Show #4589 2004-07-15 (taped 2004-03-16) Regular

Ken Jennings game 32.

Contestants

Tom Vanderloo — a law librarian from Chattanooga, Tennessee

Lou Ascatigno — a teacher from Concord, California

Ken Jennings — a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah (whose 31-day cash winnings total $1,022,460)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ken	$4,800	$4,800	$27,600	$28,000 32-day champion: $1,050,460	$22,800 29 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Lou	$1,600	$3,700	$4,100	$8,199 3rd place: $1,000	$4,600 8 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Tom	$2,000	$3,800	$13,400	$8,400 2nd place: $2,000	$8,200 14 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

AN "A" IN HISTORY	FRUIT	UNICEF	A FORD IN YOUR FUTURE	SPANISH CLASS	STRONG MEN
$200 [1] Built in the early 1700s, it was originally the chapel of the Mission San Antonio de Valero the Alamo Ken	$200 [8] Most of the vitamin C in pears is located here the peel (or the skin) Tom	$200 [26] UNICEF is the world's largest buyer of these for poor countries, a shot in the arm for the survival of kids vaccinations Ken	$200 [7] He unveiled the Model A in 1927 Henry Ford Lou	$200 [6] When writing a Spanish question, do this to a question mark & put it at the start of the sentence invert it Tom	$200 [17] Guinness reported that in 2002 Rick Belden took 3 minutes to rip up a total of over 28,000 pages' worth of these phone books Ken
$400 [2] Henry Wirz, commander of this Confederate prison, was executed in November 1865 Andersonville Ken	$400 [14] Clingstone & freestone are the 2 main classifications for this fruit once called a Persian apple a peach Ken	$400 [27] Formerly, the "I" stood for International & the "E" stood for this Emergency Ken	$400 [9] Her CB handle in the 1970s was "First Mama" Betty Ford Ken	$400 [13] (Sofia of the Clue Crew shops in a market in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.) If you're going to do some shoppingin Mexico, it helps if you know the phrase "¿Cuánto cuesta?", which means this How much does it cost? Tom	$400 [19] Lifter Alexei Petrov escaped suspension & won gold when he proved that these had been slipped into his food steroids Ken
$600 [3] In 1741 Vitus Bering discovered Unimak & Unalaska, the largest islands in this archipelago the Aleutian Islands Tom	$600 [16] Raisins are rich in this, symbolized Fe iron Tom	DD $500 [30] This 1971 George Harrison project has raised over $10 million for UNICEF programs the Concert for Bangladesh Lou	$600 [10] Born Sean Aloysius O'Feeney, he changed his name & became a leading Hollywood director John Ford Ken	$600 [15] Doris Day could tell you it's Spanish for "What will be, will be" Que sera, sera Lou	$600 [21] At the 2000 Olympics, Hossein Rezazadeh set a record of 468 pounds in this single continuous lift the snatch Ken
$800 [4] This sailor, a former slave, was one of 5 men killed by British soldiers in the Boston Massacre Crispus Attucks Ken	$800 [22] It's a cross between the mandarin orange & the bitter orange the tangerine	$600 [28] Throughout October 2003 Katie Couric & the "Today" show promoted the UNICEF program called this Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF	$800 [11] This Yankee is the only Ford in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Whitey Ford Lou	$800 [18] (Sofia of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from a Mexican beach.) This Spanish word for beer comes from Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture cerveza Tom	$800 [24] Beefy Barry Bonds has hit many balls into the "Cove" named for this earlier Giants slugger Willie McCovey Lou
$1,000 [5] In 1867 entrepreneur Joseph McCoy selected this Kansas town as the railhead for Tex. cattle drives Abilene Ken	$1,000 [23] Lisbon & Eureka are types of this citrus fruit lemon Ken	$800 [29] Seen here, he's UNICEF's longest-serving goodwill ambassador Peter Ustinov Lou	$1,000 [12] This "Parade's End" author wrote 3 novels about Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII Ford Madox Ford Ken	$1,000 [20] Many a Spanish love song mentions this Spanish word for "heart" corazon Lou	$1,000 [25] Last name of brothers Joe & Ben, scrawny kids who bulked up & founded a bodybuilding empire Weider Lou Tom

