Show #5295 2007-09-21 (taped 2007-07-18) Regular

Contestants

Linda Lipkin — a high school teacher and administrator from Cambridge, Massachusetts

Sara Price — a teaching assistant from Davis, California

Donal Coomey — a masonry restoration specialist from Arlington, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Donal	$5,000	$3,000	$3,000	$0 2nd place: $2,000	$4,400 18 R, 8 W (including 1 DD)
Sara	$2,000	$3,000	$10,200	$13,700 New champion: $13,700	$10,200 16 R, 2 W
Linda	$2,000	$3,600	$-400	$-400 3rd place: $1,000	$3,600 9 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM	I SAT IN FOR REGIS	NOTES TO FUTURE CONTESTANTS	ARACHNIDS	HERE'S SOME ADVICE	FOR WHAT IT'S "WORTH"
$200 [21] A national memorial in this city commemorates the site of the April 19, 1995 bombing that killed 168 Oklahoma City Sara	$200 [26] This weatherman turned vowel seller got to sit in Pat Sajak Sara	$200 [11] The only "S" in the name of this "Flying Nun" is in her first name; her last name is very, very singular Sally Field Sara	$200 [16] This large, hairy type of spider takes its name from an Italian town a tarantula Donal	$200 [6] Do it "before you leap" look Sara	$200 [1] By 1912 this merchant's company owned more than 500 stores bearing his name across the U.S. (Frank Winfield) Woolworth Linda
$400 [22] The Philadelphia home where he wrote "The Tell-tale Heart" is now a national historic site Edgar Allan Poe Linda	$400 [27] Regis has said, "Gelman is grooming" this "Survivor" guy "for the day I say adios amigos" Jeff Probst	$400 [12] The "'S" comes after the 3rd word, not the 2nd, in the title of this Shakespeare play featuring Hermia A Midsummer Night's Dream Donal	$400 [17] At least 2 types of poison are known to be injected by its tail stinger: hemotoxin & neurotoxin a scorpion Donal	$400 [7] "Home is where" this "is" the heart Donal	$400 [2] In "The Prelude", this poet wrote that at age 10 he "held unconscious intercourse with beauty old as creation" (William) Wordsworth Sara
$600 [23] Fort Necessity, the site of the first battle of this war on July 3, 1754, was designated a nat'l battlefield in 1961 the French & Indian War Sara	$600 [28] We're offering $600 if you know this ex-TV doc has subbed for Reg--"Deal or No Deal"? Howie Mandel Linda	$600 [13] It may have 22 chapters, but this last book of the Bible doesn't have an "S" at the end of its name, so don't add one Revelation Sara	$600 [18] Texas cattle fever is one of many diseases transmitted by the bite of this type of bloodsucking arachnid a tick Donal	$600 [8] One of these "sweeps clean" a new broom Donal	$600 [3] She's the--sigh--goddess of love seen here Rita Hayworth Sara
$800 [24] Christiansted National Historic Site on this largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands commemorates its Danish heritage St. Croix Linda	$800 [29] This CNN newsman did a 360 (or is it more a 180?) when he guest-hosted the show Anderson Cooper Linda	$800 [14] The title of an 1891 Wilde novel is "The Picture of" him, not "The Portrait of" him Dorian Gray Donal	$800 [19] Arachnids are a major class of this phylum that includes insects & crustaceans arthropods Donal	$800 [9] "Spare the rod" & you'll do this spoil the child Donal	$800 [4] The Buffalo Soldiers Monument is on the grounds of this Kansas fort that's near a penitentiary Fort Leavenworth Linda
$1,000 [25] Lying in both Tennessee & North Carolina, it has more annual visitors than any other national park Great Smoky Mountains National Park Donal	$1,000 [30] The 1993 NASCAR Rookie of the Year, this driver of the 24 car has zoomed into Regis' chair a few times Jeff Gordon Linda	$1,000 [15] Please, please, please put the "Y" before the "N" when we ask for this site of your vocal cords the larynx Donal	DD $1,400 [20] The smallest arachnid at .0003 inches in length, its name is synonymous with a tiny amount a mite Donal	$1,000 [10] "Virtue is its own" this reward Linda	$1,000 [5] TV inventor Philo Farnsworth Donal

