Show #5259 2007-06-21 (taped 2007-03-06) Regular

Contestants

Mary Ann Hilterhaus — an administrative assistant from Glen Ridge, New Jersey

Don Stewart — a teacher from Belmont, Massachusetts

Jesse Berry — a tax analyst from Little Rock, Arkansas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $31,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jesse	$3,000	$5,400	$16,400	$10,500 3-day champion: $41,500	$15,000 17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Don	$-200	$-200	$1,400	$1,400 3rd place: $1,000	$2,400 10 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Mary Ann	$2,000	$4,200	$10,400	$6,400 2nd place: $2,000	$11,400 19 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

ANTROPOLOGY	HAVE A HEALTHY MONTH	HELLO, MALI!	YOU NEED HELP	"RU" SURE?	CLASSIC TV CHARACTERS
$200 [16] The Spinifex people of Australia are among the few remaining societies of foragers, also called "hunter"- these gatherers Mary Ann	$200 [21] The American Academy of Ophthalmology declares July safety month for these rays UV (ultraviolet) rays Jesse Mary Ann	$200 [11] Rolling grassland covers much of the southern half of Mali; this desert, the northern half the Sahara Desert Jesse	$200 [6] From the Latin for "guardian", it's a private instructor who helps you with your studies after class a tutor Don	$200 [1] A famous crossing of this river took place in 49 B.C. the Rubicon Jesse	$400 [26] Russian ensign rushin' around on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise Ensign Chekov Jesse
$400 [17] The light skin of northern peoples prevents rickets by turning limited sunlight into the maximum amount of this vitamin vitamin D Don Mary Ann	$400 [22] NBA star Sean Elliot, who got one of these from his brother, wants you to know that March is the month for them kidney Don	$400 [12] Mali's nomads, including the Tuareg, live in portable tents chiefly made of this animal's hair the camel Don	$400 [7] (Sarah gives the clue.) This signal was chosen because it was easy to remember andquick to send SOS Don	$400 [2] It's also called a Swedish turnip a rutabaga Mary Ann	$600 [27] Chubby prison camp guard on "Hogan's Heroes" Sergeant Schultz Jesse
$600 [18] Rotund Venus figures made of this substance are common artworks of the age named for this substance stone Jesse	$600 [23] OB/GYNs know that April is time to be aware of this type of special delivery caesarean Mary Ann	$800 [14] Mali is the largest African producer of this plant fiber crop, its chief export cotton	$600 [8] A military officer acting as secretary to a general is called this "de-camp" an aide Mary Ann	$600 [3] Adjective meaning elementary or relating to first principles rudimentary Jesse	$800 [28] Cool as a cucumber cop of "Hawaii Five-O" who bagged the bad guys while saying "Book 'em, Dan-O" Steve McGarrett
$800 [19] In some societies this type of "feud" is settled by paying this type of "money" blood Jesse	$800 [24] January is National Month for these people, who need to sit afterwards for 15 minutes & have juice & cookies blood donors Mary Ann	DD $1,000 [13] This European power ruled Mali from 1895 to 1959, when Mali united with Senegal; independence came in 1960 France Don	$800 [9] This first female co-anchor on "60 Minutes" helped Nixon write his bestselling memoirs Diane Sawyer	$800 [4] One of PBS' highest-rated programs was "Wall $treet Week", a show this man hosted for 32 years (Louis) Rukeyser Don	$1,000 [29] Catsuited cutie cavorting with John Steed on "The Avengers" Emma Peel Jesse
$1,000 [20] This study of one society, from the Greek for "people", began with Bronislaw Malinowski's work in Melanesia ethnography Mary Ann	$1,000 [25] February is for this type of health in kids & includes "Give Kids a Smile Day" dental health Mary Ann	$1,000 [15] Mali's most fertile agricultural area lies in the valley of this major west African river the Niger Jesse Don	$1,000 [10] Call up the Royal Flying Doctor Service if you need emergency medical help in a remote part of this country Australia Jesse	$1,000 [5] Xavier Cugat was its "king" the rumba Mary Ann	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

