Show #5133 2006-12-27 (taped 2006-10-25) Regular

Contestants

Lisa McClain — a history professor and director of gender studies from Boise, Idaho

Jeff Rozen — a sales consultant from Sarasota, Florida

Robert Alden — a middle school math teacher from Ames, Iowa (whose 1-day cash winnings total $25,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Robert	$1,200	$2,600	$11,800	$8,786 3rd place: $1,000	$11,000 16 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Jeff	$2,900	$6,900	$10,200	$15,200 2nd place: $2,000	$9,600 18 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Lisa	$800	$2,600	$11,000	$20,500 New champion: $20,500	$11,000 20 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

ARCHAEOLOGY	TV SHOWS BY CHARACTER	TOURING AMERICA	NOTABLE WOMEN	PEOPLE IN DANTE'SINFERNO	MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S NEW WORDS FOR 2006
$200 [17] Digging in Jerusalem, Eilat Mazar believes she has found the palace of this 10th century B.C. king David Robert Lisa	$200 [1] Alice & Aloysius Snuffleupagus, Count von Count, Bob Sesame Street Jeff	$200 [6] Things are "O.K." in this Arizona town, where you'll enter its Boot Hill graveyard through a gift shop Tombstone Lisa	$200 [12] Sarah Weddington was the attorney who successfully argued this landmark Supreme Court case in 1973 Roe v. Wade Jeff	$200 [26] Cassius & this other Roman betrayer/assassin are in the mouth of Satan Brutus Jeff	$200 [11] It's about time this double-talk term for flashy & expensive jewelry was added bling-bling Lisa
$400 [18] The first ship completely excavated on the sea bed dates from 1200 B.C., this age; the metal was much of its cargo bronze Jeff	$400 [2] Michael Scott, Dwight Schrute, Pam Beesly The Office Robert	$400 [7] In Glen Echo, Maryland, tour the former headquarters of the American branch of this, housed in Clara Barton's home The Red Cross Jeff	$400 [13] The eminent British archaeologist Dorothy Garrod was the first female professor at this British university Cambridge Jeff Lisa	$400 [27] Referred to by Dante as the Scourge of Earth, he attacked the Roman Empire throughout the 5th century Attila the Hun Robert Lisa	$400 [22] New in medical terms is this 2-word surgical procedure sometimes called stomach stapling a gastric bypass Robert
$600 [19] The Acheulian (Bless me!) tradition of Paleolithic times had as its main tool a "hand" one of these an ax Lisa	$600 [3] Richard Kimble, Philip Gerard, Fred Johnson The Fugitive Jeff	DD $500 [9] In 2006 this battle site celebrated the 225th anniversary of a famous surrender Yorktown Jeff	$600 [14] After earning a law degree from Trinity College, Mary Robinson became the first woman president of this nation Ireland Lisa	$600 [28] Considering herself the daughter of the sun god Re, this queen can be found with the sexual sinners Cleopatra Jeff	$600 [23] It can be music or a sound effect, but it lets you know you have an incoming cell-phone call a ringtone Robert
$800 [20] The 1930s find of huge stone heads brought to light this Mesoamerican people, not to be confused with the Toltecs the Olmecs Jeff	$800 [4] Detective Lennie Briscoe, Lt. Anita Van Buren, Dr. Emil Skoda Law & Order Robert	$600 [8] Sew up your trip to Tennessee by visiting this President's home & tailor shop in Greeneville Andrew Johnson Jeff Lisa	$800 [15] In 1999 Nancy Mace became the first female graduate of this South Carolina Military Academy The Citadel Lisa	$800 [29] He tells Dante that instead of staying home with Penelope, he went off to sea again--glub, glub Odysseus Lisa	$800 [24] This word can mean to increase the amount or extent of anything, not just your McDonald's fries supersize Lisa
$1,000 [21] The Zhoukoudian excavations in China led to debate to whether this homo erectus knew how to use fire Peking Man Jeff	$1,000 [5] Ted, Robin, Barney How I Met Your Mother Robert	$1,000 [10] Learn about Ethan Allen at his last home, a short drive from the University of Vermont in this city Burlington Robert Lisa	$1,000 [16] A former actress & prostitute, Theodora was a 6th century co-ruler of this empire with her husband Justinian The Byzantine Empire Lisa	$1,000 [30] Feast on this Greek philosopher who espoused pleasure & physics rather than fear of deities & death Epicurus Jeff Lisa	$1,000 [25] Under "B" you'll find this 9-letter word for a renewable fuel made from vegetable sources like soybean oil biodiesel Robert

