Show #4597 2004-09-07 (taped 2004-04-22) Regular

Ken Jennings game 40.

Contestants

Rich Hartz — a food bank agency coordinator from Huntsville, Alabama

Bob Watts — a poet originally from Taylorsville, North Carolina

Ken Jennings — a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah (whose 39-day cash winnings total $1,331,661)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ken	$1,800	$5,800	$28,400	$21,800 40-day champion: $1,353,461	$25,800 31 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Bob	$1,000	$2,200	$9,600	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$7,400 12 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Rich	$-800	$6,000	$10,800	$19,201 2nd place: $2,000	$8,800 13 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD RELIGION	THE EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT	GROCERY SHOPPING	THE LARGEST IN AREA	FEATHERS	THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH
$200 [4] As the Mayan god of merchants, Ek Chuah was responsible for this yummy bean, once the standard Mayan currency Cacao bean Ken	$200 [1] (Sofia of the Clue Crew holds a feathered headdress at Experience Music Project in Seattle, WA.) Felipe Rose, who wore this costume as part of this '70s group, has since founded Tomahawk Records The Village People Ken	$200 [21] If in a hurry, grab a prewashed salad mix, perhaps with the red leaf & green leaf types of this lettuce Bob	$200 [16] Maine, Maryland, Montana Montana Rich	$200 [26] Depending on the source, he "stuck a feather in his cap" or "in his hat and called it macaroni" Yankee Doodle Ken	$200 [11] If you take a nappy in London, it's one of these to put on a baby a diaper Rich
$400 [5] The Voodoo of New Orleans owes a debt to this Caribbean nation once known as St. Domingue Haiti Ken	$400 [2] In 2004, for the 40th anniversary of the Fab 4 in the U.S., EMP presents an exhibit titled this, like a 1977 Broadway show Beatlemania	$400 [22] If you're buying a whole fish, these (on the fish) should be clear & not sunken eyes Ken	$400 [17] Wisconsin, Wyoming, Washington Wyoming Ken	$400 [28] According to the proverb, "Birds of a feather" do this flock together Rich	$400 [12] The type of car the Brits call an estate car, we Americans call one of these wagons a station wagon Ken
$600 [6] By definition, the Hashemites are either direct or collateral descendants of this prophet Muhammad Ken Bob	$600 [3] (Sofia of the Clue Crew holds a giant black boot at Experience Music Project in Seattle, WA.) The dragon boots were part of the finery of this hard rock band Kiss Bob	$600 [23] Mom, not shredded wheat! Please can we get Tony's Cinnamon Krunchers from this company, can we please? Kellogg's Ken	$600 [18] Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon Oregon Ken Bob	$600 [27] For a Plains Indian's war bonnet, the best feathers were from this bird an eagle Bob	$600 [13] If you're challenged to a game of draughts in a Birmingham pub, be prepared to contest this board game checkers Rich
$800 [7] Parasurama is the... let me see, fourth, fifth... no, sixth avatar of this Hindu god Vishnu Ken	$800 [9] In the area called DJ Hallway, learn scratching & the other aspects of this -ism turntablism Ken	$800 [24] You'll get fresher milk from the bottom of your market's display case for this reason because it's colder at the bottom Ken Rich	$800 [19] Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina Nevada Ken	$800 [29] A female swan, or what a quill can be used as a pen Rich	$800 [14] If your mechanic in Manchester needs a spanner to fix your car, he's asking for one of these a wrench Ken
$1,000 [8] From the Latin for a room that can be locked, it's a meeting assembled to choose a pope a conclave Rich	$1,000 [10] (Sofia of the Clue Crew holds a red hat at the Experience Music Project in Seattle, WA.) Experience Music Project has ahat from the collection of this man from Romeo, Michigan Kid Rock Bob	$1,000 [25] Choose one of these with evenly distributed netting cantaloupe Bob	$1,000 [20] American Samoa, Bermuda, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Rich	DD $3,000 [30] It's what Daedalus used to hold the feathers together in the wings he made for himself & his son wax Rich	$1,000 [15] If the Westminster Bobby pulls out his truncheon, be worried because it's one of these a club (or a nightstick) Ken

