Show #3427 1999-06-29 Armed Forces

Armed Forces Week game 2.

Contestants

Bill Wellman — a Marine Corps intelligence chief originally from Plattsburgh, New York, now stationed at San Diego, California

Karen Smith — an Air Force air traffic controller originally from El Paso, Texas, now stationed at Aviano, Italy

Charles Hurst — a Navy Supply Corps officer originally from Henagar, Alabama, now stationed at Keflavik, Iceland

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Charles	$600	$2,200	$6,400	$11,799 2nd place: Intel Create & Share Camera Pack & Micron Millennium Max Computer	$6,400 16 R, 1 W
Karen	$1,100	$2,200	$500	$600 3rd place: Panasonic 13" Color TV & VCR combo & LCD Palmcorder	$2,000 12 R, 7 W (including 1 DD)
Bill	$1,400	$2,300	$10,000	$12,800 Winner: $12,800; week's big winner has total doubled	$8,800 25 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE KOREAN WAR	MIDDLE NAMES	EUROPEAN MUSEUMS	COUNTRY TWOSOMES	MILITARY WIVES	ARMED FORCES RHYME TIME
$100 [2] On July 8, 1950 he was named commander-in-chief of the United Nations command Douglas MacArthur Karen Bill	$100 [6] This Beatle changed his middle name from Winston to Ono John Lennon Karen	$100 [18] The Richelieu wing of this Paris art museum houses the apartments of Napoleon III the Louvre Karen	$100 [1] This mother & daughter duo plan to reunite for a special New Year's Eve 1999 concert in Phoenix The Judds Bill	$100 [14] In the spotlight for taping her friend Monica, she described herself as "A suburban mom...a military wife for 20 years" Linda Tripp Karen	$100 [10] A big noncom large sarge Charles Karen
$200 [3] The Allies recaptured this South Korean capital on September 26, 1950 Seoul Bill	$200 [7] Scientist Hans Oersted & writer Hans Andersen both had this middle name Christian Charles	$200 [25] Opened in 1993, this Danish capital's Tivoli Museum documents the history of Tivoli Amusement Park Copenhagen Karen Bill	$200 [11] Before sailing off for "Islands in the Stream" with Kenny Rogers, she was "Making Plans" with Porter Wagoner Dolly Parton Bill	$200 [15] As both a military & a political wife, she was determined not to look "Dowd"y Mamie Eisenhower Bill	$200 [12] They're what a top Southern Civil War general charged for his services Lee's fees Karen
$300 [4] The death of this Soviet premier on March 5, 1953 probably accelerated the end of the conflict Joseph Stalin Charles	$300 [8] This poet's middle name, Bysshe, didn't make the current Top 10 list of boys' names Percy Shelley Bill	$300 [26] This Swiss city's Palais des Nations houses a stamp museum & the League of Nations Museum Geneva Karen	$300 [22] In 1987 this legendary singer did a remake of his hit "Crying" as a duet with k.d. lang Roy Orbison Charles	$300 [20] This widow of a slain Israeli general & prime minister now speaks out on the need for Middle East peace Leah Rabin Karen Bill	$300 [13] Rotating handle to start an armored combat vehicle tank crank Bill
$400 [5] These 3 letters define the buffer zone between North & South Korea established along the final battle line DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Karen	$400 [16] This man, middle-named Percival, persevered & conquered Everest in 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary Bill	$400 [27] A highlight of Berlin's Egyptian Museum is the 3300-year-old bust of this queen Nefertiti Karen Bill	$400 [23] For his version of "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying", Toby Keith enlisted the aid of this former "Policeman" Sting Charles	$400 [21] In 1998 activist Doris Mozley testified on pensions before the House committee on these "Affairs" Veterans Affairs Charles	$400 [19] Excitement that comes from the exercise of marching in formation drill thrill
$500 [9] The September 15, 1950 Allied amphibious landing at this South Korean port changed the course of the war Inchon Karen	DD $1,000 [17] The middle name of John Wilkes Booth's father Junius, it was the name of an old Roman assassin Brutus Bill	$500 [29] A Prague museum devoted to this composer contains the rooms where he finished "Don Giovanni" Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Karen	$500 [24] Their love led them to record "It's Your Love" & "Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" Faith Hill & Tim McGraw Charles	$500 [28] This actress won an Oscar for playing a sexy & unstable military wife in "Blue Sky" Jessica Lange Karen	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

