Show #3388 1999-05-05 College Championship

1999 College Championship quarterfinal game 3.From the Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont, Illinois.

Contestants

Julie Ann Cohen — a sophomore at the University of Michigan from Marietta, Georgia

Stephen James — a senior at the University of North Texas from Lewisville, Texas

Meg Audette — a junior at Wofford College from Ocala, Florida

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Meg	$1,000	$1,700	$2,700	$5,400 2nd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$2,700 12 R, 5 W
Stephen	$2,300	$3,600	$10,200	$9,000 Automatic semifinalist	$11,200 25 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Julie	$200	$-400	$2,200	$900 3rd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$2,500 9 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

MODERN HISTORY	SCHOOLS IN TV & FILM	MATH TERMS	SPEAKING IN TONGUES	HOBBYISTS	FUTILE PHRASES
$100 [18] Under a 1977 treaty, this zone reverted to Panama in 1979 Canal Zone Meg	$100 [9] The school in the movie "High School High" is named for this ex-mayor of Washington, D.C. Marion Barry Julie	$100 [4] It's the divisor or, less technically, the bottom part of a fraction Denominator Meg	$100 [21] J'ai casse mes lunettes French Julie	$100 [25] When a beekeeper orders a new one of these, she comes in a small cage with a few worker attendants Queen bee Julie	$100 [1] It's no use doing this "over spilt milk"; just go get some paper towels Crying Meg
$200 [24] This ex-British PM announced in 1963 he wouldn't run again for Parliament, to which he was first elected in 1900 Winston Churchill Stephen	$200 [15] TV's Felicity doesn't attend New York University, but this fictional institution The University of New York	$200 [6] In our number system, it's 10; in a triangle, it's the lowest side Base Stephen	$200 [5] Lassen sie meine schuhe putzen German Stephen	$200 [14] 4-letter word for a plant like quack grass or dandelion, which make gardeners use other 4-letter words Weed Stephen	$200 [2] To bay or bark at this is an exercise in futility Moon Stephen
$300 [19] TMI can stand for "too much information" or for this, the site of the USA's worst commercial nuclear accident Three Mile Island Stephen	$300 [8] The PC in "PCU" stands for Port Chester & also for this attitude upheld by the film's "womyn" Politically correct Meg	$300 [20] An algorithm is a problem-solving procedure & this anagram is a number used as an exponent Logarithm Meg	$300 [10] No corte nada de arriba Spanish Stephen	$300 [26] This hobby gets its name from the knotting of areas of fabric during the process Tie-dyeing Stephen	$300 [13] To flog or beat one of these will get you no where; neither will riding one Dead horse Stephen Julie
DD $300 [22] A 1978 secession from India's Congress Party formed the Congress (I), with the I standing for her Indira Gandhi Julie	$400 [7] Tracey Gold & Kirk Cameron attended Dewey High on this sitcom of the '80s & '90s Growing Pains Stephen	—	$400 [11] Mi occorre una padella Italian Julie	$400 [27] Some hobbyists collect these office supply items, also a 2-word term for routine approval Rubber stamps Meg	$400 [16] If your dream is truly impossible, you're just beating this against the wall Your head Stephen
$500 [23] In 1998 this former Chilean leader was arrested in London in connection with human rights abuses Augusto Pinochet	$500 [3] This director based Mission College in "School Daze" on his alma mater, Morehouse College Spike Lee Stephen	—	$500 [12] Sleevnoy bachok eesportosa Russian Meg	$500 [28] Potters do it to make vases; ventriloquists do it to their voices Throw Meg	$500 [17] Any "birdbrain" knows this kind of chase is a futile quest Wild goose chase Stephen Julie

Double Jeopardy! Round

LIFE	CANDY LAND	OTHELLO	CAREERS	TWISTER	UNO
$200 [14] The greenish color in ponds is often caused by organisms called euglena which contain this green pigment Chlorophyll Stephen	$200 [1] They've proclaimed themselves the "Official Spokescandies of the New Millennium" M&M's Stephen	$200 [24] In the last scene of "Othello", this villain stabs his wife Emilia, who sings a little & then dies Iago Meg	$400 [11] For decades Mario Zacchini was a real "big shot" in the circus world with this type of act Human cannonball Stephen	$400 [23] Baby Elvis Presley was still a resident when a tornado hit this Mississippi city in 1936 Tupelo Meg Stephen	$600 [21] Dick Fosbury of Oregon State University was the first to use the Fosbury Flop in this track & field event High jump Meg
$400 [3] Humans have 46 of these, bullfrogs have 26 & fruit flies have 8; how unique! Chromosomes Julie	$400 [5] Don't let it slip, but this "Crispy Crunchety Peanut Butter Candy Bar" from Nestle is a favorite of the Simpsons Butterfinger Stephen	$400 [19] "Othello" opens in this Italian city that appears in the title of another Shakespeare play Venice Meg Julie	$600 [9] Garth Brooks, Mr. T & John Goodman worked as these in clubs before becoming stars Bouncers Meg	$600 [16] In 1994 Alabama's Goshen Church was struck by a twister on this holy day 7 days before Easter Palm Sunday Meg Stephen Julie	$800 [13] This film helped "David Helfgott Plays Rachmaninov" become the No. 1 classical album of 1997 Shine Stephen
$600 [4] Occuring in birds & reptiles as well as mammals, it's the fluid-filled sac that surrounds an embryo Amniotic sac Stephen Julie	$600 [15] Charlie says this licorice-flavored candy, around since 1893, is probably the oldest candy brand in the U.S. Good & Plenty	$600 [12] First name shared by Cassio's mistress in "Othello" & Mick Jagger's first wife Bianca Stephen	$800 [20] Occupational names of senators in the 106th Congress include 2 Smiths & one of these pugilists (Barbara) Boxer Stephen	$800 [17] This Texas city, the home of Baylor University, still remembers the tornado of 1953 Waco Meg	$1,000 [22] This Tennessee quarterback was the No. 1 pick in the 1998 NFL Draft Peyton Manning Stephen
DD $800 [8] The simplest multicellular animals, they make up the phylum Porifera, meaning "pore bearing" Sponges Stephen	$800 [7] In the 1990s this candy brand introduced crunchy cookie cups, sticks & bits for baking Reese's Stephen	$800 [10] Othello describes this, perhaps the play's most famous prop, as "an antique token my father gave my mother" Handkerchief Meg Julie	$1,000 [26] A LAN administrator is in charge of LANs, short for these Local area networks Stephen	$1,000 [18] In 1996 a tornado flattened 80 villages in this country that forms most of Bengal Bangladesh	—
$1,000 [25] From Greek for "born", it's any foreign substance or organism that causes the body to produce antibodies Antigen Meg	$1,000 [6] This brand debuted in 1976 in 8 different flavors including very cherry, cream soda, green apple & root beer Jelly Belly jelly beans Julie	DD $800 [2] Othello tells how he delighted Desdemona with tales of the Anthropophagi--people named for this dreaded habit Cannibalism Stephen	—	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD LITERATURE

A war described in this 1726 novel began over an argument about how to crack open an egg

"Gulliver's Travels"

Julie "What is French Indi" — wagered $1,300

Meg "What is Gulliver's Travels?" — wagered $2,700

Stephen "What is [I just don't know] War & Peace" — wagered $1,200

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