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE WAR OF 1812	HODGEPODGE	DOC TALK	BASEBALL: THE 1930s	WHO'S THE SUBJECT?	"I" CATCHING
$400 [1] About 2,000 British soldiers were killed or wounded by Jackson's troops in this last engagement of the war Battle of New Orleans Rich	$400 [26] This adjective can be applied to writers like Shelley & Hugo as well as to a "getaway" for 2 Romantic Ken	$400 [21] Myopia is the medical term for this nearsightedness Ken Rich	$400 [9] On May 25, 1935 he slugged the last 3 home runs of his career--numbers 712, 713 & 714 Babe Ruth Bob	$400 [6] "A Private Disgrace" & "Forty Whacks" Lizzie Borden Ken	$400 [16] The Fianna Fail political party's name means "Warriors of" this country Ireland Ken
$800 [2] In April 1813, the U.S. captured Toronto, but this general after whom a Colorado mountain is named died in the battle Zebulon Pike Bob	$800 [27] The logo of the National Beagle Club doesn't show a beagle but this scared animal that beagles hunt a rabbit Ken	$800 [22] This is the common name for a lumbar puncture, used to test for meningitis a spinal tap Ken	$800 [10] On July 6, 1933 this city's Comiskey Park hosted the first All-Star Game; the American League won, 4-2 Chicago Rich	$800 [7] "Against the Current" & "Far Side of Paradise" F. Scott Fitzgerald Ken	$800 [17] From the Latin for "inactivity" it's the tendency of a body to resist change in its motion inertia Ken
$1,200 [3] On December 29, 1812 this famous U.S. frigate defeated the British frigate Java off the coast of Brazil the Constitution Ken	$1,200 [28] Big Sandy isn't a feared bouncer, but a river that divides Kentucky from this "Mountain State" West Virginia Bob	$1,600 [24] An LFT tests the function of this organ the liver Ken	$1,200 [11] In 1939 Red Sox rookie batted .327; 2 years later his batting average increased 79 points Ted Williams Ken	$1,200 [8] "American Caesar" & "Old Soldiers Never Die" Douglas MacArthur Bob	$1,200 [18] Astrud Gilberto had a monster hit song about "The Girl From" this place Ipanema Rich
$1,600 [4] In 1813 this naval officer supervised the building of American ships to strengthen the Navy's fleet on Lake Erie Oliver Hazard Perry Ken Bob	$1,600 [29] Official job title of the person who directs the largest library in the world the Librarian of Congress Ken	$2,000 [25] Minor ailments can be treated by NPs (Nurse-practitioners) & PAs (these) physician assistants Ken	$1,600 [13] In 1934 this eccentric St. Louis Cardinals pitcher who won 30 games was named the NL's most valuable player Dizzy Dean Bob	$1,600 [12] "Prince of Humbugs" & "The Fabulous Showman" P.T. Barnum Bob	$1,600 [19] Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam are part of this peninsula Indochina Ken
$2,000 [5] A provision of this treaty ending the war set up a commission to settle the boundary between the U.S. & Canada the Treaty of Ghent Ken	$2,000 [30] Born in 1714, this 3-initialed son of J.S. Bach became his father's student & successor Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Ken	DD $3,800 [23] Properly called the optic disk, it's the region of the retina that has no rods or cones the blind spot Ken	$2,000 [14] In June 1938 this Cincinnati Reds pitcher became the only man to pitch a no-hitter in 2 consecutive games Johnny Van Der Meer Bob	DD $4,200 [15] "The Last Lion" & "Lion of Britain" Winston Churchill Bob	$2,000 [20] This innovative Russian designed the Soviet Union's IL-2, a famous dive-bombing fighter plane of WWII Sergei Ilyushin Rich

Final Jeopardy!

WAR MOVIES

A controversial 1979 war film was based on a 1902 work by this author

Joseph Conrad

Bob "Who is Stephen Crane?" — wagered $9,600

Rich "Who is J. Conrad?" — wagered $8,401

Ken "Who is Heller?" — wagered $6,600

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