Show #5555 2008-10-31 (taped 2008-09-23) Regular

Carl Brandt game 4.Regular-play game in which DJ!-eliminated contestant returns for credits chat.

Contestants

Edith Kealy — a research scientist from Kew Gardens, New York

Anders Reynolds — a legislative assistant originally from Little Rock, Arkansas

Carl Brandt — an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (whose 3-day cash winnings total $40,799)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Carl	$4,200	$9,000	$29,000	$30,000 4-day champion: $70,799	$28,200 37 R (including 3 DDs), 4 W
Anders	$1,200	$400	$0	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$0 3 R, 4 W
Edith	$600	$2,200	$2,200	$4,300 2nd place: $2,000	$2,200 10 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS COUNTS	QUESTS	DAYS OF CREATION	HAVE A TREAT	MORSE CODE	JUST SAY "NO"
$200 [1] This literary count was based in part on a Romanian prince named Vlad the Impaler Count Dracula Carl	$200 [6] In the King Arthur legends, Sir Galahad quested for this sacred vessel the Holy Grail Edith	$200 [11] On the sixth day God created beasts, cattle, creeping things & this creature with dominion over them man Edith	$200 [16] Yum! The Chip Shop in Brooklyn is famous for deep-frying these creme-filled Hostess cakes Twinkies Carl	$200 [26] Dot-dash is "A"; a dot then a dash is these 2 letters, also a Spielberg movie title "E-T" Carl	$200 [21] The Bedouin & Tuareg are these types of itinerant tribes nomadic tribes Carl
$400 [2] Gandhi was deeply influenced by this count who wrote "War and Peace" (Leo) Tolstoy Carl	$400 [7] In the first Harry Potter novel, Harry & his friends try to get to this title object the Sorcerer's Stone Edith	$400 [12] The Bible specifies that on the fifth day God created this "great" mammal the whale	$400 [17] Let's have some of this company's "Kissables"--Kisses coated with colorful candy shells Hershey's Carl	$400 [27] 5 dashes means nothing--more precisely, this numeral 0 Carl	$400 [22] An urban myth said this Chevy sold poorly in Spanish-speaking nations, where its name meant "doesn't go" the Nova Carl
$600 [3] "Jumpin' At The Woodside" & "Lester Leaps In" were hits for this man's orchestra Count Basie Carl	$600 [8] In a 1930 Sam Spade novel, everyone's on the hunt for this object that once belonged to the Knight's Templar the Maltese Falcon Edith	$600 [13] On the third day, God created grass, herbs & this, "whose seed is in itself" fruit Carl Anders	$600 [18] Topped with whipped cream, a tall Honey Frappuccino Blended Creme from this company has 330 calories Starbucks Edith	$600 [28] The famous message sent in Morse code May 24, 1844; we guess it started dot-dash-dash "What hath God wrought" Carl	$600 [23] Born in Osaka, Japan in 1968, this major leaguer pitched 2 no-hitters & had 200 strikeouts 4 times Hideo Nomo Carl
$1,000 [5] Known to history as a marquis, this French author of licentious prose became a count on his father's death in 1767 (Marquis) de Sade Carl	$800 [9] In Greek myth Pelias promised to surrender the throne to Jason if he could retrieve this priceless pelt the Golden Fleece Anders	$800 [14] On the fourth day God created the greater & lesser lights to rule over these 2 things day & night Carl Edith	$800 [19] Blue Moon ice cream, a Midwest favorite, tastes like this breakfast cereal touted by a toucan Froot Loops Carl	$800 [29] This precursor to the CIA would be dash-dash-dash dot-dot-dot dot-dot-dot the OSS Carl Anders	$800 [24] This Finnish co. started by making paper--the original communications technology; mobile phones came in the 1960s Nokia Carl
DD $1,200 [4] This count retired from the Prussian army in 1891 to build the motor-driven airships that bore his name (Count von) Zeppelin Carl	$1,000 [10] Beowulf sailed to Denmark on a quest to kill this monster Grendel Carl	$1,000 [15] On the second day, God created this, which he called Heaven, from the Latin for "to strengthen" the firmament Anders	$1,000 [20] For a great hot fudge sundae, hotfoot it over to the soda fountain in this city's Ghirardelli Square San Francisco Edith	$1,000 [30] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an animation on the monitor combining two Morse code letters.) In the 21st century, international Morse code fought its slide into obsolescence with its first new character in decades--it combined A & C to symbolize this sign @	$1,000 [25] This term for a small bouquet of flowers implies a nice smell a nosegay Carl

