Show #5518 2008-09-10 (taped 2008-07-15) Regular

Contestants

Karen Thomas — a graduate student from Groton, New York

Laura Novak — a family doctor from Akron, Ohio

Greg Lindsay — a freelance journalist from Brooklyn, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $40,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Greg	$2,800	$2,000	$11,200	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$8,400 17 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Laura	$3,800	$7,600	$21,400	$20,400 New champion: $20,400	$20,400 24 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Karen	$2,400	$7,500	$3,500	$500 2nd place: $2,000	$2,000 11 R (including 1 DD), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

BEST PICTURE PICTORIAL	WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' BADGERS!	LET'S SPEAK PORTUGUESE	ENGLAND	SCOTT LAND	WHALES
$200 [6] 1975:You'd be crazy to miss this one One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Greg	$200 [11] Badgers belong to this family, Mustelidae, but you probably have never sung "Pop Goes The Badger" weasel Greg	$200 [26] Ate amanha, part of a farewell, means this; it doesn't sound so different from the same in Spanish see you tomorrow Karen	$200 [1] The Church of England has 2 provinces, each headed by an archbishop; York & this one Canterbury Greg	$200 [16] In 2008 this former Bush spokesman published a controversial account of his White House years Scott McClellan Greg	$200 [21] Whales breathe through these, taking in up to 2,100 quarts of air; baleen whales have 2, toothed whales, 1 blowholes Laura
$400 [7] 1966:A perennialfavorite A Man for All Seasons Greg	$400 [12] This 3-letter word means to pester or badger; it can also refer to a worthless horse nag Laura	$400 [27] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads the clue in Rio de Janeiro.) Around 1900, Confeitaria Colombo was Rio's most elegant cafe, with the cream of society stopping by for cha da tarde, a spot of this tea Greg	$400 [2] Rather than jumping on the euro bandwagon, England still uses this as its unit of currency the pound Laura	$400 [17] He was the fourth American in space, if you don't count the chimps Scott Carpenter Greg Karen	$400 [22] An adult male whale is called a bull, a female is called a cow & a baby whale is called this a calf Karen
$600 [8] 2005:Things must be reallybadin L.A. Crash Laura	$600 [13] In Europe, this infectious lung disease known by 2 letters is a predominant cause of badgers' natural mortality TB Laura	$600 [28] Of "I'm sorry", "Good morning" or "Taste this!", what desculpe means I'm sorry Laura	$600 [3] Imposing 400-foot limestone cliffs line the gorge that bears the name of this "cheesy" city Cheddar Karen	$600 [18] She met Martin Luther King while he was studying theology at Boston University Coretta Scott Laura	$600 [23] In the U.S., whaling is legal only for the native population in 9 coastal villages in this state Alaska Laura
$800 [9] 1951:A musical cultureclash An American in Paris Greg	$800 [14] Hit the slopes at Badger Pass Ski Area in this national park in East-Central California Yosemite Karen	$800 [29] (Sarah of the Clue Crew examines some cloth in the market.) Feira is market, as in the Feira Hippie where I'm shopping; this day of the week is segunda-feira, or "second market day" Monday Karen	$800 [4] The 2 houses of Parliament the House of Lords & the House of Commons Laura	$800 [19] This author's novel "Presumed Innocent" helped launch a craze for legal thrillers Scott Turow Laura	$800 [24] The largest toothed animal in the world, it was named for the milky-white substance found in its head a sperm whale Karen
$1,000 [10] 1985:"I had afarm..." Out of Africa Laura	$1,000 [15] Mole in this popular Kenneth Grahame children's story has friends like Badger, Rat & Mr. Toad Wind in the Willows Greg	$1,000 [30] A casa de fado is a restaurant that also features this, as the "fado" tells you songs Greg	$1,000 [5] A "rock" variety of game hen is named for this southwestern county of England Cornwall Karen	$1,000 [20] F. Scott Fitzgerald was named for this relative of his who wrote a famous song Francis Scott Key Laura	DD $2,500 [25] A typical "song" by this long-flippered whale can last between 5 & 35 minutes & can have up to 7 themes a humpback whale Karen

