Show #5156 2007-01-29 (taped 2006-11-28) Regular

Contestants

Ben Kroll — a Spanish teacher from Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Robin Parry — a federal attorney from Arlington, Virginia

Su Kim — an accountant from Elgin, Illinois (whose 3-day cash winnings total $45,901)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Su $2,400 $5,200 $12,000 $1
3rd place: $1,000
$16,400
20 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Robin $600 $3,000 $14,000 $24,001
New champion: $24,001
$11,800
16 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Ben $3,000 $6,000 $11,600 $19,199
2nd place: $2,000
$11,600
17 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

IT BORDERS CHINA HISTORIC HBO COMING TO AMERICA GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES D.C. SITES "ii", SIR!
$200 [26]
In area, it's the largest country that borders China
Russia
Robin
$200 [16]
Helen Mirren won acclaim in 2006 playing this daughter of Henry VIII who faced down the Spanish Armada
Queen Elizabeth
Ben
$200 [19]
Confusingly, "second"-this American can mean either that your parents or your grandparents immigrated here
generation
Robin
$200 [7]
It's the instrument you can use to draw a circle (not to be confused with the one you use when lost in the woods)
a compass
Su
$200 [2]
This center includes restaurants, theaters, a concert hall & an opera house
the Kennedy Center (for the Performing Arts)
Ben
$200 [1]
I really wish "Jeopardy!" would tape shows in this southernmost state
Hawaii
Robin
$400 [27]
2 of the 5 "stan"s that border China
(2 of) Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, & Afghanistan
Robin
$400 [17]
"Mrs. Harris" details the life & death of Herman Tarnower, known for creating this diet named for an east New York village
the Scarsdale Diet
Su
$400 [20]
It's the more colorful nickname for the document affirming lawful permanent residence
a green card
Ben
$400 [8]
Pi times a circle's diameter gives the measure of this
the circumference
Robin
$400 [9]
This motto is on the base of the Statue of Freedom that sits atop the Capitol
E pluribus unum
$400 [3]
An airplane is doing this down a runway, presently
taxiing
Su
$600 [28]
Of the nations that border China, it has the largest population
India
Su
$600 [18]
On "Deadwood,"Gerald McRaneyplayed a vicious magnate whose son would become this real-life publishing mogul
William Randolph Hearst
Robin
$600 [22]
On March 1, 2003 this former service mutated into CIS, Citizenship & Immigration Services
Immigration & Naturalization
Ben
$600 [13]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew shows a diagram of a circle on the monitor with arc AB, angle a between them, and the formula l(A, B)=ra.) In the formula here, the length of arc (A, B) equals the angle a times r, which stands for this measurement
radius
Su
$800 [11]
The building on Pennsylvania Ave. named for him houses the FBI
(J. Edgar) Hoover
Su
$600 [4]
Klammer, Moe & Killy aren't Stooges, they're notable names in this sport
skiing
Su
$800 [29]
The one country that borders both China & the Yellow Sea
North Korea
Ben
$800 [21]
In "Warm Springs", Kathy Bates gives therapy to this politico seeking a miracle cure in 1920s Georgia
FDR
Su
$800 [24]
It's the first form of transportation in the lyrics of Neil Diamond's "Coming To America" song
boat
Robin
$800 [14]
A wheel that rotates 360 degrees makes a complete one of these; it’s also an historical term
a revolution
Su
DD $1,000 [10]
At its 500-foot level, it has 8 small windows, 2 on each side
the Washington Monument
Robin
$800 [5]
Italian city that suddenly wasn't in 79 A.D.
Pompeii
Ben
$1,000 [30]
One of the 2 monarchies that border China
Nepal (or Bhutan)
Su
$1,000 [23]
In this role, Albert Finney tries to keep Clemmie happy & warns the British P.M. about "The Gathering Storm"
(Winston) Churchill
Robin
$1,000 [25]
On Form I-589, "Application for" this, explain who would hurt you if you returned to your home country
asylum
Ben
$1,000 [15]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows on the monitor a diagram of a clock face with hands at 12 and 4.) If we imagine a circle as a clock face, the 4 would be this many degrees clockwise from high noon
120
Ben
$1,000 [12]
This library on the Hill has a theatre that evokes the courtyard of an English Renaissance inn
the Folger Library
Su Robin
$1,000 [6]
A large, meaty black mushroom native to eastern Asia
shiitake
Ben

