Show #3527 1999-12-28 (taped 1999-11-02) Regular

Contestants

Judith Martin Straw — a writer and bookseller from Santa Monica, California

Justin Oppmann — a political consultant from Washington, D.C.

Grace Kim — a business school administrator from New York City, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Grace	$1,000	$1,500	$5,200	$10,399 2nd place: Fisher Home Theater System & TIC Audio Exterior Products	$4,300 15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Justin	$800	$1,200	$3,400	$6,600 3rd place: VTech Cordless Phones	$4,600 14 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Judith	$2,800	$3,900	$9,300	$14,300 New champion: $14,300	$9,300 21 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

AFRICAN CAPITALS	1999 BOFFO B.O.	CREATION STORIES	STUPID ANSWERS	CROSSWORD CLUES "L"	HIPPOS
$100 [17] 1 of 2 African capitals through which the Nile River flows Cairo or Khartoum Grace	$100 [6] Yeah, Baby! Mike Myers' Austin Powers has another go-round with Mike Myers' Dr. Evil in this movie sequel Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Justin	$100 [11] According to the gospel of St. John, in the beginning was this & it was God the Word Judith	$100 [30] Founded in 1907, it's the oldest university in the state of Hawaii University of Hawaii Justin	$100 [1] Reading room(7) Library Grace	$100 [16] Because hippo teeth are made of this, they won't yellow & were once a popular source for false teeth Ivory Grace
$200 [18] This Kenyan capital's name is derived from a Masai word meaning "place of cool waters" Nairobi Justin	$200 [7] Hugh isn't taken for granted in this comedy by the writer of "Four Weddings and a Funeral" Notting Hill Grace	$200 [12] This scientific theory suggests everything goes back to a single primeval event Big Bang Theory Judith	$200 [29] In 1917 Scottish immigrant Bertie Charles Forbes began publishing a journal & gave it this name Forbes magazine Justin	$200 [2] Camel cousin(5) Llama Grace	$200 [22] From the Greek for "thick-skinned", it's a collective name for hippos, elephants & rhinos Pachyderms Grace
$400 [20] It's the only African capital named for an American president Monrovia (Liberia) Judith	$300 [8] Young filmmakers Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez created quite a frenzy with this film The Blair Witch Project Justin	$300 [13] In Eskimo lore, this black bird is a trickster-creator Raven Judith	$300 [26] Voltaire described this European political entity as not holy, nor Roman, nor an empire Holy Roman Empire Judith	$300 [3] Tepid(8) Lukewarm Judith	$300 [23] This part of a hippo's body is the largest of any land animal's the mouth Grace
$500 [21] This Senegal capital is the westernmost city on the African mainland Dakar Grace	$400 [9] The summer's most anticipated movie, it quickly became the third highest-grossing domestic film of all time Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Justin	$400 [14] The oldest Greek myths feature Gaia, as Mother this Earth Judith	$400 [28] Collective name given the Confederate raiders led by John Hunt Morgan against Union troops in 1862-63 Morgan's Raiders Justin	$400 [4] The key man(9) Locksmith Grace	$400 [24] The hippo has this many toes on each foot, making it an even-toed ungulate 4 Judith
DD $1,000 [19] The main building on the campus of this city's university was once Haile Selassie's palace Addis Ababa Justin	$500 [10] In this 1999 film Keanu Reeves finds himself in a computer-generated world The Matrix Judith	$500 [15] The creation myth of these people involves Tezcatlipoca & Quetzalcoatl tearing Coatlicue apart Aztecs Judith	$500 [27] (Hi, I'm Jason Williams of the New Jersey Nets) In 1999 this flashy Sacramento Kings guard was second in voting for NBA Rookie of the Year Jason Williams Justin	$500 [5] "Amazing" structure built by Daedalus(9) Labyrinth Judith	$500 [25] The word hippopotamus comes from 2 Greek words meaning this river horse

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE CRUSADES	THAT '70s SHOW	FLAGS	LITERARY TITLE PAIRS	COLLECTIBLES	HIP "O"s
$200 [6] On his way back from failing to take Jerusalem in 1192, this king of England was captured & later ransomed Richard the Lionhearted Justin Judith	$200 [21] This show's personnel included Hawkeye Pierce, Radar O'Reilly & Hot Lips Houlihan MAS*H Judith	$200 [11] This star & those of the Big Dipper are featured on Alaska's state flag North Star (Polaris) Justin	$200 [1] 1843:"... and the Pendulum" The Pit Judith	$200 [30] Collectible ones of these include the Waterman 52 & the Sheaffer White Dot Fountain pens Judith	$200 [16] This sharpshooter performed with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show & inspired a 1946 musical Annie Oakley Grace
$400 [7] The first city Peter the Hermit's army trashed was this one, now capital of Yugoslavia Belgrade Grace	$400 [22] This family series with Dick Van Patten was based on columnist Tom Braden's autobiography Eight is Enough Grace	$400 [12] The Italian flag is not red, white & blue, but red, white & this color Green Grace	$400 [2] 1929:"... and the Fury" The Sound Grace	$400 [29] Decade in which the Philco Predicta, seen here, was made: 1950s Grace Justin	$400 [17] In fairy tales, it's an evil people-eating monster Ogre Judith
$600 [8] This wife of Louis VII of France said if he went off to Jerusalem she'd get a divorce, so he dragged her along by force Eleanor of Aquitaine Judith	$800 [24] It starred Angie Dickinson as Sgt. Pepper Anderson Police Woman Judith	$600 [13] A red "C" surrounding a yellow ball (for gold) appears on this state's flag Colorado Justin	$600 [3] 1919:"... and Sixpence" The Moon	$600 [26] This industrialist's museum collection includes Thomas Edison's lab, electric light & gold teeth Henry Ford	$600 [18] This 660-square-mile swamp straddles the Florida-Georgia border Okefenokee Swamp Judith
$800 [9] Around 1171 Saladin became sultan of this state that was larger than Syria Egypt	$1,000 [25] John Houseman reprised his film role as law professor Kingsfield for this drama The Paper Chase Justin	DD $600 [14] Columbus' personal flag bore the initials F & Y, which stood for these 2 Ferdinand & Isabella Justin	$800 [4] 1894:"... and the Man" Arms Judith	$800 [27] An Oeslau, Germany company began making figurines based on this nun's drawings in the 1930s Berta Hummel Grace	$800 [19] The Romans called this wandering Ithacan Ulysses Odysseus Judith
$1,000 [10] This colorful-bearded Holy Roman Emperor drowned in 1190 on his way to retake Jerusalem Frederick Barbarossa	DD $1,500 [23] Billy Crystal first won fame playing Jodie Dallas, a gay character on this offbeat sitcom Soap Grace	$1,000 [15] A national flag's V-shaped design represents this partner of the Grenadines St. Vincent Justin	$1,000 [5] 1939:"... and the Rock" The Web	$1,000 [28] To be worth more, a walking Twiki robot from this TV series should be in its original box Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Justin	$1,000 [20] This man's philosophic "razor" states that simple explanations are better than complicated ones Occam Judith

Final Jeopardy!

ARTISTS

Looking at kids' art, he said at "Their age I could draw like Raphael, but it took me a lifetime to learn to draw like them"

Pablo Picasso

Justin "Who is Picasso?" — wagered $3,200

Grace "Who was Picasso?" — wagered $5,199

Judith "Who Picasso" — wagered $5,000

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