Show #3161 1998-05-04 College Championship

1998 College Championship quarterfinal game 1.From Zellerbach Auditorium at the University of California-Berkeley.

Contestants

Grace Lansangan — a junior at Barton College from Virginia Beach, Virginia

Alex Weathers — a sophomore at MIT from Greenville, South Carolina

Cathy Landers — a senior at the University of California-Berkeley from Los Gatos, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Cathy	$200	$2,800	$7,600	$14,401 Automatic semifinalist	$6,300 15 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Alex	$1,500	$2,100	$6,100	$10,600 3rd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$6,100 17 R, 0 W
Grace	$500	$-200	$6,800	$12,000 2nd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$7,400 16 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

GUINNESS RECORDS	IT FOLLOWED ME HOME	WHAT'S FOR BREAKFAST?	MTV	"S.F."	RELATIVELY SIMPLE PHYSICS
$100 [21] Guinness says the oldest living one of these animals is 25-year-old Wil Cwac Cwac, not Daffy Duck Cathy	$100 [11] A popular pet of the '90s, the name of this type of pig comes from its anatomy Pot-bellied pig Alex	$100 [16] Some prefer this side dish as a patty, others like the link Sausage Alex	$100 [6] In a 1985 video she was dressed like Marilyn Monroe; in a 1996 video, like Eva Peron Madonna Alex	$100 [1] An oft-quoted cure for this is imagining your audience in their underwear Stage fright Alex	$500 [23] It's the tendency of a body to stay at rest unless acted on by an outside force Inertia Cathy Grace
$200 [26] Over 86,535 feet long, the longest sculpture made out of this substance was created at Myrtle Beach Sand Cathy	$200 [12] Don't be koi, it's the continent where these fish originated Asia	$200 [17] A traditional Southern dish features these small quick breads smothered in redeye gravy Biscuits Grace	$200 [7] It's absolutely certain that this group seen here won a 1997 MTV Video Award No Doubt Cathy	$200 [2] If you're showing no sign of emotion, you're keeping one of these Straight face Alex	DD $900 [27] This word, used with "theory" & "mechanics", is from the Latin for "how much" Quantum Cathy
$300 [25] Since 1900, Johann Hurlinger has held the record for most miles walked on these body parts: 870 miles Hands Grace	$300 [13] Like his buddy the Siberian husky, this Alaskan dog breed was bred to pull sleds Malamute Cathy Grace	$300 [18] For a few bucks at IHOP, you can get a plate full of these "coin-sized" pancakes Silver dollar pancakes Cathy	$300 [8] She plays 4 different women in one car in her "Ironic" video Alanis Morissette Alex	$300 [3] This liquid's on tap, but only your doctor has backbone enough to get it Spinal fluid Alex	—
$400 [24] At 1,290 feet below sea level, the world's lowest road lies along the shores of this sea Dead Sea Cathy	$400 [14] Yum! An Australian name for this pet bird is from an Aborigine word meaning "good eating" Budgerigar Cathy	$400 [19] For a healthy breakfast, add some granola to this fermented dairy product made by Dannon & Knudsen Yogurt Cathy	$400 [9] The video of the song heard here won this group 4 MTV Video Awards in 1997:("Virtual Insanity") Jamiroquai Alex	$400 [4] This songwriter wrote the original version of the following:("O Susanna") Stephen Foster	—
$500 [22] The largest cut one of these green gems is a whopping 86,136 carats--too big for a class ring Emerald Alex	$500 [15] Don't try to iron the coat of this Chinese dog breed; it's supposed to be wrinkled the shar-pei Cathy	$500 [20] It's the 2-word Spanish name for tortillas topped with fried eggs & a layer of salsa huevos rancheros	$500 [10] Called the first video band, this group burst onto MTV with "Rio" & "Hungry Like the Wolf" Duran Duran Grace	$500 [5] It's in the either of the following:(people in a line, or a lone folder) Single file	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN LITERATURE	HONG KONG CINEMA	THE DREADED OPERA CATEGORY	LANDMARKS	PUT 'EM IN ORDER	HAIKU
