Show #1 1998-05-03 (taped 1998-03-20) Battle of the Bay Area Brains

1998 Battle of the Bay Area Brains.From Zellerbach Auditorium at the University of California-Berkeley.Benefiting the Bay Area chapter of the American Red Cross.Aired only on KGO in the Northern California Bay Area.

Contestants

Beverly Spurs — a podiatrist from Concord, California

Michael Rankins — a minister from Rohnert Park, California

Leslie Frates — a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Leslie	$2,600	$3,000	$4,400	$0 3rd place: $10,000 to Bay Area American Red Cross Community Education + a Sony electronics prize package including a 36” standard definition television set, a VCR, a DVD player & a surround sound system including tall floor speakers	$8,600 25 R, 2 W (including 2 DDs)
Michael	$300	$900	$5,100	$8,801 Winner: $15,000 to Bay Area American Red Cross Disaster Relief + a Sony electronics prize package (valued at $7,700) including a VAIO laptop computer, a digital camcorder, a 36” standard definition television set, a VCR, a DVD player & a surround sound system including tall floor speakers	$5,100 9 R, 1 W
Beverly	$700	$800	$3,400	$5,200 2nd place: $10,000 to Bay Area American Red Cross Disaster Preparedness + a Sony electronics prize package including a digital camcorder, a 36” standard definition television set, a VCR, a DVD player & a surround sound system including tall floor speakers	$3,400 7 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

BAGHDAD NOT BY THE BAY	JOE MONTANA	ROOMIES	FROM THE LATIN	I LEFT MY HEART	IN SAN FRANCISCO
$100 [24] In 1991 the U.S. & its allies bombed Baghdad to force Iraq to get its troops out of this country Kuwait Beverly	$100 [14] (San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Bryant Young delivers the clue in person.) Joe Montana & I both joined the 49ers from this college Notre Dame Michael	$100 [18] In 1997 this star of "Emma" & "Great Expectations" bunked with her pal Winona Ryder Gwyneth Paltrow Leslie	$100 [6] From the Latin for "flat", these instruments can be "grand" or "upright" a piano Leslie	$100 [11] In 1992 this Billy Ray Cyrus song was a No. 1 country hit as well as a No. 4 pop hit "Achy Breaky Heart" Leslie	$100 [1] 3Com Park was still known by this name when the 1989 World Series was interrupted by an earthquake Candlestick Park Leslie
$200 [25] TV series that featured the Baghdad native seenherein doll form I Dream of Jeannie Leslie	$200 [15] Joe ended his career having thrown 273 touchdown passes & just 139 of these interceptions Leslie	$300 [20] Oscar-winner Martin Landau roomed with & taught acting to this "Rebel Without a Cause" star James Dean Leslie	$200 [7] From the Latin for "provisions for a journey", it now means a journey; have a "bon" one! voyage Beverly	$200 [12] Elvis found this title dwelling "down at the end of Lonely Street" "Heartbreak Hotel" Leslie	$200 [2] In spring, the cherry trees blossom in the Japanese Tea Garden in this park Golden Gate Park Leslie
—	$300 [23] Joe was born June 11, 1956 in Monongahela, a city in the southwestern part of this state Pennsylvania Leslie	$400 [21] Fellow Yankee Ping Bodie said of this high-living 1920s slugger, "I room with his suitcase" Babe Ruth Leslie	$300 [8] From the Latin for "to warn", it could be Frankenstein's or any other malformed creature monster Leslie	$300 [13] Brokenhearted singer heard here:"Where do broken hearts go? / Can they find their way home / Back to..." Whitney Houston Michael	$300 [3] Shaped like the nozzle of a firehose, this tower was built to honor the city's firefighters Coit Tower Leslie
—	—	$500 [22] Tiger Woods once roomed with this man who in 1998 won the right to use a cart on the PGA Tour Casey Martin Michael	$400 [9] From the Latin for "to lay claim to", it's "mine... saith the Lord" vengeance Leslie	$400 [16] Toni Braxton won a 1997 Female Pop Vocal Grammy for this tribute to heartache "Un-Break My Heart"	$400 [4] The '60s psychedelic scene was centered at the intersection of these 2 streets Haight & Ashbury Leslie
—	—	DD $1,600 [19] (Vivian and Marian, the San Francisco Twins, deliver the clue in person and in unison.) These co-stars & co-writers of "Good Will Hunting" were co-renters of a place in L.A. Ben Affleck & Matt Damon Leslie	$500 [10] From the Latin for "to hide", it's the small room where a monk hides away from the world a cell Beverly	$500 [17] This group had a No. 1 hit in 1971 with "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" the Bee Gees Leslie	$500 [5] The unique hat seenhereis featured in this long-running Bay Area revue Beach Blanket Babylon Leslie

