Show #3438 1999-07-14 Regular

Contestants

Tom Crawford — a graduate student from Chicago, Illinois

Katie Portnoy — a political analyst from Alexandria, Virginia

Karen Skochinski — a communications consultant and homemaker from Thunder Bay, Ontario (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Karen	$-400	$600	$2,600	$2,199 2nd place: Trip to Outrigger Hotel, Waikiki Beach, Hawaii	$3,600 13 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Katie	$100	$1,500	$1,500	$100 3rd place: Olympus Centurion S Zoom Lens Camera	$2,000 15 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Tom	$2,200	$3,600	$6,000	$6,000 New champion: $6,000	$6,400 18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

PASS THE DUCHY	CLOWNS	THAT YEAR'S HEADLINE	A LITTLE GAME OF CARDS?	BREAKFAST MENU	BIRD WORDS & PHRASES
$100 [1] The name of this partner of Bosnia means "independent duchy" Herzegovina Tom	$100 [17] Popular '50s kids' show that featured the clown seen here The Howdy Doody Show Tom	$100 [2] Nathan Hale Executed for Spying! 1776 Katie	$100 [7] Wes Cherry developed the version of this card game for one that came with Windows 95 Solitaire Katie	$100 [4] You might start off your meal with half a grapefruit or these dried plums stewed Prunes Katie	$100 [12] Many a slugabed has been reminded that "The early bird catches" this The worm Karen
$200 [21] Around 1015 it cut the mustard to be named capital of the duchy of Burgundy Dijon Katie	$200 [18] In 1994 Annie Fratellini became the first woman inducted into this Wisconsin site Clown Hall of Fame Katie	$200 [3] "Jeopardy!" Returns! Alex Trebek Hosts! 1984 Katie	$200 [8] Put on your glasses to play this 48-card game; its name is from binocle, "pince-nez" Pinochle Tom	$200 [5] Tired of eating Special K from a bowl? It also comes in the form of these round waffles from Kellogg's Eggos Karen	$200 [13] Originally a place in which fowl fought, it now often refers to the pilot's compartment in an airplane Cockpit Katie
$300 [22] In 1137 she inherited the duchy of Aquitaine & married Louis VII Eleanor Katie	$300 [25] (Bozo the Clown gives the clue.) In October 1998 a big rig hauling 10 tons of these overturned on an L.A. freeway; Soupy Sales wasn't responsible pies	$300 [28] Charlton Heston's "Ben-Hur" Premieres! 1959 Katie	$300 [9] Fun for all ages, it's the game demonstrated here slapjack Karen	$300 [6] Like Eggs Benedict, Eggs Sardou is topped with this creamy sauce Hollandaise sauce Tom	$300 [14] When forced to admit a mistake, you have to "eat" this bird (which is far from appetizing) Crow Tom
$400 [23] The area of the duchy of Brabant is split today between the Netherlands & this country Belgium Tom	$400 [26] The ISCA is an association of this Masonic organization's clowns Shriners Tom	DD $500 [29] Treaty of Ghent Signed Ending War of 1812! 1814 Katie	$400 [10] In the game of authors, it takes this many cards to form a "book" 4 Katie Tom	$400 [19] Craig Claiborne says, "Breakfast in the South without" this side dish "borders on the unthinkable" Grits Katie	$400 [15] If you're completely undressed, you're as "naked as" this bird that's noisy & often bright blue a jaybird Karen Tom
$500 [24] The European Investment Bank is headquartered in this grand duchy Luxembourg Karen	$500 [27] This clown stars in the animated video "The Legend of Grimace Island" Ronald McDonald Katie	—	$500 [11] In Vegas casinos the 8 decks used to play baccarat are held in & dealt from a really big one of these Shoe Tom	$500 [20] Often cooked with vegetables & served open-faced, it's the Italian version of an omelet Frittata Karen	$500 [16] It's a "homicidal" phrase for achieving 2 goals with a single effort Killing two birds with one stone Tom

