Show #5375 2008-01-11 (taped 2007-10-17) Regular

Contestants

Shauna Redmond — a librarian from Glendale, California

Angela Ruediger — a college instructor from Lemoyne, Pennsylvania

Anna Rodriguez — a critical care nurse from Denver, Colorado (whose 1-day cash winnings total $799)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Anna $2,400 $4,000 $10,600 $7,199
3rd place: $1,000
$11,800
19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Angela $3,800 $5,200 $13,200 $23,200
New champion: $23,200
$13,200
17 R, 2 W
Shauna $400 $2,800 $7,200 $14,399
2nd place: $2,000
$9,200
15 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

A TRIP TO RIO DE JANEIRO MATH ROCK WORKING ON MY CLASSIC CAR STATE THE GOVERNOR WE CAN DANCE IF WE WANT TO "POP" CULTURE
$200 [11]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands at a busy beach in Rio de Janeiro.) This beach is one of the the centers of bikini culture; maybe I'll meet the girl from here
Ipanema
Shauna
$200 [12]
In 1974 rocker Todd Rundgren sang a tune entitled "No. 1 Lowest Common" this
Denominator
Angela
$200 [21]
It routes high voltage in the correct order for firing the spark plugs, so check its cap for burns
the distributor
Anna
$200 [23]
In 2007 Charlie Crist took over for Jeb Bush in this state
Florida
Angela
$200 [1]
Roll out the "beer barrel" & name this "wunnerful, wunnerful" Bohemian dance
the polka
Anna
$200 [6]
5,000-year-old remnants of this snack have been found in a cave in the Southwest
popcorn
Anna
$400 [13]
(Jimmy delivers the clue from a crowded market.) You can buy your own instrument to play them usicfor this dance; Rio has several schools that teach it and a mile-long parade ground where they strut their stuff
a samba
Shauna
$400 [14]
In 1975 Jethro Tull rightly told us that this number to the power of 10 equals "nothing at all"
zero
Shauna
$400 [22]
Use dipsticks to check 2 levels: of the oil & of the fluid for this system that transfers power to the wheels
the transmission
Angela
$400 [24]
"Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 mil. But I was just as happy when I had $48 mil.", said the Gov. of this state
California
Anna
$400 [2]
Bow to yer partner, bow to yer corner, now allemand left & do-si-do, yer doin' this dance now, dontcha know
a square dance
Anna
$400 [7]
Easy infield out in a baseball game
a pop fly
Angela Shauna
$600 [18]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue in a market wearing a certain headdress.)This Brazilian bombshell of '40s films remains popular in Rio & her trademark headdress is a frequent costume
Carmen Miranda
Shauna
$600 [15]
Kate Bush sang over 100 digits about this symbol, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
pi
Shauna
$600 [28]
To verify the fuel ignites at the proper moment & gets the engine over 300 HP, this type of gun or light is necessary
a timing gun
Anna
$600 [25]
On August 26, 2005 this state's Kathleen Blanco declared a state of emergency
Louisiana
Anna
$600 [3]
Named for a city, it's a dance seen here
the Charleston
Angela
$600 [8]
A cottonwood or an aspen
a poplar
Anna
$800 [19]
(Jimmy stands in front of a large Christ sculpture.) Christ the Redeemer of Corcovado Sanctuary is the world's largest sculpture in this style, named for a 1925 Paris exposition
art deco style
$800 [16]
Blind Melon gave multiplication help covering the "Schoolhouse Rock!" song about this "magic number"
three
Angela
$800 [29]
Also a device on the wall of your home, this valve either stops or allows coolant through the engine
a thermostat
Shauna
$800 [26]
In 2007 this state's Jon Corzine broke several bones in a car crash--he wasn't buckled in
New Jersey
Anna
$800 [4]
With 3-step & 2-step styles, this ballroom dance in 3/4 time is noted for its swift, gliding turns
the waltz
Angela
$800 [9]
The Brits call it an ice lolly; we call it this
a popsicle
Angela Shauna
$1,000 [20]
(Jimmy delivers the last clue behind a serving counter of a cafe.) I'm at the famous Café Confeitaria Colombo, where this word doesn't just mean a person who lives here in Rio, but a coffee drink with added hot water
carioca
$1,000 [17]
This '80s band's hit "Love Plus One" was a welcome addition to the Billboard charts
Haircut 100
Shauna
$1,000 [30]
Manifold bolts should not be over- or under-tightened, so use this type of wrench with a foot/pound scale
a torque wrench
DD $1,000 [27]
In 2006 Deval Patrick was elected this state's first African-American governor
Massachusetts
Anna
$1,000 [5]
Let's line up for this Cuban ballroom dance; 3 steps forward, then kick, repeat until exhausted
the conga
Anna
$1,000 [10]
An antiestablishment politician who speaks directly to the people. or an 1890s U.S. political party
Populist
Angela

