Show #5362 2007-12-25 (taped 2007-09-11) Regular

Cora Peck game 5.

Contestants

Deb Brady — a homemaker from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Wendell Watkins — a mailman from Detroit, Michigan

Cora Peck — a teacher and graduate student from Aliso Viejo, California (whose 4-day cash winnings total $102,402)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Cora	$400	$1,800	$10,200	$14,401 5-day champion: $116,803	$10,200 15 R, 3 W
Wendell	$2,900	$5,300	$6,500	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$7,000 13 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Deb	$2,400	$3,200	$7,200	$2,700 2nd place: $2,000	$11,200 17 R, 8 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

THE FEMININE MISTAKE	THEIR FIRST NO. 1 POP HIT	ROCKS & MINERALS	YE OLDE BIG APPLE	ANNUAL EVENTS	FURNITURE WORDS
$200 [21] In September 1533 this second wife of Henry VIII gave birth to a (gasp!) girl...huge mistake on her part Anne Boleyn Cora	$200 [1] "Every Breath You Take"(1983) The Police Wendell	$200 [26] For its state mineral, Colorado chose rhodochrosite, which is a deep shade of this primary color red Wendell	$200 [6] In 1967 New York City ordered all officially licensed taxis painted this color yellow Deb	$200 [11] For 2008 the green dyeing of the Chicago River is scheduled for 10:45 A.M. on this holiday St. Patrick's Day Deb	$200 [12] Something up for debate is "on" it; someone who's had a few too many drinks can end up "under" it the table Deb
$400 [22] Years of hard drinking led to her Aug. 1, 1903 death at about age 51; she's buried in Deadwood Calamity Jane Cora	$400 [2] "Sunshine On My Shoulders"(1974) John Denver Deb	$400 [27] Scoria, a dark, glassy rock created from this, is heavier than pumice & has bigger holes lava Deb	$400 [7] Facing Boston, he fittingly hit the first home run in Yankee Stadium in 1923 Babe Ruth Wendell	$400 [17] July's designation as this activity's month conflicts with the "don't pick up strangers" advice from your mom hitchhiking Cora	$400 [13] In 1965, members of this included Robert McNamara & Stewart Udall the Cabinet Cora
$600 [23] This lady of myth boasted of her beauty to Athena, who was a teensy bit jealous & gave her a monster makeover Medusa Wendell	$600 [3] "Sunshine Superman"(1966) Donovan Wendell	$600 [28] Galena is the principal ore of this metallic element, symbol Pb lead	DD $500 [9] Construction of the Empire State Building began in 1930 on the site of this hyphenated hotel that moved to Park Avenue Waldorf-Astoria Wendell	$600 [18] The federal holiday listed in the U.S. code as Washington's birthday is generally known by this name President's Day Cora	$600 [14] Stretch out in this garden area in which plants are grown, or perhaps here at the bottom of a lake bed Wendell Deb
$800 [24] Maybe working as a double agent for France & Germany wasn't a good idea; she was executed on Oct. 15, 1917 Mata Hari Cora	$800 [4] "Ms. Jackson"(2001) OutKast Deb	$800 [29] This blackboard rock is formed when shale is subjected to immense heat & pressure slate Wendell	$600 [8] Into the 1840s, sanitation on Wall Street was handled by thousands of these porcine wanderers pigs Wendell	$800 [19] This Argentine city honors the tango many times, including the annual world championship in August Buenos Aires Wendell Deb	$800 [15] This empire began around 1300 & lasted until 1922 the Ottoman Empire Deb
$1,000 [25] In 1951 she thought folks wouldn't have a problem with her running for VP of Argentina; she was wrong Evita Peron Deb	$1,000 [5] "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"(1984) Yes Deb	$1,000 [30] On the Mohs scale, this mineral can be scratched by every other mineral talc	$1,000 [10] Workplace safety was reformed after the March 1911 fire at this garment factory the Triangle factory Wendell	$1,000 [20] Great blues music and barbecue cook-offs are attractions at this city's Beale Street Music Festival in May Memphis Cora Deb	$1,000 [16] To phrase your words in a specific way to couch Deb

