Show #5084 2006-10-19 (taped 2006-08-31) Regular

Contestants

Elesha Coffman — a graduate student from Durham, North Carolina

Andy Reese — a records coordinator from San Diego, California

Joe Leibrandt — a marketing director from Costa Mesa, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $51,402)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Joe	$2,800	$4,200	$16,200	$9,599 3-day champion: $61,001	$17,800 23 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Andy	$600	$3,400	$3,800	$2,800 3rd place: $1,000	$3,800 15 R, 5 W
Elesha	$3,600	$5,400	$11,400	$6,400 2nd place: $2,000	$11,600 15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

NOTED EUROPEANS	AT THE MOVIES	THE HIGHEST-SCORING SCRABBLE WORD	AMERICAN COUNTIES	SATURDAY	"NIGHT"
$200 [26] In 1863, this man from Wuppertal started a dye company that evolved into an aspirin-making giant (Friedrich) Bayer Joe	$200 [21] 1980:Jake LaMotta battles his way to the middleweight title Raging Bull Andy	$200 [16] Hell, heavenor limbo heaven Joe Andy	$200 [3] All the letters in this state's name are found in the name of its Uintah County Utah Andy	$200 [1] In 1916, he sold his first of more than 300 Saturday Evening Post covers (Norman) Rockwell Joe	$200 [11] A bedtime nip of alcohol, or the second game of a doubleheader a nightcap Elesha
$400 [27] On the 50th anniv. of Bunker Hill, this European was back on our shores to lay the monument's cornerstone Lafayette Andy	$400 [22] 1967:That's the sound of Newmanworking on the chain gang Cool Hand Luke Joe	$400 [17] Vow, knightor grail knight Joe	$400 [4] Ogemaw, Saginaw & Washtenaw are all counties in this state Michigan Elesha	$400 [2] In a classic "SNL" skit, Laraine Newman found this NYC landmark less than packed when covering the Jewish New Year Times Square Andy	$400 [12] Thrush to judgment & name this type of bird seen here a nightingale Joe
$600 [28] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Gdansk, Poland.)Few noticed him start in 1967 as a Gdansk shipyard electrician, but many noticed him in 1980 when hebecame the leader of Solidarity Lech Wałęsa Elesha	$600 [23] 2002:A young Maori girl defies tradition & mounts a cetacean Whale Rider Andy	$600 [18] Happy, snappyor pappy happy Joe Andy Elesha	DD $400 [5] Name shared by the counties in which you'll find Disneyland & Disney World Orange (County) Elesha	$600 [8] Established in 1875, this Louisville event is run annually on the first Saturday in May the Kentucky Derby Elesha	$600 [13] Any of the various plants of the family Solanaceae; some may be "deadly" nightshades Joe
$800 [29] Giuseppina Strepponi, a prima donna in "Nabucco", married this famous Giuseppe in 1859 Verdi Andy	$800 [24] 1977:After an experience with a UFO, an electric-line worker is drawn to a remote mountain Close Encounters of the Third Kind Joe	$800 [19] Cozy, waxor quilt cozy Joe Andy Elesha	$800 [6] This state's Norfolk County disappeared in 1963 when it became part of the city of Chesapeake Virginia Andy	$800 [9] Founded in 1932 as The Palestine Post, this morning paper appears daily, except for Saturday The Jerusalem Post Joe	$800 [14] Get to the Bottom of this Shakespeare play, published in 1600 A Midsummer Night's Dream Joe Andy
$1,000 [30] Although this king had already reigned for fifty-eight years, he's seenherein his coronation robes to add majesty Louis XIV Andy	$1,000 [25] 2005:A group of teenage chicks share some trousers The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Elesha	$1,000 [20] Fad, dador glad fad Andy	$1,000 [7] While many states have counties named Lincoln, this is the only state that has one named Snohomish Washington Elesha	$1,000 [10] At age 3, as Bubbles Silverman, this opera star sang on a Sat. morning radio show, "Uncle Bob's Rainbow House" Beverly Sills	$1,000 [15] "Timely" 5-word nickname that describes Scandinavia north of the Arctic Circle "Land of the Midnight Sun" Elesha

