Show #4284 2003-03-27 (taped 2002-12-04) Regular

Contestants

Barbara Long — a certified dog trainer from Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Jeff Thompson — a high school teacher from Lake Forest, Illinois

Luis Cordon — a psychology professor from Coventry, Connecticut (whose 2-day cash winnings total $44,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Luis	$4,400	$10,200	$19,400	$799 3rd place: $1,000	$18,200 26 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Jeff	$2,000	$1,400	$19,000	$19,000 New champion: $19,000	$14,600 15 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Barbara	$1,800	$4,400	$1,000	$1,999 2nd place: $2,000	$8,000 14 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

MARCH MADNESS	V FOR...	THE LARGEST IN AREA	TOSSIN' & TURNIN'	COUNTRY SINGERS WHO ACT	LET'S SPEAK ITALIAN
$200 [12] In March 1969 Baron Constantine, lawyer & cricket star, became the 1st black member of this house of Parliament House of Lords Luis	$200 [7] Back in ancient Rome, when someone gave you V he gave you this 5 Barbara	$200 [17] Norway, Sweden, Denmark Sweden Jeff Barbara	$200 [22] This tradition began because the bride fled crowds trying to take something from her for good luck tossing the bouquet Jeff	$200 [1] This blonde trained Sylvester Stallone to be a country singer in "Rhinestone" Dolly Parton Jeff	$200 [2] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew at a cafe in Rome) If I ask an Italian lady "Esposa?", I'm asking her this Are you married? Luis
$400 [13] Frederick II, who held this "Holy" position, wasn't holy enough for the Pope & was excommunicated in March 1239 Holy Roman Emperor Luis	$400 [8] When used in nuclear physics, the unit of energy abbreviated eV stands for electron-this volts Luis	$400 [18] Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay Pakistan Barbara	$400 [23] This portal has become a metaphor for frequent changes of personnel revolving door Luis	$400 [3] Her TV sitcom brood includes 2 teenage daughters, a teenage son-in-law & a grandbaby Reba McEntire Jeff	$400 [27] Quattrocento refers to this century, specifically the early Renaissance in Italy 15th century Jeff Barbara
$600 [14] On March 14, 1964 he was sentenced to death for killing the man who killed the president Jack Ruby Jeff	$600 [9] In 1996 President Clinton signed a bill that said all of these made after 1997 should contain a V-chip televisions Luis	$600 [19] Brazil, China, Poland China Barbara	$600 [24] On Guy Fawkes Day, grotesque stuffed figures called Guys are tossed onto these bonfires Luis	$600 [4] Glen Campbell co-starred in this 1969 film, but unlike John Wayne, he didn't win an Oscar for it True Grit Barbara	$600 [28] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew in Rome) The city I'm in is Roma, Florence is Firenze & Naples is this Napoli Jeff
$800 [15] In March 1999, Ta Mok, AKA "The Butcher", became the first senior member of this Cambodian group arrested Khmer Rouge Luis	$800 [10] To the U.S. in WWII V was for victory; to the Germans it stood for Vergeltungswaffe, the name of this weapon V-1 Jeff	$800 [20] Argentina, Chile, Peru Argentina Barbara	$1,000 [26] In 1862 he patented his now famous gun with a hand crank for rapid firing of 250 or more rounds a minute Richard Gatling Barbara	$800 [5] Trisha Yearwood commanded our attention as Lt. Commander Teresa Coulter on this military legal TV series JAG Luis	$800 [29] In Italian, coincidenza are these which travelers make with trains or planes connections Luis Jeff
$1,000 [16] In March 1562 members of this French religious group were massacred at Vassy Huguenots Barbara	$1,000 [11] In 1982 this private detective whose first name is Victoria made her debut in the book "Indemnity Only" V.I. Warshawski Barbara	$1,000 [21] Luxembourg, Belgium, The Netherlands the Netherlands Luis Barbara	DD $2,000 [25] From the French for "to roast", it's a spit used to turn meat over a source of heat rotisserie Luis	$1,000 [6] This teenage country singer starred in the 1997 TV movie "Holiday in Your Heart", based on her own novel LeAnn Rimes Luis	$1,000 [30] It's Italian for "the street" & the Italian title of a 1954 Fellini classic La strada Luis

