Show #3306 1999-01-11 (taped 1998-11-11) Regular

Contestants

Jeremy King — a laundromat night manager from Columbia, South Carolina

Leena Alam — a law student from Washington, D.C.

David Becker — an attorney from Washington, D.C. (whose 2-day cash winnings total $27,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
David	$2,100	$2,700	$5,300	$7,300 3rd place: Coleman Camping Equipment	$5,300 18 R, 4 W
Leena	$1,000	$2,000	$8,200	$16,398 2nd place: Trip to Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort & Spa	$8,200 18 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Jeremy	$800	$3,200	$9,600	$16,600 New champion: $16,600	$7,700 18 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

DICKENSIANA	PLANTS & TREES	CARTOON BIRDS	THE LIST LIST	FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES	STUPID ANSWERS
$100 [4] Dickens mentions this Defoe work in many of his tales, including "Bleak House" & "A Christmas Carol" Robinson Crusoe Jeremy	$100 [29] On St. Patrick's Day it's traditional to wear a wee bit of this plant Shamrock David Jeremy	$100 [1] He was supposedly inspired by a bird that disrupted creator Walter Lantz's honeymoon Woody Woodpecker David	$100 [15] Number of songs on the American top pop list hosted by Casey Kasem 40 Leena	$100 [9] Now hear this! Das ohr is German for this body part Ear David	$100 [20] Group that had the 1983 hit "In A Big Country" Big Country Jeremy
$200 [12] Subtitled "The Parish Boy's Progress", it appeared in 24 installments in Bentley's Miscellany Oliver Twist David Jeremy	$200 [30] Kiss & tell the name of this plant Mistletoe Leena	$200 [2] They're the pair of fast-talkers seen here Heckle & Jeckle Leena	$200 [18] Santa keeps a list of people who fall into these 2 "N" categories Naughty & nice David	$200 [10] French for "In the fashion", it's a fashionable way to serve pie A la mode David	$200 [27] Italian leader Benito Mussolini called himself "Il Duce" which means this "The Leader" Jeremy
$300 [16] Dickens met this U.S. president a few weeks before the impeachment proceedings Andrew Johnson Leena	$400 [26] Anatomist Caspar Wistar gave his name to this popular trellis plant Wisteria Jeremy	$300 [3] Good Grief! This little bird flew into the funnies in 1970 Woodstock Leena	$300 [8] In 1988 Microsoft came in at No. 137 out of the 500 companies on this magazine's famous list Fortune David	$300 [5] This Yiddish word can mean to lug a load, or to drag oneself Schlep David	$300 [25] Writer Ruth McKenney's sister Eileen was the inspiration for this play My Sister Eileen Jeremy
$400 [17] Dickens' self-styled hero born "A posthumous child" David Copperfield	$500 [28] The leaves of this tree are used in cold remedies & to feed koalas Eucalyptus Leena	$400 [6] "Camptown Races" is a favorite song of this boisterous blabbermouth from the South Foghorn Leghorn David	$400 [13] Supplying info that led to the arrest of everyone on this list in August 1998 could have netted you over $1,500,000 FBI Ten Most Wanted List David	$400 [11] Practitioners of karate & judo refer to their training school by this 4-letter Japanese name Dojo Leena	$400 [21] Chimachogori, the garb of some Korean women, includes a skirt, the chima, & a jacket called this Chogori Jeremy
$500 [24] One of the first full-length sound films of a Dickens work was a 1935 version of this tale of Nell & Quilp Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe	DD $1,000 [22] Had the Israelites wandered in the Mojave Desert, they would have seen this tree named for one of their leaders Joshua tree Jeremy	$500 [7] He's the cool character seen here Chilly Willy Jeremy	$500 [19] Topping his first worst-dressed list in 1960 was Anna Magnani, who dressed like she was "wearing tramp clothes" Mr. Blackwell David	$500 [14] Meaning clandestine, the Spanish phrase "capa y espada" translates to this common English phrase Cloak and dagger David	$500 [23] Street crime was up in Liverpool, England in May 1998 as criminals stole one of these worth $16,000 Street Jeremy

