Show #2997 1997-09-16 Regular

Pam Mifflin game 3.

Contestants

John Carroll — an international security consultant from Chattanooga, Tennessee

Lisa Doak — an accountant from Chicago, Illinois

Pam Mifflin — a computer trainer from Brookfield, Wisconsin (whose 2-day cash winnings total $39,900)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Pam	$1,200	$1,800	$3,200	$2,400 3-day champion: $42,300	$6,200 18 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Lisa	$600	$3,400	$8,200	$2,199 2nd place: Trip to Costa Rica	$5,800 14 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
John	$2,100	$2,700	$7,100	$0 3rd place: Daniel Mink Bolero Watches	$7,100 20 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS MOUNTS	"STICK"S & "STONE"S	NAME CALLING	SCIENCE	ETIQUETTE	UNUSUAL TV CHARACTERS
$100 [1] Astride this steed the Lone Ranger led the fight for law & order in the early western United States Silver Lisa	$100 [17] It's where an industrious person keeps his nose To the grindstone Pam	$100 [6] This name means a follower of Dionysus; appropriate in the case of Mr. Rodman Dennis Pam	$100 [28] This green plant pigment is also found in algae & in some bacteria Chlorophyll John	$100 [9] This red gem, July's birthstone, is the traditional gift for a 40th wedding anniversary a ruby Pam Lisa	$100 [16] As Jonathan on "Highway To Heaven", Michael Landon was one of these beings on probation Angel John
$200 [2] Film cowboy who was "Trigger" happy Roy Rogers Lisa	$200 [18] The form of physical comedy associated with Charlie Chaplin, The Keystone Kops & The Three Stooges Slapstick Pam	$200 [7] Ironically, this first name of a famous blind woman born in 1880 means "light" Helen (Keller) Pam	$200 [29] In 1875 this plant breeder moved to California using profits earned on his potato Luther Burbank Lisa	$200 [10] In a business, this abbreviation should precede a woman's name when her marital status is unknown Ms. John	$200 [20] As Jeannie she could blink you back to Baghdad in, well, the blink of an eye Barbara Eden John
$300 [3] Marengo & Copenhagen were their mounts at Waterloo Duke of Wellington & Napoleon Pam	$300 [19] These springy stilts with pedals will have you moving in leaps & bounds Pogo sticks John	$300 [8] A comedian's son, actor-director Albert Brooks was born with this "scientific" name Einstein John	$300 [26] It's defined as an atom or group of atoms that has an electrical charge Ion	$300 [11] "Emily Post's Etiquette" says this should never be viselike, nor should it feel like a jellyfish Handshake John	$300 [21] Jamie Sommers' bionic dog was Max, short for this, from the cost of 4 new bionic legs & a jaw Maximillion Pam
$400 [4] After this hero of Spain died in 1099 no one was allowed to ride his horse Babieca El Cid John	$400 [24] Paired with "fire", it "rained" upon Sodom & Gomorrah Brimstone Lisa	$400 [12] He named a character in a 1951 novel for 1940s movie star Joan Caulfield J.D. Salinger John	$400 [27] A 1991 photo of Gaspra taken by the Galileo probe was the first close-up of one of these minor planets Asteroid John	$400 [14] At a formal dinner, this object is often made of damask & placed on the guest's plate, not beside it Napkin Lisa	$400 [22] Lisa is the computer-generated woman in the USA series based on this John Hughes film "Weird Science"
$500 [5] White Surrey was the favorite horse of this king once quoted as saying he'd trade his kingdom for one Richard III John	$500 [25] 3' 9" high, 2' 4 1/2" across & nearly 1' thick, it was key to deciphering hieroglyphics The Rosetta Stone Lisa	$500 [13] Nintendo immortalized this first name of one of the company's landlords Mario Pam	DD $1,700 [30] In the 1940s this Nobel Prize winner & vitamin C advocate studied the structure of antibodies Linus Pauling Lisa	$500 [15] A Catholic archbishop is addressed as "Your Excellency" while a cardinal is "Your" this Eminence Pam	$500 [23] Like Lysette Anthony on 1991's "Dark Shadows", Corinne Bohrer on 1989's "Free Spirit" was one of these Witch Pam John

