Show #5543 2008-10-15 (taped 2008-08-26) Regular

Contestants

Meredith Robbins — a library media specialist from New York, New York

Kevin Finn — a university lecturer from Miami, Florida

Todd Covert — a bookkeeper from Valley Glen, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $58,402)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Todd	$3,600	$7,400	$16,800	$2,199 2nd place: $2,000	$14,200 22 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Kevin	$1,200	$3,600	$8,800	$800 3rd place: $1,000	$8,800 11 R, 1 W
Meredith	$100	$2,500	$15,700	$5,700 New champion: $5,700	$16,200 17 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE G-8	AT THE MOVIES	NOVEL QUOTES	STOCK IT TO ME!	LESSER-KNOWN NAMES	ENDS IN "SS"
$200 [6] In 1792 its king was overthrown & it became a republic France Meredith	$200 [1] This "Star Wars" movie, "Episode III", leads up to where the original movie began Revenge of the Sith Todd Kevin Meredith	$200 [11] 1897:"There are such beings as vampires; some of us have evidence that they exist" Dracula Todd	$200 [21] This bank's symbol is WFC & I hear its wagon is a-comin' down the street Wells Fargo Meredith	$200 [26] Fredric J. Baur designed the tube-shaped container for these potato chips & in 2008 his ashes were buried in one Pringles Todd	$200 [16] In 1985, at age 22, Garry Kasparov became the youngest world champion of this chess Meredith
$400 [7] Hit the water at this country's Lesser Slave Lake, Williston Lake or Wollaston Lake Canada Todd	$400 [2] Callie Khouri won an Oscar for her screenplay of this 1991 film with Geena & Susan on the lam Thelma & Louise Kevin	$400 [12] 1968:"'Hello, Dave' said HAL... 'Have you found the trouble?'" 2001: A Space Odyssey Kevin	$400 [22] Thanksgiving wouldn't be the same without M, for this Macy's	$400 [27] Frank Galluccio slashed this notorious man on the cheek in a brawl, hence the nickname "Scarface" Al Capone Todd	$400 [17] After boarding school, Jane Eyre takes on this title at Thornfield Hall governess Kevin
DD $500 [10] It was the last country to officially join the G-8, doing so in 1997 Russia Meredith	$600 [3] Richard Dreyfuss & Ron Howard are 1962 high school grads cruising around town in this 1973 film American Graffiti Todd	$600 [13] 1961:"Major Major never sees anyone in his office while he's in his office" Catch-22 Meredith	$600 [23] This cereal company, K? It's grrreat! Kellogg's Meredith	$600 [28] Sisters Patty Smith Hill & Mildred J. Hill co-wrote "Good Morning To You", which became the melody for this song "Happy Birthday To You" Meredith	$600 [18] Superstitious sailors have long believed that killing this large seabird brings bad luck an albatross Todd
$600 [8] Its 4 major islands form a curve that extends for about 1,500 miles Japan Kevin	$800 [4] The "Legend of the Deep" in this 2007 film is a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish myth The Water Horse Todd Meredith	$800 [14] 1982:"Then I hear my name. Shug saying Celie. Miss Celie" The Color Purple Todd	$800 [24] ETH is this furniture company that shockingly moved from Vermont to Connecticut in 1973 Ethan Allen Todd	$800 [29] Astronomer Fred Hoyle coined the name of this theory, though he meant it derisively the Big Bang Todd	$800 [19] Bahia & fescue are types of this grass Meredith
$800 [9] In 1990 this country named a new capital city Germany Meredith	$1,000 [5] This actor played movie character Tom Baxter, who steps out of the film "The Purple Rose of Cairo" Jeff Daniels Todd	$1,000 [15] 1902:"He said he would shoot me unless I gave him the ivory and cleared out of the country" Heart of Darkness	$1,000 [25] With the symbol HAL, it constructs oil wells, among other things... Halliburton Todd	$1,000 [30] British lexicographer James Murray was the first editor of this reference work the Oxford English Dictionary Kevin	$1,000 [20] One of these painful tooth infections definitely does not make the heart grow fonder an abscess Kevin