Double Jeopardy! Round

NIGERIA	STAR WARS	WHICH PRESIDENT'S CABINET	CRUNCHING NUMBERS ROMAN STYLE	YO, HOLMES!	WORDS IN HISTORY
$400 [15] As a part of its 19th Century territorial expansions, this nation colonized the Nigerian port of Lagos in 1861 the U.K. Donal	$400 [3] (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, CA.) This early Millennium Falcon model was nixed because it looked like a Space 1999 craft; in the end, it became the firstshipseen in "Star Wars" carrying this female character Princess Leia Sara	$400 [8] (Either of 2 presidents):Secretary of State Dean Rusk [in the Cabinet] Kennedy (or LBJ) Donal	$400 [9] The notation on a letter or e-mail to note other recipients has this numerical equivalent 200 Donal	$400 [19] This "dogged" Sherlock Holmes novel was published in 1902 The Hound of the Baskervilles Donal Linda	$400 [1] A group of 3, musically a trio Donal
$800 [16] Known for his satire, Wole Soyinka became the first Black African winner of this prize for literature in 1986 the Nobel Prize Donal	$800 [4] (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, CA.) Luke's X-Wing from Star Wars gets its name from the arrangement of its double-layered wings, & in the back is an astromech socket for this character R2-D2 Sara	$800 [11] Secretary of Labor George Shultz, Attorney General John Mitchell Richard Nixon Sara Linda	$800 [10] In Roman numerals the Minnesota company with brands like Post-it, Scotch & Filtrete gets this big value 3000 Sara	$1,200 [21] It's the great detective's London address 221B Baker St. Linda	$800 [2] A violent public crowd disorder riot Sara
$1,200 [17] Following ethnic clashes in 1966, the Eastern part of Nigeria declared itself the Republic of this in 1967 Biafra Sara	$1,200 [5] (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, CA.) "Star Wars" costumes include thewedding dressmade from an Italian bedspread worn by this actress in "Episode II" Natalie Portman Sara	$1,200 [27] Secretary of Education William Bennett, Secretary of State George Shultz Reagan Donal	DD $1,000 [25] The postal abbreviation of the state seenhereequals this quantity in Roman numerals 1500 Linda	$1,600 [26] The "Napoleon of Crime", he interrupts a coded communication to Holmes in "The Valley of Fear" Moriarty Donal	$1,200 [12] Hector's home in mythology Troy Donal
$1,600 [18] About a third of Nigeria's states, in this heavily Muslim North, follow this Islamic law system sharia Sara	$1,600 [6] (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, CA.) Jabba the Hutt has gone through manystagesin the creation process. In one, he wore a fez, as he was modeled after this actor from Casablanca Sydney Greenstreet Donal	$2,000 [28] Secretary of the Interior James R. Garfield, Secretary of War William Howard Taft Teddy Roosevelt Donal	$1,200 [23] The last name of Tom, the cowboy seen here, has this value 1009	DD $3,000 [20] This oft-quoted 4 word phrase mentioning Holmes' pal never actually appeared in Conan Doyle's writings Elementary, my dear Watson! Linda	$1,600 [13] It means to raise something mechanically, like a flag hoist Sara
$2,000 [22] Nigeria's first planned city, it was built in the 1980s & officially dedicated as the nation's new capital in 1991 Abuja Donal	$2,000 [7] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, CA.) In the real world, this compound is an explosive. In the "Star Wars" world, it was what Han Solo was frozen in carbonite Sara	—	$1,600 [24] The Norwegian angel Ms. Ullmann, numerically 54 Linda	—	$2,000 [14] It's a member of the British Conservative Party, m'lord a Tory Donal

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC PURCHASES

The English received this teenager from the Burgundians in 1431 for the sum of 10,000 francs

Joan of Arc

Donal "Who is Hi Kiradh, Niamh & Molly?" — wagered $3,000

Sara "Who was Joan of Arc?" — wagered $3,500

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