Show #5275 2007-07-13 (taped 2007-04-13) Regular

Last regular-play game of Season 23.

Contestants

Ben Taylor — a student from Rockford, Illinois

Amy Fuller — a medical missions coordinator from Oakland, Oregon

Zach Baker — a computer programmer from Downey, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $44,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Zach	$3,200	$8,200	$9,000	$10,000 2nd place: $2,000	$13,000 21 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Amy	$1,400	$3,000	$5,000	$7,000 3rd place: $1,000	$5,000 10 R, 1 W
Ben	$2,400	$7,600	$21,800	$25,599 New champion: $25,599	$16,400 20 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

CEMETERIES	PLEISTOCENE STEALER	5-LETTER WORDS	STATES' MOST POPULOUS CITIES	ADDING INSULT	TO INJURY
$200 [23] Although Emile Zola's gravestone still rests at this city's Cimetiere de Montmartre, his body was moved to the Pantheon Paris Zach	$200 [21] The last major one of these "glacial" time periods came during the Pleistocene Epoch an ice age Amy	$200 [16] Historically it was the goods, money or property that a bride brought to her husband at marriage dowry Zach	$200 [1] Jackson, pop. 180,000 Mississippi Ben	$200 [6] Gore Vidal said this pop artist was "the only genius with an IQ of 60" (Andy) Warhol Zach	$200 [11] His boat wasn't swift enough as this ex-candidate for President & Navy man earned 3 Purple Hearts (John) Kerry Zach
$400 [24] With more than 1 million burials, Rookwood Necropolis in this largest Aussie city is one of the world's largest Sydney Zach	$400 [22] This 277-mile-long gorge of the Colorado River was primarily formed during the Pleistocene the Grand Canyon Zach	$400 [17] A group of full-time employees, or the set of 5 horizontal lines on which notes of music are written staff Zach	$400 [2] Louisville, pop. 556,000 Kentucky Zach	$400 [7] This "insult comic dog" said to "Star Wars" fans, "Who wants to hear a spoiler? Here's a spoiler: you will die alone" Triumph Zach	$400 [12] In 1521 he could have used a fountain of youth when he was severely wounded in a battle vs. the Calusa Indians Ponce de León Amy
$600 [25] About 250 people were buried in this Tombstone, Arizona Cemetery from 1878 to 1884, including Billy Clanton Boot Hill Zach	$800 [29] (Jon of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) During the Pleistocene Epoch, the ocean receded & Beringia emerged, an example ofthis2-word type of isthmus, allowing humans to come from Asia to America a land bridge Ben	$600 [18] I'd like to call the meeting to order, but I need one of these small mallets a gavel Amy	$600 [3] Bridgeport, pop. 140,000 Connecticut Ben	$600 [8] Attributed to this "Mr. Warmth" comic: "Oh my God, look at you. Anyone else hurt in the accident?" Don Rickles Zach	$600 [13] A WWII platoon leader in Italy, this future presidential candidate was severely wounded in April 1945 Bob Dole Zach
$800 [26] The world's largest historical mosaic, "The Birth Of Liberty", can be found at this Southern Calif. cemetery Forest Lawn Amy	$1,000 [30] Utah's Great Salt Lake is a remnant of this much larger Pleistocene lake that lent its name to some salt flats Bonneville Zach	$800 [19] (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Boudin Bakery in San Francisco, CA.) It once meant a notch used to record a tally in a game; that meaning is still used for the cuts that will make your sourdough bake & look better score Zach	$800 [4] Manchester, pop. 110,000 New Hampshire Ben	$800 [9] A fellow MLBer said of this "juiced" author that, like Michael Jackson, he wore one glove "for no significant reason" José Canseco	$800 [14] In 1821 this poet had a hard time counting the ways she loved thee, what with injuring her spine in a fall Elizabeth Barrett Browning Zach
$1,000 [27] 368 American servicemen from WWI are buried in this "field", a U.S. Military cemetery near Waregem, Belgium Flanders Field Ben	DD $3,400 [28] If you had a Smilodon smiling down on you, you were in trouble with one of these Pleistocene cats a saber-tooth tiger (or a lion) Ben	$1,000 [20] From French for "to ward off", it means to ward off a blow, especially in fencing parry Zach	$1,000 [5] Burlington, pop. 39,000 Vermont Ben	$1,000 [10] Later a Texas governor, in 1988 she said George H.W. Bush was "born with a silver foot in his mouth" (Ann) Richards Amy	$1,000 [15] On Oct. 18, 1859 he was found wounded & his 2 sons dead at a federal armory John Brown Ben

