Show #4758 2005-04-20 (taped 2005-03-23) Tournament of Champions

2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 2, game 6.

Contestants

Brian Moore — an astronomer from Houston, Texas

Vinita Kailasanath — a consultant from San Mateo, California

Mark Eckard — an entrepreneur from Bedford, Massachusetts

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mark	$600	$3,800	$11,400	$100 3rd place: $10,000	$12,400 19 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Vinita	$1,200	$1,200	$3,200	$2,873 2nd place: $10,000	$3,200 4 R, 0 W
Brian	$2,800	$5,600	$37,600	$25,200 Winner: $25,200 + an advance to UToC Round 3	$27,200 30 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

HEALTH & MEDICINE	JOLLY ROGER	CALIFUNIA	WEATHER WORDS & PHRASES	THERE'S NO BUSINESS	LIKE SHOW BUSINESS
$200 [8] Under Jean Chretien, in 2001 this country became the first to legalize marijuana for medical use Canada Brian	$200 [1] He ran an historic 5,280 feet on May 6, 1954, later became a neurologist & was knighted in 1975 Roger Bannister Brian	$200 [2] This movie "Daredevil" is lucky at cards: he won the 2004 California State Poker Championship Ben Affleck Brian	$200 [15] Covering 2% of the Earth's surface, they're disappearing at the rate of several acres a minute rainforests Mark Brian	$200 [21] The power went out on this Houston company when it declared bankruptcy in December 2001 Enron Brian	$200 [26] In the '70s Jon Landau wrote he saw rock & roll's future & its name was this Jersey guy; guess he was right (Bruce) Springsteen Brian
$400 [9] 9-letter term for a body part, like the sinoatrial node, that is a regulator of bodily rhythm a pacemaker Vinita	$400 [5] GM's chairman from 1981 to 1990, he was the Roger in the documentary "Roger & Me" Roger Smith Brian	$400 [3] "Ready. Aim. Scream" is the slogan of this Buena Park theme park's Silver Bullet ride Knott's Berry Farm Mark	$400 [16] Theysound soothing to some wind chimes Brian	$400 [22] This airline's "Friendly Skies" were darkened by its Dec. 2002 bankruptcy United Airlines Mark	$400 [27] 1930's "Anna Christie" was advertised with the line "Garbo" does this talks Mark Brian
$600 [10] "The Hot Zone", a medical thriller, tells the true story of an outbreak of this virus near Washington, D.C. Ebola Mark	$800 [12] The New England university named for this man is seen here Roger Williams Vinita	$600 [4] Huzzah! The Old Globe Theatre in this city's Balboa Park is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2005 San Diego Mark	$600 [18] Onesies are a standard gift at this type of event a baby shower Mark	$600 [23] In Jan. 2002 this undersea fiber optic telecom co. founded by Gary Winnick sank beneath the bankruptcy waves Global Crossing Mark	$600 [28] Opening at No. 1 at the box office in 2004, a prequel to this 1973 horror flick really "turned some heads" The Exorcist Mark
$800 [14] Factor VIII is a protein in the blood that helps it do this clot Mark	DD $1,000 [11] In 1996, he became the founding chairman & CEO of Fox News Roger Ailes Mark	$800 [6] At L.A.'s George C. Page Museum, watch scientists clean & identify specimens plucked from this primeval pool next door the La Brea Tar Pits Brian	$800 [19] In 2001 a S.F. Chronicle writer defended Pres. Bush's vacation by pointing out that W. has this type of job high pressure	$800 [24] $11 billion in alleged fraud might've played a tiny part in this long-distance co.'s July 2002 bankruptcy WorldCom Mark	$800 [29] Imitation gruel & "Non-Toxic Kologne" are endorsed by this "Simpsons" "k"lown Krusty Brian
$1,000 [17] The name of these pain suppressors is short for endogenous morphines endorphins Mark	$1,000 [13] This 6-time Hugo-winning sci-fi writer's last name was near the end of the phone book Roger Zelazny Brian	$1,000 [7] This town in the Santa Ynez valley is "The Danish capital of America", so, yes, you'll find lots of pastry there Solvang	$1,000 [20] To have another city as one's birthplace or residence to hail (from)	$1,000 [25] Conspiracy & fraud led to a June 2002 "reorganization" of this cable co. led by the Rigas family Adelphia Brian	$1,000 [30] In 1992 Rene Echevarria wrote the classic "I, Borg" episode of this Patrick Stewart series Star Trek: The Next Generation Mark

