Show #5500 2008-07-04 (taped 2008-03-25) Regular

Aaron Schroeder game 1.

Contestants

Heather Colby — a veterinarian from Mount Vernon, Ohio

Aaron Schroeder — a graduate student originally from Washington, D.C.

Darryl Tahirali — a proposal writer originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (whose 3-day cash winnings total $84,003)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Darryl	$2,200	$5,600	$17,200	$8,799 2nd place: $2,000	$14,000 26 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W
Aaron	$1,600	$4,000	$12,800	$25,500 New champion: $25,500	$12,800 16 R, 3 W
Heather	$1,400	$600	$2,400	$4,800 3rd place: $1,000	$2,600 9 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE LIBERTY BELL	I'LL HAVE SECONDS	NORSE MYTHOLOGY	MAG-NIFICENT	THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD	"SAG"
$200 [16] This Pennsylvania city officially owns the bell Philadelphia Darryl	$200 [21] In 70 A.D. the second temple was destroyed in this city Jerusalem Darryl	$200 [8] Nidhogg, one of these mythical fire-breathers, gnaws at the roots of the cosmic tree a dragon Darryl	$200 [13] This illustrated mag had a shaky start in 1954 with unpopular coverage of snooty events like yacht races Sports Illustrated Heather	$200 [2] He succeeded Robert Montgomery as Guild president in 1947 & later went on to even bigger things Ronald Reagan Darryl	$200 [1] Michigan bay that's part of Lake Huron Saginaw Bay Heather
$600 [18] Ironically, the Liberty Bell was rung in February 1761 when this man ascended the throne George III Darryl	$400 [22] The USSR's first man in space program was Vostok, "east"; its second was Voskhod, or this event in the east sunrise Darryl	$400 [9] This god is known by dozens & dozens of names including Sidfodr, "Father of Victories" Odin Darryl	$400 [14] This news magazine was started in 1923 so that "busy men" could stay informed Time Darryl	$400 [3] Of 12,000, 20,000, or 120,000, the one closest to SAG's current U.S. membership 120,000 Heather	$400 [4] It's the ninth astrological sign Sagittarius Darryl
$800 [19] The bell is 25% tin, 70% this metal copper Aaron	$600 [23] The second & last German emperor of this name took the throne in 1888 Wilhelm Darryl Aaron	$600 [10] For Norse gods, the "core" of eternal youth was found in these fruits supplied by the goddess Iduna apples Darryl	$600 [15] Articles in the first edition of this magazine, in 1936, featured ratings of cereal, soap & stockings Consumer Reports Darryl Aaron	$600 [28] In 2008 the SAG Award for a Stunt Ensemble in a Movie went to this Matt Damon Flick The Bourne Ultimatum Darryl	$600 [5] It's purple in a popular Zane Grey title sage ( Riders of the Purple Sage ) Darryl
$1,000 [20] The bell may have cracked in February 1846 while ringing in his 114th birthday George Washington Darryl Aaron	$800 [24] The Second Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms & mentions "a well regulated" one of these a militia Aaron	$800 [11] Thurheim, or "Place of Might", is this god's realm in Asgard Thor Heather	$800 [26] Bell, Edison & Pasteur wrote for this mag, founded in 1872, that also devoted early attention to evolution theory Popular Science Darryl Aaron Heather	$800 [29] Nominated for an Oscar in 1998, this "Titanic" co-star was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild in 1933 Gloria Stuart Darryl	$800 [6] Giant succulent of the American Southwest the saguaro cactus Heather
DD $1,600 [17] Appropriately, it's the number of times the Liberty Bell is symbolically tapped each year on July 4 13 Darryl	$1,000 [25] Hercules' second labor was to slay this snakelike water creature the (Lernaean) Hydra Aaron	$1,000 [12] This trickster shouldn't have stolen Sif's golden hair; he had to replace it with real gold Loki Aaron	$1,000 [27] This urbane magazine wrote in its 1925 start that "it is not edited for the old lady in Dubuque" The New Yorker Aaron	$1,000 [30] SAG shares jurisdiction over TV actors with this sister union A(merican) F(ederation of) T(elevision and) R(adio) A(rtists) Darryl	$1,000 [7] Teddy Roosevelt's New York mansion Sagamore Hill Heather

