Show #3764 2001-01-04 (taped 2000-10-31) Regular

Contestants

Adam Taxin — a graduate student originally from Rose Valley, Pennsylvania

Jill Le Brasseur — a college student from Parkersburg, West Virginia

Richard Kolostian — an attorney from Los Angeles, California (whose 4-day cash winnings total $35,897)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Richard	$900	$3,400	$4,400	$8,800 2nd place: Snowboards & Trip to Mammoth Mountain, California	$4,400 14 R, 3 W
Jill	$1,000	$500	$7,300	$300 3rd place: Ducane Gas Grill	$5,300 16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Adam	$600	$2,700	$10,400	$14,700 New champion: $14,700	$9,700 22 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE AGE OF REASON	DAYS OF THE WEEK	CLASSIC TV THEME SONGS	TALL BUILDINGS	TOYS ARE US	ANIMAL PLANET?
$100 [17] In 1773 this ex-printer & inventor published "Rules By Which A Great Empire May Be Reduced to A Small One" Benjamin Franklin Adam	$100 [23] Crusoe's companion Friday Jill	$100 [1] "Boy the way Glenn Miller played, songs that made The Hit Parade. Guys like us we had it made..." All in the Family Jill	$100 [6] In 1977 George Willig was fined $1.10, a penny a story, for climbing one of these NYC towers World Trade Center Richard	$100 [9] Peter Hodgson Sr. saw the appeal of synthetic rubber that bounced & sold it in a plastic egg under this name Silly Putty Richard Adam	$100 [12] It seems odd, but in baseball you usually get a strike when you swing & don't strike the ball with this Bat Adam
$200 [16] Pioneering economist Francois Quesnay saw some spending in this opulent palace city where he lived & died Versailles Adam	$200 [24] Morning for an armchair quarterback with 20/20 hindsight Monday Richard	$200 [2] "Here we come, walkin' down the street, we get the funniest looks from everyone we meet" The Monkees Richard	$200 [7] The Otis Company says it has installed these in 10 of the world's 20 tallest buildings Elevators Richard	$200 [10] Interestingly, this Sanrio character seen here has no mouth Hello Kitty Adam	$200 [30] It's a small metal disk used illegally in a vending machine Slug Jill
$300 [15] Montesquieu's doctrine of the separation of these influenced our system of separate branches of govt. Powers Richard	$300 [25] "Special" night for an easily obtained & hidden handgun Saturday night Adam	$300 [3] "One two three four five six seven eight. Schlemeel, schlemazel, hasenfeffer incorporated" Laverne & Shirley Jill	$300 [8] At 1,136 feet, the Amoco Building is the second tallest in this U.S. city Chicago (behind the Sears Tower) Jill Adam	$300 [11] Nintendo's N64 lets you sample 5 PGA courses with a cyber version of this real golfer born in 1975 Tiger Woods Jill	$300 [29] In gymnastics, it's safe to vault over; its body is upholstered Horse Adam
$400 [14] The ideas of deism are usually represented by God making one of these & then just letting it run Watch Jill	$400 [27] "Bloody" day in a U2 song title Sunday Adam	$400 [4] "Lady Godiva was a freedom rider, she didn't care if the whole world looked" Maude	$400 [18] Japan's tallest skyscraper isn't in Tokyo--it's the Landmark Tower in this nearby port Yokohama Adam	$400 [20] For many adults, the sweet scent of this soft modeling compound is the smell of childhood Play-Doh Adam	$400 [28] Slang for your feet, or a verb meaning "tracks persistently" Dogs Jill
DD $500 [13] Thomas Paine wrote, "I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and" this title "Common Sense" Adam	$500 [26] Days Mitch Albom spent "With Morrie" Tuesdays Richard	$500 [5] "Come and knock on our door, we've been waiting for you, where the kisses are hers and hers and his..." Three's Company Richard	$500 [19] This Vegas tower seen here is the tallest building west of the Mississippi & has a roller coaster 900 feet up Stratosphere Richard	$500 [22] "What walks down stairs, alone or in pairs...everyone loves" this wonderful toy Slinky Richard	$500 [21] It's a crude block of iron, or the type of iron cast in one Pig iron Richard

