Show #3749 2000-12-14 (taped 2000-10-24) Regular

Contestants

Bret Jensen — a software specialist from Olympia, Washington

Leslie Sweeney — a homemaker from Greensburg, Pennsylvania

John Draz — a culinary school instructor from Chicago, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$300	$2,500	$7,300	$9,200 2-day champion: $17,801	$7,600 18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Leslie	$600	$2,000	$4,600	$1,800 3rd place: Wall Street Creations Gift Certificate	$5,800 13 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
Bret	$400	$1,400	$2,400	$4,800 2nd place: Trip to the Hilton at Short Hills, New Jersey	$2,400 12 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. HISTORY	PARKER BROTHERS & SISTERS	EUROPA, EUROPA	THE CHERRY BOWL	THEATRE 2000	GRUB, SHRUB OR BEELZEBUB
$100 [2] He began selling watches by mail order in 1886 & later hired a repairman named A.C. Roebuck to work for him Richard Sears Bret	$100 [13] Sexy "City" dweller seen here: Sarah Jessica Parker Bret	$100 [20] The 2 island nations that are members of the European Union are the U.K. & this neighbor Ireland Bret	$100 [8] In 1912 this Asian country gave the U.S. a bunch of cherry trees Japan Leslie	$100 [25] He graced the stage of the Westport County Playhouse in "Ancestral Voices" with his wife, Joanne Woodward Paul Newman John	$100 [1] Antipasto Grub John Leslie
$200 [3] In 1937 FDR's opponents accused him of trying to "pack" this The Supreme Court	$200 [14] Her New Yorker book reviews were written as "Constant Reader" Dorothy Parker	$200 [21] With land reclaimed using dikes on the North Sea, this nation now occupies about 16,000 square miles Netherlands (Holland) Bret	$200 [9] They wrote, "A couple Deadheads in Maine sent us a postcard with a name for a new flavor"--Cherry Garcia Ben & Jerry Bret	$200 [26] In January 2000 Larry Gatlin began touring the U.S. in Frank Wildhorn's musical about this war Civil War	$200 [5] Azalea Shrub John
$300 [4] In 1972 the "T" in the newsmaking SALT stood for this, not "treaty" Strategic Arms Limitation Talks	$300 [15] He managed Elvis Colonel Tom Parker Bret	$300 [22] This nation's city of Rostov-on-Don grew up around a fortress built there in 1761 Russia	$300 [10] For a basketball player, it's scoring an easy hoop after a long pass downcourt Cherry-picking	$300 [27] Seen here, John Glover played this storyteller in a new musical based on the Danny Kaye film Hans Christian Andersen John	$300 [6] Old Horny Beelzebub John
$400 [11] This paper that had sent Stanley to find Livingstone merged with the New York Tribune in 1924 New York Herald John	$400 [16] In 1984 he hit No. 1 with "Ghostbusters" Ray Parker Jr. Leslie	$400 [23] Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne of this dual empire when he was assassinated in 1914 Austria-Hungary John	$400 [17] Stepdaughter of jazz musician Don, she stood high on the charts in 1989 with "Buffalo Stance" Neneh Cherry Bret	$400 [28] Making her Broadway debut, Cheryl Ladd replaced Bernadette Peters in this sharp-shootin' musical "Annie Get Your Gun" John	$400 [7] Azazel Beelzebub (Biblical term) Leslie
DD $500 [12] Geronimo was buried in this state in 1909, 2 years after statehood Oklahoma John	$500 [18] The middle initial of this detective writer, Spenser's creator, stands for Brown Robert B. Parker	$500 [24] Barcelona is the capital of this autonomous region of northeast Spain Catalonia John	$500 [19] This play debuted in 1904 at the Moscow Art Theater "The Cherry Orchard" John	$500 [29] This '30s sexpot, the diva of the double entendre, is the subject of Claudia Shear's 2000 hit "Dirty Blonde" Mae West Leslie	$500 [30] Hasenpfeffer Grub (rabbit stew) Leslie

