Show #4331 2003-06-02 (taped 2003-02-18) Regular

Contestants

Jeannette Jargon — from Denver, Colorado

Jonathan Kulick — a graduate student and policy analyst from Los Angeles, California

Warren Usui — a computer programmer from Pacific Palisades, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Warren	$1,200	$11,600	$21,400	$23,400 2-day champion: $38,000	$15,800 24 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Jonathan	$2,000	$2,600	$9,000	$17,999 2nd place: $2,000	$15,000 22 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Jeannette	$400	$600	$-2,200	$-2,200 3rd place: $1,000	$-2,200 5 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

ROCHESTER	NOW CUT THAT OUT!	FOREVER 39	THE JOCK	BENNY	"SHOW"
$200 [16] In Rochester in this state, you might expect to find fans of the Fighting Irish, as it's just south of South Bend Indiana Jonathan	$200 [26] In the 1700s Jacques Daviel performed the first modern surgery on this clouding of the eye's lens cataract Jonathan	$200 [10] This L.A. Laker shot 39 free throws in a single game in the 2000 NBA Finals Shaquille O'Neal Warren	$200 [6] In 1908 Jack Johnson became the first black boxing champ in this weight division when he KO'd Tommy Burns heavyweight Warren	$200 [21] In 1785 Thomas Jefferson succeeded him as minister to France Benjamin Franklin Warren	$200 [1] Each child brings something to school & informs the other kids about it in this activity show and tell Jonathan
$400 [17] Rochester in Plymouth County in this state is home to Witch Rock where witches were said to rise skyward Massachusetts Warren	$400 [27] This "imperial" surgical procedure can be used to deliver babies in distress at the time of birth Caesarean section Jonathan	$400 [12] Jack Benny turned 39 for real in this year, the year FDR first took office 1933 Warren Jonathan	$400 [7] At Karachi National Stadium, you can cheer on heroes of this sport, including Hanif Mohammad & Shahid Khan Afridi cricket Jonathan	$400 [22] While in office, he admitted 6 states, more than any other U.S. president Benjamin Harrison Warren	$400 [2] A judicial proceeding with a predetermined outcome held for propaganda purposes show trial Jonathan
$600 [18] 9 miles east of Pontiac, the city of Rochester in this state is home to Oakland University Michigan Jonathan	$600 [28] In a controversial procedure in 1984, Baby Fae received a heart from one of these monkeys baboon Warren	$600 [13] While working on the Manhattan Project, J. Robert Oppenheimer was 39 & living in this New Mexico town Los Alamos Jeannette	$600 [8] Mike Eruzione led the U.S. men's ice hockey team to the Olympic gold medal in this year, the last time the U.S. team won 1980 Warren	$600 [23] In addition to his "Baby and Child Care" book, he wrote "Caring for Your Disabled Child" Dr. Benjamin Spock Warren	$600 [3] A part of a performance receiving so much prolonged applause it interrupts the program show stopper Jonathan
$800 [19] A port on the New York state barge canal, Rochester, New York is closest to this Great Lake Lake Ontario Warren Jonathan	$800 [29] In the 1950s it became the first internal organ successfully transplanted in humans kidney Warren Jeannette	$800 [14] This British monarch outlived her husband by 39 years Queen Victoria Jonathan	$800 [9] (I'm NFL wide receiver Ed McCaffrey) In the 1999 Super Bowl, I caught 5 passes from this quarterback who was playing his final game John Elway Jeannette	$1,000 [25] In 1954 he turned Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw" into an opera Benjamin Britten Warren	$800 [4] A producer of a TV show who supervises most of the aspects of production show runner
$1,000 [20] Just up the turnpike from Portsmouth is the "Lilac City" of Rochester in this "New" state New Hampshire Warren	$1,000 [30] From the Latin for "to look at a joint", this type of surgery removes & repairs torn knee cartilage arthroscopic surgery Jeannette	$1,000 [15] Chapter 39 of this religious text is entitled "Az-Zumar" or "The Troops" The Koran Warren	$1,000 [11] An old superstition of rodeo riders was never wear this color, until Dan Mortensen did & won big yellow Warren Jeannette	DD $4,600 [24] In the 1790s astronomer & mathematician Benjamin Banneker compiled an annual one of these almanac Warren	$1,000 [5] Official nickname of the entity that joined the United States on August 10, 1821 "Show-Me State" (Missouri) Warren

