Show #5542 2008-10-14 (taped 2008-08-26) Regular

Contestants

Nate Hudac — a sixth grade teacher from New Orleans, Louisiana

Christina Dudley — a homemaker, writer, and editor from Bellevue, Washington

Todd Covert — a bookkeeper from Valley Glen, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $32,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Todd	$4,800	$6,400	$14,000	$26,001 2-day champion: $58,402	$13,600 19 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Christina	$800	$3,400	$6,600	$13,195 3rd place: $1,000	$6,600 7 R, 0 W
Nate	$3,400	$4,600	$13,000	$23,000 2nd place: $2,000	$15,000 23 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

WHICH U.S. CABINET DEPARTMENT?	WE LOVE DISNEYLAND	FOUND IN TRANSLATION	THE BELLS ARE RINGING	FOR "ME"	MY GALAXY
$200 [22] The Internal Revenue Service the Treasury Nate	$200 [6] Disneyland once boasted that it had the world's 8th-largest fleet of these undersea vessels; they returned in 2007 submarines Nate	$200 [16] Livius Andronicus started Latin epic poetry by translating this author from Greek Homer Nate	$200 [21] The bell variety of this edible item is a specially cultivated group from the species Capsicum annuum the pepper Todd	$200 [11] Usually occurring in children, this disease is caused by a morbillivirus measles Nate	$200 [1] During his circumnavigating expedition around 1519, he observed the galactic "clouds" later named after him Magellan Todd
$400 [24] The National Park Service Department of Interior Todd	$400 [7] The construction of Disneyland delayed this animated film, but the heroine's castle became the park's centerpiece Sleeping Beauty Todd	$400 [17] "Ende Gut, Alles Gut" is the German title of this Shakespeare play All's Well That Ends Well Nate	$400 [23] Formerly known as Molson Centre, Bell Centre is the home ice for this Canadian hockey team the Montreal Canadiens Todd Nate	$400 [12] In the Sermon on the Mount, they are called blessed the meek Nate	$400 [2] The closest spiral galaxy to us is this one named for the mythological wife of Perseus Andromeda Nate
$600 [25] The Employee Benefits Security Administration the Department of Labor	$600 [8] During the holiday season, Jack Skellington of "The Nightmare Before Christmas" appears in this spooky attraction The Haunted Mansion Nate	$600 [18] Constance Garnett first brought English readers "Prestupleniye i Nakazaniye", this Dostoyevsky work Crime and Punishment Nate	$600 [27] The Xmas song standard titled these "Bells" was introduced by Bob Hope in the 1951 movie "The Lemon Drop Kid" "Silver Bells" Todd	$600 [13] This reservoir was formed by Hoover Dam Lake Mead Nate	$600 [3] This "colorful" effect is used to determine the enormous distances between Earth & faraway galaxies the redshift Todd
$800 [26] The Federal Aviation Administration the Department of Transportation Christina	$800 [9] You can zap space enemy targets with lasers on the Astro Blasters ride named for this Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear Christina	$800 [19] In Czech translation, this Dan Brown bestseller is "Sifra Mistra Leonarda" The Da Vinci Code Christina	$800 [29] In 1752 England's Whitechapel Foundry cast this at a cost of 150 pounds, 13 shillings, 8 pence the Liberty Bell Nate	$800 [14] From the Latin for "lean", it means deficient or barely adequate meager Todd	DD $800 [4] The word "galaxy" is from a Greek word for this liquid milk Todd
$1,000 [28] The Bureau of the Census the Commerce Department	$1,000 [10] This creature was far from his Himalayan home when he began lurking inside Disneyland's Matterhorn in 1978 the Abominable Snowman Nate	$1,000 [20] Amazon.fr lists works by this U.S. author (with a French name), such as his "Hondo, L'Homme du Desert" Louis L'Amour Nate	$1,000 [30] Poe rhymed "the rolling of the bells--of the bells, bells, bells", with this "of the bells" the tolling of the bells Christina	$1,000 [15] A value below which 50% of subjects fall, or a strip down the middle of the road the median Todd	$1,000 [5] Canis Major & Sextans A are 2 examples of these "tiny" galaxies that have far fewer stars in them than others a dwarf galaxy Todd

