Show #5464 2008-05-15 (taped 2008-04-12) College Championship

2008 College Championship final game 1.From the Kohl Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Contestants

Danielle Zsenak — a senior from Marquette University

Andrew Chung — a sophomore from Harvey Mudd College

Joey Beachum — a senior from Mississippi State University

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Joey	$0	$2,800	$7,600	$15,200	$6,400 13 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Andrew	$6,000	$7,200	$18,000	$11,998	$16,800 23 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Danielle	$1,400	$3,800	$15,000	$30,000	$15,000 17 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

THEY HAIL FROM WISCONSIN	CLASSIC MOVIES	GET ME A SNACK!	BOOKS & AUTHORS	CHEER LEADERS	"RA", "RA", "SIS", "BOOM", "BA"
$200 [1] Born in Ladysmith, Wisc., Ron Kovic wrote "Born on the Fourth of July" about his experiences in this war the Vietnam War Danielle	$200 [25] For Julie Andrews, the hills were alive with this, the title of a 1965 musical The Sound of Music Andrew	$200 [6] Yum! The Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co. here in Madison has a black ice cream named for this black candy licorice Danielle	$200 [19] In 1998 her "Pandora" came out of the box as the first of her "New Tales of the Vampires" Anne Rice Joey	$200 [14] "Ura!" for Dmitry Medvedev, voted in as president of Russia as this man moves over to become prime minister Vladimir Putin Andrew	$200 [26] It was Bob Marley's religion Rastafarianism Joey
$400 [2] Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" was a veiled critique of the 1950s witch hunt bearing the name of this Wisconsin senator Joe McCarthy Andrew	$400 [20] Jimmy Stewart finds out what it would be like if he'd never been born in this Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life Danielle	$400 [7] Sheboygan is the "Capital of the World" for these, "brats" for short--let's go there right now bratwursts Andrew	$400 [21] Corruption runs rampant in Gore Vidal's historical novel named for this centennial year 1876	$400 [15] Helen Clark enacted interest-free student loans for colleges like the U. of Auckland in this country New Zealand Andrew	$400 [27] The Jewish Exodus from Egypt is thought to have occurred during his rule Ramses (II) Danielle
$800 [4] Deke Slayton of Sparta, Wisconsin was one of the original 7 astronauts in this "planetary" group the Mercury astronauts Andrew	$600 [11] Organized crime is the real Corleone family business in this 1972 classic The Godfather Andrew	$600 [8] I could really use a deep-fried one of these candy bars whose name also means "disrespectful laughs" Snickers Andrew	$600 [22] "In the world according to Garp, we're all terminal cases", wrote this novelist John Irving	$600 [16] Kudos to Kofi Annan, who brokered Pres. Kibaki & Raila Odinga's power-sharing deal in this country Kenya	$600 [28] Its altar wall once displayed Perugino's "Nativity" the Sistine Chapel Joey
DD $1,000 [3] Born in Pepin, she headed out on "the prairie" as a young girl & wrote about it in a series of bestselling books Laura Ingalls Wilder Andrew	$800 [12] Margaret Hamilton played Miss Gulch & the Wicked Witch in this film The Wizard of Oz Andrew	$800 [9] Moo! I'll have the Baraboo Candy Company's chocolate treat known as this kind of "pie" a cow pie Andrew	$800 [23] Kim Edwards called her memorable first novel "The Memory Keeper's" this Daughter Danielle	$800 [17] Conservative PM Stephen Harper is working to lower the wait times in the national health care system of this country Canada Danielle	$800 [29] A thrown object; as a verb, it can mean to cause harm to the originator a boomerang Joey
$1,000 [5] In 1925 Chippewa Falls produced this mathematician hailed as the father of the supercomputer Seymour Cray	$1,000 [13] This 1975 comedy includes the line "We are the knights who say Ni!" Monty Python and the Holy Grail Joey	$1,000 [10] I'd love some coeur a la creme, a cheesy dessert molded in this shape a heart Joey Danielle	$1,000 [24] "The story of Nat Turner had been long gestating in my mind, ever since I was a boy", said this novelist William Styron	$1,000 [18] Felipe Calderon received the NAFTA Congressional Leadership Award before becoming president of this country Mexico Andrew	$1,000 [30] Dog-faced monkey of the genus Papio a baboon Joey

