Show #5108 2006-11-22 (taped 2006-09-19) Regular

Jeff Spoeri game 3.

Contestants

Brad Waller — a software engineer from Seattle, Washington

Maureen McCuen — a U.S. history teacher from Paris, Texas

Jeff Spoeri — a university administrator from Boynton Beach, Florida (whose 2-day cash winnings total $35,501)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jeff	$7,400	$9,800	$18,000	$23,000 3-day champion: $58,501	$20,000 28 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Maureen	$-1,000	$-400	$-400	$-400 3rd place: $1,000	$800 6 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Brad	$1,000	$800	$3,200	$6,400 2nd place: $2,000	$3,200 8 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

POLITICAL COMEBACKS	URBAN DICTIONARY	"B" IN FASHION	FOUR-PLAY	THE MOOR	THE MARRIER
$200 [1] He lost a presidential election & a gubernatorial election before winning the White House in 1968 Nixon Brad	$200 [12] The first "L" in the Internet acronym "LOL" stands for this, as it does in "ROFL" laughing Brad	$200 [2] Sun, rain & Easter are all types of these a bonnet Jeff	$200 [7] U.S. Selective Service system designation meaning unfit for active military duty 4-F Jeff	$200 [26] AKA "Los Reyes Catolicos", these 2 marched into the last Moorish stronghold in Granada in the late 15th century Ferdinand & Isabella Brad	$200 [17] Tom Hayden, Roger Vadim, Ted Turner Jane Fonda Maureen
$400 [3] A series of comebacks highlights his life, including election to a final stint as British PM at nearly 77 in 1951 Churchill Jeff	$400 [13] Justin Timberlake got props from Urban Dictionary for describing Janet Jackson's woes as this 2-word term a wardrobe malfunction Jeff	$400 [22] The buzz is that this hairdo, also called a B-52, has made a big comeback in the musical "Hairspray" a beehive Jeff Maureen	$400 [8] The Hs in the 4-H Club stand for these 4 words Health, Hand, Heart & Head Brad	$400 [27] 6 years after a fatwa was issued regarding him, this author published "The Moor's Last Sigh" Salman Rushdie Jeff	$400 [18] Sean Penn, Guy Ritchie Madonna Jeff
$600 [4] Despite being filmed using an illegal drug, he was reelected Washington, D.C. mayor in 1990 (Marion) Barry Jeff	$600 [14] Ace Frehley & Paul Stanley could tell you that "snog" means to do this kiss Jeff	$600 [23] Often navy blue with metal buttons, this sports jacket is worn by both men & women a blazer Jeff	$600 [9] On a baseball scorecard, it's the position designated number 4 second base Jeff	$600 [28] This country south of Morocco derives its name from the word "moor" Mauritania Jeff	$600 [19] Andre Previn, Frank Sinatra Mia Farrow
$800 [5] First elected Arkansas governor in 1978, he was defeated for reelection but later won 4 consecutive terms (Bill) Clinton Jeff	$800 [15] An "ear worm" is slang for one of these that you can't get out of your head a song Jeff	$800 [24] For a formal occasion, a man might wear this, a flower or small bouquet, on his lapel a boutonniere Jeff	$800 [10] Proverbially lucky mutant version of a plant of the genus Trifolium a four-leaf clover Jeff	$800 [29] This Portuguese circumnavigator fought the Moors in North Africa in 1513 Ferdinand Magellan Jeff Maureen	$800 [20] Jeremy Thomas, Tom Green Drew Barrymore Maureen
$1,000 [6] Despite twice being politically purged & imprisoned, he led China for nearly 20 years after Mao's death Deng Xiaoping Jeff	$1,000 [16] Though it sounds like a wading bird, this is an e-mail saying that you won't be able to attend Johnny's birthday party an e-gret Jeff Maureen	DD $2,000 [25] In the 1970s it was named Arizona's official state neckwear a bolo tie (or bola tie) Jeff	$1,000 [11] These 4 Biblical writers are symbolized by a man, a lion, an ox & an eagle Matthew, Mark, Luke & John Brad	—	$1,000 [21] Robert Evans, Steve McQueen Ali MacGraw

