Show #5046 2006-07-17 Regular

Contestants

Scott Ahearn — an actor from the Bronx, New York

Jennifer Laam — a teacher from Studio City, California

Bruce Lin — a research scientist originally from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,599)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bruce	$5,000	$7,000	$16,000	$31,801 2-day champion: $41,400	$15,000 19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Jennifer	$2,800	$3,600	$10,400	$20,799 3rd place: $1,000	$10,400 16 R, 3 W
Scott	$1,800	$2,600	$15,900	$31,699 2nd place: $2,000	$15,400 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC AMERICANS	12-LETTER WORDS	STATE FISH	INVENTORS & INVENTIONS	ESQUIRE'S DUBIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS 2005	PUT ME IN, COACH!
$200 [10] In the 1840s he opened a photographic portrait studio on Fulton & Broadway in New York City (Mathew) Brady Jennifer	$200 [1] Specific term for a person from 60 to 69 years old sexagenarian Bruce	$200 [6] A Massachusetts cape is named for this state fish, a valuable food source cod Bruce	$200 [7] In 1859 Martha Coston patented these devices that sailors could send into the sky to communicate flares Bruce	$200 [18] "You Know, Frank's Brother": he "announced that he will write, direct and star in Rocky VI" Sylvester Stallone Scott	$200 [15] I can't believe the ref called one of these on our goalie for elbowing, but I'm ready to go to the box & serve it a penalty Bruce
$400 [11] Carrie Chapman Catt succeeded this woman as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association Susan B. Anthony Jennifer	$400 [2] To prepare a patient to return to normal life rehabilitate Bruce	$400 [21] The largemouth species of this fish is the state fish of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi & Georgia bass Scott	$600 [9] One of the first of these was based on an inclined conveyor belt & used in a NYC elevated train station in 1900 an escalator Jennifer	$400 [19] This Russian president pocketed a Super Bowl ring being shown to him; Esquire speculated that he pawned it Putin Jennifer	$400 [24] Put me in as this substitute on the basepaths! I'll steal second before you know it a pinch runner Bruce
$600 [12] A flag with a red cross on it flies over her Glen Echo, Maryland home, now a National Historic Site Clara Barton Jennifer	$600 [3] This curry-flavored soup takes its name from the Tamil for "pepper water" mulligatawny Bruce	$600 [25] Called a muskie for short, it's Wisconsin's state fish a muskellunge Bruce	$800 [16] In 1893 this German engineer published "The Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Engine" Rudolf Diesel Bruce	$600 [20] "Actually, We're Gonna Go With 'Mr. Spears'": "Back then they called me K-Fed, but you can call me Daddy instead", he rapped (Kevin) Federline Bruce	$600 [28] Coach, we need rebounds. I can lead us to the promised land like this Hall of Fame Rockets & Sixers center Moses Malone Jennifer Scott
$800 [13] We tell you no "tails": 19th c. astronomer George Phillips Bond discovered 11 of these celestial bodies comets Scott	$800 [4] A part of the mind just under the surface from which feelings or thoughts can influence behavior the subconscious Bruce	$800 [26] This largest species of salmon, Oregon's state fish, shares its name with an Indian tribe & may grow to 3 feet the Chinook salmon	$1,000 [17] Invented by Philip Drinker in the 1920s, this closed respirator is used by patients who can't breathe on their own an iron lung Bruce	$800 [22] "If He's Not Careful, He's Going to Hurt His Reputation": this "Cinderella Man" threw a phone at a hotel worker Russell Crowe Bruce Scott	$800 [29] Put me in at quarterback! Wilson & I have been working on this old-time trick play named for a monument Statue of Liberty play
$1,000 [14] Civil War veteran Ira Dutton became Brother Joseph & helped Father Damien care for the lepers on this island Molokai Jennifer	$1,000 [5] From the German for "bell play", it's the metallic percussion instrument heard here the glockenspiel Scott	$1,000 [27] South Dakota chose the walleye, while North Dakota chose the northern type of this fish a pike Bruce	DD $2,400 [8] This device was first developed by Zenith in 1950 under the name "Lazy Bones" a (TV) remote control Bruce	$1,000 [23] "Awkward Moments of the Year": Mike Myers' Hurricane Relief Show appearance with this hip-hopper Kanye West Jennifer	$1,000 [30] Put me in at this soccer position also called halfback--I can help on both offense & defense midfielder

