Show #3224 1998-09-17 (taped 1998-07-15) Regular

Lance Johnson game 2.

Contestants

Melissa Varvil — a stay-at-home mom from Mountain Home, Idaho

Todd Schneider — a technical writer from Santa Barbara, California

Lance Johnson — an event coordinator from Champaign, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,599)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lance	$0	$2,900	$11,300	$10,300 2-day champion: $20,899	$11,800 26 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Todd	$500	$600	$5,000	$4,000 2nd place: Trip to Doubletree Aloha Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu	$5,000 18 R, 5 W
Melissa	$-300	$400	$200	$400 3rd place: Rand McNally Gift Certificate	$400 8 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC	SCIENCE CLASS	THE SMALL SCREEN	INVENTORS	IT'S ALL RELATIVE	CROSSWORD CLUES "B"
$100 [12] An Old Farmer's proverb says "March winds and" these "bring forth May flowers" April showers Todd	$100 [11] By definition, organic compounds must contain atoms of this element Carbon Todd	$100 [6] Tom Smothers guest-starred as Todd's hippie dad on this Brooke Shields sitcom "Suddenly Susan" Todd	$100 [1] In June 1896 he completed his first automobile at his home on Bagley Avenue in Detroit Henry Ford Todd	$100 [22] Nicolas Cage is this to Francis Ford Coppola Nephew Lance	$100 [17] Baby bed(8) bassinet Lance
$200 [13] To cure these in a baby, the Almanac advises, don't yell Boo; put 2 broom straws in its hair Hiccups Lance	$200 [27] The name of this science comes from 2 Greek words meaning "Earth discussion" Geology Lance	$200 [7] This "X-Files" star also hosts Showtime's "Red Shoe Diaries" David Duchovny Lance	$200 [2] In 1896 he received his first patent for wireless telegraphy in England, not his native Italy Guglielmo Marconi Lance	$200 [23] William Henry Harrison was this to Benjamin Harrison Grandfather Todd	$200 [18] Dugout furniture(5) bench Melissa
$300 [14] The Almanac's gardener's companion says it's the most popular garden vegetable (or is it a fruit?) Tomato Todd	$300 [28] This threadlike structure found in cells is made up largely of proteins & DNA chromosomes Lance Todd	$400 [9] Mork traveled millions of miles from Ork to this Colorado city, Mindy's hometown Boulder Todd	$300 [3] George Eastman received a patent for this on September 4, 1888; say cheese! the (roll-film) camera Lance Todd Melissa	$300 [24] Garry Marshall is this to Penny Marshall Brother Lance	$300 [19] Winged monarch(9) butterfly Todd
$400 [15] The Almanac puts out 4 editions, 3 for the U.S. & one for this country Canada Lance	$400 [29] This stage of complete metamorphosis occurs immediately after the larval stage Pupal stage Lance	DD $500 [8] (Hi, I'm Fred Savage. The answer is:) On "The Wonder Years" I played Kevin Arnold; this actor narrated the show as the adult Kevin Daniel Stern Lance	$400 [4] While in Paris, Robert Fulton became fascinated with developing this, which he called a "plunging boat" submarine Lance Todd	$400 [25] Caroline Schlossberg is this to Senator Ted Kennedy Niece Melissa	$400 [20] 2-party politics(10) bipartisan Lance Melissa
$500 [16] The first issue cost 6 pence & was published during this U.S. president's first term George Washington Melissa	$500 [30] This bottom part of the brain stem controls breathing & heartbeat the medulla oblongata Lance Melissa	$500 [10] This "Television For Women" channel's series include "Intimate Portrait" & "What Every Baby Knows" Lifetime Todd	$500 [5] He developed his "tensegrity" structures in the 1940s while teaching at Black Mountain College in North Carolina Buckminster Fuller (geodesic dome)	$500 [26] The Duke of Windsor was this to Queen Elizabeth II uncle Todd Melissa	$500 [21] Bountyless man(5) Bligh

