Show #4186 2002-11-11 (taped 2002-10-05) College Championship

2002 College Championship quarterfinal game 1.From the Schottenstein Center at the Ohio State University in Columbus.

Contestants

Katie Orphan — a freshman at Whitworth College from Reno, Nevada

Adam Kay — a sophomore at Salt Lake Community College from West Jordan, Utah

Jara Dorsey — a senior at Carnegie Mellon University from Steubenville, Ohio

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jara	$1,600	$5,200	$18,000	$16,000 2nd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$17,400 23 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W
Adam	$3,600	$3,800	$400	$800 3rd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$5,400 10 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
Katie	$1,600	$4,600	$11,000	$22,000 Automatic semifinalist	$11,000 15 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

CLIFFS NOTES	AWARDS & HONORS	FIRST LADIES	NURSERY RHYME RAP	THE OLD WEST	IN THE DICTIONARY
$200 [5] Depressed prince can't decide whether to kill nasty uncle until the end of Act V (should have done it sooner) Hamlet Jara	$200 [1] The Palme d'Or is presented at this French film festival Cannes Film Festival Adam	$200 [16] Born in Massachusetts, she was descended from the Quincy family on her mother's side Abigail Adams Katie	$200 [27] The lady on the white horse shows her bling-bling, bros, waving rings on her fingers & these on her toes bells Katie	$200 [2] Gold-plated pistols used by this female sharpshooter are at L.A.'s Autry Museum of Western Heritage Annie Oakley Adam	$200 [14] This word for a time of day comes from the Latin for "ninth hour" noon Adam
$400 [6] Lady arrives in New Orleans for an extended visit with her sister; her brother-in-law throws a real hissy fit A Streetcar Named Desire Katie	$400 [4] Past winners of the Pritzker Prize for this include I.M. Pei & Frank Gehry architecture Jara	$400 [17] Seen here, she was one of the wealthiest women in Virginia in 1757 Martha Washington Jara	$400 [20] My homeboy Humpty ain't into crack, 'cept when he falls from this right on his back the wall Jara	$400 [3] Seen here, this "beastly" one-time Army scout & Pony Express rider later ran his own Wild West Show Buffalo Bill Cody Jara Katie	$400 [15] This 7-letter verb can mean to close a meeting, or to meet in another place adjourn Katie
$600 [7] Spoiler warning! We're about to give away the ending! She throws herself under a train! In Russia! Anna Karenina Jara	$600 [8] This organization awards the Spingarn Medal, its highest honor for achievement among African-Americans NAACP Adam	$600 [24] Her uncle lived in the White House when this future first lady got married in 1905 Eleanor Roosevelt Katie	$600 [21] This trio I don't know from Adam can't see the lady with a knife comin' at 'em Three Blind Mice Jara	$600 [9] Wyatt Earp's brother Morgan survived this 1881 gunfight but was murdered 5 months later O.K. Corral Adam	$600 [28] This "animal" verb's synonyms include endure, stand, abide, suffer & support (to) bear
$800 [11] Swordsman makes guys pay through the (ahem) nose if they dare to mention his incredibly long honker Cyrano de Bergerac Jara	DD $1,000 [18] The Mystery Writers of America named an award for this American, the creator of the detective story Edgar Allan Poe Jara	$800 [25] Marvin Pierce, the father of this first lady, was the publisher of McCall's magazine Barbara Bush	$800 [22] The best horn player you'll ever see is this hit-the-hay boy, Master LBB Little Boy Blue Katie	$800 [10] It's the last name shared by brothers Ed, Jim & Bat, all of whom were Old West lawmen Masterson Katie	$800 [29] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports) This branch of mathematics deals specifically with the figure seen here trigonometry Jara Katie
$1,000 [12] American college professor goes to Spain & blows up a bridge For Whom the Bell Tolls Adam	$1,000 [19] This foundation, the AFB, gives an award for the narration of talking books American Foundation for the Blind	$1,000 [26] She was a hostess at the White House for the widowed Thomas Jefferson before becoming first lady in 1809 Dolley Madison Jara	$1,000 [23] He's the cat who's gone to sea, silver buckles on his knee (shut your mouth) but, I'm talking about... Bobby Shafto	$1,000 [13] This lawman tracked down & shot dead the outlaw Billy the Kid Pat Garrett Adam	$1,000 [30] This Italian musical term tells you that you are "obliged" to play a particular part of a piece obbligato Jara

