Show #3450 1999-09-10 (taped 1999-07-20) Back to School

1999 Back to School Week game 5.

Contestants

Lisa Makar — a 12-year-old from Chesterland, Ohio

Curtis Joseph — a 12-year-old from College Point, New York

Allex Fambles — a 12-year-old from San Antonio, Texas

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Allex	$2,100	$3,900	$10,200	$9,700 Winner: $9,700 + trip for 4 to Universal Studios Florida	$10,100 25 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Curtis	$-200	$-300	$2,500	$0 3rd place: 1 computer + software + trip for 4 to Universal Studios Florida	$2,700 8 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Lisa	$2,000	$1,600	$5,200	$5,399 2nd place: 2 computers + software + trip for 4 to Universal Studios Florida	$6,200 19 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

STATE CAPITALS	IN THE COOKIE JAR	KIDDIE LIT CHARACTERS	MUSICAL YOUTH	OUR GOVERNMENT	"E" FOR EFFORT
$100 [1] Massachusetts Boston Lisa	$100 [12] These sun-dried grapes can be found in oatmeal cookies Raisins Allex	$100 [21] He hangs around with the "Man in the Yellow Hat" Curious George Lisa	$100 [11] She was on the "Mickey Mouse Club" before topping the charts with "...Baby One More Time" Britney Spears Lisa	$100 [26] Instead of a president, each of the states has this chief executive Governor Curtis	$100 [6] This joint connects your upper arm to your forearm Elbow Lisa
$200 [2] Nevada Carson City Allex Curtis	$200 [13] Recipes for the cookie named for this spread may call for the smooth or chunky variety Peanut butter Lisa	$200 [22] In the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, this very small animal is the only "ham" Piglet Lisa	$200 [17] He's the youngest member of the group heard here["MMMBop" plays] Zac Allex Lisa	$200 [27] The U.S. Constitution has 7 articles & 27 of these additions Amendments Curtis	$200 [7] On "The Simpsons", Mr. Burns usually uses this word when he finds something superb or first-rate "Excellent!" Lisa
$300 [3] North Dakota Bismarck Allex	$300 [14] This tool is pressed down on sugar cookie dough to give the cookies a fun shape Cookie cutter Allex	$300 [23] You may have "heard" of this good-hearted pachyderm Horton Curtis	$300 [18] The members of this "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You" group range in age from 18 to 27 NSYNC Allex	DD $200 [28] This group that meets in the Capitol started in 1789 with 22 members & now has 100 the Senate Curtis	$300 [8] This verb means to sneak off & get married Elope Allex
$400 [4] Pennsylvania Harrisburg Lisa	$400 [15] About 1 of every 4 boxes of Girl Scout cookies sold is of this chocolaty-coated variety Thin Mints Allex	$400 [24] He's the E.B. White character seen here Stuart Little Allex	$400 [19] This group of "Boys" was named after an open-air market in Orlando, Florida where it was formed Backstreet Boys Allex	$400 [29] NASA, which was created in 1958, stands for National Aeronautics & this Administration Space	$400 [9] The solar type of this event happens when the moon comes between the sun & the Earth Eclipse Lisa
$500 [5] West Virginia Charleston Lisa	$500 [16] Nabisco is unsure if these cookies were named for a scientist or a town in Massachusetts Fig Newtons	$500 [25] She was based in part on a real child Alice (of "Alice in Wonderland")	$500 [20] Arnold is the last name of this 18-year-old who hit No. 1 with "Angel of Mine" Monica Allex	$500 [30] Justice Department head Janet Reno isn't called the Secretary of Justice, but this Attorney General Curtis Lisa	$500 [10] For this Mexican dish, roll some meat & cheese in a corn tortilla & bake the "whole" thing Enchiladas Allex

Double Jeopardy! Round

AROUND THE WORLD	SCHOOL PICTURE DAY	SKY WATCHING	SPORTS STARS	WHAT DOES MOM DO?	OPPOSITES
$200 [26] The largest continent; it's also the continent that's home to the most people Asia Allex Curtis Lisa	$200 [17] You'll score a hole-in-one if you can identify this "A" student of Anaheim's Western High Tiger Woods Allex	$200 [7] There are approximately this many weeks between full moons 4	$200 [2] In "Space Jam", classic Looney Tunes characters recruit this NBA star to help them win a basketball game Michael Jordan Allex	$200 [9] She presides over a courtroom & instructs the jury in the law Judge Lisa	$200 [1] In sports & life, it's often said that the best defense is this opposite (good) Offense Allex
$400 [27] This line divides the Northern & Southern Hemispheres Equator Curtis	$400 [18] Before he was "sent up the creek", he was part of the Cheshire Academy James Van Der Beek Allex Lisa	$400 [22] Our solar system lies on one of the spiral arms of this galaxy Milky Way Allex	$400 [3] This "Great One" won the National Hockey League scoring title in 10 of his 20 years in the league Wayne Gretzky Allex	$400 [11] She gets $65 an hour to fix pipes & toilets Plumber Allex	$400 [8] 3-letter opposite of "con" or "amateur" Pro Curtis
$600 [28] I'll be doggone, the Chihuahua Desert is in this neighbor of the U.S. Mexico Lisa	$600 [19] The actor seenhereplayed this vampire on "Buffy" Angel (played by David Boreanaz) Allex Curtis	$600 [23] Last seen in 1997, another 2,400 years will pass before the next visiti of Hale-Bopp, one of these Comet Curtis	DD $700 [4] In the 1998 Winter Olympics, she became the youngest ever to win the women's figure skating gold medal Tara Lipinski Allex	$600 [12] She uses her baton to lead a symphony orchestra Conductor Allex	$600 [10] This ocean liner & movie wouldn't have been as famous if they'd been called "Diminutive" Titanic Allex
$800 [29] The Amundsen-Scott research base is located at this famous point on Antarctica South Pole	$800 [20] The photo of her "On the 6" CD is a little different from the 1987 high school yearbook photo seen here Jennifer Lopez Allex	$800 [24] This planet is the closest planet to Earth & is about the same size Venus Lisa	$800 [5] Between 1982 & 1998, this Oriole appeared in over 2,600 consecutive games & started every one Cal Ripken, Jr. Lisa	$800 [13] She provides food & supplies for weddings & other big parties Caterer Lisa	$800 [15] In intelligence, it's the opposite of "acute"; in geometry, it refers to a wider angle Obtuse Lisa
DD $1,000 [30] It's the longest river of the world's largest tropical forest Amazon Lisa	$1,000 [21] This "Party of Five" star was part of the class of '86 at West Orange High in New Jersey Scott Wolf Allex	$1,000 [25] The star Polaris doesn't seem to move through the sky because it is almost directly above this place North Pole Lisa	$1,000 [6] In 1999 this Denver Broncos quarterback retired after 16 seasons & 2 Super Bowl championships John Elway Curtis	$1,000 [14] She's a doctor who specializes in caring for children Pediatrician Allex	$1,000 [16] If you don't want to be attractive to insects, use this, the opposite of "attractive" repellent Allex Lisa

Final Jeopardy!

FUN WITH NUMBERS

Number of degrees the minute hand on a standard clock travels in one hour

360

Curtis "What is 30 degrees" — wagered $2,500

Lisa "What is 360" — wagered $199

Allex "What is [180]" — wagered $500

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