Show #3186 1998-06-08 (taped 1998-03-03) Regular

Contestants

Christi Gowen Roberts — a middle school English teacher originally from Saco, Maine

Roger Brown — a sales representative originally from Piscataway, New Jersey

Joe Mecca — a state trooper from Allegheny, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Joe	$1,900	$3,500	$11,000	$13,500 2-day champion: $25,500	$10,100 26 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Roger	$400	$2,800	$6,700	$13,399 2nd place: Trip to Harvey's Resort & Casino, Lake Tahoe	$8,200 22 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Christi	$200	$100	$1,700	$2,200 3rd place: Pair of Jaguar Friendship Watches	$1,700 6 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE OCEAN	SONG STANDARDS	'90s FICTION	THE BALD TRUTH	THE WHITE HOUSE	TOO "HOT" TO HANDLE
$100 [6] Ho, ho, ho! The North Pole sits near the center of this ocean Arctic Ocean Roger	$100 [1] "I'd love to get you on a slow boat to" this country, "all to myself alone" China Roger	$100 [8] In 1997 Ira Levin delivered "Son of Rosemary", the sequel to this novel Rosemary's Baby Joe	$100 [11] She appeared almost totally hairless in her video "Nothing Compares 2 U" Sinead O'Connor Joe	$100 [26] The White House wasn't yet finished in 1800 when this second president moved in John Adams Joe Christi	$100 [18] It's another name for a frankfurter Hot dog Roger
$200 [7] There are 3 major types of these structures in the tropics: fringing, barrier & atolls Reefs Joe	$200 [2] It begins, "When you walk through a storm hold your head up high and don't be afraid of the dark" "You'll Never Walk Alone" Joe	$200 [9] "This kind of certainty comes only once", Robert tells Francesca in this bestselling love story The Bridges of Madison County Joe	$200 [14] 1985's NBA Rookie of the Year, he played college ball at North Carolina Michael Jordan Christi	$200 [27] The Emancipation Proclamation was signed in this famous room; maybe you've slept there Lincoln Bedroom Roger	$200 [19] A controversial problem, or a flaming tuber Hot potato Christi
$300 [15] The 2 bodies whose gravitational pull on the Earth has the greatest effect on ocean tides Sun & Moon Roger	$400 [4] "When whippoorwills call and ev'ning is nigh, I hurry to my" this Blue Heaven Roger	$300 [10] In "The Fourth K", Mario Puzo put a new member of this political family in the White House Kennedy Joe Roger	$300 [17] This "platinum-dome" character saves the day in "Annie" by adopting her Daddy Warbucks Joe	$300 [28] The desk President Clinton uses in the Oval Office was given to Rutherford B. Hayes by this queen Queen Victoria Christi	$300 [20] This category's doing so well, it's "selling like" these pan-fried foods hotcakes Roger
$400 [16] The Cyanea, a northern type of this, may have 100-foot-long tentacles & not one bone jellyfish Joe Roger	DD $500 [3] In 1942 Glenn Miller received the very first gold record for this song, heard here: "Chattanooga Choo Choo" Joe	$400 [12] This 1993 James Redfield book has been described as "an adventure in pursuit of a spiritual mystery" The Celestine Prophecy Joe	$400 [23] So it shall be written, he starred in "Anastasia" & "Solomon and Sheba" Yul Brynner Joe	$400 [29] This president hung a large moose head in the State Dining Room; a bull moose, we presume Theodore Roosevelt Roger	$400 [21] Be nice, or I'll light the match that's stuck in your shoe in this classic practical joke Hot foot Joe
$500 [25] You cross it going from Mogadishu to the Maldives Indian Ocean Roger	$500 [5] This 1944 Bing Crosby hit was subtitled "Mister In-Between" "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive" Roger	$500 [13] This "Beloved" author set her latest novel "Paradise" in the fictional all-black town of Ruby, Oklahoma Toni Morrison Joe	$500 [24] The man born Tenzin Gyatso is the 14th holder of this title Dalai Lama Roger	$500 [30] Churchill liked to stay in this "regal" room, where he often startled the staff with his nudity Queen's Room	$500 [22] Not Don Juan's mattress, but an environment conducive to the growth of something undesirable a hotbed Roger Christi