Double Jeopardy! Round

OPERA	FREAKS AND GEEKSALUMS	BOOKS' SUBTITLES	ROYAL WOMEN	STATE FLAGS	MIDDLE "C"
$400 [6] In an 1816 opera, he's the Barber of Seville Figaro Laura	$400 [26] James Franco (Daniel) has some serious daddy issues as Harry Osborn in this superhero film series Spider-Man Greg	$400 [1] Louisa May Alcott:"Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys" Little Men Greg Laura	$400 [11] Christopher Marlowe lived his whole life as her subject Elizabeth I Greg	$400 [21] The 3 colors in common to the flags of Ohio & Tennessee red, white & blue Greg	$400 [16] It's the "B" in a BLT bacon Laura
$800 [7] Donizetti's operas include "Anna Bolena" & "Lucrezia" this Borgia Laura	$800 [27] "Remember" Jason Segal (Nick)? He's a smart man; he wrote this 2008 comedy with himself as its star & set it in Hawaii Forgetting Sarah Marshall	$800 [2] Myra Lewis:"The Uncensored Story of Jerry Lee Lewis" Great Balls of Fire Laura	$800 [12] This country's Jagiellonian University was largely built by Queen Jadwiga Poland Karen	$800 [22] The Great Falls of this river flow on Montana's flag the Missouri River Greg	$800 [17] This type of theft may be grand or petty larceny Laura
$1,200 [8] Around the same time, Leoncavallo & this man both wrote operas based on the novel "Scenes de la vie de boheme" (Giacomo) Puccini Greg	$1,200 [28] In 2003 Linda Cardellini (Lindsay) checked into County on this show as Nurse Samantha Taggart ER Greg Karen	$1,200 [3] C.S. Lewis:"The Return to Narnia" Prince Caspian Greg	$1,200 [13] Seen here is the long-serving Queen Sirikit of this country Thailand Greg	$1,600 [24] This Roman goddess of agriculture holds a cornucopia on New Jersey's state flag Ceres Laura	$1,200 [18] This smallest member of the flute family sounds an octave higher than an ordinary flute a piccolo Greg
$1,600 [9] "Salome", this composer's first successful opera, was banned in Boston in 1923 Richard Strauss Laura	$1,600 [29] Seth Rogen (Ken), in this Steve Carell film: "That's a good looking grandma! My grandma looks like Jack Palance" The 40-Year-Old Virgin Karen	$1,600 [4] Arthur C. Clarke:"Odyssey Two" 2010 Greg	$1,600 [14] Nori, his daughter, only fit the category until Nov. 15, 2005, when she married a commoner Akihito Laura Karen	$2,000 [25] On Utah's flag, the sego type of this flower symbolizes peace the lily Karen	$1,600 [19] Not only can this lizard walk across a ceiling, it can also chirp & make clicking sounds a gecko Laura
DD $3,000 [10] A Norwegian sea captain is a character in this 1843 opera The Flying Dutchman Laura	$2,000 [30] This "Freaks and Geeks" writer penned "Knocked Up", in which his wife Leslie Mann co-starred Judd Apatow Karen	$2,000 [5] Alan Dershowitz:"Inside the Von Bulow Case" Reversal of Fortune	$2,000 [15] You'll find her at Amalienborg in winter & often on the yacht Dannebrog in summer Margrethe Laura Karen	DD $4,000 [23] If you know South Carolina's state nickname, you can identify this state tree in the center of its flag the palmetto Greg	$2,000 [20] After she challenged Athena to a weaving contest, Athena turned her into a spider Arachne Laura

Final Jeopardy!

BRAND NAMES

To feature its "Strong enough to stand on" product, in 1965 Shwayder Bros., Inc. changed its name to this

Samsonite luggage

Karen "What is Armstrong?" — wagered $3,000

Greg "What is Arm + Hammer?" — wagered $11,200

Laura "What is Brawny" — wagered $1,000

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