Show #5270 2007-07-06 (taped 2007-04-12) Regular

Contestants

Sandi Lin — an economic consultant from Cambridge, Massachusetts

Jennifer Gossett — a band director from North Charleston, South Carolina

Tim Abou-Sayed — a plastic surgeon from Manalapan, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tim	$2,000	$6,200	$13,200	$20,401 2-day champion: $31,401	$14,600 21 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Jennifer	$800	$2,200	$3,800	$3,500 3rd place: $1,000	$3,800 9 R, 2 W
Sandi	$4,000	$5,400	$10,200	$7,200 2nd place: $2,000	$10,200 15 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

"N" THE ATLAS	ATHLETES	NOTABLE NAMES	HOOKED ON HOMOPHONICS	WHERE THERE'S A WILLIAM	THERE'S A WEIGHT
$200 [1] This U.S. state produces more tobacco than any other North Carolina Sandi	$200 [16] This olympian who died in 1998 was the sister-in-law of fellow track great Jackie Joyner-Kersee Florence Griffith Joyner Sandi	$200 [6] In 1967 his daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva made big news when she defected to the U.S. Joseph Stalin	$200 [11] An amphibian, or being pulled by a boat toad / towed Sandi	$200 [17] Legend says Austrian autocrat Gessler got the point from this Swiss archer around 1300 William Tell Sandi	$200 [22] The atomic weight of hydrogen, or the number of times LBJ was elected President 1 Jennifer
$400 [2] The exorticata species of fuscia native to this Southern Hemisphere island can reach up to 50 feet high New Zealand Sandi	$400 [23] After divorcing British tennis pro John Lloyd in 1987, she married former olympic skier Andy Mill Chris Evert Jennifer	$400 [7] Isabel Allende, Gabriela Mistral & Pablo Neruda are among this country's most famous writers Chile Sandi	$400 [12] A path of travel, or a subterranean plant part route / root Sandi	$400 [18] The Virginia city settled in 1633 as Middle Plantation was renamed this in 1699 Williamsburg Jennifer	$400 [27] At the Kentucky Derby, the horses' equipment & these can weigh no less than 126 lbs. combined the weight of the jockey Tim
$600 [3] In 1893 Cornelius Vanderbilt had the 70-room family "cottage" known as the Breakers built in this Rhode Island city Newport Tim	$600 [24] The book "It's Not About The Bike" is this athlete's own inspirational story Lance Armstrong Tim	$600 [8] With Princess Marie Bonaparte's help, this psychoanalyst was able to flee Austria & give the Nazis the slip Freud Sandi	$600 [13] An adjective being permitted, or an adverb meaning communicated vocally allowed / aloud Tim	$600 [19] William Cohen held this post in Bill Clinton's cabinet Secretary of Defense Tim	$600 [28] (Jon of the Clue Crew delivers the clue as he weighs some metal on a scale) A French city lends its name to this system of weight used with precious metals, in which 12 ounces equals a pound Troy weight Jennifer
$800 [4] King Gyanendra reigns in this country that borders China Nepal Sandi	$800 [25] This boxer won a gold medal in the 1992 Olympics, leading an uncle to nickname him the "Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya	$800 [9] Asked about his ALS, this physicist says, "I try to lead as normal a life as possible & not think about my condition" Stephen Hawking Jennifer	$800 [14] A British lineup, or a stick for a game of snooker queue / cue Tim	$800 [20] 3-word location where the Exxon Valdez spilled more than 10 million gallons of north slope crude in 1989 Prince William Sound Tim	$800 [29] In Great Britain a "long" one of these is equal to 2,240 pounds a ton Tim
DD $1,000 [5] Tha name of this capital of China's Jiangtsu Province means "southern capital" Nanjing Sandi	$1,000 [26] Born in Kinshasa, this NBA center now with Houston speaks English, French, Spanish, Portuguese & 5 African dialects Dikembe Mutombo Jennifer	$1,000 [10] In 2006 he became the first Asian in more than 30 years to be elected Secretary General of the U.N. Ban Ki-moon	$1,000 [15] Negating adverb, or a half-hitch not / knot	$1,000 [21] Number of the William who was England's "Sailor King" from 1830 to 1837 IV Sandi	$1,000 [30] There are this many milligrams in a kilogram one million Tim