Double Jeopardy! Round

LATIN AMERICA	MOVIE STARS OLD & NEW	BEASTLY NOVELS BY CHARACTER	INDUSTRY LEADERS	"S" TOUGH	STRONGMEN
$400 [15] In 1956 this Cuban organized the 26th of July Movement, named for the date of his 1953 revolt against Batista Castro Ken	$400 [1] Seen here, he often portrayed the quintessential American hero"I know I must look funny to you. But maybe if you went to Mandrake Falls, you'd look just as funny to us, only nobody'd laugh at you and make you feel ridiculous, 'cause that wouldn't be good manners." Gary Cooper Lou	$400 [7] Snowball, Napoleon, Squealer Animal Farm Ken Tom	$400 [26] Nuaire is "the world's leading manufacturer" of equipment for this type of place, e.g. biological safety cabinets laboratories Ken	$400 [21] Lincoln's 1863 proclamation was to free slaves; Russia's Alexander II's 1861 edict was to free these the serfs Ken	$400 [4] In 2003 this Georgian strongman was toppled & Nino Burjanadze replaced him as president Eduard Shevardnadze Ken
$800 [16] This Nicaraguan capital shares its name with the large lake on which it lies Managua Ken	$800 [2] He said he prepped for sad "Scorpion King" scenes by thinking of the time he found Dunkin' Donuts closed The Rock Ken	$800 [8] Badger, Mole, Rat & Toad The Wind in the Willows Ken	$800 [27] Crown Cork & Seal makes 1/3 of these used for food in North America & 1/5 of them used for drinks worldwide cans Tom	$800 [22] Gee, ghee is a big export from this country whose capital is Mogadishu Somalia Tom	$1,200 [12] Brutal repression marked his rule of Syria from 1970 to 2000 Assad Tom
$1,200 [17] When Guatemala gained its independence in 1821, it claimed this eastern neighbor, a claim lasting 170 years Belize Ken	$1,200 [3] In 1932 David Manners was the hero of "The Mummy"; in 1999 it was this actor Brendan Fraser Tom	$1,200 [9] Fern, Wilbur, Templeton Charlotte's Web Ken	$1,200 [28] Baldor is the USA's leading maker of industrial electric ones electric motors	$1,200 [23] This curved wind instrument was invented in Belgium around 1840 the saxophone Ken	$1,600 [13] Since independence from the Dutch in 1975, much of this S. Amer. country's history has been dominated by Desi Bouterse Suriname Ken
$1,600 [18] In October 1998 the presidents of Peru & this country signed a treaty ending a border dispute in Amazon territory Ecuador Tom	$1,600 [5] There was occasional talk of a comeback duringher49-year retirement from the screen Garbo Ken	$1,600 [10] Fly, Rex, Farmer Hoggett Babe Tom	$1,600 [29] Look down at the little tab on this on your clothing--chances are it'll bear the name YKK the zipper Tom	$2,000 [25] The 2 last names of R.L. & M.L., who formed a company in 1924 to publish a book of crosswords Simon & Schuster Ken	$2,000 [20] This man who shares his name with an antelope & a drum has been president of Gabon for the last 37 years (Omar) Bongo Ken
$2,000 [19] The earliest known Indian civilization in the Americas, they lived in what is now Mexico over 3,000 years ago the Olmecs Ken Tom	$2,000 [6] This alliterative-named actor caught many eyes as the smooth Trent in "Swingers" Vince Vaughn Ken	$2,000 [14] 1950:Mr. Beaver, the White Witch, Aslan The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Ken	$2,000 [30] Wolverine, the world leader in the casual type of these, once had "Tanning Company" in its name shoes (boots accepted) Tom	DD $6,400 [24] The 2 Triple Crown-winning thoroughbreds of the 1970s who fit the category Secretariat & Seattle Slew Ken	DD $6,000 [11] In 1995 this country's Franjo Tudjman signed a peace deal with the leaders of Serbia & Bosnia Croatia Tom

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. PRESIDENTS

With a book about the South, he became the first president--past or present--to publish a novel

Jimmy Carter

Lou "Who is Jimmy Carter" — wagered $4,099

Tom "Who was JFK" — wagered $5,000

Ken "Who is Carter? [drawing of a toothy smile]" — wagered $400

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