Show #5409 2008-02-28 (taped 2007-11-13) Regular

Contestants

Gwynne Ash — a university professor from Austin, Texas

Reynard Regenstreif-Harms — a student from Missoula, Montana

Jason Dizon — an attorney from Woodside, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jason	$2,600	$2,600	$11,200	$22,400 2-day co-champion: $30,200	$12,800 19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Reynard	$1,000	$3,000	$1,400	$2,773 2nd place: $2,000	$1,400 7 R, 4 W
Gwynne	$2,000	$4,000	$12,800	$22,400 New co-champion: $22,400	$12,800 21 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

TALL STRUCTURES	TV	WHAT DOESN'T BELONG?	COURT-LY	SWEET	"LOW"
$200 [6] This 1,046-foot-tall NYC building was one of the first to use stainless steel over much of the building's surface the Chrysler Building Reynard Gwynne	$200 [1] It was Ed McMahon's 2-word introduction of the star of "The Tonight Show" "Heeeere's Johnny" Jason	$200 [26] Woodwinds:French horn, bassoon, oboe French horn Reynard	$200 [16] In 1867 Congress temporarily reduced the number of justices to 7 so this pres. couldn't appoint new ones Andrew Johnson Reynard	$200 [21] Blackstrap is a variety of this brownish sugar residue that's used in animal feed molasses Gwynne	$200 [11] Marge, a cow in New Zealand & her offspring, have a gene allowing them to give this kind of milk low-fat milk Jason
$400 [7] The Nauru Tower is not in the island country of Nauru but on Ala Moana Boulevard in this U.S. city Honolulu Jason	$400 [2] "Barney Miller" took place in the 12th precinct in this city New York City Gwynne	$400 [27] Balkan countries:Albania, Latvia, Croatia Latvia Jason	$400 [17] While working for the ACLU, this jurist won 5 of the 6 landmark cases she argued before the Supreme Court Ginsburg Gwynne	$400 [22] Traditionally, the dome-shaped Russian cake known as a kulich is served on this holiday Easter Gwynne	$400 [12] It's the "lion's beer" of Germany Lowenbrau Jason
$600 [8] The world's tallest supported structure is a 2,036-foot tower in North Dakota used primarily for this television broadcasting Reynard	$600 [3] Fiery nickname of head nurse Margaret Houlihan "Hot Lips" Gwynne	$600 [28] U.S. veeps:Charles Curtis, Charles Wellman, Charles Dawes Charles Wellman	$600 [18] As a Supreme Court law clerk, this future Chief Justice wrote a 1952 memo arguing the "separate but equal" position Rehnquist Jason	$600 [23] This powdery stuff that's 200 times sweeter than sugar is aka aspartic acid phenylalinine methyl ester NutraSweet (or aspartame) Reynard	$600 [13] Proverbially, you don't want to be this foundation guy at the bottom on an elaborately carved Indian post the low man on the totem pole Jason
$800 [9] The 360 restaurant in this Toronto structure has "the world's highest wine cellar"--1,150 feet above the street the CN Tower Reynard	$800 [4] On this kick-butt series, Keye Luke played the blind Shaolin priest known as Master Po Kung Fu Jason	$800 [29] The Bible:Moabites, Luddites, Ephraimites Luddites Gwynne	$800 [19] Under this Chief Justice, the court found in Griswold v. Connecticut a right to privacy in the penumbra of the Bill of Rights Earl Warren Jason Gwynne	$800 [24] The treat called this "delight" is made of fruit juice & gelatin, cubed & dusted with sugar Turkish delight Jason	$800 [14] This type of letter gets its name from being stored in the bottom of 2 trays used by compositors lowercase Gwynne
$1,000 [10] On July 21, 2007 the Burj Dubai surpassed this nation's Taipei 101 to become the world's tallest building Taiwan Reynard	$1,000 [5] In 1966 this sci-fi show premiered with the episode "The Man Trap" Star Trek Gwynne	$1,000 [30] British prime ministers:Palmerston, Chambers, Gladstone Chambers Reynard	DD $1,000 [20] This Chief Justice affirmed the government to be more than a weak confederation in McCulloch v. Maryland (John) Marshall Jason	$1,000 [25] In the '70s HFCS, high fructose this, began to replace sugar as the primary sweetener in soft drinks corn syrup Gwynne	$1,000 [15] It's the medical condition aka hypotension low blood pressure Gwynne

