Show #5055 2006-07-28 Regular

Last game of Season 22.

Contestants

Brad Jeffcoat — a student from Vidalia, Georgia

Reda Chambers — a substitute teacher from Chandler, Arizona

Eugene Manning — a U.S. Army specialist from Honolulu, Hawaii (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Eugene	$800	$1,600	$16,200	$15,200 3rd place: $1,000	$12,000 15 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
Reda	$1,800	$3,000	$7,800	$15,600 2nd place: $2,000	$9,800 20 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Brad	$1,600	$3,600	$8,400	$16,400 New champion: $16,400	$8,400 15 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. LAKES & RIVERS	SONG TITLES	DAY TIME	THAT'S POLITICS	DON'T GO TO PIECES	TAKE YOUR "MED"s
$200 [16] As you can gather from its name, Lake Texoma is shared by these 2 states Texas & Oklahoma Reda	$200 [26] Duran Duran:"Hungry Like The ___" Wolf Brad	$200 [11] The first day of the week mentioned by name in "Robinson Crusoe" isn't Friday but this (1st day is a clue) Sunday Brad	$200 [6] In July 1804 in the same N.J. place where his son had died in a duel 3 years before, he did not take aim; oops (Alexander) Hamilton Brad	$200 [21] More complicated than scissors, this device turns your sensitive documents into confetti a shredder Eugene	$200 [1] Almost a million square miles, it's bordered by 3 continents the Mediterranean Sea Brad
$400 [17] This large Louisiana lake is named for Louis XIV's marine minister Lake Pontchartrain Reda	$400 [27] Wilson Pickett:"___ Sally" Mustang Brad	$400 [12] In English, it's alphabetically the last day of the week Wednesday Eugene Reda Brad	$400 [7] Depictedhere, she earned a master's degree from Notre Dame in 1975 Condoleezza Rice Brad	$400 [22] "I'm in tatters", Mick Jagger sang in this tune from "Some Girls" "Shattered" Brad	$400 [2] A means of mass communication, or a psychic communicating with the dead a medium Eugene
$600 [18] Until 1900 when engineers reversed the flow, this river flowed into Lake Michigan the Chicago River Eugene	$600 [28] Elton John:"Honky ___" Cat Reda	$600 [13] J. Wellington Wimpy often said, "I will gladly pay you" this day "for a hamburger today" Tuesday Brad	$600 [8] In 1996 Sam Brownback was elected to complete the term of this Kansas senator who ran for president Dole Reda	$600 [23] From the Book of Common Prayer, "Those whom God hath joined together let no man put" this asunder Reda	$600 [3] 9-letter term for a large disk worn as an ornament on a chain around the neck a medallion Brad
$800 [19] This lake whose French name means "heart of an awl" is at the heart of a beautiful resort area in Idaho (Lake) Coeur d'Alene Reda	$800 [29] David Bowie:"Diamond ___" Dogs	$800 [14] Day of the week that's the English equivalent to the Latin Saturni dies Saturday Reda	$800 [9] This manseenhereholds the signed copy of SALT II, & gets biz-zay with Jimmy Carter Brezhnev Eugene	$800 [24] It's the term archaeologists use for those broken pieces of pottery found during digs sherds (shards accepted) Reda	$800 [4] From the French for "middle of a rugged mountain", it's an adjective meaning adequate, but not very good mediocre Brad
DD $2,000 [20] In 1819 the Independence became the first steamboat used on this river the Missouri Reda	$1,000 [30] Peter Gabriel:"Shock The ___" Monkey Brad	$1,000 [15] G.K. Chesterton wrote of a "Man Who Was" this day Thursday	$1,000 [10] In 1848 Horace Mann filled the congressional seat of this ex-president John Quincy Adams Eugene	$1,000 [25] Something may be blown to these, from the Irish Gaelic smoidar, "fragment" smithereens Reda	$1,000 [5] The middle value in a set of statistical values the median Eugene Brad

