Show #3603 2000-04-12 (taped 2000-02-02) Regular

Mike Blumenfeld game 4.

Contestants

Rob Storrs — a computer programmer originally from Millersville, Maryland

Jane Mesereau — a registered nurse from Cleveland, Ohio

Mike Blumenfeld — a network administrator from Minneapolis, Minnesota (whose 3-day cash winnings total $28,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mike	$1,300	$1,400	$8,200	$3,900 4-day champion: $32,400	$8,200 20 R, 2 W
Jane	$1,300	$1,500	$3,800	$2,800 2nd place: Trip to St. James Club, Antigua	$3,900 12 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Rob	$600	$1,500	$6,200	$2,200 3rd place: 1-800-Gift Certificate	$5,900 17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

CONTINENTS BY DESERT	COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG	JAPANESE HISTORY	THEIR FIRST FEATURE FILMS	SNACKIN' ON	ACADEMIA NUTS
$100 [1] Sonoran, Chihuahuan North America Mike	$100 [7] The name of this nursery rhyme pair is Cockney rhyming slang for a hill Jack & Jill	$100 [8] Upon his death in 1989, he had served as emperor 62 years, the longest reign in Japanese history Hirohito Mike	$100 [6] They made their film debut in "Wild on the Beach" in 1965, the same year they recorded "I Got You, Babe" Sonny and Cher Rob	$100 [16] The black type of this rubbery cinema treat is flavored with the root of a plant of the same name Licorice Rob	$100 [22] Theoretical physicist John Dalton stated firmly in 1803, "Thou knowest no man can split" one of these Atom Mike
$200 [2] Gibson, Great Sandy Australia Jane	$200 [27] This relative is your currant bun Son	$200 [10] As a result of its 1904-1905 war with this country, Japan received control of Manchuria Russia Rob	$200 [9] "Leprechaun" introduced her in 1993, 1 year before she found her real pot of gold as Rachel on "Friends" Jennifer Aniston Rob	$200 [17] They come in multiple colors & have the 13th letter of the alphabet stamped on them M&M's Rob	$200 [23] In the 1600s Thomas Browne reportedly stated this hardest mineral "Is yet made soft by the blood of a goat" Diamond Rob
DD $200 [3] Taklimakan, Negev Asia Jane	$300 [28] You might sit in your lion's lair--chair--while reading your linen draper--this Newspaper	$300 [11] In 1457 Ota Dokan built a castle on the present site of the Imperial Palace in this city Tokyo Jane	$300 [13] Barbara Hershey's first film role was as Doris Day's stepdaughter in the 1968 comedy "With Six You Get" this Eggroll Mike Rob	$300 [19] This Southern "canine" specialty is really a small cornmeal dumpling Hush puppies Rob	$300 [24] Uranus discoverer William Herschel thought this body "Is richly stored with inhabitants"--presumably well-tanned ones The sun Jane Rob
$400 [4] Patagonian, Atacama South America Rob	—	$400 [12] These professional warriors wore 2 swords as a symbol of their caste Samurai Mike	$400 [14] This "Lethal Weapon" lady was a model before "Major League" made her a major league film star Rene Russo Mike	$400 [20] Mmmm! They're small pieces of fried hog fat eaten as a snack Pork rinds Rob	$400 [25] In 1872 physiology prof. Pierre Pachet said this Frenchman's theory of germs was "ridiculous fiction" Louis Pasteur Jane
$500 [5] Nubian, Namib Africa Jane	—	$500 [18] In the 13th C., Kublai Khan's invading navy was destroyed by a great storm later called this, or "divine wind" Kamikaze Mike Jane Rob	$500 [15] She debuted as Sister Pia in the 1976 film "A Matter of Time", which starred her mother, Ingrid Bergman Isabella Rossellini Jane	$500 [21] Another name for appetizers, it's French for "outside the work" Hors d'oeuvres Mike	$500 [26] Biologist Alfred Russel Wallace said that this skull bump study "Will prove to be the true science of the mind" Phrenology Rob

