Show #5546 2008-10-20 (taped 2008-08-27) Regular

Contestants

Ryan Thrasher — a musician from East Lansing, Michigan

Lynn Olson — an association vice president from Silver Spring, Maryland

Meredith Robbins — a library media specialist from New York, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $28,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Meredith	$2,000	$7,800	$22,200	$20,000 4-day champion: $48,700	$22,200 30 R, 2 W
Lynn	$0	$200	$4,500	$2,399 3rd place: $1,000	$6,200 8 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Ryan	$600	$-1,000	$3,300	$6,600 2nd place: $2,000	$4,000 13 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

OLD HOLLYWOOD	THE GOOD BOOK	A MEATY CATEGORY	EYE, CAPTAIN	COUNTRIES BY NEWSPAPERS	JEOPARDY! DITLOIDS
$200 [2] In this blockbuster disaster film, 87-year-old Gloria Stuart played Rose as an old woman Titanic Meredith	$200 [12] He said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other" Solomon Meredith	$200 [1] When used in stew or to make jerky, deer meat popularly goes by this name venison Lynn	$200 [22] (Jon of the Clue Crew shows an anatomical diagram on the monitor.) When Lasik eye surgery is performed, a flap is made in the eye, folded back, & then the stroma, or middle section, of this eye part isreshapedusing lasers the cornea Meredith Lynn	$200 [7] Diario de los Andes, The Buenos Aires Herald Argentina Ryan	$200 [26] The farmer's spouse de-tails them:3 B M three blind mice Meredith
$400 [3] His co-stars have ranged from Judy Garland (in several films) to Ben Stiller (in "Night at the Museum") Mickey Rooney Meredith	$400 [17] The Book of Lamentations is a series of 5 acrostic psalms bemoaning the fall of this city Jerusalem Ryan	$400 [13] Cheap versions of mortadella, a type of this, may contain tripe, pig's head or donkey meat sausage Meredith	$400 [23] If any part of an eye's retina is pulled or lifted, it's described as this detached Meredith	$400 [8] The Newham Recorder, The Luton News England Meredith	$400 [27] Hop-happy song:99 B O B O T W "99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall" Lynn
$600 [4] At 83 this widow of Ossie Davis received an Oscar nomination for "American Gangster" Ruby Dee Lynn	$600 [18] This prophet interpreted Nebuchadnezzar's dream for him Daniel	$600 [14] Prince Charles has campaigned for a revival of this meat from an older sheep mutton Meredith	$600 [24] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an anatomical diagram on the monitor.) This term for acloudingof the lens of the eye is also used for a rush of water over a cliff a cataract Meredith	$600 [9] The Wiener Zeitung, The Osterreich Journal Austria Ryan	$600 [28] Includes an ancient temple:T 7 W O T W the 7 Wonders of the World Meredith
$800 [5] In movies since 1943, heendured to be part of the "Spider-Man" series Cliff Robertson	$800 [19] Eve said that God provided this son as a replacement for Abel "whom Cain slew" Seth Ryan	$800 [15] Don't be fooled by their name--these menu items are really the glands of a calf cooked & eaten as a delicacy sweetbreads Meredith	$800 [25] What's so funny? Maybe the clear substance called the "vitreous" this that occupies about 80% of the eyeball humor Meredith	$800 [10] Al Bayane, La Gazette du Maroc Morocco Lynn Ryan	$800 [29] A famous British address:N 10 D S Number 10 Downing Street Ryan
$1,000 [6] Van Heflin died aged 60 in 1971; this Van from "The Caine Mutiny" turned 90 in 2006 Van Johnson Lynn	DD $1,000 [20] In Egypt this young Hebrew slave was owned by Potiphar, captain of the royal guards Joseph Ryan	$1,000 [16] Vitello alla Genovese is scallops of this meat with artichoke hearts & white wine veal Meredith Ryan	$1,000 [21] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an anatomical diagram on the monitor.) This irregularity in the eye's surfacebendsthe ray of light so that it can't be brought to a single focus, resulting in blurring astigmatism Meredith	$1,000 [11] Jyllands-Posten, Dagbladet Denmark Meredith Lynn Ryan	$1,000 [30] Tale that recounts a "Fogg"y journey:A T W I 80 D Around the World in 80 Days Meredith

