Show #3405 1999-05-28 Regular

Contestants

Ji Hee Seuk — a project coordinator from New York City, New York

Melissa Koester — a library media specialist from Wixom, Michigan

Alan Walters — a policeman from Georgetown, South Carolina (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Alan	$100	$1,400	$1,400	$100 2nd place: Trip to Lake Arrowhead Resort, California	$2,400 14 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Melissa	$-100	$1,100	$6,700	$8,001 New champion: $8,001	$6,700 17 R, 4 W
Ji Hee	$2,100	$2,000	$5,400	$0 3rd place: Tasco Sport Optics	$5,100 15 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. GEOGRAPHY	PRESIDENTIAL LAST WORDS	WE LOVE LUCY	COUNTRY DANCING	THE COCKTAIL HOUR	HOLLYWOODSPEAK
$100 [2] This river's delta covers more than 12,000 square miles in Louisiana Mississippi River Alan	$100 [1] 1945:"I have a terrible headache" Franklin D. Roosevelt Ji Hee	$100 [16] Lucy & Ricky's New York landlords Fred & Ethel Mertz Melissa	$100 [25] The Lindy Hop United States Melissa	$100 [5] The classic version is 1 1/2 oz. gin, 3/4 oz. dry vermouth, lemon twist or olive martini Melissa	$100 [4] The popular films of this genre can be known as "oaters" or "horse operas" westerns Melissa
$200 [3] This mountain system stretches from New Mexico to the Brooks Range north of the Arctic Circle Rocky Mountains Ji Hee	$200 [18] 1799:"It is well" George Washington Alan Ji Hee	$200 [17] Lucy Ricardo's maiden name reflected her fictional ancestry in this country Scotland Alan Melissa Ji Hee	$200 [26] The Gavotte France Alan	$200 [6] Last name of Tom, made with the juice of 1/2 a lemon, 1 tsp. powdered sugar & 2 oz. gin Collins Alan	$200 [10] Also known as a "tenpercenter", a good one of these can open doors in Tinseltown agent Alan
$300 [14] The Wichita Mountains are not in Kansas but in this state on its southern border Oklahoma Melissa	$300 [19] 1885:"Water!" Ulysses S. Grant	$300 [23] Of 1950, 1953 or 1956, the year of Little Ricky's "birth" & Desi Arnaz Jr.'s birth 1953 Alan	$300 [27] The Sevillanas Spain Ji Hee	$300 [7] "If you like" these, make them with 2 oz. light rum, 2 oz, cream of coconut & 4 oz. pineapple juice Pina coladas	$300 [11] Erica Kane could tell you it's the dramatic form known as a "sudser" in Hollywood soap opera Ji Hee
$400 [15] Although a mile wide in some places, this principal river of Nebraska is too shallow to be navigable Platte River Melissa	$400 [20] 1969:"I have always loved my country" Dwight D. Eisenhower Alan	$400 [24] In one episode Lucy tries to steal the cement block with this actor's footprints in it as a souvenir John Wayne Melissa	$400 [28] The Habanera Cuba Melissa	$400 [8] 1 oz. vodka, 4 oz. orange juice, 1/2 oz. Galliano give you this somewhat violent gent Harvey Wallbanger Alan	DD $500 [12] This TV network is "The Eye Web" CBS Ji Hee
$500 [22] This state capital is known for a variety of oysters found primarily in Puget Sound Olympia	$500 [21] 1893:"I know that I am going to where Lucy is" Rutherford B. Hayes	$500 [29] One of the 2 names of the nightclubs where Ricky Ricardo was a bandleader Babalu or Tropicana Ji Hee	$500 [30] The Czardas Hungary Ji Hee	$500 [9] Drink this, made with 1 oz. lime juice, 1 oz. triple sec & 1 oz. vodka, & you may be ready for a suicide mission Kamikaze Ji Hee	$500 [13] In the lingo of Variety, a "diskery" is a company that produces these records Ji Hee

Double Jeopardy! Round

ECOLOGY	STATE FLOWERS	BIBLICAL MADNESS	OSCAR WINNING ROLES	FROM RUSSIA	WITH "LOVE"
$200 [11] In 1998 the Makah Indians of Washington resumed hunting these after a 70-year respite gray whales Alan Ji Hee	$200 [21] This state flower of Massachusetts shares its name with the ship that brought the Pilgrims to the New World Mayflower Melissa	$200 [14] Forced from this kingdom, Nebuchadnezzar ate grass & grew his hair until his reason returned Babylon Ji Hee	$200 [6] Jake La Motta Robert De Niro Alan	$200 [26] The second M in MGM, this Russian immigrant created the star system as one of the heads of that company Louis B. Mayer Melissa Ji Hee	$200 [1] In 1834 Xavier Jouvin's "hand"y cutting device allowed mass production of these fashion accessories gloves Melissa
$400 [12] The 440-pound males of these jungle creatures are so heavy they usually don't climb trees like their relatives gorillas Ji Hee	$400 [22] Its state flower is the Rocky Mountain Columbine Colorado Alan	$400 [15] This king is credited with writing in Ecclesiastes, "I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness" Solomon Ji Hee	$400 [7] Elmer Gantry Burt Lancaster Alan Melissa	$400 [27] This immigrant was a longtime president of RCA & rose to brigadier general during WWII David Sarnoff Melissa	$400 [2] Things went smoother for him aboard Apollo 8 in '68 than Apollo 13 in '70 Jim Lovell Alan
$600 [13] Ras Mohammed National Park at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula is known for these marine constructions coral reefs	$600 [23] Interestingly, this fruit's blossom is the state flower of Delaware, but not of Georgia peach Melissa	$600 [16] When Balaam went astray, he got into an argument with one of these animals donkey/ass Ji Hee	$600 [8] Blind Lt. Col. Frank Slade (Ret.) Al Pacino Alan	$600 [28] In the 1940s he & Lincoln Kirstein founded the New York City Ballet George Balanchine Melissa	$600 [3] Despite it's suicidal name, you'll feel exalted at this site on Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee Lover's Leap Melissa
$800 [19] We'd like to catch red-handed those responsible for making the black-footed species of this endangered ferret Melissa	$800 [24] This desert shrub is so abundant in Nevada that it gave the state one of its nicknames sagebrush Alan Melissa	DD $1,000 [17] This man's diet of locusts & wild honey led some to think he was possessed John the Baptist Ji Hee	$800 [9] Terry Malloy Marlon Brando	$800 [29] The craft seen here [helicopter] bears the name of this Russian-born engineer Igor Sikorsky Alan	$800 [4] Completes the title of Alan Paton's acclaimed novel "Cry, The..." Beloved Country Ji Hee
$1,000 [20] The lack of this bird on Mauritius almost caused the extinction of a nut tree there dodo Alan	$1,000 [25] The fragrant light purple variety of this shrub is New Hampshire's state flower lilac Alan	$1,000 [18] This future king escaped from vengeful Philistines by pretending to be a drooling madman King David	DD $1,000 [10] Mammy Hattie McDaniel Alan	$1,000 [30] The story of this woman who wrote "The Story of Civilization" with husband Will began in Russia in 1898 Ariel Durant Melissa	$1,000 [5] Endangered shorebird seen here plover Melissa

Final Jeopardy!

'90s TRENDS

This adornment has been seen on Cher, Dennis Rodman & the 5,000-year-old "Iceman" found in 1991

tattoos

Alan "What is a nose ring?" — wagered $1,300

Ji Hee "What is (Hindu) Ch" — wagered $5,400

Melissa "What are tattoos" — wagered $1,301

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