Double Jeopardy! Round

NAME THE ARTIST	TRAVEL & TOURISM	SAME NAME AS A POPE	TALKIN' BASEBALL	SHORT STORIES	WORD PUZZLES
$200 [6] "Two Tahitian Women" Paul Gauguin Jane	$200 [1] The ancient ruins of Carthage stand just outside this Tunisian capital Tunis Mike	$200 [26] The second Pope, or the first name of Nobel Prize winner Pauling Linus Jane	$200 [15] When a player "hits for the cycle", it means he hits a single, a double, a triple & this all in the same game Home run Rob	$200 [21] Short story that describes Katrina Von Tassel as the "only child of a substantial Dutch farmer" "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"	$200 [16] When you're here, you might feel like you're drowning:----------------------------------INYOUR HEAD In over/above your head Rob
$400 [7] "Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer" Rembrandt	$400 [2] U.S. national park in which you'd find the Bat Cave, along with the Big Room & the Giant Dome Carlsbad Caverns Mike Jane	$400 [27] The first name of a 1990s first lady, or a similarly-named Pope in 461 Hillary Mike	$400 [14] Though this pitch was banned in 1920, 17 pitchers were allowed to keep using it; the last was Burleigh Grimes in 1934 Spitball Rob	$400 [22] In this story, Jabez Stone, a New Hampshire farmer, sells his soul to the Devil for 10 years of prosperity "The Devil and Daniel Webster" Jane	$400 [17] A bad thing for a burglar to hear:----------------------------------ARRESTYOU'RE You're under arrest Mike
$600 [8] "The Potato Eaters" Vincent Van Gogh Mike	$600 [3] William Broughton named this snow-capped Oregon peak for a British admiral Mount Hood Mike	$600 [28] The saintly Pope in 269, or the first name of half of TV's "Odd Couple" Felix Mike	$600 [11] The Cactus League refers to spring training games in the Southwest; this term refers to those played in Florida Grapefruit League Mike	DD $700 [23] As a brilliant surgeon in his daydreams, this henpecked title character saves the life of a millionaire Walter Mitty Jane	$600 [18] Something your clone might say:----------------------------------I'M MYSELF I'm beside myself Mike
$800 [9] "Cow's Skull: Red, White and Blue" Georgia O'Keeffe Mike	$800 [4] His national historic site includes his birthplace, his gravesite & Ebenezer Baptist Church Martin Luther King Jr. Mike	$800 [29] The celebrated Pope from the turn of the first millennium, or a Warner Bros. "Puddy Tat" Sylvester Rob	$800 [12] This Dodger manager was referring to the New York Giants when he reportedly said, "Nice guys finish last" Leo Durocher Rob	$800 [24] Saul Bellow was responsible for translating this Yiddish writer's short story "Gimpel the Fool" into English Isaac Bashevis Singer Jane	$800 [19] It's simply irresistible:----------------------------------FORCEWHELMING Overwhelming force Mike
$1,000 [10] "Pear Blossom Highway" David Hockney	$1,000 [5] The Fiji Museum stands inside this capital's Thurston Gardens Suva Rob	$1,000 [30] The Pope in 913, or the first name of Calrissian of the "Star Wars" films Lando Mike	DD $1,300 [13] The 1982 World Series was known as the "Suds Series" because these 2 teams had beer connections Milwaukee Brewers & St. Louis Cardinals Rob	$1,000 [25] This mining camp's "outcasts" included a gambler, 2 prostitutes, a drunk & 2 young lovers Poker Flat Jane	$1,000 [20] You might try this off the diving board:----------------------------------PILF Backflip Mike Jane

Final Jeopardy!

SPACE EXPLORATION

A plaque left on the Moon in July 1969 contains the signatures of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin & these 2 men

Richard Nixon & Michael Collins (the third Apollo 11 astronaut)

Jane "Who are Richard Nixon and ?" — wagered $1,000

Rob "Who are Nixon & Kennedy" — wagered $4,000

Mike "Who were Nixon and Agnew ?" — wagered $4,300

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