Show #4216 2002-12-23 (taped 2002-09-23) Regular

Contestants

Marc Goldenberg — an economist from Miami Beach, Florida

Erin Butler — a recent college graduate from Stewartsville, New Jersey

Laura Sturaitis — a marketing executive from Fort Lauderdale, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $2,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Laura	$800	$-300	$6,400	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$8,200 13 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs)
Erin	$5,000	$4,400	$8,400	$3,999 2nd place: $2,000	$8,400 18 R, 4 W
Marc	$1,600	$5,800	$11,600	$5,600 New champion: $5,600	$7,800 17 R (including 1 DD), 7 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. HISTORY	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS	MIND YOUR MANNERS	UNIVERSITY STATE	DOUBLE-"Z" WORDS
$200 [18] In March 1836 he was named commander of the Texas army; by October he was president of the republic Sam Houston Marc	$200 [11] This company serving about 30 million customers features the following in its ads(Actor walking across the Jeopardy!stage:)"Can you hear me now? Good! Can you hear me now? Good!" Verizon Wireless Erin	$200 [2] These 2 small, often high-pitched drums are often played while held between the player's knees bongos Erin	$200 [12] In this sport it's a common courtesy to replace the divots you create golf Laura	$200 [26] Providence College & Roger Williams University Rhode Island Erin	$200 [1] Often of spiral shape, it's a "stick" used to mix drinks swizzle stick Erin
$400 [19] In May 1968 the Post Office celebrated the 50th anniversary of this kind of service air mail Marc	$400 [14] It was once described as 2 "beautifully embossed, choc. flavored wafers with a rich cream filling" Oreo cookies Erin	$400 [3] The 6-stringed Spanish version of this instrument has its strings tuned to E below the bass staff, A, D, G, B & E guitar Laura Erin	$400 [13] While these body parts should be "off the table" when eating, it's okay when leaning over to talk to someone elbows Laura	$400 [27] Harvey Mudd College & Golden Gate University California Laura	$400 [7] When these birds are circling, the situation is not good buzzards Erin
$600 [20] The base camp Richard Byrd dubbed Little America in 1929 is on this continent Antarctica Marc	$600 [15] This Australian-born moguls's first U.S. newspaper acquisition was the San Antonio Express & News Rupert Murdoch Marc	$600 [4] The valve version of this instrument, used by some jazz musicians, has an immovable slide trombone Erin	$600 [23] If a birthday child acknowledges the giver of a gift at the time he opens it, there's no need to send this thank you note Marc	DD $500 [29] Dana College & Platte Valley Bible College Nebraska Laura	$600 [8] This restaurant chain began as a steak house right here in Culver City in 1958 Sizzler Laura
$800 [21] The Job Corps came out of Lyndon Johnson's "War on" this Poverty Marc	$800 [16] The "K" in K-Mart's name stands for this founder S.S. Kresge Laura	$800 [5] This smaller type of transverse flute is pitched one octave higher than a regular concert flute piccolo Erin	$800 [24] In the receiving line at a wedding reception this person is traditionally first the bride's mother Laura Erin Marc	$600 [28] Sweet Briar College & Washington and Lee University Virginia Marc	$800 [9] Joseph Mollicone, Jr., formerly of Heritage Loan & Investment, committed this crime to the tune of over $10 million embezzlement Erin
$1,000 [22] On July 8, 1853 Matthew Perry presented a letter from President Fillmore to the emperor of this country Japan Marc	$1,000 [17] The lion on this French auto company's logo was adopted from Belfort, the city where an early model was made Peugeot Erin	$1,000 [6] The timbrel mentioned in the Bible, it consists of a parchment stretched over a wooden hoop with metal jingles tambourine Erin	$1,000 [25] Acceptable "finger foods" include bacon, but only if it's crisp, & spears of this vegetable asparagus Laura Marc	$1,000 [30] Madonna University & Wayne State University Michigan Erin Marc	$1,000 [10] Chicken or turkey may be prepared in this style, with pasta & cream sauce tetrazzini Marc

