Show #3733 2000-11-22 (taped 2000-09-28) Regular

Contestants

James Rocchi — a film critic and writer from Santa Cruz, California

Heather Derby — an ad agency account executive from Boston, Massachusetts

Bob Ryan — a certified public accountant from Gig Harbor, Washington (whose 2-day cash winnings total $22,301)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bob	$1,300	$3,600	$7,400	$13,400 3-day champion: $35,701	$7,900 23 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Heather	$300	$1,200	$3,200	$200 3rd place: Natural Wonders Gift Certificate	$3,200 10 R, 3 W
James	$1,500	$2,600	$7,400	$11,152 2nd place: Trip to London courtesy of Priceline.com	$8,200 20 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE ROARING '20s	MOVIE QUOTES	NEBRASKA, GOD'S COUNTRY	THAT'S MY WEAPON	"ATTLE" FIELD	STUPID ANSWERS
$100 [6] Seen here in 1921, 16-year-old Margaret Gorman became the first woman to win this title Miss America Bob	$100 [1] 1979:"I love the smell of napalm in the morning...smells like...victory" Apocalypse Now Bob	$100 [26] Until 1900 this college's sports teams were known as the Bug Eaters, Old Gold Knights & Antelopes University of Nebraska Bob	$100 [21] Sources say this knife wasn't invented by Alamo hero Jim, but by his brother, Rezin Bowie knife Bob	$100 [11] Bovines Cattle Bob	$100 [16] Number of letters on your standard 8-sided stop sign 4 James
$200 [7] A popular tune of the '20s was this song heard here "California, Here I Come" Bob	$200 [2] 1992:"There's no crying in baseball!" A League of Their Own James	$200 [27] In 1992 this senator became the 1st Nebraskan to make a serious run for president since George Norris Bob Kerrey Bob	$200 [22] Henry, not Yancy, invented this pistol & it was imitators who added an extra "R" to the name Derringer Bob	$200 [12] Snake tail tip Rattle James	$200 [17] In May 2000 Time Inc. ended this magazine's life as a monthly Life Bob
$300 [8] During the 1927 baseball season, Babe Ruth hit this many home runs, a record that lasted until 1961 60 Bob	$300 [3] 1972:"Someday, and that day may never come, I'll call upon you to do a service..." The Godfather James	$300 [28] This 1913 Willa Cather novel tells the story of Alexandra Bergson, a Swedish immigrant to Nebraska "O Pioneers!" James	$300 [23] In 1855 he began mass production of the revolver he first designed out of wood while at sea in the 1830s Samuel Colt Bob	$300 [13] Disclose a secret Tattle Heather	$300 [18] Meaning "The last but two", it's the antepenultimate word here Antepenultimate James
$400 [9] On August 3, 1923 at 2:47 A.M. he was sworn in as President of the United States by his father Calvin Coolidge Bob	$400 [4] A 1992 Western:"Hell, I even thought I was dead, 'til I found out it was just that I was in Nebraska" Unforgiven James	$400 [29] In 1898 he came to Omaha to supervise the lighting of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition Thomas Edison James	$500 [25] This shirt maker bought the Volcanic Repeating Arms Co. in 1857 & soon controlled the repeating rifle industry Winchester Bob	$400 [14] City between Puget Sound & Lake Washington Seattle James	$400 [19] A judge at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, this actor thanked the organization for naming the festival after him James Caan Heather
$500 [10] In 1925 this former president of Buick & vice president of GM founded his own auto company Walter Chrysler Heather	$500 [5] 1981:"Come here, Norman. Hurry up. The loons! The loons! They're welcoming us back" On Golden Pond Bob	$500 [30] Nebraskan Cliff Hillegass began this popular series of educational aids CliffsNotes Bob Heather	DD $700 [24] Gangsters loved to get their hands on this invention of Gen. John Thompson Thompson submachine gun ("Tommy Gun") Bob	$500 [15] Childish talk Prattle Heather	$500 [20] Pert, famous for its 2-in-1 shampoo & conditioner, introduced these 2 new products in early 2000 Shampoo & conditioner Bob

