Show #5511 2008-07-21 (taped 2008-04-23) Regular

Mark Wales game 2.

Contestants

Daniel Weissman — a graduate student from Menlo Park, California

Amy Coffee — a public defender from Las Vegas, Nevada

Mark Wales — a substitute teacher from Amherst, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mark	$5,400	$6,200	$24,800	$33,001 2-day champion: $55,002	$19,000 24 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Amy	$800	$2,800	$4,400	$400 3rd place: $1,000	$4,400 8 R, 0 W
Daniel	$2,800	$13,400	$33,000	$16,399 2nd place: $2,000	$17,800 24 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE NAVY SEALS	1980s ROCK	THE NEW YORK TIMESHEALTH	NEW INTERNATIONAL SPORTS TEAMS?	YOU SMELL YUMMY!	ON "Q"
$200 [26] (Sarah of the Clue Crew rides in a boat with some SEALs at the Navy Amphibious Bas in Coronado, CA.) Navy SEALs are charged with fighting terrorism around the globe; the first Medal of Honor given for service in this country was to a SEAL for pursuit of a Taliban ally Afghanistan Mark	$200 [1] His 1985 hit "Raspberry Beret" was his first on his own label, Paisley Park Prince Mark	$200 [17] The N.Y. Times said of the benefits of doing this before or after exercise: "The answer is elastic"; warming up might be better stretching Amy	$200 [6] No one wants to play this Munich team with a fever, congestion & fine red rash that lasts a few days: let's avoid the... German Measles Amy	$200 [21] Wow! You must have used Sephora's morning body scrub named for this beverage "& Cream" Coffee Mark	$200 [7] 32 ounces a quart Mark
$400 [27] (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands on shore as 2 attack boats approach at the Navy Amphibious Base in Coronado, CA.) The Navy SEALs were created bythisU.S. president who had been a small-unit naval commander & who knew what a small, tough force could do JFK Daniel	$400 [2] The group that finished the '80s as Starship first took off in the '60s under this name Jefferson Airplane Daniel	$400 [16] The Well blog on nytimes.com noted "even pop stars have a right to medical privacy" after docs peeked at her UCLA files Britney Spears Mark	$400 [12] Now hitting the pitch, this North Sea squad who want to split the cost of the date with you; all cheer for the... Dutch Treats Mark	$400 [22] Your Juicy Couture parfum makes you smell like this huge juicy melon, with a little caramel creme brulee watermelon Daniel	$400 [8] The northern bobwhite is a common variety of this small bird a quail Mark
$800 [29] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands on shore as attack boats approach at the Navy Amphibious Base in Coronado, CA.) High-speed boats help with what the legendary SEAL Richard "Shark Man" Marcinko calls "the 2 critical mission points": insertion &this opposite, from the Latin for "draw out" extraction Daniel	$600 [3] "Brass Monkey" & "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" were songs on their hit 1986 debut album the Beastie Boys Amy	$600 [18] Researchers think they know why a blood disorder in the tropics protects against this mosquito-borne disease malaria Daniel	$600 [13] England politely applauds this 2-word steak served crosscut into thin slices; rah, indeed, for the... London Broils Mark	$600 [23] I can tell that this spice precedes "buns" in the name of that Philosophy body wash you just used cinnamon Daniel	$600 [9] This wet, boggy ground can put you in quite a predicament a quagmire Daniel
$1,000 [30] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew rides in the boat at the Navy Amphibious Base in Coronado, CA.) Special Boat Teams support Navy SEALs in special warfare missions such as "SR", or "special" this, where they scope out hostile environments reconnaissance Amy	$800 [4] In 1988 the Beach Boys had a No. 1 hit with this song from the Tom Cruise movie "Cocktail" "Kokomo" Mark	$800 [19] The N.Y. Times scrutinized the wisdom of TV ads for drugs, like the ones with this artificial heart inventor Jarvik Daniel	$800 [14] Our neighbors to the north know this meat made from a boned strip of pork loin, eh; it's the... Canadian Bacons Mark	$800 [24] This designer's Opium intoxicates me with its blend of tangerine, plum & cloves Yves Saint Laurent Amy	$800 [10] It once meant wise or skilled; now it means old-fashioned & charming quaint Daniel
DD $5,000 [28] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew indicates the SEAL emblem at the Navy Amphibious Base in Coronado, CA.) On the Navy SEALemblem, the anchor, eagle & pistol stand for sea, air & land, & this weapon represents all 3, & is also the name fo the emblem itself a trident Daniel	$1,000 [5] This Aussie group brought a "New Sensation" to radio in 1988 INXS Mark	$1,000 [20] The bacterium Oxalobacter formigenes may reduce the risk of these, aka renal calculi kidney stones Daniel	$1,000 [15] A tip of the cap to this 8-measure dance, with foot kicks & arm swinging: from south of the border, it's the... Mexican Hat Dance Daniel	$1,000 [25] Oh, you savage! Your Eau Sauvage cologne has a whiff of this herb found in classic pesto sauce basil Daniel	$1,000 [11] In Chapter X of "Alice in Wonderland", this French square dance gets top billing along with a lobster a quadrille Mark

