Show #5038 2006-07-05 Regular

Contestants

Vanessa Meikle — a grad student originally from Austin, Texas

Seth Supcoff — a hotel manager from Santa Fe, New Mexico

Michelle Bondurant — a medical coordinator originally from Greensboro, North Carolina (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Michelle	$-200	$1,600	$8,000	$15,998 2nd place: $2,000	$8,000 16 R, 4 W
Seth	$2,400	$4,800	$11,000	$20,500 New champion: $20,500	$12,200 17 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Vanessa	$-1,000	$2,600	$10,200	$4,200 3rd place: $1,000	$10,200 12 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

SHAKESPEARE	WORLD SERIES MVPs	LOOKING FOR A LATIN LOVER	WHAT'S URSINE?	DO YOU COME HERE OFTEN?	CARE TO SEE MY ETCHINGS?
$200 [1] She cleverly disguises herself as a lawyer & saves Antonio from Shylock's revenge Portia Michelle	$200 [12] 1976:Johnny Bench the Cincinnati Reds Michelle	$200 [22] Meaning "nourishing mother", these 2 Latin words are used when referring to your college alma mater Michelle	$200 [13] Wocka-round the Teddy Bear Museum in Stratford-upon-Avon, England & you'll see the original version of this Muppet Fozzie Bear Vanessa	$200 [7] Parents & kids gather each year at the White House for this event held on the Monday after Easter the Easter Egg Roll Michelle	$200 [6] This man worked with Robert Havell on some etchings so that his "Birds of America" could find a publisher (John James) Audubon Seth
$400 [2] Laertes tells her, "For Hamlet and the trifling of his favor" are "not permanent, sweet, not lasting" Ophelia Vanessa	$400 [27] 1967:Bob Gibson the St. Louis Cardinals	$400 [23] Some criminal investigations are done this way, meaning "after death" postmortem Michelle	$400 [18] A U.S. historical park is named for this famous bear depictedhereat an early age Smokey the Bear Seth	$400 [8] Hindi faithful make regular pilgrimages to & bathe in this 1,560-mile river of Northern India the Ganges Michelle	$400 [14] He created etchings of Paul Gachet, a doctor who in 1890 took him in & cared for him at Auvers van Gogh Vanessa
$600 [3] He's the storm-raising Duke of "The Tempest" Prospero	$600 [28] 1970:Brooks Robinson the Baltimore Orioles	$600 [24] You'll be on the money knowing "out of many, one" is the translation of this Latin phrase E pluribus unum Vanessa	$600 [19] In song, this American folk hero "kilt him a b'ar when he was only three" Davy Crockett Michelle	$600 [9] In the 1820s thirsty explorers found an oasis here, Spanish for "the meadows"; 30 million now visit every year Las Vegas Seth	$600 [15] One of his most famous etchings is "Christ Healing the Sick", aka "The 100-Guilder Print", completed in the 1640s Rembrandt Michelle
$800 [4] A setting in "As You Like It", it's also the name of an ancient wooded area near Shakespeare's home the Forest of Arden Vanessa	$800 [29] 1971:Roberto Clemente the Pittsburgh Pirates Michelle	$800 [25] Literally meaning "under the rose", it means to do something covertly or in secret sub rosa Vanessa	$800 [20] Not only was Bear Bryant the longtime football coach of this college, he was also a graduate the University of Alabama Michelle	$800 [10] Traditionally, crowds gather in New Orleans & party hearty before this first day of Lent Ash Wednesday Michelle Seth Vanessa	$800 [16] This British artist known for his "Marriage a la Mode" engravings had a 1735 copyright act named for him Hogarth Vanessa
$1,000 [5] "Pandosto: The Triumph of Time" was the source for this "Tale" of romance The Winter's Tale	$1,000 [30] 2001:Curt Schilling & Randy Johnson the Diamondbacks Seth	$1,000 [26] Music lovers know it's Latin for "work" & its plural form is a type of musical work opus Seth	$1,000 [21] One of Canada's largest, this 12,000 square-mile lake lies on the Arctic Circle Great Bear Lake	DD $800 [11] Bring your pet to the USA's National Cathedral on Oct. 4 for "The Blessing of the Animals" for this saint's feast day St. Francis of Assisi Seth	$1,000 [17] His "Ancient of Days" was the frontispiece to his 1794 poem "Europe, A Prophecy" Blake Vanessa