Double Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE	COUNTRY MUSIC	AUTHORS' HOMES	SUE ME!	TRYING TO MAKE ME GO TO RIYADH	I SAID "NO", "NO", "NO"
$400 [1] A whole lot of shakin' goes on in this science that deals almost exclusively with earthquakes seismology Aaron	$400 [4] In a 1970s hit, Waylon & Willie urged, "Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be" these cowboys Darryl	$400 [22] Washington Irving's gracious home Sunnyside overlooks this river the Hudson River Aaron	$400 [17] After the success of "Valley of the Dolls", she proved that "Once Is Not Enough" Jacqueline Susann Heather	$400 [12] In the 1940s, Saudi Arabia's revenues in this industry helped fund most of the development of modern Riyadh oil Aaron	$400 [11] His nautical exploits are outlined in Genesis 6-9 Noah Darryl
$800 [2] Mass number is defined as the number of neutrons & these particles in an atom's nucleus protons Aaron	$800 [5] Daughter Miley duetted with him on the recent hit "Ready, Set, Don't Go" Billy Ray Cyrus Darryl	$800 [23] When the people of Nohant, France refer to "the Chateau", they mean the home of this 19th C. woman George Sand Darryl	$800 [18] In addition to her CNBC show, she's also hosted her own "Financial Freedom" hour on QVC Suze Orman Darryl	$800 [13] To supply Riyadh, in Central Saudi Arabia, the Bowaib Project has 18 of these producing 80,000 cubic meters of water per day wells Aaron Heather	$800 [27] I predict you'll know he wrote his 16th century Prophecies in quatrains Nostradamus Darryl
$1,200 [3] Like you, dicotyledonous plants have a network of these, but theirs carry food & water veins Darryl	$1,200 [6] When he sings "You're My Better Half", he's no doubt referring to Nicole Kidman Keith Urban Heather	$1,200 [24] You can visit the home of this poet and buddy of Wordsworth on Lime Street in the village of Nether Stowe Samuel Taylor Coleridge	$1,200 [19] Stop the insanity! This diet & fitness guru recently made a comeback with a new website & online community Susan Powter Aaron	$1,200 [14] Riyadh lies on what was one of these fertile desert spots at the confluence of several wadis an oasis Aaron	$1,200 [28] Name shared by twin border cities of the U.S. & Mexico just south of Tucson Nogales Darryl
DD $1,400 [9] Pauling found an "alpha" type of this spiral in proteins; Watson & Crick found a "double" one in DNA a helix Heather	$1,600 [7] At 16 Taylor Swift shot to fame with a 2006 hit named for this country superstar Tim McGraw Heather	$1,600 [25] This creator of Willy Wonka wrote in a hut whose decor included bits of his own spine from an operation Roald Dahl Aaron	$1,600 [20] Since its inception in 1982, the foundation named for her has invested $1 billion to find a cure for breast cancer (Susan G.) Komen Aaron	$1,600 [15] Perhaps you could stay at the Holiday Inn Riyadh-Minhal before busing to the Hajj in this city Mecca Darryl	$1,600 [29] Latin legal plea meaning to accept the charges without admitting guilt nolo contendere Darryl
$2,000 [10] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew explains a chemical reaction.) A chemical reaction between food coloring & bleach, which contains this chemical, Na ClO3, turns the colored liquid into a colorless compound sodium chlorate Darryl Heather	$2,000 [8] Jason Alexander & William Shatner are among the celebrities who appear in his "Celebrity" & "Online" videos Brad Paisley	$2,000 [26] (Jon of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Rowan Oak in Oxford, Mississippi.) The woman who lived here in Rowan Oak prior to Faulkner was the basis for the title woman in "A Rose for" her Emily	$2,000 [21] Her bestsellers include "The Senator's Wife", "While I Was Gone" & "The Good Mother" Sue Miller	DD $4,000 [16] He was born in Riyadh in 1957, the 17th of 52 children sired by his construction magnate dad Osama bin Laden Darryl	$2,000 [30] A vocabulary or system of words used in a particular discipline a nomenclature Aaron

Final Jeopardy!

FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Of the world's 10 largest countries in total area, the 2 whose names start & end with "A" (Algeria is number 11)

Australia & Argentina

Heather "What areAngolaAustralia and Argentina?" — wagered $2,400

Aaron "What Australia & Argentina" — wagered $12,700

Darryl "What are Australia and Angola?" — wagered $8,401

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