Show #3539 2000-01-13 (taped 1999-11-09) Regular

Contestants

Terry Coombs — an automotive bookkeeper from Lynn, Massachusetts

Lewis Targownik — a resident physician from Winnipeg, Manitoba

Frank Butterworth — a business development manager from Hingham, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Frank	$2,500	$2,900	$6,800	$13,600 2-day co-champion: $19,000	$5,900 20 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Lewis	$1,700	$3,900	$6,800	$13,600 New co-champion: $13,600	$7,300 19 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Terry	$-800	$-1,100	$-100	$-100 2nd place: Trip to Harvest Inn, Napa Valley, California	$-100 8 R, 6 W

Jeopardy! Round

ZACHARY TAYLOR	CURRENCY NAME'S THE SAME	RODENTS	BIBLICAL NUMBERS	COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES	QUOTABLE POTENT POTABLES
$100 [21] Taylor was the seventh president born in this state Virginia Lewis	$100 [13] Australia, Guyana, Taiwan Dollar Frank	$100 [6] Some of the quills of the Eurasian species can be 12 inches, equal to about half of its body length Porcupine Frank	$100 [10] The number of days it took God to create the universe & everything in it (not resting) 6 Terry	$100 [26] Nickname of Glenn Warner, who coached such All-Americans as Jim Thorpe & Ernie Nevers "Pop" Lewis	$100 [1] Voltaire compared the British to this beverage of theirs: "Froth on top, dregs at the bottom, the middle excellent" Beer Lewis
$200 [22] After this now defunct party nominated Taylor, it sent him a letter postage due, which he refused Whig Lewis	$200 [12] Tajikistan, Belarus, Russia Ruble Frank	$200 [7] Their lodges can be of different kinds, depending on whether they're built on islands, ponds or lakes Beavers Frank	$200 [17] The number of days Jesus fasted in the desert 40 Terry	$200 [27] On August 28, 1999 he began his 34th season as Penn State head coach by defeating Arizona, 41-7 Joe Paterno Frank	$200 [2] The line "A woman drove me to drink and I never even had the courtesy to thank her" is attributed to this comic W.C. Fields Frank
$300 [23] Because he held this post, some say David Atchison was president for the day before Taylor was inaugurated President pro tem of the Senate Lewis	$300 [14] Benin, Belgium, Monaco Franc Lewis	$300 [8] Native to the Andes, this rodent is raised on farms for its extremely dense fur Chinchilla Frank	$300 [18] The number of times the words "apple" & "snake" appear in the King James Version of Genesis 0 ("fruit" & "serpent" were used instead) Frank	$300 [28] This Nebraska coach averaged more than 10 victories a season for 25 years Tom Osborne Lewis	$400 [4] According to a Latin proverb, in this "there is truth" Wine Frank
$400 [24] Taylor was the 12th president; this 12th vice president succeeded him Millard Fillmore Lewis	$400 [15] Cyprus, Egypt, Syria Pound Lewis Terry	$400 [9] All rodents have 4 of these front teeth used for gnawing, 2 on the top & 2 on the bottom Incisors Lewis	$400 [19] The number of seals on the scroll mentioned in the book of Revelation 7 Frank	$400 [29] The Football Writers Assoc. never named this FSU legend Coach of the Year though son Terry was named in '93 Bobby Bowden Lewis	DD $500 [3] A Mae West movie included the line "You ought to get out of those wet clothes and into a dry" one of these Martini Frank
$500 [25] In 1849 Taylor pushed for the statehoods of New Mexico & this, which did become a state the next year California Frank Terry	$500 [16] Nepal, Mauritius, Pakistan Rupee	$500 [11] Contrary to popular belief, mass drownings by the Norway species of this rodent are not suicidal in nature Lemmings Lewis	$500 [20] The number of Hebrew Old Testament books named for specific women 2 (Ruth & Esther) Lewis	$500 [30] (Hi, I'm Derrick Alexander of the Kansas City Chiefs; I played college football at Michigan) In 1969, his first of 21 seasons at Michigan, he was named Coach of the Year by his fellow coaches Bo Schembechler Lewis	$500 [5] This poet thought, "Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker" Ogden Nash Frank Terry

