Show #3723 2000-11-08 (taped 2000-09-15) College Championship

2000-B College Championship quarterfinal game 1.From the University of Washington in Seattle.

Contestants

Lisa Thimjon — a sophomore at Luther College from Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Dave Sabath — a senior at Wisconsin-Madison from Western Springs, Illinois

Suzanne Rivoire — a senior at the University of Texas from Spring, Texas

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Suzanne	$1,600	$3,600	$11,000	$10,999 Automatic semifinalist	$11,800 30 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Dave	$1,200	$1,300	$3,700	$7,200 2nd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$3,700 15 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Lisa	$400	$1,100	$-100	$-100 3rd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$-100 9 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

LIT-POURRI	ROAD TRIP	WHAT'S ON CABLE?	NEARLY USELESS INFORMATION	CROSSWORD CLUES "R"	HIS STORY
$100 [7] Daniel Defoe claimed that this shipwreck classic was an allegory of his own life "Robinson Crusoe" Suzanne	$100 [11] A 100-foot-tall Coke bottle adorns a mall in front of the MGM Grand Hotel in this city Las Vegas Dave	$100 [16] "Behind the Music" VH1 Lisa	$100 [21] It has the shortest name of the 7 continents Asia Suzanne	$100 [2] He spun straw into gold(15) Rumpelstiltskin Dave	$100 [23] This man's story begins in Genesis 1:26 Adam Suzanne
$200 [1] This 1961 novel by Joseph Heller takes place on the island of Pianosa "Catch-22" Suzanne	$200 [12] Bodie, California, this type of abandoned "town", features 170 buildings in a state of "arrested decay" Ghost town Lisa	$200 [17] "South Park" Comedy Central Lisa	$200 [22] The number of eyes visible on the back of the U.S. $1 bill 2 Dave	$200 [3] Midnight rider(6) (Paul) Revere Lisa	$200 [24] "Come Together" is one of many biographies about this late rock legend John Lennon Suzanne
$300 [8] If you're from Narnia, you may know this author wrote some poetry under the pen name Clive Hamilton C.S. Lewis Dave	$300 [13] A long, lit-up "M" marks the Hernando de Soto Bridge that crosses this river at Memphis Mississippi River Suzanne	$300 [18] "Sex and the City" HBO Dave	$300 [28] Currently, the only 2 countries in the world that begin with the letter Z Zambia & Zimbabwe Suzanne Lisa	$300 [4] Movie boxer Balboa(5) Rocky Dave	$300 [25] "The Last Lion" is William Manchester's bestselling bio of this WWII British prime minister Winston Churchill Lisa
$400 [9] This lyrical drama by Percy Shelley takes license with Aeschylus' "Prometheus Bound" "Prometheus Unbound" Suzanne	DD $400 [14] In 1946 a chain of convenience stores in Texas adopted this name to reflect the hours they were open 7-11 Suzanne	$400 [19] "Larry King Live" CNN Lisa	$400 [29] They're the 2 of Snow White's 7 dwarves whose names don't end in "Y" Bashful & Doc Suzanne	$400 [5] Precedes nose & numerals(5) Roman Dave	$400 [26] Smile! "Historian with a Camera" is a 1955 biography of this famous Civil War photographer Mathew Brady Suzanne
$500 [10] This "Wilde" guy gives his soul to remain young while his picture reflects his descent into debauchery Dorian Gray Suzanne	$500 [15] See experts at the Smithsonian work on the conservation of the Star-Spangled Banner from this fort Fort McHenry Lisa	$500 [20] "True Hollywood Story" E! Suzanne	$500 [30] By last name, he's alphabetically last on a list of U.S. presidents Woodrow Wilson Suzanne Lisa	$500 [6] Enrollment record keeper at a university(9) Registrar Suzanne	$500 [27] "The World at His Fingertips" tells the story of this handicapped Frenchman Louis Braille Suzanne

