Show #3615 2000-04-28 Regular

Contestants

Thad Davis — a playwright and teacher from Los Angeles, California

Michael Caro — a director of communications from Los Angeles, California

Alan Taber — a mechanical engineer from Lancaster, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $27,002)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Alan	$2,000	$2,300	$8,900	$9,098 3-day champion: $36,100	$9,700 25 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Michael	$100	$900	$3,100	$4,213 2nd place: a trip to El Cid Mega Resort, Mazatlan, Mexico	$3,100 12 R, 3 W
Thad	$0	$1,700	$4,300	$2,301 3rd place: a trip on the Goodyear blimp Eagle over Southern California	$4,200 15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

FOUR	SEASONS	SUM-MERS	"FALL"	WINTERS	SPRING
$100 [1] Naismith sport played by the men on the "Road to the Final Four" Basketball Michael	$100 [6] A bourbon drink garnished with fresh leaves of this is popular in Kentucky mint (julep) Alan	$100 [13] You have to have the right triangle to use the theorem named for this ancient Greek number cruncher Pythagoras Thad	$100 [8] A meteor, according to Perry Como a falling star Thad	$100 [18] The aptly named Jonathan Winters narrated the cartoon special this snowman "Returns" Frosty Alan	$100 [22] In spring, 1848, ice in Lake Erie blocked the river feeding these famous falls, shutting them off for a day Niagara Falls Michael
$200 [2] The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse appear in the book of Revelation, written by this "divine" saint Saint John the Divine Thad	$200 [7] This herb helped cure the treat seen here, so the herb's in its name dill (pickle) Michael	$200 [14] When William Thomson, later Lord this, was born in Belfast in 1824 he knew absolute zero about math Lord Kelvin Alan	$200 [9] In 1961 the Civil Defense Department required that signs showing the locations of these be posted fallout shelters Alan	$200 [19] In a 1985 TV version of this classic tale, Jonathan played Humpty Dumpty Alice in Wonderland Thad	$200 [23] In April 1931 the 20 millionth car rolled off this company's assembly line Ford Thad
$300 [3] His third wife was a member of the Gang of Four Mao Tse-tung Michael	$300 [28] This herb also called estragon is essential to a Bernaise sauce Tarragon Michael	$300 [15] "Algorithm" came from Al-Khwarizmi, the name of the Arab mathematician who named this branch of high school math algebra	$300 [10] Lee Majors' role from 1981 to 1986 The Fall Guy Alan	DD $400 [20] This comic who claims Winters as his mentor had Jonathan play his son on TV in 1981 Robin Williams Thad	$300 [24] In 1994 this NBA star was in spring training with the Class AA Birmingham Barons baseball team Michael Jordan Alan
$400 [4] Suffering is the substance of all of the Four Noble Truths of this religion Buddhism Alan Thad	$400 [29] If Anthony Kiedis' group was ground & dried, this powder would result chili powder (red hot chili pepper powder accepted) Thad	$400 [16] He worked 8 years with Alfred North Whitehead to produce the monumental work "Principia Mathematica" Bertrand Russell Alan	$400 [11] This Poe tale appropriately begins in the fall, on a "dull, dark and soundless day" "The Fall of the House of Usher" Alan	$400 [21] In 1999 the Kennedy Center awarded Jonathan Winters the prize named after this humorist Mark Twain Alan	$400 [25] In the spring of 1964 this city sprang its World's Fair on the world New York City Michael
$500 [5] In a 1939 article for National Geographic, Lincoln Ellsworth described his 4 expeditions to this continent Antarctica Alan	$500 [30] Cilantro is the leaves of this plant whose name is from the Greek koris, "bug" coriander Thad	$500 [17] In 1676, the year after discovering calculus, he began a 40-year-long job as court librarian in Hanover Gottfried Leibniz Thad	$500 [12] Lizzie Borden was tried in this Massachusetts town Fall River Alan Michael	$500 [27] Last name of Winters' character known as Maude or Maudie Frickert	$500 [26] On April 3, 1860 the Pony Express began with riders leaving these 2 cities St. Joseph, Missouri & Sacramento, California Alan Thad

