Show #4078 2002-05-01 (taped 2002-03-24) Million Dollar Masters

2002 Million Dollar Masters quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Frank Spangenberg — a lieutenant in the New York Police Department from Douglaston, New York

Rachael Schwartz — a lawyer with an international law firm from Washington, D.C.

Bob Harris — an author, comedian, and radio commentator from Los Angeles, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bob	$5,800	$7,000	$15,800	$20,000 Automatic semifinalist	$15,800 21 R, 2 W
Rachael	$1,000	$6,000	$10,100	$12,401 2nd place: $10,000 if eliminated	$11,400 14 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Frank	$1,800	$4,800	$19,200	$6,799 3rd place: $10,000 if eliminated	$16,400 20 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY	WATER TRANSPORTS	WAX MUSEUMS	AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS	LET THEM EAT CAKE	SO YOU'RE THE "SMART" ONE, EH?
$200 [10] In 1502, on his fourth voyage, he landed at what is now Trujillo, Honduras Columbus Frank	$200 [21] This term for the area where you sit in a kayak is more associated with planes than boats the cockpit Rachael	$200 [22] The Alamo exhibit at this city's Plaza Wax Museum is a bit eerie, because the Alamo itself is a short walk away San Antonio Bob	$200 [6] On "The West Wing" Jed Bartlet has a relapsing-remitting course of this autoimmune disorder MS Bob	$200 [16] Truly "heavenly", this sponge cake made without egg yolks or butter is fat-free angel food cake Frank	$200 [1] Cartoon catchphrase meaning the quality of having a higher I.Q. than an ordinary ursine critter smarter than your average bear Frank
$400 [11] In 1889 this country became a republic when Pedro II gave up his throne Brazil Frank	$400 [27] When the Savannah passed Ireland in 1819, using this type of power, it made people on shore think she was on fire steam Rachael	$400 [23] Mingle with Ru Paul & Fergie (their wax figures, that is) at the 42nd Street spin-off of this British museum Madame Tussaud's Rachael	$400 [7] Both Graves' disease & Hashimoto's disease attack this gland the thyroid Bob	$400 [17] Despite its name this state dessert of Massachusetts is really a custard-filled cake Boston cream pie Rachael	$400 [2] This series involved shoe phones & the activities of 86 & 99 Get Smart Bob
$600 [12] In 1970 he became the first democratically elected Marxist to head a nation in the Western Hemisphere Salvador Allende Frank	$600 [28] This liquid is the first O carried by an O/B/O cargo ship oil Rachael	$600 [24] In 1962 this reclusive silent film sweetheart emerged to read the dedication at Movieland Wax Museum's opening Mary Pickford Rachael	$600 [8] Deficient production of hormones by these endocrine glands causes Addison's disease the adrenals Bob	$600 [18] (Sarah of the Clue Crew puts in an evening as a dessert chef.)Thisdessert is a layer of cake & ice cream that's topped with meringue & then browned in the oven Baked Alaska Rachael	$600 [3] It's what's put up by knowledgeable investors, or it's the investors themselves the smart money Bob
$800 [13] General Alfredo Stroessner ruled this South American country with an iron hand for 35 years, 1954-1989 Paraguay Bob	$800 [29] These "fish" boats, seen here, became the most popular sailboats ever produced sunfish Frank	DD $1,000 [25] Appropriately, Potter's Wax Museum in this Florida city bills itself as the oldest in the U.S. St. Augustine Rachael	$800 [9] AKA regional enteritis, this disease, a chronic inflammation of the intestines, bears the name of a U.S. doctor Crohn's disease Frank	$800 [19] Ricotta can be used to make this type of cake, part of a "factory" restaurant chain's name cheesecake Rachael	$800 [4] One example is the 2,000 pound GBU-24 a smart bomb Bob
$1,000 [14] In 1519, when Cortes entered the capital then called this, many believed he was a god Tenochtitlán Bob	$1,000 [30] Seen here, it shares its name with a French region, & broke the transatlantic speed record in 1935 the Normandie Frank	$1,000 [26] This father of a "Three's Company" star is one of the country legends depicted in wax at the Music Valley Wax Museum Tex Ritter Bob	$1,000 [15] The name of this autoimmune disorder means "hard skin" scleroderma Bob	$1,000 [20] This 3-layered "feminine" white cake filled with fruit & nuts was created in South Carolina, not Maryland Lady Baltimore cake Frank	$1,000 [5] From 1914 to 1923 H.L. Mencken co-edited this satiric monthly with George Jean Nathan The Smart Set Rachael

