Show #3243 1998-10-14 (taped 1998-08-12) Regular

Melizza Zygmunt game 5.

Contestants

David Glickman — a chairman and CEO of an investment firm from Chicago, Illinois

Diane Green — a travel consultant from Seattle, Washington

Melizza Zygmunt — a stay-at-home mom from Valparaiso, Indiana (whose 4-day cash winnings total $23,599)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Melizza	$900	$1,700	$6,500	$5,500 2nd place: Daewoo 19-inch Color TV with built-in VCR & Broyhill Entertainment Armoire	$6,500 17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Diane	$-200	$1,100	$10,200	$13,000 New champion: $13,000	$9,300 21 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
David	$1,300	$3,100	$3,700	$100 3rd place: Store of Knowledge Gift Certificate	$3,700 15 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

SUITE TALK	COLORS IN NATURE	REALLY OLD HISTORY	CLASSIC CARTOON CHARACTERS	GUYS NAMED GARY	BIRD WORDS & PHRASES
$100 [7] Manuel de Falla wrote a suite called "Nights in the Gardens of" this Iberian country Spain Melizza	$100 [17] The wildflower called bloodroot oozes a poisonous sap of this color red David	$100 [1] This city's Circus Maximus hippodrome could hold 250,000 people, about 1/4 of its population Rome David	$100 [14] ("Canadian Mountie") Dudley Do-Right David	$100 [2] Now semi-retired, this odd cartoonist got his start at the San Francisco Chronicle in 1979 Gary Larson Melizza	$100 [24] Proverbially speaking, "birds of a feather" do this flock together Diane
$200 [8] This master of Baroque music composed his 6 "French Suites" for clavichord in the 1720s Johann Sebastian Bach Melizza	$200 [20] As director John Waters could tell you, it's a common hue for flamingos pink Melizza	$200 [12] From 434 to 445 Bleda ruled the Huns jointly with this man, his brother Attila Melizza	$200 [15] (alliterative Hanna-Barbera pooch) Huckleberry Hound Diane	$200 [3] He appeared with Tom Hanks in "Forrest Gump" & "Apollo 13", & with Nicolas Cage in "Snake Eyes" Gary Sinise Diane	$200 [25] In a famous 1962 film, Gregory Peck says it's "a sin to" do this kill a mockingbird David
$300 [9] This composer who took us to Seville in "Carmen" evoked Italy in the suite "Roma" Georges Bizet Melizza	$300 [21] As far as we know, this heron of the genus Ardea isn't a "people eater" purple David	$300 [13] Early Lydian coins were made from electrum, an alloy of silver & this gold David	$300 [16] ("Have no fear...") Underdog Diane	$300 [4] This South African won golf's Masters Tournament in 1961 Gary Player David	$300 [28] Something very rare is "as scarce as" these poultry features (that don't exist) hen's teeth David
DD $400 [10] This famous 1892 Tchaikovsky suite features the "Miniature Overture" the Nutcracker Suite Melizza	$400 [22] It's the color of a venemous "recluse spider" also called the fiddleback brown Diane	$400 [26] This highest civil office of old Venice originated in the 7th century & got its first palace in 814 doge Melizza	$400 [18] (Dog who sounds like his name) Droopy Dog	$400 [5] This South Dakota native was the golden-toned voice of TV's "Laugh-In" Gary Owens Diane David	$400 [29] It's the kind of broad view that reminds us of frozen food guy Clarence a bird's-eye view Diane
$500 [11] It's no tabloid rumor: this composer of the "Grand Canyon Suite" also wrote a "Tabloid Suite" Ferde Grofe Diane	$500 [23] Colorful name of the evergreen seen here the blue spruce Diane	$500 [27] Under this Latin name, the island once called Albion went on to "rule the waves" Britannia David	$500 [19] (Cecil's partner) Beany Diane	$500 [6] A Russian chess grandmaster, this man lost to a computer in 1997 Garry Kasparov David	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

WATERFALLS	POETRY	FISH FRY!	SPORTS NICKNAMES	CAPT. COOK	"DAY"S OF WRATH
$200 [1] Goat Island separates it into Horseshoe Falls & American Falls Niagara Falls Diane	$200 [24] "My little horse must think it queer to stop without a farmhouse near" Robert Frost Diane	$200 [11] "Joy of Cooking" says dogfish is a classic part of this British staple dish served with vinegar Fish and chips David	$200 [6] "Iron Mike" Mike Ditka/Mike Tyson Melizza	$200 [16] In early 1774 Cook came within 300 miles of discovering this continent Antarctica Melizza Diane	$200 [26] Start praying now; it's the day at the end of the world when God settles accounts Judgment Day Melizza Diane
$400 [2] At 3,110', Tugela Falls in this country's Kwazulu-Natal province is the world's 2nd highest waterfall South Africa Diane David	$400 [25] "The best laid schemes o' mice & men gang aft a-gley" Robert Burns Melizza	$400 [12] The "lemon" type of this flatfish is called that even before it's cooked in citrus juice Sole Diane	$400 [7] "The Golden Bear" Jack Nicklaus Melizza	$400 [17] Because of the affability of the natives, Cook named the islands now known as Tonga this The Friendly Islands Diane	$400 [27] Known as hump day, this day of the week is named for the Norse god of war Wednesday Melizza David
$600 [3] Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Moriarty went over these Swiss falls; only Holmes survived Reichenbach Falls	$600 [19] "In the world of mules there are no rules" Ogden Nash David	$600 [13] If your pasta overwhelms the taste of this fish, you'd say "The penne is mightier than" it The swordfish Melizza	$600 [8] "The Say Hey Kid" Willie Mays Melizza	$600 [18] The strait between this country's 2 main islands was named after someone Cook knew....himself New Zealand David	$600 [28] Al Pacino angrily bursts into a New York bank in this 1975 film about hostage-taking Dog Day Afternoon Melizza Diane
DD $700 [4] It lies on Auyan-Tepui Mountain in Venezuela Angel Falls Diane	$800 [20] "Water, water everywhere nor any drop to drink" Samuel Taylor Coleridge ("The Rime of the Ancient Mariner") Melizza	$800 [14] If you fried this fish up for the same-named hero of an opera, he might say it was the "Bess" he ever had Porgy Diane	$800 [9] "The Refrigerator" William Perry Diane	$800 [22] Cook was in this island group when he was killed on Valentine's Day in 1779 Hawaii/Sandwich Islands Diane	$800 [29] It was the beginning of the end for the Nazis on this "designated" day D-Day Diane
$1,000 [5] The Khone Cataract on this river in Laos discharges the largest volume of water of any falls Mekong River	$1,000 [21] "I met a traveler from an antique land who said: Two vast & trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert" Percy Shelley Diane	DD $2,000 [15] The source of the finest caviar, this fish is also good to fillet & saute Sturgeon Diane	$1,000 [10] "Crazylegs" Elroy Hirsch David	$1,000 [23] In 1768 Cook set off to Tahiti with a group of scientists to observe the transit of this planet Venus Melizza David	$1,000 [30] This 1983 ABC TV movie provoked angry debate with its depiction of nuclear devastation "The Day After" Melizza

Final Jeopardy!

ROCK & ROLL HISTORY

The name "Beatles" was inspired by the backup group of this singer

Buddy Holly (his backup group was called The Crickets)

David "Who is Chuck Berry?" — wagered $3,600

Melizza "Who is Chuck Berry?" — wagered $1,000

Diane "Who was Buddy Holly?" — wagered $2,800

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