Show #5353 2007-12-12 (taped 2007-08-29) Regular

Contestants

Martha Rothman — a retired stockbroker from Barnegat, New Jersey

Sean Smith — a law student from Austin, Texas

Leslie Rochlen — a professional organizer from Bridgeport, Connecticut (whose 1-day cash winnings total $29,750)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Leslie	$1,000	$1,400	$4,200	$6,400 3rd place: $1,000	$4,200 8 R, 2 W
Sean	$2,400	$8,000	$16,400	$8,405 2nd place: $2,000	$16,800 22 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Martha	$2,800	$7,600	$17,000	$32,801 New champion: $32,801	$16,200 21 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

KANSAS CITY, KANSAS HERE WE COME	WHEEL OF WOMEN	THIS IS YOUR LIFE, ABE LINCOLN!	TONY	THE TIGER	THEY'RE "GR"EAT!
$200 [13] KCK's Fairfax auto plant manufactures the Chevy Malibu & the Saturn Aura for this auto company General Motors Sean	$200 [12] Famous intern_ _ _ I C __ E W I _ _ K Y Monica Lewinsky Sean	$200 [9] In 1870 Congress granted her an annual pension of $3,000; call her sugar-mama or simply your wife, here's... Mary Lincoln Martha	$200 [3] For the past 8 years, the Tony Awards ceremony has been held at this nearly 6,000-seat hall Radio City Music Hall	$200 [11] Tony the Tiger is the gr-r-reat spokescat for this company's Frosted Flakes Kellogg's Martha	$200 [1] 2-word title of this guy, who we hope doesn't make a house call for a very long time the Grim Reaper Martha
$400 [14] The Kansas 400 at KCK's Kansas Speedway is part of this auto racing organization's Nextel Cup NASCAR Sean	$400 [16] Medical reformer_ L O _ _ _ _ E_ I G _ _ I N G _ _ E Florence Nightingale Leslie	$400 [10] You said of this general, "I can't spare this man--he fights"; he sure seems to be enjoying the green room, it's... (Ulysses) Grant Leslie	$400 [4] Don't cry for Mandy Patinkin; he won a 1980 Tony Award for this musical Evita Sean	$400 [23] On the South China tiger these are spaced far apart, & on each individual tiger they're unique, like fingerprints the stripes Sean	$400 [2] Thin oatmeal cereal in water; please, sir, may I have some more? gruel Sean
$600 [15] KCK's sister cities are Linz, Austria; Karlovac, Croatia & Uruapan in this country's state of Michoacan Mexico Leslie	$600 [17] Barely an equestrian_ A D _G O _ _ _ _ Lady Godiva Martha	$600 [18] In 1860 he got 12 electoral votes but you got the job; feel free to debate... (Stephen) Douglas Sean	$600 [5] Ian McKellen won a Tony in 1981 for playing this rival of Mozart in "Amadeus" Salieri Martha	$600 [24] Tiger is the second rank in this organization for young boys the Cub Scouts Martha	$600 [6] It's the mythological creature of earth & sky seen here the griffin Martha
$800 [21] The Wall Street Journal reports that KCK is undergoing this, also a type of medieval festival held there each fall a renaissance Sean	$800 [25] Had an axe to grind_ _ Z Z _ _B _ _ _ _ N Lizzie Borden Sean	$800 [19] You said if this general "is not using the army, I should like to borrow it for a while"; say hello to... General George McClellan	$1,000 [29] She's the dynamic actress/producer for whom the Tony Awards were named Antoinette Perry Martha	$800 [27] The largest population of wild tigers is found in this Asian country on about 30 wildlife reserves India Martha	$800 [7] A small cavern often used for meditation or as a shrine a grotto Sean
$1,000 [22] Kansas City is the county seat of this county, commonly referred to as "the Dotte" by its residents Wyandotte	$1,000 [26] Philanthropist, art patron & collector_ _ G G _G _ G G _ _ _ _ _ _ Peggy Guggenheim Sean	$1,000 [20] Sec. of War for Franklin Pierce, some called him Mr. President (though certainly not you!); say hello to... Jefferson Davis Sean	DD $1,800 [28] The front of the Tony Award depicts these ancient twin symbols of theatre comedy and tragedy Martha	$1,000 [30] Tigers are the largest cats, & this tiger named for a Russian region is the largest tiger the Siberian Tiger Sean	$1,000 [8] Famous work designed by this German is seen here (Walter) Gropius Martha

