Show #3259 1998-11-05 (taped 1998-09-03) Regular

Contestants

Debbie Thomas — a graduate student from Tarboro, North Carolina

Tom Schellhammer — a lawyer from Arlington, Virginia

Mark Sheehan — an attorney from Mansfield Center, Connecticut (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,650)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mark	$1,500	$2,600	$3,000	$3,000 2nd place: Zenith 32-inch Color TV & Hooker Entertainment Center Cabinet	$2,800 20 R (including 1 DD), 7 W
Tom	$600	$3,000	$9,000	$10,500 New champion: $10,500	$7,200 18 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Debbie	$200	$1,100	$2,300	$99 3rd place: Trip for Two on Amtrak	$2,300 13 R, 6 W

Jeopardy! Round

1997	INCREDIBLE EDIBLES	A CAPITAL IDEA	PROFESSIONS IN SONG	ROCKET SCIENCE	WORD PUZZLES
$100 [1] Hosting the Oscars, he was pursued by pilot David Letterman in an "English Patient" parody Billy Crystal Debbie	$100 [16] People who eat this ursine mammal often marinate the meat for at least a day before cooking a bear Debbie	$100 [4] In the 1920s Norway's parliament voted to change the name of Christiania back to this Oslo Mark	$100 [19] Peter Schilling's "Major Tom" continues the story of the astronaut in this singer's hit "Space Oddity" David Bowie Mark	$100 [9] The first stage of a multi-stage rocket, or an energetic supporter of a cause Booster Tom	$100 [18] It's what you want to avoid with a Mack truckHEADCOLLISION a head-on collision Tom
$200 [2] The FDA approved a laser that could be used by dentists as long as the dentist & adult patient wear these Protective glasses Debbie	$200 [17] This herb of the mint family may be used as a seasoning but watch out--it'll drive your kitty wild Catnip Mark	$200 [5] Empress Taitu chose the name of this Ethiopian capital; it means "new flower" Addis Ababa Mark	$200 [20] This song covered by the Beatles says, "Deliver the letter, the sooner the better" "Please Mr. Postman" Debbie	$200 [10] Rockets get their forward motion from this, the JP in Cal Tech's JPL Jet propulsion Debbie	$200 [22] It's where secrets should remain, MonicaFRIEND JUST FRIEND just between friends Tom
$300 [3] When this Chinese leader died February 19, 1997 it was noted he hadn't been seen in public since early 1994 Deng Xiaoping Tom Debbie	$300 [21] Escoffier says these amphibians "are not generally accepted as... first-class food by non-French people" frogs Mark	$300 [6] Someone had the bright idea to name this city for a duke even before it became New Zealand's capital Wellington Mark Tom	$300 [23] This Van Halen tune says, "Think of all the education that I missed" & "My homework was never...like this" "Hot For Teacher" Tom	$300 [11] Rockets developed by William Congreve produced the "red glare" this man saw on Sept. 13-14, 1814 Francis Scott Key Mark	$300 [26] You'll need a pair of these in Sudbury, Ontario in the winterWEARLONG long underwear Debbie
$400 [14] 39 members of this doomsday cult in California committed suicide in March Heaven's Gate	$400 [29] Centuries ago this spiny mammal seenherewas a popular entree a hedgehog Mark Debbie	$500 [8] Rawalpindi was selected as this country's interim capital while Islamabad was under construction Pakistan Tom	$400 [24] According to the lyrics, "I swear" it's the reason "I Shot The Sheriff" In self-defense Tom	$400 [12] NERVA was a U.S. project to develop a rocket propelled by this type of "n"ergy Nuclear energy Debbie	$400 [27] Give me any of this, bad child, & I'll ground you!KLAT back talk Mark Tom
$500 [15] Pioneer 10, which was launched in 1972 to study this planet, was retired in 1997 Jupiter Mark Tom	$500 [30] The meat of this ruminant is called chevon; Jamaicans like to eat it curried Goat Mark	DD $600 [7] Abuja, this country's first planned city, was built in the Chukuku Hills to replace Lagos as the capital Nigeria Mark	$500 [25] In a 1983 song, this singer heard "The strangled cries of lawyers in love" Jackson Browne Tom	$500 [13] A rocket's thrust may be measured in units named for this man whose laws of motion explain rocketry Sir Isaac Newton Debbie	$500 [28] It's what happens to all my best ideas & all my best cigarsSMOKEG they go up in smoke Mark