Double Jeopardy! Round

ARTISTS	BIG BUSINESS	HOMOPHONES	NEA JAZZ MASTERS	PO	POUR "E"
$400 [26] During his Rose Period, he often painted Harlequins & Saltimbanques Picasso Jeff	$400 [1] In 1988, this FedEx rival got its own airline, now among the USA's 10 largest UPS Robert	$400 [16] Wranglers, or the basic units of heredity jeans or genes Lisa	$400 [21] Frank Sinatra said this man born Anthony Benedetto was "the best singer in the business" Tony Bennett Lisa	$400 [11] The Po is the longest river in this country Italy Lisa	$400 [6] Monster, Rockstar & Red Bull are examples of this energy drinks Robert
$800 [27] The play "Lobster Alice" imagines this surrealist showing up at Disney to work on an animated film (Salvador) Dali Jeff	$800 [2] In 1947 this tinfoil brand was Reynolds Aluminum's first consumer product Reynolds Wrap Lisa	$800 [17] A temporary stop, or doggie feet pause or paws Robert	$800 [22] This bandleader got his name from a radio announcer who thought he was a jazz aristocrat like Duke Ellington Count Basie Lisa	$800 [12] The Po River winds past this 21st century Winter Olympic Games site Turin Robert	$800 [7] The brew cycle for this strong coffee is very short, ideally under 30 seconds, so the grind should be very fine espresso Lisa
$1,600 [29] Henry VIII sent him to paint portraits of prospective brides; only 2 of the paintings survive Hans Holbein Lisa	$1,200 [3] In 1983 this company introduced its 1-2-3 program for managing business spreadsheets Lotus Robert	$1,600 [19] A part of the whole, or a state of harmony piece or peace Robert	$1,200 [23] "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" was the first hit for this woman honored by the NEA as the first vocal jazz master Ella Fitzgerald Lisa	$1,200 [13] Silt is enlarging the delta at the mouth of the Po River 200 acres a year into this arm of the Mediterranean the Adriatic Robert	$1,200 [8] Named for a lord, this is an amalgamation of Sri Lankan & Indian teas that came from a Mandarin recipe Earl Grey Robert
$2,000 [30] This Spaniard's "Las Meninas" shows the Infanta Margareta Teresa with her retinue of ladies & dwarfs Velázquez	$1,600 [4] This company's first retail store opened on February 2, 1925 at Homan Avenue & Arthington Street in Chicago Sears Robert Jeff Lisa	DD $2,000 [18] Having a beak, or to construct billed or build Robert	$1,600 [24] This bebop trumpeter got his nickname because of his zany stage antics Dizzy Gillespie Robert	$1,600 [14] This English Romantic poet is a "slave again of love" in his Stanzas to the Po Byron Jeff	$1,600 [9] This New York fountain drink derived its name from the frothy top of the mixture of milk & seltzer an egg cream Lisa
DD $2,100 [28] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg.) The Hemitage's only work by this Englishman is his"Portrait of a Lady in Blue"; he really liked the color blue Gainsborough Jeff	$2,000 [5] In 1995 Kimberly-Clark purchased this company known for its Viva paper towels, among other products Scott	$2,000 [20] Fish eggs, or the 17th letter in the Greek alphabet roe or rho Jeff	$2,000 [25] People called her "Sassy" because of her personality & "The Divine One" because of her voice Sarah Vaughan Jeff	$2,000 [15] Darn them! This most powerful pre-Roman people of Italy built embankments to control Po River flooding the Etruscans Robert	$2,000 [10] Framboise & kirsch are the most popular types of this colorless spirit, French for "water of life" eau de vie Lisa

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY PRESIDENTS

Against bitterly divided Democrats, he won with the second-lowest percentage of the popular vote in history, 39.8%

Abraham Lincoln

Jeff "Who was Abe Lincoln?" — wagered $5,000

Lisa "Who is Lincoln" — wagered $9,500

Robert "Who is Cleveland?" — wagered $3,014

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