Show #3691 2000-09-25 (taped 2000-08-23) Regular

Andrew Garen game 4.

Contestants

Jeff Scherer — a senior art director from Brooklyn, New York

Shawn Freeman — a call center manager from Birmingham, Alabama

Andrew Garen — a project manager from Mamaroneck, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $31,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Andrew	$500	$700	$6,200	$9,801 4-day champion: $41,101	$8,500 18 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs)
Shawn	$500	$2,300	$4,900	$6,400 2nd place: a trip to Cancun, Mexico courtesy of Yahoo! Travel	$4,900 14 R, 0 W
Jeff	$800	$1,900	$2,500	$2,399 3rd place: TicketsNow.com gift certificate	$4,500 18 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE STONES	THE 1930s	AVIATION	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	TWAIN TRACTS	IS THAT YOUR "FINAL" ANSWER?
$100 [11] He & Keith Richards enjoyed the satisfaction of writing "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" Mick Jagger Jeff	$100 [15] In 1939 this city was home to the Golden Gate International Exposition San Francisco Jeff	$100 [27] On its first day of operation, April 17, 1973, this company founded by Fred Smith flew 186 packages Federal Express Shawn	$100 [18] In 1971 the Lyndon Johnson Library at this school became the first presidential library on a college campus the University of Texas Shawn	$100 [1] In a 1909 essay Mark Twain asserted this man could not have written the plays attributed to him William Shakespeare Jeff	$100 [3] "The Road to" this quartet is the holy grail of college basketball the Final Four Andrew
$200 [12] On the 1978 album "Some Girls" the Stones really worked things with "Beast of" this Burden Jeff	$200 [17] Charles Floyd, known by this nickname, was killed in a shootout with FBI agents in 1934 "Pretty Boy" Floyd Shawn	$200 [28] The Hughes AH-64 Apache is an attack one of these a helicopter Andrew Jeff	$200 [19] The only university in this state is in the city named for Jacques La Ramee Wyoming Shawn	$200 [2] In articles & a book Twain questioned this Mary Baker Eddy church's tenet of divine healing Christian Science Andrew	$200 [7] In the opening credits sequence of the original "Star Trek" series, space is this the final frontier Shawn
$300 [13] The Stones hired this motorcycle gang as guards at their 1969 Altamont concert for $500 in beer Hells Angels Jeff	$300 [23] In 1930 this company introduced frozen peas; only problem was, few stores had freezers Birdseye Shawn	$400 [30] In April 1955 West Germany revived this name for its national airline Lufthansa Andrew	$300 [20] The university of this city is split into 13 branches; 3 were formed from the Sorbonne Paris Jeff	$300 [4] In a 1904 essay Twain's subject was this French saint about whom he had written a book Joan of Arc Andrew	$300 [8] In the classic song "My Way", Frank Sinatra faced this drapery the final curtain Shawn
$400 [14] In 1963 the band added this letter to its name, giving it the one it has now G Andrew Jeff	$400 [24] Daniel Guggenheim helped fund this man's 1930 move to New Mexico to continue his rocket research (Robert) Goddard Andrew	$500 [26] In May 1987 a plane built by this Wichita, Kansas company landed in Red Square Cessna Andrew Jeff	$400 [21] This school's "Gator Growl", which takes place the night before Homecoming, is said to be the largest pep rally the University of Florida Shawn	$400 [5] The Sacramento Union published Twain's running account of his visit to these islands the Hawaiian Islands Andrew	$400 [9] Movie directors often seek this contract provision to ensure their version of a film final cut Jeff
$500 [16] On "Paint It, Black" Brian Jones played this instrument, like George on "Norwegian Wood" sitar Jeff	$500 [25] In 1931 this social worker picked up a Nobel Peace Prize to put in her house Jane Addams Andrew	DD $800 [29] Name in common to the 3-engine Lockheed L-1011 & a Hollywood movie company TriStar Andrew	$500 [22] Father Theodore Hesburgh served as president of this university a record 35 years, retiring in 1987 Notre Dame Shawn	$500 [6] In "Innocents Abroad" Twain derides this city's mistreatment of Galileo & its love of the Medicis Florence Jeff	$500 [10] Derek Humphry wrote this book about "the practicalities of self-deliverance & assisted suicide for the dying" The Final Exit Andrew Jeff