Double Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS MOUNTS	FOOD	HISTORY	ONE-HIT WONDERS	GOD-LIKE ADJECTIVES	WRITERS NAMED WILLIAM
$200 [6] You can take it for granite that this South Dakota landmark has four 60' heads carved into it Mount Rushmore Pam	$200 [11] To make red-eye gravy, you need a well-cured one of these meats Ham Lisa	$200 [19] As a result of the Six-Day War of 1967, this Middle East canal remained closed until 1975 Suez Canal Lisa	$200 [23] In the 1975 Morris Albert hit this 2-letter word is repeated 3 times after "Feelings" wo John	$200 [1] Quick & shrewd, like the messenger of the Roman gods Mercurial Pam John	$200 [14] He was baptized in the parish church of Stratford-On-Avon April 26, 1564 William Shakespeare John
$400 [7] Between 1823 & 1831 the artist Hokusai created a series of 36 views of this Mount Fuji Pam	$400 [12] They're the 2 main vegetables in succotash Corn & lima beans Lisa	$400 [20] It was the last Indian empire in Mexico & Central America Aztecs Pam	$400 [27] Breaker, breaker, good buddy! This song by C.W. McCall topped the charts in 1976 "Convoy" Pam	$400 [2] The passionate type of love favored by the Greek god of love Erotic Lisa	$400 [15] "A Rose For Emily" is a well-known short story by this author of "The Sound And The Fury" William Faulkner John
$600 [8] Noah was probably the first to climb down this mount without first climbing up it Mount Ararat Pam Lisa	$600 [13] Served in a Mexican soup, albondigas are spicy ones Meatballs John	$600 [21] England's first encounter with this fleet occurred off Plymouth July 31, 1588 The Spanish Armada John	$600 [28] Before reaching No. 1 with "Eve of Destruction", he sang lead on the New Christy Minstrels' "Green, Green" Barry McGuire	$600 [3] It describes a task that takes a lot of effort, like the labors of a demigod strongman Herculean Pam	$600 [16] In 1996 this "Exorcist" author published "Demons Five, Exorcists Nothing: A Fable" William Peter Blatty Pam
$1,000 [10] Until June 1991 this Philippine landmark had been inactive for about 600 years Mount Pinatubo Lisa	—	$800 [22] In 1863 Prince William of Denmark ascended this country's throne as King George I Greece John	$1,000 [25] 1955's "Earth Angel" was the only earthly hit for this ornithological quartet The Penguins Pam	$800 [4] Jovial means jolly, like those under the astrological influence of this planet Jupiter Pam	$800 [17] His newspaper column "On Language" is syndicated around the world William Safire Pam
DD $2,000 [9] George Vancouver named this NW peak after a British rear admiral, not for the local weather Mount Rainier Lisa	—	$1,000 [24] This treaty that created the European Union is named for the Dutch city where it was drawn up in 1991 Maastricht John	DD $3,000 [26] No. 1 for 6 weeks, the song heardherewas this duo's only Top 40 hit:"In the year 2525, if man is still alive..." Zager & Evans Pam	$1,000 [5] As virginal as the followers of the Roman goddess of the hearth Vestal John	$1,000 [18] In 1990's "Darkness Visible", this "Sophie's Choice" author wrote of his struggle with depression William Styron John

Final Jeopardy!

NEW ENGLAND COLONISTS

Thomas Morton of Merry Mount was arrested in 1628 by this neighbor & pilgrim he called "Captaine Shrimp"

Miles Standish

Pam "Who was Hi Mom!" — wagered $800

John "Who was Bradford?" — wagered $7,100

Lisa "Who was J. Smith?" — wagered $6,001

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