Double Jeopardy! Round

ST. VALENTINE CELLULOID LOVE THE HEART A ROMANTIC DINNER ROSES SWEET NOTHINGS
$400 [26]
The main historical figure connected with the St. Valentine legend was martyred in this imperial capital
Rome
Robin
$400 [1]
In this Rob Reiner film, Westley tells Buttercup, "Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while"
The Princess Bride
Ben
$400 [21]
Research cited in The New York Times says heart attacks are most common on this day of the week
Monday
Ben
$400 [16]
First, a toast, my sweet, with a glass of this potent potable whose invention is credited to Dom Perignon
champagne
Robin
$400 [11]
It was first played January 1, 1902 with Michigan beating Stanford 49-0
the Rose Bowl
Su
$400 [2]
Since 1902, Necco has been making this brand of appropriately shaped candies with bons mots printed on them
Sweet Hearts (or Conversation Hearts)
Robin
$800 [27]
Valentine is the patron saint not only of lovers but also of sufferers of this deadly medieval disease
the plague
Ben
$800 [3]
It's arguably the only movie ever in which a fire-breathing dragon falls in love with a donkey
Shrek
Ben
$800 [22]
The left ventricle sends oxygen-rich blood to this largest artery in the body
the aorta
Robin
$800 [17]
To start, my little pot sticker, how about an appetizer--this Asian one, skewered meat dipped in a peanut sauce
satay
Su
$800 [12]
For quick access to outdoor events, the White House press briefing room opens on this floral area
the Rose Garden
Su
$800 [7]
This term for a beloved is also the surname of Peter Pan's Wendy
Darling
Ben
$1,200 [28]
In some accounts, St. Valentine was not a European but actually one of these that today we would call an Iranian
Persian
Su
$1,200 [4]
In this film, Helen Hunt tells Jack Nicholson, "I thought you were handsome... then, of course, you spoke"
As Good as It Gets
Ben
$1,600 [24]
When these need to be replaced, it's generally the ones on the left side of the heart, where the pressure's higher
a valve
Robin Ben
$1,200 [18]
Now mi corazon, the soup; this liquid Spanish delight of chopped tomatoes, onions & spices, served cold
gazpacho
Ben
$1,200 [13]
In a 1943 work by Saint-Exupery, this title character has a special rose
the Little Prince
Su
$1,200 [8]
Van Morrison sings, "she's as sweet as" this, something you might find in a Mississippi apiary
Tupelo honey
Su
$1,600 [29]
As a prisoner of Emperor Claudius, Valentine's fateful mistake leading to his martyrdom was trying to do this to Claudius
convert him
Su
$1,600 [5]
In this movie, Captain Renault boldly exclaims, "If I were a woman... I should be in love with Rick"
Casablanca
Ben
$2,000 [25]
The myocardium, or heart muscle, is covered by this thin sac
the pericardium
Su
$1,600 [19]
On to the main course, ma cherie, a fine gigot d'agneau, roast leg of this meat in a garlic & rosemary sauce
lamb
Robin
$1,600 [14]
His play "The Rose Tattoo" tells the story of a Louisiana widow withdrawing from the world
Tennessee Wiliams
Robin
$2,000 [10]
Originally a term used by women for Christ, this word comes from the French for "with love"
paramour
$2,000 [30]
A St. Valentine's church in Italy was built over one of these subterranean tombs where his remains were found
the catacombs
Su
$2,000 [6]
This Nicolas Cage-Meg Ryan weeper is a remake of the Wim Wenders film "Der Himmel uber Berlin"
City of Angels
Su
DD $3,000 [23]
In this type of heart failure, from the Latin for "crowd together", slow pumping causes fluid to clog the lungs
congestive heart failure
Robin
$2,000 [20]
For dessert, my baby, this chocolate chip cookie bearing the name of the Mass. inn where it was invented
Toll House
Su
$2,000 [15]
In a sonnet, Shakespeare refers to these pink roses whose name is derived from the capital of Syria
damask roses
Robin
DD $4,400 [9]
This pigeonseen herehas two animals in its name & is known for being affectionate with its mate
turtledove
Su

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN PLAYS

This drama is set at a summer home in August 1912; Act 1 takes place at 8:30 A.M.; Act 4 is 15 1/2 hours later, at midnight

A Long Day's Journey into Night (by Eugene O'Neill)

Ben "What Long Day's Journey into Night?" — wagered $7,599
Su "What is Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" — wagered $11,999
Robin "What is Long Day's Journey into Night" — wagered $10,001

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