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE NEW YORK TIMESARTS & LEISURE	FROM THE GREEK	THE RENAISSANCE	MIDDLE NAMES	HOPE YOU LEARNED YOUR AFRICAN CAPITALS	PLACES TO PUT YOUR BIG WINNINGS
$400 [26] The Times' article "Architecture's Dust-Up in the Desert" analyzed the school of architecture named for him Frank Lloyd Wright Frank	$400 [6] The name of this male singing voice is from the Greek for "deep-sounding" baritone Bob	$400 [2] The word Renaissance comes from rinascere, which loosely means this to be reborn (rebirth accepted) Bob	$400 [16] It's the middle name shared by Miss Americas Meriwether & Mobley Ann Bob	$400 [11] Spread over 4 hills, this African country's capital of Kigali includes a Muslim Quarter, an airport & a technical college Rwanda Bob	$400 [21] Sealy now has Dr. Dot Richardson up to bat as a spokesperson for a new line of these to keep your money under a mattress Bob
$800 [27] The Times' review of this 2001 French film was "Little Miss Sunshine as Urban Sprite" Amelie Rachael	$800 [7] The word ceramics is derived from keramos, which is Greek for this pottery material clay Frank	$800 [3] In 1497 this Borgia was accused of murdering his brother Giovanni, Duke of Benevento & Gandia Cesare Frank	$800 [17] Sir Winston Churchill's middle names were Leonard & this, a famous surname in his family tree Spencer Frank	$800 [12] In 1926 the capital of this republic of Northwest Africa was moved from Zinder to Niamey Niger	$800 [22] The Federal National Mortgage Association, known by this nickname, sells some nice securities Fannie Mae Bob
DD $1,500 [28] The Met's 2002 production of this opera "calls for 346 people onstage along with a horse (Napoleon's)" War and Peace Rachael	$1,200 [8] From the Greek meaning "one who eats at another's table", it's an organism that feeds off a host a parasite Rachael	$1,200 [1] Due to the Great Schism of 1378, Pope Urban VI remained in Rome; rival pope Clement VII moved to this city Avignon Frank	$1,600 [19] Because this is a million-dollar tournament, you have to spell the middle name of President Warren Harding G-A-M-A-L-I-E-L Bob	$1,200 [13] In its capital, N'Djamena, you might learn that this nation was once part of French Equatorial Africa Chad Bob	$1,200 [23] Use your general funds in these 2 "General" companies in the top 5 firms in the Fortune 500 General Motors & General Electric Frank
$1,600 [29] The Times marked the Centennial of this poet who wrote, "I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother" Langston Hughes Rachael Frank	$1,600 [9] Read about it in this month's issue; this word for "worldly" is from the Greek for "world" & "city" cosmopolitan Frank	$1,600 [4] In 1415 this Bohemian religious reformer was condemned for heresy & burned at the stake in Germany (Jan) Hus Frank	$2,000 [20] John C. Calhoun's middle initial stood for this name Caldwell	$1,600 [14] On the northeast tip of Lake Tanganyika, Bujumbura is the capital of this African nation Burundi Bob	$1,600 [24] On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, this investment opportunity is abbreviated "PB" pork bellies Bob Frank
$2,000 [30] This "famed... company from St. Petersburg is now at the mercy of... ballet masters of the world", the Times lamented the Kirov Rachael Frank	$2,000 [10] From Greek for "tribe" or "race", it's the primary subdivision of a taxonomic kingdom phylum Bob	$2,000 [5] In the 1400s this pioneering architect designed the Duomo & the Foundling Hospital in Florence Brunelleschi Frank	DD $4,000 [18] This middle name of Supreme Court Justice William Douglas reminds us of an early aviator Orville Frank	$2,000 [15] Some go to the artisans' market in this country's capital of Bamako to look for monkey skulls & skins Mali Bob	$2,000 [25] For mutual funds go to your broker; to invest this way, French for "betting amongst ourselves", go to the track parimutuel Frank

Final Jeopardy!

ESPIONAGE

He was born in India; his father worked for the British government & he was nicknamed for a Kipling character

Kim Philby

Rachael "Who was Kim Philby?" — wagered $2,301

Bob "Who was Kim Philby?" — wagered $4,200

Frank "Who is John LeCarre" — wagered $12,401

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