Double Jeopardy! Round

OLD FARMERS	LITERATURE	VIDEO TOUR	VAULT DISNEY	ALL ABOUT OPERA	WORD ORIGINS
$200 [16] His farm workers union merged with the AFL-CIO in 1966 with him as president Cesar Chavez Melissa	$200 [1] The only thing this "Wizard of Oz" character was afraid of was "a lighted match" the Scarecrow Todd	$200 [6] Lots of photos of this country look "cheesy", but they're good enough for me the Netherlands (Holland) Lance	$200 [11] It's the title mode of transportation for 1928's "Willie" steamboat Melissa	$200 [26] In 1989 composer Gian Carlo Menotti directed his own opera about this boy "and the Night Visitors" Amahl Todd	$200 [21] Derived from the Greek for "throw", you can throw a floppy one into a computer & store a file a disk Lance
$400 [17] In 1912 he sold his Derry farm (Derry, New Hampshire) & moved to England to write poetry Robert Frost	$400 [2] This children's story describes Toad Hall as "a dignified old house of mellowed red brick" The Wind in the Willows Todd	$400 [7] I bought a lot of junk in this former Crown Colony, but I wanted the "junk" seen here Hong Kong Lance	$400 [12] It's the first name of either of the 2 "Rescuers" Bernard & Bianca Lance	DD $200 [28] "Effervescent" nickname of the opera singer seen here "Bubbles" (Beverly Sills) Melissa	$400 [22] This "attractive" word is from 2 Greek words for "stone of magnesia" a magnet
$600 [18] Around 1870 he bought some farmland in Massachusetts & developed his famous potato there Luther Burbank Lance	$600 [3] In 1941 his story "The Devil And Daniel Webster" was adapted as a film starring Edward Arnold Stephen Vincent Benet Todd	$600 [8] If you're standing next to the sign seen here ("Manger Square" in Arabic & English), you know you're in this city Bethlehem Lance	$600 [13] King Louie is the scatting leader of the monkeys in this 1967 animated film The Jungle Book Todd	$400 [27] This composer of the enchanting ballet "Swan Lake" wrote an opera called "The Enchantress" Tchaikovsky Melissa	$600 [23] Although it's not red, this potato's name is derived from a Latin word for red Russet Lance
$800 [19] The Springdale, Arkansas company he founded in 1935 was the start of his chicken business John Tyson Lance Melissa	$800 [4] This novel begins, "My father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip..." Great Expectations Todd	$800 [9] "The King And I" think you'll enjoy a visit to this city's Grand Palace Bangkok Lance	$800 [14] Before Mickey, one of Walt's successful creations was this "Lucky Rabbit" Oswald Lance	$800 [29] Be on the alert: "Alerta! Alerta!", one of his longest bass arias, appears in his opera "Il Trovatore" Giuseppe Verdi Todd	$800 [24] The name of this prehistoric reptile, the largest known flying animal, means "wing finger" Pterodactyl Todd
$1,000 [20] As part of his "rebellion" this Virginia farmer captured & burned Jamestown in 1676 Nathaniel Bacon Todd Melissa	$1,000 [5] Though not in travel brochures, Erskine Caldwell's "Tobacco Road" is located in this state Georgia Melissa	DD $1,000 [10] I think thisis the "sweet"est landmark in all of South America Sugarloaf Mountain Lance	$1,000 [15] If we're heading through "The Black Hole", it's with this Austrian-born actor who played evil Dr. Reinhardt Maximilian Schell Lance	$1,000 [30] This heroine of a Donizetti opera is the sister of Lord Enrico Ashton of Lammermoor Lucia Todd	$1,000 [25] These salts used as a soaking aid for swelling are named for the British town of their discovery Epsom salts Lance

Final Jeopardy!

OSCAR NOMINEES

Nominated for an Oscar in 1998, she was an original founding member of the Screen Actors Guild

Gloria Stuart

Melissa "Who is Gloria Stuart?" — wagered $200

Todd "Who is Kate Winslet?" — wagered $1,000

Lance "Who is ?" — wagered $1,000

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