Double Jeopardy! Round

AT THE BAKERY CRESCENT CITY ROLES BEAR CLAUSE DANISH TARTS HOT CROSS PUNS
$400 [1]
Spudnuts are donuts made with this type of flour
potato flour
Anna
$400 [6]
In "The Buccaneer", Yul Brynner played this pirate who aided Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans
Lafitte
Anna
$400 [8]
This literary bear started life as a real teddy bear bought as a toy for Christopher Milne
Winnie the Pooh
Angela
$400 [17]
A ship museum in Roskilde is named for the scary medieval Scandinavians
Viking
Shauna
$400 [13]
Herod liked her dancing so much he granted her a "heady" prize
Salome
Anna
$400 [26]
It's what happened to the people on the dark purplish-red boats when they crashed near a deserted island
They were marooned
Angela
$800 [2]
Brioche is a popular French bread that's made with yeast, butter & especially these, not usually found in bread
eggs
$800 [7]
In a 1953 comedy, Abbott & Costello try to go to this planet but end up at Mardi Gras instead
Mars
Shauna
$800 [9]
Created by Walt Morey, this "docile" bear lives in the Alaskan wilderness
Gentle Ben
Shauna
$800 [18]
This Danish company has made its bricks the same way since 1958, & one from that year will fit one made today
Lego
Anna
$800 [22]
The prophet Hosea married a Harlot named this; her last name probably wasn't Pyle
Gomer
Angela
$800 [27]
It's why it's tough to locate clarinetist Benny or Roseanne's co-star John
A Goodman [good man] is hard to find
Anna Angela Shauna
$1,200 [3]
Usually this "Italian" term is used for dishes that have spinach; at the bakery, it's an almond cookie with chocolate
Florentine
Angela
$1,200 [14]
Critic Michael Kleinschrodt said of Dennis Quaid in this movie, "...the very worst example of a New Orleans accent"
The Big Easy
Anna
$1,200 [10]
This bear got his name from the London train station where he was first found after arriving from Peru
Paddington
Shauna
$1,200 [19]
The skyline of the California Danish village of Solvang has several of these quaint power-producing devices
windmills
Anna
$1,200 [23]
Dolores Haze, all in my brain, is the real name of this title Nabokov girl; 'scuse her while she kisses that guy!
Lolita
Shauna
$1,200 [28]
For the groom, a shotgun wedding is literally a case of this "or death"
wife
Angela Shauna
$1,600 [4]
These British treats are poured into special "rings" before being baked & then toasted & served with tea
crumpets
Anna Shauna
$1,600 [15]
In this movie, Bette Davis plays a southern belle who loses Henry Fonda when she wears a red dress to a ball
Jezebel
Anna
$1,600 [11]
His story "The Bear" recounts an annual hunting expedition in Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi
William Faulkner
Angela
DD $1,400 [20]
The Danish town of Tonger has a library & school for this language; it's only 4 miles north of the border
German
Anna
$1,600 [24]
According to legend, the first ever "peeping Tom" was looking at this wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia
Lady Godiva
Anna
$1,600 [29]
Much like front-page news, corduroy pillows are making these
headlines
Angela
DD $2,000 [5]
As a verb, this means to squander or waste; in the bakery, it's a deep-fried cake
fritter
Shauna
$2,000 [16]
One of the great poker movies of all time is this New Orleans-set period piece with Steve McQueen in the title role
The Cincinnati Kid
$2,000 [12]
On this doctor's island, you'll find a bear-bull & an old woman made of vixen & bear
Dr. Moreau
Angela
$2,000 [21]
Like Dover, England, Mons Klint is worth a visit for this spectacular feature
the white cliffs
Angela
$2,000 [25]
This stripper famously hitched her star to Louisiana Gov. Earl Long in the late 1950s
Blaze Starr
Shauna
$2,000 [30]
It's what the pessimist's blood type was
O-negative (A-negative, B-negative, AB-negative also acceptable)
Shauna

Final Jeopardy!

OPERA INSPIRATIONS

Scholars think that a panpipe found by Captain Cook in what is now Vanuatu inspired this 18th century opera

The Magic Flute

Shauna "What is the Magic Flute?" — wagered $7,199
Anna "What is Tosca?" — wagered $3,401
Angela "What is The Magic Flute?" — wagered $10,000

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