Double Jeopardy! Round

BIOLOGY	FILMS OF THE '90s	OPERA	DEAR JOHN	CROSSWORD CLUES "F"	HELPING HANDS MONKEYS
$400 [26] In humans, this sex chromosome is present only in males the Y chromosome Leslie Sean	$400 [16] The title of this film is what a guard shouts as he leads Sean Penn to be executed Dead Man Walking Sean	$400 [2] Rodolfo burns his poems to keep the stove going in act I of this Puccini work La bohème Leslie Sean Martha	$400 [3] After Barry Goldwater retired in 1987, this man took over his Senate seat John McCain Sean	$400 [1] Quill(7) feather Sean	$400 [20] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads as a monkey assists its master at Helping Hands in Boston, MA.) Monkeys are suited to work because they are smart & nimble, & their hands have this feature that lets them pick up objects easily an opposing thumb Martha
$800 [27] Gustatory receptors are special cells that give you your sense of this taste Martha	$800 [17] Bubba tells this Tom Hanks character about fried shrimp, shrimp gumbo & boiled shrimp, among others Forrest Gump Leslie	DD $400 [5] Poignant, given Pagliaccio's profession, the line "Ridi Pagliaccio" means do this, Pagliaccio laugh Sean	$800 [10] From the '20s to the '60s, Sean O'Feeney directed Hollywood Westerns under this name John Ford Sean Martha	$800 [8] Alexander Hamilton could sing, "It's my party"(10) Federalist Sean	$800 [21] A non-profit since 1979, Helping Hands used to teach monkeys to play these 12-inch objects; now they play CDs instead records Leslie
$1,200 [28] In plants, they're reproductive structures; in humans, light-sensitive structures along with the rods cones Martha	$1,200 [18] (Hi, I'm Rob Morrow.) I played the real-life character Dick Goodwin, who exposes hanky-panky on the TV program "Twenty-One" in this film Quiz Show Leslie	$800 [4] Handel's "Berenice, Queen of Egypt" took a hiatus from the stage from the first part of this century to 1985 the 18th century	$1,200 [11] "Speak for yourself" if you know he was the last surviving signer of the Mayflower Compact John Alden Martha	$1,200 [9] Flora's counterpart(5) fauna Martha	$1,200 [22] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reads from Helping Hands in Boston, MA as a monkey gets some water from a fridge.) The wide variety of tasks the monkeys learn makes life much easier for those with mobility impairments, such as this condition of paralysis of all four limbs quadriplegia Sean
$1,600 [29] The hypothalamus at the base of the brain controls the release of hormones by this "master gland" the pituitary gland Leslie Martha	$1,600 [19] We had to mention this movie in which Ashley Judd turns being framed for murder to her advantage Double Jeopardy Martha	$1,600 [6] This Paisiello opera about a Spaniard was "snipped" out of the repertoire by Rossini's more popular version The Barber of Seville Leslie	DD $1,400 [12] This 17th century poet believed that studying until midnight each night is what first injured his eyes John Milton Martha	$1,600 [14] Matisse's "wild" art movement(7) Fauvism Martha	$1,600 [23] Early on, Helping Hands got important help from the VA, what's now this cabinet department the Department of Veterans Affairs Sean
$2,000 [30] One of the subdivisions of biology is this science dealing with the naming & classification of organisms taxonomy	$2,000 [25] As second-rate singer Sadie in "Georgia", she does an excruciating version of a Van Morrison song Jennifer Jason Leigh	$2,000 [7] It's the "mirthful" opera house that premiered "Carmen", or the French term for the type of opera "Carmen" is Opéra comique	$2,000 [13] A conservative society is named for this U.S. Army captain killed by communist Chinese forces 10 days after WWII ended John Birch Martha	$2,000 [15] Atomically speaking, it's No. 100(7) Fermium Sean	$2,000 [24] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew helps with monkey training at Helping Hands in Boston, MA.) The monkeys learn via positive reinforcement, part of "operant conditioning", a term coined by this American behaviorist (B.F.) Skinner Sean

Final Jeopardy!

20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES

In 1921 he got a patent for a diving suit that allowed one to quickly discard the suit & escape to the surface

Harry Houdini

Leslie "Who is Houdini?" — wagered $2,200

Sean "Who is Jacques Cousteau?" — wagered $7,995

Martha "Who was Houdini?" — wagered $15,801

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