Show #3272 1998-11-24 (taped 1998-10-06) Regular

Contestants

Ross Lambersky — from Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Anne Robinson — a flight attendant from New York City, New York

Adriana Bate — an office manager from New Orleans, Louisiana (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Adriana	$800	$3,300	$6,700	$6,410 2-day champion: $13,810	$8,700 21 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Anne	$1,000	$1,800	$3,200	$1,400 2nd place: Trip to Sandals Beach Resort, Bahamas	$2,900 16 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
Ross	$900	$1,300	$1,700	$0 3rd place: Direct TV Satellite System	$1,700 11 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE BLUE & THE GRAY	MOVIE CO-STARS	THE PLANETS	I'M JUST A "BILL"	THE WORLD OF LOUNGE	LIZARDS
$100 [9] In July 1861 Washingtonians packed picnic lunches & headed over to watch this first big battle of the war Bull Run Adriana	$100 [4] In the 1994 film "North", Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Jason Alexander of this TV series played North's mom & dad Seinfeld Ross	$100 [15] Its ring system is more than 170,000 miles in diameter, but only about a mile thick Saturn Ross	$100 [16] The first through tenth Constitutional amendments the Bill of Rights Anne	$100 [12] Much lounging is done on this vinyl-covered fabric named for Naugatuck, Connecticut Naugahyde Anne	$100 [1] Good eatin'--this lizard seenhereis a popular Latin American delicacy an iguana Anne
$200 [10] Though it went into effect January 1, 1863, no slaves were legally freed because of it Emancipation Proclamation Adriana	$200 [5] Actress seen here with her good friend Madonna in a 1992 film Rosie O'Donnell ( A League of Their Own ) Ross	$200 [22] Its mass is more than twice the mass of all the other planets combined Jupiter Anne	$200 [17] If a doctor can't find anything wrong with you, you have a clean one a bill of health Adriana	$200 [23] The primo cocktail of the cocktail nation is this one favored by James Bond a martini Anne	$200 [2] Theselarge lizards have been known to overpower small deer & wild pigs a komodo dragon Anne
$300 [11] These 2 major figures, an author & an abolitionist, were both named Harriet Harriet Beecher Stowe & Harriet Tubman Ross	$300 [6] This former TV angel played Robert Duvall's not so angelic wife in "The Apostle" Farrah Fawcett Anne	$300 [29] Planet whose landscape is seen here Mars Anne	$300 [19] A menu is also known as this a bill of fare Adriana	$300 [24] You can't go wrong if you make this man your model of style & demeanour:"The last thing I need is a dame around me who says she's my wife. You know how I operate." Dean Martin Ross	$300 [3] Thisnoisy lizard's name sounds like the slimy Michael Douglas character in the movie "Wall Street" a gecko Ross
$400 [13] After raising the Merrimack, the Confederates renamed it this, for the state near where it was sunk Virginia	DD $300 [7] This father & daughter were both nominated for Oscars for a 1981 film; Dad won Henry & Jane Fonda ( On Golden Pond ) Anne	$400 [30] Since its 1846 discovery, this planet has yet to complete one trip around the sun Neptune Adriana Anne	$400 [20] It's proof you bought what you paid for a bill of sale Adriana Ross	$400 [26] 1996 film that popularized lines like "You're money, baby" Swingers Anne	$400 [18] Because of its ability seen here, the basilisk lizard of South America is also known by this religious name the Jesus Christ lizard Ross
$500 [14] The first state to secede, its population was 57% black South Carolina Adriana	$500 [8] This movie based on a Philip Roth novella gave Richard Benjamin & Ali MacGraw their first leading roles on film Goodbye, Columbus Adriana	$500 [25] Due to the greenhouse effect, this planet's surface reaches almost 900 degrees Venus Adriana	$500 [21] The Beatles asked him "What did you kill?" Bungalow Bill Adriana	$500 [27] With hits like "Somewhere My Love", this bandleader brought a "Ray" of light to '60s lounge Ray Conniff	$500 [28] Shattering news! It's the type of lizard seen here the glass lizard Adriana

