Show #3679 2000-09-07 (taped 2000-07-25) Regular

Contestants

Alex Vulic — an MBA student from Columbus, Ohio

Bridget Grimes — a doctoral student originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Michel Phillips — a lawyer from Smyrna, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,900)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Michel	$2,600	$3,800	$7,800	$11,601 2-day champion: $22,501	$7,100 19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Bridget	$1,000	$2,000	$5,800	$11,400 2nd place: Boat Trip on the Aggressor II in Kona, Hawaii	$5,800 15 R, 3 W
Alex	$1,600	$1,700	$1,700	$3,000 3rd place: Kaypro 2100 Personal Desktop Computer Package	$4,700 15 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE STUFF	SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE STARS	MEDIA SPEAK	BOATING WITH NOAH	CAN'T BE ON JEOPARDY!	THE "NAKED" TRUTH
$100 [1] It's the only calendar month that can go without a full moon February Michel	$100 [26] This "SNL" alumnus & Oscar host is known for his "mahvelous" impersonations of Sammy Davis Jr. & Grace Jones Billy Crystal Alex	$100 [6] In this type of "poll", people are asked how they just voted Exit poll Alex	$100 [8] It's the Biblical book in which Noah's story is told Genesis Alex	$100 [17] John Kennedy Toole wrote about "A Confederacy of" these pointy cap wearers Dunces Bridget	$100 [16] A Leslie Nielsen comedy The Naked Gun Michel
$200 [2] Ventifacts are rocks that are shaped by sand driven by this force of nature Wind Bridget	$200 [27] Wearing a bee costume, John Belushi sang "I'm A King Bee" as half of the duo later known as this The Blues Brothers Michel	$200 [7] To let an image on screen fade out entirely, a director would say, "Go to" this Black Michel	$200 [9] This weather phenomenon was a sign to Noah from God that he would never flood the Earth again Rainbow Michel	$200 [19] If you're this, like an angle over 90 degrees, but less than 180 degrees, no show for you! Obtuse Michel	$200 [18] Unaided vision Naked eye Michel
$300 [3] Prone to volcanoes & earthquakes, the "Ring of Fire" borders this ocean Pacific Ocean Michel	$300 [28] This "Meatball" who joined the cast in '77 often performed a superslick lounge singer--"Now get outta here!" Bill Murray Bridget	$300 [13] Radio station formats include AC, adult contemporary, & CL, this Classical Bridget	$400 [11] The length of the rainstorm 40 days and 40 nights Michel	$300 [20] From the Latin for "thick", it's okay for forests to be it, but not future contestants Dense Bridget	$300 [23] In other words, "dollar bill nude" Buck naked Bridget
$400 [4] Hematite is an important ore of this metal Iron Michel	$400 [29] This original cast member later played the WZUP station manager on "Martin" Garrett Morris Bridget	$400 [14] On TV, it's an announcement of the next show up; on the streets, it's a big display ad Billboard Alex	$500 [12] "And the ark rested in the seventh month...upon the mountains of" this Ararat Alex	$400 [21] These numbskulls that were thorns in the side of Gumby just won't cut it Blockheads	$400 [24] Boisterous beatnik Burroughs' book "Naked Lunch" Bridget
$500 [5] Unwelcome in basements, this radioactive element is the heaviest of the noble gases Radon Bridget	$500 [30] Original "SNL" actress whose rock & roll alter ego, Candy Slice, loved to sing "Gimme Mick", an anthem to Jagger Gilda Radner Alex	$500 [15] To record "Lay Down Sally" you'd have to "lay down" these, & then mix them--without getting "derailed" Tracks Alex	DD $1,000 [10] 2 of the 3 other men on the ark Ham, Japheth or Shem (Noah's sons) Michel	$500 [22] "You Could Learn A Lot From" one of these about seatbelts, but that's not enough to get you through the show Dummy Michel	$500 [25] Goya's girl The Naked Maja Alex

