Show #3930 2001-10-05 (taped 2001-08-14) Regular

Contestants

David Mitchell — a recent college graduate from Seattle, Washington

Cheryl Howard — a computer scientist and mother of two from Falls Church, Virginia

Rod Sanders — a master control operator from Corpus Christi, Texas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $17,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Rod	$2,100	$3,400	$4,800	$4,700 3-day champion: $21,900	$4,800 19 R, 3 W
Cheryl	$0	$1,100	$2,300	$4,599 2nd place: a trip to Spice Islands Beach Resort, Grenada	$3,700 11 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
David	$0	$800	$-400	$-400 3rd place: a golfing trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	$1,300 11 R, 6 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

AFRICAN-AMERICAN FIRSTS	BRIT SPEAK	WORLD SKYLINE TOURS	THE COMEDY STYLINGS OF...	MONOTREMES	THAT'S A CRIME!
$100 [13] In 1989, aboard Discovery, Frederick D. Gregory became the first black commander of one of these missions a Space Shuttle mission David	$100 [23] This word, which we sometimes use for TV, is Brit speak for the subway the tube Rod	$100 [5] Thiscity has been a port since the Roman period London Cheryl	$100 [1] His "Top Ten Rejected Batman Villains" included "The Ticketmaster", "Lactose Intolerant Man" & "Incontinento" David Letterman Cheryl	$100 [15] Unlike the live births of other mammals, the platypus reproduces by laying these eggs David	$100 [16] In a '90s NBC series title, this crime preceded "Life on the Streets" Homicide Rod
$200 [3] For his role in "Lilies of the Field", he was the first African-American to win a Best Actor Oscar Sidney Poitier David	$200 [22] In England, it covers a car's engine; in America, it cover's a baby's head a bonnet Rod	$200 [6] Thiscity has one of the world's largest single-span bridges across its harbor Sydney, Australia David	$200 [2] A listing for a '95 Pontiac "loaded with feathers" was among this late night host's "Headlines" Jay Leno Cheryl David	$200 [27] The country that's home to the earliest dated monotreme fossils, it's also home to the platypus Australia Rod	$200 [17] A jury is the group you're tried before; this is lying under oath to them perjury Cheryl
$300 [4] "On My Honor" from 1975 to 1978 Gloria Randle Scott served as the first black president of this organization Girl Scouts of America	$300 [24] To do some repairs around your house, you might hire a sparky, one of these people an electrician David	$300 [7] Thiscity was nearly destroyed twice in the 20th century by an earthquake & then by bombing Tokyo	$300 [10] "In the Year 2000", according to this host, Kathie Lee will convert & "annoy the world with her annual Ramadan special" Conan O'Brien Rod	$300 [28] Facial feature mentioned in the longer version of the platypus' name a duck bill Rod	$300 [18] This taking of a human life may be classified as "voluntary" or "involuntary" manslaughter Rod
$500 [21] In 1950 this U.N. mediator became the first African-American to win the Nobel Peace Prize Dr. Ralph Bunche	$400 [25] The British don't normally eat these with gravy; they're cookies biscuits David	$400 [8] The first mayor of this city led a rebellion against the Canadian governor after being unseated in Parliament Toronto Rod	$400 [11] This deadpan comic asked, "If you were going to shoot a mime, would you use a silencer?" Steven Wright Rod	$400 [29] The name platypus comes from the Greek for "broad" this body part a foot Rod	$400 [19] It's extortion by threat--like you'll send the photos to the newspaper if you don't receive $2 million blackmail Cheryl
DD $700 [14] Robert Weaver, the first black Cabinet member, made himself at "home" in this department in 1966 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) David	$500 [26] Common term for a doctor's office; it's where he "operates" from a surgery Cheryl David	$500 [9] This South American city's name comes from early explorers who thought the bay was a river Rio de Janeiro Rod	$500 [12] "If a bouncer gets drunk, who throws him out?" he wrote in his book "Brain Droppings" George Carlin Rod	$500 [30] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from a zoo.) The platypus has a big old beaver-like tail, as opposed to this virtually tailless monotreme an echidna Rod	$500 [20] Peculation is taking funds entrusted to you bit by bit through this fraudulent process embezzlement David