Double Jeopardy! Round

DINOSAURS	MOVIE TWINS	LITERARY TITLE PAIRS	WORLD CITIES	THE DICTIONARY	PUT ME IN COACH!
$400 [12] Many now think that unlike modern reptiles, dinosaurs were homeothermic, meaning this warm-blooded Scott	$400 [2] In "Twins" Arnold Schwarzenegger played a genius fluent in 12 languages; this actor played his con man twin Danny DeVito Jennifer	$400 [7] 1929:"___ and the Fury" The Sound Jennifer	$400 [1] In the 1860s a conference in this city led to a document on the treatment of those wounded in battle Geneva Jennifer	$400 [20] A dictionary lists these for some words, like humor & drollery for wit synonyms Scott	$400 [26] A Old Westerner fixin' to "go on" this didn't mean playing Hamlet, he meant travelling in a certain coach stage Jennifer
$800 [13] Edmontosaurus, discovered in this Canadian province in 1917, was almost defenseless & was preyed upon by the T-rex Alberta Jennifer Scott	$800 [3] "It Takes Two" was inspired by Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper" & starred these real-life twins the Olsen twins Jennifer	$800 [8] 1960:"___ and Ham" Green Eggs Scott	$800 [17] Themonumentseenhereis in the section of honor in this city's Central Cemetery Vienna Jennifer Scott	$800 [21] This -ology, the history of a word, appears in square brackets following the definition of the word the etymology Scott	$800 [27] In 1886 this man whose name later joined with Chrysler put an engine in a coach from Stuttgart's Wimpff & Sohn Daimler Scott
$1,200 [14] Despite its great size, this "plated lizard" had a brain the size of a walnut Stegosaurus Bruce	$1,200 [4] In the 1980s Hayley Mills starred in 3 TV sequels to this 1961 Disney film in which she played twins Sharon & Susan The Parent Trap Jennifer	$1,200 [9] 1862:"___ and Sons" Fathers Jennifer	$1,200 [18] The major city of southern Morocco, it was once called Morocco by Europeans Marrakesh Scott	$1,200 [22] Dictionaries use archaic for rare usages; this label refers to a sense of a word no longer in use, like "guess" for "aim" obsolete Scott	DD $1,000 [29] 1920s buses from Safety Coach Lines of Muskegon, Mich. were known as these because of their color & sleekness greyhounds Bruce
$1,600 [15] This city's Carnegie Museum of Natural History has the first Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, found in 1902 Pittsburgh Scott	$1,600 [5] In this 2003 Farrelly Brothers film, one conjoined twin wants to act Stuck on You	$1,600 [10] 1903 drama:"___ and Superman" Man Scott	$1,600 [19] The Kiyomizu Temple overlooks this former capital city Kyoto Bruce	$1,600 [23] The Random House Dictionary says that "most" for "almost" is this, an adjective that means "conversational" colloquial Jennifer	$1,200 [28] This service's Superliner car or coach has turn-down service in its fold-down upper berths Amtrak Bruce
DD $2,500 [16] This name of the ferocious predator seen in "Jurassic Park" means "one who seizes quickly" Velociraptor Scott	$2,000 [6] An Oscar nominee 10 times, she played twin sisters in 1946's "A Stolen Life" & 1964's "Dead Ringer" Bette Davis Jennifer	$2,000 [11] 1961:"___ and Zooey" Franny Bruce	$2,000 [24] When this Chilean city was founded, its name continued, "del Nuevo Extremo", or "of the new frontier" Santiago Scott	$2,000 [25] (Kelly of the Clue Crew struts her--"uh"--stuff.) In the 1947 American College Dictionary, Clarence Barnhart popularized this symbol for the unstressed vowel sound in words like "American" a schwa Bruce	$2,000 [30] The royal this coach isseenherein a 19th century art work--whatever, it's probably all bills & other junk a mail coach Bruce

Final Jeopardy!

VARIETYHEADLINES

The Variety headline when this couple married June 29, 1956 read, "Egghead Weds Hourglass"

Arthur Miller & Marilyn Monroe

Jennifer "Who are Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller" — wagered $10,399

Scott "Who are Marilyn Monroe + Arthur Miller?" — wagered $15,799

Bruce "Who are Arthur Miller + Marilyn Monroe" — wagered $15,801

« Back to Games