Show #4087 2002-05-14 (taped 2002-03-26) Million Dollar Masters

2002 Million Dollar Masters final game 2.

Contestants

Bob Verini — a film journalist and test prep teacher from Los Angeles, California (subtotal of $6,800)

Eric Newhouse — a director of technical assistance from Vermillion, South Dakota (subtotal of $0)

Brad Rutter — a network administrator from Lancaster, Pennsylvania (subtotal of $11,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Brad	$2,200	$5,600	$13,600	$13,801	$13,600 18 R, 2 W
Eric	$5,400	$7,200	$12,800	$25,600	$11,200 16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Bob	$1,200	$2,800	$400	$800	$16,000 17 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

MOTHER'S DAY	TOP O' THE CHARTS	GULFS	WHAT POSSESSED THEM?	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	"U"2
$200 [26] She's the most recent first lady to have her son run for U.S. president Barbara Bush Brad	$200 [1] In 1995 Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men took this "Sweet" hit to the top of the charts for a record 16-week stay "One Sweet Day" Brad	$200 [11] This gulf connects to the Atlantic Ocean via the narrow Straits of Florida the Gulf of Mexico Bob	$200 [12] 20 people were executed after the supposed 17th C. demonic possession of girls in this U.S. city Salem Eric	$200 [8] In 2001 this sandwich chain surpassed McDonald's in the number of U.S. restaurants Subway Brad	$200 [3] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew unrolls a flag with a flourish.) It's the action I'm performing unfurling Bob
$400 [27] Moon was the maiden name of the mother of this moon-walking man named Edwin Buzz Aldrin Brad	$400 [2] In a 1957 No. 1 hit, he sang, "Darling, you send me, honest you do" Sam Cooke Eric	$400 [13] The Gulf of Thailand is bordered on its west by Thailand & on its east by Vietnam & this country Cambodia Brad Eric	$400 [25] Indicating that even animals can be possessed, the Bible features the fate of these bewitched animals in Matthew 8:30-32 swine (or hogs)	$400 [9] This company was founded in 1948 as the Baby Furniture & Toy Supermarket; its present name came in 1957 Toys "R" Us Bob	$400 [4] A Hamburg housewife a hausfrau Bob
$600 [28] Her life & the life of her dog were laid "bare" in a nursery rhyme Old Mother Hubbard Brad	$600 [19] In 1992 Madonna topped the charts with "This Used To Be My Playground", a track from this Penny Marshall film A League of Their Own Bob	$800 [15] The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island lies within this gulf the Gulf of St. Lawrence Brad	$600 [20] A Maryland boy's 1949 possession & exorcism was the main source material for this man's 1971 bestseller (William Peter) Blatty Brad	$600 [10] This athletic wear company best known for its shoes began in Oregon as Blue Ribbon Sports Nike Eric	$600 [5] Stocks or commodities bought to be delivered at some time to come futures Eric
$800 [29] Believing true healing came from God's power, she formed the Mother Church in 1892 to promote her "Science" Mary Baker Eddy Eric	$800 [21] Stevie Nicks' "Edge Of Seventeen" is sampled on their No. 1 hit "Bootylicious" Destiny's Child Eric	$1,000 [16] At its mouth, the Gulf of Sidra stretches 280 miles from Misratah to Benghazi in this African country Libya Eric	$800 [18] Often prescribing torture, a famous 15 C. exorcism manual was titled the "Malleus Maleficarum" or "The Witch's" this Hammer Brad	$800 [24] A New Bern, North Carolina pharmacist invented this drink in 1898, claiming it cured dyspepsia Pepsi (or Pepsi-Cola) Brad Eric	$800 [6] In 1975 kabuki actor Mitsugoro Bando died from eating this delicacy fugu Brad
$1,000 [30] This "Last of the Red Hot Mamas" was famous for belting out "My Yiddishe Momme" Sophie Tucker Bob	$1,000 [22] "Let Your Love Flow" was a chart topper for these brothers in 1976 the Bellamy Brothers Bob	DD $2,200 [14] This gulf, also called the Gulf of Bac Bo, had a 1964 congressional resolution named for it the Gulf of Tonkin Eric	$1,000 [17] Involving a whole convent of nuns, a famous case of possession occurred in this French town in the mid-1630s Loudun Bob	$1,000 [23] This longest-listed company on the NYSE was first listed in 1824 as the New York Gas Light Company ConEdison Eric	$1,000 [7] Hyphenated, watery term for a small passenger airplane that makes short trips a puddle-jumper Brad

