Show #4130 2002-07-12 (taped 2002-03-05) Regular

(Cheryl:Pro basketball--not as tough as it looks. Check it out onJeopardy!next.)

Contestants

Peter Sze — a former teacher originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Gail Polzin — a public relations director from Buffalo Grove, Illinois

Richard Mason — a roboticist from Pasadena, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $29,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Richard	$1,800	$9,800	$30,000	$21,000 2-day champion: $50,600	$23,200 27 R (including 3 DDs), 2 W
Gail	$400	$1,600	$10,400	$400 3rd place: $1,000	$10,400 11 R, 0 W
Peter	$1,400	$2,000	$9,600	$8,799 2nd place: $2,000	$9,600 18 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS	BASKETBALL	PEOPLE & PLACES	STAMPS OF APPROVAL	THE FORTUNE 500	NEWER WORDS & PHRASES
$200 [1] On his third voyage, Columbus discovered what we now know as this continent South America Peter	$200 [2] (Cheryl shoots some hoops with Shawn Bradley.) There's a regular as well as a sky type of this shot hook shot Richard	$200 [3] The folks in this "Cornhusker State" have been called bug-eaters, from a type of bird found there Nebraska Richard Peter	$200 [7] One of the stamps that celebrated the 1960s commemorated this concert event Woodstock Richard	$200 [14] 1 of the 2 manufacturing companies classified under "Toys" in the 500 1 of (Mattel and Hasbro) Richard	$200 [23] Yeah, yeah, I'm sure you know they're the two words that complete the phrase "Been there..." "...done that" Gail
$400 [16] Christopher's son Diego was a page in the house of Juan, the only son of this royal pair Isabella and Ferdinand Peter	$400 [4] In 1997 the NBA briefly shelved this contest whose winners included Isaiah Rider with the East Bay Funk Slam Dunk competition Peter	$400 [6] The Kamba are a Bantu people of this country that also starts with the letter "K" Kenya Gail	$400 [8] The Legendary Playing Fields of Baseball set includes this Boston ballpark Fenway Park Peter	$400 [15] It's a shoe-in as the top apparel company on the list Nike Peter	$400 [24] To be politically correct, don't call someone short, say he's vertically this challenged Richard
$600 [17] In 1862 this Italian city erected its big monument to the man Genoa Peter	$600 [5] (Sofia goes head-to-head with Bradley.) It's a musical artist who broadens his appeal or the type of dribble Shawn Bradley is using to beat me crossover Richard	$600 [11] The Niases reside on the island of Nias, which is west of Sumatra in this country Indonesia Richard	$600 [28] This Looney Tunes character graced a 1999 stamp with his trademark "That's Despicable" look Daffy Duck Richard	$600 [20] Once No. 7 on the list, this energy company's stock was downgraded to junk bond status in late 2001 Enron Peter	$600 [25] It's the 3-character acronym computer users and non-users alike used for the year 2000 Y2K Richard
$800 [18] This Catskills author had a theory on where Columbus first landed: Cat Island (Washington) Irving Richard	$800 [9] The underhand free throw technique is associated with this Golden State Warriors hall of famer Rick Barry Peter	$800 [12] A Wichitan maybe from Wichita, Kansas or from Wichita Falls in this state Texas Richard	$1,000 [30] A 1999 international rate stamp featured this landmark, also an electric power producer Niagara Falls Peter	$800 [21] AMR & UAL are the top 2 companies in this industry airline Richard	$800 [26] It actually sounds like a rodent but it's actually slang for a teen who hangs out at shopping centers mall rat Richard
$1,000 [19] In the lawsuits that followed, a Columbus descendant got the title Duke of this, also Zorro's family de la Vega	$1,000 [10] (Cheryl is attempting a rebound from Bradley.) Shawn's doing this to me; it sounds like fighting, but he's actually in position for the rebound boxing out Peter	$1,000 [13] On a cruise to this one of the U.S. Virgin Islands, you'll learn that the people there are called Cruzans St. Croix Richard	DD $3,000 [29] These depicted on stamps include ones at Sandy Hook, New Jersey & Cape Hatteras, North Carolina lighthouses Richard	$1,000 [22] The top food services company, it has twice the revenues of No. 2, Tricon Global Restaurants McDonald's Richard	$1,000 [27] A combination of 2 other words, it describes a place or product for kids that's both informative & fun edutainment Gail

