Show #5317 2007-10-23 (taped 2007-07-31) Regular

Nick Swezey game 2.

Contestants

Aaron Shapiro — a graduate student from Baldwin, New York

Tim Lesle — a freelance journalist from San Francisco, California

Nick Swezey — a publisher from Washington, D.C. (whose 1-day cash winnings total $32,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Nick	$3,000	$2,600	$13,800	$22,201 2-day champion: $54,202	$13,800 20 R, 5 W
Tim	$2,400	$3,200	$11,100	$21,100 2nd place: $2,000	$15,200 21 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 2 DDs)
Aaron	$2,200	$1,400	$1,400	$1,400 3rd place: $1,000	$1,400 9 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

NAME THAT CENTURY	ANIMATED MOVIES	THE CABINET	ALSO AN AIRLINE	THE OCCIDENTAL TOURIST	"V" ME
$200 [8] Ben Franklin flew a kite & invented the lightning rod the 18th century Aaron	$200 [3] Lightning McQueen crashes into Radiator Springs in this "racy" 2006 flick Cars Aaron	$200 [1] The FBI is part of this cabinet department the Justice Department Tim	$200 [13] Washington, Oregon & Idaho, collectively Northwest Nick	$200 [23] Check out the 750-foot-tall Tower of the Americas in this "Alamo City" (you should probably see that, too) San Antonio Nick	$200 [18] For the absolut best cosmopolitan, use the Absolute Citron type of this liquor vodka Aaron
$400 [9] The Impressionists exhibited their paintings for the first time the 19th century Aaron	$400 [4] Elijah Wood provided the voice for Mumble, a tap-dancing penguin, in this 2006 film Happy Feet Nick	$400 [2] Formerly part of the Treasury Dept., it's the bureau responsible for "booze, chews & uz-ies" the ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms) Aaron	$400 [14] Space is said to be the final one Frontier Nick	$400 [24] Lots of history to see in this tiny country that's been independent from Italy since 1929 Vatican City Nick	$400 [19] This large family of snakes is identified by hollow fangs vipers Tim
$600 [10] London experienced its deadly "Great Fire" the 17th century Nick	$600 [5] Tom Hanks voiced 4 characters in this Christmas film that used motion-capture technology The Polar Express Tim	$600 [28] The "haunted" presidential room formerly used for cabinet meetings in the White House is now known as this the Lincoln Bedroom Tim	$600 [15] The line that forms the apparent boundary between Earth & sky Horizon Nick	$600 [25] The Cass County historical society is in a suburb of this North Dakota city, you betcha; some super ladies live there Fargo Nick	$600 [20] In Catholicism, this type of minor sin doesn't deprive you of divine grace venial Nick
$800 [11] Ferdinand & Isabella of Spain got married & united their kingdoms the 15th century Tim	$800 [6] In a 2001 film, aliens kidnap Earth's adults & this title boy genius leads the rescue effort Jimmy Neutron Tim	$1,000 [30] So far, the list of Secretaries of this includes a Heckler, a Schweiker & a Shalala Health & Human Services Nick	$800 [16] An alluvial plain of a river Delta Nick	$800 [26] While hobnobbing at this city's film festival, take time out for a hike up its Mont Chevalier Cannes Tim	$800 [21] Named after "nothing", the first practical one of these appliances was invented in 1907 a vacuum Nick
$1,000 [12] Rodent-borne plague killed off 1/3 of Europe's population the 14th century Aaron	$1,000 [7] Elastigirl is living in the suburbs as Helen Parr in this action comedy The Incredibles Nick	DD $2,000 [29] The last man to serve as Secretary of this as part of the cabinet was James V. Forrestal in 1947 the Navy Tim	$1,000 [17] In harmony, as an effort United Nick	$1,000 [27] Tour this city, birthplace of Spanish artist Barolome Murillo, & look for a good barber Seville Nick	$1,000 [22] This adjective for a scathing comment or review literally refers to sulfuric acid vitriolic Nick Tim Aaron