Double Jeopardy! Round

DESTINATION: PLUTO	MOVIE-MOBILES	PIECES OF CHINA	GREAT BRITONS	REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS "CAST"	THE NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE YEARS
$400 [23] Scientists once believed that Pluto was an escaped satellite of this planet Neptune Seth	$400 [17] Ingrid Bergman & Rex Harrison starred in a film about various owners of "The Yellow" one of these luxe cars Rolls-Royce	$400 [7] The second war named for this drug began in 1856 when China seized a ship under the British flag opium Seth	$400 [2] The 1st Baron Herbert of Lea was the man who sent this woman and her nurses to the Crimean front Florence Nightingale Michelle	$400 [12] For radio & TV, it was the "B" in CBS & that's no bull Broadcasting Michelle Seth	$400 [1] (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands next to a fire engine in the NYC Fire Museum.) The 1970s were one of the New York City Fire Department’s most challenging times; Howard Cosell said on TV, this borough"is burning", & firemen were often called there daily the Bronx Seth
$800 [24] Named after the planet, the highly radioactive element plutonium has this atomic symbol; does it smell bad? Pu Seth	$800 [18] Now made by BMW, this originally British car named for its small size is prominently featured in 2003's "The Italian Job" the Mini Cooper Seth	$800 [8] The Song Dynasty introduced this type of currency in the 11th century to replace strings of metal disks paper currency Michelle	$800 [3] Frank Whittle designed this type of propulsion in a thesis paper while at the RAF College in 1928 jet propulsion Michelle	$800 [13] We'd like to think this furniture piece isn’t used anymore during acting auditions the casting couch Michelle	$800 [19] (Kelly of the Clue Crew walks next to an antique pump engine in the NY City Fire Museum.) This double-decker engine was part of the festivities when this opened in New York Harbor on October 28, 1886 the Statue of Liberty Seth
DD $1,000 [25] In 1905 this man for whom an Arizona observatory is named started a search for Pluto Percival Lowell Seth	$1,200 [27] In this 1977 film Burt Reynolds avoids cops while making a major beer run in a Trans Am Smokey and the Bandit	$1,200 [9] The 2nd century B.C. Chinese leader Wu Ti was called the Warrior this (a higher rank than Xena) Emperor Michelle Seth	DD $800 [6] This philosopher of the Enlightenment helped shape the U.S. Constitution with his "Two Treatises" John Locke Seth	$1,200 [14] Hey, baby, you a Gemini? These twin brothers of Helen of Troy are, literally Castor & Pollux Vanessa	$1,200 [20] (Kelly holds a tiny fire helmet in the NY City Fire Museum.) The343doesn't represent a fire company; it represents this number from the New York City Fire Department's saddest day the number of dead from 9/11 Michelle
$1,600 [26] Discovered in 1978, this moon of Pluto bears the name of a Greek mythological ferryman on the River Styx Charon Vanessa	$1,600 [28] Before it got updated with a Hemi, this Dodge muscle car pursued Steve McQueen's Mustang in "Bullitt" the Charger Seth	$1,600 [10] This desert covers about 500,000 square miles of Northeast China & Mongolia the Gobi Vanessa	$1,200 [4] Halley asked about the orbit of planets, leading this man to answer with the "Principia Mathematica" Newton Vanessa	$1,600 [15] Thith type of Thpanish is the official language of Thpain Castillian Michelle	$1,600 [21] (Sarah walks next to another antique pump engine at the NY City Fire Museum.) A 19th century fire chief worried engines powered by this were so mighty that the water would cause more damage than the fires steam Michelle
$2,000 [30] In 1930 he discovered Pluto; in 2006 some of his ashes were headed there aboard NASA's New Horizons mission Clyde Tombaugh	$2,000 [29] This 2001 Vin Diesel street-racing film popularized Honda "Tuners", personalized cars that are the new hot rods The Fast and the Furious Seth	$2,000 [11] Legend says Bodhidharma first taught kung fu to monks at this famous Chinese temple the Shaolin Temple	$1,600 [5] Who knows where he found the time to write over 100 books like "Kipps" & "The History of Mr. Polly"; maybe he had a machine (H.G.) Wells Seth	$2,000 [16] To criticize or reprimand severely castigate Vanessa	$2,000 [22] (Sarah walks around a decorated antique hose reel in the NY City Fire Museum.) The infamous Boss Tweed began his public career as a volunteer fireman & this hose reel from his era had thetiger symbolof this organization Tammany Hall Seth

Final Jeopardy!

WESTERN HEMISPHERE GEOGRAPHY

The 2 outlets of the Gulf of Mexico, a strait & a channel, bear the names of these 2 land areas

Florida & the Yucatán peninsula

Michelle "What are Yucatan + Florida?" — wagered $7,998

Vanessa "What are Florida + Texas?" — wagered $6,000

Seth "What are Florida and Yucatán?" — wagered $9,500

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