Show #3377 1999-04-20 Regular

Helen Petroff game 5.

Contestants

Eric Hemer — a director of wine education from Lake Worth, Florida

Christina Held-Hulsing — a stay-at-home mom from Buffalo, New York

Helen Petroff — a research assistant from Los Angeles, California (whose 4-day cash winnings total $38,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Helen	$1,600	$2,700	$5,700	$4,900 5-day champion: $43,000	$5,700 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Christina	$400	$800	$1,400	$1 3rd place: JBL Harmony Stereo System	$1,400 6 R, 1 W
Eric	$600	$1,500	$2,400	$599 2nd place: Zenith 32" TV & Broyhill Entertainment Center	$3,300 13 R, 6 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

AROUND THE PACIFIC	TECHNOLOGY	3-LETTER WORDS	LITERARY WEATHER	GOING TO...	THE DOGS
$100 [21] 2 of Chile's Juan Fernandez Islands are named for Alexander Selkirk & this fictional castaway he inspired Robinson Crusoe	$100 [1] Suggestions on what to call this device ranged from farscope to telebaird television Eric	$100 [3] It's one layer of toilet paper or wood Ply Helen	$100 [26] James Whitcomb Riley wrote of the time when this "is on the punkin", & he didn't mean a fellow poet Frost Eric	$100 [11] Continent Columbus thought he was going to when he set sail in August 1492 Asia Eric	$100 [16] Bull's-Eye was Bill Sikes' mean dog in this Dickens novel "Oliver Twist"
$200 [22] This river in Washington & Oregon was explored by Robert Gray in a ship of the same name Columbia Eric	$200 [2] Hubert Booth, not Herbert Hoover, developed the first practical electric one of these in 1901 Vacuum cleaner Christina	$200 [7] A young fish, a way to cook it, or a "small" (unimportant) person Fry Christina	$200 [27] It must be hard to sleep late in Kipling's "Mandalay", where "The dawn comes up like" this Thunder Eric	$200 [12] In 1932's legendary "Called Shot" his gesture indicated the ball would be going into the center field bleachers Babe Ruth Eric	$200 [17] Lobo sang about "Me and You and a Dog Named" this Boo Eric
$300 [23] In 1697 Jesuits founded Loreto, the 1st permanent European settlement on this "lower" peninsula Baja California Helen	$300 [4] In 1982 one of these vehicles deployed a satellite for the first time Space shuttle Helen	$300 [8] An eye irritation, or a pigpen Sty Helen	$300 [28] The Pacific Northwest is the setting for David Guterson's novel "Snow Falling on" these Cedars	$300 [13] Jesus went from Bethany to this city where he had his last meal Jerusalem	$300 [18] He's Augie Doggie's father Doggie Daddy Helen
$400 [24] The island of Mindanao is a Muslim center in this mainly Roman Catholic country Philippines Christina	DD $400 [5] Until a 1967 table top model with a smaller electron tube was introduced, this kitchen device was big & pricey Microwave oven Helen	$400 [9] A large coffee container, or a large vase to stash one's ashes Urn Eric	$400 [29] (Here's Al Roker with the clue.) This type of low-pressure area provides the title for chapter 1 of "The Wizard of Oz" Cyclone Helen Eric	$400 [14] To try to prevent her son from going to this city to fight, Thetis disguised Achilles as a girl & sent him away Troy Helen	$400 [19] When an ancient Greek said, "Love me, love my dog", more often than not the dog was one of these Maltese
$500 [25] To call the Rotorua Man, you'll have to ring up this antipodean island nation New Zealand Eric	$500 [6] On August 12, 1981 the world saw the first IBM personal computer using this Microsoft operating system MS-DOS Helen	$500 [10] It equals 1/1000th of an inch Mil	—	$500 [15] Type of nightclub Mick Jagger was "going to" in a 1982 Rolling Stones song A Go Go Eric	$500 [20] This dog wants you to take a bite out of crime McGruff the Crime Dog Helen

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT ANIMALS	DON'T TAKE THEM FOR GRANTED	THE ADDAMS FAMILY	AFRICAN-AMERICAN FIRSTS	GOING TO THE DOGE	I AM CURIOUS "YELLOW"
$200 [2] Before this animal became common, Romans used the ferret for vermin control Cat Helen	$200 [11] This future president was working at his father's leather store when the Civil War started Ulysses S. Grant Helen	$200 [18] The Addams got their Saturday morning start when they guest-starred on this sleuth pooch's show Scooby-Doo Helen	$200 [25] Ladies & Gents...in the 1970s Bernice Collins took center ring as this circus' first black female clown Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Eric	$200 [16] Nickname of the bridge Antonio Contino built around 1600; it connects the prison & the doge's palace Bridge of Sighs Helen	$200 [1] "You may talk about your Clementine and sing of Rosalee but" she's "the only girl for me" "The Yellow Rose of Texas" Eric
$400 [3] Herodotus told the tale of Arion's rescue at sea by one of these mammals a dolphin Helen Eric	$400 [12] In "She Done Him Wrong", Mae West propositioned this actor with "Why don't you come up sometime--see me?" Cary Grant Christina	$400 [22] He was Uncle Fester on the '60s TV series Jackie Coogan	$400 [26] This "Beloved" author was the first African-American to win a Nobel Prize for Literature Toni Morrison Christina	$400 [17] Doge Enrico Dandolo issued these called grossos, with his picture on therm Coins/currency Eric	$400 [6] Its headquarters are located in Mammoth Hot Springs Yellowstone National Park Helen
DD $500 [10] The "Lucanian cows" Pyrrhus used in his invasion of Italy were these, from Asia elephants Eric	$600 [13] This singer published a book of her own "Heart-to-Heart Bible Stories" for children Amy Grant Helen	DD $400 [24] This character was the obvious choice for a series of commercials for the Yellow Pages Thing Eric	—	$600 [19] 14th century doge Marino Faliero was the subject of a tragedy by this "Don Juan" poet Lord Byron	$600 [7] This North American woodpecker lives on the east coast but flies to Central America for the winter Yellow-bellied sapsucker Helen
$600 [4] A Japanese folktale tells of Urashima Taro who saves one of these sea reptiles that turns into a young woman Turtle Christina	$800 [14] This TV producer was married to Mary Tyler Moore until 1981 Grant Tinker	$600 [23] Carel Struycken, who was the giant on "Twin Peaks", took on this role in the 1991 film Lurch Eric	—	$800 [20] Simone Boccanegra was the first doge of this city, home to Columbus Genoa	$800 [8] In 1970 it became the first & only incorporated city in Canada's Northwest Territories Yellowknife Eric
$800 [5] These animals were involved in the premiere event in the funeral games for Patroclus horses Christina	$1,000 [15] This 6' 8" basketball forward is the son of a former Dallas Cowboys running back Grant Hill	—	—	$1,000 [21] This cathedral in Venice was originally a private chapel of the doges Saint Mark's Cathedral Helen	$1,000 [9] Drawn by R.F. Outcault, this hero of the first true newspaper comic strip debuted on May 5, 1895 The Yellow Kid

Final Jeopardy!

20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES

In a 1998 interview, she said, "I see it as my apostolic duty to talk about art"

Sister Wendy

Christina "Who is Paloma Picasso" — wagered $1,399

Eric "Who" — wagered $1,801

Helen "Who is Sister Agnes" — wagered $800

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