Double Jeopardy! Round

AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUTHORS	TO THE MAX	ISLAND CITIES	'90s MOVIES	QUOTATIONS	THE NAKED TRUTH
$200 [1] Anthropologists pose as missionaries in "By The Light of My Father's Smile" by this author of "The Color Purple" Alice Walker Alex	$200 [20] In the 1980s this computer-generated character was featured in Coca-Cola ads & his own ABC series Max Headroom Alex	$200 [17] Honolulu Oahu Bridget Alex	$200 [13] Julia Roberts tries to steal Cameron Diaz' fiance Dermot Mulroney in this 1997 blockbuster My Best Friend's Wedding Michel	$200 [4] In 1966 he told us, "The Great Society leads us along three roads--growth and justice and liberation" Lyndon Johnson Bridget	$200 [10] In the 11th century she rode naked through Coventry, hopefully not very fast Lady Godiva Alex
$400 [2] "Juneteenth", the long-awaited second novel by this black author, was published posthumously in 1999 Ralph Ellison Michel	$400 [21] Using this pen name, Frederick Faust wrote over 500 novels including "Destry Rides Again" Max Brand Alex	$400 [18] Tokyo Honshu Alex	$400 [27] Michelle Pfeiffer, Jennifer Jason Leigh & this actress are squabbling sisters in 1997's "A Thousand Acres" Jessica Lange Michel	$400 [5] In "The Fountainhead" she wrote that "Great men can't be ruled" Ayn Rand Bridget	$400 [11] About her famous calendar, she remarked, "It's not true I had nothing on. I had the radio on." Marilyn Monroe
$600 [3] Claude Brown's best-known work is the 1965 autobiography "Manchild in" this place the Promised Land Michel	$600 [24] 1 of 2 men who fit the category who reigned as heavyweight boxing champs in the 1930s Max Baer or Max Schmeling Alex	$600 [19] Port-au-Prince Hispaniola Michel Bridget	$600 [28] Aliens invade the White House during Jack Nicholson's presidency in this 1996 comedy Mars Attacks! Michel	$600 [6] On signing the 1979 peace treaty with Israel, this Egyptian said, "Let there be no more suffering or denial of rights" Anwar Sadat Bridget	$600 [14] After 3 years of nipping & chipping, Michelangelo finished this naked creation in 1504 David Bridget
$800 [9] This author of "The Souls of Black Folk" is seenhereon a U.S. stamp W.E.B. Du Bois Michel	$800 [25] This graphic artist known for his "Cosmic '60s" style of bold color combinations designed the first U.S. 10-cent stamp Peter Max Bridget	$1,000 [23] Manila Luzon Michel	$800 [29] Tim Allen brings his 13-year-old son from the Amazon to New York in this 1997 comedy Jungle 2 Jungle Alex	$800 [7] In the 1860s she said, "Join the union, girls, and together say 'Equal Work for Equal Pay'" Susan B. Anthony Alex	$800 [15] The name of this building for sports comes from the Greek word for "naked" gymnasium
$1,000 [12] Countee Cullen & Langston Hughes were part of this 1920s NYC movement that echoed an older Italian movement Harlem Renaissance Bridget	$1,000 [26] In 1900 this theoretical physicist proposed that energy travels in discrete packets called quanta Max Planck Bridget	DD $2,000 [22] Jakarta Java Alex	—	DD $1,000 [8] "Seasonal" phrase that precedes "And the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country" The summer soldier Alex	$1,000 [16] In 1863 Manet caused quite a stir with this painting that depicted a naked woman picknicking with a few friends Le dejeuner sur l'herbe ( Luncheon on the Grass ) Michel

Final Jeopardy!

'50s POP HITS

A No. 1 hit in 1959, this song was originally written by a teacher as a history lesson for his students on the War of 1812

"The Battle Of New Orleans"

Alex "What is "The Battle of New Orleans?"" — wagered $1,300

Bridget "What is The Battle of New Orleans?" — wagered $5,600

Michel "What is "The Battle of New Orleans?"" — wagered $3,801

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