Double Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS RECOUNTS	REQUESTS	DAYS OF RECREATION	HAVE A RETREAT	REMORSE CODE	JUST SAY RENO
$400 [11] In 2006 this country was embroiled in intrigue as Lopez Obrador & Calderon sweated a recount Mexico Edith	$400 [12] I'm hitting the road, Mr. DJ, so please put on this title track of Springsteen's 1975 album "Born To Run" Carl	$400 [1] This brand's logo is seen here; it started as an off-season hockey training tool Rollerblade Carl	$400 [6] Winter forced Napoleon & his army into a devastating retreat from this country in late 1812 Russia Carl	$400 [21] These? "I've had a few", sings Sinatra in "My Way" regrets Edith	$400 [26] Reno's rep as a capital of this began in 1906 when Laura Corey got one from Penn. steel magnate husband William a divorce Carl
$800 [13] In 2008 this leader of Zimbabwe defied a brokered summit in Lusaka & called for an election recount Robert Mugabe Carl	$800 [17] "Who You Are" by this Eddie Vedder band would really help me get my head straight Pearl Jam Carl	$800 [2] Binoculars & a checklist from the American Ornithologists' Union get you started in this activity birdwatching Carl	$800 [7] Rather than surrender this ironclad, retreating Confederate forces destroyed her in May of 1862 the Merrimack Carl Edith	$800 [22] 6-letter type of forgiveness one customarily "begs" from you pardon Carl	$800 [27] The arch across Virginia Street proclaims Reno as "The Biggest" this "Little City in the World" Carl Anders
$1,200 [14] The gubernatorial contest for this state in 1958 was challenged--Bernard Leddy of Burlington asked for a recount Vermont Carl	$1,200 [18] My ringtone of this trio's "Bootylicious" just leaves me dying to hear the whole song Destiny's Child	$1,200 [3] (Jon of the Clue Crew moves some mah-jongg tiles on top of some others.) To start playing mah-jongg, the player who is the East Wind rolls the dice to determine who has the honor ofopening this aptly named structure the wall	DD $1,400 [8] Following the fall of France in this year, the Royal Navy evacuated over 300,000 troops from Dunkirk 1940 Carl	$1,200 [23] This synonym for remorseful adds 3 letters to "trite" & comes from the same Latin word contrite Carl	$1,200 [28] In this 1956 hit Johnny Cash sang, "I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die" "Folsom Prison Blues" Edith
$1,600 [15] After recounts she said in 2000, "I... declare Gov. George W. Bush the winner of Florida's 25 electoral votes" (Katherine) Harris Carl	$1,600 [19] This U.S. Top 10 hit by Spandau Ballet will take me right back to slow dancing in '83 "True" Edith	$1,600 [4] For this sport, whose name is from a German word for "nose", don't forget your mask, fins & breathing tube snorkel (or snorkeling) Anders Edith	$1,600 [9] In WWI, the German battle cruisers Goeben & Breslau retreated the length of the Mediterranean to this Turkish port Istanbul (Constantinople) Carl	DD $1,800 [24] This word for a speech of remorse or a defense of one's actions is from the Greek for "away" & "speech" an apology Carl	$1,600 [29] U. of Nevada-Reno has the USA's only advanced degree program in the study of this ethnic group of northern Spain the Basques Carl
$2,000 [16] In 2005 Christine Gregoire became governor after machine & manual recounts in this state Washington State Carl	$2,000 [20] Shelby Lynne's version of "I Only Want To Be With You" is fine, but I'd like to hear this singer's original Dusty Springfield	$2,000 [5] The pro seenhereis engaging in this activity--a hybrid of waterskiing & snowboarding wakeboarding Carl Anders Edith	$2,000 [10] His brave retreat across Italy after his volunteers were kicked out of Rome in 1849 made him a hero Garibaldi Carl	$2,000 [25] "...came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness ...and saying," do this: "for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" repent Carl	$2,000 [30] Reno was founded in 1868 during the construction of this railroad that was moving east to link up with the Union Pacific the Central Pacific

Final Jeopardy!

MOVIE MAKERS & REMAKERS

Howard Hawks directed this film with Paul Muni as Tony Camonte; Brian De Palma remade it

Scarface

Edith "What is Scarface?" — wagered $2,100

Carl "What is Scarface?" — wagered $1,000

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