Show #3042 1997-11-18 (taped 1997-11-01) Power Players

1997 Power Players Week game 2.From DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.

Contestants

Tom Clancy — a bestselling author fromThe Hunt for Red October

Catherine Crier — a journalist fromThe Crier Report

Tim Russert — a journalist fromMeet the Press

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tim	$200	$400	$3,000	$6,000 Winner: $15,000 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington, D.C.	$2,600 7 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Catherine	$1,800	$2,700	$6,500	$0 3rd place: $10,000 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Westchester County	$6,400 19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Tom	$1,300	$3,600	$11,600	$0 2nd place: $10,000 for the Kyle Foundation	$11,200 26 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

PEOPLE	SPORTS	S-S-SNAKES-S-S	AMERICAN HISTORY	REAL ESTATE	COLOR MY WORLD
$100 [1] This former CBS anchorman is affectionately known as "Uncle Walter" Walter Cronkite Tim	$100 [17] A little birdie told us an eagle is a score this many under par on one hole 2 Tom	$100 [6] Each time a rattlesnake does this, its rattle gets a little bigger sheds its skin Tim Tom	$100 [11] Shrapnel from a 1916 munitions storage plant explosion in Jersey City, NJ damaged this famous statue Statue of Liberty Tom	$100 [26] In both commercial & home property, the most important element is said to be this, this, this Location Catherine	$100 [13] If you have one of these, you're great at making plants grow Green thumb Tom
$200 [2] Marilyn Tucker married this fellow Indiana Univ. law student after a whirlwind 10-week courtship Dan Quayle Tim	$200 [18] He played in 2,130 consecutive games; no wonder he was the pride of the Yankees Lou Gehrig Tom	$200 [7] These fluids are classified into 2 major groups: neurotoxic & hemotoxic Venom Tom	$200 [12] Frances Perkins was trying to improve working conditions in these in the 1910s, Kathie Lee in the '90s Sweatshops Catherine	$200 [27] From the Latin for "fair", it's a property's fair market value minus outstanding debt equity Tom	$200 [21] In 1973's top single, Tony Orlando and Dawn sing of tying this "Around the old oak tree" Yellow ribbon Catherine
$300 [3] He played a cab driver obsessed with government cover-ups in "Conspiracy Theory" Mel Gibson Catherine	$300 [19] Prior to making Astros out of themselves, the Houston team thought they were "big shots" with this name Colt .45's Tim	$300 [8] This snake, subject of a 1997 film, is the largest in the Western Hemisphere Anaconda Catherine	$300 [14] The U.S. made this great buy from France in 1803 & would have been happy with just New Orleans Louisiana Purchase Tom	—	$300 [22] The herbicide used in the Vietnam War used to defoliate jungle areas Agent Orange Catherine
DD $500 [4] Congressman heard here, years before he entered politics:Babe, I got you babe... Sonny Bono Catherine	$400 [20] This Milwaukee NBA team moved to St. Louis in 1955 & then to Atlanta in 1968 Hawks Catherine	$400 [9] The Naja Haje or Egyptian cobra is commonly known by this 3-letter name Asp Tom	$400 [15] If this act hadn't passed July 14, 1798, we would have had just the Alien Acts Sedition Acts Catherine	—	$400 [23] The prize-winning pig in "State Fair", or a lad painted by Gainsborough "Blue Boy" Tom
$500 [5] This woman who married a Beatle attended elementary school with Emperor Akihito Yoko Ono Catherine	$500 [25] This steel-driving thoroughbred retired in 1985 with career earnings of over $6.5 million John Henry Catherine Tom	$500 [10] This snake's French name is from its head's resemblance to the tip of a knight's weapon Fer-de-lance Tom	$500 [16] In 1844 John C. Fremont crossed the Sierra Nevada & this John C. became Secretary of State John C. Calhoun Tim	—	$500 [24] Nickname of oil field firefighter Paul Adair "Red" Tom