Double Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY QUOTES	FOUNDER'S DAY	PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES	TOUGH OZ	THE WANDER YEARS	"T" TIME
$200 [11] He "Appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush" Tom Sawyer Debbie	$200 [26] In 1776 Juan Bautista de Anza claimed the site for this California city's Presidio San Francisco Mark	$200 [6] The "Man From Missouri" Harry S. Truman Tom	$200 [16] The Wicked Witch of the West dies when Dorothy does this to her Sprays her with water Tom	$200 [21] He wrote "Lonesome Traveler", "Big Sur", & "Mexico City Blues" in addition to "On The Road" Jack Kerouac Tom	$200 [1] Guinness reports that in one hour Al Gliniecki tied 833 cherry stems into knots with this part of his body Tongue Debbie
$400 [12] In chapter 2 of "The Virginian", Owen Wister wrote, "When you call me that", do this Smile Mark	$400 [27] Dig deep & you'll find Joseph Holmes was the first director of the U.S. Bureau of these Mines Mark Debbie	$400 [7] The "Hero Of San Juan Hill" Theodore Roosevelt Debbie	$400 [17] The 3 kinds of animals fretted about in the forest, "Oh My!" Lions and tigers and bears Debbie	$400 [22] The peninsula where the Israelites wandered for 40 years after fleeing Egypt Sinai Mark	$400 [2] It's a British term for molasses & a synonym for sickeningly sweet sentimentality Treacle Mark
$600 [15] This "Is the name of Mr. Heathcliff's dwelling" Wuthering Heights Debbie	$600 [28] He founded the Academy, one of Greece's first colleges that met regularly in a set place Plato Mark Tom Debbie	$600 [8] "Old Rough And Ready" Zachary Taylor Tom	$600 [18] It's the part of the Tin Man's body that Dorothy oils first his mouth Mark Debbie	$600 [23] The better-known name of traveling planter John Chapman Johnny Appleseed Mark	$600 [3] Eartha Kitt sang in this language, in her "delight"ful 1953 pop hit "Uska Dara" Turkish Mark
$800 [14] In a 1971 Earth Day cartoon, this Walt Kelly character said, "We have met the enemy and he is us" Pogo Tom	$800 [29] She "fathered" the Institute of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart Mother Cabrini Mark	$800 [9] The "Hermit Author of Palo Alto" Herbert Hoover Mark	$800 [19] The warning on the Haunted Forest signpost says "I'd" do this "If I were you" Turn back	$800 [24] The name for this type of heavenly body comes from the Greek for "wanderer" a planet Mark Tom	$800 [4] The name of this type of freight vessel makes it sound like a hot boat for hobos Tramp steamer Mark
$1,000 [13] Hawthorne novel containing the line, "Old Matthew Maule, in a word, was executed for the crime of witchcraft" The House of the Seven Gables Mark Debbie	$1,000 [30] Gertrude Robinson-Smith helped found the famous symphony festival held at this Berkshire estate Tanglewood	DD $1,800 [10] "James The Second" James Monroe Tom	$1,000 [20] This animal pulls the coach in the Emerald City the Horse of a Different Color	DD $2,000 [25] Marco Polo spent decades in Asia, but this city was his birthplace Venice Tom	$1,000 [5] Tutus are often made from this fine net named for the French town that once manufactured it Tulle

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS HOTELS

Cartoons from The New Yorker line the hallways of this hotel where Harold Ross conceived the magazine

the Algonquin Hotel

Debbie "What is the Ritz?" — wagered $2,201

Mark "What is the Waldorf-Astoria" — wagered $0

Tom "What is the Algonquin?" — wagered $1,500

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