Show #3261 1998-11-09 (taped 1998-09-18) Regular

1998 Boston Week game 1.From the Wang Center for the Performing Arts in Boston, Massachusetts.

Contestants

Amy Roeder — an actress from Merrimack, New Hampshire

Roger Green — a business librarian from Albany, New York

Tom Schellhammer — a lawyer from Arlington, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tom	$800	$2,100	$5,100	$6,100 2nd place: a trip to the Hilton at Short Hills, New Jersey	$6,000 16 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Roger	$1,100	$2,000	$9,600	$17,600 New champion: $17,600	$8,400 19 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Amy	$1,900	$2,800	$8,400	$5,400 3rd place: $2,500 Versatel/Bank of America check card	$8,400 21 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

MOUNTAINS	SONGS BY THE NUMBER	OLD TESTAMENT WOMEN	THE BRADY BUNCH	BEANS	BODY TALK
$100 [16] The Wasatch & Oquirrh Mountains surround this Utah capital Salt Lake City Amy	$100 [1] According to Paul Simon, 2 of them are "Slip out the back, Jack" & "Make a new plan, Stan" "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" Tom	$100 [17] She was offered 1,100 pieces of silver from each Philistine lord for help in defeating Samson Delilah Amy	$100 [4] The Brady Bill requires a 5-day waiting period on the purchase of these handguns Amy	$100 [22] They can be Arabica, robusta or Liberian coffee beans Amy	$100 [8] A close shave means you made it out "by the skin of " these your teeth Roger
$200 [20] He was only a candidate for president when North America's tallest mountain was named for him William McKinley Tom	$200 [2] This 1995-96 hit by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men holds the record for the most weeks at No. 1 with 16 "One Sweet Day"	$200 [18] When David first saw her, she was "washing herself, and" she "was very beautiful to look upon" Bathsheba Tom Roger	$200 [5] Unlike his horse, his sidekick Pat Brady isn't mounted for display at his museum Roy Rogers Roger	$200 [27] It's the enumerative slang for an accountant or other financial exec beancounter Amy	$200 [9] When you "jump down" another person's, you may see some words that got stuck there throat Amy
$300 [21] The view from the top of this Colorado peak inspired the words to "America The Beautiful" Pikes Peak Roger	$300 [3] Tony Orlando & Dawn sang, do this "on the ceiling if you want me, twice on the pipe if the answer is no" "Knock Three Times" Amy	$300 [19] The Lord told Ahab, "The dogs shall eat" her "by the wall of Jezreel" Jezebel	$300 [13] From 1988 to 1993 Nicholas Brady was Secretary of this, so he was always on the money the Treasury Roger	$300 [28] Born Dallas Burroughs in 1928, he's the actor seen here Orson Bean Roger	$300 [10] It's what a guy is "twisted around" by a girl who can get him to do anything your little finger Tom
$400 [25] In 1829 Johann Jacob von Parrot climbed this mountain but didn't find Noah's Ark Mount Ararat Tom	$400 [6] In this 1955 hit Tennessee Ernie Ford owed his "soul to the company store" "Sixteen Tons" Amy	$400 [23] She looked back at Sodom & Gomorrah & "became a pillar of salt" Lot's wife Amy	$400 [14] Sources list him as the official photographer of the Civil War Mathew Brady Tom	$400 [29] These crisp edible shoots of germinated beans like mung are popular in Chinese cooking bean sprouts Tom	$400 [11] A nit-picker might "split" them & a monster might make them "stand on end" hairs Amy
DD $900 [26] Tacoma's name was derived from Tahoma, an Indian name for this mountain Mount Rainier Tom	$500 [7] In September 1996 "The Drew Carey Show" began using a dance routine to this Vogues hit as its opening theme "Five O'Clock World" Roger	$500 [24] When told she was going to have a child by Abraham, she "laughed within herself" Sarah Roger	$500 [15] The Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins came about through an endowment by this flashy 19th c. financier "Diamond Jim" Brady Tom	$500 [30] These beans resemble the human internal organs with which they share their name kidney beans Tom	$500 [12] An old proverb says "Many" these "make light work" hands Amy

