Show #3498 1999-11-17 (taped 1999-10-08) Celebrity

1999-BCelebrity Jeopardy!game 3.From the Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Contestants

Michael Boatman — fromSpin City

Shawn Colvin — a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter from Carbondale, Illinois

Jon Stewart — fromThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jon	$2,300	$4,100	$11,500	$23,000 Winner: $23,000 to the American Red Cross	$10,100 22 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Shawn	$700	$1,500	$3,600	$7,200 3rd place: $10,000 to NARAS	$2,300 12 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Michael	$200	$1,900	$4,100	$8,200 2nd place: $10,000 to the Carver Center & the Children's Aid Society	$3,600 16 R (including 1 DD), 6 W

Jeopardy! Round

NOVEL "T"s	NEW YORK CITY TELEVISION	COUNTRIES BY COLLEGE	HIRSCHFELD	POWER DINING	ALL STARS
$100 [19] This novel was originally published in 1844 as "Les Trois Mousquetaires" The Three Musketeers Shawn	$100 [9] Ross has worked for NYC's Museum of Natural History on this show about 6 Manhattanites Friends Michael	$100 [6] The University of Sunderland, the University of Sheffield, Oxford University England Michael	$100 [24] Say "Hello" to this "Dolly" portrayed here Carol Channing Shawn	$100 [14] A synonym for blackjack, or a "numerical" restaurant on West 52nd Street 21 Jon	$100 [1] This Cardinal slugger hit his 500th career homer in 1999 Mark McGwire Jon Michael
$200 [20] In titles of Edgar Rice Burroughs novels, this name precedes "Lord of the Jungle" & "of the Apes" Tarzan Shawn Michael	$200 [10] Issued in November of '99, the stamp seenherehonors a classic sitcom set in this NYC borough Queens Michael	$200 [7] The Emile Cohl School, the University of Toulouse, the University of Provence France Jon	$200 [25] Broadway's Diamond Lil; come up & seeher sometime Mae West Michael	$200 [15] Whether you prefer beluga or sevruga, it's the specialty of Petrossian on West 58th Street caviar Michael	$200 [2] Nicknamed "The Rocket", this pitcher won 3 Cy Young Awards with the Red Sox & 2 with the Blue Jays Roger Clemens Michael
$300 [21] Jim Hawkins spies on Long John Silver from an apple barrel in this Robert Louis Stevenson novel Treasure Island Michael	$300 [11] Louie, Latka & Elaine all worked for the Sunshine Cab Co. on this NYC sitcom Taxi Jon	$300 [8] Chiba University, Waseda University, Fukuoka Junior College Japan Shawn	$300 [26] No kidding!Thisfunnyman often gets conducted for the New York Philharmonic Danny Kaye Jon	$300 [16] Possibly the most romantic restaurant in Brooklyn, the River Cafe overlooks this river the East River Shawn	$300 [3] Flags at Dodger Stadium flew at half-staff after this '50s all-star died Aug. 14, 1999 Pee Wee Reese Jon Michael
$500 [23] A man travels over 800,000 years in this title device only to have it stolen by Morlocks The Time Machine Shawn	$400 [12] His preppy character Alex P. Keaton might have prepared him for his yuppie NYC character Michael Flaherty Michael J. Fox Shawn	—	$400 [27] Star of "The Lady and Her Music" seen here Lena Horne Michael	$400 [17] This railroad terminal on 42nd Street is home to a world-famous oyster bar Grand Central Station Jon	$400 [4] One of the 2 all-stars who reached the 3,000-hit mark in 1999 Wade Boggs (or Tony Gwynn) Jon
DD $900 [22] This Southern novel about defense lawyer Atticus Finch is narrated by his daughter To Kill a Mockingbird Michael	$500 [13] He's the veteran actor seenherewho played a NYC cop on "Barney Miller" Abe Vigoda Jon	—	$500 [28] You should recognize this Broadway star in "nothing" flat Zero Mostel Jon Michael	$500 [18] Perhaps your caricature is on the wall in this Theatre District landmark at 234 West 44th St. Sardi's Jon	$500 [5] This Minnesota Twin inspired the Kirby Bear, a stuffed doll wearing his No. 34 jersey Kirby Puckett Jon

Double Jeopardy! Round

R-RATED OPERAS	HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	PEOPLE	THE BIG APPLE	ALL "STAR"S	NYSE
$200 [21] In a Saint-Saens opera, Samson succumbs to the charms of this Philistine woman & ends up dead Delilah Jon	$200 [16] The Miss America pageant was begun to extend the Atlantic City tourist season past this holiday Labor Day Shawn	$200 [1] The first name of this "Ally McBeal" star means "most beautiful" in Greek Calista (Flockhart) Shawn	$200 [6] About 65 percent of you & about 85 percent of an apple consist of this water Michael	$200 [11] In the 1980s the Strategic Defense Initiative was given this nickname "Star Wars" Michael	$800 [23] Until June 1997 this was the smallest fraction of a dollar used in NYSE trading 1/8 Jon
—	$400 [17] It's Keep America Beautiful month, & the month in which you'd find Earth Day April Jon Shawn	$600 [3] In 1976, at the ripe old age of 25, this future "Dateline" anchor succeeded Barbara Walters on "Today" Jane Pauley Jon Shawn Michael	$400 [7] It's what John Smith could have called his dad's mom, or a variety of green apple grown in the U.S. Granny Smith Shawn Michael	$400 [12] It's a term for the right-hand side of a ship, facing forward starboard Jon Michael	$1,000 [22] In March 1999 this beer company got a listing on the exchange, with the appropriate symbol RKY Coors
—	$600 [18] On February 25 this Asian nation celebrates the fall of Ferdinand Marcos in 1986 Philippines Michael	$800 [4] He wrote the script to "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" in 3 weeks Mike Myers Michael	$600 [8] Hawkeye Pierce of "MAS*H" hailed from a Maine "cove" that shared its name with this type of small wild apple a crabapple Shawn	$600 [13] If this 5-armed creature loses a limb, it can regenerate a new one a starfish Jon	DD $2,000 [24] (Alex gives the clue from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.) In 1882 this reporter formed a famous partnership with Edward Jones Charles Henry Dow Jon
—	$800 [19] It's St. Clement Hofbauer's feast day; it wasn't a good one for Julius Caesar March 15 Jon	$1,000 [5] While in college, this Chicago Sun-Times film critic was editor of the Daily Illini student newspaper Roger Ebert Jon	$800 [9] Products from apples include jelly, vinegar & this apple brandy that partly bears a man's name applejack Jon	$800 [14] Ed McMahon hosted this show on which aspiring performers competed in categories like TV Spokesmodel Star Search Michael	—
—	$1,000 [20] Hey, it's October 23, Chulalongkorn Day, in this southeast Asian country; shall we dance? Thailand Shawn	DD $1,700 [2] (Alex: To read the clue, now appearing in The Royal Tour, please welcome Dame Edna Everage.) England's current royal family belongs to the House of this; it's also the name of a castle Windsor Shawn	$1,000 [10] At 976,300,000 bushels, this Asian country led the world in apple production in 1998; the U.S. was 2nd at 271,100,000 China Michael	$1,000 [15] Slang for an astronomer, it can also mean a daydreamer a stargazer Jon Shawn	—

Final Jeopardy!

MODERN MARRIAGE

He's the only president of the United States who had been divorced

Ronald Reagan

Shawn "Who is Ronald Reagan?" — wagered $3,600

Michael "Who is Ronald Reagan" — wagered $4,100

Jon "Who is R Reagan?" — wagered $11,500

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