Show #4697 2005-01-25 (taped 2004-11-16) Regular

Contestants

Leila Dooley — a reference librarian from Vista, California

Bob Shore — an attorney from Los Angeles, California

Ted Stratton — a reporter from Cleveland Heights, Ohio (whose 2-day cash winnings total $30,399)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Ted $3,200 $4,600 $13,000 $5,999
2nd place: $2,000
$19,000
24 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Bob $800 $2,000 $14,000 $26,001
New champion: $26,001
$15,400
17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Leila $3,000 $4,800 $8,000 $3,000
3rd place: $1,000
$8,000
11 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE SMALLEST IN AREA CRAZY TOP 40 TUNES WINEMAKING AROUND THE COLOSSEUM WITH COWARDUS WORN OUT THE "L" I AM
$200 [2]
Canada, United States, Russia
the United States
Ted
$200 [14]
"Crazy" penned by Willie Nelson made the pop top 10 in 1961 for this singer
Patsy Cline
Bob
$200 [1]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew dips a measurement device into a beaker of grape juice in Napa Valley, CA.) The refractometer tests the level of this carbohydrate which converts to alcohol during fermentation
sugar
Bob
$200 [23]
A reluctant young Cowardus was sent to train as a gladiator, a word from the Latin for this weapon that terrified him
a sword
Ted
$200 [15]
It's a south-of-the-border wool blanket made with a slit opening for the head
a poncho
Ted
$200 [9]
I am using the "Joy of Cooking" recipe for broiled fillets of swordfish with olive oil and this juice
lemon
Ted
$400 [3]
Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia
New Zealand
Leila
$400 [18]
In 1993, this band was "Cryin'"; in '94 it went from "Amazing" to "Crazy"
Aerosmith
Ted
$400 [7]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew strolls through a cellar lined with barrels in Napa Valley, CA.) This type of wood is traditionally used for aging primarily because of the flavor it imparts to wine
oak
Ted
$400 [24]
Cowardus coughed conveniently whenever his teammates cried, "We who are about to" do this, "salute you!"
die
Ted
$400 [17]
British "braces" are the equivalent of these American trouser accessories
suspenders
Ted
$400 [10]
I am having a sky light made from this, a trademarked name for transparent plastic
Lucite
Leila
$600 [4]
Egypt, Libya, Algeria
Egypt
Leila
$600 [19]
In 1976, this Seattle band led by the Wilson sisters went "Crazy On You"
Heart
Bob
$600 [8]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew points out a grape vine in the vineyard in Napa Valley, CA.) Because American root stock & Europe vines resist different pests, growers combine them using this technique
grafting
Bob
$600 [25]
As the Colosseum was not built until 80 A.D., this 1st Roman emperor missed Cowardus' 1st panicked sprint to safety
Augustus
Ted
$800 [21]
The soles of some footwear are made of this edible-sounding type of crinkly rubber
crepe
Leila
$600 [11]
I am learning to play this instrument seen here
lute
Leila
$800 [5]
Sweden, Norway, Denmark
Denmark
Ted
$800 [29]
In 1980 Queen topped the U.S. pop charts for the first time with this "amorous" tune
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
$800 [16]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reads the clue from a vineyard in Napa Valley, CA.) Modern vineyards entwine the vines in this lattice structure to allow light & air to get to the plants
a trellis
Bob
$800 [26]
Cowardus' duel with Timidius was so boring (they played chess) that this emperor started rereading his "Meditations"
Marcus Aurelius
Ted
$1,000 [22]
The book "Let There Be Clothes" says the corset was replaced in the 1950s by the panty-style one of these
a girdle
Leila
$800 [12]
I am an LL.D., which stands for doctor of this
laws
$1,000 [6]
Pakistan, India, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Bob Leila
$1,000 [30]
"But we're never gonna survive unless" you name this artist who hit the Top 10 in 1991 with "Crazy"
Seal
$1,000 [28]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew tests a beaker of wine in an aging cellar in Napa Valley, CA.) Ifthislevel in wine drops below about 3.0, the wine will be probably be a trifle sharp
pH
Bob
$1,000 [27]
Commodus was on the throne when this largest big cat started licking Cowardus, tragically scaring him to death
a tiger
Ted Bob
DD $1,400 [20]
They were once measured in buttons; a one-button was wrist length, a 16-button, formal length
gloves
Bob
$1,000 [13]
I am from this republic that borders Russia, Poland & Belarus
Lithuania
Ted