SPACE EXPLORATION	CELEBRITY TRIVIA	THE 1980s	OFFICIAL LANGUAGES	ON THE SPIT	POLISH
$200 [21] This country's first satellite, launched April 24, 1970, was the Mao I China Charles	$200 [6] After this legendary star died in 1962, David Cassidy acquired her pet canary; he named it Marilyn Marilyn Monroe Bill	$200 [1] A 1981 fad was this candy, a favorite of the president jelly beans Bill	$200 [25] Chile Spanish Bill	$200 [16] To grill this vegetable, peel back the husk to remove the silk, soak it in water & roast with butter corn Charles	$200 [11] His first papal trip abroad was to Latin America in January 1979; in June he went home to Poland Pope John Paul II Bill
$400 [22] Nickname of the lunar module that landed on the moon in the Apollo 11 flight the Eagle Charles	$400 [7] This actress reportedly avoids taking showers since Norman Bates attacked her in one in 1960 Janet Leigh Charles	$400 [2] This Yugoslavian leader died May 4, 1980, putting an end to his 27 years as president Tito Bill	$400 [29] Kuwait Arabic Bill	$400 [17] Examples of these include "Bull's-Eye" & "K C Masterpiece" barbecue sauces Charles	$400 [12] 16th century poet Jan Kochanowski studied in Italy & helped bring this artistic rebirth to Poland the Renaissance Bill
$600 [23] In 1981 this first space shuttle became the first U.S. spacecraft to end its mission by landing on terra firma Columbia Charles	$600 [8] Robert De Niro accidentally broke Joe Pesci's rib during a fight scene in this 1980 film about Jake La Motta Raging Bull Bill	$600 [3] In 1981 Israel annexed this Syrian territory it had taken in 1967 the Golan Heights Bill	$800 [27] Belize English Charles Karen Bill	$600 [18] 5 to 7 minutes on each side is about all it takes to deliciously grill these aquatic crustaceans also known as prawns shrimp Bill	$600 [13] Polish-born anti-Communist Zbigniew Brzezinski held the post of this "adviser" in the Carter administration National Security Adviser Bill
$800 [24] On December 10, 1993 astronauts successfully repaired this while in orbit the Hubble Space Telescope Bill	$800 [9] He roughed up Michael Jackson in his "Bad" video before starring in films like "Blade" & "Passenger 57" Wesley Snipes Karen	$800 [4] In 1984 Bob Geldof's Band Aid raised money for victims of this famine in Africa Karen	$1,000 [26] Suriname Dutch Bill	$800 [19] A variant of the earlier word "skiver", it's a long metal or wooden pin used to secure food during barbecuing skewer Charles	$800 [14] Bronislaw Malinowski was a leader in the cultural branch of this study, from Greek for "human being" anthropology
$1,000 [30] In 1966 Venera 3 crash-landed on this planet, thus becoming the first space probe to physically touch another planet Venus Charles Karen	$1,000 [10] This hefty president awarded the infant Lloyd Bridges a trophy for being America's fattest baby William Howard Taft Bill	DD $1,500 [5] In 1987 this patriotic boat beat the Kookaburra III to win the America's Cup Stars & Stripes Karen	DD $1,300 [28] Sao Tome and Principe Portuguese Bill	$1,000 [20] To get that Texas pit BBQ flavor, use chips of this wood that shares its name with a Dallas suburb mesquite Charles	$1,000 [15] After helping the Americans win the Battle of Saratoga, he went home to fight for Polish independence Thaddeus Kosciusko

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. CITIES

Among its sister cities are Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Turin, Italy; & Toyota City, Japan

Detroit

Karen "What is Detroit?" — wagered $100

Charles "What is Detroit, MI" — wagered $5,399

Bill "What is Detroit" — wagered $2,800

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