Show #3291 1998-12-21 (taped 1998-11-03) Regular

James Arey game 5.

Contestants

Martha Thomas — a communications center director from Columbia, South Carolina

Erik Andersen — a law student originally from Anaheim, California

James Arey — a hotel concierge from New Orleans, Louisiana (whose 4-day cash winnings total $33,303)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
James	$1,500	$2,800	$9,800	$9,499 5-day champion: $42,802	$9,900 27 R (including 3 DDs), 4 W
Erik	$1,400	$3,200	$3,200	$5,900 2nd place: Tour to Australia & New Zealand	$3,200 11 R, 1 W
Martha	$100	$300	$2,900	$1 3rd place: Pair of Jaguar Friendship Watches	$2,900 7 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

DOG TALES	NONPOTENT POTABLES	OH COME ALL YE FAITHFUL	DECK THE "HALL"s	THAT'S PHONY!	WY WYOMING?
$100 [6] It's what Lassie was asked to do in the title of the classic 1938 Eric Knight short story Come home Erik	$100 [13] This beverage is the primary source of vitamin C for most Americans Orange juice James	$100 [11] For years "Arnie's Army" has followed this golfing hero around Arnold Palmer Martha	$100 [1] Woody Allen won 2 Oscars for this 1977 film Annie Hall James	$100 [18] Frank Morgan played this 1939 movie title character who is revealed as a humbug The Wizard of Oz James	$300 [26] Pioneer trails through South Pass included the California, Mormon & this one to the Northwest the Oregon Trail Martha
$200 [7] "Jerry Of The Islands" is the tale of an Irish Terrier pup by this "White Fang" author Jack London Erik	$200 [14] This type of coffee is made by freeze-drying or less expensively, by spray-drying Instant coffee Erik	$200 [12] Colorful characters like "Andre the Giant" & "Gorgeous George" were faithfully cheered in this sport Professional wrestling James	$200 [2] I'll trade you $200 for the name of this "Let's Make A Deal" host Monty Hall James	$200 [20] In the '50s the Platters sang about "The Great" one Pretender James Martha	DD $500 [27] This large prairie animal is featured in white silhouette on the state flag Buffalo James
$300 [8] Dodie Smith's 1956 tale about Missis, a dalmatian whose litter of 15 puppies is stolen 101 Dalmatians	$300 [19] Made with grenadine, ginger ale & a cherry, it was named for an underage movie star Shirley Temple James	$300 [15] Brokenhearted fans of this man gather in Memphis each August 16th Elvis Presley Martha	$300 [3] Known as "The Storyteller", this country music legend wrote the mega-selling hit "Harper Valley P.T.A." Tom T. Hall	$300 [21] French architectural term illustratedherethat in the abstract means "an illusion" façade James	$500 [28] This chief tributary of the Columbia River rises near the Continental Divide in Yellowstone the Snake River Erik
$400 [9] "Hound Dunnit" is a collection of dog mysteries for kids by this "I, Robot" author Isaac Asimov Erik	$400 [24] Hey this man! He started softening water in the '20s & founded his company in 1936 Emmett Culligan Martha	$400 [16] A lifelong diehard fan of this college's football team is seen here the University of Nebraska Erik	$400 [4] U.S. Marines sing that they will fight from this location "To the shores of Tripoli" "From the halls of Montezuma" James	$400 [22] Legal term for deliberate deception; by mail, it's a federal offense Fraud Erik	—
$500 [10] "The Plague Dogs" is a book from this "Watership Down" author Richard Adams Erik	$500 [25] The lapsang souchong type of this beverage is treasured for its smokey flavor & aroma Tea James	$500 [17] As the Horta could tell you, fans known as Trekkies prefer to be called this similar name instead Trekkers	$500 [5] This secretary denied ever smuggling Iran-Contra documents in her underwear Fawn Hall James	$500 [23] This word for one who feigns principles he does not possess is from Greek meaning "a stage actor" Hypocrite Erik	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