Double Jeopardy! Round

SHIPS	THE MUSICAL DR. IS IN	LITERARY CROSSWORD CLUES "L"	14:59	RELIGION	FROM THE FRENCH
$400 [21] On May 7, 1915 German submarine commander Walter Schweiger gave the command to torpedo this British liner the Lusitania Andy	$400 [11] This rapper & producer co-founded N.W.A. & is the stepbrother of Warren G Dr. Dre Joe	$400 [1] Delicious "Doone" damsel(5) Lorna Joe	$400 [16] This government employee was in the spotlight in the late 1990s for her conduct as a girlfriend of Monica Lewinsky Linda Tripp Elesha	$400 [6] The Talmud says "when" this "goes in, secrets are revealed" & on the Sabbath, Kiddush is said over a cup of it wine Joe	$400 [26] This type of needlework gets its name from the French for "hook" crochet Andy
$800 [22] In 1717 this pirate captured La Concorde & renamed it Queen Anne's Revenge; a year later it ran aground off N.C. Edward Teach (Blackbeard) Andy	$800 [12] "Doctor, doctor, give me the news, I've got" this Robert Palmer title affliction "Bad Case Of Loving You" Joe	$800 [2] Jack's "capital" surname(6) London Elesha	$800 [17] Before her 15 minutes expired, this gal who got mixed up with televangelist Jim Bakker got onto Playboy's cover Jessica Hahn Joe	$800 [7] In this Asian religion, a lohan is not an actress but a holy person, & monasteries have images of lohans Buddhism Andy	$800 [27] This word for any style of cooking is from the French for "kitchen" cuisine Elesha
$1,200 [23] The 1st ship built in the colonies by English settlers was built in 1607 on the Kennebec River in what is now this state Maine Andy	$1,200 [13] He dealt with ophthalmological issues in the 1972 hit "Doctor My Eyes" Jackson Browne Joe	$1,200 [3] A singable poem, perhaps "of the Last Minstrel"(3) lay Elesha	$1,200 [18] "The joke's over", said Simon Cowell about this "American Idol" singer with a unique rendition of "She Bangs" William Hung Joe	$1,200 [8] The Southern Convention of this denomination split from the Yankees in 1845 the Baptists Joe	$1,200 [28] A term for a keepsake or memento, it comes from the French for "to remember" souvenir Elesha
$1,600 [24] The flagship of Oliver Hazard Perry was named for this captain who said, "Don't give up the ship" James Lawrence Andy	$1,600 [14] The "Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits" describes this "Right Place Wrong Time" man as a "swamp-rock singer/pianist" Dr. John Joe	$1,600 [4] Imagist Amy(6) Lowell Elesha	$2,000 [20] A free week at a hotel chain would be apropos for knowing the name of this"Joe Millionaire" reality star (Evan) Marriott Joe	$2,000 [10] Jainism, with 4 1/2 million adherents, was founded in this country by Mahavira, "the Great Hero" India Joe	$1,600 [29] This light tannish color gets its name from the French for "raw", as in raw vegetables ecru Andy
$2,000 [25] In 1994, 9 years after it was hijacked by PLF members, this Italian cruise ship burned & sank in the Indian Ocean Achille Lauro Joe	$2,000 [15] Despite its name, this synth-pop English band who gave us 1984's "Doctor! Doctor!" was a trio The Thompson Twins Joe	$2,000 [5] Writer Wyndham(5) Lewis	DD $3,000 [19] Perhaps knowing her time was nigh, sheasked President Bush to be removed as a Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers Joe	DD $3,000 [9] This 13th century Italian theologian was born in Roccasecca near the town of Aquino St. Thomas Aquinas Joe	$2,000 [30] (Jon of the Clue Crew shows an animation on the monitor.) This verb for one set of gears meshing with another set comes from the Old French for "pledge" engage

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS NAMES

Once a top spy, he invented the mug shot seen on reward posters in the Wild West

Allan Pinkerton

Andy "Who was Brady?" — wagered $1,000

Elesha "Who is Polaroid?" — wagered $5,000

Joe "Who is Wells Fargo?" — wagered $6,601

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