Show #3422 1999-06-22 Regular

Terry Currin game 2.

Contestants

John Quaintance — a freelance writer from Venice, California

Linda Poggensee — a stay-at-home mom from La Grange, Illinois

Terry Currin — a systems analyst from White Lake, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $4,699)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Terry	$600	$1,900	$5,300	$10,400 2-day champion: $15,099	$5,300 16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Linda	$1,100	$2,000	$5,200	$8,400 2nd place: Trip to Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort, Dana Point, California	$5,000 13 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
John	$-600	$1,200	$4,200	$8,400 3rd place: Vivitar Sport Travel Kit	$5,400 18 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

STATE FAIR SITES	FOR FISH AFICIONADOS	FAMOUS LASTS	FICTIONAL CHARACTERS	I KNOW THAT SONG	"FOR" WORDS & "BACK" WORDS
$100 [8] Sacramento California John	$100 [26] The "Jeopardy!" staff & aquarium fish both thrive under these tubular lights fluorescent lights John	$100 [1] In 1936 Kentuckian Rainey Bethea was the condemned man in the USA's last public one of these hanging (or execution) John	$100 [3] In "Interview with the Vampire", Louis tells a reporter of his initiation into the world of the undead by this vampire Lestat Linda	$100 [14] "Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens..." "My Favorite Things" John	$100 [19] Your spinal column, or what a coward lacks backbone Terry
$200 [9] Jackson Mississippi Terry	$200 [27] Author Mike Wickham calls this decision between 2 types of aquarium "your first major choice" freshwater or saltwater	$200 [2] Known scientifically as Raphus cucullatus, the last of these flightless birds died around 1680 the dodo Linda	$200 [4] Count Vronsky & the husband of this title character have the same first name: Alexey Anna Karenina Terry	$200 [15] "That's me in the corner, that's me in the spotlight..." "Losing My Religion" John	$200 [20] Some people "can't see" it "for the trees" the forest John
$300 [10] Shreveport Louisiana Terry	$300 [28] Your pets deserve a full aquarium, not one of these glass enclosures in which famous people live a fishbowl Terry	$300 [13] Charles I, the last ruler of this dual monarchy, laid down his crown in November 1918 Austria-Hungary Linda John	$400 [6] Migrant ranch hands Lennie & George dream of buying a farm in this Steinbeck work Of Mice and Men Terry	$300 [16] "Love can touch us one time, and last for a lifetime, and never let go till we're gone..." "My Heart Will Go On"	$300 [21] In the classic joke, it's the response to "Waiter, what is this fly doing in my soup?" The backstroke John
$400 [11] Harrisburg Pennsylvania Terry	$400 [29] Like a certain pigeon, the aquarium fish seenhereare called this kind of tail fantail	$400 [24] On May 26, 1927 the last Ford of this model rolled off the Highland Park, Michigan assembly line Model T Terry	DD $500 [5] Constance Reid is the maiden name of this character mentioned in the title of a D.H. Lawrence novel Lady Chatterley Linda	$400 [17] "I see a little silhouetto of a man, scaramouche, scaramouche, will you do the fandango" "Bohemian Rhapsody" Linda	$400 [22] It's the legal process by which a homeowner loses his rights to a property foreclosure John
$500 [12] Cherry Hill New Jersey Terry Linda	—	$500 [25] This author's last puvblished novel using her first major character was "Curtain: Hercule Poirot's Last Case" Agatha Christie Linda	$500 [7] In this Edith Wharton novel, Newland Archer marries May Welland but is tempted by Ellen Olenska The Age of Innocence Linda John	$500 [18] "Kiss today goodbye, and point me toward tomorrow..." "What I Did For Love" Terry	$500 [23] Trademark name for a laminated heat-resistant plastic used for counter tops & flooring Formica John

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE SOUTH PACIFIC	SCREEN SIRENS	HAIL THE ROMAN EMPEROR!	MILITARY SCIENCE	BORN & DIED	"T" TIME
$200 [25] A big product in Fiji is copra, the dried white meat of this coconut John	$200 [1] Olivia Hussey played it chaste as this Shakespeare heroine in a 1968 Zeffirelli film Juliet Terry Linda	$200 [11] Possible fire-starter:54-68 A.D. Nero Linda	$200 [21] It's the military rank the Constitution gives the U.S. president commander-in-chief Terry	$200 [16] She was born once upon a time in Philadelphia, & saw the end in Monaco in 1982 Princess Grace (Grace Kelly) John	$200 [2] Pachyderm proboscises, or certain swimsuits trunks Terry
$400 [26] Mysteries on this island include the Rongo-Rongo Tablets & huge stone figures Easter Island John	$400 [5] In "Sea of Love", one of detective Al Pacino's many worries is that this blonde is a killer Ellen Barkin John	$400 [12] The first:27 B.C.-14 A.D. Caesar Augustus Linda	$400 [22] In mission types it precedes -and-attack, -and-destroy & -and-rescue search Terry	$400 [17] He got his start in Sarrat in the Philippines in 1917 & died in Honolulu in 1989 Ferdinand Marcos John	$400 [3] The name of this mushroom implies that it's a seat for an amphibian a toadstool Terry
$600 [27] Between 1801 & 1803 Matthew Flinders became the first person to circumnavigate this country Australia Linda	$600 [6] "Repulsion" was an odd title for a film starring this Frenchwoman later known for her Chanel ads Catherine Deneuve Linda	$600 [13] The madman:37-41 A.D. Caligula Terry	$600 [23] The bugle call that starts the day or the morning ceremony with the flag raising "Reveille" Terry	$600 [18] This author was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1850 & died in Samoa in 1894 Robert Louis Stevenson John	$600 [4] Young-young Pharaoh-Pharaoh synonym for tsk-tsk Tut-Tut John
$800 [28] In part to prove how the sweet potato made it from the Andes to the Maoris, he set sail in 1947 Thor Heyerdahl	$800 [7] She debuted in 1957's "A Face in the Crowd" & is seenhere2 years later in "Anatomy of a Murder""Sure, but that's only usual with me; with men, I mean almost all men, ever since I was a kid" Lee Remick Linda	DD $800 [14] The master builder:117-138 A.D. Hadrian Terry	$800 [24] "DEFCON" with this number means the military is at maximum readiness 1 Linda John	$800 [19] 2-time Nobel Prize winner who was born in Warsaw in 1867 & died in France in 1934 Marie Curie John	$800 [9] Even the women in this country are called Turkmen Turkmenistan John
—	$1,000 [8] As Miss Goodthighs in "Casino Royale", she was billed as Jacky rather than Jacqueline Jacqueline Bisset John	$1,000 [15] The stoic philosopher:161-180 A.D. Marcus Aurelius	—	DD $1,200 [20] This businessman checked in on Christmas Day 1887 in New Mexico & checked out in 1979 in Santa Monica, CA. Conrad Hilton John	$1,000 [10] Merry prankster Eulenspiegel Till

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC DATES

On this date a record 10,471 flags were flown above the U.S. Capitol, one at a time

July 4, 1976 (the Bicentennial)

John "What is July 4th, 1976" — wagered $4,200

Linda "What is 7-4-1976?" — wagered $3,200

Terry "What is July 4, 1976" — wagered $5,100

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