Show #3560 2000-02-11 (taped 2000-01-15) College Championship

2000-A College Championship quarterfinal game 5.

Contestants

Molley Jesse — a senior at the University of Virginia from Columbia, South Carolina

Greg Hodgin — a senior at Emory University from Columbia, South Carolina

Gwyneth Connell — a senior at Amherst College from Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Gwyneth	$-200	$1,800	$1,200	$0 3rd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$1,200 14 R, 7 W
Greg	$300	$1,900	$8,000	$8,000 Automatic semifinalist	$7,700 20 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Molley	$1,700	$2,100	$5,900	$3,800 2nd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$7,300 19 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

SAT: VERBAL	ARCHAEOLOGY	THE PRODUCE DEPT.	NEW OLYMPIC SPORTS	U.S. PRESIDENTS	DROPOUTS
$100 [6] Here's an analogy:Tuesday is to week as May is to this Year Gwyneth Greg Molley	$100 [21] This boy pharaoh's tomb was discovered in 1922; that of his wet nurse, in 1999 King Tut Greg	$100 [1] Yukon Gold & Russet Potatoes Molley	$100 [26] In 2000, women will compete for the first time in this sport that uses a pool, 2 nets & an inflatable ball Water polo Greg	$100 [11] Bill Clinton's middle name, it's also the last name of another president Jefferson Greg	$100 [2] He abandoned his studies at Harvard after his junior year to co-found Microsoft & got filthy rich Bill Gates Greg
$200 [7] It can be a bum, an old abandoned ship, or an adjective meaning lacking a sense of duty Derelict Gwyneth	$200 [22] A fossil found in Portugal may have been the child of Neanderthals & these early modern humans Cro-Magnon Greg Molley	$200 [17] Bing & Royal Ann Cherries Gwyneth	$200 [27] The devices used in this new Olympic sport can propel some rsaulting gymnasts up to 30 feet in the air Trampoline Greg	$200 [12] In 1927 this future president created the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation to help polio victims Franklin D. Roosevelt Gwyneth Greg	$200 [3] Ben Affleck left college for Hollywood; this co-screenwriter left Harvard just shy of graduation Matt Damon Gwyneth
$300 [8] A synonym for glinting, it's what the twilight is doing in "The Star-Spangled Banner" Gleaming Gwyneth Greg	$300 [23] Otzi, a man found frozen in 1991, attempted to cross this European mountain chain 5,000 years ago Alps Greg	$300 [18] Fuji & Jonathan Apples Greg	$300 [28] The IOC recently granted provisional recognition to this ancient sport, one of Japan's most popular Sumo wrestling Molley	$300 [13] Talk about a checkered past! In 1952 he gave his famous "Checkers" speech Richard Nixon Gwyneth	$300 [4] He went to UCLA to study film but dropped out; he ended up directing & co-starring in "Reality Bites" & "The Cable Guy" Ben Stiller Greg
$400 [9] Of Laurel, Hardy, Rowan & Martin, the 2 that are trees Laurel & Rowan Molley	$400 [24] Italy is seeking a new caretaker for this historical site which, like Pompeii, was buried by Mount Vesuvius Herculaneum Greg	$400 [19] Shiitake & Portobello Mushrooms Gwyneth	$400 [29] At the 1998 Winter Olympics, the USA's Ross Powers won the bronze in the halfpipe event in this new Olympic sport Snowboarding Gwyneth Molley	$400 [14] Stephen was the real first name of this president who served 2 non-consecutive terms Grover Cleveland Molley	$400 [5] Left Temple University in the '60s to be a comic, was in one of the biggest '80s sitcoms & sold Jell-O Bill Cosby Molley
$500 [10] When given freedom of action or choice, you're given this type of line that encircles the world Latitude Gwyneth Molley	$500 [25] Kennewick Man, discovered in 1996 in this state, has sparked a custody battle between Native Americans & scientists Washington Molley	$500 [20] Bosc & Seckel Pears Gwyneth	$500 [30] This new Olympic martial arts sport was founded in the 1950s by General Choi Hong Hi Taekwondo Gwyneth	DD $700 [15] Seen here in his youth, he was a handsome Army officer, generally speaking: Dwight D. Eisenhower Molley	$500 [16] In 1996, after winning his third U.S. Amateur title, he left Stanford to turn pro Tiger Woods Molley

