Show #4003 - Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Contestants

[<< previous game]

Anna Pasquale, a web consultant for an advertising agency from Sacramento, California

John Compton, a graduate student from Washington, D.C.

Nanette Wargo, a graduate student from Sauk Village, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $38,430)

 [next game >>]

Jeopardy! Round

"ANTI" UP
JOKERS
JACKS OR BETTER
STRAIT
FULL HOUSE
ROYAL FLUSH
    $200 1
Many cars these days come equipped with this sophisticated stopping device
    $200 6
In "Splash" he plays Tom Hanks' brother, who drinks beer while playing racquetball
    $200 16
This nursery rhyme kid likes plums & pies & has a big ego
    $200 26
A suspension bridge built in 1957 over the Straits of Mackinac bridged this state's upper & lower peninsulas
    $200 11
The Consumer Electronics Association defines these as having screens 27 inches or larger
    $200 21
King Edwin of North Umbria's marriage to a Kentish princess led him to convert to this religion in 627
    $400 2
They're y-shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense
    $400 7
George Carlin & Lily Tomlin were featured in the 1995 special "20 Years of Comedy on" this cable network
    $400 17
This Beat Generation author pushed Zen Buddhism in his book "The Dharma Bums"
    $400 27
The La Perouse Strait separates Russia from this country's Hokkaido
    $400 12
Geographic-sounding term for the type of kitchen counter seen here
    $400 22
She inherited the duchy of Aquitaine in 1137
    $600 3
Pomegranates are rich in these substances that will help keep you young (& rust-free)
    $600 8
He's the often politically incorrect comedian/actor seen here
    $600 18
On April 13, 1999 a Michigan judge gave this doctor 10 to 25 years
    $600 28
The Bass Strait separates the Australian mainland from this state
    $600 13
Bathtubs made of this statuary material, regular or cultured, will cost you, but will last for ages
    $600 23
In the 10th century this Scandinavian country had a scary-sounding king called Erik Bloodax
    $800 4
It was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria & home to Monty Python's holy hand grenade
    $800 9
In 1987, at the first American Comedy Awards, this manic guy won Funniest Male Performer & Male Stand-Up
    $800 19
His third title defense, against Georges Carpentier in 1921, became boxing's first million-dollar gate
    $800 29
This "fiery" archipelago is separated from the southern tip of South America by the Strait of Magellan
    $800 14
Rhyming term for a table-&-chairs group designed for a kitchen nook or alcove
    DD: $1,600 24
At Halicarnassus for her husband Queen Artemisia erected the first large tomb known by this name
    $1000 5
From the Latin for "of opposite feelings", it's a natural repugnance or aversion
    $1000 10
Mel Brooks & this man created "Get Smart!"
    $1000 20
Upon this columnist's death Jack Anderson took over his "Washington Merry-Go-Round" column
    $1000 30
The Strait of Malacca separates mainland Malaysia from Sumatra in this country
    $1000 15
Originally trademarked by Simmons, it's the name of the product seen here
    $1000 25
When Menelik II's daughter Zauditu became empress of Ethiopia around 1916, this future emperor was named regent

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):

Nanette John Anna
$4,000 $0 -$200

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Nanette John Anna
$11,400 -$600 $1,200

Double Jeopardy! Round

NOVELISTS
MARDI GRAS
RELIGION
CORRECTION!
THE NATIONAL PASTIME
CELEBRITY RHYME TIME
    $400 22
In an essay titled "Why I Was Bachman", this horror writer explained why he used a pseudonym for some works
    $400 2
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from New Orleans.) It's the 3-letter name for the king of carnival at New Orleans' Mardi Gras Day Parade
    $400 1
From the Arabic for "one who surrenders", it's an adherent of Islam
    $400 20
On March 22, 2001 the L.A. Times corrected its statement that Edison invented this natural phenomenon
    $400 12
Several Milwaukee teams, including some in the Major Leagues, have had this sudsy nickname
    $400 7
Mr. Rogers' commie neighbors
    $800 23
This Nero Wolfe creator made a fortune between 1917 & 1927 by devising a school banking system
    $800 3
It's what "Mardi Gras" literally translates to in English
    $800 17
The 1963 Catholic Constitution on the Liturgy retained this language for certain rites
    $800 19
"Jeopardy!" said the headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead" came from the N.Y. Post; it really appeared in this newspaper
    $800 13
A pitch that Steve Carlton mastered, or a player taking the low road to a base
    $800 8
Barker's unruly crowds
    $1200 24
A Pulitzer Prize winner for "A Death in the Family", he wrote the screenplay for "The African Queen"
    $1200 4
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from New Orleans.) Mardi Gras float riders in New Orleans toss souvenirs to the crowd, including plastic beads & aluminum coins called these
    DD: $3,000 18
This group first met out-of-doors in England in the 1650s waiting to receive God's light & tremble from it
    $1200 21
Patricia Smith apologized for attributing quotes to made-up people in this New England daily
    $1200 14
In his first Major League managing job, his Twins finished first but he was fired after brawling with one of his players
    $1200 9
Ms. Reno's heavenly bodies
    $1600 25
He wrote his first 2 novels, "The New Centurions" & "The Blue Knight", while still with the Los Angeles police department
    $1600 5
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from New Orleans.) Green, purple & gold, the colors of this Russian ruling family, were adopted as the official colors of Mardi Gras
    $1600 28
The Kami are the gods of this Japanese religion
    $1600 26
In 1998 this network retracted its report on the U.S. using nerve gas on Vietnam defectors
    $1600 15
This Yankee center fielder, the 1998 A.L. batting champ, plays classical guitar in his spare time
    $1600 10
Iacocca's bloodsucking insects
    $2000 27
In 1971 she published a photo book of her native Mississippi, "One Time, One Place"
    $2000 6
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from New Orleans.) It's the 5-letter word for a club that wears masks & costumes in parades on Mardi Gras
    $2000 29
Like bishops, abbots get to wear these liturgical headdresses
    DD: $1,000 30
As we'd hope, this publication, the CJR, scrupulously corrects its own errors, like misspelling Dian Fossey
    $2000 16
International slugger who wrote "A Zen Way of Baseball"
    $2000 11
Poet Ezra's squeals

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Nanette John Anna
$13,800 $5,800 $6,000
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

THE 50 STATES
The 2 states whose names each contain 3 sets of double letters; they border each other

Final scores:

Nanette John Anna
$14,600 $1,800 $300
3-day champion: $53,030 2nd place: trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico & stay at Pueblo Bonito Rose 3rd place: trip to Atlantic City & stay at Resorts Hotel

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Nanette John Anna
$13,000 $5,800 $10,000
21 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W		 7 R,
3 W		 15 R,
4 W
(including 2 DDs)

Combined Coryat: $28,800

[game responses] [game scores] [suggest correction]

Game tape date: 2001-10-30
The J! Archive is created by fans, for fans. Scraping, republication, monetization, and malicious use prohibited; this site may use cookies and collect identifying information. See terms. The Jeopardy! game show and all elements thereof, including but not limited to copyright and trademark thereto, are the property of Jeopardy Productions, Inc. and are protected under law. This website is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or operated by Jeopardy Productions, Inc. Join the discussion at JBoard.tv.