Show #5411 2008-03-03 (taped 2007-11-14) Regular

Contestants

Gretchen Wahl — a freelance magazine writer from Chicago, Illinois

Robin Woods — a software developer from Aurora, Colorado

Jason Dizon — an attorney from Woodside, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $49,900)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Jason $400 $5,200 $10,400 $0
3rd place: $1,000
$10,400
15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Robin $3,000 $3,800 $8,600 $6,100
New champion: $6,100
$9,800
21 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Gretchen $2,000 $4,800 $12,100 $3,399
2nd place: $2,000
$11,600
14 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

LEGAL TERMS COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHING LEGENDS COOL CARS JESUS HODGEPODGE 7-LETTER WORDS
$200 [23]
(Judge Maria Lopez reads the clue.) Well, I know we've all enjoyed the trial, but it looks like the jury has reached this, from the Latin for "true speech"
a verdict
Jason
$200 [1]
Woody Hayes(1951-1978)
Ohio State
Jason
$200 [3]
In 2003 Toyota unveiled vehicles with "IPA", a system that allows a car to do this "P" by itself
park
Robin
$200 [13]
He betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Judas
Jason
$200 [18]
On a flight from Oakland to Chicago on May 15, 1930, Ellen Church became the first woman to work as one of these
a flight attendant
Robin
$200 [8]
A lack or deficiency; it's said to "make the heart grow fonder"
absence
Gretchen
$400 [24]
Your partner in crime didn't show up for court? He may get one of these orders that will compel him to testify
a subpoena
Jason
$400 [2]
Bo Schembechler(1969-1989)
Michigan
Robin
$400 [4]
Mercedes-Benz' "smart" cruise control uses this detecting & ranging system to sense vehicles ahead of you
radar
$400 [14]
This term for an artistic representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead Christ is from the Italian
a pietà
Gretchen
$400 [19]
These mischievous supernatural creatures of Arab lore were made famous by "The 1,001 Nights"; make a wish!
a genie
Gretchen
$400 [9]
Connect the dots & name the disease seen here
measles
Gretchen
$600 [25]
(Judge David Young reads the clue.) This legal term may sound like a rich cake, but actually it refers to a civil wrong
a tort
Jason
$600 [28]
Tom Osborne(1973-1997)
(University of) Nebraska
Gretchen
$600 [5]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reads the clue from inside a car.) This vehicle is the only still-existing 1970 Boss 429 Lawman type of this "pony" car
a Mustang
Robin
$600 [15]
Jesus told Martha, the sister of this man, "I am the resurrection and the life"--& proved it
Lazarus
Robin
$600 [20]
It's alphabetically last among the member countries of the United Nations
Zimbabwe
Robin
$600 [10]
It precedes "Man March" & "-aire"
million
Robin
$800 [26]
Lending money? Be sure to ask for one of these notes in which the borrower agrees to pay it back
promissory
Robin
$800 [29]
Bobby Bowden(1976-present)
Florida State
Jason Robin
$1,000 [7]
Powered by both a gasoline engine & an electric motor, this company's Insight was the first hybrid car sold in the U.S.
Honda
Robin
$800 [16]
This divine messenger told Mary that she would give birth to a son
the angel Gabriel
Jason
$800 [21]
The rock musical "Hair" features a chant of this Hindu sect founded in the U.S. in 1966
the Hare Krishna
Gretchen
$800 [11]
There's no business like shoe business if you're in this job; it's also a type of pie
cobbler
Robin
$1,000 [27]
(Judge Hatchett reads the clue.) Your parrot got loose & pecked your neighbor so severely that you are charged with this type of negligence, likely to result in grave injury
gross negligence
$1,000 [30]
Vince Dooley(1964-1988)
Georgia
Jason
DD $1,200 [6]
Henry Ford planned for this biofuel made from grain to be the principal fuel for the Model T
ethanol
Robin
$1,000 [17]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew indicates a symbol on the monitor.) A symbol used as a monogram of Jesus Christ is formed by superimposing these two Greek letters, which come from Christ's name
chi & rho
Gretchen
$1,000 [22]
Yeeeeeee-haaaa! Billy Idol knows this drink's got bourbon, triple sec, lemon juice, an egg white & an orange slice
a Rebel Yell
Jason
$1,000 [12]
If it ain't this period of music said to have ended with Bach's death in 1750, don't fix it
Baroque
Gretchen

