Show #5293 2007-09-19 (taped 2007-07-18) Regular

Contestants

Ann Gavaghan — a congressional staffer from Washington, D.C.

Adam Blau — a composer and musician from Los Angeles, California

Joanne Platt — a waitress from Minneapolis, Minnesota (whose 2-day cash winnings total $6,999)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Joanne	$1,800	$3,200	$8,800	$300 3rd place: $1,000	$6,000 12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Adam	$2,200	$4,400	$12,400	$2,400 2nd place: $2,000	$12,400 18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Ann	$2,000	$4,800	$15,500	$12,399 New champion: $12,399	$14,000 19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE SOLAR SYSTEM	AT THE DRUGSTORE	ALSO A PLAYING CARD	A NUDE AWAKENING	"BAD" HABITS	YOU'RE IN DE-NILE
$200 [24] In December 2006 NASA announced that water may have flowed on this planet's surface within the past decade Mars Ann	$200 [2] Its fast-acting formula "gets the red out" Visine Adam	$200 [9] You'll need one of these to change a tire a jack Adam Ann	$200 [1] In 1953 he produced the first issue of Playboy for $10,000 Hugh Hefner Adam	$200 [13] According to one legend, Oman was the home of this "Thousand and One Nights" sailor Sinbad Adam	$200 [20] This "colorful" branch of the Nile River begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia the Blue Joanne
$400 [25] In 1980 Hermes, one of these objects, came within 300,000 miles of the Earth an asteroid Joanne Adam	$400 [3] According to its website, "when you need better allergy relief, you need" this histamine blocker Benadryl Ann	$400 [10] In a famous 1858 speech, S.C. Sen. James Hammond said, "You dare not make war on cotton...Cotton is" this king Ann	$400 [4] No butts about it, David Caruso, Jimmy Smits & Dennis Franz turned the other cheek on this cop show NYPD Blue Joanne	$400 [14] Ben Franklin said "There never was a good war or" one of these a bad peace Ann	$400 [21] In 1902 construction was completed on the first dam on the Nile, at this southern Egyptian city Aswan Joanne
$600 [26] On Oct. 10, 1846, 17 days after the discovery of this planet, its largest moon, Triton, was discovered Neptune Joanne Adam Ann	$600 [6] Ooo...shouldn't have had that fourth bowl of chili...now I need this antacid that "spells relief" Rolaids Joanne Adam	$600 [12] In 2007 102-year-old Elsie McClean became the oldest person ever to achieve one of these on a golf course an ace	$600 [5] Kathleen Turner & Jerry Hall weren't clothes-minded playing Mrs. Robinson in the stage version of this 1967 film The Graduate Adam	$600 [15] This racquet sport was added to the Olympics in 1992 badminton Adam	$600 [22] A center of Egypt's rice trade, this Nile delta city lends its name to an important translating "stone" the Rosetta Stone Adam
$800 [27] These solar discharges consisting of light, heat & cosmic rays may last up to an hour solar flares Ann	$800 [11] For a quick tan, pick up one of the self-tanning products sold under this brand whose name means "bath of the sun" Bain du Soleil Adam	$800 [16] Juice Newton was "Playin' with" her, "knowin' it ain't really smart" the Queen of Hearts Adam	$800 [7] Trying to escape his teen-idol image, this "Partridge Family" star posed nude for Rolling Stone in 1972 David Cassidy Joanne	$800 [18] One of these critters appears on the state flag of Wisconsin a badger Joanne	$800 [29] This ancient Greek historian called Egypt "the gift of the Nile" Herodotus Ann
$1,000 [28] In July 2005 scientists announced the discovery of Eris, a dwarf planet larger than Pluto, in this belt the Kuiper Belt	$1,000 [23] Aveno's Balancing Bar contains this "finely milled" product to soothe & cleanse the skin; just don't eat it! oatmeal Ann	DD $1,000 [17] 40-40 at Wimbledon deuce Adam	$1,000 [8] It's the immodest title of the 1912 Marcel Duchamp painting seen here "Nude Descending A Staircase" Ann	$1,000 [19] Richard the Lionhearted had a favorite one of these minstrels named Blondel a troubadour Ann	$1,000 [30] In this country south of Egypt, the Atbara River joins the Nile as its last tributary Sudan Joanne