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE STONES	'80s TV	CLASSICAL MUSIC SETTINGS	YE GODS!	CITY PEOPLE	POET'S DICTIONARY
$200 [13] The 1799 discovery of this object ultimately unlocked the secrets of Egyptian hieroglyphics the Rosetta Stone Jeff	$200 [20] To George Jefferson she was "Weesie", but his wife's actual first name was this Louise Shawn	$200 [18] A hall in Pharaoh's Memphis palace is the backdrop for the opening scene of Act 1 of this Verdi opera Aida Andrew	$200 [1] Among his other jobs, Quetzalcoatl was the god of wind that made this cereal grain grow corn (maize) Jeff	$200 [11] California's highest mountain followed by Texas' biggest city gives you this singer's name Whitney Houston Andrew	$200 [6] 2 consecutive lines that rhyme a couplet Jeff
$400 [14] The Stone of Destiny sat on by Scottish kings was taken to this city by Kenneth Macalpin in 843 Scone	$400 [21] The Carrington mansion on "Dynasty" was in this city, where most of the action took place Denver Andrew	$400 [19] The Trevi is the third of Respighi's 4 "Fountains of" this city Rome Shawn	$400 [2] One of Vishnu's 10 avatars is this founder of a whole religion Buddha Jeff	$400 [12] This "Friendly" Oakland Raiders tight end of the 1970s was known as "The Ghost" Dave Casper Shawn	$400 [7] "There was an old lady of Prague" begins a popular one of these lighthearted poems of 5 lines a limerick Jeff
$600 [15] One myth says this landmark was set up by Merlin as the sepulcher of Pendragon Stonehenge Andrew	$600 [28] He was Hooperman for 2 seasons, but he's still best remembered as Jack Tripper John Ritter Jeff	$800 [26] It's the Spanish city where the followingclassical classic takes place Seville ( Carmen ) Andrew	$600 [3] As god of this for the Inuits, Igaluk controlled the seasons & the tides the Moon Jeff	$600 [22] American author seen here Jack London Jeff	$600 [8] Term for a long narrative poem celebrating the exploits of real or mythic heroes epic Jeff
$800 [16] The Black Stone set in this holy landmark in Mecca is actually a meteorite the Kaaba Shawn	DD $2,000 [29] On "In the Heat of the Night" Howard Rollins played this detective Virgil Tibbs Jeff	$1,000 [27] After visiting there in 1829, Mendelssohn wrote his "overture" of these Scottish islands the Hebrides Andrew	$800 [4] The Egyptian goddess Sekhmet had the head of one; the body went to the sphinx a lion Andrew	$800 [23] This actor, Duncan opposite TV's "Zoe", must be of Russian descent--or Idahoan David Moscow	$800 [9] A reflective poem with a solemn or sorrowful theme, perhaps "Written in a Country Churchyard" an elegy Shawn
$1,000 [17] Alchemists were always on the lookout for this substance that could turn base metals into gold the Philosopher's Stone	—	DD $1,500 [25] Gilbert & Sullivan's "Yeomen of the Guard" is set in this English landmark the Tower of London Andrew	$1,000 [5] Aphrodite & Persephone both fell in love with this good-looking son of the Assyrian king Theias Adonis Andrew	$1,000 [24] This "Virgin Suicides" director was the infant in the baptism scene in the original "Godfather" Sofia Coppola Andrew	$1,000 [10] Also meaning "to hold back", it's a phrase or line that recurs at certain points in a poem refrain Andrew

Final Jeopardy!

THE U.S. POPULATION

An August 1999 government report told of the strain on schools from the "echo" of this

The "Baby Boom"

Jeff "What is?" — wagered $101

Shawn "What are the baby boomers?" — wagered $1,500

Andrew "What is the Baby Boom?" — wagered $3,601

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