Show #3731 2000-11-20 (taped 2000-09-16) College Championship

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

Contestants

Carl Gilbertsen — a junior at the University of Illinois from Chicago, Illinois

Pam Mueller — a junior at Loyola University, Chicago from Wilmette, Illinois

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

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jonah	$1,400	$2,700	$10,100	$6,600	$10,100 23 R, 1 W
Pam	$1,600	$2,000	$9,000	$11,000	$9,800 20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Carl	$600	$2,800	$3,400	$1,300	$2,300 12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

ROCK ME	2000 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS	PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES	POETS & POETRY	COLLEGE FOOTBALL	MONEY TALKS
$100 [1] Michelangelo made "David", seen here, from this rock marble Pam	$100 [30] This Jell-O pudding pitchman said the darnedest things to kids at Xavier University's commencement Bill Cosby Jonah	$100 [11] His hunting rifle accessory made him "Telescope Teddy" Theodore Roosevelt Carl	$100 [2] Most of this "Color Purple" author's first volume of poetry, "Once", was written in one week in 1964 Alice Walker Carl	$100 [16] Term for a player who isn't recruited, but just "ambles" onto the field to try out Walk-on Carl	$100 [21] One "saved is" one "earned" A penny Jonah
$200 [7] It's molten rock below ground Magma Pam	$200 [29] Graduates of Middlebury College in Vermont listened to this former president--of Poland Lech Wałęsa Jonah Carl	$200 [12] He was "Haberdasher Harry" Harry S. Truman Pam	$200 [3] "Howl", his first book of poetry, was published by City Lights, a bookstore owned by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti Allen Ginsberg Jonah	$200 [17] Mississippi State is represented by this persistent creature seen here a bulldog Carl	$200 [22] It's an old warning said on parting about not accepting false five-cent pieces "Don't take any wooden nickels" Jonah
$300 [8] A basic copper aluminum phosphate, it's the type of stone usedherein an ancient Aztec ornament turquoise Pam	$300 [28] This author took "The Firm" stance of telling Arkansas State grads to "leave the country" John Grisham Carl	$300 [13] The "Father of the Declaration of Independence" Thomas Jefferson Pam	$300 [4] In "Endymion" he wrote, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever" John Keats Jonah	$400 [19] This school's 1999 win over its archrival was overshadowed by the fatal collapse of a bonfire tower Texas A&M Jonah	$300 [23] Term for the money used to "germinate" a new business, like maybe a flower shop Seed money Jonah
$400 [9] Stalactites & stalagmites are formed primarily in caves of this "stone" Limestone Carl	$400 [27] Take a memo:Stanford got a secretary to speak--this Secretary-General Kofi Annan Jonah	$400 [14] "The Hero of Fort Donelson" as well as "The Hero of Appomattox" Ulysses S. Grant Jonah	$400 [5] In 1945 this South American country's Gabriela Mistral won the Nobel Prize for Literature Chile	$500 [20] The Outland Trophy goes to the nation's outstanding interior one of these--no, not decorator a lineman Carl	$400 [24] It was an old translation of the Bible that turned "money obtained dishonestly" into "filthy" this lucre Pam
$500 [10] It's the earthy term for crystal lime nodules like the one seen here geode Pam	$500 [26] In May 2000 Princeton got a queen, this Mideastern one, who's a Princeton alumna Queen Noor of Jordan (Lisa Halaby)	$500 [15] The "Land Hero of 1812" Andrew Jackson Carl	$500 [6] A poem by Poe purports to be the confession of this lame Asiatic conqueror, also a Christopher Marlowe subject Tamerlane Jonah	DD $1,400 [18] The university of this state was the fitting 1999-2000 champion of the Big Sky Conference Montana Carl	$500 [25] To destroy someone's financial condition little by little is to do this to them "to death" nickel & dime them