Double Jeopardy! Round

HUMAN BODY OF KNOWLEDGE	OHIO ENTERTAINERS	GETTING KNOTTY	FESTIVALS	THERE'S A WHOLE WORLD OUT THERE	COMMENCEMENT CLICHES
$400 [9] This tendon enables muscles at the back of the lower leg to lift the heel when walking or running Achilles tendon Jara	$400 [4] Born in Cadiz, he's the sex symbol seen here in the '30s Clark Gable Jara	$400 [2] An incorrectly tied square knot, perhaps tied by your mom's mom granny knot Adam Katie	$400 [1] On this day of the month of Shawwal, Muslims begin the festival of breaking the fast the first day after Ramadan Jara	$400 [20] This river is 250 miles longer than the Amazon Nile River Adam	$400 [25] Senator Christopher Dodd told UConn grads that the only constant is this change Katie
$800 [10] Also called the master gland, it's the most important of the endocrine glands pituitary gland Jara	$800 [5] This "Saturday Night Live" cast member would say yes, she's one of the Shaker Heights Shannons Molly Shannon Jara	$800 [3] Guinness reports that in one hour a man tied 833 stems of this fruit into knots with his tongue cherries Jara	$800 [14] Festivals this Scottish city is famous for include a jazz one, a film one & of course, a fringe one Edinburgh Adam	$800 [21] Cape Farewell on this country's South Island is north of Wellington on its North Island New Zealand Katie	$800 [26] Do this if you're hurrying through life, or if you're passing a florist's aromatic shop stop and smell the roses Jara
$1,200 [11] If you've "mapped" out the body, you know it's the topmost cervical vertebra of the neck atlas vertebra Katie	$1,200 [6] This singer of "I Try" & "Why Didn't You Call Me?" originally moved from Ohio to L.A. to learn screenwriting Macy Gray Jara	$1,200 [16] From the Latin suere, "to sew", it's the thread used to tie knots & stitches during surgery suture Jara	$1,600 [18] Each September the city of Lafayette in this southern state is home to Festivals Acadiens Louisiana Katie	$1,200 [22] www.unibo.it is the web address of Europe's oldest university, in this northern Italian city Bologna Jara	$1,200 [28] Speakers compare themselves to the body at this Irish event--people need you there, but don't expect you to say much wake Katie
$1,600 [12] The metatarsal bones are in the foot; these 5 bones lie between the wrist & the fingers metacarpals Jara	DD $2,000 [7] This Cincinnati gal's professional name comes from characters in a film based on a Bizet opera & in a Greek myth Carmen Electra Jara	$1,600 [17] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports) This non-slipping knot takes its name from the line attached to the front part of a boat bowline	$2,000 [19] This Catholic feast on December 8 honors the Virgin Mary Immaculate Conception	$1,600 [23] In a deli, "Hold" this Irish county that features wild coastline & the country's largest bog Mayo	$1,600 [29] This oft-quoted Robert Frost poem says the 2 paths were actually about equally worn "The Road Not Taken" Jara
$2,000 [13] The lowest part of the brain stem, it sits above the spinal cord medulla oblongata Jara	$2,000 [8] In "My City was Gone", this Pretenders singer mourned the Akron of her youth Chrissie Hynde Jara	$2,000 [27] According to legend, Alexander the Great was unable to untie this knot, so he cut it instead the Gordian Knot Jara	DD $5,000 [15] In January in Michigan people set up shanties on Houghton Lake for a festival devoted to this sport ice fishing Adam	$2,000 [24] This Asian country with a nomadic tradition has the highest number of horses per capita in the world Mongolia Katie	$2,000 [30] You'll be reminded that "Commencement is not" this 3-letter antonym of "commencement" an end Katie

Final Jeopardy!

THEORIES OF SCIENCE

Physicist John Wheeler compared possible passages through space & time to the work of this creature

a worm

Adam "What Is A Worm" — wagered $400

Katie "What is a worm?" — wagered $11,000

Jara "What is a mole?" — wagered $2,000

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