Double Jeopardy! Round

NEW HOLLYWOOD	THEIR ONLY TOP 10 POP HIT	NAME THAT CENTURY	ROOMY BOOKS	DEAR JOHN	WORDS THAT SOUND ODD WITHOUT PREFIXES
$400 [11] At this famed intersection, the Brown Derby was succeeded by hip-hop hot spots like Basque Hollywood & Vine Ryan	$400 [21] "Me And Bobby McGee"(1971) Janis Joplin Ryan	$400 [1] The Mayflower first drops anchor off the coast of Massachusetts the 17th century Meredith	DD $300 [6] In an essay, she hoped that future women would have an income of 500 pounds a year "and rooms of our own" Virginia Woolf Lynn	$400 [16] In April 2005 CNN reported that this man's funeral drew upwards of 2 million mourners Pope John Paul II Lynn Ryan	$400 [26] "Ante-" this refers to the period before the Civil War; in Latin, this means war! bellum Ryan
$800 [12] This sidewalk panoply stayed current by honoring Jamie Foxx & Matt Damon in 2007 the Walk of Fame Meredith	$800 [22] "Whole Lotta Love"(1969) Led Zeppelin Ryan	$800 [7] Artists Nathaniel Currier & James Ives team up & take the world by snow storm the 19th century Meredith	$400 [2] In 1908 he gave us "A Room with a View" E.M. Forster Meredith Lynn	$800 [17] The Utah Jazz have retired his No. 12 jersey John Stockton	$800 [27] Though "dis-" this often precedes "postal worker", sans "dis", it means satisfied gruntled Ryan
$1,200 [13] Say cheese! This theater has hosted the Academy Awards since 2001 the Kodak Theatre Meredith	$1,200 [23] "Something To Talk About"(1991) Bonnie Raitt Meredith	$1,200 [8] The French go on a chopping spree & send Louis XVI to the guillotine the 18th century Meredith	$800 [3] This author of "Three-Ten to Yuma" & "Get Shorty" also wrote "Up in Honey's Room" Elmore Leonard Meredith	DD $1,500 [18] In 1980 Carter passed up a debate, so Reagan debated this third candidate instead John Anderson Ryan	$1,200 [28] "Sub-" this means underground; drop the "sub-" & it means of or relating to the earth terranean Meredith
$1,600 [14] The new nightspot Teddy's made this "presidential" Hollywood hotel a happening place the Roosevelt Hotel Lynn	$1,600 [24] "Walking On Sunshine"(1985) Katrina and the Waves Meredith	$1,600 [9] Muhammad conquers Mecca & founds Islam the 7th century Lynn	$1,200 [4] Truman Capote's first novel was a Southern Gothic tale called "Other" these, "Other Rooms" Voices Meredith	$1,600 [19] An Ohio city is named for this explorer who was the first Republican to run for president John C. Frémont Ryan	$1,600 [29] "Un-" this 5-letter word describes crude behavior in high society; without "un-", it means showing sophistication couth Meredith
$2,000 [15] "Jimmy Kimmel Live" tapes here--not a dome in Yosemite but an entertainment center in Hollywood the El Capitan Theatre Meredith	$2,000 [25] "Linger"(1993) The Cranberries Meredith	$2,000 [10] Bringing the Byzantine Empire to an end, the Ottoman Turks capture Constantinople the 15th century Ryan	$1,600 [5] He followed "Go Tell it on the Mountain" with "Giovanni's Room" James Baldwin Lynn	$2,000 [20] In a 1981 film Warren Beatty played this newspaperman who covered the Russian Revolution John Reed	$2,000 [30] The "Re-" that can precede this word seems redundant; when you want to fill up or furnish, "P" is for this 7-letter word plenish Meredith

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. GEOGRAPHY

Of the non-state U.S. territories, areas & districts, the only one that is larger in area than the smallest state

Puerto Rico

Ryan "What is Puerto Rico? Hi Gwen!" — wagered $3,300

Lynn "What is Guam?" — wagered $2,101

Meredith "What is Guam?" — wagered $2,200

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