Show #5386 2008-01-28 (taped 2007-10-29) Regular

Contestants

Steven Melendez — a computer consultant from Cambridge, Massachusetts

Melissa Prusi — a marketing writer originally from Negaunee, Michigan

Ethan Brosowsky — an actor from Los Angeles, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $21,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ethan	$1,200	$3,400	$9,400	$2,399 2nd place: $2,000	$9,400 14 R, 2 W
Melissa	$1,800	$4,600	$20,200	$21,200 New champion: $21,200	$19,400 21 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Steven	$4,800	$6,600	$8,200	$200 3rd place: $1,000	$7,800 19 R (including 1 DD), 6 W

Jeopardy! Round

SPANNING THE GLOBE	NO. 1 ALBUMS	CLASSIC AD LINES	SHAKESPEARE'S ENGLISH KINGS	WHO'S RUNNING THIS OPERATION?	ALSO ON YOUR PC KEYBOARD
$200 [1] Haiphong, Cam Ranh & Dong Hoi are all important cities in this country Vietnam Ethan	$200 [11] For one week in 1971, he could "Imagine" himself at the top of the charts John Lennon Steven	$200 [16] This coffee is "mountain grown" Folgers Melissa	$200 [21] As a mark of his favor, one thing Henry VIII does for her is to make her the Marchioness of Pembroke Anne Boleyn Steven	$200 [23] At Penn, the head of the College of Arts & Sciences has this title, with several associate ones scurrying around dean Steven	$200 [6] Some people work them 9 to 5; others work the "night" one shift Melissa
$400 [2] At an altitude of 12,000 feet, this Bolivian city is the highest national capital La Paz Steven	$400 [12] In 1975 he was "Still Crazy After All These Years" Paul Simon Ethan	$400 [17] This deodorant is "strong enough for a man, but made for a woman" Secret Melissa	$400 [22] Near the end of the play, Fluellen, one of Henry V's officers, compares him to this 4th century B.C. conqueror Alexander the Great Ethan	$400 [24] Word of authority in the name of the historic figure seen here chief Steven	$400 [7] From the Latin for "to destroy", it also means annul or expunge delete Steven
$600 [3] Made from fermented cabbage, radishes, red peppers & spices, kimchi is the national dish of this land Korea Melissa	$600 [13] In 1987 "The Joshua Tree" planted itself at No. 1 for this group U2 Ethan	$600 [18] This department store promised "The good life at a great price. Guaranteed" Sears Steven	$600 [28] This king takes the crown by murder & later laments, "Behold, mine arm is, like a blasted sapling, withered up" Richard III Steven	$600 [25] (With some help)Brian Cashman makes the personnel decisions in this job with the New York Yankees general manager Melissa	$800 [9] Raw food author & former model Carol seen here Alt Ethan
$800 [4] The Venus Beach Hotel is at Paphos on this Mediterranean isle where Venus is said to have come out of the sea Cyprus Ethan Steven	$800 [14] 1986 not only gave us Mr. Mister's "Welcome to the Real World" but this hard rockin' group's "5150" Van Halen	$800 [19] It's "Manly, yes, but I like" this soap "too" Irish Spring Melissa	$800 [29] According to Talbot in "Henry VI Part I", this crusading king's heart is buried in Rouen, France Richard the Lion-Hearted Steven	$800 [26] William Bennett's website mentions his tenure as the USA's "drug" this 4-letter word czar Ethan	DD $1,000 [8] It was introduced by the Coca-Cola Company in 1963 Tab Steven
$1,000 [5] This most populous African country's main ethnic groups are the Hausa, Fulani, Igbo & Yoruba Nigeria Steven	$1,000 [15] In 1985 this ex-CCR guy was playing "Centerfield" John Fogerty Melissa	$1,000 [20] "I eat right, exercise & take" this brand of supplement Geritol Melissa Steven	$1,000 [30] A legend said Henry IV would die in this Mideast city; it turns out that one of his homes is nicknamed that Jerusalem Melissa	$1,000 [27] If Pablo Escobar had a website, it would mention his tenure as a "drug" this 4-letter word king (or lord) Ethan	$1,000 [10] An extra advertising section of the newspaper insert Steven

