Show #4605 2004-09-17 (taped 2004-04-23) Regular

Ken Jennings game 48.

Contestants

Greg Taylor — a lawyer from Glendale, California

Marilyn Werner — a registered nurse from Maryville, Tennessee

Ken Jennings — a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah (whose 47-day cash winnings total $1,585,061)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ken	$5,200	$10,200	$38,000	$50,000 48-day champion: $1,635,061	$35,800 41 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Marilyn	$-1,000	$-1,000	$1,000	$1,800 3rd place: $1,000	$1,000 3 R, 2 W
Greg	$200	$-200	$2,600	$3,199 2nd place: $2,000	$2,600 5 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

ASIAN HISTORY	WE LOVE BROADWAY	THAT'S YOUNG!	ISLANDS	CLASSIC GAMES	QUASI-RELATED PAIRS
$200 [6] In a 2003 annual cost-of-living survey, it was ranked as the world's most expensive city Tokyo Ken	$200 [11] Introduced in a 1933 film, this song heardherehas become a toe-tapping favorite on Broadway "42nd Street" Ken	$200 [26] At age 6 in 1935 she won a special Oscar for her outstanding contribution to screen entertainment Shirley Temple Greg	$200 [25] This island was once called Ilhas Dos Papuas, or "Island of the Fuzzy Hairs" New Guinea Ken	$200 [20] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew plays a game with Sofia.) Eight years of studying medicine have prepared me to perform delicate surgery on Cavity Sam in this game--scalpel!Bzzzt! Operation Ken	$200 [1] Newscaster Brokaw &comedian Seinfeld Tom & Jerry Ken
$400 [7] Tu Duc, a 19th century Nguyen emperor in this country, helped write a comprehensive history of it Vietnam Ken	$400 [12] In 2003 he was "dirty dancing" in "Chicago" on Broadway before embarking on the show's national tour Patrick Swayze Greg	—	$400 [13] Named by Abel Tasman, Grotte Eylandt is the biggest island in this country's Gulf of Carpentaria Australia Ken	$400 [21] Uno is a version of this wacky-sounding card game called huit americain in France crazy eights Ken	$400 [2] Lion group &an opinion based on stereotyping pride & prejudice Ken
$600 [8] Between 1811 & 1866 the capital of Cambodia Ping-Ponged between Oudong & this Phnom Penh Ken	$600 [14] Hey, hey! This member of The Monkees took over the role of Zoser in "Aida" in 2004 Micky Dolenz Ken Marilyn Greg	—	$600 [17] During WWII Malta controlled the sea lanes between North Africa & this Italian island 50 miles from Malta Sicily Ken	$600 [22] (Sofia of the Clue Crew plays a game with Jimmy.) Trying to catch a rodent isn't as easy as it seems in this classic board game Mouse Trap Marilyn	$600 [3] A wreath of leaves &possessing the quality of robustness laurel & hardy Greg
$800 [9] The tomb of Hongwu, the first emperor of this famous dynasty, is in Nanjing, China the Ming Ken	$1,000 [16] Jason Patrick & Ashley Judd are seenherein the acclaimed revival of this Tennessee Williams classic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Ken	—	$800 [18] For administrative purposes, this island group is divided into 2 bailiwicks: Jersey & Guernsey the Channel Islands Ken	$800 [23] If you don't accept this challenge in backgammon, you must resign & pay the current stake the double	$800 [4] A student &the opposite of high learner & low Ken Greg
$1,000 [10] This Brit's battles at Assaye & Argaom in India prepared him for Napoleon Wellington Ken	DD $2,000 [15] Alfre Woodard winged onto B'way in "Drowning Crow", an African-American version of this Chekhov classic The Seagull Ken	—	$1,000 [19] This Portuguese group in the N. Atlantic was uninhabited when discovered in 1427; now it has over 200,000 people the Azores Ken	$1,000 [24] (Sofia of the Clue Crew plays a game with Jimmy.) Jimmy's playing older brother & helping me choose who's taking me out in the updated version of this game Guy on telephone says, "What's up?" and Jimmy shakes his head. Mystery Date Ken	$1,000 [5] One fixed glance &Messrs. Daltrey & Bannister a stare & Rogers Ken Marilyn