Double Jeopardy! Round

JAPANESE CULTURE	SAMUEL L. JACKSON	LITERARY CROSSWORD CLUES "S"	GOULASH	MEDICINE MEN & WOMEN	WORD ORIGINS
$400 [11] (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Kyoto, Japan.) Ikebana, the art of flower arranging, originated in early floral offerings of this religion Buddhism Jason Gwynne	$400 [1] In the late '80s, Sam was the rehearsal stand-in for this comedy legend on his self-titled sitcom Bill Cosby Gwynne	$400 [13] "A Christmas Carol" curmudgeon(7) Scrooge Gwynne	$400 [24] In Scandinavia, the Yule goat carries an elf bringing gifts; originally it carried this thunder god Thor Jason	$400 [18] In 1968 a federal court found this author & pediatrician guilty of violating the Selective Service Act Dr. Spock Reynard	$400 [2] This other term for a pastor is derived from the Middle Latin word persona parson Gwynne
$800 [12] (Kelly of the Clue Crew goes shoe shopping at Tokyo, Japan's Tsukiji Market.) Traditional geta footwear has an ancestor calledtageta, which looked like snowshoes & were worn in the watery rice fields called these paddies Gwynne	$800 [7] Sam proclaimed, "And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee" in this 1994 film Pulp Fiction Jason	$800 [14] Mlle. de Beauvoir(6) Simone Gwynne	$800 [25] Due to the encroaching sea, this North Carolina cape's lighthouse, the USA's tallest, was moved in 1999 Hatteras Gwynne	$800 [19] In 1659 Italian anatomist Marcello Malpighi discovered that the lungs were made up of these tiny air sacs alveoli Jason	$800 [3] The name of this fine, soft leather is the French word for Sweden; Sweden was famous for gloves made of it suede Reynard
$1,200 [23] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Shibori Gallery in Kyoto, Japan.) Shibori, a fabric coloring method that goes back hundreds of years, is the Japanese equivalent of this retro American method tie-dye Gwynne	$1,200 [8] In 1995 Sam's Zeus Carver had a rough day with Bruce Willis in this sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance (or Die Hard 3 ) Jason Reynard Gwynne	$1,200 [15] Sweden's most "August" playwright(10) Strindberg Gwynne	$1,200 [26] The U.S. hasn't minted real gold coins as legal tender since the administration of this 32nd president FDR	DD $1,000 [21] In 1796 he inoculated 8-year-old James Phipps with material from a cowpox pustule from Sarah Nelmes Jenner Jason	$1,200 [4] This word for a blob or lump, perhaps of whipped cream, may come from dolpur, Icelandic for "fat man" dollop Gwynne
$1,600 [29] (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Tokyo, Japan.) In addition to artists & dancers, the government of Japan has designated swordsmiths & sword polishers living national these, an honor introduced in 1955 treasures Jason	$1,600 [9] As Elijah Price, Sam was the frail antithesis to Bruce Willis in this 2000 flick Unbreakable Jason	DD $1,600 [16] Rilke wrote them "to Orpheus"(7) sonnets Gwynne	$1,600 [27] Appropriately, the 19th century's "Lady with the Lamp" was born in this Italian city Florence Gwynne	$1,200 [20] This German bacteriologist developed a test for syphilis & an inoculation for tetanus Wasserman Jason	$1,600 [5] Esteban knows this term for someone who loads a ship's cargo comes from the Spanish word estibador stevedore Jason
$2,000 [30] (Cheryl sits with a geisha in Kyoto, Japan.) A geisha's skills include playing this three-stringed Japanese instrument a samisen	$2,000 [10] Lucius Best was the secret identity of this ultra-cool "Incredibles" character voiced by Sam Frozone	$2,000 [17] "Quentin Durward" creator(5) Sir Walter Scott Jason	$2,000 [28] The opinionated comic strip cat Garfield got his name from this cartoonist's opinionated grandfather Jim Davis	$2,000 [22] In 1889 Susan la Flesche Picotte, a member of this Nebraska tribe, became the first Native American female doctor Omaha	$2,000 [6] From the Italian word for bell, it's the 9-letter term for a bell tower like the Venetian one seen here campanile

Final Jeopardy!

THE NFL

It's the only NFL team to play its home games out-of-state in a stadium named for another team

the New York Jets

Reynard "Who are the NY Jets" — wagered $1,373

Jason "Who are the NY Jets" — wagered $11,200

Gwynne "Who are the Jets?" — wagered $9,600

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