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE "G"-8	CATS & DOGS	WHATCHA EATIN'?	GEOLOGY	THEY BLEW US OUT OF THE WATER	SORRY, SPORTS FANS
$400 [20] It's a list of defined terms in a special subject at the end of a book glossary Todd	$400 [1] Named for a place in County Wicklow, the Glen of Imaal terrieris one of the most lovable breeds from this country Ireland Kevin	$400 [10] A bagel with "schmear"--this dairy product developed in 1872 cream cheese Todd	$400 [4] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows off a space rock sitting next to a picture of a city-sized crater at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Museum.) The first crater on Earth identified as being made by this was made by a 60,000-ton one; here's a 300-pound chip of it a meteor Todd	$400 [13] Marcus Agrippa's triremes proved too much for this couple's naval forces at Actium in 31 B.C. Antony & Cleopatra Kevin	$400 [12] Los Angeles NFL Kevin
$800 [21] 2008 job title for Ted Strickland, Tim Pawlenty & Bill Richardson governor Meredith	$800 [2] I'll drink to this terrier that has a vodka & Kahlua cocktail in its name Black Russian Todd	$800 [19] This dish, steak dipped in batter before cooking; it doesn't contain the poultry that's in its name chicken-fried steak Todd	$800 [5] This continent has turned almost 360 degrees over the past 200 million years & in 50 mil. years more will hit Asia Australia Meredith	$800 [14] In 413 B.C. a Corinth/Syracuse fleet defeated this city's navy, & so left all the Greeks vulnerable Athens Todd	$800 [15] Houston NHL
$1,200 [22] A rooster of a fighting breed, like the University of South Carolina's mascot a gamecock Todd	$1,200 [3] ALilac Point Burmesehas lilac markings, while the Siamese, called this point, is named for a tasty shade of brown chocolate Todd	$1,200 [25] A handful of Lamberts, a heart-shaped red variety of this pitted fruit cherries	$1,600 [9] Rocks exposed to the atmosphere go through this process, something you might do to "the storm" weathering Meredith	$1,200 [28] At the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, a European alliance crushed this empire's navy under Ali Pasha the Ottoman Empire Meredith	$1,600 [17] Cleveland NHL
$1,600 [23] This is necrosis of soft tissue caused by obstructed circulation gangrene Meredith	$1,600 [6] A blue-black-tongued dog, or the food it eats a chow Meredith	$1,600 [26] Crottin de Chavignol, one of these French-named cheeses made with goat's milk chèvre Meredith	DD $2,000 [8] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew holds a sample at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Museum.) Like the stuff that makes the Statue of Libertygreen, the mineralmalachiteis a carbonate of this metal copper Todd	$1,600 [29] In the Battle of Lissa in 1866, it was the Austrians vs. the Italians in the largest ever battle of these metallic rammers ironclads	$2,000 [18] Tampa Bay NBA Kevin
$2,000 [24] This adjective means "pertaining to the throat"; it can describe a type of cry guttural Meredith	$2,000 [7] Thisbreed loves to be pampered, perhaps because it was once an imperial Chinese pet a shih tzu Todd	$2,000 [27] This Middle Eastern dish served in a pita, made with fava beans instead of the usual chickpeas falafel Meredith	$2,000 [11] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew points to an Atlantic Ocean ridge on a giant globe at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Museum.) Though basically a 10,000-mile mountain chain, what's called the Mid-Atlantic this is usually only visible when it peaks out at islands like the Azores the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Todd	$2,000 [30] Admiral Horatio Nelson ensured his heroic status by defeating Napoleon's navy in the 1798 Battle of this river the Nile Kevin	DD $3,000 [16] St. Louis the NBA Todd

Final Jeopardy!

MUSICALS

Profession of the title character of "Little Johnny Jones", featuring the song "The Yankee Doodle Boy"

jockey

Kevin "What is drummer boy?" — wagered $8,000

Meredith "What is drummer boy?" — wagered $10,000

Todd "What ispaperproducer?" — wagered $14,601

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