Double Jeopardy! Round

PERU	IT'S AN OLYMPIC YEAR	VARMINTS	HOMECOMING	OPERA SLAYS ME	2 Ds & 1 C
$400 [1] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Lima Cathedral in Peru.) In 1687 & 1746, Lima's cathedral along with much of the city was nearly destroyed by one of these; 2007 brought grim news of another one nearby an earthquake Danielle	$400 [10] Playing on their native soil, this country's Hockeyroos won gold in 2000 Australia Andrew	$400 [21] A porky isn't a pig but this rodent that you don't want to approach too closely a porcupine Joey Danielle	$400 [20] Scouts precede the main flock of these birds in their annual arrival at San Juan Capistrano swallows Andrew	$400 [2] Oops! The daughter of this nasty mean czar is killed by accident in "The Maid of Pskov" Ivan the Terrible Danielle	$400 [26] To lie close & snug; I just wanna do this cuddle Andrew
$800 [4] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Lima, Peru.) Lima is known as the city ofbalconies, which are in the style inspired by these Spanish Muslims the Moors Andrew	$800 [11] In August 2004, the shot put competition was held not in this main host city but at Olympia Athens Andrew	$800 [22] If this U.S. marsupial keeps getting into my garbage, it won't just be playing dead a possum Joey	$1,200 [17] The painting seenhereshows Odysseus returning home to find this wife of his delaying some suitors Penelope Danielle	$800 [3] An evil opium dealer is strangled with his own pigtail in "L'Oracolo", set in this California city's Chinatown San Francisco Joey	$800 [27] Yogi Berra allegedly said of a busy restaurant, "Nobody goes there anymore, it's too" this crowded Danielle
$1,200 [5] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from a market in Peru.) Textile crafts of Peru include sweaters made of wool from these beasts, the most important llama relatives for wool production alpacas Danielle	$1,600 [13] It was the most recent year when the Olympics were held in the U.S. 2002 Joey Andrew	$1,200 [23] Thisvarmint is wrecking my fence posts, but oh, the little wussy is protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act a woodpecker Danielle	$1,600 [18] A Supreme Court ruling from 1841 said Africans from this ship should be free & not become Cuban slaves the Amistad Joey	$1,200 [6] In "Maria Stuarda", this woman signs the death warrant of her cousin Mary Queen of Scots Queen Elizabeth Andrew	$1,200 [30] Another name for a crayfish a crawdad Andrew
$1,600 [9] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from a square in Lima, Peru.) It was here in Lima in 1821 that this Argentine generaldeclared Peru's independence from Spain (Jose de San) Martin Joey	DD $2,000 [12] This onetime ally of the host nation won the most medals at the 2006 Turin games Germany Andrew	$1,600 [24] These nocturnal ringtailed mammals find that a chimney makes an excellent den raccoons Joey	DD $2,000 [16] After he returned home to Venice in 1295, he was called "Il Milione", the "man with a million stories" Marco Polo Joey	$1,600 [7] The murdered King Nino returns as a ghost in "Semiramide" by this "William Tell" composer Rossini Joey	$1,600 [29] Scent hounds include beagles, harriers & these "sausage dogs" dachshunds Danielle
$2,000 [15] (Alex reports from Machu Picchu.) In order to deal with the problems of erosion & farming on steep hillsides, the Incas came up with this brilliant solution--& they used it a lot terraces Joey	$2,000 [14] The Los Angeles Olympics of this year had the games' first paraplegic athlete, archer Neroli Fairhall 1984 Joey Andrew	$2,000 [25] It's also called a brush wolf, & I can't forgive the one that took our cat Fluffy when she got out one night a coyote Andrew	$2,000 [19] This Tammany Hall ringleader was jailed in 1873 but escaped to Spain in 1876; Spain returned him later that year (Boss) Tweed Danielle	$2,000 [8] Schlemil is killed in a duel in "The Tales of" this German author Hoffmann Danielle	$2,000 [28] "You did well, for a Nebraskan" is this type of compliment backhanded Andrew

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC JOURNALS

On January 18, 1912 he arrived at a tent near the pole & found "a record of five Norwegians having been there"

Robert F. Scott

Joey "Who was Scott?" — wagered $7,600

Danielle "Who is Scott" — wagered $15,000

Andrew "Who isScottPeary?" — wagered $6,002

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