Show #3456 1999-09-20 (taped 1999-07-14) Regular

Contestants

James Wu — a store manager from Medford, Massachusetts

Theresa Marketti — a stay-at-home mom from Homewood, Illinois

Deanna Walton — a tax consultant from Arlington, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Deanna	$2,300	$3,000	$8,400	$13,000 2-day champion: $24,300	$7,600 22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Theresa	$200	$2,500	$3,900	$2,199 3rd place: a pair of Calypso Key Largo watches	$3,700 12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
James	$600	$800	$5,600	$9,100 2nd place: a trip to Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	$5,200 13 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS	IT'S A WEIRD WORLD	ANCIENT ROME	SALAD BAR	TV CHARACTERS	ENDS IN "U"
$100 [14] It's what Louis Pasteur used to kill bacteria in his process now known as pasteurization heat Deanna	$100 [21] An active sportsman, this revolutionary leader seenhereis also an adept ping-pong player Fidel Castro Deanna	$100 [26] The ides of this month was special; it honored not only Jupiter but the goddess Anna Perenna, too March Deanna	$100 [8] The French serve it with vinaigrette; the Germans serve it hot; we make it with great gobs of mayonnaise for picnics potato salad Deanna Theresa	$100 [1] Capt. Roger Healey, Dr. Bellows, Capt. Tony Nelson I Dream of Jeannie Theresa	$100 [6] This outdoor Hawaiian feast often features a roast pig a luau Deanna
$200 [15] In 1999 the FDA approved Xenical, a pill that stops the body from absorbing 30% of this that a person eats fat Deanna	$200 [22] A woman named Butterfly perched for over a year in one of these large Calif. trees to protest logging redwood Deanna	$200 [27] It's a cinch you'll know this toxic metal was used for water pipes lead James	$200 [12] It gets its name because it contains the wax, green & kidney types three bean salad Deanna	$200 [2] Aunt Hilda, Aunt Zelda, Salem the Cat Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Deanna	$200 [7] From the Latin for "castle", it's a French castle or manor house chateau James
$300 [16] Originally used to check for flaws in machine parts, this device was first used on pregnant women in the 1950s ultrasound Theresa	$300 [23] In Earth's history, this field has flipped over many times switching its north & south poles magnetic field Deanna	$400 [28] Under Julius Caesar there were 900 of these, 9 times as many as Clinton has to deal with senators Theresa	$300 [13] This salad topped with crumbled cheese is named for a restaurateur, not a Detroit Tiger legend Cobb salad Theresa	$300 [3] Det. John Kelly, Det. Bobby Simone, Det. Danny Sorenson NYPD Blue Deanna	$300 [9] Off-the-cuff, without preparation, such as a speech impromptu Deanna
$400 [17] This procedure to correct myopia was first performed in Japan in 1955 radial keratotomy Theresa James	$400 [24] While president of the Royal Society in 1895, this lord remarked "Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible" Lord Kelvin	DD $500 [29] During a siege the Romans might have used an aries, one of these, to break into the enemy's fortifications a battering ram Theresa	$400 [19] National name of the tomato-&-feta salad also called horiatiki Greek salad James	$400 [4] Bobby Donnell, Lindsay Dole, Ellenor Frutt The Practice	$400 [10] In 1932 Australia tried to eradicate this large flightless bird by using machine guns--didn't work the emu James
$500 [18] Testing this anesthetic on himself, Sir Humphry Davy found it made him dizzy & euphoric nitrous oxide (laughing gas) Deanna Theresa	$500 [25] Now you know--borborygmus is the technical term for the noises made by these long organs, not the stomach intestines Theresa	$500 [30] In 20 B.C. the Curatores Viarum was a board set up to manage these highways (or roads)	$500 [20] Kitchen personage whose "salad" includes hard-boiled eggs & strips of meat & cheese chef salad Deanna	$500 [5] Chris Stevens, Maggie O'Connell, Dr. Joel Fleischman Northern Exposure Deanna	$500 [11] This stubby yellow-green winter pear has a blander taste than most other varieties Anjou Deanna