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE AGE OF RAISIN	EXPLORERS	BIG SCREEN BUNNIES	THE HISTORY OF JANUARY	TITLE LOVERS	"C" PLUS
$200 [7] The logo of this raisin brand is seen here Sun-Maid Adam	$200 [25] Martin Frobisher twice sailed to the Arctic looking for this, but only found the fool's type Gold Jill	$200 [9] Bambi's boisterous buddy Thumper Jill	$200 [1] On Jan. 10, 1956 Elvis recorded his first million-selling record, about this title establishment "Heartbreak Hotel" Richard	$200 [21] In Shakespeare:Troilus & her Cressida Adam	$200 [16] The name of this ribbed material often used for pants was once thought to come from the French for "king's cord" Corduroy Jill
$400 [8] Raisin is the French word for this Grape Richard Jill	$400 [30] La Salle, exploring Lake Ontario around 1670, heard the roar of this feature but didn't bother to go look Niagara Falls Jill	$400 [10] Jimmy Stewart's 6' 3 1/2" invisible companion in 1950 Harvey Adam	$400 [2] Spain ceded these south Atlantic islands to Great Britain January 22, 1771 Falkland (or Malvinas) Islands Jill	$400 [22] In '50s film:Pat & him Mike	$400 [17] The 3 pigments in these optic cells enable us to distinguish scores of colors Cones Jill
$600 [14] A classic raisin cookie is made with & named for this rolled grain Oatmeal Adam	$600 [29] In 1610 he thought the huge North American bay now named for him was the Pacific Ocean Henry Hudson Adam	$600 [11] Glenn Close is the jilted bunny-boiler in this thriller that serves as a warning against one-night stands Fatal Attraction Adam	$600 [3] After leading a military coup on Jan. 25, 1971, he made himself president of Uganda Idi Amin Adam	$600 [26] In the painting seen here:Venus & him Adonis Richard	$600 [18] Matthew Bourne's version of this fairy tale ballet, set in London during WWII, has an RAF pilot as the prince "Cinderella"
$800 [15] This California city is the "Raisin Center of the World" Fresno Richard	$1,000 [23] In 1521 Juan Sebastian del Cano took over for this slain captain & made a historic Indian Ocean crossing Ferdinand Magellan Richard	$800 [12] If you were in this 1951 Disney film you'd have had a chance to chase a rabbit along with a little girl Alice in Wonderland Jill	$800 [4] Following his assassination, this mystic's body was recovered from St. Petersburg's Neva River on Jan. 1, 1917 Rasputin Richard	$800 [28] In a musical:Mack (Sennett) & this actress Mabel (Norman)	$800 [19] This green pigment is necessary for plants to carry out photosynthesis Chlorophyll Jill
$1,000 [6] Similar to raisins, this dried fruit is named for Corinth, where it was produced in ancient times Currants Adam	DD $1,500 [24] This captain discovered the Great Barrier Reef the hard way, by running the Endeavour onto it Captain James Cook Adam	$1,000 [13] Despite warnings from Tim the Enchanter, a deadly rabbit decimates King Arthur's men in this spoof Monty Python and the Holy Grail Adam	$1,000 [5] Due to foreign policy differences with the Reagan administration, she resigned as U.N. ambassador Jan. 30, 1985 Jeane Kirkpatrick Adam	$1,000 [27] In Sir Philip Sidney's sonnets:Astrophel & her Stella	DD $3,000 [20] Hamlet says to this character, "Thou incestous, murderous, damned Dane, drink off this potion" Claudius Jill

Final Jeopardy!

REPUBLICANS

The only election year since 1948 in which there was not a Dole, a Nixon or a Bush on the Republican national ticket

1964 (Barry Goldwater & Bill Miller)

Richard "What is 1964?" — wagered $4,400

Jill "What was 1966" — wagered $7,000

Adam "What is 1964?" — wagered $4,300

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