Double Jeopardy! Round

CHRIS COLUMBUS	HIT THE ROAD	19th CENTURY QUOTES	"E"-MALE	MEDICAL PREFIXES	BEFORE & AFTER
$400 [26] What's Chris been up to lately? Directing the first 2 films based on this book series Harry Potter Richard	$400 [8] It's the road where Big Bird lives Sesame Street Gail	$400 [16] Henry Clay told the U.S. Senate that he'd "rather be" this "than be President" right Gail	$400 [1] In 2000 this film critic gave thumbs up to new balcony-mate Richard Roeper of The Chicago-Sun Times (Roger) Ebert Richard	$400 [6] Hypo- means "deficient"; add one letter to make it this, meaning "sleep" hypno- Peter	$400 [21] Clint Howard's nice TV bear who makes Cherry Garcia ice cream Gentle Ben & Jerry's Gail
$800 [27] Chris wrote this 1984 film directed by Joe Dante, but not the 1990 "New Batch" sequel Gremlins Richard	$800 [10] Freddy Krueger induced fitful sleep on this thoroughfare Elm Street Peter	$800 [17] In 1807 this inventor went from New York City to Albany "wholly by the power of the steam engine" (Robert) Fulton Richard	$800 [2] This rapper's "The Marshall Mathers LP" became the fastest-selling rap CD in history Eminem Gail	$800 [7] Pedo- can mean "child"; pedi- can be used for this body part the foot Peter	$800 [22] "Hee Haw" regular whose straw hat had a $1.98 price tag still attached is a 2001 WWII flick with Ben Affleck Minnie Pearl Harbor Richard
$1,200 [28] 1 of the 2 films Chris directed in which Robin Williams played the title character Mrs. Doubtfire (or Bicentennial Man ) Richard	$1,200 [11] In literature, it leads to The Emerald City The Yellow Brick Road Peter	$1,600 [19] In 1886 this Chiricahua Apache told government troops, "Once I moved about like the wind, now I surrender to you" Geronimo Richard	$1,200 [3] Partial proceeds from the sale of his Boomer's BBQ sauce goes to cystic fibrosis research Boomer Esiason Gail	$1,200 [9] Ovi- is a 3-letter prefix for "egg"; oto- is this 3-letter body part the ear Peter	$1,600 [24] In a Shakespeare play, it's the drink Viola, Orsino, & Malvolio drink when they can't get a bottle of Thunderbird Twelfth Night Train Richard
$1,600 [29] Chris adpated this 1995 comedy with Hugh Grant from the French film "Neuf Mois" Nine Months Richard	$1,600 [12] Built over 2,000 years ago & still in use, it was the main "way" to get from Rome to Greece the Appian Way Gail	$2,000 [20] In McCulloch v. Maryland in 1819, this Chief Justice wrote, "The power to tax involves the power to destroy" John Marshall Richard	$1,600 [4] "Play Misty for Me" was the first film directed by this actor Clint Eastwood Peter	$1,600 [14] Melano- means "black"; leuko-, "white"; & erythro-, this red Peter	$2,000 [25] Dee Snider band who sang "We're Not Gonna Take It" to Caroline Meeber in a Dreiser novel Twisted Sister Carrie Peter
$2,000 [30] Sean Astin was one of the treasure-hunting kids in this 1985 Steven Spielberg film with a script by Chris The Goonies Peter	$2,000 [13] Tucked behind Regent Street, you'll find this street was the fashion center of swinging 1960s London Carnaby Street Gail Peter	DD $3,000 [18] This President said that the second bank of the U.S. is "trying to kill me, but I will kill it" Andrew Jackson Richard	$2,000 [5] This screenwriter reportedly received $3 million for "Basic Instinct" & $4 million for "One Night Stand" (Joe) Eszterhas Richard	$2,000 [15] We know you know blepharo- is this body part (Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, know what I mean?) the eyelids Gail Peter	DD $4,000 [23] Russian Empress who is a "pip" of a Dickens novel Catherine The Great Expectations Richard

Final Jeopardy!

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Literary history was shaped in 1905 when this female author moved from 22 Hyde Park to 46 Gordon Square

Virginia Woolf

Peter "Who was Christie?" — wagered $801

Gail "Who was Austen?" — wagered $10,000

Richard "Who was E. B. Browning?" — wagered $9,000

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