Show #3614 2000-04-27 Regular

Contestants

Jen Tomas — a student and retail sales manager from San Francisco, California

David Smith — a small business analyst from San Diego, California

Alan Taber — a mechanical engineer from Lancaster, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Alan	$2,100	$3,400	$8,400	$7,201 2-day champion: $27,002	$9,200 23 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
David	$-700	$700	$3,600	$1 2nd place: Trip/Cruise in Hawaii	$2,300 17 R (including 1 DD), 7 W
Jen	$-300	$-200	$-200	$-200 3rd place: $1,000 Shopping Spree courtesy of Sony Card	$300 5 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

BLONDE ON BLONDE	THE MIDDLE AGES	MONTHS	LITERARY TITLE CHARACTERS	COLORFUL WORDS & PHRASES	A DAY AT THE RACES
$100 [25] Courtney Love said of this singer, "Every decade has its star...but the '80s are over" Madonna David	$100 [1] This legendary outlaw is mentioned in the 1377 poem "Piers Plowman" Robin Hood Alan	$100 [20] It starts with St. Bavo's Day & ends with Halloween October Jen	$100 [6] A whale of legendary size & ferocity, tormentor of Ahab "Moby Dick" Alan	$100 [10] From their uniforms, British soldiers during the Revolutionary War were called these Redcoats David	$200 [11] When she turns 5 a filly becomes one of these Mare David Jen
$200 [26] Debbie Harry says like many other adopted girls, she believed she was this actress' daughter Marilyn Monroe	$200 [2] The area around the altar of a church; churches offered the "Right of" it to fugitives Sanctuary Alan Jen	$200 [21] On its first day people crown a queen, dance around a pole & march to support workers May David	$200 [7] Devil-dealing doctor-turned-necromancer "Dr. Faustus" Alan David	$200 [16] Forks, knives & spoons, collectively Silverware Jen	$300 [12] It's not a horse's female parent, it's a horse that runs well on soft, wet ground Mudder Alan David
$300 [27] Seen here, she says of Hillary, "Everyone who fulfills the role will bring the essence of who they are" Tipper Gore David	$300 [3] The earliest ones of these, dating from around 1300, corrected presbyopia Eyeglasses Alan Jen	$300 [22] Astrologically, the "age" of Aquarius begins in this month each year January Jen	$300 [8] 12-year-old nymphet Dolores Haze "Lolita" Alan	$300 [17] Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's a common term for typewriter correction fluid White out Alan	$400 [13] I'll bet my money on a bobtail nag, somebody bet on this horse that's brown with a black mane & tail Bay Alan David
$400 [28] In the '80s Joan Rivers summed up this "Moonlighting" star as "Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky" Cybill Shepherd David	$400 [4] People added an "A' to the end of this man's name to make a nickname for his son Vlad the Impaler Dracul David	DD $500 [23] In this month in 1777, Congress resolved that the flag "...be 13 stripes alternate red and white" June Jen	$400 [9] Poet & soldier who recites his "Nose Tirade" & composes a ballade whilst dueling "Cyrano de Bergerac" Jen	$400 [18] Dating from colonial times, they prohibit such activities as dancing or buying liquor on Sundays Blue laws David	$500 [14] Kentucky Derby winner Charismatic twice entered this type of "race" in which horses can be bought for a set price Claiming race Alan
$500 [29] This actress who's played Rollergirl & Felicity Shagwell on film cites Meryl Streep as an early influence Heather Graham Alan	$500 [5] Back in 1499 this country had a military force so powerful it forced Germany to sign the Treaty of Basel Switzerland Alan David	$500 [24] An 1830 French revolution began in this month, perhaps bringing back fond memories July	$500 [15] The ruddy gamekeeper of Sir Clifford's Wragby Estate "Lady Chatterley's Lover"	$500 [19] It's the NFL team that plays its home games at Lambeau Field Green Bay Packers Alan	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA	DEPENDENCIES	SHORTS	HAIL TO THE CHIEF	CORPORATE AMERICA	"SEX" SELLS
$200 [7] A not very realistic Ceylon is the setting for Bizet's work about "fishers" for these gems Pearls Alan	$200 [2] Wake Island United States Alan	$200 [1] The trio known as this made 190 short films for Columbia; 77 of them were with Shemp The Three Stooges David	$200 [15] The only 2 presidents who shared both a first name & a last name John Adams & John Quincy Adams David Jen	$200 [19] In 1994 Viacom acquired Paramount & this corporation where you may be asked, "Be Kind, Please Rewind" Blockbuster Jen	$200 [18] A person in his or her sixties Sexagenarian Alan
$400 [8] Verdi's "Un Giorno Di Regno", translated as "King For" this long, got only 1 performance A day David	$400 [3] Greenland Denmark Alan	$400 [12] Walter Williams made his first short with this character in 1975 for a cost of ("Ohh nooo!!!") about $20: Mr. Bill David	$600 [25] The only man with "man" in his last name to be U.S. president Harry S. Truman Alan	$600 [27] The first McDonald's was in California; the second, in this state, now home to the corporate headquarters Illinois Alan	$400 [20] The title to this 1962 runaway bestseller by Helen Gurley Brown was suggested to her by her husband "Sex and the Single Girl" David
$600 [9] As Bugs Bunny fans will recall, it's the Rossini opera whose overture is heard here: "The Barber of Seville" David	$600 [4] Cayman Islands Great Britain David	$600 [13] This female star of "Hope Floats" wrote & directed the short "Making Sandwiches" Sandra Bullock Alan	$800 [26] Nicknamed "Little Magician" for his behind-the-scenes maneuvers, he followed "Old Hickory" into office Martin Van Buren Alan	$800 [23] The Canadian arm of this Pennsylvania corporation makes Eat-More Candy Hershey's Alan David	$600 [21] Steven Soderbergh received an Oscar nomination for his first screenplay, for this 1989 film Sex, Lies, and Videotape
$800 [10] In 1999 Dawn Upshaw was Daisy Buchanan in John Harbison's operatic version of this novel "The Great Gatsby" Alan	$800 [5] Christmas Island Australia Alan David	DD $800 [14] The first Oscar for a Short Subject (Comedy) went to "The Music Box" starring this pair Laurel & Hardy Alan	$1,000 [28] This Ohioan was the first sitting U.S. senator elected president Warren G. Harding David	$1,000 [24] This Auburn Hills, Michigan-based company is the nation's third-largest auto maker Daimler Chrysler Alan	$800 [22] This navigational instrument was invented around 1730 by John Hadley in Europe & Thomas Godfrey in America Sextant Alan
$1,000 [11] Igor Stravinsky's father, Fyodor, sang in the opera "Maid of Orleans" by this "Choleric" composer Tchaikovsky	$1,000 [6] Aruba The Netherlands/Holland David	$1,000 [17] In 1999 the Sundance Channel aired the short "Peel", the first film by this director of "The Piano" Jane Campion	DD $1,700 [16] In May 1846, 14 months after Polk took office, the U.S. declared war on this country Mexico David	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

STATE NAME ORIGINS

3 of the 4 states whose names come from the first names of European kings

(3 of) Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina & South Carolina

David "What are Georgia," — wagered $3,599

Alan "What is Virginia, North" — wagered $1,199

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