Show #5460 2008-05-09 (taped 2008-04-11) College Championship

2008 College Championship quarterfinal game 5.From the Kohl Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Contestants

Than Hedman — a freshman from University of Colorado-Boulder

Jonathan Hawley — a sophomore from Harvard University

Tara Franey — a senior from Michigan State University

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tara	$1,000	$3,800	$15,600	$25,600 Automatic semifinalist	$15,200 20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Jonathan	$1,200	$3,200	$6,000	$2 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$6,000 13 R, 4 W
Than	$5,200	$7,400	$18,200	$5,199 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$18,200 22 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN IDOL	COLLEGE-PODGE	GET A JOB!	MOTHER'S DAY	GOVERNMENT	LET'S SPEAK FRENCH
$200 [26] He judges Britain's "The X Factor" as well--& he's just as snippy Simon Cowell Jonathan	$200 [21] A tree tour at this university's Seattle campus honors the memory of tree-loving Professor C. Frank Brockman the University of Washington Jonathan	$200 [16] Day job of Michael Bloomberg & Antonio Villaraigosa a mayor Tara	$200 [1] This type of "mom" drives her kids around in an SUV to their sporting activities--one sport in particular a soccer mom Tara	$200 [6] These old soldiers don't just fade away--there's a U.S. House standing committee on their affairs veterans Tara	$200 [11] A pop song might say, "Hit Me Baby Encore Une Fois"--the last 3 words meaning this "One More Time" Than
$400 [27] In 2007 she made her mark on the music charts with "Tattoo" from her debut album Jordin Sparks	$400 [22] This U.S. university's Manoa campus is renowned for is Asian Theatre program Hawaii Tara	$400 [17] For a ballet or a Broadway show, this person creates & arranges the dances a choreographer Tara	$400 [2] Mom's traditional warning, about getting these if you swim right after eating, only applies to a big meal & long swim cramps Than	$400 [7] This Cabinet department was created in 1977, 4 years after the Arab oil embargo Energy Tara	$400 [12] If you're having problems with a response, you could say "Je ne sais pas", which means this I don't know Jonathan
$600 [28] Celebrity mentors on the show have included Diana Ross & this new mom of twins who helped with a Latin theme night Jennifer Lopez ("J.Lo") Jonathan	$600 [23] What was once called the Univ. of the Orange Free State is now the University of the Free State in this country South Africa Than	$800 [19] From the Greek for "to steer", it's a female employed in a home to teach children a governess Than	$600 [3] Dictionaries don't have a word for the study of mothers, but mariology is the study of his mother Jesus Than	$600 [8] There's a person called the "Architect of" this structure; he also maintains the Library of Congress building the Capitol Jonathan	$600 [13] Il est le père de ma cousine my uncle (mon oncle) Than
$800 [29] Gladys Knight nicknamed this Season 2 winner "The Velvet Teddy Bear" for his smooth crooning Ruben (Studdard) Tara	$800 [24] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Sather Gate at the University of California-Berkeley.) The motto of UC Berkeley is"Fiat Lux", Latin for this command that's also found in Genesis "Let there be light" Than	DD $1,000 [18] Lord, it's the occupation mentioned in the first line of the 23rd psalm shepherd Tara	$800 [4] A mom who pushes her child into the performing arts is called this type of mother, a synonym for "theater" a stage mother Than	$800 [9] This program takes up more than half of the HHS budget--& the Baby Boomers aren't getting younger Medicare Tara Jonathan Than	$800 [14] An English translation of "d'accord" could be these 2 letters OK Than
$1,000 [30] On Season 6, his 15 minutes of fame included a host of hairdos, & he even inspired an "SNL" sketch Sanjaya Tara	$1,000 [25] The University of this island state boasts one of the southernmost college campuses in Australia Tasmania Tara	$1,000 [20] A chandler is someone who makes these illuminating items candles Jonathan	$1,000 [5] This 19th century woman was mom to Clara, William & Percy--&, metaphorically, to a monster Mary (Wollstonecraft) Shelley Jonathan	$1,000 [10] In 2008 this body jumped into the credit crisis with a $200 billion lending program for investment banks the Federal Reserve Than	$1,000 [15] Someone who asks you "Parlez-vous Allemand?" wants to know if you speak this language German Tara