Double Jeopardy! Round

LITERARY THEATRE	CELEB BEFORE & AFTER	THAT'S OUR LEADER!	BRITISH HISTORY	COMPUTER MILESTONES	THE "X" GAMES
$400 [26] You may have seen one of these films but there is also a stage version of this 1959 novel, "The Manchurian" this Candidate Jennifer	$400 [11] This "Kill Bill" star played 11 seasons behind the plate for the Yankees Uma Thurman Munson Jennifer	$400 [5] Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Japan Tim	$400 [16] England & France fought the Battle of the Herrings in 1429, as this long, long conflict lurching was to a close The Hundred Years' War Tim	$400 [21] 1981:This company introduces its "Personal Computer" using the MS-DOS operating system IBM Sandi	$400 [1] We're stunned that the Phaser is a series of printers from this document company Xerox Tim
$800 [27] (Hi, I'm Kathryn Erbe of Law & Order Criminal Intent.) In 1990 I appeared on Broadway in a Tony-winning play based on this Pulitzer-prize winning novel by John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath Tim	$800 [12] This "Fast & The Furious" star had no trouble stepping into Chuck Norris' old TV role Paul Walker Texas Ranger	$800 [7] Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt Sweden Tim	$800 [17] This name was first used for a political party c. 1629 by those who wanted James, Duke of York to become king Tory	$800 [22] 1988:Crafted by Robert Morris, the first known one of these viruses wriggles into computers a worm Jennifer	$800 [2] In 1997 Gillian Anderson won an Emmy for Best Lead Actress in a Drama for her work on this series The X-Files Tim
$1,200 [28] John Updike's novel "The Witches Of" this place has cast a spell as a musical Eastwick Tim	$1,200 [13] Bet ya didn't know Keanu's Matrix squeeze wrote "You Can Take It With You" with George Kaufman in the 30s Carrie-Anne Moss Hart	DD $1,600 [8] Prime Minister Nouri Al-Malaki Iraq Tim	$1,200 [18] In the late 400s 3 Germanic tribes invaded the Angles, Saxons, & this one for whom a Danish peninsula was named Jutes	$1,200 [23] 1975:Microsoft is founded by these 2 college dropouts Paul Allen & Bill Gates Tim	$1,200 [3] Chromosomal pairing in humans that traditionally leads to frogs & snails & puppy-dogs' tails X-Y Sandi
$1,600 [29] (Hi, I'm Brian Stokes Mitchell.) I played the troubled piano player Coalhouse Walker, Jr. in this Broadway musical based on a novel by E.L. Doctorow Ragtime Jennifer	$1,600 [14] The BBC's Mr. Darcy is a body of water just north of Edinburgh & west of the North Sea Colin Firth of Fourth Sandi	$1,600 [9] President Martin Torrijos Espino Panama Tim	DD $1,800 [19] The Roman portion of the island had this name, followed in names of provinces by "Inferior" and "Superior" Britannia Tim	$1,600 [24] 1997:A computer with this colorful name defeats a world chess champion Deep Blue Sandi	$1,600 [4] In his "Anabasis" this Greek historian & soldier recounted an attack on Persia in the 5th century B.C. Xenophon Tim Jennifer
$2,000 [30] In 2007 a new play based on her 80-year-old novel "To the Lighthouse" lit up the stage at the Berkeley Rep Virginia Woolf Tim	$2,000 [15] This recent King Kong actress was responsible for the civil unrest in South Central L.A. in 1965 Naomi Watts Riots Tim	$2,000 [10] President Emile LaHoud Lebanon Tim	$2,000 [20] Clearly lacking direction, this Lord, P.M. from 1770 to 1782, was known as "The Minister Who Lost America" Lord North	$2,000 [25] 1994:Netscape releases this efficient Internet browser Navigator Tim	$2,000 [6] This woody central part of a tree trunk consists of sapwood & heartwood xylem Tim

Final Jeopardy!

THE BALKANS

On June 3, 2006 this nation of 600,000 proclaimed its independence, making it the world's newest country

Montenegro

Jennifer "What is ?" — wagered $300

Sandi "What is Herzegovina?" — wagered $3,000

Tim "What is Montenegro?" — wagered $7,201

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