Show #3451 1999-09-13 (taped 1999-07-13) Regular

First regular game of Season 16.

Contestants

Leni Sumich — a physician from River Ridge, Louisiana

Greg Lambert — a paramedic and software engineer from Albany, New York

Jackie Wollner — an actress and comedienne from Van Nuys, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $13,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jackie	$600	$700	$4,900	$0 3rd place: a Daewoo video system	$4,500 14 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Greg	$1,000	$800	$3,600	$3,400 New champion: $3,400	$4,100 18 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Leni	$600	$1,100	$6,000	$2,199 2nd place: a trip to Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto, Canada	$5,700 13 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

AFRICA	SILENT G	SCRAMBLED ROMANTIC POETS	FAMOUS AMERICANS	COUNTRY MUSIC	CITY TELEVISION
$100 [1] Oil-producing nations belonging to OPEC include Algeria, Nigeria & this one led by Muammar al-Qaddafi Libya Jackie	$100 [16] In the late 1960s this neighborhood was the center of San Francisco's hippie population Haight-Ashbury Leni	$100 [19] Steak Keats Greg	$100 [9] In 1926 this future first lady started a furniture factory at Hyde Park to help the unemployed Eleanor Roosevelt Jackie	$100 [26] In 1956 Elvis "Found a new place to dwell" when this pop hit topped the country charts for 17 weeks "Heartbreak Hotel" Greg	$100 [6] This NBC drama series is filmed in part in the Rhode Island city for which it's named Providence Greg
$200 [2] Africa's second-longest river, it shares its name with a country formerly called Zaire Congo Jackie	$200 [17] To formally quit or give up one's job or office Resign Greg	$200 [20] Hell, yes Shelley Leni	$200 [10] On July 20, 1957 this evangelist set a Yankee Stadium attendance record when 100,000 jammed in to hear his message Billy Graham Greg	$200 [27] His classic song "Your Cheatin' Heart" didn't chart until several weeks after his death Hank Williams, Sr. Leni	$200 [7] Before starring as Greg on "Dharma & Greg", Thomas Gibson played Dr. Daniel Nyland on this medical series Chicago Hope Leni
$300 [3] In the summertime of 1796, he, not Mungo Jerry, explored the Niger River Mungo Park	$300 [18] Last name shared by writers Ted & Langston & chief justice Charles Evans Hughes Jackie	$400 [24] Ogle cider Coleridge	$300 [11] In 1929 this American hero married Anne Spencer Morrow, daughter of the U.S. ambassador to Mexico Charles Lindbergh Greg	$300 [28] 1 of 2 prisons at which Johnny Cash recorded live gold albums in the late 1960s Folsom or San Quentin Jackie	$300 [8] Sheena Easton appeared as a rock singer who married detective Sonny Crockett on this series Miami Vice Jackie
$400 [4] Western Cape & Kwazulu-Natal are 2 of its provinces South Africa Jackie	$400 [21] A gold coin once used in Great Britain, or the chief of state in a monarchy Sovereign Greg	DD $500 [23] Throw sword! Wordsworth Greg	$400 [12] Although he made no campaign speeches, he was elected president in 1868 by a wide electoral margin Ulysses S. Grant Greg	$400 [29] This group's Bob Nolan wrote their classic hits "Cool Water" & "Tumblin' Tumbleweeds" Sons of the Pioneers	$400 [14] Brenda & Dylan's spring dance rendezvous was a highlight of this series' first season Beverly Hills, 90210 Leni
$500 [5] Sierra Leone's capital is Freetown while this Gabon capital's name is French for "free town" Libreville Greg	$500 [22] Knotty, misshapen or rugged due to old age or work, such as the hands of an old carpenter Gnarled	$500 [25] Hot suey Southey	$500 [13] In 1837 his phonetic system of shorthand was published as "Stenographic Soundhand" Isaac Pitman Jackie Greg	—	$500 [15] Dame Judith Anderson starred as grande dame Minx Lockridge when this Calif.-set soap debuted in 1984 Santa Barbara Jackie Greg

Double Jeopardy! Round

A CENTURY OF PHYSICS	PRO FOOTBALL	NOTABLE WOMEN	17th CENTURY ARTS	20th CENTURY CLIP ART	RHYME TIME
$200 [2] Ernest Rutherford, the first to split this central part of the atom, doubted you could get power by doing so Nucleus Greg	$200 [4] This team's home, the Pontiac Silverdome, is the NFL's largest stadium with a seating capacity of over 80,000 Detroit Lions Greg	$200 [1] She was born in 1946, the year her mother Judy Garland starred in "The Harvey Girls" Liza Minnelli Greg	$200 [17] Composer Jean-Baptiste Lully brought this French country dance to Louis XIV's court Minuet Jackie	$200 [25] Item removed with the device seen here:(holds papers together) Staples (stapler) Leni	$200 [16] A flabby tabby Fat cat Jackie
$400 [3] In 1998 it was in the news that particles called neutrinos do have this--perhaps a millionth of an electron's mass Greg Leni	$400 [12] This team's Marv Levy is the only coach to lead his team to 4 straight Super Bowl appearances Buffalo Bills Leni	$400 [8] The Duchess of Bedford introduced the beloved British custom of afternoon tea in this century 19th century	$400 [18] Then the largest church in the Christian world, this basilica was dedicated in 1626 St. Peter's Basilica Greg	$400 [26] Term for a person who okays projects with no discussion, or the object illiustrated here: Rubber stamp Leni	$400 [19] An iguana who's skilled at sorcery Lizard wizard Greg
$600 [5] It's not a great railway employee, it's a modern material in which electricity meets no resistance a superconductor Greg	$600 [13] (Hi, I'm Jake Plummer, quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals.) On November 16, 1997 I set an NFL rookie record by passing for 388 yards, breaking the record set by this Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman Jackie Leni	$600 [9] She's written some of her romance novels under her married name, Barbara McCorquodale Barbara Cartland	$800 [24] This Dutch master was barely 22 in 1628 when he started teaching in Leiden Rembrandt Leni	$600 [27] It's what the artwork seen here is warning you against doing with eggs: Don't put all your eggs in one basket Jackie	$600 [20] Seat you sit on in a Parisian park French bench Greg
$800 [6] The M in maser, which preceded the laser, stands for these "waves" Microwaves Greg	$800 [14] This University of Kentucky quarterback was the first player picked in the NFL's 1999 draft Tim Couch Leni	$800 [10] Goalkeeper Gwen Cheeseman was part of the bronze medal-winning U.S. team in this sport at the 1984 Olympics field hockey Jackie Greg	DD $1,000 [23] Now a museum, its Grande Galerie was completed by Henri IV around 1606 the Louvre Jackie	—	$800 [21] A puzzle such as "Why did the violin cross the road?" Fiddle riddle Greg
$1,000 [7] This late quantum electrodynamics pioneer was also known for his memoir "Surely You're Joking..." Richard Feynman Jackie	DD $1,300 [15] The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio is on a street named for this longtime owner-coach George S. Halas Leni	$1,000 [11] "The Dying Swan" was a "cygnet"ure solo for this ballerina for whom it was created in 1905 Anna Pavlova Greg	$1,000 [28] This Dutch artist turned out "The Jolly Toper" & "The Laughing Cavalier" Frans Hals	—	$1,000 [22] The thighbone of a Madagascar mammal Lemur femur Jackie

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC ARTIFACTS

In 1996 it came home to Scotland after 700 years

Stone of Scone

Greg "What is ?" — wagered $200

Jackie "What is tartan" — wagered $4,900

Leni "What Rosetta Stone" — wagered $3,801

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