Show #4687 2005-01-11 (taped 2004-11-08) Regular

Contestants

Alex Rubington — a marketing communication coordinator from Natick, Massachusetts

Jonathan Henke — a researcher from Berkeley, California

Joshua Allen — a student from North Hollywood, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $39,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Joshua	$5,400	$7,400	$17,400	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$17,400 25 R, 1 W
Jonathan	$1,800	$5,800	$18,300	$1,799 2nd place: $2,000	$16,400 16 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Alex	$1,800	$1,000	$13,500	$6,800 New champion: $6,800	$13,000 12 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE THINGS OF NATURE	FILM CRITICISM	WHAT A DISH!	THE 2004 ELECTIONS	ADVERTISING MASCOTS	COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG
$200 [16] What little of this mammalian characteristic a hippopotamus has is mostly on its tail hair Joshua	$200 [11] In The New Yorker--"displays no trace of imagination, good taste or ingenuity... I say" this 1939 twister pic is "a stinkeroo" The Wizard of Oz Joshua	$200 [21] Care for an hors d'oeuvre? How about this dish of raw, ground beef served with raw egg steak tartare	$200 [1] On CNN's election map, it was the final color of Wyoming, Kansas & Alabama red Jonathan	$200 [6] He's the giraffe mascot for Toys 'R Us Geoffrey Joshua	$200 [26] If some bugger sticks his "plates of meat" in your face, be prepared to peruse these appendages feet Jonathan
$400 [17] On many spiders, these respiratory organs have leaves like a book lungs Joshua	$400 [12] "Repetitious and aimless as to seem to beg for oblivion", said John Simon of this 1977 Woody Allen film Annie Hall Alex	$400 [22] The big difference between chop suey and this Chinese-American dish is that the latter is served with crispy noodles chow mein Joshua	$400 [2] In this key state, Kerry's edge in Trumbull County up North couldn't overcome Bush's lead in Warren down South Ohio Joshua	$400 [7] It's the animal that's represented one of the major TV networks since 1956 a peacock Joshua	$400 [27] Oi, mate, this meal is your "tommy tucker" supper
$600 [18] Owls and sloths are noted for their ability to rotate this 270 degrees their heads Jonathan	$600 [13] John Simon, part deux: "O dull new world", this 1977 sci-fi blockbuster "is all as exciting as last year's weather reports" Star Wars Jonathan	$600 [23] Spanish name for a breakfast dish of fried corn tortillas topped with fried eggs & a layer of salsa huevos rancheros Jonathan	$600 [3] Voters okayed California's Prop 71, a bond measure to fund medical research using these stem cells Joshua	$600 [8] One of these critters is the mascot of the Hartford Insurance Company an elk Alex	$600 [28] Order a "pig's ear" if you want this beverage, old chap a beer Jonathan
$800 [19] Once fertilized, a female ant sheds these appendages her wings Joshua	$800 [14] Though one critic dubbed it "Lassie in science fiction drag", this 1982 flick fared well at the box office anyway E.T. Joshua	$800 [24] "Joy of Cooking" recipes for this cut of beef include sweet & sour & tzimmis with potato knaidle a brisket Alex	$800 [4] In South Dakota, John Thune unseated this Senate leader whom he accused of obstructionism Tom Daschle Joshua	$800 [9] Name of the bull terrier "party animal" who endorsed Budweiser Spuds MacKenzie Alex	$800 [29] If a holdup man demands your "sausage & mash" be prepared to give him this your cash Joshua
DD $2,000 [20] The largest single living animal cell on Earth is the yolk of this creature's egg an ostrich Jonathan	$1,000 [15] One reviewer said, like this 1967 title duo themselves, "The film rides off in all directions and ends up full of holes" Bonnie and Clyde Joshua	$1,000 [25] They're the red in red flannel hash beets	$1,000 [5] Illinois made this self-described "skinny kid with a funny name" the fifth black senator ever elected Barack Obama Jonathan	$1,000 [10] You can make a cup of Nesquik quick as one of these creatures--its mascot a rabbit (or a bunny) Joshua	$1,000 [30] If Prince Charles wants to put you in his "jam jar", don't worry; it's one of these a car Joshua

