Show #3686 2000-09-18 (taped 2000-08-22) Regular

Michelle Clum game 4.

Contestants

Peter Dunne — an attorney from New York City, New York

Tom Sims — a construction estimator from Winter Park, Florida

Michelle Clum — an executive assistant originally from Wichita, Kansas (whose 3-day cash winnings total $30,598)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Michelle	$1,300	$2,400	$5,000	$8,601 4-day champion: $39,199	$5,000 15 R, 2 W
Tom	$1,600	$3,100	$3,100	$5,400 3rd place: Sony Card $1,000 Shopping Spree	$3,500 14 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Peter	$400	$1,500	$4,300	$6,200 2nd place: Trip to Cayman Islands from Yahoo Travel	$4,300 19 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

POLITICAL TERMS	HAULIN' "OAT"s	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	FORD	LINCOLN	MERCURY
$100 [1] The abbreviation H.J. Res. refers to a joint one of these moving through the House Resolution Tom	$100 [19] A German submarine U-boat Peter	$100 [17] It's the set of cards dealt to an individual in a round of a card game Hand Peter	$100 [6] John Ford, then billed as Jack Ford, was a Klansman in this 1915 D.W. Griffith epic Birth of A Nation Tom	$100 [11] Medium used for the sculpture of "Honest Abe" seen here Pumpkin Peter	$100 [12] Tests show the planet Mercury has a thin one containing helium & sodium Atmosphere Peter
$200 [2] [Former President Jimmy Carter speaking from the Carter Center in Atlanta] From Latin for "I forbid", it's what I did to 31 very bad bills passed by Congress Veto Peter	$200 [23] It contains the pharynx & the larynx Throat Michelle	$200 [18] A portion of a journey, it's also the part of a relay race each athlete has to complete Leg Michelle	$200 [7] Ford Country is how folks refer to this southeastern Utah "valley" that John Ford often used for exteriors Monument Valley Michelle	$200 [27] Lucky Lindy learned to fly in Lincoln in this state Nebraska Michelle	$200 [13] It was during this decade that Mariner 10 flew by & took the first close-up pictures of Mercury 1970s Michelle
$300 [3] From the circus, a party that allows differing points of view is called a "big" one of these Tent Tom	$300 [24] To move slowly & lightly through the air Float Tom	$300 [20] It's the term for 1 full trip around the track Lap Tom	$300 [8] Richard Nixon awarded former Marine & Navy man John Ford this rank Rear Admiral	$300 [28] 1965 hit that included the following "The Name Game" Peter	$300 [14] Mercury was named for the Roman god who had this job Messenger Tom
$400 [4] The name of this 1987 Supreme Court nominee became a verb meaning to caricature someone's views (Robert) Bork Michelle	$400 [25] To become swollen or inflated Bloat Tom	$400 [21] To the ancient Greeks 4 of these made a palm Fingers	$400 [9] This 1939 John Ford film starring Henry Fonda fits in another category on this board Young Mr. Lincoln	$400 [29] In 1925 Lincoln Ellsworth tried to fly over this; didn't happen North Pole Peter	$500 [16] In 2 revolutions around the sun Mercury does this only 3 times Rotates on its axis Peter
$500 [5] On April 26, 2000 Bush said this type of politics, from a word for "faction", had become excessive, & blamed Gore Partisan politics	$500 [26] AKA an ermine Stoat Michelle	$500 [22] It's a linear measure in the U.S., or the basic unit of verse Foot Peter	$500 [10] In 1960 John Ford directed an episode of this TV western featuring his friend Ward Bond Wagon Train Michelle	$500 [30] Before his move to Chrysler, he developed the Lincoln Mark III for Ford Lee Iacocca Tom	DD $800 [15] An old Olds, or the number of days it takes Mercury to go around the sun 88 Tom

Double Jeopardy! Round

NAME THE YEAR	AMERICANA	GRAMPA & GRAMMYS	THE SMALLEST IN AREA	NOTABLE NAMES	WORD ORIGINS
$200 [6] Soviet tanks invade Prague, Tet Offensive launched, Bobby Kennedy shot 1968 Michelle	$200 [12] The lyrics of this presidential anthem were adapted from "The Lady of the Lake" by Sir Walter Scott "Hail To The Chief" Peter	$200 [22] Grampa just wouldn't be Grampa if he wasn't always humming this 1959 winner by Bobby Darin "Mack The Knife"	$200 [20] Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City Vatican City Peter	$200 [1] Landing at Kauai in 1778, this captain named the area after the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Earl of Sandwich Captain James Cook Peter	$200 [10] The name of this South American Indian group was originally the title of their emperor Incas Michelle
$400 [7] McKinley assassinated, First wireless message sent across Atlantic, Queen Victoria dies 1901 Michelle	$400 [16] This city's inhabitants are known as Beantowners (Hmm...does that make their kids Beanie Babies?) Boston Peter	$400 [25] Grampa stopped watching the show when this group of "long-haired freaks" won for 1964 Pop Vocal Group Beatles Tom	$400 [21] Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador Ecuador Tom	$400 [2] He's the royal 20th century personage seen here Emperor Hirohito Peter	$400 [13] Although it comes from the Latin for "whitish", this color of hair is actually reddish-brown Auburn Michelle Tom Peter
$600 [8] Ben Johnson stripped of Olympic gold, Iran-Iraq war ends, Hurricane Gilbert hits Mexico 1988 Tom	$600 [17] A foot-operated breast enlarger pump is on display at the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices in this Twin City Minneapolis Peter	$800 [27] Grampa just went to the 40th anniversary tour of these winners for 1962 with "If I Had A Hammer" Peter, Paul and Mary Peter	$600 [24] Taiwan, Cuba, Madagascar Taiwan Peter	$600 [3] In 60 B.C. this man depicted here joined 2 others in the first Triumverate Julius Caesar Michelle Peter	$600 [14] The Greek kalyptos, "to cover", gives us the name for this Australian gum tree Eucalyptus Tom
$800 [9] Stalin dies, Shah of Iran returns from exile, Queen Elizabeth II crowned 1953 Peter	$800 [18] You may want to explore a ghost town when you drive the Apache Trail in this state Arizona Michelle	DD $1,500 [26] Grampa said that he left a kidney in Sheboygan, sort of like what happened to this (Pop) Vocal Male winner of 1962 Tony Bennett ("I Left My Heart In San Francisco") Tom	$800 [28] Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt Egypt Tom Peter	$800 [4] He's the Hunkpapa leader seen here who inspired his people before the Little Big Horn Sitting Bull Michelle Tom	$1,000 [23] The name of this most recent geological era is from the Greek for "new animals" Cenozoic Peter
$1,000 [11] Gary Gilmore executed,"Roots" airs on U.S. TV, Elvis dies 1977 Michelle	$1,000 [19] The boyhood home of this creator of "The Waltons" is across the street from the Walton's Mountain Museum in Schuyler, VA. Earl Hamner Jr. Michelle	—	—	$1,000 [5] A national hero & saint, this Alexander was great when he helped unite Russia in the 13th century Alexander Nevsky Peter	DD $1,500 [15] Derived from the Latin word for "body", it's used to describe a large or bulky person Corpulent Tom

Final Jeopardy!

THE MOVIES

On May 6, 2000 the 2 writers of this 1997 movie joined a rally trying to get the janitors at Harvard a raise

Good Will Hunting (Ben Affleck & Matt Damon)

Tom "What is Good Will Hunting?" — wagered $2,300

Peter "What is Good Will Hunting?" — wagered $1,900

Michelle "What is Good Will Hunting?" — wagered $3,601

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