Show #5419 2008-03-13 (taped 2007-11-27) Regular

Contestants

Trevor Burrus — a law student from Centennial, Colorado

Ellen Eden — a substitute teacher and farmer from Dorsey, Illinois

Jason Kaczor — an insurance specialist from Syracuse, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $36,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jason	$3,600	$6,600	$14,600	$18,600 3-day champion: $55,000	$15,600 23 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Ellen	$600	$1,800	$7,000	$11,500 3rd place: $1,000	$9,000 13 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Trevor	$3,400	$5,600	$9,200	$15,500 2nd place: $2,000	$9,200 18 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE MISFITS	ALL MY SONS	THE CRUCIBLE	"DEATH"	OF A SALESMAN	ARTHUR MILLER
$200 [1] 1965's "The Outlaws Is Coming" was the last movie featuring this wacky trio of comedy misfits The Three Stooges Ellen	$200 [7] Gutzon Borglum died in 1941 so his son, Lincoln, finished sculpting the 4 figures of this memorial Mount Rushmore Trevor	$200 [2] Nitrides of boron & silicon are used to make crucibles because they are stable when this is high temperature Jason	$200 [16] Bubonic plague's more descriptive name the Black Death Jason	$200 [21] Sick of selling dry goods from a buggy, in 1872 Montgomery Ward issued a one-page one of these a catalog Jason	$200 [26] Arthur Miller's marriage to her was mirrored in his play "After the Fall" Marilyn Monroe Trevor
$400 [4] In 1953 this big-screen misfit duo met Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde; in 1955 they met the mummy Abbott & Costello Jason	$400 [8] Kidnappers got under this crooner's skin when they kidnapped his son from a Tahoe casino in 1963 Frank Sinatra Jason	$400 [3] Crucibles are sometimes made out of this ceramic material made by firing pure clay porcelain Ellen Trevor	$400 [17] The 7 words that complete the speech Patrick Henry gave on March 23, 1775 "Give me liberty or give me death" Jason	$400 [22] In the '80s this city's Old Vic Theater was refurbished by salesman "Honest Ed" Mirvish London Ellen Trevor	$400 [27] Miller's play "A View from the Bridge" concerns a view from this New York bridge the Brooklyn Bridge Jason
$600 [5] Born Joseph Levitch, he's been a nutty professor & an errand boy Jerry Lewis Jason	$600 [10] Nickname of the "son" who terrorized NYC in the summer of '77 Son of Sam Jason	$600 [11] This element, Pt, is used in crucibles & tongs because of its inertness & high fusing point platinum Jason	$600 [18] Napoleon's is seen here a death mask Trevor	$600 [23] This direct-selling co. known for products like Nutrilite claims 3 million independent business owners Amway Trevor	$600 [28] In June 1999 Arthur Miller received a lifetime achievement one of these awards at Radio City Music Hall a Tony Award Trevor
$800 [6] When these misfit brothers were "at the circus" in a 1939 film, "Lydia the tattooed lady" was there, too The Marx Brothers Trevor	DD $1,000 [14] Egypt is sometimes called the land of this fertile son of Noah Ham Jason	$800 [12] Brass usually comes out of a crucible in this 5-letter form, more familiarly used with gold an ingot Jason	$800 [19] Suge Knight & Tupac Shakur's rap music record label Death Row Records Jason	$800 [24] When dealing with a car salesman, know that the MSRP, short for this, doesn't include taxes & registration manufacturer's suggested retail price Trevor	$800 [29] Arthur Miller wrote the screenplay for the 1961 film "The Misfits", this male superstar's last film Clark Gable Ellen
$1,000 [9] He's the bawdy British TV misfit & comic genius seen here Benny Hill Trevor	$1,000 [15] This man whose surname means "hammer" counted Carloman & Pepin the Short as sons Charles Martel Trevor	$1,000 [13] A vertical crucible called a "skull" is used to make the gem called "cubic" this zirconium Jason	$1,000 [20] It's the title of the famous 1793 work seen here The Death of Jean-Paul Marat Ellen Trevor	$1,000 [25] This 1992 presidential candidate sold IBM computers in Texas before starting his own company, EDS Ross Perot Ellen	$1,000 [30] Miller's play "Death of a Salesman" was his tragic tale of this title character Willy Loman Jason