Double Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY LANDMARKS	SAN FRANCISCO TREATS	GOLDEN BEAR HISTORY	SAN FRAN CINEMA	BERKELEY ALUMNI	INTELLIGENCE
$200 [1] This "Call of the Wild" author had some wild times at Heinold's First & Last Chance Saloon in Oakland Jack London Leslie	$200 [6] (Actress Julie Pinson clears her throat before singing the jingle in person.) It promotes itself as "the San Francisco Treat" Rice-A-Roni Leslie	$600 [15] In 1995 English professor Robert Hass was named to this post by the Librarian of Congress poet laureate of the United States Leslie	$600 [20] This 1961 film set in San Francisco's Chinatown features the song heard here"When I have a brand new hairdo / With my eyelashes all..." Flower Drum Song Michael	$800 [12] This counterculture guru, Ph.D. 1950. "turned on, tuned in", but "dropped out" permanently in May of 1996 Timothy Leary Leslie	$1,000 [14] Bob Woodward's 1987 book "Veil" recounted deathbed confessions by this CIA director William Casey Michael
$400 [2] This "On the Road" author often beat it to Vesuvio, a North Beach hang-out of the Beat Generation Jack Kerouac Leslie	$400 [7] In 1849 the Boudin family "started" baking this type of bread the Bay Area is famous for sourdough Leslie	$800 [16] In 1947, winning the first college World Series, Cal beat this school whose first baseman was George Bush Yale Michael Beverly	$800 [18] The 1984 documentary about "The Times of" this gay city supervisor won an Oscar Harvey Milk Michael	$1,000 [11] He helped Berkeley win an NCAA water polo championship & in 1988 captured 7 medals at the Seoul Olympics Matt Biondi Michael	DD $2,600 [13] Its full name is Hebrew for "Institute for Intelligence & Special Tasks" the Mossad Leslie
$600 [3] Tourists cometh to Tao House, the Danville home where he wrote "The Iceman Cometh" Eugene O'Neill Leslie	$600 [8] You can sample chocolate & sundaes at this company's "Chocolate Manufactory" Ghirardelli Beverly	$1,000 [17] Commencement 1903, the first event held at the Hearst Greek Theatre, had an address from this U.S. president Teddy Roosevelt Beverly	$1,000 [19] This actress really brought down the house singingthe followingin a classic film"San Francisco / Open your golden gate / You'll let no stranger..." Jeanette McDonald Michael	—	—
$800 [4] Mary Ann Singleton drinks Irish coffees at the Buena Vista in his book "Tales of the City" Armistead Maupin Beverly	$800 [9] Wineries in this nearby valley include Robert Mondavi & Beringer the Napa Valley Leslie	—	—	—	—
DD $1,000 [5] A plaque on Burritt Street in S.F. marks the site where Miles Archer was murdered in this novel The Maltese Falcon Beverly	$1,000 [10] San Francisco's Italian immigrants are credited with creating this fish stew with tomatoes cioppino Michael	—	—	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

RELIGION

This religious order founded in 1209 is sometimes called the Gray Friars or Begging Brothers

the Franciscans

Beverly "Who are the franciscans?" — wagered $1,800

Leslie "Who are theBenedictines?Augustinians" — wagered $4,400

Michael "Who are the Franciscans?" — wagered $3,701

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