Show #3426 1999-06-28 Armed Forces

Armed Forces Week game 1.

Contestants

Michael Greer — an Air Force information manager originally from Chicago, Illinois, now stationed at Ramstein, Germany

Jennifer Junnila — an Army family practice physician originally from Seattle, Washington, now stationed at Heidelberg, Germany

Jeff Krause — a Navy aviator originally from Allentown, Pennsylvania, now stationed at Sigonella, Italy

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jeff	$100	$1,500	$9,300	$18,000 Winner: $18,000; week's big winner has total doubled	$8,100 17 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Jennifer	$1,800	$2,000	$5,000	$1,500 3rd place: Panasonic 13" Color TV & VCR Combo + LCD Palmcorder	$5,000 14 R, 0 W
Michael	$0	$3,800	$7,200	$14,400 2nd place: Intel Create & Share camera pack + Micron Millennium Max computer	$8,200 23 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

EX-MARINES	HAIL TO THE CHIEF	THE SPORT PLAYED	BODY PARTS	MILITARY ASTROLOGY	4-LETTER WORDS
$100 [1] After his 1959 discharge, he moved to the Dallas area & got a fateful job at the Texas School Book Depository Lee Harvey Oswald Jennifer	$100 [12] At the time of his assassination on April 14, 1865, he had a Confederate $5 bill in his pocket among other items Abraham Lincoln Michael	$100 [13] Mo Vaughn, Greg Vaughn, Mike Piazza baseball Jennifer	$100 [2] Most people are born with 12 pairs of these; some have more & Adam wound up one short ribs Michael	$100 [3] Cancerians might feel like marching sideways because Cancer is the sign of this animal crab Jennifer	$100 [11] According to the riddle, when is one of these not one of these? When it's ajar door Michael
$200 [6] In 1994 ex-Marine Charles Robb defeated this controversial ex-Marine in the Virginia senatorial race Oliver North Jeff	$200 [17] From 1798 to 1804 this seventh president served as a judge on Tennessee's Superior Court Andrew Jackson Jeff	$200 [21] Chris Sanders, Barry Sanders, Deion Sanders football Jeff	$200 [4] Normally the cervical & lumbar sections of this curve forward & the thoracic section curves back spine Jennifer	$200 [15] General Patton had a "stinging" slap, so you can figure out that this was his sign Scorpio Jennifer	$200 [14] Send off a missile or an employee fire Michael
$300 [7] His dozens of country hits have included "He Stopped Loving Her Today" & "She Thinks I Still Care" George Jones Michael	$300 [18] From 1935 to 1937 he served as director of the National Youth Administration in Texas Lyndon Johnson Jeff	$300 [22] Luc Robitaille, Eric Lindros, Brett Hull hockey Michael	$300 [5] Nearly half your body weight comes from these, which include the omohyoid, the brachialis & the deltoid muscles Jeff	$300 [26] Harsh criticism is characteristic of this "chaste" sign (Hmm...maybe your drill sergeant was born under it) Virgo Michael	$300 [16] As a verb, it's the past tense form of the title of a Sandra Bullock-Keanu Reeves film sped ( Speed ) Michael
$400 [8] A veteran of 4 shuttle missions, Norman Thagard spent 115 days aboard this Russian space station in 1995 Mir Jennifer	$500 [20] The son of a president, he was the first of the few presidents who were bald John Quincy Adams Michael	$400 [23] Lindsey Davenport, Jana Novotna, Michael Chang tennis Michael	$400 [9] They're the microscopic blood vessels that connect arteries & veins capillaries Jeff Jennifer	$400 [27] Admiral George Dewey was born under this sign, but we bet no one dared call him an "old goat" Capricorn Jeff Michael	$400 [25] A small, secluded valley that's home to a famous derry-o operator dell Michael
$500 [29] A WWII Marine, this director earned the nickname "Bloody Sam" with films like 1969's "The Wild Bunch" Sam Peckinpah Michael	DD $600 [19] After attending the 1909 inauguration of his successor, he went on a year-long African safari Theodore Roosevelt Jeff	$500 [24] Tom Lehman, Tom Watson, Tom Kite golf Michael	$500 [10] To cure a cataract, this part of the eye is replaced with an artificial one lens Jennifer	$500 [28] Purple is a harmonious color for this "centaur" sign, so a purple uniform would look great on you Sagittarius Jeff	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