Double Jeopardy! Round

MOUNTAINS	THE BLAIR NICHE PROJECT	LITERARY CHARACTERS	TV MOVIES	ANAGRAMMED U.S. CITIES	THIS PLACE IS A ZOO!
$200 [2] Annapurna in Nepal was the highest mountain climbed until the peak of this one was reached in 1953 Mount Everest Alan	$200 [23] She turned heads as the head-turning Regan in 1973's "The Exorcist" Linda Blair Michael	$200 [11] Abe Lincoln is a character in "Norwood", the only novel by her brother Henry Ward Beecher Harriet Beecher Stowe Thad	$200 [1] Helen Mirren portrayed "The Passion" of this "Fountainhead" author in a 1999 film Ayn Rand Alan	$200 [18] A former state capital:HEEL WING, West Virginia Wheeling Alan	$200 [8] Zoo Atlanta has won its stripes by exhibiting 2 of the endangered Sumatran species of this animal tigers Alan
$400 [3] This Philippine volcano's 1991 eruption released 18 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide Mount Pinatubo Alan	$400 [28] He took over from John Major in 1997 Tony Blair Thad	$400 [12] Scratchy Wilson is a drunken cowpoke in "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" by this "Red Badge of Courage" author Stephen Crane Alan	$400 [7] (Hi, I'm Noah Wyle.) In "The Pirates of Silicon Valley", I played Steve Jobs & Anthony Michael Hall played this rival computer geek Bill Gates Alan	$400 [19] A great place to ski:PANES, Colorado Aspen Michael	$400 [9] This city's Zoologischer Garten had under 100 animals after WWII; it grew to lead the world in number of species Berlin Alan
$600 [4] This Hawaiian mountain's height stretches 33,476 feet from its base on the Pacific Ocean floor to its peak Mauna Kea Michael	$600 [29] With 5 Olympic gold medals, she's the most successful U.S. women's speed skater in history Bonnie Blair Thad	$600 [13] Fyodor (the father) throws parties that are veritable drunken orgies in this Russian sibling saga The Brothers Karamazov Alan	$600 [26] "Dash and Lily" paired Sam Shepard & Judy Davis as these 2 writers who were longtime lovers Dashiell Hammett & Lillian Hellman Thad	$600 [20] A music festival site:WREN POT, Rhode Island Newport Michael	$600 [10] The St. Louis Zoo uses this autumnal German celebration to honor its otters Oktoberfest Thad
$800 [5] Named for a famed English sea captain, this New Zealand peak is called Aorangi by the Maoris Mount Cook Alan	$800 [27] A temporary White House from 1948 to 1952, it now lodges presidential guests Blair House Alan	DD $1,000 [14] Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy & Miss Elizabeth Bennet represent these title attributes in an 1813 novel pride & prejudice Alan	$800 [24] This 1971 TV tearjerker told the story of a Chicago Bears running back & his battle with cancer Brian's Song Michael Thad	$800 [21] A fun town for sports fans:CHORTLE AT, North Carolina Charlotte Michael	$800 [16] This Columbus Zoo Director Emeritus is known to TV audiences across the U.S. "Jungle Jack" Hanna
$1,000 [6] Mount Elbrus is the highest peak in this mountain range bordering Russia & Georgia Caucasus Michael	—	$1,000 [15] Fancy Day is the heroine of "Under the Greenwood Tree" by this "Jude the Obscure" author Thomas Hardy Alan	$1,000 [25] Sally Field played a woman who had developed 16 distinct personalities in this Emmy-winning TV movie Sybil Thad	$1,000 [22] A swank resort city:NOT A COBRA, Florida Boca Raton Alan Michael	DD $1,000 [17] The Singapore Zoo advertises this monkey, seen in its conservation centre, as "The Big Nose Beauty" Proboscis monkey Alan

Final Jeopardy!

SPORTS CHAMPIONS

Winning in 1965 & 1966, he was the first man to win the Masters golf tournament in 2 consecutive years

Jack Nicklaus

Michael "Who is Jack Nicklaus" — wagered $1,113

Thad "Who is Ben Crenshaw" — wagered $1,999

Alan "Who is Nicklaus?" — wagered $198

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