Double Jeopardy! Round

FRENCH ART & ARTISTS	LAST COMPLETE NOVEL	WACKY MATH	ERAS & AGES	STEPHEN HAWKING	A BRIEF HISTORY OF RHYME
$200 [2] The famous Gustave Caillebotte painting seenheredepicts this city on a rainy day Paris Cheryl	$200 [21] "Glinda of Oz"(1920) L. Frank Baum Rod	$200 [1] Strings on a standard guitar times the Oscars won by Pauly Shore 0 Rod	$200 [9] Kicked off by the Russians in October 1957, it's also an adjective meaning "shiny & modern" the Space Age	$200 [26] Stephen has been called "the greatest theoretical physicist since" this physicist born in 1879 Albert Einstein Rod	$200 [17] Egyptian boy pharaoh's innards Tut's guts Rod
$400 [3] Seen here in a self-portrait, Madame Vigee Lebrun was painter to this queen before fleeing France in 1789 Marie Antoinette Cheryl	$400 [22] "Finnegans Wake"(1939) James Joyce Cheryl	$400 [7] Number of "golden rings" in a Christmas song plus the number of rings in Ringling's circus 8 (5 + 3) David	$400 [10] An era in American movies is named for these, like Paramount & MGM, when they controlled the theaters the studios	$400 [27] Stephen received his Ph.D. from this prestigious British university in 1966 Cambridge Cheryl	$400 [18] "Fiddling" Roman emperor's admired people Nero's heroes David
$600 [4] (The entire Clue Crew lounges about on the grass, picnic-style, with Cheryl reading.) It's what we're having right now, or the title of a scandalous 1863 Manetpainting Luncheon on the Grass Rod Cheryl David	$800 [24] "Persuasion"(1818) Jane Austen	$600 [8] Days in a leap year minus the title "route" number of a TV show starring Martin Milner 300 (366 - 66) Rod David	$800 [15] Mark Twain wrote for the journal The Golden Era before co-writing the 1873 novel titled this "Age" The Gilded Age Cheryl	—	$600 [14] Carthaginian general's man-eaters Hannibal's cannibals Rod
$800 [5] His 1888 portrait of Ellen Barre, seen here, is much more subdued than his nightlife paintings Toulouse-Lautrec Rod David	$1,000 [25] "Ice Palace"(1958) Edna Ferber	$800 [11] Joe Namath's Jet uniform No. divided by the title number of a TV police car driven by Martin Milner 1 (12/ Adam-12 )	DD $1,000 [13] The Durants' "Story of Civilization" includes "The Age of" this longest-reigning French king Louis XIV David	—	$800 [19] First Israelite king's gun-totin' girlfriends Saul's molls Rod
$1,000 [6] This impressionist painted his wife Camille in a kimono in the 1870s portrait seen here Monet	DD $1,400 [23] "The Thin Man"(1934) Dashiell Hammett Cheryl	$1,000 [12] No. of "islands" in a mayo-based salad dressing plus a "baker's dozen" of cookies made by Martin Milner 1,013 David	$1,000 [16] An age of Roman literature is named for this emperor, formerly Octavian Augustus	—	$1,000 [20] "Great" Persian king's parasitic microscopic organisms Cyrus's viruses Cheryl

Final Jeopardy!

20th CENTURY WOMEN

Ushers at her 2001 funeral included Bill Gates, Barbara Walters, Jim Lehrer & Bob Woodward

Katharine Graham (publisher of The Washington Post )

Cheryl "Who was Katherine Graham?" — wagered $2,299

Rod "Who is Mead?" — wagered $100

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