Show #3078 1998-01-07 Regular

Contestants

Melanie DeCarolis — an editor from Brookline, Massachusetts

Larry Blair — a software engineer from Palo Alto, California

Michael Forrest — an actor from Silver Spring, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $3,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Michael	$1,900	$2,800	$8,800	$1,700 3rd place: Panasonic Large Color LCD Palmcorder	$9,000 19 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Larry	$1,800	$2,500	$7,900	$13,401 New champion: $13,401	$7,900 21 R, 1 W
Melanie	$-100	$1,700	$6,200	$12,200 2nd place: Trip to Hotel Melia Don Pepe, Costa del Sol, Spain	$5,400 16 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

FAIRIES	MOTTOES	THEY ALL PLAYED HAMLET	"P"OTPOURRI	ISLANDS	WET & WILD
$100 [11] He puts "sleepy dust" in children's eyes to help them sleep Sandman Larry	$100 [16] Be prepared to tell us that this group's motto is "Be Prepared" Boy Scouts Larry	$100 [13] Fans from around the world sped to Winnipeg to see this "Speed" star play Hamlet there in 1995 Keanu Reeves Michael	$100 [6] If you've been to a prom, you should know "prom" is short for this, also a popular name for a shopping mall Promenade Larry	$100 [1] The Danes call this island dependency in the north Atlantic Gronland Greenland Michael	$100 [26] Of a bird, a fish or an insect, what a water boatman is Insect Melanie
$200 [12] On stage, this fairy, visible only as a dancing light, swallows poison to save Peter Pan's life Tinker Bell Melanie	$200 [18] "Ring" in if you know it's engraved with the motto "Proclaim Liberty Throughout All The Land..." Liberty Bell Melanie	$200 [14] He's only 9 years younger than Glenn Close, but he called her Mom in Zeffirelli's 1990 version Mel Gibson Larry	$200 [7] A type of large snake; it may be "reticulated" Python Michael	$200 [2] Hey, mon! The Cayman Islands were colonized about 1734 by British settlers from this nearby island Jamaica Larry	$200 [27] The American Water & Irish Water breeds of this dog are both noted for retrieving waterfowl Spaniel Melanie
$300 [15] In December 1892 "The Nutcracker" was first produced with Antonietta Dell'era in this role Sugar Plum Fairy Michael	$300 [22] Put a feather in your cappa if you know this Greek society's motto is "Philosophy The Guide Of Life" Phi Beta Kappa Larry	$300 [19] The role of Obi-Wan Kenobi was light-years away when he played Hamlet at the Old Vic in 1938 Sir Alec Guinness Melanie	$300 [8] From the name of a river, it's the "fever" that tends to afflict national politicians Potomac fever Michael Melanie	$300 [3] The Safety Islands off French Guiana consist of Royale, Saint-Joseph & this diabolical island Devil's Island Larry	$300 [28] Bubalus babalis is the scientific name of this animal also known as the water ox Water buffalo
$400 [17] This mischievous fairy speaks the epilogue of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Puck Michael	$400 [24] "Power To The People" was one of the mottoes of this '60s militant group, founded in Oakland Black Panthers Larry	DD $500 [20] He played Hamlet at the New York Shakespeare Festival before he hammed it up as Mike Hammer: Stacy Keach Melanie	$400 [9] It's the kind of lurid fiction printed on the low-quality paper of the same name Pulp fiction Larry	$400 [4] Politically, this Greek island is divided into 4 departments: Canea, Lasithi, Rethymne & Iraklion Crete Michael	$400 [29] Water hog is another name for this, the largest living rodent, that looks like a giant guinea pig Capybara Larry
$500 [23] Sometimes a fairy will steal one of these & leave a changeling in its place Baby Melanie	$500 [25] "Duty, Honor, Country" is the motto of this New York school U.S. Military Academy/West Point/Army Michael	$500 [21] This star of "A Fish Called Wanda" not only starred in but directed a 1990 production of "Hamlet" Kevin Kline Melanie	$500 [10] This term for a social outcast is from the Tamil for "drummer", a position once held by a person of low caste Pariah Michael	$500 [5] This island was specially built for San Francisco's Golden Gate Int'l Exposition of 1939 & 1940 Treasure Island Larry	$500 [30] The water opossum is also called the yapok, in honor of this continent's Oyapok River South America Larry Melanie