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE FIRM	THE CHAMBER	THE TESTAMENT	THE BRETHREN	THE PARTNER	JOHN GRISHAM
$400 [21] In 1950 the Minnesota Valley Canning Company changed its name to this 2-word one, after its "Jolly" brand Green Giant Reda	$400 [16] An older recording-studio technique used this chamber designed to add reverberation an echo chamber Reda	$400 [11] "Then said the Lord unto Moses, behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you" Exodus Reda	$400 [1] In boyhood, Alex of this family played guitar & Eddie was a drummer; later they switched Van Halen Reda	$400 [6] Acquaintances & relatives:___ & kin kith Reda	$400 [26] Tulane law student Darby Shaw uncovers a conspiracy for the birds in this Grisham thriller The Pelican Brief Reda
$800 [22] This word for washed clothing is the name of a fashion line by Shelli Segal Laundry Reda	$800 [17] Kiva, a ceremonial chamber, comes from the language of these westernmost Pueblo Indians, aka the Moki the Hopi Reda	$800 [12] "For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age at the set time of which God had spoken to him" Genesis Eugene	$800 [2] Sean's kid brother, this "Footloose" & "True Romance" actor passed away in 2006 Chris Penn Brad	$800 [7] In an Israeli patriotic song:blue & ___ white Reda	$800 [27] In 1981 Grisham graduated from law school in this state; he was admitted to its bar later that year Mississippi Eugene Reda Brad
$1,200 [23] The name of this franchise means "a hugely popular movie" Blockbuster Eugene	$1,200 [18] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew shows us a hyperbaric chamber on Catalina Island, CA.) Ahyperbaric chamberis also called this type of chamber, not because you relax, but because you return to normal pressure a decompression chamber Eugene	$1,600 [14] "There came wise men from the East to Jerusalem, saying, where is he that is born king of the Jews?" Matthew Eugene Reda	$1,200 [3] Acting brothers from Texas whose collective credits include "Old School" & "Shanghai Noon" Luke & Owen Wilson Eugene	$1,200 [8] Sausage & potatoes, luv:bangers & ___ mash Brad	$1,200 [28] This Grisham novel centers on a lawsuit against a big tobacco company & the sequestration of the title group The Runaway Jury Eugene Reda
$1,600 [24] This brand's Spread Satin paint was launched nationally in 1949 Glidden Eugene Reda	$1,600 [19] Many visitors to this castle where Victoria is buried have been awed by the royal presence in the Presence Chamber Windsor Castle Eugene	$2,000 [15] "Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. For their heart studieth destruction" the Book of Proverbs	$1,600 [4] It's not Ronde Barber so it must be this twin & fellow NFL star Tiki Barber Brad	$1,600 [9] Dealing with railroads & aviation:House Committee on ___ & Infrastructure Transportation Reda	DD $2,000 [29] The title character of this Grisham novel is 11-year-old Mark, who hires a lawyer, Reggie Love The Client Eugene
$2,000 [25] Eddie Steeples is the Rubberband Man in ads for this chain selling everything from school supplies to desk chairs OfficeMax Reda	$2,000 [20] Atomic particle paths can be tracked in this device that contains a supersaturated vapor a cloud chamber	DD $5,000 [13] "After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth" Acts (of the Apostles) Eugene	$2,000 [5] "Statesboro Blues" kicks off the 1971 live album "At Fillmore East" by these brothers' band the Allman Brothers Eugene	$2,000 [10] In the Lesser Antilles:St. Kitts & ___ Nevis Brad	$2,000 [30] In a 2003 Grisham book, fictional public defender Clay Carter earns this nickname, also that of real-life lawyer Melvin Belli "The King of Torts"

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICANA

A monument at this Nebraska site bears the words "He ain't heavy, Father... he's m' brother"

Boys Town

Reda "What is Boys Town?" — wagered $7,800

Brad "What is Boy's Town?" — wagered $8,000

Eugene "What ?" — wagered $1,000

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