Show #5556 2008-11-03 (taped 2008-09-24) Regular

Carl Brandt game 5.

Contestants

Catherine Muldoon — a graduate student from Somerville, Massachusetts

David Skaar — a research scientist from Raleigh, North Carolina

Carl Brandt — an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (whose 4-day cash winnings total $70,799)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Carl	$2,000	$7,000	$12,600	$25,200 2nd place: $2,000	$10,800 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
David	$3,000	$6,400	$27,400	$28,000 New champion: $28,000	$21,600 23 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Catherine	$2,600	$5,400	$11,400	$12,700 3rd place: $1,000	$11,400 14 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE "7"-YEAR ITCH	DANCE TO THE MUSIC	MACBETH'S WITCHES ON FOOD NETWORK	THE UNFRIENDLY SKIES	FACTS & FIGURES	LETTER-HEADS
$200 [1] In this year the world said goodbye to Princess Diana & Mother Teresa 1997 David	$200 [20] This band led by brothers Eddie & Alex hit with "Dancing In The Street" & "Dance The Night Away" Van Halen Carl	$200 [12] Use a whole toad but only the toe of this similar creature--you want that subtle flavor a frog Carl David	$200 [26] The Guardian reported in 2008 that this London airport's new Terminal 5 was losing 900 bags a day Heathrow Catherine	$200 [2] This country, reunited in 1990, is one of Europe's most obese nations because of sausage & beer intake Germany David	$200 [7] In a car, you missed your street--now this is the maneuver you'll make to head in the opposite direction a U-turn Carl
$400 [15] Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic in this year 1927 Carl	$400 [22] Courteney Cox & this guy were "Dancing In The Dark" in his 1984 music video, directed by Brian De Palma Bruce Springsteen Catherine	$400 [13] Remember that kids' game "got your" this? Well, we've got a Turk's, & in it goes a nose David	$400 [27] After customers were stranded by delays, Jet Blue issued one of these, like a certain 10 amendments a bill of rights David	$400 [3] Truck drivers are 50% more likely to die of heart disease; exhaust from this type of fuel appears to be the culprit diesel David	$400 [8] 22nd-letter style of sweater a V-neck Carl
$600 [16] The Russian Revolution began in this year, comrade 1917 Carl	$600 [23] That hair! That sneer! Man, it was the early '80s when this Brit was "Dancing With Myself" (Billy) Idol Carl	$600 [14] You'll get a nice crunch with scale of dragon & this sharp item from a wolf a tooth Carl	$600 [28] Brussels Airlines retooled after superstitious fliers complained of this number of dots in the logo 13 Catherine	$600 [4] In 2007, 12.1% of U.S. wage & salary workers were members of these, down from 20% in 1983 unions David	$600 [9] This term for an FBI agent dates back to before the 1920s a G-man Carl
$1,000 [18] The fiery crash of the Hindenburg in this year ended the Zeppelin era 1937 David	$800 [24] In 1984 they hit the Top 20 when they took us back to their "Dance Hall Days"; everybody, this band tonight Wang Chung Catherine	$800 [19] Root of this, the plant that killed Socrates; not hard to find at a good organic produce store hemlock Catherine	$800 [29] West Jet punk'd fliers on April Fools' Day with a $12 offer for "sleeper cabins", actually these the overhead bins	$800 [5] There are currently over 900,000 of these & the avg. American uses under 14,000; Shakespeare used 24,000 words Catherine	$800 [10] Originally made to accompany the main feature on a double bill, today it's any quickly made low-budget film a B movie Catherine
DD $2,600 [17] Federal troops enforced integration at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in this year 1957 Carl	$1,000 [25] "We can dance if we want to"--it's the 1983 hit by Men Without Hats (& don't jump in too fast with "Pop Goes The World") "The Safety Dance" David	$1,000 [21] Cool it with the blood of this large, colorful African monkey, & you're done--who wants to taste? a baboon David	$1,000 [30] American Airlines made waves in 2008 when it stated it was charging $15 for the first of these checked baggage Carl	$1,000 [6] The lowest prime number that's 2 consecutive digits, it's also the number of the psalm "The Lord Is My Shepherd" 23 Catherine	$1,000 [11] Leo Gerstenzang created this product in the 1920s after observing his wife applying cotton to toothpicks the Q-tip David

