Show #3894 2001-07-05 (taped 2001-03-07) Regular

Contestants

Pat Phillips — an administrative assistant from Brea, California

Neil Moura — a college professor from Carlsbad, California

Ellen Carson — an attorney and physician from Brooklyn, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ellen	$300	$800	$3,500	$0 3rd place: Casablanca Avio desktop video editor	$4,000 12 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Neil	$400	$1,200	$3,000	$5,900 2nd place: trip to Allegro Resort Pineapple Beach in Antigua	$3,600 15 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Pat	$2,300	$2,500	$6,500	$7,001 New champion: $7,001	$6,500 20 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY	1987 FILMS	WILDLIFE	LAS VEGAS MUSEUMS?!	FRENCH EPONYMS	STOP THE "PRES"!
$100 [11] Lough Leane is the largest of this country's picturesque lakes of Killarney in County Kerry Ireland Neil	$100 [13] (Hi, I'm Seth Green.) I played the young alter-ego of this man in 1987's "Radio Days" Woody Allen Neil	$100 [21] The glass snake is really a lizard without these legs Pat	$100 [26] The Elvis-A-Rama Museum boasts an autographed pair of this footwear that Elvis sang about in 1956 blue suede shoes Ellen	$100 [1] In the 1800s he also developed a musical notation system for sightless musicians (Louis) Braille Ellen	$100 [4] An exhibition or demonstration presentation
$200 [12] Nordkapp on this country's Mageroya Island is Europe's most northerly point Norway	$200 [14] This 1987 romantic comedy was an update of "Cyrano de Bergerac" Roxanne Ellen	$200 [22] Most adult butterflies feed on this which provides plenty of quick energy but little protein nectar Pat	$200 [27] The Luxor boasts an "exact replica" of this famous pharaoh's tomb--we hope there's not a curse on it King Tut Neil	$200 [2] In the last years of his life, this physician tried to detach his name from an execution device named for him Guillotin Neil	$200 [5] A written order for medicine prescription Pat
$300 [16] This largest river of the Iberian Peninsula is also called the Tajo Tagus Pat	$300 [15] Robin Wright played Buttercup, the title character of this "royal" Rob Reiner comedy Princess Bride Pat	$300 [23] The Australian water-holding frog comes out during rain to eat & do this, a word associated with Australia mate Pat	$300 [28] The Guinness World of Records displays over 2,000 of these "bags" collected by the Vermeulen family on plane trips airsick bags Neil	$300 [3] This French diplomat lent his name to the thick fillet steak sometimes stuffed with seasonings prior to grilling (Vicomte de) Chateaubriand Ellen	$300 [6] The "carton" in a sports arena where reporters sit press box Ellen
$400 [17] The capital of the Isle of Man, it's so-named because it's located at the mouth of the Dhoo & Glass Rivers Douglas Pat	$400 [20] Before "Leaving Las Vegas" in 1995, she had "Adventures in Babysitting" in 1987 Elisabeth Shue Ellen	$400 [24] As well as in cod, an oil extracted from this organ in sharks is a source of vitamin A liver Neil	—	$400 [9] A French soldier known for his devotion to Napoleon gave us this word for one who believes his gender is superior chauvinist Pat	$400 [7] The maintenance of something in an unchanged condition preservation Pat
$500 [18] Walachia is this country's most populous region, chiefly because the capital is located there Romania Ellen Pat	$500 [19] He directed 1987's "Tin Men" Barry Levinson Ellen Neil	DD $600 [25] The colors of this bird are those of the coat of arms of George Calvert, for whom it was named Baltimore oriole Neil	—	$500 [10] '50s men's hairstyle named for the French woman seen here pompadour Pat	$500 [8] The honor or awe inspired by a successful person prestige Pat

Double Jeopardy! Round

SHAKESPEARE'S FILMS	MY PHYSICS PROFESSOR	IBN SEARCHING SO LONG	BLACK AMERICANS	PLASTICS	WORD"ZZ"
$200 [5] On screen, he's been portrayed by Leslie Howard & Leonardo DiCaprio Romeo Neil	$200 [25] At this U.S. university, I got extra credit for helping Professor Compton set up the first nuclear chain reaction University of Chicago Pat	$200 [20] In the 13th century Ibn Al-Nafis was the first to describe how this moved through the heart blood Neil	$200 [6] In October 1989, at age 52, he became the youngest man ever to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell Pat	$200 [14] Plastics are either thermoplastic or thermosetting, depending on how they be have when this happens heating Neil Pat	$200 [9] A peach has it on its skin fuzz Pat
$400 [4] Peter Greenaway's 1991 film "Prospero's Books" drew its inspiration from this play The Tempest Neil	$400 [26] I won a beer bet at Caltech because I knew the J. in this name atomic physics prof's name stood for Julius (J. Robert) Oppenheimer Neil	$400 [21] Music genre in which Abdullash Ibn Buhaina, also known as Art Blakey, made his name jazz Ellen	$400 [7] His first Oscar nomination was for playing escaped convict Noah Cullen in "The Defiant Ones" Sidney Poitier Neil	$400 [15] Commonly used word for the plastic seen here[record on turntable] vinyl Neil	$400 [10] Flamboyance, flair, excitement pizzazz Neil
$600 [1] The 1999 film "10 Things I Hate About You" was an update of this Shakespeare comedy The Taming of the Shrew Ellen	$600 [27] I don't think this UC Berkeley professor got it when I said I liked his work with Penn (Edward) Teller Pat	DD $500 [22] In 1946 Abdullah Ibn Hussein proclaimed himself king of this country Jordan Ellen	$600 [8] Madame C.J. Walker became the USA's first black female millionaire with a method of doing this to hair straightening Ellen	$600 [18] This resin whose name means it contains an oxygen atom can set to form a strong adhesive epoxy Pat	$600 [11] Heckle or tease razz Neil
$800 [2] Kenneth Branagh gives a rousing speech leading his men into battle at Agincourt as the title character in this 1989 film Henry V Ellen	$800 [28] Seen here, he gave me an "F" at the University of Pavia for my paper "Electricity: A Frivolous Waste of Time" Volta Ellen	$800 [23] Sayyid said Ibn Sultan was a 19th century Sultan of Oman & this Far East African island, now part of Tanzania Zanzibar Pat	$800 [16] This poet was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri on April 4, 1928 Maya Angelou Pat	$800 [19] In 1937 Du Pont introducted Lucite, & Rohm & Haas introduced this trademarked transparent material Plexiglas Neil Pat	$800 [12] Emily Dickinson wrote, "I heard a fly" do this, "when I died" buzz Pat
$1,000 [3] A 2000 musical version of this romantic comedy "found" Nathan Lane playing Costard, the court jester Love's Labour's Lost Ellen	—	$1,000 [24] In 1932 he united the kingdoms of Hejaz & Najd into one country Ibn Saud Neil	$1,000 [17] In May 1851 she gave her most famous speech, "Ain't I a Woman?", to a women's rights convention in Akron Sojourner Truth Ellen Pat	—	$1,000 [13] A few years after marrying Malcolm X, Betty Sanders took this last name Shabazz Pat

Final Jeopardy!

CELEBRITIES

On August 28, 2000 a statue of this late actor was unveiled at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York

Jackie Gleason

Neil "Who was Jackie Gleason?" — wagered $2,900

Ellen "Who ?" — wagered $3,500

Pat "Who is Jackie Gleason" — wagered $501

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