Show #3599 2000-04-06 (taped 2000-02-01) Regular

Contestants

Bill Frisch — a marketing coordinator from Baltimore, Maryland

Marianne Burnham — a technical editor from Nashua, New Hampshire

Russell Walks — a customer service representative from Billings, Montana (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Russell	$800	$1,100	$4,500	$8,950 2nd place: JVC Home Theater System & DirecTV Satellite Service	$4,500 15 R, 4 W
Marianne	$200	$400	$1,400	$2,799 3rd place: Viewsonic VP-150 Computer/TV Monitor	$1,400 10 R, 4 W
Bill	$-200	$1,800	$6,400	$9,008 New champion: $9,008	$7,200 20 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. HIGHS & LOWS	WAYNES WORLD	FRUITS & VEGETABLES	FRONTMEN	NEWSPAPERS	FRENCH WORDS & PHRASES
$100 [16] This U.S. state climbs from a low of 282 feet below sea level to a high of 14,494 feet California Bill	$100 [6] This fictional millionaire's butler is Alfred Pennyworth Bruce Wayne Russell	$100 [23] These large green banana relatives are usually available in Hispanic markets as platanos Plantains Marianne	$100 [1] The Gang Kool Russell Bill	$100 [11] In 1889 Charles Dow & Edward Jones founded this business daily The Wall Street Journal Russell	$100 [21] Looking at the Eiffel Tower, you may be standing "a bouche ouverte", with this open Mouth Bill
$200 [17] This state has the highest point in the U.S., 20,320 feet Alaska (Mount McKinley) Russell	$200 [7] (Hi, I'm Mike Farrell) I joined the cast of "MAS*H" after the departure of this actor who played Trapper John McIntire Wayne Rogers Marianne	$200 [24] It's said that Christopher Columbus introduced this "cool" veggie to the New World Cucumber Marianne	$200 [2] The Fish Country Joe Bill	$200 [12] Woodward & Bernstein were working for this newspaper in August 1972 The Washington Post Marianne	$200 [22] What the French abbreviate ap. J.-C., meaning apres Jesus-Christ is abbreviated this way in Latin A.D. (Anno Domini) Russell
$300 [19] The lowest point in the great state of Nebraska is a spot along this river that forms its eastern border Missouri River Russell Bill	$300 [8] Reaching No. 13 in 1963, "Danke Schoen" was this man's first Top 40 hit Wayne Newton Russell	$300 [25] A serving of the butternut variety of this vegetable supplies over 100 percent of the RDA of beta carotene Squash Marianne	$300 [3] The Funky Bunch Marky Mark Bill	$300 [13] No lie, it was the Soviet Union's Communist Party newspaper Pravda Marianne	$300 [28] In English, a recorder can make a racket; in French "recorder" means to do this to a racquet Restring Russell
$400 [18] This Southern state has the lowest high point of any state, 345 feet Florida Russell	$400 [9] This Chinese-American film director's credits include "Eat A Bowl of Tea" & "The Joy Luck Club" Wayne Wang Marianne	$400 [26] Varieties of this tuber include red pontiac, Katahdin & Finnish yellow wax Potatoes Marianne	$400 [4] The Pharaohs Sam the Sham Marianne Bill	$400 [14] This Boston-based newspaper was founded by a religious group in 1908 The Christian Science Monitor Russell	$400 [29] It's what's taken over during a piraterie aerienne Airplane (hijacking)
DD $500 [20] This state has the highest low point of any state, 3,350 feet Colorado Bill	$500 [10] This "crazy" Revolutionary War general later defeated an Indian army at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794 Mad Anthony Wayne	$500 [27] This tropical fruit contains an enzyme called papain which is used to tenderize meat Papaya Bill	$500 [5] The Belmonts Dion Russell	$500 [15] One of Ernest Hemingway's first newspaper jobs was on this Missouri newspaper Kansas City Star Russell Marianne	$500 [30] While the coup d'essai is the first attempt, this is a "stroke of mercy" or finishing stroke Coup de grace Russell Bill

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD LIT	EXPRESSION-ISM	ACTORS & THEIR FILMS	FUN WITH OPERA	YARDSTICK	RULER
$200 [1] Arturo Perez-Reverte's "The Club" of this author debates the authenticity of a "Musketeers" manuscript Alexandre Dumas Bill	$200 [18] It goes with "bright-eyed" to describe an eager young person Bushy-tailed Marianne	$200 [13] Martin Milner & DeForest Kelley played James & Morgan Earp in 1957's "Gunfight at" this place The OK Corral Russell	$200 [4] In an opera based on a Polidori story, Lord Ruthven is really one of these bloodsuckers Vampire Bill	$200 [23] A pilot who shoots down 5 enemy planes becomes one of these Ace Bill	$200 [9] President of the Philippines 1965-1986 Ferdinand Marcos Russell
$400 [2] Virginia Woolf's "Flush" is about the pet spaniel of this 19th century female British poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning	$400 [19] A document headed for this "file" is being thrown away Circular file Marianne	$400 [14] Hal Holbrook played the head of a sinister group of lawyers in this 1993 film based on a novel The Firm Bill	$400 [5] The prince looks for a matching bracelet, not a glass slipper, in "La Cenerentola", based on this fairy tale "Cinderella" Bill	$800 [25] The highest international title in chess, it's earned by proving yourself against the world's best Grandmaster Marianne	$400 [10] President of Panama 1983-1989 Manuel Noriega Marianne Bill
$600 [3] This author of "Gai-Jin" was no flash in the "Tai-Pan" James Clavell Bill	$600 [20] From a phenomenon on the back of the hand, it's used of a tense person on a plane or a roller coaster White-knuckle Russell	$600 [15] John Ritter was acclaimed for his portrayal of a small-town gay man in this 1996 Billy Bob Thornton film Sling Blade Russell	DD $400 [6] Chou En-lai & Chiang Ch'ing are characters in an opera about this man "in China" Nixon Bill	$1,000 [24] Get "back" to this term for an experienced sailor or just one who's crossed the equator Shellback	$600 [11] Caudillo of Spain 1939-1975 Francisco Franco Bill
—	$800 [21] It's not known who inspired this term for needing or craving, but it wasn't Tommy Lee or John Paul Jonesing Russell Bill	$800 [16] Minoru Chiaki, the last surviving member of this Kurosawa film septet, passed away in November 1999 Seven Samurai Bill	$800 [7] A town called Roulettenburg is the setting for "The Gambler" by this "Peter and the Wolf" composer Sergei Prokofiev Bill	—	DD $600 [12] Roman governor of Judea 26-37 A.D. Pontius Pilate Bill
—	$1,000 [22] A stable owner who always rented out the horse nearest the door lent his name to this type of "choice" Hobson's choice	$1,000 [17] In the 1944 classic "Gaslight", Terry Moore played the teenage Paula & this actress played the gaslit adult Paula Ingrid Bergman Russell	$1,000 [8] Even folks who think they don't like opera enjoy the Soldiers' Chorus from this Gounod opera, heard here: "Faust" Bill	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

POLITICIANS

Later speaker, he replaced JFK in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1953

Thomas "Tip" O'Neill

Marianne "Who was Tip O'Neill" — wagered $1,399

Russell "Who is Tip O'Neil?" — wagered $4,450

Bill "Who was Tip O'Neill?" — wagered $2,608

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