Double Jeopardy! Round

MYTHOLOGY	TRAVEL U.S.A.	ROYALTY	WOMEN IN SPORTS	DIBS!	BEFORE & AFTER
$200 [5] She had the "face that launched a thousand ships"; sounds painful! Helen of Troy Larry	$200 [2] A nat'l memorial near Kitty Hawk features reconstructions of the camp & hangar used by this pair The Wright Brothers Larry	$200 [1] Isabella II was proclaimed queen of this country a few days before her third birthday, in 1833 Spain Larry	$200 [24] In March 1997 this Swiss miss became the youngest player to be ranked No. 1 in women's tennis Martina Hingis Michael	$200 [29] In 1494 Pope Alexander VI gave this country the right to colonize the east coast of Brazil Portugal Michael	$200 [26] The great white whale who hosted "American Bandstand" Moby Dick Clark Michael
$400 [9] Believing Thisbe to be dead after finding her bloody veil, this youth killed himself Pyramus Melanie	$400 [13] Open to the public, a St. Louis farm once owned by Ulysses Grant is now operated by this brewery Anheuser-Busch Larry Melanie	$400 [19] Kipling wrote of this queen, "Walk wide o' the widow at Windsor, for 'alf o' creation she owns" Queen Victoria Melanie	DD $200 [25] Nancy Lieberman-Cline is among the inductees in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame for this sport basketball Michael	$400 [30] The Dutch had already sighted Australia, & Aborigines lived there, when he claimed it for England in 1770 Captain James Cook Melanie	$400 [27] "That Girl" who wrote the Declaration of Independence Marlo Thomas Jefferson Melanie
$600 [10] She was Pygmalion's "statuesque" wife Galatea Melanie	$600 [6] Wish you were in Dixie--National Forest? You'll find it near Bryce Canyon in this state Utah Larry	$600 [20] He & Carlota landed in Mexico on May 28, 1864 Maximilian Larry	$600 [14] Kathy Whitworth was the first woman in this sport to win a million dollars in prize money Golf Larry	$600 [17] This 2-word term coined in 1845 asserted that the U.S. had dibs on land stretching to the Pacific Manifest destiny Michael	$600 [28] Now ear this: it's an "ear" vegetable served on a spider structure Corn on the cobweb
$1,000 [12] Vulcan's Greek counterpart, he created Achilles' armor Hephaestus Melanie	$800 [3] You can visit the Netherlands Museum without ever leaving the USA; it's located in this Michigan city Holland Larry	$800 [23] This country's King Carl XVI Gustaf was born Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus at Haga Castle in 1946 Sweden Michael	$800 [7] In 1996 Christy Martin became the first female pro in this sport to be featured live on national TV Boxing Melanie	$800 [15] When this native group had dibs on the Mexico City area, they called it Tenochtitlan Aztecs Larry	$800 [21] A Lerner & Loewe musical about a lovely insect who flies away home My Fair Ladybug Michael
DD $1,500 [11] As the muse of this scholarly discipline, Clio probably tended to repeat herself history Melanie	$1,000 [4] For some fun in this Pennsylvania city, drop by the Dutch Wonderland Family Fun Park Lancaster Michael	$1,000 [18] Duchess Sophie of Bavaria married this tiny country's Crown Prince Alois in 1993, in Vaduz Liechtenstein Michael	$1,000 [8] In 1997 this 14-year-old American became the youngest women's world figure skating champion Tara Lipinski Michael	$1,000 [16] The Russians & Japanese both want these northern islands that were first occupied by the Ainu Kuril Islands Larry	$1,000 [22] Leonardo da Vinci's portrait of Michael Jackson's ex-wife Mona Lisa Marie Presley Melanie

Final Jeopardy!

ENGLISH LITERATURE

This 1726 satire reported the existence of Mars' 2 moons 151 years before Asaph Hall discovered them

Gulliver's Travels

Melanie "What is Gulliver's Travels?" — wagered $6,000

Larry "What is Gulliver's Travels?" — wagered $5,501

Michael "What Candide" — wagered $7,100

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