Show #3104 1998-02-12 Tournament of Champions

1998 Tournament of Champions final game 1.

Contestants

Kim Worth — a freelance writer and stand-up comedian from Venice, California

Dan Melia — a professor from San Francisco, California

Bob Harris — a political humorist originally from Cleveland, Ohio

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bob	$1,500	$3,500	$7,700	$0	$9,500 24 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Dan	$1,500	$3,300	$8,300	$10,300	$8,300 20 R, 0 W
Kim	$1,200	$1,300	$3,100	$6,100	$3,100 11 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

ARCHITECTURE	LITERARY POTENT POTABLES	MOVIE DEBUTS	BODIES OF WATER	PEOPLE OF THE MONTH	WORD ORIGINS
$100 [18] To an architect, it's a supporting strut; to a cowboy, it's a metal device worn on a boot a spur Dan	$100 [7] Robinson Crusoe wanted to brew this drink, but he had no hops, yeast or barrels to put it in beer Dan	$100 [26] "A Nightmare on Elm Street" introduced him on film before he jumped to "21 Jump Street" on TV Johnny Depp Bob	$100 [15] It's the second-largest body of water in the world Atlantic Ocean Bob	$100 [16] She was the "She-Wolf of London" on film before starring in TV's "Lassie" & "Lost in Space" June Lockhart Bob	$100 [2] The Middle French word for this freshwater crustacean was "crevice", which evolved into our English word crayfish Bob
$200 [19] Name shared by a famous Gothic church in Paris & a Gothic revival church in Montreal Notre Dame Dan	$200 [8] Bootlegging may have paid for the bubbly that this title Fitzgerald character served at his parties Jay Gatsby Bob Kim	$200 [27] She danced in the chorus of the film "Li'l Abner" long before she starred as TV's "Rhoda" Valerie Harper Dan	$200 [1] Vacation on the French Riviera & you'll spend time on this sea the Mediterranean Dan	$200 [17] This Spaniard's 1984 duet with Willie Nelson, "To All The Girls I've Loved Before", was a Top 10 hit Julio Iglesias Dan	$200 [3] This 19th century vehicle seenherewas named for its designer, not its good looks the Hansom Cab Kim
$300 [20] Arata Isozaki's first U.S. design was this city's Museum of Contemporary Art, also known as MOCA Los Angeles Dan Kim	$300 [9] There is no "Cask" of this sherry at the end of the Poe story, only bricks & fresh mortar Amontillado Kim	$300 [28] She had a bit role in "My Bodyguard", but "Flashdance" was the flashpoint of her career Jennifer Beals Bob	$300 [10] Sittwe, Burma & Calcutta, India are major ports on this bay the Bay of Bengal Bob	$300 [23] Mike Nichols' former comedy partner, she co-wrote the "Tootsie" screenplay but was uncredited Elaine May Dan	$300 [4] This primrose's name comes from the Old English for "cow slime" & sounds pretty similar cowslip Dan
$400 [21] This ornate 18th century style noted for its ornamental shellwork evolved from the Baroque Rococo Bob	$400 [13] Pap took this Mark Twain character's last dollar to buy whiskey & was seen drunk the next day Huckleberry Finn Dan	$400 [29] In his first film, "Max Dugan Returns", he appeared with his father, Donald Kiefer Sutherland Kim	$400 [11] The Kagera River is the longest & most important tributary of this African lake Lake Victoria Bob	$400 [24] In the 1980s this golfer was the leading money winner 3 times on the Senior PGA circuit Don January	$400 [5] This game in which players pick up sticks or straws is named for a leader of Wat Tyler's Rebellion jackstraws Kim
$500 [22] This Swiss man who used a pseudonym was known for houses on stilts like the Savoye house in Poissy Le Corbusier Bob	$500 [14] Ray Bradbury named this 1957 novel after a potent potable made from a weed Dandelion Wine Kim	$500 [30] Stacy Keach & Sondra Locke debuted in this 1968 film based on a Carson McCullers novel The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Bob	DD $500 [12] Named for an explorer, it's Canada's longest river the Mackenzie Bob	$500 [25] This Swedish playwright represented himself as "The Stranger" in his trilogy "To Damascus" August Strindberg Dan	$500 [6] Whether it's "English" or not, the name of this nut comes from Old English for "foreign nut" walnut Dan

