Show #3730 2000-11-17 (taped 2000-09-16) College Championship

2000-B College Championship semifinal game 3.From the University of Washington in Seattle.

Contestants

Erin Milligan — a freshman at the University of Delaware from Bear, Delaware

Jonah Knobler — a sophomore at Harvard University from Cincinnati, Ohio

Matt Keller — a sophomore at Vanderbilt University from Bettendorf, Iowa

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Matt	$200	$2,300	$8,700	$7,800 2nd place: $5,000	$8,700 20 R, 1 W
Jonah	$1,700	$3,900	$9,600	$17,401 Finalist	$9,500 22 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Erin	$1,600	$1,700	$3,900	$1,801 3rd place: $5,000	$3,900 12 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

1812	BIRTHSTONES	"IN" THE BEGINNING	I PROTEST!	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	MUSIC TO MY EARS
$100 [21] Part of a major purchase, this state entered the Union April 30, 1812 Louisiana Erin	$100 [3] The Bible tells us "The price of wisdom is above" these red gems, July's birthstone Rubies Jonah	$100 [9] To breathe in, unlike Mr. Clinton Inhale Matt	$100 [16] A November 1999 meeting of this body abbreviated the WTO was hampered by thousands of protests World Trade Organization Matt	$100 [30] The student newspaper of this D.C. university is the GW Hatchet George Washington Matt	$100 [1] The Beastie Boys opened for her during the 1985 Virgin Tour Madonna Matt
$200 [22] Some sources say she died in 1812, but a woman who died in 1884 claimed to be this Indian guide Sacajawea Matt	$200 [5] This sea-colored March birthstone is said to cure laziness, but I'm too tired to go out & buy one Aquamarine Jonah	$200 [12] An alphabetical reference list Index Erin	$200 [17] In 1988 this country's bicentennial celebration was protested by Aborigines as a "day of mourning" Australia Matt	$200 [29] Green Mountain College is located in Poultney in this state Vermont Jonah	$200 [2] "Forget About Dre" is by Dr. Dre (natch) & featuring this rapper also known as Slim Shady Eminem Erin
$300 [23] In 1812 Czar Alexander I made this city capital of Finland Helsinki Jonah	$300 [6] At 563 carats, the Star of India, a blue one of these September birthstones, is a bit large for a pinky ring Sapphire Jonah	$300 [13] One life in a series of lives Incarnation Jonah	$300 [18] In a 1985 protest against apartheid, many countries banned the import of Krugerrands, gold coins from this country South Africa Matt	$300 [28] An old oaken bucket goes to the winner of an annual football game between Purdue & this cross-state rival Indiana Matt	$300 [4] This group was "Headin' down the Atlanta Highway...headin' on down to the Love Shack" The B-52's Erin
$500 [25] Georges Cuvier in 1812 gave this name to the creature seen here pterodactyl Matt	$400 [7] People born in the purple love wearing this purple gem, February's birthstone Amethyst Jonah	$400 [14] Like the Pope, not capable of error in matters of doctrine or dogma Infallible Erin	$400 [19] Founding members of this 1960s group are seen here the Black Panthers Jonah	$400 [27] Angie Anderson & Carrie MacDonald are the first women to wear the Hawkeye mascot costume of this university Iowa Matt	$400 [10] (Hello, we're the Dixie Chicks) Our song "Ready to Run" was on the soundtrack of this movie with Richard Gere & Julia Roberts Runaway Bride Jonah
DD $800 [24] He wrote his 7th & 8th Symphonies & that famous "Immortal Beloved" letter in 1812 Ludwig van Beethoven Jonah	$500 [8] The "Imperial" type of this November birthstone is highly prized for its golden hues Topaz Erin	$500 [15] "Picnic" won him a Pulitzer in 1953 William Inge	$500 [20] Anti-war protests at the 1968 Democratic Convention in this city led to a bloody police crackdown Chicago Matt Jonah	$500 [26] Scripps & Harvey Mudd are part of this consortium of California colleges The Claremont Colleges Matt	$500 [11] Salman Rushdie wrote the lyrics to "The Ground Beneath Her Feet", performed by this group U2

Double Jeopardy! Round

DYLAN THOMAS	TENNIS	GEOGRAPHY "B"	A NUMBER FROM 1 TO 10	BALLET	SOUNDS GOOD TO ME
$200 [30] The radio play "Under Milk Wood" is set in Llareggub in this U.K. country where Thomas was born Wales Jonah	$200 [21] To some it means everything, but to a tennis player, it means zip, nada, squat Love Erin	$200 [15] This country is so huge that it occupies nearly half of South America's land area Brazil Erin	$200 [1] Proverbial number that can "play at that game" 2 Erin	$200 [16] Former Royal Ballet dancer Celia Franca founded the National Ballet of this North American country in 1951 Canada Jonah	$200 [6] A common exclamation from this popular TV show is heard here"D'oh!" The Simpsons Jonah
$400 [29] Dylan may have died as a result of this activity, defined for a male in college as having 5 in a row Binge drinking Matt	$400 [22] At Wimbledon 2000 she became only the second African-American woman to win the singles title Venus Williams Jonah	$400 [14] It's less than 55 miles from North America to Asia when you cross this strait Bering Strait Erin	$400 [2] States in present-day New England 6	$400 [17] The comic ballet "Offenbach in the Underworld" features dancers in hats that look like this Parisian tower Eiffel Tower Jonah	$400 [7] This dramatic musical instrument heardherereached Europe in the 1700s a gong Matt
$600 [28] Thomas addressed the Blitz in "A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in" this city London Jonah	DD $500 [24] He has more Grand Slam singles titles than any other man in history Pete Sampras Jonah	$600 [13] Poland & Lithuania are among the countries that border this sea Baltic Sea Matt	$600 [3] Chambers in your heart 4 Matt	$600 [18] Nina Ananiashvili toured the U.S. in 2000 as prima ballerina of this Moscow-based ballet company Bolshoi Jonah	$600 [8] The followingsoundis regularly heard on this TV show created by Merv Griffin Wheel of Fortune Matt
$800 [27] In "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night", the poet addresses this man His father	$600 [23] (Hi, I'm Martina Navratilova and the answer is...) In 1973 Billie Jean King & Bobby Riggs played the first "Battle of the Sexes"; I played this "Bad Boy" in 1992's battle Jimmy Connors Erin	$800 [12] The world's third-largest island, about 3/4 of it belongs to Indonesia Borneo Jonah	$800 [4] Days of prayer in a novena 9 Erin	$800 [19] Act 1, Scene 1 of this Balanchine ballet based on this novel is set in La Mancha "Don Quixote" Matt	$800 [9] It's the title of the followingpiece of music "Taps" Jonah
$1,000 [26] Dylan riffed on one of this author's titles in the book "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog" James Joyce Matt	$1,000 [25] This coveted prize in team tennis was originally known as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge Trophy the Davis Cup Matt	$1,000 [11] This Australian city & capital of Queensland was named for a Scottish soldier Brisbane	DD $1,000 [5] Syllables in a line of standard iambic pentameter 10 Erin	$1,000 [20] "Lady From the Sea" is adapted from a 19th century play by this Norwegian Henrik Ibsen Matt	$1,000 [10] The long distance-traveling song of one of these animals is heard here a humpback whale Jonah

Final Jeopardy!

POLITICAL NAMES

As House Majority Whip, he works to get laws passed, though his name sounds like he puts them off

Tom DeLay

Erin "Who are the Pez Heads?" — wagered $2,099

Matt "Who is Filibuster??" — wagered $900

Jonah "Who is Tom DeLay?" — wagered $7,801

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