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE RESTORATION	POP CULTURE: 1999	NAMES FROM THE PAST	THE NEW YORK TIMESWEEK IN REVIEW	CHECK YOUR OIL	"E" BAY
$400 [6] In the 1660s puppet shows featuring this pair, a hook-nosed hunchback & his shrewish wife, became popular Punch & Judy Ben	$400 [1] The glaze lipstick that this ex-intern wore for a 1999 TV interview was discontinued, so women clamor for it on eBay (Monica) Lewinsky Zach	$400 [21] Named from Hebrew words for "father of many", this Patriarch has a shrine built for him in Mecca Abraham Ben	$400 [11] In Mon., Oct. 23, 2006's Times you may have read of Panamanians' vote to modernize this at a cost of $5.25 billion the Panama Canal Amy	$400 [26] With about 12 million barrels each day, this country leads the world in oil imports, followed by China & Japan the United States Amy	$400 [15] A snail in Strasbourg escargot Zach Amy
$1,200 [8] He developed the first reflecting telescope, which featured a concave mirror, a flat mirror & an eyepiece Isaac Newton Ben	$800 [2] Director M. Night Shyamalan played the doctor who sees Haley Joel Osment after he's traumatized at a party in this film The Sixth Sense Zach	$800 [22] This Athenian philosopher who died in 399 B.C. was highly regarded for his self-control & moral outlook Socrates Ben	$800 [12] On Tues., Dec. 9, 2006 the Times said the U.S. would now sell nuclear fuel to this Asia country India Zach Ben	$800 [27] This country is the world's largest producer of crude oil & is home to the world's largest oil reserves Saudi Arabia Ben	$800 [16] A burrowing "terrestrial" annelid an earthworm Ben
$1,600 [9] The Restoration began in 1660 when this royal house was returned to the throne with the crowning of Charles II the Stuart family Ben	$1,200 [3] In 1999, Broadway audiences could see "The Lion King" or Laurence Fishburne plying King Henry II in this "Leonine" play The Lion In Winter	$1,200 [23] This Muslim Sultan was devoted to Jihad & recaptured Jerusalem in the 12th Century Saladin Ben	$1,200 [13] Wed., Dec. 21, 2005's Times said a judge stopped a Penn. district from teaching this as an alternative to evolution intelligent design Zach	$1,200 [28] In 2004 producers said high prices partly result from not building any new ones of these in the U.S. since the '70s refineries Ben	$1,200 [17] This part of a music mixing board controls features like treble & bass equalizer Amy
$2,000 [10] In his 1690 work "Two Treatises of Government", he argued against the Divine Right of Kings (John) Locke Ben	$1,600 [4] A tongue-in-cheek tribute on the Emmy Awards featured the many deaths of this animated character Kenny Ben	$1,600 [24] The subjects of this Greek's writing included anatomy, dreams & the theory that diseases are not divine in origin Hippocrates	$2,000 [20] Fri., April 13, 2007 had unlucky news for Don Imus: "off the air" for remarks about female athletes from this school Rutgers Ben	$1,600 [29] The largest known oil field in the U.S. is at Prudhoe Bay in this state Alaska Zach	$1,600 [18] 11-letter word meaning to use known facts to infer or draw conclusions about something unknown extrapolate Amy
DD $3,400 [7] After John Milton died in 1674, his widow sold all the rights to this work for a paltry 8 pounds Paradise Lost Ben	$2,000 [5] 8 years after their farewell concert, this duo reunited for a New Year's Eve show--sort of a "Girls Night Out" Naomi & Wynonna Judd Amy	$2,000 [25] This orator, 106-43 B.C., tried to uphold Republican principles in the Civil War that destroyed Rome Cicero Ben	DD $4,000 [14] On Thurs., Jan. 11, 2007 the Times reported the first public U.S. Military action in this African nation since 1994 Somalia Zach	$2,000 [30] Leading to the end of whale oil use, Abraham Gesner distilled a new fuel from coal in 1846 & named it this kerosene Ben	$2,000 [19] "The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong", says chapter 9 of this book of the Bible Ecclesiastes Zach

Final Jeopardy!

SPORTS

Among its 13 founding members in 1950 were Louise Suggs, Patty Berg & Babe Zaharias

the LPGA (Ladies' Professional Golf Association)

Amy "What is the LPGA?" — wagered $2,000

Zach "What is the LPGA?" — wagered $1,000

Ben "What is the LPGA?" — wagered $3,799

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