Show #5176 2007-02-26 (taped 2006-12-05) Regular

Contestants

Marc Spraragen — a graduate student from Los Angeles, California

Chuck Newell — an English teacher from Chattanooga, Tennessee

Sri Narayanan — a pediatric resident from Cleveland Heights, Ohio (whose 2-day cash winnings total $60,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Sri	$1,200	$2,600	$13,000	$200 3rd place: $1,000	$13,000 14 R, 1 W
Chuck	$2,400	$6,000	$12,700	$7,900 2nd place: $2,000	$10,600 16 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Marc	$4,800	$8,200	$17,400	$8,799 New champion: $8,799	$16,600 23 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY LONDON	HERE'S WALDO	FINISH THE REALLY LOOSE RHYME	THIS MEANS WAR!	AT THE DRUGSTORE	THET IZN'T SPELED RITE
$200 [6] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew has a new review from the zoo--the London Zoo in Regent's Park, London.) At the zoo in Regent's Park this character first discovers his unusual powers when he talks to the snakes Harry Potter Chuck	$200 [11] Waldo was the nephew of this nearsighted cartoon character & helped keep him out of trouble Mr. Magoo Marc	$200 [16] This mandoesn't strike me as a guy whose life is fun-filled /Especially since he lost his job; farewell to Mr.... Rumsfeld Chuck	$200 [26] With 22 enemy planes shot down, Eddie Rickenbacker was the USA's No.1 flying ace during this war World War I Marc	$200 [21] It seems your doctor has prescribed Lunesta; you must have trouble doing this sleeping Marc	$200 [1] Moraine, ordain, champain champagne Sri
$400 [7] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reads from Temple Church in London.) In this novel, Langdon's first London stop in his search for the holy grail is here at Temple Church The Da Vinci Code Chuck	$400 [12] Named after the screenwriter of "Midnight Cowboy", the Waldo Salt award is given by this Park City, Utah film fest Sundance Sri	$400 [17] He spent 5 months in Vietnam /Writing about the war /Made the leap, he was the veep /We know him as... Al Gore Chuck	$400 [27] "Troilus and Cressida" & "The Iliad" recount the events of this ancient conflict the Trojan War Chuck	$400 [22] There's good news from Gillette on aisle 3; there's also Daisy & Custom Plus, all disposable ones of these razors Sri	$400 [2] Merthful, pitiful, deceitful mirthful Marc
$600 [8] (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the canal in Regent's Park, London.) In this pioneering science fiction novel about an attack on London the protagonist finds Regent's Canal a spongy mass of dark red vegetation War of the Worlds Sri	$600 [13] On the quirky TV series "Twin Peaks", a pet bird named Waldo of this talkative species ends up mysteriously dead a myna bird Chuck Marc	$600 [18] Seen here is this lady, not Tom or Dick Smothers /She's been on our show; it's... Joyce Brothers Chuck	$800 [29] It's the war that took place on the Iberian Peninsula from 1936 to 1939 the Spanish Civil War Marc	$600 [23] When it comes to cotton swabs, it's the No. 1 brand; there are even antibacterial ones Q-tips Marc	$600 [3] Obstreperous, outragious, obnoxious outrageous Chuck
$800 [9] (Kelly of the Clue Crew seeks a clue in Hyde Park, London.) This poet's first wife, Harriet, drowned herself in the Serpentine Lake in early December 1816; by New Years he'd married Mary Percy Shelley Marc	$800 [14] In a 1975 film this actor was just great as "The Great Waldo Pepper" Robert Redford Chuck	$800 [19] Hey, Machu Picchu /Incas lived in this country /Wait, that was haiku Peru Marc	$1,000 [30] Frederick the Great's invasion of Silesia in 1740 launched the war of this country's succession Austria Marc	$800 [24] Named for the "father of antiseptic surgery", it was once available only to doctors & dentists Listerine Marc	$800 [4] Abismal, bisque, plebiscite abysmal Marc
$1,000 [10] (Kelly of the Clue Crew is with some blooms in Bloomsbury, London.) In Defoe's tale about this plucky title lass, she visits her secret lover's Bloomsbury home after learning of his illness Moll Flanders Marc	$1,000 [15] This tough-guy actor's last film role was as Police Commissioner Waldo in 1981's "Ragtime" (James) Cagney Marc	$1,000 [20] This critter seenhereisn't poisonous, heck no! /Look & you'll see, as plain as can be, your garden variety... gecko Sri	DD $2,000 [28] The French Revolution inspired a similar one in this Caribbean country in 1791 Haiti Chuck	$1,000 [25] Prilosec & Prevacid are 2 of the medications available for treating GERD, or gastroesophageal this disease reflux Marc	$1,000 [5] Fought, overrought, besought overwrought Chuck