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE GEORGE H.W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY	COUNTRY MUSIC STARS ON FILM	A CENTURY OF REIGN	FAIRIES	CHARACTERS IN LITERATURE	BEFORE & AFTER
$400 [2] (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Bush Library.) I'm in a mock-up of Bush's Air Force One office. The President banned this from the menu of the presidential jet, saying he hadn't liked it since his mother made him eat it broccoli Adam	$400 [18] In "Rhinestone" she turned Sly Stallone into a country singer Dolly Parton Ann	$400 [7] England's Henry VIII the 16th century Joanne	$400 [23] It's estimated that the amount left by this fairy has grown from 25 cents to around $2 over the past 25 years the tooth fairy Ann	$400 [1] This treacherous pirate in "Treasure Island" has a pet parrot named Captain Flint Long John Silver Ann	$400 [9] Kids' story character who says, "The sky is falling! The sky is falling! A-wop-bop-a-loo-mop a-lop-bam-boom!" Chicken Little Richard Adam
$800 [14] (Kelly reports again from the Library.) As a pilot in this branch of the service, Bush was shot down near the island of Chichi Jima on Sept. 2, 1944, andrescuedby the crew of the Finback the Navy Joanne	$800 [19] Hats off to this singer who played the dad & horse rancher in 2006's "Flicka" Tim McGraw	$800 [8] Germany's Wilhelm I the 19th century Adam	$800 [24] She appoints Jiminy Cricket Pinocchio's official conscience the Blue Fairy	$800 [3] A gray spider named Charlotte brings about a series of miracles to keep this pig from the butcher's knife Wilbur Joanne	$800 [10] A dangerous substance like asbestos that's a Madonna hit in which a "boy with the cold hard cash is...Mr. Right" hazardous Material Girl Ann
$1,200 [15] (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from the Bush Library.) In the mid-1970s, George H.W. Bush served as chief U.S. liaison to this country that had just opened to the West. These bicycles were a gift from that nation the People's Republic of China Ann	$1,200 [20] He was the mean & abusive Doyle Hargraves in "Sling Blade" Dwight Yoakam Ann	$1,200 [28] France's Louis XV the 18th century	$1,200 [27] In a famous ballet her dance is preceded by "The Waltz of the Flowers" the Sugarplum Fairy Adam	$1,600 [5] Tom Sawyer saw him murder Dr. Robinson in the cemetery & testified against him in court Injun Joe	$1,200 [11] Run, run as fast as you can! You can't catch this folk tale play that ends with the death of Sir Thomas More A Gingerbread Man for All Seasons Joanne
$1,600 [16] (Jon reports again.) The Bush Library has a replica of the office at Camp David where on Feb. 1, 1992, President Bush & this Russian presidentpledged to end remnants of Cold War hostility Yeltsin Ann	$1,600 [21] How do you like him now, now that he made his film debut in 2006 as fading country star Bo Price in "Broken Bridges" Toby Keith Ann	$1,600 [29] England's William II the 11th century Joanne Adam	$1,600 [26] This fairy in "The Tempest" serves the magician Prospero without "grudge or grumblings" Ariel Ann	$2,000 [6] This E.L. Doctorow title character joins Dutch Schultz's gang as a 15-year-old in 1930s New York City Billy Bathgate Ann	$1,600 [12] Aerosmith song that says, "She had the body of a Venus...imagine my surprise" & is a Disney movie about 2 dogs in love "Dude Looks Like A Lady and the Tramp" Adam
DD $3,500 [17] (Kelly reports one last time.) This teakwood gate was presented to George H.W. Bush by the emir of this country in appreciation for helping the country reclaim its freedom Kuwait Ann	$2,000 [22] In a 1969 film he showed some "True Grit" as John Wayne's young sidekick Glen Campbell	$2,000 [30] Italy's Victor Emmanuel III (45 years of it) the 20th century	$2,000 [25] This fairy of Irish legend has long, streaming hair & fiery red eyes from continual wailing a banshee Adam	DD $4,000 [4] This ex-CIA agent who's in search of his identity has appeared in 3 novels by Robert Ludlum & 2 by Eric Van Lustbader (Jason) Bourne Joanne	$2,000 [13] Collaboration between Milan Kundera & Jean-Paul Sartre on a massive treatise about existentialism The Unbearable Lightness of Being and Nothingness

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY INVENTIONS

One description of it said its "spokes look like cobwebs; they are after the fashion of those on the newest... bicycles"

the Ferris Wheel

Joanne "What is ?" — wagered $8,500

Adam "What us the cotton gin?" — wagered $10,000

Ann "What are boneshaker" — wagered $3,101

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