Double Jeopardy! Round

WANDERERS	VIVE LA DIFFERENCE!	EXCHANGES	NAME THE MUSICAL	AN "I"	FOREIGN EYE
$200 [6] The Romany (who aren't Italian) are more commonly called this (though they're not Egyptian) Gypsies Kim	$200 [11] Female elks can only imagine what it's like for bulls to grow & shed a new set of these each year antlers Dan	$200 [21] Abbreviated TSE, it's Canada's largest stock exchange the Toronto Stock Exchange Bob	$200 [26] "Ol' man river, that ol' man river..." Show Boat Dan Kim	$200 [16] Tiger has woods & these in his golf bag irons Kim	$200 [1] "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane" is 1 of 2 stories he narrates; Watson relates the rest Sherlock Holmes Bob
$400 [7] A proverb says "A fool wanders, a wise man" does this... maybe with Charley travels Bob	$400 [12] Only the female of this spider species has the red hourglass figure on her abdomen the black widow Dan	$400 [22] The Parquet is the main trading area of this city's Bourse, founded in 1141 Paris Bob	$400 [27] "When you're a Jet..." West Side Story Kim	$400 [17] Stemming from the Latin for "journey", it lists all the stopping points on your journey Itinerary Kim	$400 [2] He created jockey-turned-private eye Sid Halley Dick Francis Dan
$600 [8] Bedouins make their tents out of vegetable fibers & hair of goats, sheep or these animals camels Bob	$600 [13] On most ants, the male has wings & the female doesn't, unless the female has this title queen Kim	$600 [23] London stock prices are tracked by the FTSE 100 Index, FT standing for this newspaper the Financial Times Bob	$600 [29] [audio clue] Cabaret Bob	$600 [18] It's a Kansas City suburb that's home to a presidential library Independence Bob Kim	$600 [3] The New York Times gave a front-page obituary to this fictional Belgian detective Hercule Poirot Bob
DD $600 [10] The Maeander, a river in Phrygia, is said to be the inspiration for this mythological structure the Labyrinth Bob	$800 [14] This crab is named for the male's large claw; perhaps the female isn't musically inclined the fiddler crab Bob	$800 [24] The nation's grain futures are at stake in the "pit" of this Chicago institution founded in 1848 the Chicago Board of Trade Bob	$800 [28] "I can feel my heart becoming a diamond and..." Hello, Dolly!	$800 [19] A wild goat often found in the Himalayas & in crossword puzzles an ibex Kim	$800 [4] This G.K. Chesterton cleric solved his first case in "The Blue Cross" Father Brown Dan
$800 [9] This Edward Everett Hale work tells the story of Philip Nolan, condemned to a life at sea "The Man Without a Country" Bob	DD $1,400 [15] Males of the pipefish & this relative have a pouch for incubating the female's eggs the seahorse Bob	$1,000 [25] This continental city's exchange began in 1611, dealing in securities of companies in East India trade Amsterdam Dan	$1,000 [30] [audio clue] Dreamgirls ("One Night Only")	$1,000 [20] Latin for "swaddling clothes", they're books printed before 1501, in the infancy of typography incunabula Dan	$1,000 [5] Inspector Charles Parker of Scotland Yard is the police contact of this Dorothy Sayers lord Lord Peter Wimsey Dan

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. STATESMEN

Between 1803 & 1848, he served as a U.S. senator, Sec. of State, president & congressman, in that order

John Quincy Adams

Kim "Who was John Q. Adams?" — wagered $3,000

Bob "Who was POLK?" — wagered $7,700

Dan "Who is John Quincy Adams?" — wagered $2,000

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