Show #4045 2002-03-15 (taped 2001-12-05) Regular

Contestants

Linda Flammer — a high school English teacher from Valencia, California

Gordon Heady — a sales and marketing manager from Portland, Oregon

Mary Mansfield — a stay-at-home mom from Odell, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,399)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mary	$3,400	$6,200	$8,600	$7,601 2-day champion: $16,000	$8,600 16 R, 2 W
Gordon	$200	$3,200	$-1,600	$-1,600 3rd place: trip to Orlando, Florida and stay at the Marriott Grand Vista	$3,200 12 R (including 1 DD), 10 W (including 2 DDs)
Linda	$3,600	$4,200	$3,800	$1 2nd place: trip to Antigua and stay at the Royal Antiguan	$3,800 10 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

STATE SUPERLATIVES	LET'S REVIEW	COLOR MY WORLD	ANIMAL HOUSE	PAR-TAY!	WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE
$200 [8] It's the birthplace of 8 U.S. Presidents, more than any other state Virginia Mary	$200 [29] Some critics thought this Ben Affleck film's May 25, 2001 release was "A date which will live in infamy" Pearl Harbor Mary	$200 [20] Termites are also known by this colorful name white ants Gordon	$200 [6] Kid, billy, nanny, herd goats Gordon	$200 [1] Although this person stays sober, he or she has been called "The life of the party" designated driver Mary	$400 [27] Americans call this communication device "the horn"; the British call it "the blower" telephone
$400 [9] In the continental U.S., people in this U.S. state see the sun rise before anyone else Maine Mary Gordon	$400 [26] Dorothy Parker: "'Hummy' marks the first place in (his) 'House at Pooh Corner' at which tonstant weader fwowed up" A.A. Milne Linda	$400 [19] We'd bet our whole paycheck that rabbits know this is one of the fastest dog breeds greyhounds Mary	$400 [21] Poult, tom, hen, rafter turkey Mary Linda	$400 [2] As in the film "The Anniversary Party" smart hosts invite these people even if feuding with them over a barking dog neighbors Mary	$600 [17] (Sofia of the Clue Crew gives the clue from a studio.) When making a movie or TV show this type of extendable converter usually stays out of the frame boom (mike) Gordon
$600 [7] This state has the largest Native American population, representing more than 60 different tribes Oklahoma Mary	$600 [11] The book "The 50 Worst Films of All Time" said of this fiim, "Seagulls...subsist on garbage...You are what you eat" Jonathan Livingston Seagull Linda	$600 [14] This venomous spider, Loxosceles reclusa, has a violin-shaped mark near its head brown recluse Mary Gordon	$600 [22] Kit, reynard, vixen, skulk fox Gordon Linda	$600 [3] Miss Manners says she likes this type of party as a guest but loathes it as the guest of honor surprise party Linda	$800 [23] Literally "distant feeling", it's psychic mind-to-mind communication from a distance telepathy Gordon
$800 [10] At 4,600 years, bristlecone pines in this state's Inyo National Forest are believed to be the oldest living trees California Linda	$800 [12] This author who knew something about peculiar said of Nathaniel Hawthorne "He is peculiar and not original" Edgar Allan Poe Linda	$800 [15] Zalman King directed many episodes of these steamy "Diaries" on Showtime Red Shoe Diaries Linda	$800 [28] Cygnet, cob, pen, whiteness swans Mary	$800 [4] Morton's in West Hollywood is the home of this magazine's traditional Oscar-night party Vanity Fair	$1,000 [16] (Sarah of the Clue Crew holding yellow & red flags.) From the Greek for sign bearer, it's the communication method I'm using to spell the word "clue." semaphore Gordon
DD $1,400 [24] The world's largest factory of wooden baseball bats is located in this state Kentucky Gordon	$1,000 [13] Variety called this 2000 John Travolta pic "The Showgirls of sci-fi shoot-em-ups" Battlefield Earth Gordon	$1,000 [18] Based on its hybrid origin, some trace the apple's origin to a region near this east European sea Black Sea Mary	$1,000 [25] Eyas, tiercel, hen, cast hawk	$1,000 [5] This group of the most sought-after guests might fittingly include Jennifer Aniston, Christina Aguilera & Giorgio Armani A-list Mary	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

