here: James Mason Charles	$600 [23] The rotary or rotator cuff is part of this joint shoulder John	$600 [10] This legendary lumberjack was so huge that when he was a baby it took 5 storks to deliver him Paul Bunyan John	$600 [15] On May 25, 1961 JFK called for the U.S. to achieve this goal by decade's end to put a man on the Moon Charles	$600 [29] In 1485 the Tudor family of rulers replaced this Plantaganet house York Maggie
DD $600 [9] The lion's genus & species is sometimes given by this 3-letter word repeated Leo Maggie	$800 [20] This actress received 3 of her 4 Academy Award nominations for films written by Neil Simon Marsha Mason Charles	$800 [25] The Philadelphia Public Ledger in the 1840s was the first to use this invention by Richard Hoe a rotary press John	$800 [11] Commodus, emperor of this, enjoyed dressing up like Hercules (he thought he was Hercules reincarnated) Rome Maggie	$800 [16] Norman Vincent Peale's best-known work is "The Power of" this Positive Thinking Maggie	$800 [30] Expanded from the tetragrammaton, it's a Hebrew name for God Yahweh John
$800 [6] The highly developed carnassial teeth shear these cords that connect muscle to bone Tendons Charles	$1,000 [21] In 1987 this guitarist recorded a new version of "Classical Gas" with Mannheim Steamroller Mason Williams Charles	$1,000 [24] This German made his name with his 1956 epitrochoidal or rotary engine Felix Wankel Charles	$1,000 [12] Ike Snopes falls in love with a cow in this novelist's Snopes Trilogy William Faulkner Charles	$1,000 [17] In 1989 scientists raised energy hopes when they claimed this nuclear reaction at room temperature cold/nuclear fusion Maggie	$1,000 [26] This bright-winged type of woodpecker is the state bird of Alabama the yellowhammer Charles

Final Jeopardy!

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

In a 1963 book this character found out his family motto in Latin would be "Orbis Non Sufficit"

James Bond ("The World Is Not Enough")

John "Who is Rabbit?" — wagered $2,000

Maggie "Who" — wagered $4,000

Charles "Who is Garp" — wagered $1,399

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