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN FOLKLORE	TRAVEL & TOURISM	ON THE COVER OF TIME	SPORTS NICKNAMES	IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE	I NEED "HOPE"
$400 [12] The fame of this frontier fruit tree planter flowered after an 1871 article in Harper's Magazine Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman) Barbara	$400 [1] A cruise along this country's Riviera would include stops in Cabo San Lucas & Mazatlan Mexico Luis	$400 [2] One-year-old cover subject seen here in 1962 the Berlin Wall Luis Jeff	$400 [7] Nickname given to Willie Winkie of nursery rhyme & Willie Keeler of baseball's Hall of Fame "Wee" Barbara	$400 [17] This phenomenon can heat the air in its path to over 45,000 degrees Fahrenheit bolt of lightning Jeff	$400 [20] It weighs 45.52 carats the Hope Diamond Luis
$800 [13] Among this lumberjack's impressive achievements was digging Puget Sound Paul Bunyan Barbara	$800 [25] In Tokyo drop by Sapporo's museum devoted to this; you can sample some as well beer Luis	$800 [3] Since the cover seen here, he's become a government prof. at Northeastern Michael Dukakis Luis	$800 [8] Amsterdam-born soccer star Johan Cruyff inevitably became "The Flying" this "Dutchman" Jeff	$800 [18] It's a hand-operated, flexible-sided wind-making device that a blacksmith uses to heat up his fire bellows Luis	$800 [21] A collection of household items a young woman accumulates in anticipation of marriage hope chest Luis
$1,200 [14] With his 20-pound hammers, he won a hole drillin' contest against a man with a steam-powered drill John Henry Luis	$1,200 [26] Stock up on cuckoo clocks & ham while visiting this "dark" wooded region of Germany Black Forest Barbara	$1,200 [4] We hate to raise eyebrows, but you can't help it with this world leader seen here in 1964 Leonid Brezhnev Luis	$1,200 [9] Famous nickname of drag racing legend Don Garlits "Big Daddy" Jeff	$1,200 [19] From the Greek for "earth heat", it's the term for the energy that comes from the natural heat of the Earth geothermal energy Luis Barbara	$1,200 [22] Proverbially, this phrase precedes, "Prepare for the worst" "Hope for the best" Jeff
$1,600 [15] This "King of the Keelboatmen" had a daughter named Sal who once fought a duel with a thunderbolt Mike Fink Luis	$2,000 [28] When in Rome, it's hard to miss this ancient monument seen here; it's over 100 feet tall Trajan's Column	$1,600 [5] Don't "Axis" who this is; we thought you knew Benito Mussolini Jeff	$2,000 [11] This former Atlanta Braves first baseman is nicknamed "The Crime Dog" Fred McGriff Luis Jeff	$1,600 [29] The 3 methods by which heat can be transferred are this method, conduction & radiation convection Luis	$1,600 [23] She earned a Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for 1957's "Peyton Place" Hope Lange Jeff
$2,000 [16] According to an 1858 poem, this Pilgrim proposed to Priscilla Mullens on behalf of his friend Miles Standish John Alden	DD $7,000 [27] It's the country you're visiting if you've just landed at King Abdul Aziz International Airport Saudi Arabia Barbara	$2,000 [6] He's seen here in 1930, the year he became emperor Haile Selassie Jeff	DD $6,000 [10] Due to her specialty, Olympic swimming gold medalist Mary T. Meagher had this opera title as a nickname Madame Butterfly Jeff	$2,000 [30] The name of this large & often ornate Russian urn used to heat water for tea is from the Russian for "self-boil" samovar Jeff	$2,000 [24] Ulysses Grant had a base during the Civil War in what's now this eastern Virginia city Hopewell Barbara

Final Jeopardy!

BESTSELLING AUTHORS

The main library at the University of Northern Colorado is named for this alumnus who wrote an epic of Colorado in 1974

James Michener (the novel was "Centennial")

Barbara "Who is James Mitchner?" — wagered $999

Jeff "Who is Michner?" — wagered $0

Luis "Who is I went blan" — wagered $18,601

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