Show #4085 2002-05-10 (taped 2002-03-25) Million Dollar Masters

2002 Million Dollar Masters semifinal game 3.

Contestants

Claudia Perry — a sports copy editor from Jersey City, New Jersey

Bob Verini — a film journalist and test prep teacher from Los Angeles, California

Chuck Forrest — a lawyer and CEO from London, United Kingdom

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Chuck	$2,800	$3,800	$10,600	$21,200 2nd place: $25,000	$10,600 19 R, 3 W
Bob	$-1,000	$2,400	$12,400	$21,201 Finalist	$12,400 17 R, 4 W
Claudia	$400	$1,400	$9,400	$0 3rd place: $25,000	$15,800 17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

THOSE DARN ETRUSCANS	PEOPLE	SO YOU WANT TO BE A 19th CENTURY HEROINE	CENTRAL PARK	THIS CATEGORY STINKS!	ABBREVIATED STATES
$200 [2] The Tebenna, an Etruscan mantle, evolved into this garment perhaps worn most strikingly by John Belushi a toga Chuck	$200 [6] This wrestler nicknamed his daughter born in August 2001 Pebbles The Rock Bob	$200 [7] If you have this adjective before your name, like Nell or Eva, don't bother planning for your old age Little Chuck	$200 [3] What's now officially called the Central Park Wildlife Center is probably better-known by this name the zoo Claudia	$200 [5] Proverbially, this pungent bulb "makes a man wink, drink & stink" garlic Chuck	$200 [1] This state that acts as a conjunction between Nevada & Washington has an abbreviation that is a conjunction Oregon Chuck
$400 [11] Oscar Mayer could tell you that this is the city the Etruscans called Felsina Bologna Chuck Bob	$400 [15] Fatally, American groupie Nancy Spungen was this British punk rocker's girlfriend Sid Vicious Bob	$400 [23] Your job options include teacher & this related job of the heroines in "Jane Eyre" & "Vanity Fair" governess Bob	$400 [4] Central Park has a statue of King Wladyslaw II Jagiello of this country, who was also Grand Duke of Lithuania Poland Chuck	$400 [12] It's the Belgian province bordering the Netherlands that's famous for originating a smelly cheese Limburg Chuck	$400 [8] The abbreviation of this state is also an abbreviation for the largest city in California Louisiana Claudia
$600 [14] Along with the Borgia apartments, the Etruscan Museum is one of the top attractions in this 109-acre country the Vatican City Chuck Bob	$600 [16] She owns the St. Louis Rams Georgia Frontiere Claudia	$600 [24] Even if you're 27 & still single, like Anne in this author's "Persuasion", your life may not be over Jane Austen Bob	$600 [19] (Sofia of the Clue Crew jogs through Central Park.) I'm running around the reservoir now named for this first lady, who lived nearby & used to go jogging here Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Chuck	$600 [20] This cartoon character's big screen credits include "For Scent-imental Reasons" & "Heaven Scent" Pepé Le Pew Claudia	$600 [9] Show me that the abbreviation for this state means the habits of a predictable criminal Missouri Claudia
$800 [29] The wolf in the Capitoline Wolf statue may be Etruscan; these 2 babies she's suckling were added around 1509 Romulus & Remus Chuck	$800 [17] This actor gave a speech for Harvard roommate Al Gore at the 2000 Democratic Convention Tommy Lee Jones Claudia	$800 [25] Like Gertrude in this author's "The Europeans", go ahead & marry a relative (it might get you out of your house, too) Henry James Bob	$800 [27] In the 1953 film "The Band Wagon" Fred Astaire & this leggy partner were "Dancing In The Dark" through Central Park Cyd Charisse Bob	$1,000 [22] The only film ever released in "Odorama", it shares its name with a synthetic fabric popular in the 1970s Polyester Bob	$800 [10] When abbreviated before the number 47, this state becomes an assault weapon Alaska Chuck Bob Claudia
$1,000 [30] A 1927 visit to Etruscan sites inspired this author of "The Plumed Serpent" to write "Etruscan Places" D.H. Lawrence Bob	$1,000 [18] M.C. Hammer earned his nickname from his resemblance to this "Hammerin'" home run king Hank Aaron Claudia	$1,000 [26] Unlike Dorothea in this George Eliot book, marry for love, not intellectual compatibility Middlemarch	$1,000 [28] Cleopatra's Needle is a short walk from this Egyptian Temple in the Metropolitan Museum of Art the Temple of Dendur Bob	DD $2,000 [21] The strong odor of this semi-aquatic rodent gives it its name the muskrat Claudia	$1,000 [13] State whose abbreviation is also a cabinet department that was formed in 1989 Virginia Chuck