20th CENTURY OPERA	AFFAIRS OF STATE	STARS OF THE SILENT SCREEN	IMAGINARY LAW FIRMS	THE FIRST	NOEL
$200 [2] First performed on Helsinki Radio in 1958, Merikanto's "Juha" is one of this country's finest operas Finland James	$200 [4] Alice Glass reportedly broke off her affair with this president because she opposed the Vietnam War Lyndon B. Johnson Erik	$200 [18] He starred solo & directed before being paired with Oliver Hardy Stan Laurel James	$200 [6] In a poem by Eugene Field, Wynken, Blynken & this partner "sailed off in a wooden shoe" Nod James	$200 [24] His "Murders In The Rue Morgue" is often cited as the first detective story Edgar Allan Poe Martha	$200 [1] Noel Coward began his stage career as a child actor & even played one of the Lost Boys in this classic Peter Pan James
$400 [3] In the sex-change opera "The Breasts of Tiresias", the husband bears 40,000 of these in a single day Children Erik	$400 [5] It's out of the closet that he was in the closet with Nan Britton, a young flapper Warren G. Harding James	$400 [19] John Barrymore played this role twice, silently in "The Sea Beast" & talking in "Moby Dick" Captain Ahab James	$400 [10] This firm whose members use their first names stands for ordinary people in the street Tom, Dick & Harry	$400 [25] How symbolic, this magazine's first issue in 1936 featured a photo of a doctor slapping a newborn baby's behind Life James	$400 [12] As a teenager, Noel appeared in this "Birth of a Nation" director's silent film "Hearts of the World" in 1918 D.W. Griffith James
$600 [7] Ari liked the arias of this Greek diva who was nicknamed "La Divina" Maria Callas Martha	DD $500 [23] 1884 reports that he committed his lover to an insane asylum nearly cost him the election Grover Cleveland James	$600 [20] It's reported Francis X. Bushman refused the use of a stunt double in this 1926 classic's chariot race Ben-Hur James	$600 [11] They're Ready's 2 partners in the firm that represents qualified buyers of real estate Willing & Able Erik	$600 [26] Take note, in 1957 this company with a once hyphenated name began marketing the 1st electric portable typewriters Smith-Corona James	$600 [13] Noel wrote the songs for the musical "The Girl Who Came to Supper"; it starred this "Brady Bunch" actress Florence Henderson James
$800 [8] Carlisle Floyd's opera based on this Steinbeck work has rodentia & homo sapiens in its title Of Mice And Men Martha	—	$800 [21] Famous for his series of films with Vilma Banky, he starred as "Beau Geste" Ronald Colman	$800 [16] This firm with the names of 2 Kansas cities & 1 New Mexico city tells its clients, "All Aboard!" Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe James	$800 [27] Say what? In the first recording for his phonograph, Thomas Edison recited this nursery rhyme "Mary Had A Little Lamb" James	$800 [14] Noel, Alfred Lunt & this actress formed a menage a trois in Noel's controversial comedy "Design for Living" Lynn Fontanne James
$1,000 [9] His tragicomedy "Six Characters In Search Of An Author" inspired a modern opera by Hugo Weisgall Luigi Pirandello James	—	$1,000 [22] In 1914 this gem of an actress starred in the serial "The Perils of Pauline" Pearl White James	$1,000 [17] Completes the name of the law firm of NPR's "Car Talk", Dewey, Cheatem & ... Howe James Martha	—	DD $900 [15] 15 years after co-starring with Noel in the film "Boom!", this famous couple starred in his play "Private Lives" Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor James

Final Jeopardy!

TOYS

While making a torsion meter, an engineer got the idea for this classic toy

Slinky

Martha "What is an Erector Set?" — wagered $2,899

Erik "What is Slinky?" — wagered $2,700

James "What is an Erector Set?" — wagered $301

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