Double Jeopardy! Round

WRITERS BY MIDDLE NAME	NYMPH-O-RAMA	OPERA	LEADING LADIES	THIS SPACE	FOR "RENT"
$200 [21] The Jazz Age's Scott F. Scott Fitzgerald Frank	$200 [16] He was kept from home by "that powerful goddess, the nymph Calypso, who longed for him to marry her" Odysseus Frank Terry	$200 [25] Its 1871 premiere in Cairo was delayed due to the Franco-Prussian War "Aida" Frank	$200 [1] In 1968's "Funny Girl", "Hello, Gorgeous" is her first line Barbra Streisand Lewis	$200 [5] The Wilderness Road ran through this famous gap in Kentucky Cumberland Gap Terry	$200 [11] The Queen Mother is one to Prince Charles Grandparent Lewis Terry
$400 [22] "Lyrical" English poet Taylor Samuel Taylor Coleridge Frank	$400 [17] Oreads are nymphs of these picturesque caverns, whether blue or another color Grottoes Lewis	$400 [26] This city on the Adriatic is the setting for "La Gioconda" Venice	$400 [2] Al Hirschfeld portrayed this screen legend, seen here, in a "feline" role: Elizabeth Taylor Terry	$400 [7] Alfred Eisenstaedt is famous for a photo of a sailor kissing a girl titled "VJ Day" here Times Square Lewis	$400 [12] Prince Charles is this to the throne of England, meaning when Mom dies he gets it Heir apparent Frank
$600 [23] American poet Carlos William Carlos Williams Frank	DD $500 [18] The nymph Aetna arbitrated when Hephaestus & Demeter quarreled over this island Sicily Lewis	$600 [27] 1850 Wagner opera in which you'd hear "Farewell, farewell, my beloved swan" "Lohengrin"	$600 [3] Soon after appearing in "Gone with the Wind", she appeared on the cover of Time magazine, also as Scarlett Vivien Leigh Frank	$600 [8] Autonomy for this Mideast area of about 140 square miles on the Mediterranean was promised in a 1979 treaty Gaza Strip Frank Terry	$600 [13] When Prince Charles connects his razor to the mains, he's receiving this, abbreviated A.C., at 240 volts Alternating current Terry
$800 [24] British novelist & satirist Makepeace William Makepeace Thackeray Lewis	$800 [19] Nymph seen here turning into a tree to escape Apollo, in a Bernini sculpture: Daphne	$800 [28] In a Puccini opera, this prima donna is pursued by the evil Scarpia, chief of the Roman police Tosca Terry	$1,000 [6] She won an Oscar for playing housewife-turned-waitress Mildred Pierce Joan Crawford Terry	$800 [9] North Korea made headlines in April 1996 when it sent armed troops into this buffer area DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Lewis	$800 [14] You have to figure that at some time in his life Prince Charles has made it to the city of Stoke-on-this Trent Frank
—	$1,000 [20] We're not sure if distance swimmer Diana was one of these freshwater nymphs a Naiad Terry	$1,000 [29] The name of this short Pietro Mascagni opera translates to "rustic chivalry" Cavalleria rusticana	DD $1,500 [4] "As Time Goes By" is a biography of this leading lady Ingrid Bergman Frank	$1,000 [10] It's the Magna Carta meadow Runnymede	$1,000 [15] It's a whole lotta rain Torrent Lewis

Final Jeopardy!

WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS

This phrase originally referred to the period between July & August, when Sirius rises with the Sun

the dog days of summer

Lewis "What are the dog days of summer?" — wagered $6,800

Frank "What are the dog days of summer?" — wagered $6,800

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