Double Jeopardy! Round

GREEK & ROMAN POTPOURRI	KEVIN-SENT	BOOK DEDICATIONS	PASTA	DUCHY	TO THE "LEFT" HAND SIDE
$400 [26] This form of ancient transport is mentioned in the Beach Boys' hit "Fun, Fun, Fun" chariot Cora Deb	$400 [3] As Harold, he caught "The Big Chill" in 1983 Kevin Kline Deb	$400 [11] Appropriately, he dedicated "Our Mutual Friend" to Sir James Emerson Tennent, "as a memorial of friendship" Dickens	$400 [18] Most Catholics know paternoster as the Lord's this, but it's also a pasta that's great in soups prayer Cora	$400 [1] A grand duchy with the name of this city was created by Napoleon in 1807 to help restore the Polish state Warsaw Cora	$400 [13] It's a 1962 Tony Bennett classic "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" Deb
$800 [27] By the 400s B.C. the Greeks had perfected 3 orders of architecture: Ionic, Corinthian & this oldest one Doric Wendell	$800 [4] You'll find this ex-SNL "Weekend Update" anchor in Showtime's "Weeds" as Doug Wilson Kevin Nealon Cora	$800 [12] He dedicated "The Beautiful and Damned" to Shane, Leslie, George, Nathan & Maxwell Perkins for their literary help F. Scott Fitzgerald	$800 [19] This body part sometimes precedes "macaroni" in the name of a pasta elbow Deb	$800 [2] Devastated by fire in 1713 & 1808, this city was made the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland in 1812 Helsinki Wendell	$800 [14] Artsy southern section of Paris the Left Bank Wendell
$1,200 [28] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands in front of a picture of the Greek alphabet.) When the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet is spelled in English it's 2 letters long & this quantity in Roman numerals eleven	$1,200 [5] In 2007 this Timberwolves superstar was traded to the Boston Celtics Kevin Garnett Cora	DD $1,500 [23] They dedicated: "To the President's other men and women... who took risks to provide... confidential information" Woodward & Bernstein Deb	$1,200 [20] Rotelle look like these, complete with with spokes wheels Deb	$1,200 [8] Antwerp in this country used to be in the Duchy of Brabant Belgium Cora	$1,200 [15] This 5-word phrase was used to clear venues following performances by the King of Rock and Roll Elvis has left the building Cora Wendell Deb
$1,600 [29] Some Roman villas used a hypocaust system to provide central this heating Cora	$1,600 [6] In one film he said Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone; in another, he played a lawyer determined to prove the opposite Kevin Costner Deb	$1,600 [24] His memoir "Night" is "in memory of my parents and of my little sister, Tzipora" (Elie) Wiesel Deb	$1,600 [21] The USMC can tell you that fidelini means "little" these "ones" faithful	$1,600 [9] The 16th century Florentine Cosimo de Medici ruled the duchy of this Italian region Tuscany	$1,600 [16] President Bush's education initiative begun in 2002 No Child Left Behind Deb
—	$2,000 [7] He went from Hercules to outer space as the captain of "Andromeda" Kevin Sorbo Cora	$2,000 [25] This Willa Cather novel about a Bohemian girl was dedicated "in memory of affections old and true" My Antonia Cora	DD $2,500 [22] Gemelli, meaning this in Italian, looks like 2 strands of spaghetti twisted together twins Deb	$2,000 [10] In October 2000, Grand Duke Jean handed over the reins of this duchy to his son, Crown Prince Henri Luxembourg Cora	$2,000 [17] Artist Christy Brown's autobiography about overcoming cerebral palsy to paint My Left Foot Deb

Final Jeopardy!

FRENCHMEN IN HISTORY

He was nicknamed "The Robespierre of the Brush", but unlike his friend Robespierre, he was jailed but not guillotined

Jacques-Louis David

Wendell "Who was ???" — wagered $6,500

Deb "Who was Talleyrand?" — wagered $4,500

Cora "Who was David?" — wagered $4,201

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