Double Jeopardy! Round

BALLET	U.S. CITIES	FILM STARS	POETS' RHYME TIME	ICE CREAM	SCOOPS
$200 [30] This heroine's stepsisters try to squeeze their big feet into her glass slipper, but they don't fit Cinderella Roger	$200 [2] In 1963 NASA opened its $8 million Mission Control Center in this Texas city Houston Joe	$200 [17] This star of "Cobb" & "Men In Black" is a champion-caliber polo player Tommy Lee Jones Joe	$200 [1] Edgar Allan's enemies Poe's foes Roger	$200 [7] In 1988 a 4 1/2-mile one of these fruity desserts was created in Pennsylvania Banana Split Joe	$200 [16] In 1936 Edgar Snow reached Shaanxi province & got an interview with this future chairman Mao Tse-tung Joe
$400 [29] This late ballet star of Tartar ancestry was Margot Fonteyn's best-known partner Rudolf Nureyev Joe	$400 [8] Neil Simon's Eugene Jerome had the "blues" in this Mississippi city Biloxi Joe	$400 [18] After divorcing Robert Walker, Jennifer Jones married this "Gone with the Wind" producer in 1949 David O. Selznick Roger Christi	$400 [3] Ogden's shindigs Nash's bashes Joe	$400 [12] Minty Python & Choc Ness Monster were suggestions for this company's new British flavor Ben & Jerry's Roger Christi	$400 [19] In 1945 reporter William Laurence got to fly over this city for the second A-bomb drop Nagasaki Roger
$600 [28] This famous Isaac of high fashion designed the costumes for the 1995 ballet "Jump Start" Isaac Mizrahi Roger	$600 [9] Longfellow dubbed this Ohio city the "Queen City of the West" Cincinnati Joe	$600 [23] In "Mars Attacks!", this Oscar winner played 2 roles: President James Dale & casino owner Art Land Jack Nicholson Joe	$600 [4] Elizabeth Barrett's coronations Browning's crownings Roger	$600 [13] Mid-20th c. electric refigerators meant no more waiting for frozen treats until he cometh Iceman Christi	$800 [21] The Register of this county near L.A. won a 1996 Pulitzer for reporting on fertility clinic fraud Orange County Roger
$1,000 [26] The erotic ending of this great dancer's 1912 ballet "L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune" created a scandal Vaslav Nijinsky Joe	$800 [10] This queen city is home to the Carolina Panthers Charlotte, North Carolina	$800 [24] An Oscar winner for "Goodfellas", he once played guitar for Joey Dee & the Starliters Joe Pesci Joe	$800 [5] Rupert's volumes Brooke's books Roger	$800 [14] This chain once boasted over 1,000 restaurants serving 28 flavors with 16% butterfat Howard Johnson's Roger	$1,000 [22] Among scoops by this "Washington Merry-Go-Round" columnist were facts leading to the censure of Sen. Thomas Dodd Jack Anderson
DD $1,500 [27] Aaron Copland's score for this ballet, heard here, was inspired by American folk tunes: Rodeo Joe	$1,000 [11] This site of the 1992 America's Cup races was originally called San Miguel San Diego Roger	$1,000 [25] Now a talk show host for CNBC, he was considered for the Richard Dreyfuss role in "Jaws" Charles Grodin Joe	$1,000 [6] A.A.'s ovens Milne's kilns Christi	$1,000 [15] In the 1980s restauranteur David Mintz began marketing soy ice cream under this brand name Tofutti	DD $1,500 [20] (Hi, I'm Andrea Mitchell of NBC News.) As a campaign reporter I got the scoop that George Bush had made this controversial choice August 16, 1988 selecting Dan Quayle as his running mate Roger

Final Jeopardy!

OLYMPIC TEAMS

Formed in 1988 & subject of a 1993 film, this team had its first sponsor, Red Stripe Lager, for the Nagano games

Jamaican Bobsled Team

Christi "What is the Jamaican Bobsled Team?" — wagered $500

Roger "What is the Bobsled Team Jamaica?" — wagered $6,699

Joe "What is the Jamaican Boblsed Team?" — wagered $2,500

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