Double Jeopardy! Round

HAIL TO THE NOBLE GASES	CHARACTERS IN MUSICALS	THE 3-DIGIT YEARS	COMMUNICATIONS	STATE NICKNAMES	HAVE YOU HEARD THE WORD?
$400 [3] In a kids' song "The sun is a mass of incandescent gas...where hydrogen is built into" this helium Warren	$400 [4] I want a vodka cocktail whenever I hear the name of this "South Pacific" character who's Liat's mother Bloody Mary Jeannette	$400 [30] In the 300s Candra Gupta ruled this country as Maharajadhiraja, or king of kings India Warren	$400 [13] It's waved to indicate surrender or truce white flag Jonathan	$400 [17] They're "The Flickertail State" & "The Mount Rushmore State"; together, they're called "The Twin Sisters" North Dakota & South Dakota Warren	$400 [1] This term for an object carried to give a person a sense of safety was popularized in the comic strip "Peanuts" security blanket Jeannette
$800 [9] John Mayer sings, "She's always buzzing just like" this noble gas neon Jonathan	$800 [5] When this musical begins, Irene Molloy plans to marry Horace Vandergelder, but Mrs. Levi may have other ideas Hello, Dolly! Warren	$800 [29] In 527 Theodora, daughter of a bearkeeper, rose to empress of this empire based in Constantinople Byzantine Empire Jonathan	$800 [14] This medium was originally called "wireless telegraohy" radio Warren Jonathan	$800 [18] It's sometimes called "The Land of the Saints", because lots of Latter-Day Saints live there Utah Jonathan	$800 [2] Our word for this long, narrow runnerless type of sled comes from Canada's Micmac Indians toboggan Warren
$1,200 [10] This other 5-letter name for the noble gases refers to their reluctance to form compounds inert Jonathan	$1,600 [7] A lovely lass named Fiona MacLaren is the heroine of this Lerner & Loewe show Brigadoon Warren	$1,200 [28] In the early 100s Juvenal was writing in this genre, mocking & ridiculing Roman corruption satire Jonathan	$1,200 [15] The use of this Indian language as a secret code during WWII is covered in the film "Windtalkers" Navajo Jonathan	$1,200 [19] Fir sure! Firs, pines & hemlocks helped give Washington state this nickname "The Evergreen State" Jonathan	$1,600 [24] The Spanish gave the indigenous Peruvians this name that came from the native word for "king" Inca Jonathan
$1,600 [11] Recently, the noble gases have been forced into compounds, like this one in HArF, created in 2000 argon Warren	$2,000 [8] Once a teenaged muleteer in a San Diego production, Brian Stokes Mitchell now has the lead in this show on Broadway Man of La Mancha	$1,600 [27] This Frankish ruler didn't come up short with his 754 donation of lands to the pope Pepin Jonathan	$1,600 [16] One of these clear cables can carry 65,000 times more info than a regular copper wire fiber optic cable Warren	$1,600 [20] Though nicknamed "The Constitution State", it was actually the fifth state to ratify the Constitution Connecticut Jeannette	$2,000 [25] The name of this cold, treeless region where reindeer thrive comes from a Russian word for "flat-topped hill" tundra Jonathan
$2,000 [12] Building on the Curies' work, Friedrich Dorn found this gas & first called it "emanation" radon Jonathan	DD $3,000 [6] Magaldi is a famous tango singer who gets involved with this title character Evita Warren	$2,000 [26] A Thomas Cahill book says this island people "saved civilization" by preserving writings Irish (Ireland) Jonathan	$2,000 [22] It's the "warm" term for the operation that links your Palm & PC for an exchange of data HotSync Jonathan	$2,000 [21] So much wild sage grows there that it's the "Sage State" (as well as the "Sagebrush State") Nevada Jeannette	DD $6,000 [23] Now meaning a confused & turbulent situation, it's a notorious ocean whirlpool off northern Norway maelstrom Jonathan

Final Jeopardy!

ACTRESSES

She was fined 20,000 francs for "inciting racial hatred" by denouncing a religious practice of killing sheep

Brigitte Bardot

Jonathan "Who is Bardot?" — wagered $8,999

Warren "Who is Brigette Bardot?" — wagered $2,000

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