Double Jeopardy! Round

ROCK ME	THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION	OOH, A COMEDIAN	TRAVEL	RELIGION 101	I "PASS"ED!
$200 [1] In 1999 he hit the road with his E Street Band in their first major tour in over a decade Bruce Springsteen Pam	$200 [30] Both Continental Congresses met in this city; the first convened on September 5, 1774, the second on May 10, 1775 Philadelphia Jonah	$200 [18] This comedian & sitcom star has written about "Couplehood" Paul Reiser Pam	$200 [6] This U.S. university performs its Hasty Pudding theatricals in Bermuda during "College Weeks" in March & April Harvard Carl	$200 [8] Every 12 years, followers of Jainism travel to Mysore in this country to bathe a statue of Gomateshwara India Jonah	$200 [13] A travel document for identification Passport Pam
$400 [2] She's the distinctive-voiced singer whose recent hits include "I Try" & "Do Something" Macy Gray Jonah	$400 [29] More than 1000 British soldiers were killed or wounded in this June 17, 1775 battle in Massachusetts Bunker Hill Jonah Carl	$400 [19] As this geeky bow-tie-clad character, Paul Reubens played a sold-out show at Carnegie Hall Pee-wee Herman Jonah	$400 [7] The resort of Puerto Vallarta in this country lies on Banderas Bay, presumably not named for Antonio Mexico Pam	$400 [9] This Jewish holy day follows Rosh Hashanah by 10 days Yom Kippur Pam	$400 [14] Perhaps a much-sought northwest one, it's a corridor or pathway enclosed on both sides Passage Jonah
$600 [3] The secret's out--this Rob Thomas group grew out of another band called Tabitha's Secret Matchbox 20 Pam	$600 [24] To aid them in the war, the British hired about 30,000 of these German soldiers, so named for their home principality Hessians Pam	$600 [20] After leaving "SNL", he joined the original cast of "Just Shoot Me" David Spade Jonah	$600 [23] A museum in Tahiti is devoted to this French artist's works & his life in Polynesia Paul Gauguin Jonah	$600 [10] The basis of this religion's caste system can be found in the Manu Smriti, or Code of Manu Hinduism Jonah	$600 [15] It means "unresisting", but it often precedes "resistance" Passive Jonah
$800 [4] (Hi, I'm Nile Rodgers.) 2 of the hit albums I produced during the '80s were "Like a Virgin" by Madonna & "Let's Dance" by this singer David Bowie Carl	DD $1,000 [27] Guerrilla leader Francis Marion earned this nickname for his daring raids from the South Carolina marshes "The Swamp Fox" Pam	$800 [25] I don't want to get off on a rant, but this comic was great when he started on "MNF" in July 2000 Dennis Miller Carl	$800 [22] A haunted castle full of mummies is a new attraction at the West Edmonton Mall in this Canadian province Alberta Pam Carl	$800 [11] Followers of this Japanese religion believe that the sun goddess was the ancestor of the Imperial Family Shintoism Pam	$800 [16] This word borrowed from French means "outmoded" Passe Pam
$1,000 [5] They're the rockers in the song heard here here"Can you take me higher..." Creed Jonah	$1,000 [28] The first of these 85 essays urging ratification of the Constitution appeared on October 27, 1787 in a NYC newspaper The Federalist Papers Jonah	$1,000 [26] His 1997 comedy special was called "Bring the Pain!" Chris Rock Pam	$1,000 [21] The open-air Makola Market is a popular place to shop in Accra, the capital of this African country Ghana Jonah	DD $1,000 [12] This religious leader was born around 563 B.C. in what is now Nepal Buddha Pam	$1,000 [17] A bunch, often "of brats" Passel Pam

Final Jeopardy!

BRITAIN'S NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

In April 2000 the portrait of this living woman was moved from the Contemporary section to History

Margaret Thatcher

Carl "Who is the Queen Mum??" — wagered $2,100

Pam "Who is Margaret Thatcher??" — wagered $2,000

Jonah "Who is the Queen Mother?" — wagered $3,500

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