Show #5553 2008-10-29 (taped 2008-09-23) Regular

Carl Brandt game 2.

Contestants

Tristan Snell — a patent litigator from Boston, Massachusetts

Pat Thornton — a bookseller from Huntington, West Virginia

Carl Brandt — an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $4,399)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Carl	$5,800	$10,400	$17,600	$24,401 2-day champion: $28,800	$19,000 30 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 2 DDs)
Pat	$1,000	$1,000	$3,400	$6,400 3rd place: $1,000	$3,400 6 R, 3 W
Tristan	$1,800	$3,800	$12,200	$24,400 2nd place: $2,000	$12,200 15 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

20th CENTURY CHINA	AND ON GUITAR...	FACE TIME	LETTERS & NUMBERS	CROPS	ROBBERS
$200 [1] The founding of this party on July 1, 1921 opened a pivotal period in Chinese politics & history the Communist Party Tristan	$200 [2] Brian Jones, Keith Richards The Rolling Stones Carl	$200 [16] Thisauthor's own age of innocence is seen here Edith Wharton Carl	$200 [21] This fussy protocol droid was re-assembled by young Anakin Skywalker from his scraps on Tatooine C-3PO Carl	$200 [26] An 1855 book was called this cash crop "is King; or, the Economical Relations of Slavery" Cotton Tristan	$200 [11] A noble who stole from those passing through his lands, or a U.S. capitalist who became rich unethically a robber baron Carl
$400 [3] On April 24, 1970 China launched its first of these, an important achievement for Chinese science a satellite Carl	$400 [5] Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia The Grateful Dead Tristan	$400 [17] He's the reluctant Union general seen here--check out those sweet whiskers Burnside Carl Pat	$400 [22] Also a key on your PC, it represents the most destructive tornado class recorded F5 Pat	$400 [27] Washington State leads the U.S. in the production of pears &, of course, this fruit (Jonagolds are big) an apple Carl	$400 [12] Skip to this baseball player who, from 1966 to 1974, led the NL in stolen bases in every season but one Lou Brock
$600 [4] In 1976 the downfall of the Gang of Four & the end of this revolution marked a new stage for China the Cultural Revolution Tristan	$600 [6] Pete Townshend The Who Tristan	$600 [18] "Mine eyes have seen the glory" of this woman, & now yours have, too (Julia Ward) Howe Carl	DD $400 [23] In May of 2002 explorer Robert Ballard discovered the wreckage of this boat in the Solomon Islands PT-109 Carl	$600 [28] Georgia produces 45% of the nation's supply of this legume peanut Carl	$600 [13] A relative of the hermit, the coconut type of this crustacean is also called a robber a crab Carl
$800 [8] The return of these 2 territories to China in 1997 & 1999 put an end to centuries of humiliation Hong Kong & Macao Carl	$800 [7] The Edge U2 Carl	$800 [19] Despite flimsy evidence against them, these two Italian immigrants were convicted of murder & executed in 1927 Sacco & Vanzetti Tristan	$800 [24] In 1953 the Rocket Chemical Company developed this, first used to protect the Atlas missile from rust & corrosion WD-40 Carl	$800 [29] This perennial forage crop is also known as lucerne; you may have its sprouts on a sandwich alfalfa Carl	$800 [14] In the novel "Les Miserables", Jean Valjean spends 19 years in prison after stealing this a loaf of bread Carl
$1,000 [9] The democratic revolution led by this man led to the 1911 fall of the Qing dynasty & the end of Chinese feudalism Sun Yat-sen Carl	$1,000 [10] Izzy Stradlin, Slash Guns N' Roses Carl	$1,000 [20] Thus spake this German philosopher who was human, all too human Friedrich Nietzsche Carl	$1,000 [25] This video gamers' TV network calls itself "TV that's plugged in" G4	$1,000 [30] To the Chinese, the 5 sacred grains are rice, wheat, barley, millet & this bean soy Tristan	$1,000 [15] Members of this Kansas gang tried one raid too many; Emmett lived & was sentenced to prison the Daltons Pat