Double Jeopardy! Round

BODIES OF WATER	MOVIE GUYS & GALS	WEATHER	AROUND THE DRUM KIT	"RIGHT" NOW	CAN I GET YOUR LITERARY NUMBER?
$400 [2] From Germany, this river flows into the Netherlands, where it divides into 3 branches: the Waal, the Lek & the Ijssel the Rhine Jeff	$400 [1] 1990:"____ Versus the Volcano" Joe Jeff	$400 [7] In 1983 Vostok Station on this continent had the lowest temp. ever recorded on Earth, -128.6 degrees F. Antarctica Jeff	$400 [16] (Jon of the Clue Crew sits at a drum set.) Though it's more associated with violin & piano, this process is also done with drums; you tighten the head to raise the pitch tuning Brad	$400 [22] On film, Brendan Fraser played this title Canadian Mountie Dudley Do-Right Maureen	$800 [20] Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time is recounted in this anti-war Vonnegut novel Slaughterhouse-Five Maureen Brad
$800 [3] Both the Neman & Vistula Rivers flow into this European sea the Baltic Brad	$800 [10] 1994:"Guarding ____" Tess Jeff	$800 [8] The National Weather Service says some Gulf Coast areas get a second peak tornado period, in this season autumn	$800 [21] (Kelly of the Clue Crew plays taps a drum.) These wires, stretched across the drum to vibrate against it, give the drum its name a snare Jeff	$800 [23] It's the land covered by a public road or over which a power line passes a right-of-way Jeff	$1,200 [19] A game about Kevin Bacon was inspired by the title of this play Six Degrees of Separation Brad
$1,600 [5] This bay off Pitcairn Island is named for the ship that was burned & sunk in its waters on January 23, 1790 Bounty Bay Maureen	$1,200 [12] 1999:"____ Blue Eyes" Mickey Maureen	$1,200 [9] Barometric pressure is measured in these units abbreviated mb millibars Brad	$1,200 [27] (Sarah of the Clue Crew plays with cymbals.) The snowshoe, a cymbal set on the floor, moved up a bit & became the low boy, which moved up some more & became this a high hat Jeff	$1,200 [24] Founded in 1978, the group called this "watch" is a smaller U.S. counterpart to Amnesty International Human Rights Watch Jeff	$1,600 [18] This John Reed title refers to the period following Nov. 7, 1917, when the Bolsheviks seized power Ten Days that Shook the World
$2,000 [6] 2 straits off Newfoundland lead into this gulf: the Strait of Belle Isle & Cabot Strait the Gulf of St. Lawrence	DD $1,200 [15] 1969:"____ & ____ & ____ & ____" Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Maureen	$1,600 [11] Lightning results from movement of charged particles, usually within this 12-letter type of cloud also called a thundercloud a cumulonimbus Brad	—	$1,600 [25] It's a claim on property by a person who openly possesses & occupies it without legal authority squatter's rights Jeff	$2,000 [17] T.E. Lawrence wrote that this book has "No lessons for the world... it is filled with trivial things" Seven Pillars of Wisdom Brad
DD $3,000 [4] The largest lake in this South American country is a reservoir, W.J. Van Blommestein Lake Suriname Jeff	$1,600 [13] 1997:"G.I. ____" Jane Jeff	$2,000 [14] The Earth’s rotation causes this “effect” in which winds gradually shift direction the Coriolis effect Maureen	—	$2,000 [26] The Supreme Court decided states must provide a lawyer to the accused in the ruling Gideon v. this person Wainwright Jeff	—

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC OBJECTS

Standart, Azov & Clock are among the names of these items, given as royal Easter gifts starting in the mid-1880s

Fabergé eggs

Brad "What are Fabergé eggs?" — wagered $3,200

Jeff "What are Fabergé eggs?" — wagered $5,000

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