Show #5531 2008-09-29 (taped 2008-08-19) Regular

Contestants

Wes Pierce — a financial planner from Anaheim Hills, California

Kit Carlson — an Episcopal priest from East Lansing, Michigan

Brian Levinson — a writer from Queens, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $72,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Brian	$400	$3,200	$7,600	$799 3rd place: $1,000	$11,200 24 R, 8 W (including 2 DDs)
Kit	$2,100	$4,300	$7,100	$14,100 2nd place: $2,000	$7,200 15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Wes	$600	$1,600	$7,200	$14,201 New champion: $14,201	$7,200 13 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

TURNING 25	BROADWAY DEBUTS	MONTHS THAT END WITH "BER", TREBEK	FUN WITH OPERA	STUPID ANSWERS	MOUNT VERNON
$200 [26] Featuring games like Super Mario Bros., this video game system marks 25 years in 2008 Nintendo Wes	$200 [1] Sierra Boggess played Christine in "Phantom" in Vegas before she swam onto B'way as this fish-tailed Disney heroine the Little Mermaid (Ariel) Brian	$200 [6] It's the Northern Hemisphere's seasonal equivalent to the Southern Hemisphere's June December Kit	$200 [21] Dr. Gregg tries to kiss his anesthetist in "Gallantry", an opera inspired by this kind of daytime drama a soap opera Brian	$200 [16] Geraldine Brooks' book about an illuminated Jewish volume is called "People of the" this Book Brian	$200 [11] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew indicates a pair of wall hangings at Mount Vernon, VA.) As a symbol of liberty, Washington displayed thekeyto this political prison, a gift from Lafayette, who had ordered its demolition the Bastille Brian
$400 [27] This foreign capital's Disneyland turns 25 in 2008 Tokyo Wes	$400 [2] A theatre employee knows that this 1-named singer made his B'way debut in "Chicago" in 2006 Usher Wes	$400 [7] The 2 that have just 30 days September & November Brian	$400 [22] To play Sportin' Life in "Porgy and Bess", study the performance of this Rat Packer who played him in the 1959 film Sammy Davis, Jr. Wes	$400 [17] This magazine has been a popular source of science & technology news since its inception in 1872 Popular Science Brian	$400 [12] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads the clue from the dining room, Mount Vernon, VA.) It was here in the dining room that Charles Thomson, secretary of the Congress, told Washington he had been unanimously elected president in this year 1789 Kit
$600 [28] Call the tabloids! This sister of Paris Hilton celebrates her 25th birthday in 2008 Nicky Hilton Wes	$600 [3] Life is far from crummy for Max Crumm, who won the role of Danny Zuko in the revival on a reality TV show Grease Brian	$600 [8] Boston & Pittsburgh played the first-ever World Series game on the 1st of this, 1903 October Wes	$600 [23] Composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco went "Wilde" & turned this Oscar Wilde play into a 1962 opera The Importance of Being Earnest Brian Kit	$600 [18] The government admin. was created in 1971 to ensure occupational health & safety standards OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Kit Wes	DD $500 [13] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew indicates a door frame at Mount Vernon, VA.) The detail-oriented Washington even chose Mount Vernon's moldings, which depictedtoolsto symbolize farming &this type of leaf for national strength an oak leaf Kit
—	$800 [4] Dance: Ten; Looks: Ten--Mario Lopez kicked up his heels in this hit revival in 2008 A Chorus Line Wes	$800 [9] The Dutch celebrate the Feast of Sinterklaas on the 6th of this December Brian Wes	$800 [24] "Merry Wives" make mischief in the Verdi opera named for this fat Shakespearean funster Falstaff Brian	$800 [19] The title of the national anthem of Laos, "Pheng Xat Lao", means this in English "National Anthem of Laos" Brian	$800 [14] (Sarah of the Clue Crew sits atop a horse cart.) Mount Vernon is named for a naval officer under whom George Washington's half-brother served; it was originally called Little Hunting Creek this, a type of farmingestate Plantation Brian
—	$1,000 [5] Time flies: in 2007 this "Leave It To Beaver" star turned 59 & played Wilbur Turnblad in "Hairspray" Jerry Mathers Kit	$1,000 [10] Black Thursday, 1929 was the 24th day of this October Brian Kit Wes	$1,000 [25] Fun abounds as a valet prepares for his own wedding in this 1786 Mozart opera The Marriage of Figaro Kit	$1,000 [20] Masi Oka plays a character with this first name on the TV show "Heroes" Hiro Brian	$1,000 [15] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from outside a circular barn at Mount Vernon, VA.) Washington designed abarnin which horses ran in a circle to stamp on wheat as part of this process threshing Kit Wes

