Show #5043 2006-07-12 Regular

Contestants

Tom Waskom — a lawyer from Richmond, Virginia

Susan Matejko — a legal secretary from Kailua, Hawaii

David Nikithser — a project manager from Hightstown, New Jersey (whose 2-day cash winnings total $44,799)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
David	$2,200	$7,600	$7,600	$5,599 2nd place: $2,000	$10,400 20 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Susan	$1,200	$1,200	$10,000	$8,000 New champion: $8,000	$10,800 13 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Tom	$800	$3,200	$4,800	$100 3rd place: $1,000	$6,800 13 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

JUST ONE WORD... PLASTICS	HERE'S LOOKING AT "U", KID	YOU TOLKIEN TO ME?	SHOW ME THE MONKEY!	I COULDA BEEN A BARTENDER	MOVIE CATCH PHRASES
$200 [21] Polypropelene containers melt at 320 deg., so they are safe to put in this appliance that uses 140-degree water a dishwasher Tom	$200 [20] This term for any ideal or perfect place comes from the title of Sir Thomas More's opus utopia David	$200 [1] Tolkien once wrote, "I am in fact" one of these "in all but size" a hobbit David	$200 [5] You know the drill, it's the colorful monkey species seen here a mandrill Susan	$200 [13] To vodka, add dry vermouth & a lemon twist to make this; shaken, not stirred, you got it a martini David	$200 [3] 1992:"There's no crying in baseball!" A League of Their Own Susan
$400 [25] The "V" in PVC, it's energy-efficient because it's made more of salt than petroleum vinyl David	$400 [22] It comes in radioactive isotopes like 235 & 238 uranium David	$400 [2] While at Oxford, Tolkien formed a literary group called the Inklings with this man who wrote of Narnia C.S. Lewis Tom	$400 [6] Theselarge ground-dwelling monkeys native to Africa & Asia have prominent snouts resembling a dog's a baboon Susan	$400 [15] Bust out some gin, Benedictine, cherry brandy & club soda & you've got a "sling" named for this island Singapore Susan	$400 [4] 1982:"They're here!" Poltergeist David
$600 [26] The "bubble" types of this headgear associated with early astronauts were made of GE's Lexan helmets Tom	$600 [24] The lending of money at an exorbitant rate of interest usury David	$600 [14] Tolkien lectured on this king of the Geats, the title character of an Old English epic poem Beowulf Tom	$600 [7] The pygmy variety of this small South American monkey is seen here a marmoset David Susan	DD $800 [16] An ounce each of vodka, gin, light rum & tequila highlight this N.Y.-themed drink Long Island iced tea Susan	$600 [10] 1967:"What we've got here is failure to communicate" Cool Hand Luke Susan Tom
$800 [29] Dow Chemicals says this trademarked polystyrene insulation material isn't used to make cups, as often thought Styrofoam Tom	$800 [27] On the web, it's the U in URL universal David	$800 [19] Tolkien translated an Arthurian work about this knight who matches wits with a "Green Knight" (Sir) Gawain Tom	$800 [8] Name common to the 2 types of primates seen here a capuchin Susan Tom	$800 [17] If you like light rum, crushed ice, pineapple juice, coconut cream, a cherry & getting caught in the rain, you like this piña coladas Susan	$800 [11] 1950:"I am big! It's the pictures that got small" Sunset Boulevard Susan
$1,000 [30] Used in plastic bags, HDPE & LDPE stand for these two types of "polyethylene" high-density & low-density David	$1,000 [28] Lucknow is the capital city of this most populous state of India Uttar Pradesh	$1,000 [23] The title "The Lord of the Rings" refers to this dark lord Sauron David	$1,000 [9] Nasalis larvatus is the scientific name for this type of monkey seen here a proboscis monkey David	$1,000 [18] Add a splash of creme de cassis to white wine to make this aperitif; use champagne to make it "royale" a kir David	$1,000 [12] 1927:"You ain't heard nothin' yet!" The Jazz Singer David