Double Jeopardy! Round

ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST	GUITAR PLAYER	WRITERS JOURNAL	COSMOPOLITAN	PARENTING	DAILY "BREAD"
$400 [26] Paris's Ile de la Cite is home to this structure many consider the birthplace of Gothic architecture Notre Dame Alex	$400 [1] Jack Bruce, Sid Vicious & John Entwistle are all famous for playing this instrument the bass Alex	$400 [6] While writing "Crime and Punishment", he quickly penned "The Gambler" to meet a publisher's obligation Dostoevsky Jonathan	$400 [11] This metropolis' first high rise was the 482-foot Mitsui Kasumigaseki, completed in 1968 Tokyo Joshua	$400 [17] A talking cricket warns him, "woe to boys who refuse to obey their parents and run away from home!" Pinocchio Joshua	$400 [12] The principal money-earner in a family the breadwinner Joshua
$800 [27] Renzo Piano's Potsdamer Platz Project included a musical theatre near where this infamous structure stood the Berlin Wall	$800 [2] Eric Clapton may have gotten this nickname because it took him so long to change his guitar strings "Slowhand" Alex	$800 [7] Shortly after writing "Catriona", a sequel to "Kidnapped", he died on the island of Samoa Robert Louis Stevenson Joshua	$800 [22] A granite cone called Sugar Loaf Mountain rises on a peninsula in Guanabara Bay in this cosmopolitan city Rio de Janeiro Joshua	$800 [18] Even though your child's been good, you still might want to attend meetings of the PTA, which stands for this the Parent-Teacher Association Joshua	$800 [13] Hansel & Gretel dropped a trail of these to find their way home; didn't work! bread crumbs Joshua
$1,200 [28] This British architect's epitaph is "If you seek his monument, look around you" Christopher Wren Jonathan	$1,200 [3] This guitarist with his own band is heardhereplaying lead on someone else's No. 1 hit Eddie Van Halen Alex	$1,200 [8] In 1941, before taking her final dip, she wrote her sister Vanessa, "I am certain now that I am going mad again" Virginia Woolf Joshua	$1,200 [23] Its original Spanish name translates to "The Town of the Queen of the Angels" Los Angeles Joshua	$1,200 [19] Irish wit who quipped, "to lose one parent... may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness" Oscar Wilde Jonathan	$1,200 [14] An important cereal-growing region of a nation the breadbasket Joshua
$1,600 [29] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew stands by an alcove with a fireplace in Oak Park, Chicago, IL.) It's the word for a cozy fireside nook; Frank Lloyd Wright designed this one with an Arts-and-Crafts influence the inglenook	$1,600 [4] In 1976 this guitarist's album "Breezin'" was the first to simultaneously top the jazz, R&B & pop charts George Benson Alex	$1,600 [9] Rejected in 1863 when its autos & subways seemed too fantastic, his "Paris au XXIeme Siecle" was finally published in 1994 Jules Verne Jonathan	$1,600 [24] In this city you can walk a flight of 137 steps up to Trinita Dei Monti, a 15th C. French church built by Charles VIII Rome Alex	$2,000 [21] Chromosomes are inherited from both parents; only the father can provide the one designated by this letter Y Joshua	$1,600 [15] According to the Latin satirist Juvenal, that which was provided to placate the masses bread and circuses Jonathan
$2,000 [30] On architectural blueprints, "DD" refers to this type of "national" opening a Dutch door Jonathan	$2,000 [5] Last name of a famous Spanish classical guitarist born in 1893; it's also a province in Spain Segovia Alex	$2,000 [10] His 1898 letter to the president of France accused "the War Office of having led a vile campaign in the press" Emile Zola Alex	DD $2,500 [25] This city's Hofburg is the residence of President Heinz Fischer & home to the famous Spanish Riding School Vienna Alex	DD $2,500 [20] This 1938 Nobel Literature Prize winner's parents were Presbyterian missionaries Pearl Buck Jonathan	$2,000 [16] These thin-sliced pickles are flavored with mustard, celery seeds, cloves & turmeric bread-and-butter pickles Jonathan

Final Jeopardy!

ENGLISH ROYALTY

One of the 3 years in which 3 different kings reigned

(1 of) 1936, 1483, or 1066

Alex "What is 1789?" — wagered $6,700

Joshua "What is 1553?" — wagered $17,400

Jonathan "What is 1938?" — wagered $16,501

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