Show #3375 1999-04-16 Regular

Helen Petroff game 3.

Contestants

Robin Travers — a dermatologist from Somerville, Massachusetts

Richard Hill — a law student from Alexandria, Virginia

Helen Petroff — a research assistant from Los Angeles, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $17,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Helen	$2,200	$4,100	$8,700	$10,000 3-day champion: $27,100	$11,400 31 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 2 DDs)
Richard	$0	$1,600	$600	$1,200 3rd place: HP Jornada 820 Handheld PC	$600 11 R, 4 W
Robin	$300	$700	$1,900	$2,500 2nd place: Trip to Chateau Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies	$1,900 7 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

"NEWS"WEEK	PC WORLD	COSMOPOLITAN	PEOPLE	LADIES HOME JOURNAL	TV GUIDE
$100 [7] Canine term for an inquisitive news reporter Newshound Robin	$100 [21] Byzantine priests might know the name of the type of screen images seen here Icons Helen	$100 [26] Large glaciers covering this island nation include Langjokull, Hofsjokull & Vatnajokull Iceland Richard	$100 [2] Genesis printer:1450s Johannes Gutenberg Helen	$100 [1] It's the detachable part of an advertisement that entitles you to a discount at the supermarket Coupon Richard	$100 [16] You might leave a message on the machine of this actor who starred as Jim Rockford James Garner Robin
$200 [8] These short films of current events, such as "The March of Time" series, played in movie houses in the '40s Newsreels Helen	$200 [22] One of these is equal to 1,024 bytes Kilobyte Richard Robin	$200 [27] The southern midsection of this nation is known as the Massif Central France Helen	$200 [3] Great epic-writing Ionian:9th century B.C. Homer Helen	$200 [12] Examples of these include Dr. Atkins, the Macrobiotic & the Scarsdale Diets Helen	$200 [17] Nancy Cartwright is over 30 years older than this animated son of Marge she voices Bart Simpson Richard
$300 [9] This Long Island morning paper was founded in 1940 Newsday Richard Robin	$300 [23] To take fleas off your dog, or to detect, locate & correct errors in a computer program Debug Richard	$300 [28] The equator crosses more land in this South American nation than any other Brazil Helen Richard	$300 [4] 2 moonwalkers:July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin Richard	$300 [13] This mild antiseptic with the formula H2O2 can also be used to bleach hair & fabrics Hydrogen peroxide Helen	$300 [18] This animated series based on a Scott Adams comic strip premiered on UPN in 1999 Dilbert Helen
$400 [10] It's the inexpensive paper made from wood pulp of which newspapers are made Newsprint Helen	$400 [24] "Small" term for a central processing unit on one integrated circuit Microprocessor	$400 [29] This country's northern border touches China, Bhutan & Nepal India Helen	$400 [5] Inventive brothers at Kill Devil Hill:December 17, 1903 Wright Brothers Helen	$400 [14] From the Latin for "entering", they're the listed things you need to prepare food from a recipe Ingredients Helen	$400 [19] In the 1998 Christmas episode of this sitcom, David Spade played the Grinch Just Shoot Me! Helen
$500 [11] This Rupert Murdoch company owns the L.A. Dodgers, the New York Post & Fox Studios News Corporation	$500 [25] It's not a spider, it's the person responsible for maintaining an internet site Webmaster Robin	$500 [30] With over 50 independent countries, this continent has more than any other Africa Richard	$500 [6] Vienna's first psychoanalyst:late 1800s Sigmund Freud Richard	$500 [15] A housewife is also known as a homemaker or one of these "engineers" Domestic engineer Robin	DD $800 [20] (Hi, I'm Renee Jones from "Days of our Lives") I made my acting debut on this TV series about a white basketball coach at a tough inner-city school The White Shadow Helen

Double Jeopardy! Round

CHARLEMAGNE	THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR	TOUGH SHAKESPEARE	POTPOURRI	BOBs & JEFFs	LETTER AFTER F
$200 [6] Charlemagne's first title was king of these people; he never was king of the beans Franks Helen	$200 [14] "Macbeth","The Trial","The Magnificent Ambersons" Orson Welles Helen	$200 [11] On an episode of the TV show "Moonlighting", Cybill Shepherd was Kate in an adaptation of this play The Taming of the Shrew Helen	$200 [22] The 2 basic types of saddles are English & this type preferred by cowboys Western Richard	$200 [16] He sang "Thanks for the Memory" in his first feature film, "The Big Broadcast of 1938" Bob Hope Richard	$200 [1] In the alphabet G Helen
$400 [7] In subduing the Saxons, Charlemagne executed those who refused this Christian rite Baptism Helen	$400 [17] "Once Upon a Time in the West","For a Few Dollars More","The Good, the Bad & the Ugly" Sergio Leone Helen	$400 [12] In this comedy's subplot, Sir Toby Belch & Maria play a trick on Malvolio, Olivia's steward Twelfth Night	$400 [23] This chess piece that usually looks like part of a castle is sometimes called a castle Rook Helen	$400 [18] He's the K in DreamWorks SKG Jeffrey Katzenberg Helen	$400 [2] In a radio broadcast band M Helen
$600 [8] While serving in this post in 799, Leo III was attacked in Rome & took refuge in Charlemagne's court Pope Helen	$600 [27] "Nights of Cabiria","Amarcord","La Strada" Federico Fellini Helen	$600 [13] Pursued by Demetrius & Helena, Hermia & Lysander elope to a wood near Athens in this comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream Helen Richard	$600 [24] Specifically, this 12-letter word describes a person between 90 & 100 years old Nonagenarian Helen	$600 [19] His engaging performance in "The Last Picture Show" earned him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination Jeff Bridges	$600 [3] To abbreviate a state L (as in FL: Florida) Robin
$800 [9] A scholarly king, Charlemagne enjoyed having this saint's "City of God" read to him Saint Augustine Helen	$800 [28] "An Angel at my Table","Peel',"The Piano" Jane Campion Robin	$1,000 [30] In "King Lear" the Earl of Gloucester boasts of this bastard son: "There was good sport at his making" Edmund	$800 [25] This Creole concoction of meat & seafood is so good Hank Williams wrote a song about it in 1952 "Jambalaya" Helen	$1,000 [21] For his work on behalf of African famine victims, the Queen knighted this lead singer of the Boomtown Rats in 1986 Bob Geldof Helen	$800 [4] To get Angela Bassett's first film X (as in "F/X") Robin
$1,000 [10] Charlemagne lost his rear guard, led by this legendary nephew, at the Battle of Roncesvalles Roland (AKA Orlando) Richard Robin	$1,000 [29] "Broken Blossoms","Intolerance","Way Down East" D.W. Griffith Helen	DD $1,500 [15] Completes Sonnet 130's first line, "My mistress' eyes are..." Nothing like the sun Helen	$1,000 [26] Goto is the surname of the young Osaka-born violinist known by this single name Midori Helen Richard	DD $1,500 [20] 1979's "Gotta Serve Somebody" was this Minnesotan's last Top 40 single Bob Dylan Helen	$1,000 [5] In the complete initials of the president of South Africa in 1990 W (F.W. de Klerk) Helen

Final Jeopardy!

AUTHORS

In January 1999 this author issued a public statement reminding the world the third millennium really begins Jan. 1, 2001

Arthur C. Clarke

Richard "Who is Clarke" — wagered $600

Robin "Who is Arthur C. Clarke?" — wagered $600

Helen "Who is Arthur C. Clark?" — wagered $1,300

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