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD LITERATURE	CIRCUS & CARNIVAL CINEMA	U.S. CITIES	THEY'VE BEEN BENCHED	HISTORY HODGEPODGE	4-SYLLABLE WORDS
$400 [15] Proletarian writer Ding Ling was once friendly with this leader, but was jailed in his Cultural Revolution Mao Tse-tung Eric	$400 [10] As a circus owner, she caused her daughter to go "Berserk" in that 1967 film; however, no wire hangers were used Joan Crawford Bob	$400 [5] Dixieland refers to a style of jazz that originated in this Southern city New Orleans Brad	$400 [30] Of Nixon's appointees to the Supreme Court, he's the only one still there as of 2002 Rehnquist Bob	$400 [26] Over a million members of this ethnic group had to flee their homes in Iraq in the '90s the Kurds Brad	$400 [28] Madison said, as people "exercise the government in person", this system "will be confined to a small spot" democracy
$800 [14] Muhammad Yamin was one of the great poets of this largely Islamic island republic Indonesia Eric	$800 [4] In 1936 this detective, then played by Warner Oland, was "at the Circus" Charlie Chan Brad	$800 [6] There's a tomb of the unknown soldiers of the Revolutionary War in this N.Y. city that wasn't built in a day Rome, New York Brad	$800 [29] This Kennedy appointee was a former Colorado running back Byron White Eric	$800 [25] After a Senate investigation into the scandal, the Mammoth Oil Co. lost its lease on this Wyoming site Teapot Dome Brad	$800 [27] 11-letter term for a tight situation, like a dilemma, that you'd like to extricate yourself from a predicament
$1,200 [13] A 1985 movie covered the life of this Japanese writer who dramatically committed suicide in 1970 Mishima Bob	$1,200 [3] Jimmy Stewart plays Buttons the Clown (a surgeon in disguise!) in this 1952 De Mille circus epic The Greatest Show on Earth Bob	$1,200 [7] This New Jersey city was the birthplace of Frank Sinatra, Michael Chang & Pia Zadora Hoboken Brad	$1,200 [19] Appointed by Pres. Eisenhower, he served nearly 34 years, retiring in 1990 William Brennan Eric Bob	$1,200 [22] Lenin contributed to this then-underground newspaper founded in 1912 Pravda Eric	$1,600 [23] The word jihad is closely related to this word used of Afghan fighters mujahideen Bob
$1,600 [12] The initials of this British author of "Crash" & "Memories of the Space Age" stand for James Graham J.G. Ballard Eric	$1,600 [2] In 1956's "Trapeze" this actor played an aerialist vying with Burt Lancaster for the attentions of Gina Lollobrigida Tony Curtis Bob	$1,600 [8] Careful now--it's the state where you can visit San Diego, Universal City & Jefferson County's Port Arthur Texas Eric	$2,000 [16] The only appointment Coolidge made, he was so rock solid that FDR made him chief Justice Stone Eric	$1,600 [21] South Arabia became independent November 28, 1967 & became South this Yemen Brad	$2,000 [17] Yeats wrote, "The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate" this intensity Bob
$2,000 [11] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from San Francisco, CA.) If you really need a book by this poet, comehereto City Lights Books, the store he founded in 1953 Lawrence Ferlinghetti Bob	$2,000 [1] This 1932 MGM film was later re-released as "Nature's Mistakes" Freaks Bob	$2,000 [9] Vincennes on the Wabash River in this state was the territorial capital from 1800 to 1813 Indiana Bob	DD $5,200 [18] He resigned from the Supreme Court in 1916 to run for president & was reappointed in 1930 as chief justice Charles Evans Hughes Bob	$2,000 [20] The life of author Plutarch began during the reign of this emperor whose life was chronicled by Robert Graves Claudius Brad	DD $10,400 [24] This adjective referring to a reversal of common sense comes from the Latin for "before behind" preposterous Bob

Final Jeopardy!

VICE PRESIDENTS

He was the only vice president to be elected to, & serve, 2 full terms as president

Thomas Jefferson

Bob "Who was Thomas Jefferson?" — wagered $400

Eric "Who is Jefferson?" — wagered $12,800

Brad "Who is Jefferson?" — wagered $201

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