Double Jeopardy! Round

PSYCHOLOGY	ON THE BIG SCREEN	MAKING PIANOS AT STEINWAY	GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT	COUNTRIES THAT END IN "O"	4-LETTER VERBS
$400 [17] Brought to the U.S. in the 1930s, this movement's name is German for "pattern" or "shape" gestalt Trevor	$400 [22] Get some McLovin from this 2007 comedy that Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg began writing as 13-year-olds Superbad Trevor	$400 [16] (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Steinway & Sons in New York.) Today's keys are made of spruce, but the black keys & the whole body undergo staining to make them look like this traditional material ebony Trevor	$400 [11] Galaga is an arcade game; Gallagher smashes this fruit, Citrullus lanatus, with the Sledge-O-Matic watermelon Ellen	$400 [1] This nation has been ruled by the Grimaldi royal family since the 14th century Monaco Ellen	$400 [6] "Like it or" do this, meaning take or endure it lump it Jason
$800 [18] Noted behavioral psychologist in the photo seen here (Ivan) Pavlov Jason	$800 [23] Mais oui! In 2007 Chris Tucker & Jackie Chan headed to Paris, giving this film series trilogy status Rush Hour Trevor	$800 [27] (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from Steinway and Sons.) It's the ten-letter term for the piano's diaphragm; it's made flexible enough to vibrate, but strong enough to handle a thousand pounds of force from over 200 strings soundboard Jason	$800 [12] Theodore Dreiser wrote "An American Tragedy"; Philip Roth, "The Great American" this Novel Jason	$800 [2] This former Yugoslavian republic broke away from Serbia in 2006 Montenegro Jason	$800 [7] "And when two lovers woo they still say 'I love you' on that you can" do this rely Ellen
$1,200 [19] It took 8 years for this 1899 Freud work to sell the initial 600 copies printed, earning him about $250 in royalties The Interpretation of Dreams Trevor	$1,200 [24] (Hey, I'm Mark McGrath.) My band & I sang the song "Words To Me" in this 2002 movie about a hungry hyphenated Hanna-Barbera hound Scooby-Doo Jason	$1,200 [28] (Sarah delivers the clue from Steinway & Sons' showroom.) Steinway models include a baby grand, a parlor grand, & this one, just in case you're Alfred Brendel concert grand Trevor	$1,200 [13] If you're vulpine, you're like a fox; if you're lying on your back with your face upward, you're in this position supine Trevor	$1,200 [3] The largest country in area that ends in "O", it has a population of about 66 million the Congo	$1,200 [8] To stop a leak or publicize a product plug Ellen
$1,600 [20] Known for his "box", he wrote "Walden Two", a 1948 fiction work about operant conditioning B.F. Skinner Trevor	$1,600 [25] Kevin Costner's funeral kicks off this "big" 1983 film but sadly, Kevin couldn't make it; he got cut from the film in editing The Big Chill Jason	$1,600 [29] (Sarah delivers the clue from Steinway & Sons' workshop.) These stop the string from vibrating once the key is raised--each is carefully matched to a string dampers Ellen Trevor	$1,600 [14] Tarantino is a director; this is a rapid, whirling dance named for an Italian city tarantella Jason	$1,600 [4] Open an atlas & discover that the Atlas Mountains traverse the length of this country Morocco Ellen	$1,600 [9] It's said that "Horses sweat, men perspire, women" do this glow Ellen Trevor
$2,000 [21] In 1935 he founded the Swiss Society for Practical Psychology & became its president Carl Jung Trevor	$2,000 [26] Heard here, the "Wilhelm Scream" debuted in a 1951 film but has been used in over 120 others, notably in this 1977 sci fi pic Star Wars Jason	$2,000 [30] (Sarah reports from Steinway's showroom.)This Polish pianist helped boost Steinway's reputation with tours of America in the 1890s, on one of which he played 107 concerts in 117 days Ignace Jan Paderewski Jason Ellen	$2,000 [15] The Coriolis effect is caused by the Earth's rotation; this is a Shakespeare play about Caius Marcius Coriolanus Ellen	DD $2,000 [5] This small country is about 1/20th the size of NYC & its primary language is Italian San Marino Ellen	DD $2,000 [10] It means "to strongly encourage", & all its letters are found in the word encourage urge Ellen

Final Jeopardy!

AUTHORS

Sherwood Anderson told him, write about what "you know... that little patch... in Mississippi where you started from"

William Faulkner

Ellen "Who is William Faulkner?" — wagered $4,500

Trevor "Who Faulkner" — wagered $6,300

Jason "Who is Faulkner?" — wagered $4,000

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