Show #3511 1999-12-06 (taped 1999-09-14) Regular

Contestants

Natalia Fuentes — a secretary from Gretna, Louisiana

Sam Raman — a telecom consultant from Boca Raton, Florida

Todd O'Bryan — a graduate student originally from Louisville, Kentucky (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Todd	$2,300	$3,400	$6,800	$0 3rd place: Skagen Denmark Watches	$6,500 22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Sam	$900	$3,000	$8,200	$1,200 New champion: $1,200	$8,200 19 R, 0 W
Natalia	$400	$300	$7,500	$350 2nd place: Trip to Couples Resorts, Jamaica	$5,900 14 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

STATE SONGS	TV ACTORS & ROLES	NOBLE NICKNAMES	"HEAD" LINES	DENTISTRY	TIME FOR A CZECH UP
$100 [1] One of 2 "homey" Stephen Foster songs that serve as official state songs "My Old Kentucky Home" or "Old Folks At Home" Todd Natalia	$100 [6] In 1982 this series was retitled "Little House: A New Beginning" & Shannen Doherty joined the cast as Almanzo's niece Little House on the Prairie Todd	$100 [23] The Red, the Great, the Terrible Ivan Sam	$100 [11] When tossing a coin, the French say, "Pile ou face?"; we say this Heads or tails? Todd	$100 [16] The more common name for your gingiva; you can flap 'em Gums Sam	$100 [18] Examples of these from the Czech Republic include Budvar & Pilsner Urquell Beers Sam
$300 [3] In this Connecticut state song with a 2-word title, "Macaroni" refers to Londoners in fancy clothes "Yankee Doodle" Todd	$200 [7] She was seen as Eileen on the '80s sitcom "Day By Day" before she played Elaine on "Seinfeld" Julia Louis-Dreyfus Natalia	$200 [24] Rufus, the Silent, the Conqueror, of Orange William Sam	$200 [12] "Cowboy" phrase for what you do to 'em "at the pass" head 'em off Todd Natalia	$200 [17] As recorded in the Ebers Papyrus, dentistry as part of medicine began in this civilization around 3700 B.C. Egypt Sam	$200 [19] The old capital of Bohemia, it became the capital of the new nation of Czechoslovakia in 1918 Prague Sam
$400 [4] State whose state song is heard here: Wisconsin Todd	$300 [8] He was playing Rev. Fordwick on "The Waltons" when he was cast as the irreverent Jack Tripper on "Three's Company" John Ritter Todd	$300 [25] The Mad, the Cruel, the Great Peter Todd	$300 [13] When you avoid drowning in debt, you're doing this keeping your head above water Todd	$300 [28] Communities adding this preventative to their water supply report up to 70 percent declines in tooth decay Fluoride Natalia	$300 [20] At about 40 percent, this Christian denomination is the largest religious group in the country Roman Catholic Todd
DD $500 [2] In 1960 this future state song became Ray Charles' first No. 1 pop hit "Georgia On My Mind" Todd	$400 [9] (Hi, I'm Richard Kind of Spin City.) I played Mark, the ex-husband of Jamie Buchman's friend Fran, on this NBC sitcom Mad About You Sam	$400 [26] The Fowler, the Wrangler, the Navigator Henry Todd	$400 [14] If someone tells you he's one of these, you might ask if he recruits executives or decapitates them Headhunter Sam	$400 [29] Made of plastic, porcelain or gold, these replacements cover an entire tooth Crown/cap Sam	$400 [21] Bohemia & Moravia, which make up most of the Czech Republic, were provinces of this empire until 1918 Austria-Hungary Todd Sam Natalia
$500 [5] "Rocky Top" is one of its 6 state songs Tennessee Sam	$500 [10] This hostess of PBS' "Mystery!" series also stars in "The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries" Diana Rigg Natalia	$500 [27] The Simple, the Bald, the Fat, the Bold Charles	$500 [15] This phrase may precede "above the rest" or "shampoo" Head and shoulders Todd	$500 [30] Medical name for the "correct teeth" treatment of realignment through the use of braces Orthodontics Natalia	$500 [22] Called the Labe by Czechs, this river is a major commercial waterway of Central Europe Elbe Natalia