TOUGH LIT	ON THE ROAD	THE SON ALSO RISES	ANIMAL FARM	WAR & PIZZA	BRAVE NEW WORD
$400 [1] Tennyson's "Ode On the Death of the Duke Of" this place was considered pretty beefy by some Wellington Mary Ann	$400 [6] Susan Sarandon & Geena Davis discover "there's no such thing as justifiable robbery" in this film Thelma and Louise Mary Ann	$400 [11] Leopold II succeeded his dad as King of the Belgians in this year that also marked the end of a war in the U.S. 1865	$400 [16] The saliva of this species of flying mammal contains an anticoagulant vampire bat Jesse	$400 [26] On the Travel Channel's "Pizza Wars", NYC's thin crust pies were compared to this city's deep dish style Chicago Don	$400 [21] It's the "F" in the common web acronym "FAQ" frequently Don
$800 [2] This author's "The Awakening" finds Mme. Pontellier shaken by the appropriate strains of a Polish composer Chopin Don	$800 [7] Paul Giamatti delivers the line "Quaffable but uh...far from transcendent" in this 2004 film Sideways Mary Ann	$800 [12] You may have "Red" about his father, Erik, but he was so successful he was nicknamed "The Lucky" Leif Ericson Don	$800 [17] When not in use, it's retracted by a woodpecker, & it may wrap around under the skull, beneath the skin tongue Mary Ann	$800 [27] A punny promo for "Superman Returns" saw Papa John's offer free pies to those living on any street named this Lois Lane Jesse	$800 [22] If you reply anonymously to support your own post in an online forum, you're this hand puppet, like Lamb Chop sock puppet Mary Ann
$1,200 [3] These title islands in a Vonnegut parable are home to the doomed survivors of the cruise ship Bahia de Darwin Galapagos Islands Jesse	$1,200 [8] Careful! You will say one word 4 times (not 5, not 3!) in the title of this zany 1963 road comedy It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Don	DD $1,000 [15] The devil you say! He inherited the title "Duke of Normandy" from his dad Robert the Devil in 1035 William the Conqueror Mary Ann	$1,200 [18] The wisent is considered the European version of this animal once essential to the lives of the Plains Indians buffalo Jesse	$1,200 [28] Pizza Hut paid $1 million to deliver a pie to Yuri Usachov, who was here at the time International Space Station Jesse	$1,200 [23] Differing from e-mail, correspondence via post office is considered this, as if carried by a gastropod snail mail Jesse
$1,600 [4] Hawthorne's "The Marble" this was inspired by a Praxiteles sculpture Faun Mary Ann	$1,600 [9] Hey man, hit the road with Wyatt & Billy, man & check out Phil Spector as Connection in this 1969 film, man Easy Rider Mary Ann	$1,200 [13] This only son of Prince Andrew of Greece became a British subject in 1947 & gained a dukedom Prince Philip Mary Ann	$1,600 [19] This deep-sea fish takes it name from the fact that it dangles an enticing appendage over its mouth to attract prey angler Jesse	DD $3,000 [29] After a 5-year legal battle with a sugar company, this pizza chain won the right to keep its name in 1980 Domino's Jesse	$1,600 [24] Reusing components in old electronics is termed this, one letter shorter than the word it's derived from eCycling Mary Ann
$2,000 [5] Ornithological title name of a prison in a John Cheever novel Falconer Don Mary Ann	$2,000 [10] Say it! Say it! Say Julie Hagerty lost the nest egg in this 1985 Albert Brooks comedy Lost in America Mary Ann	$1,600 [14] On May 14, 1643 the Sun rose on the reign of this 4-year-old king whose father had died at age 42 Louis XIV	$2,000 [20] The ursus californicus variety of this fierce brown bear is featured on California's state seal grizzly Jesse	—	$2,000 [25] Taken from a mining phrase, a "climate" this animal is an event that foretells environmental disaster canary Mary Ann

Final Jeopardy!

STATE POPULATIONS

Between July 2005 & July 2006, this state gained nearly 580,000 people, more than any other state

Texas

Don "What is Louisiana" — wagered $0

Mary Ann "What is California?" — wagered $4,000

Jesse "What is Nevada?" — wagered $5,900

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