Show #4416 2003-11-17 (taped 2003-10-04) College Championship

2003 College Championship semifinal game 1.From Yale University.

Contestants

Grant Hutchinson — a freshman at the University of West Florida from Pensacola, Florida

Alex Albrecht — a junior at Purdue University from Clinton, Indiana

Ellen Auer — a senior at St. Olaf College from Savannah, Georgia

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ellen	$2,800	$5,400	$6,800	$5,600 2nd place: $5,000	$10,200 17 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Alex	$800	$2,200	$-200	$-200 3rd place: $5,000	$1,800 6 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Grant	$3,400	$6,600	$21,400	$21,400 Finalist	$21,200 25 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

ASTRONOMY & SPACE	RECENT CINEMA	ANAGRAMMED COUNTRIES	DAISY CRAZY	THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT	ENDS WITH 2 VOWELS
$200 [2] First seen in 1995, Hale-Bopp, a famous one of these, should be back in another 2-3,000 years a comet Ellen	$200 [4] This film could have been called "Dream Demon Meets the Hockey-Masked Serial Killer" Freddy vs. Jason Grant	$200 [1] This country's envoy to Cuba learned to do the rumba Burma (from rumba) Grant	$200 [14] For 2 seasons this Revlon supermodel co-hosted "America's Funniest Home Videos" Daisy Fuentes Ellen	$200 [13] Mexico City's nasty air is mainly due to the gases that come out of these automobiles Ellen	$200 [24] It's the "Keystone State" Pennsylvania Grant
$400 [5] In 2003 there will be 4 of these: 1 total solar, 1 annular & 2 total lunar eclipses Alex	$400 [9] In a 2003 release this title "former child star" makes a desperate attempt to land a role in a new movie Dickie Roberts Grant	$400 [3] During the summer this country gets very little rain Iran (from rain)	$400 [15] 80-year-old Jessica Tandy won a 1989 Oscar for playing a cantankerous old southern woman in this film Driving Miss Daisy Alex	$400 [19] These, such as malathion, lift crop yields, but Africa is stuck with tons & tons of obsolete stock pesticides or insecticides Alex	$400 [25] It's the African-American harvest festival that begins on December 26 Kwanzaa Ellen
$600 [6] The Crab Nebula is the remnants of a "super" one of these, observed & recorded in 1054 a nova Ellen	$600 [10] Writer-director Gary Ross had a bit role as a Pimlico Racetrack announcer in this acclaimed summer hit Seabiscuit Grant	$600 [21] If you fight against this country, you're the enemy Yemen (from enemy) Ellen	$600 [16] True daisies belong to the genus Bellis; most flowers called daisies are in this genus, mum for short chrysanthemum Ellen	$600 [20] Eutrophication is the choking of these bodies of water, like Italy's Como, by phosphorous & nitrogen lakes Grant	$600 [26] A first-year player on a sports team, or any novice or beginner a rookie Grant
$800 [7] This first American in space later became the fifth man on the moon Alan Shepard Ellen	$800 [11] Paul Walker returned to star in this sequel to "The Fast and the Furious" but Vin Diesel opted out 2 Fast 2 Furious Ellen	$800 [22] Some of the computers in this southwest African country are analog Angola (from analog) Grant	$800 [17] Daisy is the family dog of this comic strip character known for his huge multilayered sandwiches Dagwood (Bumstead) Alex Grant	$800 [27] Tortuguero National Park in Costa Rica is the world's largest refuge for the green type of this turtle Alex	DD $1,000 [30] This type of warrior wore 2 swords & lived by the code of Bushido a Samurai Grant
$1,000 [8] The ISS for short, it's considered the largest cooperative scientific project in history the International Space Station Grant	$1,000 [12] WWF wrestler Chyna really wanted to play T-X in this movie; Kristanna Loken got the part Terminator 3 Grant	$1,000 [23] If you head to this African country, be sure to bring plenty of regalia Algeria (from regalia) Ellen	$1,000 [18] In "Requiescat", this flamboyant Irish-born wit wrote, "Speak gently, she can hear the daisies grow" Oscar Wilde Grant	$1,000 [28] Minimata Disease, named for a Japanese bay, is caused by eating fish loaded with this element mercury Alex	$1,000 [29] Sound the trumpets! He succeeded Moses as the leader of the Israelites Joshua Grant

