Show #3239 1998-10-08 (taped 1998-08-11) Regular

Melizza Zygmunt game 1.

Contestants

Melizza Zygmunt — a stay-at-home mom from Valparaiso, Indiana

Graham Powell — a computer consultant from Shreveport, Louisiana

Jonathan Silbert — a superior court judge from Gulford, Connecticut (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jonathan	$1,800	$3,400	$2,900	$99 3rd place: Direct TV satellite system	$6,000 19 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 2 DDs)
Graham	$1,700	$4,500	$5,700	$2,799 2nd place: a trip to Harvey's Resort Hotel/Casino, Lake Tahoe	$5,700 22 R, 3 W
Melizza	$200	$700	$4,300	$5,900 New champion: $5,900	$4,300 10 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

GO PLAY OUTSIDE	NATIONAL MONUMENTS	NAME THAT ARTHROPOD	LAST NAME'S THE SAME	HEY HEY WE'RE THE MANCHUS	FIX THE PROVERB
$100 [20] In 1961 Wham-O introduced this 25-foot-long plastic sheet to America's backyards Slip 'n Slide	$100 [13] With Ellis Island, it's the USA's most visited national monument Statue of Liberty Jonathan	$100 [1] Few of these ever reach maturity, they're destroyed by weather or eaten by other animals Caterpillars Melizza	$100 [3] Brenda, Michele, Spike Lee Graham	$100 [8] We took over this area in 2 stages: first the "inner", then the "outer" Mongolia Jonathan	$100 [19] Be it ever so numbing, there's no place like Nome Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home Melizza
$200 [21] One of these courses is usually 6,500 to 7,000 yards long & divided into 18 sections Golf course Graham	$200 [14] The USA's only natl. monument outside the 50 states is Buck Island Reef near St. Croix in this U.S. possession U.S. Virgin Islands Jonathan	$200 [2] This butterfly has a 4-inch wingspan Monarch butterfly Graham	$200 [4] Judy, Ossie, Geena Davis Jonathan	$300 [10] Good genes: our second & fourth men in this exalted post each reigned over 60 years emperors Jonathan Melizza	$200 [22] Tide groweth before a squall Pride cometh before a fall Graham
$300 [28] Game seen here in a Winslow Homer painting Croquet Graham	$300 [16] This Montana site was designated a national cemetery in 1879; it became a national monument in 1946 Little Big Horn Jonathan	$300 [15] It builds its nests out of paper fibers made from bark which it mixes with its own saliva Wasp Graham	$300 [5] Wayne, Tristan, Kenny Rogers Jonathan	$400 [11] We protected this handwriting art, though we'd only just gotten our own written language Calligraphy Graham	$300 [23] A beard in the hand is worth 2 on the foot A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush Jonathan
$400 [29] The area between the wickets is called the pitch in this game Cricket Graham	$400 [17] Idaho's Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument covers over 4,000 acres along the banks of this river Snake	$400 [26] It's the only insect that can turn its head from side to side Praying Mantis Graham	$400 [6] Danny, Savion, John Glover Melizza	$500 [12] In 1683 we conquered this island & made it part of Fukien province Taiwan Graham	$400 [24] Absinthe makes the dart go longer Absence makes the heart grow fonder Melizza
$500 [30] In 1995 George Zameska donned a skirt to join a women's varsity team in Philadelphia in this sport Field hockey Jonathan	$500 [18] It rises 1,280 feet above the nearby Belle Fourche River in northeast Wyoming Devils Tower National Monument Graham	$500 [27] It can't fold up its wings; what you see is what you get Dragonfly Graham	$500 [7] Sally, Anthony, Aidan Quinn Graham	DD $600 [9] Helped by a defecting general, we smashed this prior dynasty like one of their fine vases Ming Jonathan	$500 [25] Brevity is the seal of knit Brevity is the soul of wit Jonathan

