Show #3134 1998-03-26 Regular

Contestants

Barbara Byrne — a criminal defense lawyer from Queens, New York

Michael Collin — a piano salesman from Barrington, Illinois

Maryanne Ackershoek — an associate editor and online writer from Wayne, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Maryanne	$1,100	$3,800	$8,400	$16,800 2nd place: Trip to Hotel Albatross, Costa do Estoril, Portugal	$9,900 20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Michael	$1,500	$2,000	$9,800	$19,600 New champion: $19,600	$7,600 23 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Barbara	$800	$1,700	$4,700	$9,400 3rd place: NordicTtack Ellipse Exercise Machine	$4,700 13 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

MUSEUMS	20 YEARS AGO: 1978	CLASSIC SITCOM CHARACTERS	FOLD IT 5 WAYS	PUT "IT"	WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE
$100 [1] The Ajaccio, Corsica home in which this French emperor was born is now a museum Napoleon Michael	$100 [16] On May 26 the USA's first legal casino outside Nevada was opened in this city, by Resorts International Atlantic City Michael	$100 [4] This corporal in the 4077th MAS*H dressed in drag--using some of his uncle's hand-me-downs Max Klinger Michael	$100 [26] Kids make these from 1 sheet of typing paper; they use a lot less fuel than a Cessna Paper airplane Michael	$100 [7] This command tells your dog it's confined to hindquarters Sit Maryanne	$100 [12] Ground water rises under internal pressure in the Artesian type of this Well Maryanne
$200 [2] The story of world currency is told via exhibits at the Currency Museum in this Canadian capital Ottawa Michael	$200 [17] Once used as a toxic waste dump, this area of Niagara Falls, N.Y. was declared a disaster area by Pres. Carter Love Canal Maryanne	$200 [15] Golly! He worked at Wally's Service Station in Mayberry before enlisting in the Marines Gomer Pyle Michael	$200 [27] The word origami means "paper folding" in this language Japanese Barbara	$200 [8] A homer, a murder or a visit to a World Wide Web site Hit Michael	$200 [13] Bite into our planet & you'll find a molten outer one wrapped around a hard, central inner one a core Maryanne Barbara
$300 [3] A museum in this southernmost city in the continental U.S. displays Florida's lighthouse history Key West Barbara	$400 [19] On September 15 he regained the heavyweight boxing crown for a record third time, by beating Leon Spinks Muhammad Ali Michael	$300 [23] This "Cheers" mailman gleaned all the trivia he knows from his mother Esther Cliff Clavin Michael Barbara	$300 [28] It's black & white & read all over; it's also the perfect size to make a hat Newspaper Maryanne	$300 [9] Look a gift horse in the mouth & you'll see this part of its bridle Bit Maryanne	$300 [14] A type of shelter built in the '50s, or what your hair might have done if you didn't have one Fallout Michael Barbara
$400 [5] The Hertzberg Circus Collection in San Antonio includes memorabilia of this 19th C. little "general" Tom Thumb Maryanne	$500 [20] Italian Red Brigade terrorists kidnapped & killed this former premier Aldo Moro Maryanne	$400 [24] Sitcom character played since 1990 by the man seen here: (Jason Alexander) George Costanza (on "Seinfeld") Barbara	$400 [29] Complex snout folds are needed to make this animal, whose next Chinese year is 2007 Pig/boar Maryanne Michael	$400 [10] To move swiftly, like a butterfly, or a brand of insecticide Flit Barbara	$400 [21] Blind fish of the genus amblyopsis are also called this, for the dark formations where they live Cavefish Michael
$500 [6] Named for Bill Monroe, a hall of fame in Bean Blossom, Indiana is devoted to this form of country music Bluegrass Michael	DD $800 [18] Group heard here when Lionel Richie was still a member:"You're once, twice, three times a lady..." The Commodores Maryanne	$500 [25] Unable to attend his sixth grade graduation, this "Beverly Hillbillies" oaf had a chimp take his place Jethro Bodine Michael	$500 [30] A square sheet of paper can become a star to put on a Christmas tree, a triangle becomes this Jewish star Star of David Michael	$500 [11] A Monty Python sketch honored the "Upper-Class" one "Of The Year" Twit Michael	$500 [22] This synonym for a vein of coal in a mine is also a word used in sewing Seam Maryanne