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN ISLE	SCIENCE	COLLEGE STADIUMS & ARENAS	POETS & POETRY	McLOVIN'	WORDS IN UNIVERSITY
$400 [23] This one-time reception center for immigrants is less than 1/2 mile north of the Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Jonathan	$400 [17] (Kelly of the Clue Crew demonstrates a science experiment.) When the glass is pushed into the water, molecules of this don't escape, but are pressed together & act as a shield between the water & the paper, keeping it dry air Tara	$400 [16] This school's Nittany Lions play home football games at Beaver Stadium Penn State Tara	$400 [6] In the poem about him, "Out of the houses the rats came tumbling. Great rats, small rats..." the Pied Piper of Hamelin Tara	$400 [1] This author of the novel "No Country for Old Men" got some lovin' at the Oscars in 2008 Cormac McCarthy Jonathan	$400 [11] The smallest member of a litter the runt Than
$800 [24] This island whose name means "faraway land" is not too far, 30 miles, from Cape Cod Nantucket Than	$800 [18] The 2nd law of this covers equal distribution of resources; thus cream in coffee blends evenly even when not stirred thermodynamics Than	$800 [22] The largest football stadiums using turf are those of the Wolverines & Buckeyes from these 2 schools Michigan & Ohio State Tara	$800 [7] This epic poem by Virgil begins when a Trojan hero & his followers are shipwrecked near Carthage the Aeneid Tara	$800 [2] The gal seenhereis sweet on this presidential candidate John McCain Jonathan	$800 [12] Leather strips that help a rider control a horse reins Than
$1,200 [28] The memorial seenhererecalls the victims of the deadly hurricane that hit this Texas island in 1900 Galveston Island Than	$1,200 [19] (Sarah of the Clue Crew demonstrates a science experiment.) The iron wire heats up as electricity flows through it; if you shorten the wire, it melts a result of this electrical condition, an excess flow of charge a short circuit Jonathan Than	$1,200 [25] In Feb. 2008 USC agreed to lease this stadium for its home football games for another 25 years the (Los Angeles Memorial) Coliseum Than	$1,200 [8] His 1946 poem "Fern Hill" describes the joys of visiting a family farm in Wales as a child Dylan Thomas Tara	$1,200 [3] The tagline for this Emma Thompson film is "You'll learn to love her. Warts and all" Nanny McPhee Than	$1,200 [13] It can be a type of shark or a medical professional a nurse Tara
$1,600 [29] In 1915 this island off South Carolina was designated a Marine Corps recruit depot Parris Island Jonathan	$1,600 [20] Part of a corkscrew is this type of simple machine reworked into a spiral form an inclined plane (ramp later ruled acceptable) Tara	$1,600 [26] The UNC basketball center is named for this coach who had 879 wins Dean Smith	$2,000 [10] One of 2 brothers of novelist & poet Laura Benet who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Stephen Vincent Benet or William Rose Benet Jonathan	DD $1,600 [4] After she died in 2003, Joan Kroc left $60 million to this charitable "house" the Ronald McDonald House Than	$1,600 [14] These alphabetic characters are seen here runes Than
$2,000 [30] The southernmost city in the continental United States is located here, on this coral island about 100 miles from the mainland Key West Jonathan	$2,000 [21] (Sarah of the Clue Crew demonstrates a science experiment.) Using a centuries-old experiment, pour water into a cup, to specifically illustrate this Newtonian law Newton's 3rd Law of Motion Than	$2,000 [27] In 2003 the floor of this UCLA basketball arena was named the Nell & John Wooden Court the Pauley Pavilion Jonathan	DD $3,000 [9] "The Holy Grail" & "Guinevere" are among the poems contained in this Tennyson work Idylls of the King Tara	$2,000 [5] This military man married Mary Ellen Marcy, the daughter of his former commanding officer, in 1860 (George) McClellan Tara Jonathan	$2,000 [15] The room in a church where sacred vessels & vestments are kept the vestry Than

Final Jeopardy!

ANCIENT TIMES

Plutarch's chapter on Romulus quotes this much later man as saying, "I love treason but hate a traitor"

Julius Caesar

Jonathan "Who is Cicero?" — wagered $5,998

Tara "Who is Julius Caesar?" — wagered $10,000

Than "Who was Cicero" — wagered $13,001

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