Double Jeopardy! Round

THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES	WOMEN IN SPORTS	WORLD LIT	THEY CAME FROM TOLEDO	TREES	THE "FAB" FIVE
$200 [2] 1996:Reform Party H. Ross Perot Heather	$200 [26] For World Cup 1999, the largest crowd ever at a women's sporting event filled this southern California venue Rose Bowl Bob	$200 [1] "The Art of the Impossible" is a collection of writings by this Czech playwright & president Vaclav Havel James	$200 [19] Receive a "MAS*H" note from him & it may be a"dressed" from his Toledo birthplace Jamie Farr James	$200 [12] All of the hundreds of species of this tree bear acorns Oak Heather	$200 [9] The sixth Pacific storm system of the year 2000 shared its name with this long-maned Italian male model Fabio James
$400 [4] 1968:American Independent Party George Wallace Bob Heather	$400 [27] Catharine Beecher, Harriet's sister, pioneered this Olympic sport, calling it "grace without dancing" Gymnastics Heather James	$400 [3] Standish O'Grady was known for writing histories of this country, his birthplace Ireland James	$400 [20] Toledo-born Olympic gold medal-winning skater seen here Scott Hamilton Heather	$400 [13] The Arizona cypress is a favorite as this holiday decoration Christmas tree Bob	$400 [10] This Russian goldsmith created famous jeweled Easter eggs for European royalty Peter Carl Faberge Bob
DD $800 [8] 1948:States' Rights Party Strom Thurmond James	$600 [28] (Hi, I'm WNBA star Jennifer Azzi) In the first women's intercollegiate basketball game, Berkeley met this other N. Calif. school, my alma mater Stanford Bob	DD $800 [5] British author Lawrence Durrell is most famous for his "quartet" of novels set in this Egyptian city Alexandria Bob	$600 [21] This Toledo-born feminist & former Bunny published the book of essays "Moving Beyond Words" in 1994 Gloria Steinem Bob	$600 [16] In America you'll see the sugar & pitch varieties of these coniferous trees Pines Heather	$600 [11] Patsy & Edina are the well-lubricated but aging pair of sitcom characters on this popular British import Absolutely Fabulous Heather
$800 [24] 1904, 1908, 1912, 1920:Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs James	$800 [29] Lisa Fernandez led her teammates to the gold medal in this sport in the 2000 Olympics Softball Heather	$800 [6] An actress before she turned to mystery novels, Dame Ngaio Marsh was born in Christchurch in this country New Zealand James	$800 [22] He's known for his "Holidays in Hell" stories in Rolling Stone P.J. O'Rourke James	$800 [17] Its name is in part from the Greek syko, "fig"; the Near East tree, not the American one, is related to the fig Sycamore James	$800 [14] Something constructed, perhaps an untruth Fabrication James
$1,000 [25] 1912:Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt Bob	$1,000 [30] The weekend Tiger won the British Open, this Australian swept to victory in the U.S. Women's Open Karrie Webb	$1,000 [7] "Heartbreak Tango" was the second novel by Manuel Puig, one of this country's most famous authors Argentina James	$1,000 [23] Teresas from Toledo include actress Teresa Ganzel & this "Music! Music! Music!" singer Teresa Brewer	$1,000 [18] If you don't want to say California laurel, you can use this 3-letter name instead Bay Bob James	$1,000 [15] The non-revolutionary British Socialist society of the 1880s The Fabian Society James

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC NAMES

2 of the people who witnessed his execution were John Wilkes Booth & Stonewall Jackson

John Brown

Heather "Who is Jefferson Davis?" — wagered $3,000

James "Who is John Brown" — wagered $3,752

Bob "Who is John Brown?" — wagered $6,000

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