Double Jeopardy! Round

LIFE SCIENCE	J.W.s	LODGE-PODGE	YOU, THE VOTER	LOST & ROUND	THE "THE"
$400 [2] Botanically, it's the part of the flowering plant that holds the seeds, so it includes acorns the nut (or the fruit) Carl	$400 [17] In 2004 this Hollywood legend was honored on the stamp seen here John Wayne Catherine	$400 [12] In books by Kay Thompson, Eloise lives at this New York hotel the Plaza Catherine	$400 [1] The Supreme Court said of this 1965 law, "Millions of non-white Americans will now be able to participate..." the Voting Rights Act David Catherine	$400 [7] A work by Jim Carroll:"The ____ Diaries" Basketball Carl	$400 [22] Another name for a cinema a theater Carl
$800 [3] In HIV these genetic changes that alter the organism happen so fast, a single AIDS drug is unworkable mutations Carl	$800 [18] After presiding over the original "People's Court", he took the bench on "Animal Court" Judge (Joe) Wapner Catherine	$800 [13] Red roofs weren't inn for this restaurateur & hotelier; orange roofs were Howard Johnson Catherine	$800 [27] According to the 2008 World Almanac, more than half of all Hispanic registered voters live in these 2 states California & Texas Carl	$800 [8] Founder of the Unification Church:____ Myung _____(2 responses, please) Sun & Moon David	$800 [23] A self-help book by Dr. Mark Hillman is titled this person "is Making Me Nuts!" My Therapist Carl David
$1,200 [4] In the Batesian type of this, aka imitation, an organism evolves to look like a more noxious one so it's left alone mimicry David	$1,200 [19] In 1976 he won Elizabeth Taylor's vote & her hand Senator John Warner	$1,200 [14] A dinner roll is named this "House", for a Boston hotel Parker David	$1,200 [28] 9-letter term for a registered member of 1 party who votes in the other party's primary crossover David	$1,200 [9] An offering at Taco Bell:Mexican ____ pizza David	$1,200 [24] This book will help you avoid overusing the word "important" & substitute "salient" or "momentous" a thesaurus David
$2,000 [6] This 5-letter word for a virus that infects a bacterial cell is sometimes prefixed by "bacterio" a phage David	$1,600 [20] Later an actor, he won 3 swimming Olympic gold medals in Paris in 1924 Johnny Weissmuller Catherine	$1,600 [15] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the Hotel Monasterio in Cuzco, Peru.) Cuzco's Hotel Monasterio, once a 16th century monastery, features in its chapel this styleof art, also seen in European churches Baroque Catherine	$1,600 [29] Rhyming term for the law that lets you register to cast ballots in an election when getting a driver's license motor voter Carl	$2,000 [11] A tangy piece from Prokofiev:"The Love For Three ____" Oranges David	$1,600 [25] 7-letter word for a formula in mathematics deduced from other propositions theorem Catherine
DD $4,000 [5] Transporting this protein is the main job of your body's erythrocytes hemoglobin David	$2,000 [21] He was the sax-playing leader of R&B's All Stars Junior Walker	$2,000 [16] He got his first experience in the hotel business with his dad's boarding house in tiny San Antonio, N.M. (not Paris) Conrad Hilton David	$2,000 [30] A term for loyal party voters comes from the saying "I'd vote for" this colorful canine "if he was a Democrat" a yellow dog David	DD $5,000 [10] Richard & Cuthbert Burbage's 1599 ediface:The ____ Theatre Globe David	$2,000 [26] In the Bible, St. Paul wrote 2 letters to them Thessalonians Carl

Final Jeopardy!

PULITZER-WINNING NOVELS

From this book's penultimate paragraph: "There had never been a man she couldn't get, once she set her mind upon him"

Gone with the Wind

Catherine "What is Gone with the Wind" — wagered $1,300

Carl "What is Gone w/ the Wind?" — wagered $12,600

David "What is Gone with the Wind" — wagered $600

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