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. MUSEUMS	BROADWAY DEBUTS	AUTHORS ON AUTHORS	LADIES' DAY	DID YOU PLANET THAT WAY?	IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNTRY
$400 [18] You can get customized gris-gris bags at the Historic Voodoo Museum on Dumaine Street in this city New Orleans Aaron	$400 [6] He made his debut as Katharine Hepburn's grandson in "A Matter of Gravity" before flying high as Superman Christopher Reeve Nick Tim Aaron	$400 [1] His "A Moveable Feast" calls Fitzgerald's talent as natural as the pattern of the dust on a butterfly's wings Hemingway Aaron	$400 [25] The recording artist now billed simply as this said, "People have so much emotion... toward the word Yoko" Ono Nick	$400 [13] This planet averages about 67 million miles from the sun; Earth's in the 90 millions Venus Tim	$400 [8] Get out your dancing shoes and cut a "rug" in this South American country U rug uay Nick
$800 [19] (Sarah of the Clue Crew maps out the narrow hallway of a museum.) As this society has a long history of publishing maps & sponsoring exploration, it makes sense that maps were the theme of a major 2007 exhibit at its museum, Explorer's Hall National Geographic Nick	$800 [7] (Hi, I'm Joely Fisher.) In 1995 I made my Broadway debut as Rizzo in this musical; it's the word Grease Aaron	$800 [2] Edgar Lee Masters wrote that this "genius from Missouri" had "affection for his fellows, yet... despised them" Mark Twain Tim	$800 [26] She's the world-famous dame seen here Jane Goodall Tim	$800 [14] Its moon Ganymede is the largest in the solar system Jupiter Tim	$800 [9] You've "aced" the category if you know that Albania lies on the Western border of this country M aced onia Tim
$1,200 [20] You can ham it up at a museum in this Virginia Town; it houses a ham cured in 1902 Smithfield Nick	$1,200 [23] In 2006, in her first big project since giving birth to twins, she starred on Broadway in "Three Days of Rain" Julia Roberts	$1,200 [3] T.S. Eliot wrote that this "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" author was "unhampered by any ideas" (Thomas) Hardy Tim	$1,200 [27] Radiation researcher Edith Quimby worked on this "project" that developed the atomic bomb the Manhattan Project Tim	$1,200 [15] The least dense planet in the solar system, it would actually float if you could find a big enough tub to put it in Saturn Tim Aaron	$1,200 [10] You'll need a lot of "gas" to drive from Androka to Ambilobe in this African island country Mada gas car Tim
$1,600 [21] An arm of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, this L.A. museum teaches about bigotry & racism as well as the Holocaust the Museum of Tolerance	$1,600 [24] (I'm Susan Lucci.) In 1999 I took aim at Broadway, I made my debut as the title sharpshooter in this musical Annie Get Your Gun Tim	DD $2,000 [4] Reviewing "An Ideal Husband", G.B. Shaw said this fellow Irishman "has the property of making his critics dull" Oscar Wilde Tim	$1,600 [28] Smashing Prince of Wales China with a hammer is one scene in "The Diana Chronicles" by this magazine editor Tina Brown Tim	$1,600 [16] In 2005 NASA experimented with a low-pressure greenhouse to grow plants on this carbon dioxide-rich planet Mars Tim	$2,000 [12] This country might "tug" at your heartstrings with its sad fado songs Por tug al Tim
$2,000 [22] The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in this Alabama city contains a vast collection of rockets & space memorabilia Huntsville Nick	$2,000 [30] He made his debut starring opposite Natasha Richardson in "Anna Christie"; they were married soon after Liam Neeson Nick	$2,000 [5] Byron on this poet: "Strange, the mind, that very fiery particle / Should let itself be snuff'd out by an article" Keats Nick Tim	$2,000 [29] Rina Messenger, Miss Universe of 1976, saw service in this country's army Israel Nick	$2,000 [17] In 1781 it became the first planet discovered in modern times Uranus Tim	DD $2,500 [11] I'll bet you a "ten" that this tiny country last fought in a war in 1866 Liech ten stein Tim

Final Jeopardy!

GEOMETRY

It's an ellipse with an eccentricity of zero

a circle

Aaron "What is a circle?" — wagered $0

Tim "What is a circle?" — wagered $10,000

Nick "What is a circle?" — wagered $8,401

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