Show #3616 2000-05-01 Regular

Contestants

Mary Mogan Edwards — a journalist from Columbus, Ohio

David Orlin — a lawyer from Washington, D.C.

Alan Taber — a mechanical engineer from Lancaster, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $36,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Alan	$700	$2,200	$5,000	$10,000 4-day champion: $46,100	$5,000 22 R, 6 W
David	$600	$3,100	$7,800	$5,599 2nd place: a trip to Atlantis Paradise Island Resort, Bahamas	$7,700 16 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Mary	$1,400	$1,100	$4,900	$3,900 3rd place: VTech cordless phones	$4,500 13 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

LITERATURE	BANDS	COLLECTIBLES	PRESIDENTS SINCE 1970	FARMING	"EZ" DOES IT
$100 [2] This title French schoolgirl created by Ludwig Bemelmans is often found at the end of the line Madeline Mary	$100 [1] This influential band recorded the albums "Nevermind", "In Utero" & "Bleach" Nirvana David	$100 [14] An original 1959 Barbie with blonde hair goes for about $8,000; with this color, about $9,000 brunette/brown Alan Mary	$100 [3] Born the farthest south Jimmy Carter Alan	$100 [16] One of these farms may have over a million animals that are literally just there to "lay" around poultry/egg farm Mary	$100 [17] It's the crime of stealing money that has been entrusted to one's care embezzlement Alan
$200 [8] In the title of a 14th century work, Sir Gawain is paired with this "knight" the Green Knight Alan	$200 [4] Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LLLLLLLLaRueamontecc Mcmo Mc Mcon TMc Mcon ma Mc MconthiMcMconthis The 5th Dimension Mary	$200 [15] Collectors of these may specialize in topicals or first day covers stamps Alan David	$200 [12] Once a union president Ronald Reagan Alan	$200 [22] Round, square & big square are types of this machine that puts out tied bundles of hay Baler Alan	$200 [18] In its 1979 peace treaty with Egypt, Israel was guaranteed unrestricted use of this waterway the Suez Canal David
$300 [9] A rundown Mexican hotel is the setting for "The Night of the Iguana", a play by this writer Tennessee Williams Alan	$300 [5] This band's hits include "Easy", "Brick House" & "Three Times A Lady" The Commodores Mary	$300 [28] A fine condition original Nancy Drew book with this can be worth up to 10 times more than one without it a dust jacket Alan	$300 [13] Attended Oxford Bill Clinton David	$300 [23] It's the common hyphenated term for the activity seen here: crop-dusting David	$300 [19] "And a Voice to Sing With" & "Daybreak" are autobiographies by this famous folk singer Joan Baez Alan
$400 [10] This 1942 French novel begins, "Mother died today. Or, maybe, yesterday; I can't be sure." The Stranger ( L'Etranger )	$400 [6] This band needed "One for tomorrow, one for just today" in the song "Love Me 2 Times" The Doors Mary	$400 [29] (Hi, I'm Garrett Wang of Star Trek: Voyager.) This company's 1996 U.S.S. Voyager Christmas ornament is a highly prized collectible Hallmark Alan David	$400 [26] Served in the House of Representatives the longest Gerald Ford David Mary	$400 [24] There are between 9 & 10 million of these in the U.S. & many spend time attached to a vacuum Dairy cows Alan	$400 [20] He was ruler of the Aztecs at the time Cortes came a-calling Montezuma Alan
$500 [11] Despite its title, this 1848 Charles Dickens novel is ultimately about a father & his daughter, not his son Dombey and Son	$500 [7] Originally from San Diego, they're the legends who sang "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" Iron Butterfly Mary	$500 [30] Top cap gun collectibles are those from Roy Rogers, Gene Autry & this William Boyd character Hopalong Cassidy Alan	$500 [27] A recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross George H.W. Bush David	DD $700 [25] A device for breaking up clods of dirt, or a school attended by the young Winston Churchill & Lord Byron Harrow David	$500 [21] The name of this Indian tribe that lives in Idaho is French for "pierced nose" Nez Perce Alan

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE SMALLEST IN AREA	FAMOUS FEMALES	WORDS WITHIN WORDS	BALLOONS	WALLOONS	LOONEY TUNES
$200 [22] Iceland, Norway, Sweden Iceland Alan	$200 [10] Shortly before she died in 1802, this First Lady burned the letters her husband had written to her Martha Washington Alan Mary	$200 [14] Phonetically, this number sounds like it starts with a "W" one (in ph one etically) Alan	$200 [3] One of these is "sent up" to test public opinion a trial balloon Mary	$200 [6] Rattachisme is the movement for Walloons to break up this country & join France Belgium Alan	$200 [1] He was originally voiced by Joe Dougherty, who had a real stutter Porky Pig Alan David
$400 [26] India, China, Russia India David	$400 [11] (I'm Meredith Vieira of The View.) This TV news pioneer, my co-host, was previously partnered with Harry Reasoner & with Hugh Downs Barbara Walters Alan Mary	$400 [15] Deadly sin inspired by illustrations in Playboy lust (in il lust rations) Alan	$400 [4] In 1999 a faulty gas chamber knocked the Wild Thing balloon out of this parade for the second year in a row the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Alan	$400 [7] Mining, particularly of this fossil fuel, is a traditional Walloon industry coal Mary	$400 [2] This marsupial first chewed up the scenery in 1954's "Devil May Hare" Tasmanian Devil Alan
$600 [23] Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan Pakistan Alan	$600 [19] Known as "The Queen of Independent Films", she was named for model Suzy Parker Posey David	$600 [16] I must have misheard--it sounded like you wanted me to do this to your sheep shear (in mi shear d) Mary	$600 [5] On an episode of "Baywatch" this businessman water-skied while being towed by the Virgin blimp Richard Branson David Mary	$600 [27] Wallonia produces a mineral water from this town whose name has become synonymous with a health resort Spa	$600 [8] He was a parody of a character on Fred Allen's show, Senator Claghorn Foghorn Leghorn Alan
$800 [24] Argentina, Brazil, Peru Peru David	$800 [20] Best-known occupation of Oklahoma-born Maria Tallchief, who married Russian-born George Balanchine ballerina Mary	$800 [17] If we let this harden, we'll need reinforcements to knock the house down cement (in reinfor cement s)	$800 [9] Color of the balloon in the title of the classic 1956 children's film red David	$800 [28] The Walloons' homeland was in this 3-part area subdued by Julius Caesar Gaul David	$800 [12] His business card says "Genius" Wile E. Coyote Alan Mary
$1,000 [25] Spain, Germany, France Germany Alan	DD $1,400 [21] In 1999 the thousand-megawati smile of Megawati Sukarnoputri helped make her vice president of this country Indonesia Mary	$1,000 [18] I felt this in my heart when the sarge was detached from our unit ache (in det ache d)	—	DD $900 [29] Protestant Walloon emigres to New Netherland were the first settlers of this U.S. state capital Albany, New York David	$1,000 [13] The genie in 1948's "A Lad in His Lamp" was voiced by this man, pre-Magoo Jim Backus

Final Jeopardy!

SCULPTURE

This, the largest sculpture in the United States, is not located in South Dakota

Stone Mountain (in Georgia)

Mary "What is the Crazy Horse monument?" — wagered $1,000

Alan "What is Stone Mountain?" — wagered $5,000

David "What is Mt. Rushmore?" — wagered $2,201

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