Double Jeopardy! Round

BRAHMINS	THE UNTOUCHABLES	TELEVISION	PUT 'EM IN ORDER	THIS IS YOUR LIFE, WOODROW WILSON	LITERARY CROSSWORD CLUES "M"
$200 [21] The Brahmins are at the top of this hierarchical "system" most associated with India Caste system Amy	$200 [4] Eliot Ness was born in this city, where he would later rise to crimefighting fame Chicago Tom	$200 [1] Part of this sitcom's 100th episode, aired Nov. 11, 1997, was shot on location in Seattle Frasier Roger	$200 [23] Crimean War, Boer War, War of 1812 1812, Crimean, Boer Tom	$200 [16] We bet you never called this second wife "Dingbat"; pucker up for.... Edith Roger	$200 [9] Porthos & his pals(10) Musketeers Amy
$400 [22] Brahmins who worship Vishnu practice this dietary habit, like George Bernard Shaw vegetarianism Tom Amy	$400 [5] The Untouchables were formed to harass this mobster kingpin Al Capone Amy	$600 [3] In May 1998 the final episode of this sitcom featured Julia Roberts falling for Frank Fontana Murphy Brown Tom	$400 [25] Paul VI, John Paul I, Pius XII Pius, Paul, John Paul Roger	$400 [17] How about a game of "Black Jack" with this man you put in charge of U.S. forces in Europe? Yes, it's.... John J. Pershing Roger	$400 [10] Flirtatious floozy Flanders(4) Moll Roger
$600 [24] "Brahmin" originally meant "prayer" in this ancient Hindu language Sanskrit Roger	$600 [7] "Wallpaper" Wolff, the last surviving Untouchable, helped this actor prepare to play Eliot Ness in the 1987 film Kevin Costner Amy	$800 [6] Sam Neill played this whiz of a wizard in a 1998 miniseries Merlin Tom	$800 [27] Buddhism, Islam, Christianity Buddhism, Christianity, Islam Amy	$600 [18] This foreign general ticked you off when he raided Columbus, New Mexico in 1916; Bienvenido a..... Pancho Villa Tom	$600 [11] We've seen "The Last of" them(8) Mohicans Roger
$800 [28] This Brahmin who became India's first prime minister was called Pandit, or "teacher" Jawaharlal Nehru Roger Amy	$800 [14] Eliot Ness was hired by the Prohibition bureau in 1929, the same year as this holiday bloodletting the St. Valentine's Day Massacre Tom Amy	$1,000 [8] This star of "Webster" was 16 years old when the series ended its 4-year run in 1987 Emmanuel Lewis Amy	DD $1,000 [26] Oklahoma statehood, California statehood, Nebraska statehood California, Nebraska, Oklahoma Roger	$800 [19] No hard feelings, though this Socialist was only released from prison by your successor; welcome.... Eugene V. Debs Roger	$800 [12] Transformation, for Kafka(13) Metamorphosis Amy
$1,000 [30] Traditionally, Brahmins are devoted to the study of these books, like the Atharva- & the Rig- Vedas Amy	$1,000 [15] The Untouchables cooperated with this government agency by providing confiscated mob account books IRS (Internal Revenue Service) Roger	DD $1,200 [2] (Hi, I'm Jason Alexander.) This actor co-starred with me on a sitcom called "E/R" before starring on the medical series "ER" George Clooney Roger	$1,000 [29] The Jackson administration, the Fillmore administration, the Buchanan administration Jackson, Fillmore, Buchanan Tom	$1,000 [20] Who could forget this VP's line about the country needing a good 5-cent cigar? Say hi to.... Thomas Marshall	$1,000 [13] Rebecca resided there(9) Manderley Amy

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD CAPITALS

This city was once known as Dong Kinh & to Europeans as Tonquin

Hanoi, Vietnam

Tom "What is Hanoi?" — wagered $1,000

Amy "What is Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City?" — wagered $3,000

Roger "What is Hanoi?" — wagered $8,000

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