Double Jeopardy! Round

MONTY PYTHON	BRING OUT YOUR DEAD	SPAM	SUMMARIZING PROUST	I'M A LUMBERJACK	KNIGHTS WHO SAY "NI"
$400 [7] The BBC TV show theme is actually "Liberty Bell" by this American marching bandmaster Sousa Marilyn	$400 [18] This 6-letter undead minion shares the name of the python deity in West African voodoo cults zombie Ken	$400 [6] Created in 1937, Spam is a combination of these 2 words spiced ham	$400 [12] Proust studied law at this institution now part of the University of Paris the Sorbonne Ken	$400 [26] Your boots won't dig into a buckskin, a log that's missing this, so mind your step its bark Ken	$400 [1] It's the largest nation in area in Central America Nicaragua Ken
$800 [8] In 1988this Pythoner made it around the world in 80 days for the BBC with 17 hours to spare Michael Palin Ken	$800 [19] The alternate title to the Anne Rice book "Ramses the Damned" mentions one of these previously buried folk a mummy Ken	$800 [17] Spam is a product of this Austin, Minnesota corporation known for its deli meats & chili Hormel Greg	$800 [13] A chronic sufferer of this respiratory disease since childhood, at age 35 Proust became incapacitated by it asthma Ken	$800 [27] I bow before the mighty white one of these, a symbol of lumbering, as Michigan's state tree pine Ken	$800 [2] For Petrarch, some of these include "Father of Humanism" & "The Tuscan Imp of Fame" nicknames Ken
$1,200 [9] Beating out "A Clockwork Orange", this Python film won best British film of all time in an Amazon.com poll Monty Python and the Holy Grail Ken	$1,200 [20] The ghost of Banquo torments this title Shakespeare king while he's attending a banquet Macbeth Ken	$1,200 [23] Along with Spammy the Pig, this husband & wife comedy team pitched Spam on the radio in the 1940s Burns & Allen Ken	$1,200 [14] As is evident in the title of this 16-piece Proust epic masterpiece, Proust was preoccupied with time Remembrance of Things Past Ken	$1,200 [28] Until I saw that movie "Fargo", I thought I knew everything you could feed into this machine wood chipper Ken	$1,200 [3] Maria de Medeiros played this French diarist in the 1990 film "Henry and June" Anais Nin Ken
$1,600 [10] This controversial Python film's tagline in Sweden read, "The film that is so funny it was banned in Norway" Life of Brian Ken	$1,600 [21] The male counterpart of a succubus, or a metal band fronted by Brandon Boyd an incubus Ken	$1,600 [24] This U.S. state consumes more Spam per capita than any other, making dishes like Spam musubi Hawaii Ken	$1,600 [15] As editor for the Criterion, this "Hollow Men" poet provided a literary platform for Proust T.S. Eliot Ken	$1,600 [29] You've gotta love the torque converter on the 988G Log Loader from this giant equipment company Caterpillar Marilyn	$1,600 [4] Even though her father was Pallas, this goddess fought with the victorious Olympians against the Titans Nike Ken
$2,000 [11] The only American-born troupe member, he's directed movies like "Brazil" & "The Fisher King" Terry Gilliam Ken	DD $5,200 [22] From the German for "to knock" or "rattle", this spectre may be one that goes bump in the night poltergeist Ken	DD $2,200 [25] "Although the Christmas table will not be lavish, there will be Spam for everyone", this famed reporter said in '42 London Edward R. Murrow Ken	$2,000 [16] Proust organized petitions for this French soldier, unjustly sentenced in 1894 to imprisonment on Devil's Island Dreyfus Ken	—	$2,000 [5] Originally written in Greek, this Christian statement of faith begins "We believe in one God..." the Nicene Creed Greg

Final Jeopardy!

MARILYN MONROE MOVIES

Marilyn plots her husband's murder at a honeymoon site in this, her only film with a 1-word title

Niagara

Marilyn "What is Niagara?" — wagered $800

Greg "What isGhostbustersNiagara" — wagered $599

Ken "What is Niagara?" — wagered $12,000

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