Show #3044 1997-11-20 (taped 1997-11-01) Power Players

1997 Power Players Week game 4.From DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.

Contestants

Oliver Stone — a screenwriter and director fromA Child's Night Dream

Arianna Huffington — a columnist and author fromGreetings from the Lincoln Bedroom

Wolf Blitzer — a reporter from CNN

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Wolf	$1,500	$2,300	$4,500	$4,100 2nd place: $10,000 for the American Cancer Society	$4,500 15 R, 2 W
Arianna	$100	$400	$1,800	$300 3rd place: $10,000 for the Center for Effective Compassion	$1,800 5 R, 0 W
Oliver	$400	$400	$4,000	$5,500 Winner: $15,000 for Rock the Boat	$4,500 13 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

LOBBIES	WASHINGTON'S SPORTS TEAMS	MANIMALS	SHRED THIS!	THAT NEWFANGLED ROCK 'N' ROLL	AS THE OLD ADAGE SAYS...
$100 [10] The Rockettes get a kick out of the art deco lobby in this New York theater, their home Radio City Music Hall Wolf	$100 [1] This team's logo is on champagne bottles commemorating the opening of Jack Kent Cooke Stadium Washington Redskins Oliver	$100 [6] In 1883 he opened his Wild West Show in Omaha, Nebraska Buffalo Bill Cody Oliver	$100 [7] Henry Perky turned out his first batch of this cereal in 1892; in 1928 Nabisco bought his company Shredded wheat Arianna Oliver	$100 [9] The Celibate Rifles chose their name as a counterpart to this British punk band's Sex Pistols	$100 [8] If it fits, "wear it", but hope it's not "on the other foot" Shoe Wolf
$200 [11] Live alligators were once featured in the lobby of the Jefferson Hotel in this Virginia capital Richmond Wolf	$200 [2] On May 15, 1997 the NBA's Washington Bullets took this name Washington Wizards Wolf	$200 [13] In 1997 he broke Jack Nicklaus' 32-year-old Masters record of 17 under par Tiger Woods Oliver	$200 [20] As a whole, its head can be stuffed; shredded, it can be a slaw Cabbage Wolf	$200 [18] The name of this Florida band combines a blonde actress & the head of a "murderous" family Marilyn Manson Oliver	$200 [22] Completes "What you don't know can't..." hurt you Wolf
$300 [12] You may see sharks swimming in the lobby aquarium in this Las Vegas hotel named for a desert illusion Mirage Wolf Oliver	$300 [3] Ron Wilson, the former head coach of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, now coaches this team Washington Capitals Wolf	$300 [15] In the victory column, this Alabamian has 4 more than Pop Warner Bear Bryant Oliver	$300 [21] This shredded substance puts the queso in a quesadilla Cheese Arianna Oliver	DD $500 [19] The song heardherewas a 1989 Top 10 single for this group: Aerosmith Oliver	—
$400 [14] Twice a day, these web-footed birds march through the lobby of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis Ducks Wolf	$400 [4] The D.C. United plays this sport outside while the Warthogs play it indoors Soccer Wolf	$400 [16] On "Another Saturday Night" you'll find him "Sitting" on a "Peace Train" until "Morning Has Broken" Cat Stevens	—	—	—
—	$500 [5] Before moving, this baseball team was called, "First in War, First in Peace & Last in the American League" Washington Senators Wolf	$500 [17] This "Good Morning, Vietnam" star once studied drama with John Houseman Robin Williams Oliver	—	—	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

LOBBYISTS	AROUND THE LAB WITH LEX	ACTORS IN POLITICAL FILMS	ODE TO ENGLAND	PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES	IT USED TO MEAN
$200 [1] Former senators Alan Simpson & this man co-chair Project Independence to reform campaign finances Bill Bradley Oliver	$200 [18] When Lex gets hungry & bored, he toasts marshmallows over this gas device named for a German chemist Bunsen burner Oliver	$200 [7] In 1993 he was "In the Line of Fire" as Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan Clint Eastwood Wolf	$200 [19] An easy one of our English rhymes: Henry VIII wed this many times 6 Arianna	$200 [8] He was nicknamed "Red" as a child, but you know him better as "Silent Cal" Calvin Coolidge Wolf	$200 [3] Once meaning "lacking religious beliefs", it now means cheating on your spouse Unfaithful
$400 [2] Bob Chase, the president of this teachers' union, has a regular column in the Washington Post NEA (National Education Association) Wolf	—	$400 [11] This star of "Grumpy Old Men" played a grumpy Supreme Court justice in "First Monday in October" Walter Matthau Oliver	$400 [20] A "Major" change was the designation, so Britain accepted her '90 resignation Margaret Thatcher Wolf	$400 [9] As a youth, this Georgian was nicknamed "Hot", short for "Hot Shot" Jimmy Carter Oliver	$400 [4] It once meant "an insult", so you'd be adding insult to...insult Injury Arianna
—	—	$600 [12] Laurence Harvey & Frank Sinatra starred in this 1962 political thriller based on a novel by Richard Condon The Manchurian Candidate Oliver	$600 [21] In 1788 convicts were bound for this big land that Cook had found Australia Oliver	$600 [10] William McKinley was known as the "Idol of" this Buckeye state, his birthplace Ohio Oliver	$600 [5] Now it's a den in which you'd find an animal lion around; a long time ago, it was "a coach" Lair
—	—	$800 [13] In "All the President's Men", Hal Holbrook played this informer whose true identity is still a mystery "Deep Throat" Arianna	$800 [22] In '43 this prime minister man was one of the Big 3 who met in Teheran Winston Churchill Wolf	$800 [16] Men who slandered his wife Rachel found out quickly why he was called the "Duel Fighter" Andrew Jackson	$800 [6] It was a tavern, or a clump of ivy hung on a pub; today it's a small shrub, or an ex-president Bush Oliver
—	—	$1,000 [15] This British actor, JFK's brother-in-law, played a U.S. senator in "Advise and Consent" Peter Lawford Wolf	—	$1,000 [17] This "Bachelor President" was affectionately nicknamed "Old Buck" James Buchanan	$1,000 [14] Henry, Jane, Peter or Bridget might tell you that this 4-letter word once meant "foolish" Fond Oliver

Final Jeopardy!

ART

The Italian name of this 15th century masterpiece is "L'Ultima Cena"

"The Last Supper"

Arianna "What i" — wagered $1,500

Oliver "What is The Last Supper" — wagered $1,500

Wolf "Who David" — wagered $400

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