Show #3488 1999-11-03 (taped 1999-09-13) Teen Tournament

1999-B Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 3.

Contestants

Kristi Jones — a junior from Warsaw, Ohio

Miguel Dickson — a sophomore from Lexington, Kentucky

Brittan Heller — a senior from West Covina, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Brittan	$900	$2,400	$4,000	$7,999 Automatic semifinalist	$4,800 19 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)
Miguel	$600	$1,800	$4,000	$4,000 3rd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$3,800 12 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Kristi	$500	$2,600	$5,000	$6,500 2nd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$5,000 17 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT HISTORY: THE 1970s	COMPUTERAMA	THE CIRCUS	POP QUIZ	FAMOUS NAMES	ANAGRAMMED COUNTRIES
$100 [2] The movie "Saturday Night Fever" & John Travolta helped feed this dance craze in 1977 Disco Brittan	$100 [7] It's what the abbreviation FAQ stands for Frequently Asked Questions Miguel	$100 [1] "The Human Volcano" may be the most dangerous stunt performed by these "eaters" Fire eaters Kristi	$100 [5] They've peppered the charts with hot hits like "Say You'll Be There" & "2 Become 1" Spice Girls Brittan Kristi	$100 [3] A little "bird" told us this English nurse was named for the Italian city of her birth Florence Nightingale Brittan	$100 [12] MOAN Oman Kristi
$200 [14] During the 1970s, Russia was part of this larger nation Soviet Union/USSR Kristi	$200 [8] The computer visual seenhereis known by this "restaurant" term menu Miguel	$200 [17] A thick white type of theatrical makeup is named for these circus performers Clowns Kristi	$200 [6] In 1998 his "La Copa de la Vida" was the official song of the World Cup soccer games Ricky Martin Miguel	$200 [4] Before becoming attorney general of the U.S., she was state attorney for Dade County, Florida Janet Reno Kristi	$200 [21] YON WAR Norway
$300 [19] The No. 1 TV program in 1979 was this CBS News program that's still on the air 60 Minutes Kristi	$400 [10] The last name of Charles, who built a precursor to the computer, the analytical engine, in the early 1800s Babbage Miguel	$300 [18] Jonathan Lee Iverson is the youngest ringmaster ever for this circus, "The Greatest Show on Earth" Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Miguel Kristi	$300 [13] Take a bow if you know that Babyface co-wrote & sang on her 1994 hit "Take a Bow" Madonna Brittan	$300 [24] He's the American hero seen here Charles Lindbergh Miguel	$300 [22] NICE LAD Iceland Kristi
$400 [20] For her work in Calcutta, this tireless Catholic nun won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize Mother Teresa Miguel	DD $500 [9] This programming language shares its name with an Indonesian island & a strong word for coffee Java Miguel	$400 [30] Funambulism is a fancy word for the art of "walking" this Tightrope Miguel	$400 [15] Nirvana didn't sweat over the title of this 1991 song, they named it for a deodorant "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Kristi	$400 [27] His repertoire of about 140 military marches earned him the nickname the "March King" John Philip Sousa Kristi	$400 [25] HUG YARN Hungary Miguel
$500 [23] The 3 men who served as U.S. presidents in the 1970s Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford & Jimmy Carter Brittan	$500 [11] Examples of these research helpers include Hotbot & Altavista Search engines Brittan	$500 [29] Circus Oz, which turned 21 in 1999, is a zany, satirical circus from this country that's nicknamed "Oz" Australia	$500 [16] (Hi, I'm Edwin McCain.) My song "I'll Be" got a lot of play after it was featured on the May 1998 season finale of this WB TV series Dawson's Creek Brittan	$500 [28] In 1889 this great orator & former slave became the U.S. minister to Haiti Frederick Douglass Brittan	$500 [26] ROAD CUE Ecuador

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE CLASSICS	SCOUTING BADGES	RAGING HORMONES	THE 10 COMMANDMENTS	NEXT IN LINE, PLEASE	BAD NEWS
$200 [1] Author who sent Alice down the rabbit hole into Wonderland Lewis Carroll Brittan	$200 [20] A Boy Scout wearing this badge knows when a bee sting is life-threatening First aid Brittan	$200 [2] Hypoglycemia can be caused by excess production of this hormone in the pancreas Insulin Brittan	$200 [3] Don't make a graven one of these of anything in heaven, in the earth or in the water Idol/image Brittan	$200 [11] Mondale, Bush, Quayle... Al Gore Miguel	$200 [4] For the last few years N. Korea has been suffering from one of the worst of these natural disasters in the 20th century Famine Kristi
$400 [5] Title piece of furniture C.S. Lewis had the kids go through to reach Narnia Wardrobe Brittan	$400 [23] A boy must describe 4 kinds of tents to earn the merit badge named for this activity Camping Brittan	$400 [16] Also called epinephrine, this hormone that's released in emergencies has been used to treat asthma Adrenaline Kristi	$400 [8] Don't take this in vain The Lord's name Miguel	$400 [12] Aries, Taurus, Gemini... Cancer Kristi	$400 [17] A new program installed to improve this internet auction site shut it down June 10-11, 1999 eBay Brittan
$600 [6] You should tumble to the fact she wrote "Rumble Fish" & "Tex" S.E. Hinton	$600 [24] The Brownie patch seenhereis called "Me and My" this Shadow Kristi	$600 [21] Parathormone keeps up the level of this mineral in blood by stimulating its release from bone Calcium Brittan Miguel	$600 [10] It's the number of days thou shalt labor 6 Brittan	$600 [13] The book of Mark, the book of Luke, the book of John... Acts Brittan	$800 [19] In July 1999 Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines was fined $18 million for doing this at sea Dumping hazardous waste at sea
$800 [7] He's the evil captain in Jules Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" Captain Nemo Brittan	$800 [26] Girls with the badge seen here have thought of better methods to sell these cookies Brittan	$1,000 [30] Some athletes have taken androstenedione to boost levels of this male hormone Testosterone Miguel	$800 [22] Grand larceny breaks the commandment against doing this big-time Stealing Brittan	$800 [14] Deux, trois, quatre... Cinq Kristi	DD $1,000 [18] On July 17, 1998 3 of these, one of which was estimated at over 30 feet high, hit Papua New Guinea Tidal waves/tsunami Brittan
$1,000 [9] In a Walter Farley tale, Alec Ramsay is stranded on an island with this title animal "The Black Stallion" Brittan	$1,000 [27] A boy must have the badge named for this vehicle before he earns the Whitewater badge a canoe Brittan Kristi	DD $1,200 [28] It's the organ that produces gastrin the stomach Brittan	$1,000 [29] From the Latin for "to desire", it's what you're not supposed to do to your neighbor's things Covet Kristi	$1,000 [15] 9 ladies dancing,10 lords a-leaping,11 pipers piping... 12 drummers drumming	$1,000 [25] A strain of this virus, named for a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killed over 240 people in 1995 Ebola virus

Final Jeopardy!

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Snap, Crackle & Pop (from Rice Krispies)

Brittan "Who are Snap, Crackle and Pop" — wagered $3,999

Miguel "Who are Snap, Crackle and Pop?" — wagered $0

Kristi "Who are Snap, Krackle, and Pop?" — wagered $1,500

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