Double Jeopardy! Round

DECORATIVE ARTS	2 ACTORS, SAME ROLE	MEASURE UP	BEND IT LIKE BECKETT	CAPITAL CITIES	"T" TIME
$400 [11] The novel "Moby-Dick" calls this decorative art "skrimshander" scrimshaw Mark	$400 [12] Sally Kellerman &Loretta Swit "Hot Lips" Houlihan Brian	$400 [26] This measure of booze equals .666 jigger or 1 ounce a shot Brian	$400 [21] Born in 1906, Samuel Beckett attended Trinity College in this city Dublin Mark	$400 [6] Not surprisingly, in Korean this city's name means "capital city" Seoul Brian	$400 [1] Your body's metabolism is regulated by hormones from this gland the thyroid Vinita
$800 [13] (Cheryl of the Clue Crew spins a clay pot on a wheel in Greece.) Keramos, a Greek word for "clay", gave us this English word for pottery ceramics Mark	$800 [14] Buddy Ebsen &Jim Varney Jed Clampett Mark	$800 [27] As I understand it, this unit used to measure the depth of water equals 6 feet fathom Mark Brian	$800 [22] Beckett won this big prize in 1969, but declined the trip to Sweden to avoid the public speeches at the ceremony the Nobel Prize in Literature Mark	$800 [7] In 1831 the city of Thang Long changed its name to this, a capital idea by the Vietnamese Hanoi Mark Brian	$800 [2] After meeting the basic requirements for scout, a Boy Scout achieves this rank Tenderfoot Mark
$1,200 [18] This ornamental covering on the back of an upholstered couch was meant to protect against a specific hair oil an antimacassar Brian	$1,200 [15] Goldie Hawn &Lorna Patterson Private Benjamin Brian	$1,200 [28] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from JFK Airport in New York.) Each of these bricks of cocaine, seized by Homeland Security agents, weighs this metric unit & has a street value of over $15,000 a kilogram Brian	$1,200 [23] It's the English title of the play Beckett originally worte in French as "Fin de partie" Endgame Brian	$1,200 [8] In exile, Lenin ran a training school for Russian revolutionists at Longjumeau, a suburb of this capital city Paris Brian	$1,200 [3] This word for a device popularized in the 1800s can mean to signal your plans unintentionally telegraph Mark
$1,600 [19] From the French for partition, it'senamel work in which colored areas are separated bythin metal bands cloisonné Vinita	$1,600 [16] Ross Martin &Kevin Kline Artemus Gordon Brian	$1,600 [29] The weight system used for gems & precious metals; 1.215 of its pounds equals one avoirdupois pound troy Brian	$2,000 [25] It's subtitled "A Tragicomedy in Two Acts" Waiting for Godot Mark	$1,600 [9] Razed in the 16th century, the reconstructed ruins of Templo Mayor are found in this capital's Zocalo Mexico City Brian	$1,600 [4] This lover of Cressida was killed by Achilles Troilus Brian
$2,000 [20] This iridescent substance used as an inlay on the lacquered boxseenhereis also called mother-of-pearl nacre Brian	$2,000 [17] Jonathan Harris &Gary Oldman Dr. Smith Brian	$2,000 [30] The name of this unit of force comes from the Greek for "force" or "power" a dyne Brian	DD $8,000 [24] Beckett is a major dramatist of the "Theater of" this, which portrays a bewildered & anxious humanity the Absurd Brian	DD $6,000 [10] Honoring one of the country's famous sons, the Universidad de Belgrano is found in this South American capital Buenos Aires Brian	$2,000 [5] It's the "bewitching" first name of Stephen King's wife; she's an author, too Tabitha Mark

Final Jeopardy!

LITERARY INSPIRATIONS

This real man inspired a 1719 novel character & a poem that says, "I am monarch of all I survey"

Alexander Selkirk

Vinita "Who was Richard II?" — wagered $327

Mark "Who is Louis XIII" — wagered $11,300

Brian "Who is Louis XIV?" — wagered $12,400

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