Double Jeopardy! Round

BIRTHPLACES	CLASSICAL MUSIC	TV COMEDY	AFRICANS	POETS' RHYME TIME	PLUTARCH'S LIVES
$200 [14] This "Speed" star was born in Beirut, Lebanon to an English mother & a Chinese-Hawaiian father Keanu Reeves Adriana	$200 [6] His "Eroica" symphony was dedicated to his patron Prince Lobkowitz, not Napoleon as first intended Beethoven Adriana	$200 [1] "These Friends of Mine" was the original title of this DeGeneres sitcom Ellen Adriana	$200 [21] The Dogon supposedly have remarkable knowledge in this field, including the existence of Sirius B Astronomy Adriana	$200 [11] Jonson'squills Ben's pens Anne	$400 [26] The conspirators against this man were wounded by each other while they stabbed at him Julius Caesar Ross
$400 [15] Quelle Surprise! Yo-Yo Ma & Kathie Lee Gifford were both born in this city Paris Anne	$400 [7] 1742 oratorio featuring such choruses as "And he shall purify" & "He hath borne our griefs" The Messiah Adriana	$400 [2] FOX show that boosted the careers of the Wayans Family, Jamie Foxx & Jim Carrey In Living Color Ross	$400 [22] Quarried from the desert, it's been used as currency by Ethiopians, presumably not in shakers salt Adriana	$400 [12] Geoffrey'scup holders Chaucer's saucers Adriana	$800 [27] Antony liked to wear his tunic low on his hips as he fancied himself looking like & related to this strong demi-god Hercules Anne
$600 [18] TV's Alice Kramden, she was born in Wu Chang, China Audrey Meadows Anne	$600 [8] After writing this 1829 opera, Rossini wrote less than a half dozen more works the last 39 years of his life William Tell Anne	$600 [3] For the Flintstones, it's Barney Rubble; for the Simpsons, it's the sanctimonious Ned Flanders Neighbors Ross	$600 [23] The Mbuti of the Congo are the best-known group of these short statured people Pygmies Adriana	$600 [13] Robert'sexpenses Frost's costs Ross	DD $1,000 [29] This ruler's public dress, halfway between Persian & Macedonian, ticked off the Macedonians Alexander the Great Anne
$800 [19] Famous sons of this Minnesota city where Bob Dylan grew up are Vincent Bugliosi & Roger Maris Hibbing Anne Ross	$800 [9] From 1933 to 1935, he served as president of Germany's Reichmusikkammer, or chamber of state music Richard Strauss Adriana Ross	$800 [4] This "All in the Family" producer also developed "All's Fair", about lovers with political differences Norman Lear Anne	$1,000 [25] Mount Kenya is in the heart of the homeland of this largest ethnic group in Kenya Kikuyu	$800 [16] Hughes'sneakers Ted's Keds	$1,000 [28] Plutarch drew a parallel between Poplicola & this famous lawgiver Solon Anne
$1,000 [20] This glamourous blonde star of 1936's "My Man Godfrey" was born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana Carole Lombard Adriana	$1,000 [10] It's the von Suppe "military" overture heard here The Light Cavalry Overture	$1,000 [5] Hail! In the '50s Mel Brooks, Woody Allen & Neil Simon all wrote for "Your Show Of Shows", starring this man Sid Caesar Adriana	DD $2,000 [24] Numbering roughly 5 million, they're the descendants of early Egyptian Christians Copts (the Coptic Church) Adriana	$1,000 [17] Edmund'sincense burners Spencer's censers	—

Final Jeopardy!

1998 DISCOVERIES

Discovered by a student, the largest known one of these fills as many pages as a good-sized novel

a prime number

Ross "What is a word?" — wagered $1,700

Anne "What is a word?" — wagered $1,800

Adriana "What is a calculation?" — wagered $290

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