TV PAST & PRESENT	PLAY REVIVALS	NAMES OF THE '80s	A DATE WITH HISTORY	CLASSICAL MUSIC	MEET MY "X"
$400 [9] Edie Adams, Celeste Holm & Whitney Houston have played the Fairy Godmother in TV versions of this fairy tale Cinderella Linda	$400 [18] Vanessa Redgrave starred with her brother Corin in a 2000 British revival of this playwright's "The Cherry Orchard" Chekhov Gordon	$400 [5] In 1982 this unification church leader was convicted of tax evasion Reverend Sun Myung Moon Gordon	$400 [12] The Sept. 1, 1939 invasion of this nation began World War II Poland Gordon	$1,200 [23] His 1896 work "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen" was named for his villa outside Bergen, Norway Edvard Grieg Gordon	$1,200 [24] It's the name shared by a residence of "Citizen Kane" & a roller disco movie starring Olivia Newton-John Xanadu Gordon
$800 [11] This character, the secretary from hell, became Drew Carey's sister-in-law Mimi Mary	$800 [17] This "Dynasty" diva flounced onto Broadway in a 1992 revival of "Private Lives" Joan Collins	$800 [4] In 1985hewas the WWF's heavyweight champ Hulk Hogan Mary	$1,200 [25] Bobby Fischer became the first American world chess champion defeating this man on Sept. 1, 1972 Boris Spassky Gordon	$1,600 [22] The Franz Liszt piece heardhereis the second in this series of compositions Hungarian Rhapsodies Gordon	$1,600 [21] It's an intense fear of foreigners or foreign things xenophobia Gordon
$1,200 [10] This big-bucks quiz show was the No. 1 series for the entire 1955-56 season The $64,000 Question Mary Gordon	$1,200 [14] Ted Neeley returned in the title role he'd played on film when this musical was resurrected in 1995 Jesus Christ Superstar Linda	$1,600 [3] In 1983 this flutist flaunted his anonymity in an American Express ad James Galway Linda	$1,600 [13] At Auburn, Massachusetts on March 16, 1926 this man launched his first successful liquid-fuel rocket Robert Goddard Gordon	$2,000 [19] His first mature orchestral work, 1894's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun", was based on a poem by Stephanie Mallarme Claude Debussy	$2,000 [20] This leader led the Persians against the Greeks at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. Xerxes Mary
DD $2,000 [7] Except for a Bob Hope Christmas special its Feb. 9, 1964 episode was the highest-rated variety telecast of all time The Ed Sullivan Show Gordon	$1,600 [16] In 1998 Tony Danza took over Anthony LaPaglia's Tony-winning role in a "A View From The Bridge" by this playwright Arthur Miller Linda	$2,000 [2] In 1986 Howard the Duck lost at the box office & this American won the Tour de France Greg LeMond Mary	$2,000 [8] On April 26, 1946 The Bobby Soxers of America voted this star of "Gilda" their man of the year Glenn Ford Mary Linda	—	—
$2,000 [6] Miss Kitty was the proprietor of this saloon on "Gunsmoke" for 19 seasons Long Branch	$2,000 [15] The headline "Jean Smart Accompanies Nathan Lane to Dinner" referred to a 2000 revival of this classic The Man Who Came To Dinner	DD $3,200 [1] In 1983 Konrad Kujau wasn't frank about the veracity of these diaries Hitler diaries Gordon	—	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

FAMILIAR PHRASES

The phrase "to turn a blind eye" is said to have been inspired by a 19th century naval incident involving this man

Admiral Lord Nelson

Linda "Who is Capt. Bligh" — wagered $3,799

Mary "Who is John Paul Jones?" — wagered $999

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