Double Jeopardy! Round

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE	DAN IN REAL LIFE	I AM LEGEND	AMERICAN GANGSTER	JUNEAU	"EN"CHANTED
$400 [2] Discovered in 1858, Donati, one of these, developed a curved dust tail & 2 thin gas tails a comet Daniel	$400 [7] The great No. 13 for the Miami Dolphins, he was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005 Dan Marino Amy	$400 [16] The Gorgons, 3 monsters with women's bodies & snakes for hair, were the sisters Stheno, Euryale & her Medusa Daniel	$400 [21] In 1934 he caught "Manhattan Melodrama" at the Biograph Theater; then he caught some government bullets (John) Dillinger Mark	$400 [26] More than 40% of Juneau consists of this type of woodland area more often associated with the Amazon the rainforest Amy	$400 [1] Animals on this list include the desert bandicoot & the gray bat the endangered species list Daniel
$800 [3] This element is the most common substance in the universe hydrogen Daniel	$800 [12] As a CBS News bureau chief in Dallas in 1963, he covered the Kennedy assassination Dan Rather Mark	$800 [17] This mighty Greek love goddess is the mother of Eros Aphrodite Daniel	$800 [22] Bugs Moran's North Side Mob was decimated on this holiday in 1929 Valentine's Day Daniel	$800 [27] The USA's second-largest city in area, Juneau is larger than either of these 2 states Rhode Island & Delaware Mark Daniel	$800 [8] In December 2001, it filed the largest corporate bankruptcy in U.S. history Enron Amy
$1,200 [4] As seen from the Earth, this galaxy passes through several constellations, including Perseus & Sagittarius the Milky Way Mark	$1,600 [14] "The Kid from Brooklyn" is a musical based on the life of this beloved entertainer Danny Kaye Mark	$1,200 [18] The name of this multi-headed water serpent means "water serpent" Hydra Mark	$1,200 [23] He's the youthful-looking 1930s gangster seen here "Baby Face" Nelson Mark	$1,600 [29] Juneau has several sister cities including Whitehorse in the Yukon & this port in Southeastern Siberia Vladivostok Mark Daniel	$1,200 [9] A group of attendants, like the ones Adrian Grenier surrounds himself with on an HBO series entourage Mark
$1,600 [5] A star figure known as the Northern Cross appears in this constellation, the swan Cygnus Mark	$2,000 [15] He's the Emmy-winning voice of Homer Simpson Dan Castellaneta Daniel	$1,600 [19] This Roman goddess who protected women during childbirth is associated with the Greek goddess Artemis Diana Daniel	$1,600 [24] He talked the syndicate into putting $6 million into the Flamingo in Vegas, but that didn't work out so well for him ("Bugsy") Siegel Mark	$2,000 [30] Juneau's most popular tourist destination is this glacier lying only 13 miles from downtown Mendenhall Glacier	$1,600 [10] Belgian & curly are 2 types of this leafy salad ingredient endive Mark
$2,000 [6] There's a horsehead one of these fuzzy objects in Orion & a ring one in the constellation Lyra a nebula Daniel	DD $7,000 [13] In 2004 he had 4 novels on the bestseller lists at the same time Dan Brown Mark	$2,000 [20] In Roman myth, she's the goddess of wisdom & of the arts & sciences Minerva Mark	$2,000 [25] In 1906 this "fortunate" guy arrived from Palermo at age 9; he was busted for shoplifting at 10 & didn't look back "Lucky" Luciano Mark	DD $12,000 [28] The annual fishing derby for this fish features one tagged specimen worth $100,000 salmon Daniel	$2,000 [11] & it's root, root, root for this type of dentist who specializes in root canal treatment an endodontist

Final Jeopardy!

NONFICTION

In 1947 editor William Styron said this book was a long, "tedious Pacific voyage best suited" for National Geographic

Kon-Tiki (by Thor Heyerdahl)

Amy "What is Origin of the Species" — wagered $4,000

Mark "What is Kon-Tiki?" — wagered $8,201

Daniel "What is "Coming of Age in Samoa"?" — wagered $16,601

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