Show #3157 1998-04-28 Invitational

1998 Celebrity Invitational game 2.

Contestants

Alicia Witt — fromCybill

Fred Savage — fromWorking

Melissa Joan Hart — fromSabrina, the Teenage Witch

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Melissa	$1,500	$1,500	$3,100	$3,600 2nd place: $10,000 for the Starbright Foundation	$3,100 8 R, 0 W
Fred	$100	$1,300	$7,100	$12,100 Winner: $15,000 for the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles	$6,500 15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Alicia	$1,200	$2,600	$5,800	$3,000 3rd place: $10,000 for the Convenant House California	$5,400 20 R (including 1 DD), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

MUSIC THE KIDS LOVE	THE WONDER YEARS	SAVAGE CREATURES	WITCHCRAFT	WIT
$100 [10] The originators of rap were people in this profession, called spinners Disc jockeys Fred	$100 [12] "Cases of nudity" were reported at this music festival held near Bethel, New York in 1969 Woodstock Alicia	$100 [20] Not surprisingly, its scientific name is Panthera tigris Tiger Fred Alicia	$100 [1] Also called transvection, a witch may do it with the aid of a broomstick Fly Alicia	$100 [2] On the first episode of this sitcom, Jerry did a routine about socks escaping from the dryer Seinfeld Alicia
$200 [11] James Iha, guitarist of this "Smashing" group, put out a solo album in 1998 Smashing Pumpkins Melissa	$200 [16] At about 4:17 P.M. EDT, the world heard him say, "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed" Neil Armstrong Fred	$200 [21] The Kodiak is also known as the Alaskan brown type of this animal Bear Alicia	$200 [7] An old English word for a liar gave us this term for a male witch Warlock Melissa	$200 [3] This director & star of "Deconstructing Harry" once said, "Eighty percent of success is showing up" Woody Allen Alicia
$300 [13] "No Way Out" was a 1997 hit by this "Father Figure" & the family Puff Daddy Fred Alicia	$300 [17] Between 1966 & 1975, this woman won the Wimbledon singles 6 times & beat Bobby Riggs Billie Jean King Fred	$300 [22] The velociraptor, one of these prehistoric reptiles, had clawed fingers & toes Dinosaur Alicia	$300 [8] One of the witches' sabbaths is Samhain, an old Celtic end of summer festival, that today is this Halloween Melissa	$300 [4] On this sitcom, Niles understates, "We're an odd little family, aren't we?" Frasier Melissa
$400 [14] "I get knocked down, but I get up again" are lyrics from this song by Chumbawamba "Tubthumping" Alicia	$400 [18] Baby doc Benjamin Spock was indicted in 1968 for telling teens to resist this Draft Fred	DD $800 [23] Also called caribes, these fish with razor-sharp teeth live in South American lakes & rivers piranhas Alicia	$400 [9] A witch may c-a-s-t one of these to influence events Spell Alicia	$400 [5] This comedian ends his TV "rants" by saying, "Of course, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong" Dennis Miller Alicia
$500 [15] The album heard here won a 1998 Grammy as Best Album of this style of dance music: Polka Fred	$500 [19] Baby Doc Duvalier succeeded Papa Doc Duvalier as this Caribbean island country's ruler Haiti	—	—	$500 [6] Oscar Wilde wrote that there are only 2 tragedies: not getting what you want & this Getting what you want Melissa

Double Jeopardy! Round

JANE AUSTEN	HAVE A HEART	GROWING UP ON FILM	CRY ME A RIVER	NOTABLE NAMES	"KID" STUFF
$200 [2] In Jane's first published novel, Elinor typifies "Sense" & Marianne stands for this title quality Sensibility Alicia	$200 [15] If you're really scared, your heart is said to be "in" this part of your body--gulp! Throat Fred	$200 [1] In "Kundun" 4 actors played this spiritual leader from the age of 2 to adulthood Dalai Lama Melissa	$200 [26] How low can you get? When it reaches the Dead Sea, this river is 1,312 feet below sea level Jordan River	$200 [10] The expression "There's a sucker born every minute" is attributed to this circus showman P.T. Barnum Alicia	$200 [21] No foolin', this outlaw's real name was William Bonney Billy the Kid Alicia
$400 [3] Friends knew Jane wrote her novels even though she published them this way, from the Greek for "nameless" Anonymously Alicia	$400 [16] When you mean something sincerely, you say it from this part of your heart Bottom Alicia	$600 [7] Later in this movie, seen here, James Stewart takes over the role of George Bailey It's A Wonderful Life Alicia	$400 [27] Heavy seasonal rainfall in the Ethiopian plateau provides more than 80% of this river's waters Nile	$400 [11] Many people considered this man seen here to be a saint Mahatma Gandhi Alicia	$400 [22] This Canadian TV sketch comedy troupe leaped to the big screen with "Brain Candy" in 1996 Kids in the Hall Melissa Alicia
$600 [4] We don't want to leave you "Clueless"--Sir Walter Scott gave this 1816 book by Jane a good review "Emma" Fred	$600 [17] A rapid pulsation, or a real dreamboat like Leonardo DiCaprio Heartthrob Fred	$800 [8] "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" opens with this actor playing Indy as a boy River Phoenix Fred	$600 [28] Before it reaches Manaus, Brazil, this river is known as the Solimoes the Amazon Fred	$600 [12] This composer fathered 20 children, including Carl Philipp Emanuel & Johann Christian Johann Sebastian Bach Alicia	$600 [23] Robert Redford named a ski resort in Utah after a character he played in this 1969 movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Alicia
$800 [5] In this novel, Mrs. Bennet tries to find husbands for her 5 daughters "Pride and Prejudice"	$800 [18] The Jacksons sang about this depressing place 25 years after Elvis "Heartbreak Hotel" Fred	DD $1,000 [6] In this film, Jodie Foster had listened to the skies since she was a young girl played by Jena Malone Contact Fred	—	$800 [13] Though some remains were found in 1991, the fate of this Russian grand duchess remains a mystery Anastasia Fred	$800 [24] It's old news that this Boston quintet's initials are NKOTB New Kids on the Block Alicia
$1,000 [20] In "Persuasion", Wentworth returns from sea with this rank & renews his courtship of Anne Captain Melissa	$1,000 [19] Folks have been saying "Absence" does this since at least 1602 Makes the heart grow fonder Alicia	$1,000 [9] Jeremy Kissner & Raquel Beaudene grow up to be these 2 actors in 1998's "Great Expectations" Ethan Hawke & Gwyneth Paltrow Fred	—	$1,000 [14] A spacecraft sent to explore Jupiter is named for this Italian astronomer who discovered 4 of Jupiter's moons Galileo Alicia	$1,000 [25] Mean uncle Ebenezer is the bad guy in this Robert Louis Stevenson novel "Kidnapped" Fred

Final Jeopardy!

THE CALENDAR

It's the 5th month mentioned in the rhyme that begins, "Thirty days hath..."

February

Melissa "What is Febuary?" — wagered $500

Alicia "What is September???" — wagered $2,800

Fred "What is Febuary?" — wagered $5,000

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