Double Jeopardy! Round

GO SEE A PLAY OUTSIDE	BLACK AMERICANS	THE ART WORLD	THEY USED TO BE SOAP STARS	BRITISH WHODUNITS	FUN WITH WORDS
$200 [1] Presented near Burlington, N.C., "Pathway To Freedom" tells the story of this historic "transport" Underground Railroad Graham	$200 [21] This author of "Soul On Ice" was minister of information for the Black Panthers in the 1960s Eldridge Cleaver Jonathan	$200 [14] Museums devoted to this surrealist are in St. Petersburg, Florida & Figueras, Spain Salvador Dali Graham	$200 [26] She was just a Demi-star when she played Jackie Templeton on "General Hospital" Demi Moore Graham	$200 [2] Theme in common to Ruth Rendell's "One Across, Two Down" & Patricia Moyes' "A Six-Letter Word For Death" Crossword puzzles Graham	$200 [8] Phrase our writers used a lot before they started work hereJOB I'M JOB I'm between jobs Graham
$400 [7] "Anasazi: The Ancient Ones" was presented in a natural sandstone amphitheatre in this SW state New Mexico Jonathan Graham	$400 [22] On March 31, 1870 in Perth Amboy in this state, Thomas Peterson became the first black to vote in the U.S. New Jersey Jonathan	$400 [15] Manet's last great painting was of "The Bar" at this night spot the Folies Bergère Jonathan	$400 [27] It's a snap you know he played Snapper for 7 years on "The Young & The Restless" David Hasselhoff Melizza	$400 [3] After being hurt while horse racing, this author's jockey Sid Halley becomes a detective Dick Francis Jonathan	$400 [9] Gymnastic phrase signifying deep affectionLO head VEheels head over heels in love Jonathan
$600 [13] A musical about this president's youth in Indiana is presented in the Indiana state park named for him Abraham Lincoln Graham	$800 [24] During World War II, this American-born dancer worked with the French resistance Josephine Baker Jonathan	$600 [16] He sent Hans Holbein to paint portraits of prospective brides Christina of Milan & Anne of Cleves Henry VIII Melizza	$600 [28] He played Rose's neurotic, mute brother Wilbur on "Search for Tomorrow" before he played Barney Fife Don Knotts Graham Melizza	$600 [4] Don't Pooh-Pooh his mysteries "The Red House Mystery" & "Four Days' Wonder" A.A. Milne Graham	$600 [10] It's the aspect of a bar that our writers always desireHOURHOUR OPENHOUR open after hours Melizza
$800 [19] A pageant about this famous trail is performed in the city by the Willamette River where the trail ended Oregon Trail Jonathan	$1,000 [25] In 1914 this "Father of the Blues" wrote his "St. Louis Blues" W.C. Handy Graham	$800 [17] Anthony Van Dyck was an assistant to this Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens Graham	$800 [29] Lacey Chabert, who plays Claudia on "Party Of Five", used to play Erica's daughter on this soap opera "All My Children" Melizza	$800 [5] This miss crack'd the case in "The Mirror Crack'd" Miss Marple Jonathan	$800 [11] It's a mnemonic device to help remember vowel order when spelling out wordsEYE ESEE EXCEPT "I" before "E" except after "C" Melizza
$1,000 [20] Follow the Coal Heritage Trail to Beckley in this state to see the outdoor drama "Honey In The Rock" West Virginia Jonathan	DD $2,000 [23] In 1965 these 2 Nobel Peace Prize winners participated in the Selma to Montgomery March Martin Luther King & Ralph Bunche Jonathan	$1,000 [18] His 1942 work "Nighthawks" nests at the Art Institute of Chicago Edward Hopper Jonathan	$1,000 [30] This older brother of Julia Roberts used to play Ted Bancroft on "Another World" Eric Roberts Graham	DD $1,500 [6] In 1998 Jill Paton Walsh finished this late author's 12th Lord Peter Wimsey novel Dorothy Sayers Jonathan	$1,000 [12] An idea that occurs to you following an eventTHOUGHT AN an afterthought Melizza

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. PRESIDENTS

He was the last man elected president who had served as a U.S. senator

Richard M. Nixon

Jonathan "Who was L.B. Johnson?" — wagered $2,801

Melizza "Who was Nixon?" — wagered $1,600

Graham "Who is George Bush" — wagered $2,901

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