Show #3187 - Tuesday, June 9, 1998

Contestants

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Philip Sasse, a polymer chemist from Douglasville, Georgia

Susan Thaler, a librarian from Shrub Oak, New York

Joe Mecca, a state trooper from Allegheny, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $25,500)

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Jeopardy! Round

AROUND THE WORLD
VERSE
FAMOUS BEARDS
1990s TELEVISION
ODDS & ENDS
10-LETTER WORDS
    $100 15
You'll find Greece's Parliament building on Syntagma Square in this capital
    $100 6
3-letter word that ends Ernest Thayer's poem "Casey at the Bat"
    $100 7
According to Clement C. Moore, "The beard on his chin was as white as the snow"
    $100 1
This FOX drama follows the plight of the Salinger children, who were orphaned by a car wreck
    $100 21
It's the neat & tidy term for a hospital attendant
    $100 9
According to Webster's, it's "a statement of what a thing is"
    $200 17
The name of this South African province means "across the Vaal" -- the Vaal River, that is
    $200 8
In "Everything in its Place", Arthur Guiterman wrote, "The birds are in the bushes and" this "is at the door"
    $200 14
In the 1850s he exhibited Madame Josephine Fortune Clofullia as the "Bearded Lady From Switzerland"
    DD: $500 2
(Hi, I'm Arianna Huffington) Al Franken & I did a "Point-Counterpoint" segment called "Strange Bedfellows" for this Bill Maher show
    $200 22
Surfers on the internet can check out the "Earth's Biggest" one at www.amazon.com
    $200 10
In a criminal trial, it's this lawyer's job to try & prove the defendant guilty
    $300 18
This country's Cathedral of Leon is named for its soaring spires & stained glass windows
    $300 16
He wrote, "I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear"
    $300 27
Drummer Frank Beard is the only member of this band seen here who doesn't have a beard
    $300 3
Roslyn, Washington represented Cicely, Alaska, the setting of this Rob Morrow series
    $300 23
Though it no longer sails, this luxury liner moored in Long Beach, Calif. does offer hotel accommodations
    $300 11
It's equal to .0394 inches
    $400 19
The Canterbury Plains, this country's largest flatland area, lies on South Island
    $400 26
He's the regimental bhisti, or water carrier, that Rudyard Kipling made famous
    $400 28
Grace Bedell, age 11, thought this man would win an election by more than a hair if he grew whiskers; he agreed
    $400 4
The quirky drama "Picket Fences" was set in this town in Wisconsin, not in Italy
    $400 24
A Michigander might know that glutton is another name for this member of the weasel family
    $400 12
It's the pigment that makes red blood cells red
    $500 20
This unit of currency of the Cayman Islands is divided into 100 cents; makes sense to us
    $500 30
Robert Frost wondered, "Why do they make good neighbors?"
    $500 29
For this Austrian psychoanalyst, sometimes a beard is just a beard
    $500 5
"Twin Peaks" was the first TV venture for this avant-garde filmmaker
    $500 25
Oddly, this reddish brown color derives its name from albus, the Latin word for white
    $500 13
A creature that eats both animals & plants is described by this adjective

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 14):

Joe Susan Philip
$1,900 -$100 $1,700

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Joe Susan Philip
$3,400 $900 $4,100

Double Jeopardy! Round

WALL PAINTERS
COMING TO AMERICA
OBSCURE MYTHOLOGY
THE SON ALSO RISES
TIM CONWAY FILMS
MORE CELEBRITY RHYME TIME
    $200 15
This "dripper", who painted on the floor, was a student of Missouri muralist Thomas Hart Benton
    $200 14
Chinese immigrants began to arrive in California just before this 1849 "rush"
    $200 3
According to Australian myth, this phenomenon seen in the sky is a giant snake arching its body
    $200 24
He was king of the Franks, emperor of the Romans, & son of Pepin the Short
    $200 1
Tim appeared with Sandra Bullock in this 1997 sequel, but he didn't replace Keanu Reeves
    $200 8
Shields' chefs
    $400 16
At age 4 in Guanajuato, Mexico, he was already drawing on the walls
    $400 18
In 1634 Catholics could find refuge in this colony founded by Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore
    $400 4
Huitzilopochtli, a god of these people, was so fierce he killed several relatives as soon as he was born
    $400 25
David's son by Bathsheba; he was also his successor
    $400 2
In 2 1960s movies based on this series, Tim reprised his TV role of Ensign Parker
    $400 9
Midler's planes
    $600 17
In 1892 the World's Columbian Expo in Chicago hired this woman impressionist to paint a mural
    $600 19
Europeans who came to America as this kind of servant promised to work for years to pay their passage
    $600 5
Gullinkambi is the golden cock who arouses the Einherjar in this "Hall of the Slain"
    $600 26
His dad commanded the 3rd Army in France; he commanded the 11th Armored Cavalry in Vietnam
    $600 13
Tim teamed up with this fellow TV comedian in several films including 1980's "The Private Eyes"
    $600 10
Brad's blockbusters
    $800 22
This "Third of May" artist covered the walls of his country house in grotesque paintings
    $800 20
People who emigrate to America from this country are known as Issei back home
    DD: $1,600 6
The Egyptian goddess Neith is often depicted holding a scepter & this symbol of life
    $800 27
His grandfather was prime minister of India, & so was his mother
    $800 29
Tim helps a shape-shifting Dean Jones run for office in this sequel to "The Shaggy Dog"
    $800 11
Mia's missiles
    DD: $1,100 23
Stuart Davis' mural for this room in Rockefeller Center was titled "Mural (Men Without Women)"
    $1000 21
Few of the Penn. Dutch came from Holland; the majority came from this present-day country
    $1000 7
The Chinese goddess Ch'ang-O was turned into a toad, & her shadow may be seen on this heavenly body
    $1000 28
His father was in "Lost Angels"; he was in "The Lost Boys"
    $1000 30
In a 1975 film, Tim played Amos, a bumbling bank robber, who joins this title gang named for a dessert
    $1000 12
Twyla's stringed instruments

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Joe Susan Philip
$7,900 $5,300 $8,900

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Final Jeopardy! Round

BASKETBALL
2 of the 3 NBA teams whose names don't end with the letter S

Final scores:

Joe Susan Philip
$4,600 $8,901 $15,900
3rd place: Jeep Electronics Portable Boom Box 2nd place: Trip to Hotel Melia Castilla, Madrid, Spain New champion: $15,900

Game dynamics:

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Coryat scores:

Joe Susan Philip
$8,700 $4,500 $8,900
21 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W
(including 1 DD)		 10 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W		 24 R,
1 W

Combined Coryat: $22,100

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Game tape date: 1998-03-03
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