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WORLD OF SINGERS YOU ANIMAL FICTIONAL DETECTIVES BUTTONS "BO"s
$400 [11]
In 1770 England repealed all of the Townshend Acts except the tax on this commodity
tea
Robin
$400 [16]
Bono
Ireland
Jason
$400 [21]
Unlike most others in this animal family, female caribou grow antlers, which they shed each year
deer
Robin
$400 [6]
"The House Without a Key" was the first case solved by this Chinese detective
Charlie Chan
Robin
$400 [26]
Featuring an eagle & a sunburst, one of the most sought-after political buttons in the U.S. is from his 1789 inaugural
George Washington
Gretchen
$400 [1]
Someone from Prague, or a person who lives & acts free of regard for conventional rules
Bohemian
Gretchen
$800 [12]
During the Battle of Bunker Hill, patriots were warned not to "fire until you see" these
the whites of their eyes
Robin
$800 [17]
Enrique Iglesias
Spain
Robin
$800 [22]
Deep-sea shrimp have organs called photophores, which emit this to help identify a mate
light
$800 [7]
This detective debuted in the story "Killer in the Rain", from which material was later used in "The Big Sleep"
Philip Marlowe
Gretchen
$800 [27]
In the course of the 18th century, this part of a man's shirt shrank in size & got buttons
a cuff
Jason Robin
$800 [2]
An archer pulls it back to launch an arrow
bowstring
Robin
$1,200 [13]
British forces captured this Georgia port city on Dec. 29, 1778 & soon controlled all of the state
Savannah
Jason
$1,200 [18]
Gloria Estefan
Cuba
Robin Gretchen
$1,200 [23]
Before 1935, turkeys were bred mainly for this feature, not meat
feathers
Jason
$1,200 [8]
Except for "Gone Fishin'", all novels featuring this black detective created by Walter Mosley have had a color in the title
Easy Rawlins
Jason
$1,200 [28]
Type of a jacket named for its overlapping front flap & 2 rows of buttons
double-breasted
Robin
$1,200 [3]
Evo Morales, an Aymara Indian, is this nation's first indigenous president
Bolivia
Robin
$1,600 [14]
The capture of Forts Ticonderoga & Crown Point on this lake in May 1775 paved the way for the invasion of Canada
Lake Champlain
$1,600 [19]
Sade
Nigeria
Jason Robin
$1,600 [24]
The yellowfin & other types of this fish are unusual in having body temperature higher than the water they live in
tuna
Gretchen
$1,600 [9]
Writer H.C. McNeile gave British crime-solver Captain Hugh Drummond this nickname
"Bulldog"
$1,600 [29]
This type of flower with a round head has a name that sounds like it's only for single men
a bachelor's button
Robin
$1,600 [4]
The Mauser was the first practical version of this type of rifle with a manually operated slide
a bolt action
Jason
DD $2,000 [15]
This "foxy" general usually struck the British at night & then fled back into the swamps of the Carolinas
Francis Marion
Jason
$2,000 [20]
Shakira
Colombia
Robin
DD $2,500 [25]
Named for a fabric made in Baghdad, it's a cat with a striped or brindled coat
a tabby
Gretchen
$2,000 [10]
This rotund P.I.'s household includes chef Fritz Brenner & "orchid nurse" Theodore Horstmann
Nero Wolfe
$2,000 [30]
He won an Oscar for "Sayonara" & also appeared in "The Poseidon Adventure"
Red Buttons
Robin
$2,000 [5]
Primate sometimes referred to as a pygmy chimpanzee
a bonobo
Gretchen

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. GEOGRAPHY

Of the USA's 50 tallest peaks, all are in Alaska, Colorado & California except this peak

Mt. Rainier (in Washington)

Robin "What is Mt. McKinley?" — wagered $2,500
Jason "What is Pike's Peak?" — wagered $10,400
Gretchen "What is Mauna Kea?" — wagered $8,701

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