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN ART	R&B	'60s FASHION	FRANCO-AMERICAN CITIES	"LOVE" IS THE ANSWER	WHAT'S THE QUESTION?
$200 [25] One of the few portraits of colonial craftsmen is Copley's painting of this silversmith Paul Revere John	$200 [6] Her mother Cissy sang back-up on her 1985 hit "How Will I Know" Whitney Houston Bret	$200 [10] The leading fashion influence of 1961, she picked Oleg Cassini to do her official wardrobe Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Leslie	$200 [20] End of the Lake, Wisconsin Fond du Lac Leslie	$200 [1] 3 sequels followed this delightful Disney comedy about a magical Volkswagen The Love Bug Bret	$200 [15] In "Snow White", it follows the line, "Magic Mirror on the wall..." Who is the fairest of them all? John
$400 [26] After traveling west on this famous trail that led to the Willamette Valley, Albert Bierstadt painted it in 1869 Oregon Trail John	$400 [7] The title cut from Aretha Franklin's "A Rose Is Still A Rose" album was written & produced by this Fugees phenom Lauryn Hill Bret	$400 [11] 1963 Elizabeth Taylor film that inspired the fashionable, at the time, eye makeup seen here Cleopatra Bret	$400 [21] Wooded Place, Idaho Boise Leslie Bret	$400 [2] Captain Merrill Stubing was the main man onboard this title TV cruiser The Love Boat Bret	$400 [16] It's the question asked of Scooby Doo in the title & theme of his first TV series Where are you? Leslie
$600 [27] The book "Iowans of Impact" calls him "Anamosa's Famous Artist" Grant Wood John	$600 [8] (Hi, I'm Brian McKnight) In 1993 I duetted with this beautiful lady on the hit song "Love Is" Vanessa Williams	$600 [12] Introduced by Scott as a publicity stunt, in 1966 they sold for about $1.25 each Paper dresses Leslie	$800 [23] Beautiful Mountain, Texas Beaumont	$600 [3] Robert Shaw & Lotte Lenya joined Sean Connery in this 1963 James Bond adventure From Russia With Love Bret	$600 [17] Rod Stewart asked this title question in a 1978 No. 1 hit song, so "come on sugar, let me know" "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" John
$800 [28] 4 of the murals lining this building's rotunda are by John Trumbull U.S. Capitol John	$800 [9] The first female artist to sign with LaFace Records, in 2000 she released her third CD, "The Heat" Toni Braxton	$800 [13] This late 1960s "Look" was basically men's clothing tailored for women, not vice-versa Unisex	$1,000 [24] High Land, Indiana Terre Haute Leslie	$800 [4] This author's horror & fantasy novels like "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" only became popular after his death H.P. Lovecraft	DD $1,000 [18] It's the title of Edward Albee's first full-length play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" John
$1,000 [29] Asked if there was any "social content" in his work, this "Nighthawks" artist replied, "None whatsoever" Edward Hopper John	—	$1,000 [14] Later known for his rather "Rudi" topless designs, he won a 1960 Coty Award for his swimsuits Rudi Gernreich	DD $1,200 [22] Clear Water, Wisconsin Eau Claire Leslie	$1,000 [5] In the opening prologue to the play, Romeo and Juliet are called "A pair of" these Star-crossed lovers John	$1,000 [19] "Now" is the time to ask this question, the title of Connie Francis' first Top 40 hit "Who's Sorry Now?" John Leslie

Final Jeopardy!

BIOGRAPHIES

Carl Sandburg co-wrote a 1932 biography of this woman, "Wife and Widow"

Mary Todd Lincoln

Bret "Who was Mary Todd Lincoln?" — wagered $2,400

Leslie "Who is Mary Lincol/" — wagered $2,800

John "Who is Mary Todd Lincoln?" — wagered $1,900

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