Double Jeopardy! Round

ODE TO ENGLAND	"J.B." SPORTS	WORDS WITHIN WORDS	PARTY TIME!	ALBEE	A MONKEY'S UNCLE
$400 [21] Joy in children he does cause; he's the British Santa Claus Saint Nicholas/Father Christmas Marc	$400 [26] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew at the American Airlines Center in Dallas) It's the name for the game-starting activity seen here jump ball Erin	$400 [16] She's a real Bohemian when she wears this 5 inches above the knee hem (in Bo hem ian) Erin Marc	$400 [6] The name of this kind of prenatal party sounds like a downpour of little infants baby shower Marc	$400 [1] Edward Albee said he got the title of this play about the dysfunctional George & Martha from a line of graffiti Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Laura	$400 [11] A monkey's uncle might be confused in England where this "curious" fictional fellow is known as Zozo Curious George Marc
$800 [22] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew in London) A hill & fortress, we explain, also share this bridge's name Tower Bridge Erin Marc	$800 [27] In 1999 he was named the catcher on baseball's All-Century Team Johnny Bench Laura	$800 [17] While walking through Scarborough, we rested under the shade of this green place arbor (in Sc arbor ough) Laura Marc	$800 [7] Invited to a party for this wedding anniversary? Take some of the "bad luck" off it by giving lace, the traditional gift 13th anniversary Erin	$800 [2] Miss Alice is the richest woman in the world in this Albee play Tiny Alice	$800 [12] A monkey's uncle would have to travel to this large island off Africa if he wanted to visit his lemur relatives Madagascar Laura
$1,200 [23] Of Great Britain's 4 areas, it is the newest, & its seats in the House number the fewest Northern Ireland Marc	$1,200 [28] In boxing, this division with a type of fowl in its name goes up to 115 pounds junior bantamweight	$1,200 [18] His intelligence is limited--in fact it's equal to that of this arachnid mite (in li mite d) Erin Marc	$1,200 [8] (Hi, I'm Jeff Probst [in Thailand]) I'm glad I wasn't in this party that reached the Sierras in 1846; people didn't just get voted off, they got eaten the Donner Party Laura	$1,200 [3] In 2002 this Edward Albee drama that's subtitled "Who is Sylvia?" won the Tony for Best Play The Goat Laura	$1,200 [13] A monkey's uncle could tell you that blood's Rh factor is named for these research monkeys rhesus monkeys Laura
$1,600 [24] The football club many think is best, it features the cannon, seen here, in its crest Arsenal Erin	$1,600 [29] A month after winning the 1984 Olympic marathon, she got married & added Samuelson to her name Joan Benoit Laura	$1,600 [19] You may have to do this to a computer disk to enable it to store information format (in in format ion) Marc	DD $1,300 [10] This famous Edgar Allan Poe story concerns "a gay and magnificent revel" that turns horribly deadly "The Masque of the Red Death" Laura	$1,600 [4] Albee's play "The Death of" this singer, the "Empress of the Blues", examines race relations Bessie Smith	$1,600 [14] An uncle of this loud monkey species heard here might tell him to "Keep it down!" howler monkey Marc
$2,000 [25] Not Mike or Micky but he takes the podium, & accepts an award for the discovery of sodium Sir Humphry Davy	—	DD $5,800 [20] 2 things they love in Europe are the flugelhorn & this winter sport luge (in f luge lhorn) Marc	$1,600 [9] Harold Pinter wrote a 1958 play named for this kind of "party" The Birthday Party Erin Marc	$2,000 [5] Jerry tricks Peter into killing him in this one-act play set in New York's Central Park The Zoo Story	$2,000 [15] A monkey's uncle would go to Borneo to find this "nosy" monkey species proboscis monkey Erin

Final Jeopardy!

OSCAR WINNERS

She's the first woman to win 2 Best Actress Oscars before the age of 30

Luise Rainer

Laura "Who is Sally Field?" — wagered $6,400

Erin "Who is Sally Field?" — wagered $4,401

Marc "Who is Winona Ryder?" — wagered $6,000

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