Double Jeopardy! Round

POLK-ER STUD DRAW AUNTIE 3 OF A KIND "FULL" HOUSE
$400 [30]
Polk was a protege of this man whom his wife Sarah "Uncle Andrew"
(Andrew) Jackson
Ted
$400 [21]
Using his own financing to bring his "Passion" to the screen, this stud had the largest-grossing indie film ever
(Mel) Gibson
Bob
$400 [16]
This drawbridge was the only movable bridge spanning the Thames when completed in 1894
Tower Bridge
Ted Leila
$400 [11]
Aunt Jemima pancake mixes & syrups are owned by this company named for a "friend"ly religion
Quaker Oats
Bob
$400 [6]
Othello, Pente, Trouble
games
Leila
$400 [1]
Albeit clothed, Prince Charles reenacted one of the dance scenes from this popular flick on British TV
The Full Monty
Bob
$800 [29]
James K. Polk's mom was a descendant of this man who founded Scottish Presbyterianism
Knox
Ted
$800 [25]
This "Men in Black" star turned down a scholarship offer at MIT to pursue his rapping career
(Will) Smith
Ted
$800 [17]
A possible origin for this imaginary U.S. WWII icon is a shipyard worker who signed his name on inspected craft
Kilroy
Bob
$800 [12]
Rosalind Russell & Lucille Ball both played this free-spirited movie aunt
(Auntie) Mame
Leila
$800 [7]
Java, COBOL, Perl
programming languages
Ted
$800 [2]
Jim Brown & Bronko Nagurski entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame at this position
fullback
Ted
$1,200 [22]
A big Texas city bears the name of this man, Polk's vice president
Dallas
Ted
$1,200 [26]
Not just a pretty face, this crooner is a surfer & got his own series on Showtime
(Chris) Isaak
$1,200 [18]
Led Zeppelin had an album called "Physical" this, from the Latin for "stylus"
Graffiti
Ted
$1,200 [13]
The 2 aunts that Clara Blandick played in 1930s movies based on characters by L. Frank Baum & Mark Twain
Auntie Em & Aunt Polly
$1,200 [8]
Tate, Field, Rock & Roll
museums
Ted
$1,200 [3]
In the 1930s this designer introduced his 3-wheeled Dymaxion car that was eventually intended to fly
(R. Buckminster) Fuller
Bob
$2,000 [24]
Treasury Secy. Robert Walker drew up the first of these to be based on the value of imports, not the quantity
tariffs
Bob
$1,600 [27]
This "Lord of the Rings" actor used his artistic & writing talent to create the book "Recent Forgeries"
(Viggo) Mortensen
Leila
$1,600 [19]
A controversial draw in a '99 bout between Evander Holyfield & this Brit pugilist led to an inquiry by N.Y. Gov. Pataki
(Lennox) Lewis
Bob
$1,600 [14]
On a fact-finding trip to Kentucky, this "Sister Carrie" author was entranced by singer "Aunt Molly" Jackson
(Theodore) Dreiser
Ted
$1,600 [9]
Thomas Jefferson, Cordell Hull, Lawrence Eagleburger
Secretaries of State
Bob
$1,600 [4]
In diving this maneuver is also known as a reverse or backwards somersault
a full gainer
Bob
DD $6,000 [23]
Polk sent John Slidell to offer this country about 30 million bucks for some territory, but he was rebuffed
Mexico
Ted
$2,000 [28]
Tea Leoni could tell you he's made an "X"-ceptional journey from Yale doctoral student to actor, writer & director
(David) Duchovny
Ted
$2,000 [20]
Also known as mechanical drawing, this term denotes the representation of buildings, engineering works & topography
drafting
Ted
$2,000 [15]
Around 68 B.C. Julius Caesar eulogized this relative, also found before "and the Scriptwriter" in a novel title
Aunt Julia
$2,000 [10]
Juventas, Arsenal, Ajax
soccer teams
Ted
DD $2,000 [5]
With people, this phrase means having achieved necessary rank or status; with birds, it means they're ready to fly
full-fledged
Bob

Final Jeopardy!

18th CENTURY POETRY

18th c. poem that says, "Forever cursed be this detested day, Which snatched my best, my favorite curl away!"

"The Rape of the Lock"

Leila "What is The Barber" — wagered $5,000
Ted "What is The Raven" — wagered $7,001
Bob "What is The Rape of the Lock" — wagered $12,001

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