BODIES OF WATER	BETTER KNOWN AS...	ASSASSINATIONS	WESTERNS	NASHVILLE	"SOLDIER"S & "SAILOR"S
$200 [11] It's not only the greatest Great Lake, it's also the largest body of fresh water in the world Lake Superior Michael	$200 [2] TV's Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III Desi Arnaz Jennifer	$200 [1] Before his 1948 assassination, this father of modern India spoke of "The willing sacrifice of the innocent" Mohandas K. Gandhi Michael	$200 [16] In a 1964 Italian film, Clint Eastwood was after "A Fistful of" these Dollars Michael	$200 [23] The city was named for Francis Nash, a general in this 18th century war Revolutionary War Jeff	$200 [21] It follows "I'm strong to the finich 'cause I eats me spinach..." "I'm Popeye the Sailorman" Jennifer Michael
$400 [12] It's the "Gulf" in the Gulf War of 1991 Persian Gulf Michael	$400 [3] Basketball's Lew Alcindor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Jeff	$400 [4] So cruel & tyrannical was this country's Czar Paul I that his own son approved of his 1801 assassination Russia Jennifer	$400 [17] Campfire beans help fuel the comedy of this Mel Brooks western Blazing Saddles Michael	$400 [24] Sony, MCA & Curb are 3 of the record companies on this famous street Music Square Jeff	$400 [22] They were marching onward "As to war, with the cross of Jesus going on before" Christian soldiers Michael
$800 [14] Phnom Penh in Cambodia & Vientiane in Laos are the largest urban centers along this river Mekong Jeff	$600 [5] The silver screen's Ruth Elizabeth Davis Bette Davis Jennifer	$600 [7] A heavy oak table prevented this leader's assassination by a briefcase bomb on July 20, 1944 Adolf Hitler Jeff	$600 [18] "Rooster Cogburn" was a 1975 sequel to this 1969 John Wayne film True Grit Jeff	$600 [27] Nashville's building a football stadium for this team, formerly the Oilers, to call home in 1999 Tennessee Titans	$600 [25] In 1962 the Shirelles remained at the top of the charts for 3 weeks with this hit "Soldier Boy" Jennifer
DD $1,000 [13] According to the New Testament, it was the site of Jesus' baptism River Jordan Michael	$800 [6] Actress-director Carole Penny Marscharelli Penny Marshall Michael	$800 [8] This president's September 6, 1901 assassination was inspired by the killing of Italy's King Umberto I the year before William McKinley Michael	$800 [19] 4 of the members of this title group, including James Coburn, die in the film's big gunfight The Magnificent Seven	$800 [29] This commodore, not Lionel Richie, got a Nashville university named for him Cornelius Vanderbilt Jeff Michael	$800 [28] An old sea shanty asks, "What shall we do with" one of these "early in the morning" a drunken sailor Jeff
$1,000 [15] This Swiss-French lake was formed by a natural damming of the Rhone River Lake Geneva Jennifer	$1,000 [9] Opera's Maria Kalogeropoulos Maria Callas Michael	$1,000 [10] He's the French revolutionary assassination victim seen here, in a famous painting: Jean-Paul Marat (in a painting by Jacques-Louis David) Jeff	DD $2,000 [20] Kevin Costner played this lawman in 1994, less than a year after Kurt Russell Wyatt Earp Jeff	$1,000 [30] Built for the state's centennial expo in 1897, this replica of an Athenian temple turned 100 itself in 1997 the Parthenon Jeff	$1,000 [26] A wealth seeker, or a military adventurer for hire soldier of fortune Michael

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD OF TELEVISION

This current U.S. TV show is shown in France as "Aux Frontieres du Reel" ("At the Borders of Reality")

The X-Files

Jennifer "What is Star Trek?" — wagered $3,500

Michael "What is The X-Files?" — wagered $7,200

Jeff "What is the X-Files" — wagered $8,700

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