Show #3368 1999-04-07 Regular

Contestants

Chris Hartwell — an economist from Santa Monica, California

Nancy Ellis — a teacher from Columbia, South Carolina

Mary Katz — a lawyer from Macon, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mary	$700	$1,600	$4,400	$3,800 2-day champion: $16,100	$4,400 12 R, 1 W
Nancy	$1,700	$1,800	$2,600	$800 3rd place: Pair of Jaguar Watches	$2,700 13 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Chris	$700	$700	$3,800	$1,300 2nd place: Zenith 32" TV & Bush Home Theater Center	$4,300 14 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

PEOPLE IN HISTORY	OFFICIAL LANGUAGES	WILD CRITTERS	BOXING TERMS	ROYs & ROGERs	QUOTABLE DEFINITIONS
$100 [1] This first U.S. First Lady, a fine equestrienne, once rode a horse up the stairs of her uncle's house Martha Washington Mary	$100 [6] Argentina Spanish Nancy	$100 [9] In the winter this bear, Ursus maritimus, spends much of its time on ice floes & may bear its young on them Polar bear Mary	$100 [26] New to the sport? Let me show you these; they're strung around the ring Ropes Chris	$100 [13] Chicago Sun-Times film critic who wrote the 1985 book "A Kiss is Still a Kiss" Roger Ebert Chris	$100 [21] Adlai Stevenson stated that this office was "one heartbeat from the presidency" Vice-presidency Nancy
$200 [2] India's 5th century playwright Kalidasa wrote his masterpiece, "Shakuntala", in this classical language Sanskrit Nancy	$200 [7] Monaco French Nancy	$200 [10] The ruby-throated species of this bird usually lays 2 tiny eggs about the size of navy beans Hummingbird Nancy	$200 [28] A punch delivered "below" it is a foul (and may cause you to lose it) The belt Chris	$200 [14] At the turn of the century he worked out of the Texas courthouse seen here Judge Roy Bean Mary	$200 [22] John Mason Brown's famous definition of this is "chewing gum for the eyes" Television
$300 [3] He wasn't a "Mad King" yet when he was born in Nymphenburg Palace in 1845 "Mad King" Ludwig of Bavaria Nancy	$300 [8] Austria German Mary	$300 [15] Gorillas rarely walk upright; instead, they usually support their upper bodies by walking on these hand parts knuckles (fingers accepted) Nancy Chris	$300 [27] The most important bout on the card; Barbra Streisand sang about one in 1979 Main event	$300 [18] This presidential half-brother is a junior Roger Clinton Chris	$300 [23] Historian Bruce Catton called this sport "the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America" baseball Nancy
$400 [4] The last King William to rule England had this number after his name IV	$400 [11] Oman Arabic Chris	$400 [16] This armored mammal is one of the few known animal hosts for the bacterium that causes leprosy in humans Armadillo Mary	$400 [29] For the count, the standing boxer must retire to one of these Neutral corner Chris	$400 [19] Britain captured & imprisoned this Scot in 1722 for participating in the Jacobite Rebellion Rob Roy Nancy	$400 [24] Author who defined a classic as "A book which people praise and don't read" Mark Twain Nancy
DD $400 [5] This Parisian who drew up the original plans for Washington, D.C. is buried at Arlington National Cemetery Pierre L'Enfant Nancy	$500 [12] Angola Portuguese Chris	$500 [17] The largest type of this tailed amphibian in the U.S. is the hellbender, which may reach a length of 3 feet a salamander Chris	$500 [30] In 1982 Nevada made this count mandatory in case of a knockdown a standing eight count Nancy	$500 [20] This 13th century English philosopher can "bring home" the credit for an ornithopter, a flying machine Roger Bacon Mary	$500 [25] Shakespeare wrote it "is a pipe blown by surmises, jealousies, conjectures"; but that's just what he heard rumor Chris

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARIES	FILMS OF THE '50s	SINGULAR NAMES	"ITZ"	DESCARTES	THE HORSE
$200 [7] 2 years before turning traitor, he rallied the Americans to victory at the Second Battle of Saratoga Benedict Arnold Chris	$200 [26] John Ford, son of immigrants from this country, directed 1952's "The Quiet Man", which was set there Ireland	$200 [19] Dropping the "S" from the last name of a TV Superman gives you the last name of this movie Superman (Christopher) Reeve Chris	$200 [2] 20th century U.S. presidential middle name (John) Fitzgerald (Kennedy) Nancy	$200 [1] Descartes believed "Cogito ergo sum", "I" do this, "therefore I am" I think Mary	$200 [14] In transportation, the horseless carriage is a car & the iron horse is this Train Nancy
$400 [8] In speaking against the Stamp Act in May 1765, he said, "If this be treason, make the most of it" Patrick Henry Mary Chris	—	$400 [22] Correct name, with no possessive "S", of the creator of a Lynchburg, Tennessee whiskey brand Jack Daniel Chris	$400 [3] In 1972, he won his final gold medal swimming the butterfly leg in the 4x100-meter relay Mark Spitz Mary	$400 [12] Descartes devised the analytic or coordinate type of this geometry Nancy Chris	$400 [15] In 1869 the 10th Hussars introduced to England this game also called "hockey on horseback" Polo Mary
DD $500 [10] John Adams' "Thoughts on Government" claimed this title quality was sadly lacking in Tom Paine's pamphlet Common sense Chris	—	$600 [23] One swallow does not make this "Hot Stuff" disco superstar Donna Summer Nancy	$600 [4] From the German word for cutlet, it describes meat dipped in egg, breaded & fried Schnitzel Nancy	$600 [13] Like Locke & Voltaire, Descartes was a major figure of the era known as the "Age of " this Reason Mary	$600 [16] This breed's 3 main bloodlines go back to the Darley Arabian, the Godolphin Arabian & the Byerly Turk Thoroughbred
$600 [9] In 1781 he was given command of the Navy's largest ship, America, but the ship was turned over to France John Paul Jones	—	$800 [24] This "Principle"d author wrote a 1969 bestseller on the subject of human incompetence Laurence Peter Mary	$800 [5] "Bar" none, it's a commandment of the Jewish law Mitzvah Mary	$800 [20] In 1649 he accepted an invitation from Queen Christina to visit this country; he died there in 1650 Sweden	$800 [17] In this sport, a second refusal can cost you 6 faults Jumping
$1,000 [11] Born to a prosperous Boston brewer, he's been called the "Father of the American Revolution" Sam Adams Chris	—	$1,000 [25] James, father of this British thinker, made him study Greek at 3 & Latin at 8--those are ages, not times John Stuart Mill	$1,000 [6] It's the ancient Mexican sacred site seen here Chichen Itza	DD $800 [21] Descartes was one of these, not for fighting rivals, but for saying the world had 2 basic substances a dualist Chris	$1,000 [18] "All the Pretty Horses" is volume 1 of his Border trilogy Cormac McCarthy

Final Jeopardy!

THE GREAT LAKES

Now called Lake Michigan, the 17th century French called it the "Lake of" this Indian tribe

Illini

Nancy "Who are the Hurons" — wagered $1,800

Chris "Who are the Sioux?" — wagered $2,500

Mary "Who are the" — wagered $600

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