Double Jeopardy! Round

EXPLOSIVES	NOMINATIVE DETERMINISM	"C"OUNTRIES	BALANCHINE BALLETS	PRESIDENTIAL BIOGRAPHIES	WORD ORIGINS
$400 [11] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew holds an explosive brick at the New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology.)This3-lettered nitrogen compound popular in demolition can be cast in liquid form, because it melts at 178 degrees, but won't explode below 464 TNT Christina	$400 [6] In 2005 the U.S. turned the (Roderick) Paige on this cabinet post, handing it to Margaret Spellings the Secretary of Education Nate	$400 [1] From 1971 to 1997 the Democratic Republic of this was called Zaire the Congo Nate	$400 [27] "The Four Temperaments" is subtitled "A Dance Ballet Without" this, so we'll never say that it "thickens" a plot Todd	$400 [17] "Twilight at Monticello" Jefferson Todd	$400 [12] Some things named after this scientist are a unit of force, a fluid, some "rings" & the laws of motion (Sir Isaac) Newton Nate
$800 [18] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from an explosive test site at the New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology.) Explosives deal effectively with rock; that's why this industry is the no. 1 U.S. civilian user of them, with West Virginia among the top consuming states coal mining Nate	$800 [7] This Jamaican made history in Beijing by setting world records in the 100 & 200 meters (Usain) Bolt Nate	$800 [2] This country's name came from its first leader, who was buried with thousands of clay soldiers for protection China Todd	$800 [28] "Stars and Stripes" is a patriotic ballet dedicated to the memory of this NYC mayor, son of a bandmaster Fiorello LaGuardia	$800 [19] "Man from Plains" Jimmy Carter Todd	$800 [13] From Old French for "young hen", it's the term for domestic fowl in general poultry Nate
$1,200 [23] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew molds an explosive in his hands at the New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology.) This basic type of explosive, like C-4, uses a binder that permits the explosive to beshapedinto a desired form a plastic explosive Todd	$1,200 [8] Dallas Raines reigns performing this function for KABC-TV in Los Angeles a weatherman (or meteorologist) Nate	$1,200 [3] It borders both Panama & Nicaragua Costa Rica Christina	$1,200 [30] Scene I of Balanchine's ballet "Orpheus" opens at the grave of this woman Eurydice Todd	$1,200 [20] This president "and Reconstruction" & "The Impeachment and Trial of" him Andrew Johnson Nate	$1,200 [14] This word for a passenger vehicle comes from the word for the meter that calculates payment a taxi Todd
$1,600 [24] (An explosive blast takes place in the pit behind Sarah of the Clue Crew at the New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology.) It's the common 4-letter adjective for explosives that when detonated, combust nearly instantly at great pressure high	$1,600 [9] The first name of Manila's long-serving archbishop was Jaime, but you knew him as Cardinal this Sin	$1,600 [4] About 22,000 square miles, this country includes the regions of Dalmatia & Istria Croatia Christina	DD $2,000 [29] In Mr. B's version, this title creature had "shimmering feathers" tapering off in "orange-speckled flame" The Firebird Todd	DD $2,000 [21] "A Time to Heal" Gerald Ford Nate	$1,600 [15] The word for this public place comes from the Roman word for tree bark, which was used as writing material library Nate
$2,000 [25] (Sarah of the Clue Crew handles a granular substance and reads from a bag upon which some of the words have been redacted with tape at the New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology.) In the United States, dynamite has largely been replaced by the more efficientANFO, short for "ammonium nitrate" this fuel oil	$2,000 [10] In 2003 he entered a $39 satellite tournament to get into the World Series of Poker main event; he won both (Chris) Moneymaker Nate	$2,000 [5] This nation that joined the E.U. as a divided country is working with the U.N. to reunite under a federal structure Cyprus Nate	$2,000 [26] Originally, Balanchine choreographed his "Walpurgisnacht Ballet" for a 1975 production of this Gounod opera Faust Todd	$2,000 [22] "An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of" him (Grover) Cleveland Nate	$2,000 [16] This word came from a European people who were often conquered & in servitude during the Middle Ages slave

Final Jeopardy!

ENGLISH LIT

The line "We had everything before us, we had nothing before us" is found in the 1st paragraph of this 1859 novel

A Tale of Two Cities

Christina "What is a Tale of Two Cities?" — wagered $6,595

Nate "What is A Tale of 2 Cities" — wagered $10,000

Todd "What is Tale of Two Cities?" — wagered $12,001

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