Show #3127 1998-03-17 Regular

Contestants

John Hart — a sales executive from Portland, Oregon

Rebecca Rhyne — a writer's assistant originally from Austin, Texas

Christopher Ruth — a musician and songwriter from New London, Connecticut (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,199)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Christopher	$-300	$2,500	$5,700	$9,401 2-day champion: $26,600	$5,700 17 R, 2 W
Rebecca	$100	$100	$4,700	$0 3rd place: Word Perfect 8 software by Corel	$3,500 10 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
John	$2,800	$4,500	$4,100	$6,100 2nd place: 6-day vacation to Ireland, courtesy of the Irish tourist board	$4,900 23 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

IRISH AMERICANS	ON ST. PADDY'S DAY	CLASSIC GAME SHOW THEMES	ANIMAL CLICHES	THINGS THAT GO BUMP	IN THE NIGHT
$100 [1] Kim Basinger & this actor named their daughter Ireland Alec Baldwin John	$100 [8] Israel's fourth premier, she was sworn in March 17, 1969 Golda Meir John	$100 [26] [theme music] The Newlywed Game Christopher	$100 [6] Matthew 7:6 is the source of the famous phrase about not casting "pearls before" these swine Christopher	$100 [18] It's what the poker player "sees" & bumps a bet John	$100 [13] This flattened disk in the night sky is the visible portion of our galaxy the Milky Way Rebecca
$200 [2] This singer earned a 1995 Emmy nomination for appearing on "ER" opposite her nephew George Rosemary Clooney John	$200 [9] A March 17, 1906 speech by this president popularized the term, "Muckrake" Theodore Roosevelt John	$200 [27] [theme music] Family Feud Christopher	$200 [7] Don't look one "in the mouth" or we'll say, "neigh!" a gift horse John	$200 [19] It's bump's partner in a striptease a grind Christopher	$200 [14] Distant radio stations on this band are clearer at night because their signals bounce off the ionosphere AM John
$300 [3] The life of this coach has included stints with the Lakers, the Knicks, and the Miami Heat Pat Riley John	$300 [10] Good Grief! This comic strip star graced the cover of "Life" magazine on March 17, 1967 Charlie Brown John	$300 [28] [theme music] The Dating Game Christopher	$300 [23] Someone who feigns innocence but has evil intentions is "A Wolf in" this odd attire sheep's clothing Christopher	$300 [20] They're small electric vehicles found in amusement parks bumper cars Christopher	$300 [15] Action taken by coastal cities to prevent U-Boats from targeting the silhouettes of ships turning the lights out (or a blackout) John
$400 [4] Talk show O'Hosts include Rosie O'DO'DO'DO'DO'DO'DO'DO'Donnellthismanobeenennrson" on "Extra" Maureen O'Boyle Christopher	$400 [11] No beans about it, the British made news when they evacuated this city March 17, 1776 Boston John	$400 [29] [theme music] The $10,000 (or $20,000 , or $100,000 ) Pyramid	$400 [24] This familiar phrase for a clumsy person calls to mind a big bovine in a porcelain boutique a bull in a china shop Christopher	$400 [21] In the sport named for it, it's bumped, set, & spiked volleyball John	$500 [17] Every year on this night, Spaniards eat 12 grapes as the clock strikes midnight New Year's Eve John
$500 [5] This Republican senator from Florida is the grandson of a Philadelphia A's manager of the same name Connie Mack Christopher	$500 [12] The first of these office machines by A.B. Dickwent on sale March 17, 1887 March 17, 1887 a mimeograph Christopher John	$500 [30] [theme music] the original Jeopardy! theme John	$500 [25] After "March comes in like a lion" it does this goes out like a lamb Christopher	$500 [22] These ridges that are made to force cars to slow down can give them quite a jolt speed bumps Christopher	DD $1,200 [16] Van Gogh painted this work, seen here, with candles stuck in his hatband Starry Night John

Double Jeopardy! Round

IRISH HISTORY	"LOVE" IN THE MOVIES	SHAKESPEAREAN MOONS OF URANUS	THE ARTS	BEGINS & ENDS WITH P	COLUMNISTS
$200 [3] 1846 saw the height of this Irish "Blight" potato blight (or potato famine) Rebecca	$200 [7] Dan Aykroyd starred in "Love at First Sight" & George Hamilton played Dracula in this film with a similar title Love at First Bite Rebecca	$200 [21] Characters from this play circling Uranus are Ariel & Miranda The Tempest John	$200 [8] This dance from the south of Spain comes in 2 styles; the serious jondo & the lighter chico the Flamenco Christopher	$200 [1] Ball Park franks do this when you cook 'em plump Christopher	$400 [25] This TV Guide columnist, sans Roger Ebert, reviews movies due to air during the upcoming week Siskel John
$400 [14] In March 1981 Bobby Sands began one of these for the IRA; he died in May as a result a hunger strike (a famine accepted) John	$400 [9] When Ryan O'Neal apologizes to Barbra Streisand in "What's Up, Doc?" she quotes this line from "Love Story" "Love means never having to say you're sorry" Christopher	$400 [24] Goneril & Regan's sister orbiting Uranus Cordelia John	$400 [13] Benvenuto Cellini's most famous surviving work is a gold cellar for this seasoning salt John	$400 [2] Little Bo knows this isn't a lamb sound, but a baby bird noise peep John	$1,000 [26] Once a columnist for Esquire, she co-wrote the screenplays "Sleepless in Seattle" & "Mixed Nuts" Nora Ephron Rebecca
$600 [15] The number of counties assigned to Northern Ireland after the 1920 split six Rebecca John	$600 [10] Woody Allen was "Russian" to romance Diane Keaton in this '75 film inspired in part by "War and Peace" Love and Death Christopher	$600 [20] Othello called her his "Fair Warrior" Desdemona Rebecca	$600 [16] The melodic instrument of this country's native people is the didjeridu Australia Rebecca	$600 [4] The chicken scratches on your prescription show your doctor doesn't have good this penmanship Rebecca	DD $2,000 [28] No hints. The columnist seen here Heloise Rebecca
$800 [18] The revolutionary Fenians invaded this British overseas dominion in 1866 & 1870 Canada	$800 [11] Michelle Pfeiffer teamed up with Dennis Haysbert in the 1992 film named for an airport Love Field Christopher	$800 [22] When found by a watchman, she was "Bleeding, warm and newly dead"; now she's found around Uranus Juliet John	$800 [17] In 1634 this artist married the wealthy Saskia Van Uylenburgh & used her as a model Rembrandt John	$800 [5] You don't have to be a chess player to hock chess pieces in one of these a pawn shop Rebecca	—
DD $1,600 [19] The first 2 Irishmen to win Nobel Prizes for literature, in 1923 & 1925, they share the middle initial "B" William Butler Yeats & George Bernard Shaw John	$1,000 [12] Rod Steiger played the amorous Mr. Joyboy in this comedy based on an Evelyn Waugh novel The Loved One Christopher	$1,000 [23] Moons III & IV are this royal fairy pair from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Titania & Oberon Rebecca John	$1,000 [27] This Bauhaus founder became a U.S. citizen in 1944 & taught architecture at Harvard Walter Gropius John	$1,000 [6] "Circumstance" partner for Elgar pomp Rebecca	—

Final Jeopardy!

STATE CAPITALS

It's the only state capital whose name has 3 sets of double letters

Tallahassee

John "What is Tallahassee?" — wagered $2,000

Rebecca "What is Jackson?" — wagered $4,700

Christopher "What is Tallahassee" — wagered $3,701

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