Show #4350 2003-06-27 (taped 2003-02-25) Regular

Seth Alcorn game 3.

Contestants

Rollin Jewett — a writer originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Bob Demaree — a college professor from Platteville, Wisconsin

Seth Alcorn — a bookseller from Placentia, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $70,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Seth	$4,400	$6,600	$20,600	$36,000 3-day champion: $106,400	$20,600 23 R, 1 W
Bob	$4,200	$5,600	$15,400	$25,400 2nd place: $2,000	$13,600 19 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Rollin	$0	$200	$2,400	$4,800 3rd place: $1,000	$7,800 11 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

4-LETTER WORDS	AT THE MOVIES	COMMON BONDS	DEEP THINKERS	LIBRARIES	CRACK OPEN A U.S. HISTORY BOOK
$200 [1] To hit hard, or a snail cousin slug Seth	$200 [6] In 1995 the British actor Anthony Hopkins brought this American president to life on the big screen Richard M. Nixon Bob	$200 [12] A ball, a fish, a cold things you catch Bob	$200 [11] Her 2000 book "Life So Far" includes how she wrote "The Feminine Mystique" Betty Friedan Bob	$200 [21] The Bancroft Library in Berkeley has issued a new edition of his "Huckleberry Finn" with all 174 orig. illustrations Mark Twain Seth	$200 [22] From 1789 to 1797 he cast only 2 vetoes, an average of 1 per presidential term George Washington Rollin
$400 [2] Now used for a bright but socially inept person, this term was popularized by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo" nerd Bob	$400 [7] Part 4 of this movie series recounts "The Beginning" of the Norman Bates saga Psycho Seth	$400 [13] Black, Bering, Sargasso seas Seth	$400 [14] His "SNL" "Deep Thoughts" include "It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man" Jack Handey Bob	$400 [27] In the 1520s Pope Clement VII commissioned him to build the Laurentian Library in Florence Michelangelo Rollin	$400 [23] On April 14, 1865 this Union general turned down a theater date with the Lincolns Ulysses S. Grant Seth
$600 [3] An essay by Virginia Woolf is called "A" this "of One's Own" Room	$600 [8] A scene in the opening credits of this 2000 Cameron Diaz blockbuster took place at a "Jeopardy!" podium Charlie's Angels Bob	$600 [15] Nets, Nuggets, Mavericks NBA basketball teams Bob	$600 [17] In the 9th century Al-Kindi, the "Philosopher of the Arabs", was influenced by Plato & this student of his Aristotle Seth	DD $400 [28] In 1836 the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland began as this army official's library Surgeon General of the United States Rollin	$600 [24] The National Endowment for the Arts & the Truth in Packaging Act were part of LBJ's plan for a "Great" this Society Seth Bob
$800 [4] It's a raised platform for a lectern dais Bob	$800 [9] Rick gives Ilsa up to Victor in this 1942 film masterpiece Casablanca Bob	$800 [16] Fafnir, Puff, Cassie & Quetzal dragons Seth	$800 [19] This former used car salesman was the "E" in EST, a group therapy program of the '70s Werner Erhard	$800 [29] This inventor's historical site library includes his Oscar for his work in motion picture technology Thomas Edison Bob	$800 [25] In August 1900 in Chicago, this group, the GAR, held its 34th annual encampment Grand Army of the Republic Bob
$1,000 [5] "Eye" this Greek goddess of the rainbow Iris Seth	$1,000 [10] French director Francois Truffaut's first film in English, it was based on a Ray Bradbury sci-fi novel Fahrenheit 451 Seth	$1,000 [18] Mount Kenya's volcano, the elephant bird, dinosaurs extinct things Seth	$1,000 [20] Supporting laissez-faire policies, this American economist & his wife wrote "Free to Choose" in 1980 Milton Friedman Bob	$1,000 [30] This Malaysian capital's Rubber Research Institute Library has a comprehensive collection on rubber growing Kuala Lumpur	$1,000 [26] Though the Supreme Court said in the 1830s this tribe was its own "nation" within Georgia, it didn't happen Cherokee Bob