Double Jeopardy! Round

COLONIAL ARTS	INTERNATIONAL CUISINE	WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS	RELIGION	PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS	"EN" THE BEGINNING
$400 [26] This South Carolina city that gave us a popular dance in the 1920s was the site of the first opera in America in 1735 Charleston Chuck	$400 [4] When making this classic Chinese soup, be sure to remove the twigs, feathers & insects first bird's nest soup Chuck	$400 [1] On New Year's Day 2002, this school's Seminoles beat Virginia Tech 30-17 to win the Gator Bowl Florida State University Chuck Claudia	$400 [14] The A.M.E. in A.M.E. Church stands for African Methodist this Episcopal Claudia	$400 [3] The four-color problem relates to the minimum number of colors needed for this cartographic item a map Chuck	$400 [5] These peptide hormones in the brain reduce the sensation of pain endorphins Bob
$800 [27] In 1750 theater was banned in this then-colonial capital as a form of Mass. entertainment Boston Chuck Bob	$800 [20] To enjoy this national Swiss dish, you'd better like cheese, lots of it, melted in wine fondue Claudia	$800 [2] In 2001 Brian Cappelletto won this game's World Championship with words like vozhd for 50 points & jerrid for 44 Scrabble Bob	$800 [15] Less than 20% of all Muslims are Shi'ites or of other groups; the rest belong to this branch Sunni Chuck	$800 [6] Ferdinand von Lindemann proved the problem of "squaring" this with compass & ruler was impossible the circle Claudia	$800 [9] 2-word term for the consumer, for whom a computer is ultimately designed an end user Bob
$1,200 [28] Some of the earliest surviving colonial portraits are of Richard & Increase, members of this family the Mathers Bob	$1,200 [21] The seafood in this Mexican dish is "cooked" not by heat, but by the acid in lime juice ceviche Claudia	$1,200 [7] In 1993 she became the first woman from Ukraine to win the world figure skating championships Oksana Baiul Bob	$1,200 [17] Founded by & named for a Persian prophet, this religion flourished during Persia's Achaemenian empire Zoroastrianism Bob	$1,200 [8] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew peruses a model train hobbyist's fantasy setup.) If train "A" leaves at 3:00 at 60 mph, & train "B" leaves at 5:00 at 90 mph, this equation, d=rt, tells you when B passes A distance equals rate times time Chuck	$1,200 [16] This Baja California port city is known as "Yellowtail Capital of the World" Ensenada Chuck
$1,600 [29] Meaning "tobacco peddler", it's the title of a 1708 Ebenezer Cooke poem & a 1960 John Barth novel about Cooke The Sot-Weed Factor Chuck	$1,600 [22] This Greek dish typically consists of layers of eggplant & ground lamb or beef topped with a white sauce moussaka Claudia	DD $1,200 [12] At Wimbledon 2000, Venus Williams expressed appreciation for this 1957 & '58 champion Althea Gibson Claudia	$1,600 [24] Traditionally, in Judaism a ram's horn called this is blown at the end of Yom Kippur a shofar Claudia	$1,600 [10] To apply relativity to the cosmos, Einstein introduced a term called the "cosmological" this constant	$1,600 [18] The U.S. conducted nuclear tests on this atoll in the Marshall Islands from 1948 to 1958 Enewetak Bob
$2,000 [30] James Alexander, whose doggerel contributed to this publisher's arrest, helped defend him as a lawyer Zenger Chuck	$2,000 [23] On an Italian menu this term describes pasta with a sauce of eggs, cream, parmesan & bacon carbonara Claudia	$2,000 [13] The last British athlete to win the Olympic decathlon, he won it back-to-back in 1980 & 1984 Daley Thompson	DD $4,000 [25] Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon from gold plates revealed to him by an angel named this Moroni Claudia	$2,000 [11] This Frenchman's "last theorem", stated in 1637, was proved by Andrew Wiles in the 1990s (Pierre de) Fermat Claudia	$2,000 [19] John Keats wrote a poem about this handsome Greek whose youth was preserved by eternal sleep Endymion Bob

Final Jeopardy!

KNOWLEDGE BY THE NUMBERS

Number of males who served as British PM in the 1990s plus Oscars won by Tom Hanks plus protons in a helium nucleus

6 (2 + 2 + 2)

Claudia "What is eight" — wagered $9,400

Chuck "What is 6?" — wagered $10,600

Bob "What is six?" — wagered $8,801

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