Double Jeopardy! Round

COMING OUT	SCANDALS	MOM'S A BAD COOK	TALK SHOW HOSTS	"HOT" AIR	READ ANY GOOD BOOKS?
$200 [7] When she's presented, a deb makes this knee-bending gesture to society, from the French word for "court" Curtsey Catherine	$200 [11] Mining firm Bre-X' recent claims of an Indonesian lode of this metal proved mostly glitter Gold Tom	$200 [6] Mom could reduce the risk of this, including salmonella, by not thawing her chicken at room temperature Food poisoning	$200 [1] On CBS, David Letterman hosts the "Late Show", & this man hosts "The Late Late Show" Tom Snyder Tim	$200 [21] A line in Rabelais' "Gargantua and Pantagruel" says to "strike" under this condition While the iron is hot Tom	$200 [25] Alex Haley described this 1976 work as "faction": part fact, part fiction "Roots" Tom
$400 [8] The young lady making an evening debut usually wears this color dress, as she eventually will down the aisle White Catherine	$400 [12] Type of illegal "trading" that took Ivan Boesky from the heights of Wall Street to a $100 million penalty Insider trading Catherine Tom	$400 [17] Mom often forgets to put the lid on this appliance & gets fruit smoothies all over her walls Blender Catherine	$400 [2] This CNN "ruler" used to do color commentary on Miami Dolphin broadcasts Larry King Catherine	$400 [22] Small cinnamon-flavored candy, or slang for ballpark franks Red Hots Tom	$400 [26] When exorcising on your Scaremaster, you might want to read "The Shining" by this author Stephen King Tom
$600 [9] Uncomfortable in a corset, Mary Phelps Jacob invented this garment at a debutante ball using 2 hankies Brassiere Catherine	$600 [14] Christie's must have laughed in 1997 as 2 workers at this auction house were suspended for smuggling Sotheby's Tim	$600 [18] Mom's lasagna turns out a little too crisp because she doesn't boil these before baking Noodles Catherine	$600 [3] Baba in the 1983 film "D.C. Cab", he now takes guests on a "Politically Incorrect" ride Bill Maher Tim	$800 [24] Recorded in 1979 by Donna Summer, it's the "hot"test hit to reach No. 1, with a 3-week stay at the top "Hot Stuff"	$600 [27] A "Swift" read at about 300 pages, this 1726 novel sets sail to Laputa & Lilliput "Gulliver's Travels" Tom
$800 [10] This term for a formal debutante ball comes from a French word for petticoat Cotillion Tom	$800 [15] A complaint by Newt Gingrich about outside income led to this House speaker's 1989 resignation Jim Wright Catherine	$800 [19] Mom can't keep the sponge kind of this dessert from falling Cake Tom	$1,000 [5] Over 30 years, he's gone from San Diego, to L.A., to St. Louis, back to L.A., then to NYC, where he's "Live!" Regis Philbin Catherine	DD $1,000 [23] For this 1959 film, a female impersonator taught actors Jack Lemmon & Tony Curtis how to be girls Some Like It Hot Tom	$800 [28] In April 1986 Larry McMurtry won a Pulitzer Prize for this western novel "Lonesome Dove" Tom
$1,000 [13] This league was founded in 1901 by 2 debutantes eager to display social responsibility Junior League Tom	$1,000 [16] The scandals of his presidency began in 1923 with skimming by Veterans Bureau head Charles Forbes Warren G. Harding Tom	$1,000 [20] Mom shouldn't call the strips of flounder she cuts by this name; she rarely gets all the bones out filets/fillets Tom	DD $1,200 [4] He's not acting; this man seen here really is a talk show host: Charles Grodin Tim	—	$1,000 [29] The city Armistead Maupin did "Tales", "More Tales" & "Further Tales" about San Francisco Catherine

Final Jeopardy!

FLAGS

In 1971 the eagle replaced this animal on the flag of the U.S. Postal Service

Horse

Tim "What is Horse?" — wagered $3,000

Catherine "What a slow" — wagered $6,500

Tom "What is the Greyhound?" — wagered $11,600

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