Double Jeopardy! Round

40 YEARS OF THE NEA	POP LYRICS	ANCIENT GREECE	I’LL SEE YOU IN COURT!	FILL IN THE OPERATIC BLANK	10-LETTER WORDS
$400 [17] The first NEA grant was awarded to save this Manhattan ballet company the American Ballet Theatre David	$400 [3] In song Elton John said goodbye to Princess Diana, referring to her as this flower rose Susan	$400 [8] Thucydides, though from this city, tried to be fair to Sparta in narrating the Peloponnesian War Athens David	$400 [1] She argued 6 cases on women's rights before the Supreme Court in the 1970s; now she’s on the court Ginsburg Tom	$400 [23] Rossini:"William ____" Tell Susan	$400 [12] A child who shares his date of birth with 4 of his siblings a quintuplet Tom
$800 [18] The NEA helped to fund & choose the design for this 1982 memorial on the Mall in Washington, D.C. the Vietnam Memorial David	$800 [4] This Whitney Houston hit begins, "If I should stay, I would only be in your way, so I'll go" "I Will Always Love You" Tom	$800 [13] Theophrastus followed this man's teachings in physics & metaphysics & followed him as the Lyceum's head Aristotle Tom	$800 [2] In March 1996 the Supreme Court ruled New York & other cities couldn’t change the results of this 1990 event the census David	$800 [24] Wagner:"The Ring of the ____" Niebelung Susan	$800 [19] Seen here, this building in Ohio's capital was built by 19th-century convicts the Statehouse
$1,200 [27] Guy Noir knows the NEA gave early, critical funding to start this Minnesota Public Radio variety show A Prairie Home Companion	$1,200 [9] Michael Jackson protested in this hit, "I've seen the bright get duller, I'm not going to spend my life being a color" "Black Or White" David	$1,200 [14] The most economically important tree, a branch from it symbolized the birth of a boy an olive Tom	$1,200 [5] From Latin for "to move", one of these, such as a traffic ticket, requires you to pay a fine or appear in court a citation David	$1,200 [25] Mussorgsky:"Boris ____" Godunov	$1,600 [21] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reads as she & Jon play cards.) Jon's keeping his cards under the table; I have mine above the table, which gave us this word meaning "without deceit" aboveboard Susan
$1,600 [28] In 1967 the NEA helped found this organization set up to preserve our country's movie heritage the AFI (the American Film Institute) David	$1,600 [10] In 1990 Paula Abdul observed, "I take 2 steps forward, I take 2 steps back, we come together cuz" of this "Opposites Attract" Susan	DD $2,000 [15] The modern men's discus weighs 4.4 pounds; the ones found at this site in Greece's Elis Valley weighed up to 9 pounds Olympia Tom	$1,600 [6] O. Henry, Boss Tweed & Nikolae Ceausescu were all tried & convicted of this crime embezzlement	$1,600 [26] Mozart:"____ fan tutte" Così David	$2,000 [22] When you write a paper, you don't copy directly, but do this, a verb meaning restate or put into other words paraphrase David Susan
$2,000 [30] Actor Gary Sinise co-founded the Steppenwolf Theatre in this city & expanded its repertoire with NEA grants Chicago Susan	$2,000 [11] Celine Dion hit whose chorus is "'Cause I'm your lady & you are my man, whenever you reach for me, I'll do all that I can" "The Power Of Love" David	$2,000 [16] The name of this wise lawgiver of around 600 B.C. has come to mean any legislator Solon Tom	$2,000 [7] A 1969 case said the phrase "with all" these 2 words from Brown v. Board of Education wasn’t being followed deliberate speed Tom	$2,000 [29] Beethoven:"____" Fidelio David	DD $2,800 [20] To talk to the Fish-Footman or the Mock Turtle, this is where you have to go Wonderland David

Final Jeopardy!

PRO FOOTBALL GEOGRAPHY

Of all the U.S. states with 2 current NFL teams, it’s the only state the Mississippi River touches

Missouri

Tom "What is Minnesota" — wagered $4,700

David "What is Florida?" — wagered $2,001

Susan "What is Minnesota" — wagered $2,000

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