Double Jeopardy! Round

STICKS & STONES	18th CENTURY NOVELS	WHAT'S IN A CELEBRITY NAME?	STATIONERY	"G"EOGRAPHY	NURSERY RHYME TIME
$400 [4] Some of the best woods for making these billiard items are ebony, ash & rosewood cue sticks Bob	$400 [1] Not only was Friday saved from death by the hero in this novel, so was his father Robinson Crusoe Seth	$400 [14] If you know this legendary boxer's first name is Arabic for "greatly praised", you're the greatest! Muhammad Ali Rollin	$400 [26] Make sure the address shows through this partof the envelope the window Bob	$400 [21] It precedes "Forks" in a North Dakota city name & "Junction" in a Colorado city name Grand Seth	$400 [9] Jack Horner's depressed pie filling glum plum Seth Bob Rollin
$800 [5] Prehistoric people made arrowheads & knives out of this rock which was also used to make fires flint Rollin	$800 [2] This Voltaire title character is shipwrecked off Lisbon & swims to shore just in time to experience the 1755 earthquake Candide Seth	$800 [15] This first name of author/illustrator Sendak is Latin for "dark-skinned" or "Moorish" Maurice Rollin	$800 [27] In 1962 the first practical fiber-tip pen was invented in this country where writing used ink-brush strokes Japan Seth	$800 [22] This district of Switzerland's Fribourg canton is famous for the cheese it originated Gruyère Seth	$800 [10] 2-wheeled vehicle the Knave of Hearts used to move his stolen goods tart cart Seth
$1,200 [6] This forked stick used to locate water dates back to the time of the ancient Egyptians & Romans divining rod Rollin	$1,200 [3] Oliver Goldsmith described the Vicar of this place as "a priest, an husbandman, and the father of a family" Wakefield	$1,600 [19] Aussie actor Heath Ledger was named for the brooding Heathcliff in this novel Wuthering Heights Bob	$1,200 [28] Additional troops, or the supplies seen here reinforcements Seth	$1,200 [23] Nazareth is the main city of the "lower" part of this Israeli region Galilee Bob Rollin	$1,200 [11] After smashing her frightener, Miss Muffet made this drink from the pressings spider cider Rollin
$1,600 [7] Devils Tower in Wyoming consists primarily of this common volcanic rock basalt Seth	$1,600 [16] This foundling marries Sophia Western at the end of a 1749 Henry Fielding novel Tom Jones Rollin	$2,000 [20] This country diva adopted a first name that means "on my way" in Ojibwa Shania Twain Bob	$1,600 [29] The card seenhereis designed for use with this name brand a Rolodex Rollin	$2,000 [25] FDR is among the famous alumni of the prep school in this Massachusetts town Groton Bob	$1,600 [12] Hey diddle diddle, it's the spoon's desire for something to run away with dish wish Seth
$2,000 [8] This Irish cudgel was originally used as a defense against muggers & thieves shillelagh Seth	$2,000 [17] This French philosopher's 1762 novel "Emile" said that education should emphasize expression, not repression Jean-Jacques Rousseau Bob Rollin	DD $3,000 [18] This young skating champ was named after Scarlett's plantation in "Gone with the Wind" Tara Lipinski Bob	$2,000 [30] Now used for letterhead, this type of paper got its name from its original use for government documents bond (paper) Seth	DD $5,000 [24] Part of this Pacific island became "Bloody Ridge" after fierce fighting in September 1942 Guadalcanal Rollin	$2,000 [13] Bucket Little Bo Peep used to collect her missing lamb parts tail pail Seth

Final Jeopardy!

SONG TITLES

The inspiration for this 1964 hit posed alone for the Brazil edition of Playboy in 1987 & with her daughter in 2003

"The Girl from Ipanema"

Rollin "What is The Girl from Ipanema" — wagered $2,400

Bob "What is The Girl from Ipanema [IPANEMA]" — wagered $10,000

Seth "What is The Girl from [IPAN] ipanema?" — wagered $15,400

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