Double Jeopardy! Round

YALIES--THEY'RE SO DRAMATIC!	EXPLORATION	THE U.S. CONGRESS	FIRST, MIDDLE & LAST NAME'S THE SAME	WHERE THE HECK IS THAT?	CHANGE A LETTER
$400 [16] (Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, CT.) This Yale grad has won countless awards playing another Yale grad, Niles Crane David Hyde Pierce Grant	$400 [7] This nuclear-powered submarine made the first trip under the Arctic Ocean & the North Pole the Nautilus Grant	$400 [6] In both the House & the Senate, majority & minority parties select a floor leader & this assistant a whip Grant	$400 [21] Reporter Kent, President Herbert Hoover, Author Mary Higgins Clark Grant	$400 [1] Of Bedroomer, Bathroomer or Kitchener, the city in Ontario Kitchener Ellen	$400 [19] "Gimme a break", sing eaters of this candy Kit Kat Ellen
$800 [17] "Some of my happiest memories as an actor" were at Yale, said Chris Noth, who plays "Mr. Big" on this HBO series Sex and the City Ellen	$800 [8] (I'm Jeff Probst in Panama.) A wreck found off the coast of Panama is thought to be the Vizcaina, a caravel in his 4th voyage, scuttled in 1503 Christopher Columbus Grant	$800 [12] A congressman must be a U.S. citizen, a resident of the state from which he's seeking election & at least this age 25 Ellen	$800 [22] Author Carroll, politician Wendell Wilkie, novelist Sinclair Lewis Grant	$800 [2] The Tipitapa River connects the 2 big lakes in this largest Central American country Nicaragua Alex	$800 [20] Webster's defines it as "a subculture ... whose amusements include rap music, graffiti & break dancing" hip-hop Grant
$1,200 [18] This"Law and Order" star returned to his alma mater in 2003 to star in "The Black Monk" at Yale Rep Sam Waterston Alex	$1,200 [9] This American explorer of the U.S. far west was also the first Republican candidate for President John C. Fremont Grant	$1,600 [14] "The Apotheosis of George Washington", a fresco, decorates the ceiling of this center of the Capitol building the rotunda Ellen	$1,200 [23] Comic artist Chaykin, Watergate plumber E. Hunt, Stooge Moe Howard	$1,600 [4] Baden is in Germany; Gouda is in this country the Netherlands	$1,200 [26] It's to swindle or trick someone, like George C. Scott does in a 1967 film flim-flam
$1,600 [29] This Yale Drama grad copped an Oscar for playing a female cop in "Fargo" Frances McDormand Ellen	$1,600 [10] (Jeff Probst reads from Panama.) This English circumnavigator was buried at sea, off the town of Portobelo, Panama Sir Francis Drake Grant	$2,000 [15] To halt a filibuster, the Senate needs 60 votes to effect this parliamentary procedure, that is, shut off debate cloture Grant	$1,600 [24] Poet Ginsberg, actor Rodney Rippy, footballer Marcus Allen	DD $2,000 [3] When you're talkin' about Memphis, be clear if it's the one on the Mississippi or the one on this longer river the Nile Alex	$1,600 [27] Nonsense, it's just a butter toffee popcorn treat from Lincoln Snacks Fiddle Faddle Ellen
$2,000 [30] This "Malcolm in the Middle" mom met her husband Bradley Whitford on a blind date set up by her Yale roommate Jane Kaczmarek Ellen	$2,000 [11] Medieval Arab traveler Ibn Battuta covered some 75,000 miles, including visits to China & this city in Mali Timbuktu Grant	DD $3,400 [13] Begun in 1873, this publication is a printed account of what is done & said in the House & Senate each day the Congressional Record Ellen	$2,000 [25] Flutist Galway, birder John Audubon, Author P.D. James Grant	$2,000 [5] Just plain Perth is in Australia; Perth this is in New Jersey Amboy Ellen	$2,000 [28] Weak or indecisive; can't decide between desires or doing laundry wishy-washy Grant

Final Jeopardy!

OLYMPIC SPORTS

Officially added as a medal event in 1996, it's one of the few team events where shoes are not worn

beach volleyball

Ellen "What is rhythmic gymnastics?" — wagered $1,200

Grant "What is ?" — wagered $0

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