Double Jeopardy! Round

HEY, GOOD LOOKING!	CAN I BUY YOU A DRINK?	THAT SOUNDS "GREAT"	BLIGH ME, CAPTAIN!	I'D LIKE TO Y A VOWEL	MISSILES
$400 [8] Female sports fans voted this soccer player the sexiest sports star of all time, certainly in the "Galaxy" David Beckham Ethan	$400 [6] I know a great little B&B that pours a great classic B&B--Benedictine & this liquor brandy Ethan Steven	$400 [1] Sharing its name with a Dickens novel, this dating service has been matching up couples since 1976 Great Expectations Ethan	$400 [18] The most famous event in William Bligh's life was the 1789 mutiny on the Bounty led by this man Fletcher Christian Melissa	$400 [22] This can refer to a school course in phys ed or the structure where you might apply what you've learned gym Steven	$400 [16] (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from NASA White Sands test facility in New Mexico.) During the first Gulf War, these missiles & their launchers were successfully used to intercept Iraqi ballistic missiles Patriot missiles Ethan Melissa
$800 [9] In 2007thisfriend of "Jeopardy!" was the cover girl for People magazine's "100 Most Beautiful" issue Drew Barrymore Melissa	$800 [7] Let's get something light & refreshing like a Cape Codder, made with vodka & this fruit juice cranberry juice Steven	$800 [2] Here's to this big pooch who's hanging out with its little friend in the photo seen here the Great Dane Melissa	$800 [19] Young Lieutenant Bligh sailed with Captain Cook but was no help when Cook died in what is today this state Hawaii Ethan	$800 [23] Nimble spry Steven	$800 [17] The Trident missile is an SLBM, the "S" for this type of craft that launches it a submarine Melissa Steven
$1,200 [10] These 2 stars of "Ocean's Eleven" have twice been named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" George Clooney & Brad Pitt Ethan	$1,200 [13] A shamrock is a good pick: Irish whiskey, dry vermouth & this liqueur for green coloring & flavor creme de menthe Melissa	$1,200 [3] The bright lights of Broadway give the Theatre District this nickname the Great White Way Ethan	$1,200 [27] 3 years after the Bounty mutiny, in 1792 Captain William Bligh introduced this tree to Jamaica the breadfruit tree Melissa	$1,200 [24] The caracal is this type of cat a lynx Melissa Steven	$1,200 [20] (Kelly of the Clue Crew reads from inside a museum display at NASA White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico.) With a range of about 3 miles, these highly portable missiles & their launchers proved decisive for the Afghans against Russian helicopters in the 1980s Stinger missiles Steven
$1,600 [11] (Hey, I'm Mark McGrath.) People often mistake me for this "Training Day" actor, so I'll sign autographs as him & he'll sign autographs as me Ethan Hawke Melissa	$1,600 [14] I'll make you an offer you can't refuse, this cocktail of Scotch & Amaretto the Godfather	$1,600 [4] St. Paul's Cathedral was among the more than 80 churches destroyed during this 1666 catastrophe the Great Fire of London (the Great London Fire accepted) Melissa	$1,600 [28] 3 years after being named governor of this 3-word Australian state, Bligh was overthrown in a mutiny New South Wales Steven	$2,000 [26] These can be circadian or musical rhythms Melissa	$1,600 [21] Designed to replace the Redstone missile, this missile named for a U.S. WWI general was first tested in 1960 Pershing Steven
$2,000 [12] Shirley Schmidt on "Boston Legal", she's over 60 & still looking fabulous Candice Bergen Melissa	$2,000 [15] You can't go wrong with this classic: Kahlua, vodka & cream a White Russian Ethan	DD $2,000 [5] Often following the crest of the Rockies, it separates eastward-flowing & westward-flowing streams the Great Continental Divide Melissa	$2,000 [29] Before the mutiny, the Bounty Islands of this Pacific Nation were discovered by Bligh & his crew in 1788 New Zealand Melissa Steven	DD $2,400 [25] This term was originally applied to a type of underground chapel a crypt Melissa	$2,000 [30] (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from a display at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico.) Captured German rockets with this alphanumeric name were taken to White Sands in the 1940s for reverse engineering & analysis V-2 Steven

Final Jeopardy!

TV CELEBRITIES

Not an actor, he is the highest-paid foreign-born personality on the 2007 Forbes list of top television earners

Simon Cowell

Steven "Who is Trebek?" — wagered $8,000

Ethan "Who is Alex Trebek" — wagered $7,001

Melissa "Who is Simon Cowell?" — wagered $1,000

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