Double Jeopardy! Round

HILLS	BROTHERS	CHOCK FULL O' NUTS	STARBUCK	SANK-A	COFFEE
$200 [11] St. John's, Newfoundland has Signal Hill; this state capital is home to Beacon Hill Boston James	$200 [1] Last name of Old West brothers James, Warren, Virgil & Wyatt Earp James	$200 [16] In "Nuts" she was a hooker accused of murder who fought to stand trial rather than be declared insane Barbra Streisand James	$200 [17] Starbuck serves as chief mate aboard the Pequod in the most famous work by this author Herman Melville ("Moby Dick") James	$200 [27] 260 seamen perished when this battleship was sunk by an explosion in 1898 Maine Deanna Theresa	$200 [6] In New York City, if you order "regular coffee", you'll get it with these 2 items added Cream & sugar Deanna
$400 [12] The Beatles' Rocky Raccoon was raised in them Black Hills	$400 [2] Last name of British brothers William & James who began marketing their wrapped soap bars in 1885 Lever	$400 [22] A feisty prisoner enters an insane asylum, stirs up the other inmates & gets lobotomized in this 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Theresa	$400 [18] Starbuck openly spoke against this captain's mad quest Captain Ahab James	$800 [26] In 1956 this Italian liner sank after a collision with the Swedish liner Stockholm Andrea Doria Theresa	$400 [7] A superior coffee variety is named for this district on the island of Hawaii Kona Deanna
$600 [13] What Teddy Roosevelt called the greatest day of his life was spent on San Juan Hill on this island Cuba Deanna	$600 [3] Ballplayer Jay Dean was nicknamed Dizzy & his brother Paul was nicknamed this Daffy Theresa	$600 [23] 1986's "Manhunter" featured the brilliant but criminally insane Hannibal Lecter, also seen in this 1991 movie The Silence of the Lambs Deanna	$600 [19] Because Starbuck was a member of this religious group, anyone on board could call him "Friend" Quakers (Society of Friends) James	—	$800 [9] For the taste of coffee with a kick, try this Jamaican coffee liqueur with a rhyming name Tia Maria Theresa
$800 [14] Extending northeast from Bath, these limestone hills were home to a thriving wool trade Cotswolds	$800 [4] (Hi, I'm Rebecca Herbst from "General Hospital".) I was a regular on "Brotherly Love", a sitcom that featured these real-life brothers Andy, Joey & Matthew Lawrence	$800 [24] Nick Nolte reveals horrific childhood memories to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist in this 1991 film The Prince of Tides James	$1,000 [21] "I will have no man in my boat", said Starbuck, "who is not afraid of" one of these Whale Deanna	—	$1,000 [10] This corporation bears the first name of a German housewife who invented the drip coffee filter in 1908 Melitta (Benz)
$1,000 [15] Across Victoria Harbor from Hong Kong, its name meaning "Nine Dragons" refers in part to its hills Kowloon Deanna	$1,000 [5] Brothers who designed the 1st hot air balloon to carry people; they got 2 other suckers...er, people to try it Montgolfier brothers Theresa	$1,000 [25] In "Crazy People" he played an ad exec whose brutally honest ad campaigns land him in an insane asylum Dudley Moore James	DD $1,200 [20] Starbuck was a native of this Massachusetts island, like that man in the limerick Nantucket James	—	DD $1,400 [8] This plant related to & sometimes confused with endive has been used to flavor coffee since the 18th century chicory Deanna

Final Jeopardy!

POLITICIANS

He began his political career by defeating Jerry Voorhis in 1946 for a California house seat

Richard M. Nixon

Theresa "Who is Ronald Reagan?" — wagered $1,701

James "Who is Richard Nixon?" — wagered $3,500

Deanna "Who is Nixon?" — wagered $4,600

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