Show #4542 2004-05-11 (taped 2004-04-03) Power Players

2004 Power Players Week game 2.From Washington, D.C.

Contestants

Kweisi Mfume — a president from the NAACP

Maria Bartiromo — a business anchor from CNBC

Anderson Cooper — a host from CNN'sAnderson Cooper 360°

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Anderson	$3,400	$6,200	$12,200	$11,200 Winner: $50,000 to the American Heart Association	$11,800 22 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Maria	$0	$0	$0	$300 3rd place: $20,000 to the National Italian American Foundation & Columbus Citizen’s Foundation	$0 3 R, 3 W
Kweisi	$-400	$-400	$4,000	$3,500 2nd place: $20,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland	$4,000 7 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

TENNIS-Y WILLIAMS	DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION	THE SUPREME COURT	THE CAPITAL	BEARING WITNESS	N"AA"CP
$200 [14] Venus & Serena grew up in this huge city's suburb of Compton, better known for rappers than groundstrokers Los Angeles Kweisi	$200 [12] After Thomas Jefferson's death, daughter Martha sold this home to a local druggist for $4,500 in cash Monticello Kweisi	$200 [2] 1896's Plessy v. Ferguson promoted the doctrine of "Separate but" this Equal Anderson	$200 [15] This capital's Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church consists of new structures & a tower ruined in World War II Berlin Anderson	$200 [1] Ruth Cowan was fired by U.P. for posing as a newspaperman but joined this rival agency & reported on WWII The Associated Press Kweisi	$200 [7] Marc Brown's son requested a story about an unusual animal, so "Arthur" became this mammal an aardvark Anderson
$400 [19] In 2001 the Williams sisters got "animated" on the court in the "Tennis the Menace" episode of this Fox series The Simpsons Maria	$400 [13] Abigail, known as "Little Abby", was the oldest child of this U.S. president John Adams Anderson	—	$400 [16] In 1989 hundreds of pro-democracy demonstrators were killed by the military at Tiananmen Square in this capital Beijing Anderson Maria	$400 [3] Seen here, Sean Flynn, son of screen legend Errol, disappeared in April of 1970 during this war Vietnam Anderson	$400 [8] The professor who created this holiday added an extra "A" as the end to distinguish it from an African festival Kwanzaa Anderson
$600 [20] In 2001 Serena was seen with LaVar Arrington, LB for this NFL team certain to draw cheers when you answer the Washington Redskins Anderson	—	—	$600 [17] Most of the ancient portion of this city lies on the east bank of the Tiber River Rome Anderson	$600 [4] One of the greatest war photojournalists, Robert Capa's "GI Landing on Omaha Beach" was shot at this invasion D-Day/Normandy Anderson	$600 [9] Not Moses alone but this brother as well gets the credit for telling Pharaoh, "Let my people go" Aaron Anderson Kweisi
$800 [21] Venus took the 2000 & 2001 singles titles at this British Grand Slam event Wimbledon Anderson	—	—	$800 [18] The Free University of this Belgian capital is 2 institutions: 1 for French speaking students & 1 for Flemish speakers Brussels Maria	$800 [5] Alexander Gardner started out as Mathew Brady's aide & ended up taking one of the last photos of this president Abraham Lincoln	$800 [10] Established in 1867, it's America's first fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar Anderson Maria
—	—	—	—	$1,000 [6] "At Home in the World" is this Wall St. Journal reporter's book published after his death in Pakistan Daniel Pearl Anderson	$1,000 [11] Philippine peninsula which was the site of an infamous "Death March" in WWII Bataan Anderson

Double Jeopardy! Round

TENNESSEE WILLIAMS	WASHINGTON POST CARDS	THE MOLE	OH, THAT MARIA!	HISTORIC POLITICAL SCANDALS	EPONYMS
$400 [10] Williams was born on March 26, 1911 in this Mississippi town named for America's discoverer Columbus Anderson	$400 [2] Dear Dingbat, I'm donating my chair to the Smithsonian so my meathead son-in-law won't inherit it Archie Bunker Anderson	$400 [9] Most moles destroy gardens & lawns searching for insect larvae or these "global" worms earthworms Maria	$400 [5] Married to a muscleman, she isn't an Army brat, but she is a Sargent's daughter Maria Shriver Maria	$400 [1] Prime Ministers Tanaka & Takeshita both resigned as the result of scandals in this country Japan Kweisi	$400 [18] Physician James Salisbury once promoted this ground beef dish as a cure for hardening of the arteries Salisbury steak
$800 [11] Richard Burton & Ava Gardner starred in the '64 film adaptation of Tennessee's "Night of" this arboreal lizard the Iguana Anderson	$800 [19] Dear Mary, Today I found out you can't do this to "All of the people all [of] the time"-Abe fool Kweisi	—	$800 [6] This diva seen here was renowned for her romance with Aristotle Onassis Maria Callas Anderson	$800 [3] A 1974 scandal led to the end of Willy Brandt's career as the popular chancellor of this country West Germany Anderson	$800 [20] This German watchdog was bred by the man for whom it's named; the dog has 1 "N", the man 2 "N"s the Doberman Pinscher Anderson
$1,200 [12] Going to Provincetown to read for Williams helped get Marlon Brando the role of this character Stanley Kowalski Kweisi	$1,200 [21] Hey Souter, Quit calling me "The Baby" just because I'm the youngest on the bench Clarence Thomas Anderson Kweisi	—	$1,200 [15] Carol Lawrence was the original Maria in this Broadway musical West Side Story Anderson	$1,200 [4] Politician John Profumo's 1963 affair with young Christine Keeler discredited the Conservative govt. in this country Great Britain Kweisi	—
$1,600 [13] This 1955 play featuring Maggie, Brick & Big Daddy won the Pulitzer Prize Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Anderson	—	—	DD $2,000 [16] She's seen here on the right with Mary Martin, who played her on stage in "The Sound of Music" Maria von Trapp Anderson	$1,600 [7] In the 1870s, prime minister John A. Macdonald of this North American country took bribes in the "Pacific Scandal" Canada Anderson	—
$2,000 [14] Laura Wingfield lives in a fantasy world populated by her collection of fragile animals in this 1945 play The Glass Menagerie	—	—	$2,000 [17] I predict you will name this Russian-born actress who played a gypsy fortune teller in "The Wolf Man" Maria Ouspenskaya	$2,000 [8] Former French prime minister Alain Juppe was found guilty of corruption for the misuse of this city's funds Paris Kweisi	—

Final Jeopardy!

METALS

Element No. 79, it's estimated that all of it ever mined would only make a cube about 50 feet across

gold

Maria "What is platinum" — wagered $700

Kweisi "What is plutonium" — wagered $500

Anderson "What Coltan" — wagered $1,000

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