Double Jeopardy! Round

NEWBERY MEDAL WINNERS	FROM STAGE TO SCREEN	GEOLOGIC TIME	THE MAINE THING	WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?	3-LETTER WORDS
$400 [14] 1923:Lofting's lofty "Voyages of" this talkative physician Doctor Dolittle Tristan	$400 [1] Johnny Depp gave a bloody good performance as this little shaver whom Len Cariou had played on Broadway Sweeney Todd Pat	$400 [9] During the Tertiary Period, India plowed into Eurasia & this highest mountain range was formed the Himalayas Tristan	$400 [4] In 1797 it was incorporated as the town of Harrington; it became the capital in 1831 Augusta Tristan	$400 [21] The sockeye type of this fish with saffron sauce salmon Carl	DD $200 [30] Of the chemical elements, it has the shortest name tin Carl
$800 [15] 1940:Daugherty's tale of this 18th century frontiersman Daniel Boone Carl	$800 [2] The Dreamettes are the "supreme"ly talented trio in this musical that sashayed from stage to screen Dreamgirls Carl	$800 [10] The Triassic saw the first of this lactating type of animal, evolving from creatures called synapsids mammals Carl	$800 [5] Notable spots in this coastal town are the seashore trolley museum & George H.W. Bush's summer home Kennebunkport Carl	$800 [22] How about this Mexican dish whose name means toasted? We'll top it with guacamole tostada Carl	$400 [29] It means "a male swan"; it's also what you eat corn on a cob Carl
$1,200 [16] 1961:O'Dell's "Island of" these colorful creatures the Blue Dolphins Tristan	$1,200 [3] This big bouffant Broadway show became a 2007 film starring a big bouffant John Travolta Hairspray Tristan	DD $1,000 [12] The 1st claw of the Utahraptor was thought to be a rib--they grew 'em big in this period, from Latin for "chalk" the Cretaceous Carl	$1,200 [6] This seaport on Casco Bay is the seat of Cumberland County Portland Tristan	$1,200 [23] This tasty sausage with an internal organ in its name; it's served on a plate or spread onto sandwiches liverwurst Carl	$800 [28] In some dictionaries, "cheerful" is now a secondary definition of this gay Carl
$1,600 [17] 1944:Esther Forbes' patriotic story of this young member of the Sons of Liberty Johnny Tremain Pat	$1,600 [19] We have "evidence" that Anthony Hopkins played Gwyneth Paltrow's dad in this film of a Pulitzer prize-winning play Proof Carl	$1,200 [11] It's why you couldn't have lived in most of the present-day U.S. during Ordovician times it was submerged (or underwater) Carl	$1,600 [7] This city's name came from the title of a hymn--how does that strike you? Bangor	$1,600 [24] Turkey & these, the first Canadian-bred potatoes marketed by name; their skin & flesh are buttery yellow Yukon Gold Tristan	$1,200 [26] St. Paul wrote, "by one man" this "entered into the world",--that'd be yours, Adam sin Carl Pat
$2,000 [18] 1970:This William Armstrong doggie tale of the Deep South Sounder Carl	$2,000 [20] Michael Douglas won an Oscar for producing a film based on this play that his dad Kirk had starred in on Broadway One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Pat	$2,000 [13] The supercontinent called this land was the southern part of the Paleozoic landmass Pangaea Gondwanaland Pat	$2,000 [8] L.L. Bean's company headquarters are in this city, just down the road from the original store Freeport Tristan	$2,000 [25] This specialty from Philly, sorta like a calzone but rolled instead of folded stromboli Carl	$1,600 [27] (Kelly of the Clue crew stands with a geisha at a geisha house in Kyoto, Japan.) Maiko, or apprentice geisha, traditionally use darari, 1 of over 300 ways to tie thesashcalled this around a kimono an obi Pat

Final Jeopardy!

2008

Though not elected to the position, a man from this state became the 1st blind governor & the 4th black governor in the U.S.

New York

Pat "What is New York?" — wagered $3,000

Tristan "What is New York?" — wagered $12,200

Carl "What is New York" — wagered $6,801

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