Double Jeopardy! Round

OPERA	BEST PICTURES IN OTHER WORDS	MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS	EDUCATION	THAT'S GONNA COST YOU	AN "ARM" OR A "LEG"
$400 [26] The title libertine of this 1787 Mozart opera seduces women in 17th century Seville Don Giovanni Marc	$400 [6] 1997:"Colossal" Titanic Marc	$400 [13] In 1814 & 1815 this island 6 miles off Tuscany was a sovereign state ruled by Napoleon Elba Sri Chuck Marc	$400 [11] In 1971 the Supreme Court ruled that schools could desegregate by doing this to transport kids to other districts bussing Chuck	$400 [21] In 1917 the U.S. ponied up 25 million bucks for these Caribbean islands & bought them from Denmark the Virgin Islands Sri	$400 [1] 4-word term for Gen. McClellan's Union forces that guarded D.C. against invasion across a certain river Army of the Potomac Sri
$800 [27] The title of this Puccini opera deals with a painter (Marcello), a poet (Rodolfo) & a philosopher (Colline) La bohème	$800 [7] 1963:"'It's Not Unusual' Singer" Tom Jones Marc	$800 [14] Mementos of the life & work of Nikos Kazantzakis can be found at the Museum in Iraklion on this largest Greek Island Crete Chuck	$800 [12] On June 1, 1987 Father Theodore Hesburgh stepped down as president of this university after 35 years in that capacity Notre Dame Sri	$800 [22] Between 1853 & 1856, commissioners purchased the NYC site for what became this 843-acre location Central Park Chuck	$800 [2] Assembled in the 1580s, it was commanded by Medina Sidonia the Spanish Armada Sri
DD $2,000 [28] The Franco-Prussian war delayed this Verdi opera's premiere: scenery couldn't leave besieged Paris for Cairo Aida Marc	$1,200 [8] 1950:"Everything Concerning Adam's Wife" All About Eve Chuck	$1,200 [16] Chopin wrote some of his finest mazurkas at Valldemosa Monastery on this largest of Spain's Balearic Islands Majorca Marc	$1,200 [15] (I'm U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings.) Before becoming its own cabinet department, Education was part of this 3-pronged department Health, Education & Welfare Marc	$1,200 [23] The 1902 Spooner Act authorized the purchase of this strategic zone from Colombia the Panama Canal Marc	$1,200 [3] He's known for one-man shows like "Mambo Mouth" & for film roles like Chi Chi in "To Wong Foo..." John Leguizamo Sri
—	$2,000 [10] 1937:"A Biography Concerning Alfred Dreyfus' Defender" The Life of Emile Zola Marc	$1,600 [19] This northernmost African nation's Djerba Island was the filming site for Mos Eisley Spaceport in "Star Wars" Tunisia Sri	$1,600 [17] This union founded in 1916 also includes school custodians as well as the people in its name American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Marc	$1,600 [24] This man purchased the site of Providence, Rhode Island from the Narragansett Indians (Roger) Williams Chuck	$1,600 [4] In 1913 a major exhibit of modern art was held at NYC's 69th Regiment one of these an armory Sri
—	DD $2,300 [9] 1945:"Saturday & Sunday Gone Astray" Lost Weekend Chuck	$2,000 [20] Although French is the official language of this large island, the native tongue of the residents is a dialect of Italian Corsica	$2,000 [18] In the early 20th c. these traveling groups named for a N.Y. lake went from town to town giving lectures in tents Chautauqua Marc	$2,000 [25] The U.S. paid $10 million for the territory south of the Gila River in this 1854 purchase the Gadsden Sri	$2,000 [5] Chaps are a type of these protective outer garments leggings Sri

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICANA

In a February 22, 1936 reenactment, retired star pitcher Walter Johnson threw this across the Rappahannock

a silver dollar

Chuck "What is a baseball?" — wagered $4,800

Sri "What is a cannonball?" — wagered $12,800

Marc "What is a cannonball" — wagered $8,601

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