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE WEST INDIES	FEATURE FILM DEBUTS	CIVIL ENGINEERING	WILD THINGS	NEW WORDS & PHRASES	HISTORY
$200 [13] The trident on Barbados' flag stands for this Roman god of the sea Neptune Suzanne	$200 [8] Before "The Matrix" he debuted as a goalie in the hockey film "Youngblood" Keanu Reeves Dave	$200 [18] John Smeaton, the first to call himself a civil engineer, built one of these ship-guiding structures near Plymouth Lighthouse Suzanne	$200 [27] This nosy, long-tailed critter is the only marsupial found in the U.S. Opossum Dave	$200 [1] A variation of couch potato, a mouse potato is someone who spends a lot of time with this Computer Dave	$200 [3] She plotted against the French Revolution & gave military secrets to her brother Leopold II of Austria Marie Antoinette Lisa
$400 [14] This nation's area consists of about 44% of all the land area in the West Indies Cuba Suzanne	$400 [9] He was just 14 (& not yet married to Uma Thurman) when he debuted in "Explorers" in 1985 Ethan Hawke Lisa	$400 [22] Name shared by a tunnel-digging machine & a mammal with poor eyesight Mole Suzanne	$400 [26] While true buffaloes have 13 pairs of ribs, this American counterpart has 14 Bison Suzanne	$400 [2] Like Carson Daly of MTV, a TV host who plays musical clips or images is known by this "initial" term VJ Suzanne	$400 [4] On November 15, 1920 the League of Nations held its first meeting in this city Geneva Suzanne Lisa
$600 [15] Duarte Peak, the highest point in the West Indies, rises 10,417 feet in this nation that occupies 2/3 of Hispaniola Dominican Republic Suzanne Dave	$600 [10] She debuted as a lovesick teen in 1991's "The Man in the Moon"; in 1999 she was up for "Election" Reese Witherspoon Dave	$600 [23] Malaria killed many workers on the Rideau one of these, though it's in Canada, not Panama Canal Dave	$600 [28] The basilisk, which can run short distances over water, is a type of this creature Lizard	DD $400 [20] From the title of a 1990 Martin Scorsese film, it's a popular term for mobsters Goodfellas Suzanne	$600 [5] In 1968 Soviet troops invaded this country & abducted Communist Party leader Alexander Dubcek Czechoslovakia Suzanne Dave Lisa
$800 [16] The College of the Bahamas, that nation's only school of higher learning, is located in this capital city Nassau Suzanne Dave	$800 [11] This talk show host was a student at Ithaca College when she won the lead in "Hairspray" Ricki Lake Dave	$800 [24] The 40-mile-long Old Croton one of these was completed in 1842--but that's all water over the bridge Aqueduct Suzanne Lisa	$800 [29] The 2 African species of the mammal seen here have these contrasting names black & white rhinoceros Dave	$600 [19] Also a term in census taking, it's borrowing an old piece of music & using it in a new song; try it! Sampling Suzanne	$800 [6] In the 4th century Greece became a part of the Byzantine Empire; about 1,100 years later it became part of this empire Ottoman Empire Suzanne
$1,000 [17] Once known as St. Christopher and Nevis, it's now known by this slightly shorter name St. Kitts and Nevis Suzanne	$1,000 [12] "Purple People Eater" introduced this young star who played Kevin Spacey's daughter in "American Beauty" Thora Birch Suzanne	DD $1,000 [25] Beginning in 1824 Congress allowed this military group to take on civilian projects Army Corps of Engineers Dave	$1,000 [30] The rough skin of these fish that make up the order Selachii was once made into a type of sandpaper called shagreen sharks Dave	$1,000 [21] For politicians this medical-sounding spokesperson makes the bad news all better Spin doctor Suzanne Dave	$1,000 [7] In the 1200s this western Italian city-state ruled the central Mediterranean, including Sardinia & Corsica Genoa Suzanne

Final Jeopardy!

PRO BASKETBALL

The first NBA playoff game outside the United States was played in this city

Toronto

Dave "What is Toronto?" — wagered $3,500

Suzanne "What is Vancouver?" — wagered $1

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