Show #3551 2000-01-31 (taped 1999-11-17) Regular

Lee Lassiter game 5.

Contestants

Arnie Perlstein — a real estate and business lawyer from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Jose Siri — a graduate student from Ann Arbor, Michigan

Lee Lassiter — a computer programmer from Topeka, Kansas (whose 4-day cash winnings total $48,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lee	$2,000	$500	$3,000	$5,899 5-day champion: $54,599	$5,500 18 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs)
Jose	$200	$900	$1,500	$500 3rd place: Fisher home theater system	$1,500 11 R, 4 W
Arnie	$700	$2,500	$5,800	$5,600 2nd place: a trip to Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort	$6,300 15 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

SPACE EXPLORATION	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	FEELING "ILL"	NAME	RANK	SERIAL NUMBERS
$100 [11] In 1959 the Soviet Union's Luna 3 became the first space probe to photograph the far side of this celestial body the Moon Lee	$100 [1] Number of teaspoons in a tablespoon 3 Lee	$100 [2] A large stiff feather, or a porcupine spine a quill Lee	$100 [12] Scottish for "pretty", it can be used as a name or an adjective bonnie Arnie	$100 [19] The lowest grade of commissioned officer, it comes from a medieval phrase meaning "place holding" lieutenant Jose	$100 [26] Luke & Laura's 1981 wedding on this daytime serial drew 30 million viewers over 2 days General Hospital Jose
$200 [13] In 1984 Bruce McCandless became the first human to perform an untethered EVA, which stands for this extravehicular activity Lee	$200 [3] A surveyor's chain has 100 of these links Lee	$200 [5] It's a boneless portion of fish or meat a fillet Lee	$200 [14] The last name in clinics, it's from a Norman form of Matthew Mayo Lee	$200 [20] On the ocean, an "ordinary" one isn't quite as able as an "able" one a seaman Arnie	$200 [27] This scheming "All My Children" character has been married 9 times to 6 men in 29 years Erica Kane Arnie
$300 [16] (Hi, I'm Commander Charlie Precourt aboard space shuttle Discovery.) The 1st U.S.-Russian space venture was the 1975 Apollo linkup with this spacecraft named for the Russian word "union" Soyuz Arnie	$300 [4] On this scale, normal human body temperature is 37 degrees Celsius Arnie	$300 [6] This police officer's weapon is also known as a nightstick a billy club Jose	$300 [15] Go to Ellen in the name books & you'll find it's a form of this name from Greek myth Helen Arnie	$300 [21] A U.S. brigadier general wears 1 star; this is the next grade up with 2 major general Jose	$300 [28] This Louise Lasser serial began with the murder of 5 people, 2 goats & 8 chickens Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Lee
$400 [17] In June 1963 she orbited 48 times in 70 hours, 50 minutes Valentina Tereshkova Jose	$400 [9] A man weighing 210 pounds is said in Great Britain to weigh 15 of these stones Jose	$400 [7] A woman's brimless hat, or a place for your aspirin pillbox Lee	$400 [24] This Jackson was born in 1966, 11 years after her name was retired from the hurricane list Janet Jackson Lee	$400 [22] In the Royal Navy, this important job is just below the rank of commodore captain Lee	$500 [30] Broadcasting's longest-running serial, it began on radio 62 years ago as the story of a small-town pastor Guiding Light Arnie
$500 [18] After its July 4, 1997 landing on Mars, this lander was renamed the Carl Sagan Memorial Station Pathfinder	$500 [10] This liquor measurement is equivalent to 1.6 pints, or about 25 shots a fifth Jose	$500 [8] From the Latin for "illegal" or "against the law", it can denote certain activities or drugs illicit Lee	$500 [25] This novelist who wrote screenplays for Howard Hawks has a last name that means "one who works with falcons" William Faulkner Arnie	$500 [23] In the RAF, a wing commander immediately outranks a leader of this group a squadron Arnie	DD $1,800 [29] Despite this ABC soap's title, its character Vicki Lord has had at least 5 personalities One Life to Live Lee

Double Jeopardy! Round

NOBEL PRIZE MEDALS	SLAMMER CINEMA	PERU	POLITICIANS	ALEXANDER POPE-POURRI	BEFORE & AFTER
$200 [9] 3 men form a fraternal bond on the back of the medal for this Peace Jose	$200 [4] 1957:Elvis incarcerated Jailhouse Rock Arnie	$200 [1] Civilization that built Machu Picchu, a stronghold in the Andes Incas Jose	$200 [24] This Minnesota governor's 1999 inaugural festivities included a potluck lunch on a farm Jesse Ventura Lee	$200 [28] "Blessed is the man who expects" this, "for he shall never be disappointed" nothing Lee	$200 [16] 1971 Miss America who should "watch out for that tree" Phyllis George of the Jungle Arnie
$400 [10] The medal for this shows a singing muse & some lines from Virgil Literature Jose	$400 [5] 1979:Break-out film for Eastwood Escape From Alcatraz	$400 [2] In 1992 he suspended the constitution & began to rule by decree Alberto Fujimori Lee Arnie	$400 [21] 1 of 2 U.S. senators from Hawaii; they share a first name & middle initial Daniel K. Inouye or Daniel K. Akaka Lee	$400 [26] "But thousands die, without or this & that, Die, and endow a college, or" this pet a cat Jose	$400 [17] John Milton's epic poem about a heavenly place to seek out your misplaced belongings Paradise Lost & Found Jose
$600 [11] A sick girl's thirst is about to be quenched in the image on this medal Medicine Arnie	$600 [6] 1978:Not a Turkish delight for Brad Davis Midnight Express Lee	DD $500 [3] He's the only Peruvian to become secretary-general of the U.N. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Arnie	$600 [22] Defeated in the 1994 election for Florida governor, he won in 1998 by over 400,000 votes Jeb Bush Lee	$600 [27] This creature's "Touch, how exquisitely fine! Feels at each thread, and lives along the line" a spider Arnie	$600 [18] Garden of Eden plant in the memoir of Mark Twain's days as a steamboat pilot Tree of Life on the Mississippi
$800 [12] At the bottom of this discipline's medal, you can see crossed horns of plenty Economics Jose	$800 [7] 1973:Butterflies aren't free for Dustin Hoffman Papillon Lee	$800 [14] In May 1975 this Indian language joined Spanish as an official language of Peru Quechua Jose	$800 [23] A 1940 anti-FDR window sticker read, "No third term! Democrats for" this Republican Wendell Willkie Arnie	DD $700 [29] "Nature, and nature's laws lay hid in night. God said 'Let'" this scientist "'be!', and all was light" Isaac Newton Lee	$800 [19] Hit Broadway musical starring the grotesquely deformed John Merrick as Don Quixote The Elephant Man of La Mancha Lee
$1,000 [13] The medal showing nature as a goddess is given for these 2 sciences Physics & Chemistry	$1,000 [8] 1994:Tim Robbins caged The Shawshank Redemption Arnie	$1,000 [15] This small, orange-red furred relative of the llama can be found in the Andes of Peru a vicuna Jose	$1,000 [25] From 1869 to 1875, this Maine Republican was Speaker of the House James G. Blaine	—	$1,000 [20] Grim Charles Dickens novel about Winnie, Piglet & Christopher Robin waiting in vain for an inheritance Bleak House at Pooh Corner

Final Jeopardy!

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

Hans Christian Andersen's "The Nightingale" was inspired by this famous woman

Jenny Lind

Jose "Who was Florence Nightingale" — wagered $1,000

Lee "Who is Jenny Lind" — wagered $2,899

Arnie "Who was Clara Barton" — wagered $200

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