Show #4453 2004-01-07 (taped 2003-10-29) Regular

Tom Walsh game 3.

Contestants

Luis Corchado — an attorney from Denver, Colorado

Melanie Leon — an Army wife from Peachtree City, Georgia

Tom Walsh — a writer from Washington, D.C. (whose 2-day cash winnings total $30,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tom	$3,600	$8,400	$18,000	$31,800 3-day champion: $62,500	$16,800 22 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Melanie	$-200	$-600	$600	$471 3rd place: $1,000	$600 6 R, 4 W
Luis	$200	$1,200	$15,900	$16,900 2nd place: $2,000	$16,000 23 R (including 1 DD), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

ANIMALS	SITCOMS	GEORGE ORWELL	STUPID ANSWERS	WEAPONS	"UNT"IL THE END
$200 [13] In a children's tale, Jack traded one of these barnyard animals for some magic beans cow Tom	$200 [17] In 2003 Madonna guest-starred as Karen's potential roommate on this NBC sitcom Will & Grace Melanie	$200 [11] Orwell was born Eric Blair in this country in 1903; Kipling, whom Orwell later wrote about, was born there in 1865 India Tom	$200 [1] Lopp Motors in this city in Kansas has been selling Chryslers & Dodges there since 1973 Dodge City Melanie Luis	$200 [30] Most of us know it better as Excalibur; Geoffrey of Monmouth called this king's sword Caliburn King Arthur Luis	$200 [2] To pursue for food or sport hunt Tom
$400 [22] Yipes Stripes! The Grevy species of this was named for a president of France zebra Melanie	$400 [18] (Hi, I'm Lauren Graham from "The Gilmore Girls") I played Valerie, on an episode of this sitcom, who put Jerry on speed dial after only 2 dates Seinfeld Tom	$400 [12] In this book England is known as Airstrip One & is part of Oceania 1984 Luis	$400 [3] In 1983 some considered this Salt Lake City native the best young quarterback in the country Steve Young Tom	$400 [29] When loading a musket, first put in the gunpowder, then the wadding, then this ball/bullet	$400 [5] The smallest puppy of a litter runt Tom
$600 [23] In an aardvark these are diiferent from yours; they have no enamel teeth Tom	$600 [19] Bebe Neuwirth has played Dr. Lilith Sternin on these 2 shows Cheers & Frasier Luis	$600 [14] According to the title of a 1933 work, 1 of the 2 cities in which Orwell was "Down and Out" London or Paris Tom	$600 [4] Invented in the late '50s, it's a functional circuit formed when diodes, transistors, etc. are integrated integrated circuit Luis	$600 [28] After WWI the U.S. gave infantrymen the new M1 rifle; in the 1960s this newer model was given to GIs in Vietnam the M16 Luis	$600 [8] Married to Lynn Fontanne (Alfred) Lunt Tom
$800 [24] "The Encyclopedia of Mammals" calls it the most heavily armored mammal alive today armadillo Luis	$800 [20] Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen shared the role of Michele Tanner on this family sitcom Full House Luis	$1,000 [16] In 1936 Orwell headed south to fight in & write about this war; he got shot in the throat & wrote a book the Spanish Civil War Tom	$800 [6] In New York City Eighth Avenue becomes this street as it runs along the west edge of Central Park Central Park West Tom Luis	$800 [26] The arrangement of these on a shotgun may be side-by-side or over-and-under the barrels	$800 [9] It can be the indentation in the bottom of a champagne bottle or a narrow, flat-bottomed boat punt Luis
$1,000 [25] (Sarah of the Clue Crew in Alaska) The name of this raptor comes from a word meaning "to grasp" hawk Melanie Luis	$1,000 [21] This Latino comedian stars as an assembly line worker in his eponymous sitcom George Lopez Melanie Luis	DD $2,000 [15] Orwell's classic 1945 satire on the Stalinist dictatorship; 4 publishers turned it down Animal Farm Tom	$1,000 [7] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew in Stratford-upon-Avon, England) Although only its foundations remain today, in 1597 Shakespeare bought a new place in Stratford called this New Place Luis	$1,000 [27] Its name goes back to an Algonquin word for "an instrument to cut (it) off" tomahawk Melanie	$1,000 [10] A medical device that diverts fluid from one part of the body to another shunt Tom