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT GREEK WRITERS	BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE 2008 OLYMPICS	SAY CHEESE!	MICROSCOPY	SMART ANSWERS	CAPITAL RIVERS
$400 [3] In his History of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides wrote that history does this... does this repeats itself Brian	$400 [1] This nickname for one of the main venues evokes a Chinese soup the Bird's Nest Wes	$400 [16] American types of this cheese include Vermont & Texas Longhorn cheddar Brian	$400 [18] A variety of this plague carrier is seen here a flea Kit	$400 [10] Both Cervantes & Ben Franklin wrote, "A word to" these people "is enough" the wise Kit	$400 [27] Paris the Seine Brian
$800 [4] "Poetics" by this founder of the Lyceum has been called the single most influential work in all of literary criticism Aristotle Brian	$800 [2] Well-known on multiple continents, he was the flag-bearer of the host country Yao Ming Brian	$800 [17] Edam is made in a ball; this other Dutch cheese is made in wheels with a waxed red or yellow rind Gouda Brian	$800 [20] Half of the original you seen here a sperm Brian	$800 [12] It's what the "I" stands for in the CIA (the one headed by General Michael V. Hayden) Intelligence Kit	$800 [28] Baghdad the Tigris Brian Kit
$1,200 [5] The playwright Menander wrote, "Marriage, if one will face the truth, is... a necessary" this evil Wes	$1,200 [6] A popular side trip was to the Beijing Zoo to see these animals, Ailuropoda melanoleuca pandas Brian	$1,200 [19] This traditional cheese is believed to have been developed by shepherds in the mountains outside Athens feta Brian	$1,200 [21] It's a fertilizing element for ragweed pollen Kit	$1,200 [13] In a Jay McInerney book title, these 2 words precede "Big City" Bright Lights Brian	$1,200 [29] Rome the Tiber Kit
$1,600 [7] He argued in "The Republic" that the state had 3 parts: the rulers, the soldiers & the workers Plato Wes	$1,600 [8] A journalist for ITN was detained & manhandled for covering a "pro-" this region protest held early in the Olympics Tibet Brian	$1,600 [24] Danbo, a cheese originally from this country, is also known as King Christian IX when made with caraway seeds Denmark Brian	$1,600 [22] The single use weapon of this insect is seen here a (honey)bee Brian Kit Wes	DD $1,600 [14] A gem with this cut resembles 2 truncated pyramids set base to base brilliant Brian	$1,600 [30] Vientiane the Mekong Kit
DD $2,000 [9] The tune of "The Star-Spangled Banner" came from a drinking song about this lyric poet Anacreon Brian	$2,000 [11] The Olympic torch relay passed though this province, epicenter of a 7.9 earthquake in May Szechuan Brian Wes	$2,000 [25] This Swiss cheese that dates back to the 12th century is named for a valley in the canton of Fribourg Gruyère	$2,000 [23] Common nosy agent of infection seenhereworking on your cells a rhinovirus Brian Kit Wes	$2,000 [15] This adjective that means "cunning" probably comes from the name of a "tamed" insectivore shrewd	$2,000 [26] Bratislava the Danube

Final Jeopardy!

20th CENTURY AMERICA

Experts say Glenn McDuffie is the mystery man in the classic Eisenstaedt photo taken in this year

1945

Kit "What is 1945?" — wagered $7,000

Wes "What is 1945?" — wagered $7,001

Brian "What is 1908" — wagered $6,801

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