$200 [5] This story of 2 devoted sisters earned Alice Walker the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction "The Color Purple" Grace	$200 [1] This "Supercop" actor is notorious for performing his own death-defying stunts Jackie Chan Alex	$200 [6] "Das Rheingold", a one-act opera, serves as the prologue to this composer's "Ring" cycle Richard Wagner Grace	$200 [8] The traditional home address of the British prime minister No. 10 Downing Street Grace	$200 [21] Spanish-American War, French & Indian War, U.S. Civil War French & Indian, U.S. Civil, Spanish-American Alex	$200 [26] Haiku have only / 17, but the older / tanka, 31 Syllables Alex
$400 [10] "You Can't Go Home Again" until you name this author who wrote it Thomas Wolfe Alex	$400 [2] This "Face/Off" director started the craze for Hong Kong gangster films with 1986's "A Better Tomorrow" John Woo Grace	$400 [7] Traditionally, a woman plays this mythological "heel" in Handel's opera "Deidamia" Achilles Cathy	$400 [14] The Avenue of the Animals will lead you to the tombs of the Chinese emperors of this dynasty, 1368-1644 Ming Grace	$400 [22] Telephone, telegraph, telescope Telescope, telegraph, telephone Cathy	$400 [27] Shiki wrote that this / "enlightened one" does not blink / "as the hailstones fall" Buddha Grace
$600 [11] In 1991 Robert Pirsig published "Lila", a follow-up to his classic "Zen and the Art of" this Motorcycle Maintenance Alex Grace	$600 [3] Wong Kar-wai's "Chungking Express" was imported to the U.S. by this "Jackie Brown" director Quentin Tarantino Alex	$600 [16] In a Russian opera, the city of Kitezh has this magical quality, like some ink & an H.G. Wells man Invisibility Grace	$600 [15] In Boston, the Prudential Tower is 52 stories & this insurance company's is 60 John Hancock Grace	$800 [24] da Vinci, Rembrandt, Van Gogh da Vinci, Rembrandt, Van Gogh Cathy	$600 [28] In a Japanese / haiku, a "blossom" almost / always is this tree's Cherry Grace
$800 [12] In titles of novels by John Updike, it precedes "Run", "is Rich" & "at Rest" Rabbit Alex	$800 [4] She's credited as Michelle Khan on her Hong Kong films, but used this name for "Tomorrow Never Dies" Michelle Yeoh Grace	DD $600 [20] 1935 American opera whose final scene features the following Porgy and Bess Grace	$800 [18] Haakon's Hall in Bergen is a relic of this country's medieval past Norway	$1,000 [25] Richard the Lion-Hearted, Alfred the Great, Henry VIII Alfred, Richard, Henry Alex	$800 [29] Warrior class that / brought haiku into flower / 4 centuries back Samurai Grace
$1,000 [13] Published posthumously in 1977, "American Hunger" is a follow-up to his "Black Boy" Richard Wright Cathy	$1,000 [9] A familiar face in Hong Kong, this actor made his U.S. debut in the film seen here("The Replacement Killers") Chow Yun-fat Grace	$800 [17] You have to be a baritone to play Cortez in Roger Sessions' opera about this emperor of the Aztecs Montezuma Cathy	$1,000 [19] Paradise Bay, seen here, is on this continent that got its first ATM in 1997 Antarctica Grace	DD $1,400 [23] Taft, Tyler, Taylor Tyler, Taylor, Taft Cathy	$1,000 [30] In a great haiku / by Basho, a poor boy grinds / this grain by moonlight Rice Grace

Final Jeopardy!

GREEK MYTHOLOGY

Pytho, the site of Apollo's oracle, was renamed this after Apollo appeared disguised as a sea creature

Delphi

Alex "What is Delphi?" — wagered $4,500

Grace "What is Delphi?" — wagered $5,200

Cathy "What is Delphi" — wagered $6,801

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