Show #3264 1998-11-12 (taped 1998-09-18) Regular

1998 Boston Week game 4.From the Wang Center for the Performing Arts in Boston, Massachusetts.

Contestants

Julie Raines — an administrative assistant from Alexandria, Virginia

Harry Silverstein — a marketing executive from New York City, New York

Dave Troy — a food & beverage director from Vernon, Connecticut (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,201)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Dave $100 $200 $2,000 $1,003
3rd place: Rand McNally gift certificate
$3,400
9 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Harry $0 $2,000 $5,400 $4,400
New champion: $4,400
$5,400
16 R, 3 W
Julie $1,200 $3,500 $7,600 $4,398
2nd place: a trip to Hotel Melia Castilla, Madrid, Spain
$7,000
20 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

TEA PARTY CASTLES 1820s AMERICA SCI FI IDENTIFY MYTH ME? CROSSWORD CLUES "K"
$100 [8]
It's a silly, out-dated affectation to crook this when picking up a teacup
Pinky finger
Harry
$100 [10]
Do this at Blarney Castle & you'll receive a lovely parting gift--the gift of gab
Kiss the Blarney stone
Julie
$100 [9]
Once a part of Massachusetts, it became the 23rd state in 1820 with Portland as its capital
Maine
Dave
$100 [13]
1985:"You've got a real attitude problem, McFly, you're a slacker"
Back To The Future
Julie
$100 [1]
In Roman myth, it was the symbol of the goddess Fortuna, not of Vanna
the Wheel of Fortune
Dave
$100 [3]
Scotsman's skirt(4)
Kilt
Harry
$200 [11]
It's a "comfy" term for a teapot cover
Cozy
Julie
$200 [16]
The "castle" built by this publisher sits on La Cuesta Encantada, "The Enchanted Hill"
William Randolph Hearst
Harry
$200 [17]
On July 4, 1826 this former president died at age 83 after asking, "Is it the fourth?"
Thomas Jefferson
Harry
$200 [24]
1977:"The force is strong with this one"
Star Wars
Julie
$200 [2]
Go around this bush & notice its purple fruit: it got that color from the blood of Pyramus
the mulberry
Dave Harry Julie
$200 [4]
Klumsy klod(5)
Klutz
Julie
$300 [12]
From middle English for "curled-up" cake, it's a tea bread that resembles an English muffin
a crumpet
Dave Julie
$300 [22]
This English castle, badly damaged by fire in November 1992, reopened to the public in December 1997
Windsor Castle
Julie
$300 [18]
In December 1821 he established the first American settlement in Texas
Stephen F. Austin
Dave Harry
$400 [27]
1996:"Welcome to Earth!"
Independence Day (or Mars Attacks! )
Harry
$300 [21]
Hera punished this gossipy handmaiden by taking away her power to originate speech
Echo
Julie
$300 [5]
Accolades, perhaps for judo(5)
Kudos
Julie
$400 [14]
N.Y. merchant Thomas Sullivan gets the credit for originating these in 1904; his were made of silk
Tea bags
Julie
$400 [23]
You can see the royal crown of Scotland in a castle in this Scottish city, but you can't try it on
Edinburgh
Dave
$400 [19]
On April 8, 1826 this "Great Compromiser" duelled John Randolph; neither man was injured
Henry Clay
$500 [26]
1951:"Klaatu Barada Nikto"
The Day The Earth Stood Still
$500 [28]
Serge Lifar's ballet "Icare" is based on the myth of this father & son flying team
Daedalus & Icarus
Harry
$400 [6]
"Kim" creator(7)
(Rudyard) Kipling
Julie
DD $1,000 [15]
Type of tea named for the titled Englishman who became prime minister in 1830
Earl Grey
Julie
$500 [25]
Overlooking the Alfama, the Castelo de Sao Jorge is thought of as the cradle of this European capital
Lisbon
Harry
$500 [20]
In late 1824 fur trapper & scout Jim Bridger became the first white man to see this lake in the west
Great Salt Lake
Harry
$500 [7]
Pasta or pie preparation place(7)
Kitchen
Julie

Double Jeopardy! Round

"NEW" ENGLAND PATRIOTS THE MEDIA ON TV ANIMAL ANAGRAMS LET'S SPEAK AUSTRALIAN, MATE HENRY JAMES' BOSTONIANS
$200 [9]
Of the USA's 4 "New" states, it has the smallest population
New Hampshire
Dave Julie
$200 [1]
Size mattered to this Declaration signer
John Hancock
Julie
$200 [21]
This radio station featured Dr. Johnny Fever, Venus Flytrap & Les Nessman on the air
WKRP (In Cincinnati)
Dave
$200 [12]
When you hear a low hoot, look for this bird
Owl (low)
Julie
$200 [3]
"Prezzies" are nice to receive because "prezzies" are these
Presents
Harry
$600 [27]
This movement promoted by Susan B. Anthony is central to the novel's plot
the women's suffrage movement
Julie
$400 [10]
Tennis Hall of Fame, anyone? It's located in this seaside city in Rhode Island
Newport
Julie
$400 [2]
He was a patriot for a while
Benedict Arnold
Harry
$400 [22]
David Spade is the snide assistant to the publisher of Blush magazine on this sitcom
Just Shoot Me!
Julie
$400 [13]
Charo may know this fish shares its name with a kitchen insect pest
Roach (Charo)
Harry
$400 [4]
You've brought over " A carton of tinnies" for us to enjoy, so we're drinking this, probably Foster's
Beer
Harry
$800 [26]
In the 1984 film version, this British actress known for her political causes starred as Olive
Vanessa Redgrave
Dave
$600 [11]
This Massachusetts city on Buzzards Bay was a major whaling port in the 19th century
New Bedford
Harry
$600 [8]
This man's words were his patriotic weapon
Thomas Paine
Harry
DD $700 [25]
It's the newspaper that employed the character played by Noel Neill & Teri Hatcher
The Daily Planet ("Superman")
Julie
$600 [14]
We hope this antelope would shy away from a gun
Gnu (gun)
Harry
$600 [5]
We're having a barbie during the "arvo", which is this part of the day
Afternoon
Harry
$800 [17]
A popular cookie shares part of its name with this city that was originally part of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Newton
Dave
$800 [19]
This woman's patriotism is legendary
Betsy Ross
Harry
$800 [24]
This title character was the crusty & tough city editor of the Los Angeles Tribune
Lou Grant
$800 [15]
If I bolster my courage, I can eat a 5-pound one of these
Lobster (bolster)
Julie
$800 [6]
If you're "in the nick", you're this, like "The Thinker"
the nude
Dave
DD $1,400 [18]
Edward Lear could tell you this small Maine town bears the name of an Irish seaport on the Shannon River
New Limerick
Dave
$1,000 [20]
Called "The Hero of Two Worlds", this man came from far away to help the cause of American liberty
Marquis de Lafayette
Dave
$1,000 [23]
On "Buffalo Bill", he was a talk show host; on "Madman of the People", an outspoken columnist
Dabney Coleman
Julie
$1,000 [16]
We suspect this creature wouldn't eat carob; it prefers frogs & mice
cobra (carob)
$1,000 [7]
Something that's genuine or truthful is "fair" this
Dinkum
Dave

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS WOMEN

This 1904 Radcliffe graduate was a suffragist, political activist, Vaudeville performer & writer

Helen Keller

Dave "Who was Gertrude Stein?" — wagered $997
Harry "Who was" — wagered $1,000
Julie "Who was George ?" — wagered $3,202

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