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD FACTS	ROCK MUSIC	THE HISTORY CHANNEL	BIG JOHNS	THE BRIGHTEST STARS	LEANN RHYMES?
$400 [1] Ironically, this north Atlantic nation has the world's greatest number of hot springs Iceland Luis	$400 [9] She called her 2001 & 2002 tours "Dream Within a Dream" Britney Spears	$400 [20] The name of these people was later applied to German soldiers the Huns	$400 [26] His 1992 novel "The Pelican Brief" was a national bestseller John Grisham Luis	$400 [6] Regulus, from the Latin Rex, for "king", is in this king of beasts Leo Luis	$400 [14] In a Beatles hit, the title words preceding "Work It Out" We Can Melanie
$800 [2] 21% of the area of this country, whose name is Spanish for "rich coast", is set aside for parks & sanctuaries Costa Rica Tom Luis	$800 [10] In 1999 this Latin heartthrob won an MTV award for Best Pop Video for "Livin' La Vida Loca" Ricky Martin Tom	$800 [21] In the "Goths" episode, our heroes hand this group its worst defeat in 600 years on Aug. 9, 378 the Romans Luis	$800 [27] The first pope to visit a president in the White House was this man who met Jimmy Carter in 1979 Pope John Paul II Tom	$800 [7] It's brighter than its twin, Castor Pollux Luis	$800 [15] Though the characters never mention it, the film "MAS*H" takes place during this war the Korean War Luis
$1,200 [3] The world's longest cable-car route runs over 10,000 feet up Pico Espejo south of Lake Maracaibo in this country Venezuela Luis	$1,200 [11] This veteran performer won a 1994 Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Elton John Luis	$1,200 [22] Father & son discussed in the following Erik the Red & Leif Ericson Luis	$1,200 [28] He was the tenth president & the second Whig president John Tyler Luis	$1,200 [8] This brightest star in our night sky shares its name with a Keanu Reeves grunge band Dogstar Tom Melanie	$1,200 [17] The Enbridge Stairclimb goes up this Toronto tower the CN Tower Tom
DD $1,500 [4] Oceania has 5 peaks exceeding 15,000 feet in height: all are in this country's Sudirman & Jayawijaya ranges Indonesia Luis	$1,600 [12] In 1980 Devo had its only Top 40 hit with this song "Whip It" Tom	$1,600 [23] We're told that the Mongols sowed the lands they conquered with this, to make them unfertile salt Melanie	$1,600 [29] "The Salinas Valley" was the original title of this man's 1952 novel "East of Eden" John Steinbeck Luis	$1,600 [16] This red supergiant in Orion is over 300 light years away from you, but it's much closer to Michael Keaton's heart Betelgeuse Tom	$1,600 [18] "By the power of Grayskull!" Prince Adam becomes this hero He-Man
$2,000 [5] The world's largest producer of Brazil nuts is not Brazil but this landlocked neighbor Bolivia Luis	DD $2,000 [13] The soundtrack CD of this 2002 movie blockbuster included "Learn to Crawl" by Black Lab & "Bug Bytes" by Alien Ant Farm Spider-Man Tom	$2,000 [24] We know the conqueror seen here by this name Genghis Khan Luis	$2,000 [30] He served as Chief Justice of the U.S. from 1789 to 1795 John Jay Tom	$2,000 [25] Proxima, a component of this constellation's brightest star system, is a super close 4.3 light years away the Centaur (Centaurus) Tom Melanie	$2,000 [19] "Borstal Boy" is the autobiography of this Irish author named Brendan Behan Tom

Final Jeopardy!

SPORTS & BUSINESS

The watch Timex introduced in 1986 for this event in Hawaii quickly became the best-selling watch in America

the Ironman Triathlon

Melanie "What is the Iron Triatholon?" — wagered $129

Luis "What is the triathlon" — wagered $1,000

Tom "What is the Ironman Triathlon" — wagered $13,800

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