Double Jeopardy! Round

BALLET	ARCHITECTURE	FAMILY FILMS	NOVEL VOCABULARY	UFO REVIEW	QUASI-RELATED PAIRS
$200 [19] Valerie Bettis choreographed a ballet based on this Tennessee Williams play & sometimes played Blanche in it A Streetcar Named Desire Natalia	$200 [1] Robert Morris' book "Select Architecture" inspired this man's plan for Monticello Thomas Jefferson Todd	$200 [4] Single guy Adam Sandler tries to raise a kid in this 1999 comedy Big Daddy Sam	$200 [14] Grimace is used as a noun meaning pretense or sham in his novel "Moll Flanders" Daniel Defoe Natalia	$200 [9] A close encounter of this degree involves actual contact with aliens Third kind Todd	$200 [23] "Jeopardy!" announcer Johnny & '60s TV variety show host Ed Gilbert & Sullivan Todd
$400 [20] "Company B" is danced to songs made famous by these sisters, including "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" The Andrews Sisters Sam	$400 [2] This Chinese-born architect designed the Fragrant Hill Hotel in Beijing I.M. Pei Todd	$400 [5] Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest & Barbara Hershey are the title characters in this 1986 Woody Allen film Hannah and Her Sisters Todd Natalia	$400 [15] He mentioned the word mixen, a synonym for dunghill, in his novel "Far From the Madding Crowd" Thomas Hardy Sam	$400 [10] This future governor & U.S. president filed a report of a UFO sighting in 1969 Jimmy Carter Natalia	$400 [24] Colony starter William & a clerk at a bank Penn & teller Todd
$600 [28] Salvador Dali created the story, sets & costumes for "Bacchanale", an odd ballet about this "Mad King" Ludwig Natalia	$600 [3] Michael Graves designed whimsical Swan & Dolphin Hotels for this Florida theme park's resort area Walt Disney World Sam	$800 [7] Rosalind Russell brings up her orphaned nephew in this 1958 classic Auntie Mame Sam	$600 [16] Cicerone, a synonym for sightseeing guide, appears in his novel "Washington Square" Henry James Natalia	$600 [11] This suicidal group believed an alien craft shadowing the Hale-Bopp comet had come to take them away Heaven's Gate Todd	$600 [25] A playing card knave & Ms. St. John Jack & Jill Todd
$1,000 [30] The Ballets Russes was dissolved after the 1929 death of this great Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev Natalia	$800 [12] The largest known one of these Mesopotamian temple towers is at Chogha Zabil in Iran Ziggurats Natalia	DD $1,000 [6] Accused of murder in the Deep South, Ralph Macchio calls lawyer Joe Pesci, this title relative, to defend him My Cousin Vinny Natalia	$800 [17] He used the word mumpish, which means sullen, in his book "Of Human Bondage" Somerset Maugham	$800 [21] Prehistoric alien visitations to Earth are suggested in this author's "Chariots of the Gods?" Erich von Daniken	$800 [26] "Happy Days" Ralph Malph actor & Nobel winner Curie Donny (Most) & Marie Todd Sam
DD $2,000 [29] "Aurora's Wedding", part of this Tchaikovsky ballet, is often presented as a separate ballet Sleeping Beauty Natalia	$1,000 [13] The name of this design school was derived from the German for "Architecture House" Bauhaus Todd	$1,000 [8] Barbara Bel Geddes reminisces about her Norwegian mother, Irene Dunne, in this 1948 drama I Remember Mama	$1,000 [18] In this "dated" novel, Syme says, "What need is there for a word like 'bad'? 'Ungood' will do just as well" 1984 Todd	$1,000 [22] It was the colorful 21-year "project" conducted by the U.S. Air Force to examine UFO phenomena Project Blue Book Sam	$1,000 [27] A Scottish word for pretty or appealing & former NBA star Drexler Bonnie & Clyde Sam

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC WOMEN

In 1998 the director of the U.S. Mint called her "a woman of exemplary physical courage and stamina"

Sacajawea

Todd "Who was Pocahontas?" — wagered $6,800

Natalia "Who is Susan B. Anthony?" — wagered $7,150

Sam "Who is Susan B. Anthony?" — wagered $7,000

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