Double Jeopardy! Round

CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS	HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY	QUOTATIONS	THE CINEMA	THE CIVIL WAR	"GRANT"s & "LEE"s
$200 [1] Among the items that have been sold on her website are a Coven party fan & Lestat cologne & wine Anne Rice Katie	$200 [7] Turkey invaded the northern part of this island nation in 1974 Cyprus Tom	$200 [21] Thoreau wrote that this "is the bared and bended arm of Massachusetts: the shoulder is at Buzzards Bay" Cape Cod Katie	$200 [16] Stallone's 3-movie Vietnam vet Rambo Katie	$200 [12] After this city fell April 2, 1865, federal troops placed a Union flag on top of the Confederate capitol Richmond Karen Katie	$200 [6] He was added & cut from Pamela Anderson's life Tommy Lee Katie
$400 [2] This comedienne's "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" was inspired by her aunt's cafe in Alabama Fannie Flagg Karen	$400 [8] After freeing it from France, Toussaint L'Ouverture became the first ruler of this nation Haiti Karen	$400 [22] John Adams wrote of this 1773 event, "There is a dignity, a majesty... in this last effort of the patriots that I greatly admire" the Boston Tea Party Karen	$400 [17] This actress gave birth to Robertino Rossellini in 1950 Ingrid Bergman Karen Tom	$400 [13] In 1863 Lincoln met with this orator who urged full equality for black troops Frederick Douglass Karen Tom	DD $200 [30] At an early age, she stripped herself of the name Rose Louise Hovick Gypsy Rose Lee Tom
$600 [3] He gave us the line "Love means never having to say you're sorry" Erich Segal Karen	$600 [9] By 900 A.D. Harold Fairhair had become the first king of this Scandinavian nation Norway Karen	$800 [24] This Spaniard's mom said if he were a monk, he'd wind up pope; he said, "Instead, I became a painter & wound up as (me)" Pablo Picasso Karen Tom	$600 [18] "How Green Was My Valley" won a Best Picture Oscar for this year, the same year "Citizen Kane" was released 1941	$600 [14] This Confederate general with the given names James Ewell Brown was famous for his rides "around McClellan" J.E.B. Stuart Katie	$400 [29] In the '70s this golfer's followers were known as his "Fleas" Lee Trevino Tom
$800 [4] He published "The Andromeda Strain" in 1969, during his last year in medical school Michael Crichton Tom	$800 [10] Under the leadership of Nasser, this union of Egypt & Syria was proclaimed Feb. 1, 1958 United Arab Republic (UAR) Karen Katie	DD $1,000 [23] This American said of April 12, 1945, "I felt like the moon and the stars and all the planets had fallen on me" Harry S. Truman (on the death of FDR) Karen	$800 [19] Klaus Kinski played this title sucker in 1979; Max Schreck played him in 1922 Nosferatu Tom	$800 [15] Ezra Church & Chickamauga were among the battles fought in this state Georgia	$800 [25] In a high-round draft choice in 1994, the Pistons picked up steam with the addition of this player Grant Hill Katie
$1,000 [5] Several of her suspense novels including "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" derive their titles from old songs Mary Higgins Clark	$1,000 [11] Until 1972 this was the name of the Indian Ocean island whose current name means "resplendent land" Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) Karen	$1,000 [27] Wordsworth called this author's "Candide" a "dull product of a scoffer's pen" Voltaire Karen	$1,000 [20] Donald Pleasance & Charles Gray have both portrayed this diabolical James Bond nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld Tom	$1,000 [28] After moving to England, this Confederate spy married her former captor, lieutenant Sam Hardinge Belle Boyd	$1,000 [26] The bill creating these colleges was signed into law by Abraham Lincoln land grant colleges Tom

Final Jeopardy!

STATE GOVERNMENT

With only 49, this state's government has the fewest legislators

Nebraska

Katie "What is Alaska?" — wagered $1,400

Karen "What is Alaska?" — wagered $401

Tom "What is Alaska?" — wagered $0

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