Double Jeopardy! Round

SAT: MATH	U.S. STATE NAMES	MUSIC CLASS	THIS OLD HAUNTED HOUSE	LITERARY TRILOGIES	FILE UNDER "L"
$200 [18] 3 squared is 9; 1/3 squared is this 1/9 Greg	$200 [3] Literally, this state's name means "Penn's Woods" Pennsylvania Gwyneth	$200 [1] In 1928 this American wrote his tone poem "An American in Paris" George Gershwin	$200 [20] The Ward House in this Massachusetts city is haunted by the ghost of witchcraft victim Giles Cory Salem Gwyneth	$200 [8] Trilogy consisting of "The Fellowship of the Ring", "The Two Towers" & "The Return of the King" "Lord of the Rings" Greg	$200 [13] His gospel ends, "...and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen" Luke Molley
$400 [19] Hey, gimme this, the sum of the 2 smallest prime numbers 5 (2 + 3) Gwyneth Greg Molley	$400 [4] It's named for a Great Lake Michigan Gwyneth	$400 [2] This type of singing that alternates between a low voice & falsetto is popular in the Alps & with Jewel Yodeling Molley	$400 [21] A friendly ghost of a young woman haunts the current governor's mansion in this Virginia city Richmond Gwyneth	$400 [9] "Palace of Desire" is the second novel in Naguib Mahfouz' trilogy about an Egyptian family in this capital city Cairo Molley	$400 [14] A lake of this, not water, sometimes fills Kilauea Lava Molley
$600 [24] Rob & Larry agreed to split their profits (Rob 60%, Larry 40%); if they made $20 Rob would get this much $12 Gwyneth Greg	$600 [5] This state's name is derived from an Indian word for "flat water", a reference to the Platte River Nebraska	$600 [23] Legato is the opposite of this direction that tells a pianist to play with abrupt breaks between notes Staccato Greg	$600 [22] Her home for a time, Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel boasts the ghost of this sex symbol who died in 1962 Marilyn Monroe Molley	$600 [10] The narrator of "The Unnamable", part of an odd prose trilogy by this "Waiting for Godot" author, lived in a jar Samuel Beckett Molley	$600 [15] "Metropolis" filmmaker Fritz, or bluesman Jonny Lang Molley
$800 [25] If 100-pound Kathy steps on a scale holding 2 5-ounce bags of candy, the scale will read this many ounces 1610 Gwyneth Greg	$800 [6] In 1629 Captain John Mason named it for his home county in England New Hampshire Greg Molley	$800 [28] He composed the lively piano sonata heard here: W.A. Mozart Molley	$800 [27] This 19th C. man's ghost appears at Loudon Cottage, once owned by the woman who sat next to him when he was shot Abraham Lincoln Gwyneth	$800 [11] Orestes is the hero of this tragic trilogy that was first performed in 458 B.C. "The Oresteia" Gwyneth	$800 [16] In California, car buyers know the Tanner Consumer Protection Act as this "fruity" law "Lemon" law Molley
DD $1,300 [26] In 90 minutes a minute hand will travel this many degrees 540 (360 + 180) Greg	$1,000 [7] Rev. Allen Wright, a Choctaw Indian, was responsible for giving this state a Choctaw name meaning "red people" Oklahoma Greg	DD $1,600 [29] Presented in 1692, "The Fairy Queen" by Purcell was the first opera based on this Shakespeare play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Molley	$1,000 [30] A British officer who drowned in the Thames River nearby haunts Eldon House in this Canadian province Ontario	$1,000 [12] "Number One" is actually the number two novel in a trilogy by this author of "U.S.A." John Dos Passos Molley	$1,000 [17] This British medical journal's October 30, 1999 issue was number 9189 The Lancet Greg

Final Jeopardy!

MAMMALS

The 2 mammals that live at the highest altitude on a permanent basis are the pika & this animal

Yak

Gwyneth "What is the mountain g" — wagered $1,200

Molley "What is the llama?" — wagered $2,100

Greg "What are llamas?" — wagered $0

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