Double Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS NAMES	POP MUSIC	STATE CAPITAL NICKNAMES	U.S. STAMPS	HOLIDAYS	"EZ" DOES IT
$200 [2] His wealth once estimated to be $100 million, this gangster died a broken man in 1947 Al Capone Leena	$200 [22] The groups Heart & Pearl Jam were formed in this city Seattle Jeremy	$200 [16] Mormons make a bee-line for this city, the "Mormon's Mecca" Salt Lake City David	$200 [17] She got "all dolled up" for the stamp seen here Raggedy Ann Leena	$200 [8] "(Hi, I'm Chuck Woolery) You can send a card to your sweetheart or anyone in your 4th grade class on this February holiday" Valentine's Day Leena	$200 [1] Every first aid kit should have a pair of these to remove splinters Tweezers Jeremy
$400 [6] Born in 1394, this Portuguese prince founded a school of navigation Prince Henry the Navigator David Leena	$400 [30] "Aja", "Gaucho" & "Pretzel Logic" are albums by this group Steely Dan David	$400 [18] It's the "North Star City" because it's the capital of the North Star State St. Paul Leena	$400 [26] Different types of these on stamps of the 1990s include lunch, circus & Conestoga Wagons David	$400 [9] In this religion, Ashura is a simple fast for Sunnis but a day of guilt & mortification for Shiites Islam David	$400 [3] His Old Testament book comes between Lamentations & Daniel Ezekiel Leena
$600 [7] Hail him, he's the Roman depicted here Julius Caesar David	$600 [21] In 1998 this Alanis Morissette album matched Boston's "Boston" as the best-selling debut album ever Jagged Little Pill Leena	$600 [19] It's New England's "City Beautiful" as well as the "Insurance City" Hartford Jeremy	$600 [28] A C-54 cargo plane is on the 1998 stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of this aid mission Berlin Airlift David	$600 [10] This November day on which girls court boys comes from the comic strip "Li'l Abner" Sadie Hawkins Day David	$600 [4] Named for Indians who lived in the region, it was Mississippi's first capital Natchez
$800 [13] This man was the first prime minister of his country (Israel) David Ben-Gurion David	$800 [23] "You Might Think" this group won MTV's Best Video of 1984: well, you're right, they did The Cars Jeremy	$800 [24] It's the "Queen on the James"--the James River, that is Richmond Leena	$1,000 [27] The tribute to this artist was released March 25, 1998 in Washington, D.C., not "Mobile" Alexander Calder Leena	$800 [11] The people of San Juan, Puerto Rico lose their heads celebrating June 24, this saint's feast day John the Baptist Jeremy	$800 [5] He headed the Soviet Union's Communist party from 1964 until his death in 1982 Leonid Brezhnev Jeremy
$1,000 [14] In 1863 this explorer published "Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile" John Speke	$1,000 [29] Last name of brothers Mark & David who were part of the original lineup of Dire Straits Knopfler Jeremy	DD $1,000 [25] Great Scot! This city on the Hudson has been called the "Edinburgh of America" Albany Leena	DD $2,000 [20] It's the Sousa march honored on the 1997 stamp seen here "The Stars and Stripes Forever" Jeremy	$1,000 [15] September 3 commemorates the founding of all 24 square miles of this republic within Italy San Marino David Leena	$1,000 [12] In 1975 Cambodia seized this American merchant ship on the Gulf of Siam, claiming it was a spy vessel Mayaguez

Final Jeopardy!

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

McDonald's' 2 most successful promotional campaigns both involved these Happy Meal toys

Beanie Babies

David "What are Beanie Babies" — wagered $2,000

Leena "What are Beanie Babies?" — wagered $8,198

Jeremy "What are Beanie Babies?" — wagered $7,000

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