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICANA	HEAVENLY MUSIC	PEOPLE WHO BECAME WORDS	LET'S GO SHOPPING	READ 'EM & WEEP	ANATOMICAL ANAGRAMS
$200 [4] Its index finger is 8 feet long; its tablet over 23 feet Statue of Liberty Michael	$200 [23] A 1981 Steve Martin movie took its name from this 1936 song Pennies From Heaven Maryanne	$200 [28] Named for a Soviet minister, the Finns fixed these "cocktails" for the invading Russians in 1940 Molotov cocktails Michael	$200 [29] About 6 million tourists a year visit this city's Franklin Mills outlet; only 1.5 million visit the Liberty Bell Philadelphia Barbara	$200 [27] As America sobbed, Oliver & Jenny sorted out their lives in this Erich Segal bestseller Love Story Barbara	$400 [22] One may run for eons Nose (eons) Michael
$400 [15] White Mountain has been making freezers to produce this treat since 1853 Ice Cream Michael	$400 [13] In 1997 this performer, seen here, sang "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" before Pope John Paul II Bob Dylan Maryanne	$400 [9] Not one to let sleeping cars lie, he invented the railroad car named for him George Pullman Michael	$400 [18] At Minnesota's Mall of America, take a break from shopping & ride the log chute named for this lumberjack Paul Bunyan Michael	$400 [5] The tears flow as Aurora comes to "terms" with the terminal illness of her daughter Emma in this 1975 novel Terms Of Endearment Michael	$600 [24] It's where you hear "You are here" Ear (are)
$600 [1] L.L. Knickerbocker makes a version of these dolls, which have been around since 1915: Raggedy Ann & Andy Michael	$600 [14] "There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold and she's buying" this A stairway to heaven Barbara	$600 [10] We're not sure if he was one, but John Duns Scotus' name gave us this word, meaning an ignorant person Dunce Maryanne	$600 [19] Bourbon French Parfums in this Louisiana city has sold custom-blended fragrances for over 150 years New Orleans Barbara	$600 [6] This Shaw play burns with the tragic details of the life & death of the maid of Orleans St. Joan Maryanne	$800 [25] The lion never had a lot of this; he was cowardly Nerve (never) Barbara
$800 [2] Now part of the Camberley Hotel Company, this New York hotel was home to the famous Round Table The Algonquin Barbara	$1,000 [17] According to a Meat Loaf song, "Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night, I can see" this Paradise by the dashboard light Maryanne	$800 [11] By leaving his cows unbranded, a Texas cattle rancher gave us this term for an independent loner Maverick Maryanne	$800 [20] Ghirardelli Square in this city was built on the grounds of a 19th century chocolate factory San Francisco Barbara	$800 [7] Dalton Trumbo's 1939 novel about an incapacitated soldier is titled this man "Got His Gun" Johnny Michael	$1,000 [26] It may retain an image Retina (retain) Maryanne
$1,000 [3] This Great Lake was known to the native Americans as Gitchee Gumee Lake Superior Maryanne	DD $3,000 [16] "Dangerous Minds"? No, it's the title of the song heard here: Gangsta's Paradise (by Coolio) Michael	DD $2,000 [12] A swift fellow, this Austrian's name means the speed of an object as a multiple of the speed of sound Ernst Mach Maryanne	$1,000 [21] Get off the Metro in Union Station on Mass. Ave. in this capital & you'll be surrounded by chic shops Washington, D.C. Maryanne Barbara	$1,000 [8] This playwright chronicled the troubled Tyrone family in "Long Day's Journey Into Night" Eugene O' Neill Michael	—

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. PRESIDENTS

Abraham Lincoln was the first U.S. president to wear a beard; this man was the second

Ulysses S. Grant

Barbara "Who was Grant?" — wagered $4,700

Maryanne "Who is U.S. Grant?" — wagered $8,400

Michael "Who was Grant?" — wagered $9,800

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