Show #5574 2008-11-27 (taped 2008-09-26) Regular

Contestants

Danielle Sexton — a law student from Englewood, Colorado

Peter Pinnow — a high school English teacher from Oxford, Mississippi

Nathaniel Barnes — a composer and bartender from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (whose 3-day cash winnings total $57,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Nathaniel	$1,400	$5,400	$14,200	$6,700 2nd place: $2,000	$14,200 18 R, 3 W
Peter	$3,400	$8,200	$20,800	$12,800 New champion: $12,800	$17,600 25 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Danielle	$600	$600	$10,800	$5 3rd place: $1,000	$9,400 11 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

PASS THE TURKEY	"DIS" FUNCTION	IT'S ALL POLITICALLY RELATIVE	POETRY	THREE OF A KIND	THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
$200 [13] This capital is Turkey's second-most populous city, with about 3.5 million people Ankara Peter	$200 [15] In 1956 Al Oerter tossed one of these 184' 11" a discus Danielle	$200 [11] Laura Bush had good reason to root for this Arizonan in 2008; he's her sixth cousin John McCain Peter	$200 [1] Some believe this epic poet was born in Ionia in the 9th century B.C. Homer Nathaniel	$200 [22] Tiger, mako, thresher sharks Peter	$200 [6] (Jon of the Clue Crew walks near a larger-than-life statue.) This statue brings to life one of the greatest athletes the world has known; hewon goldin the 1912 Olympics & played football & baseball for New York Giants teams Jim Thorpe Peter
$400 [27] The majority of the country belongs to this branch of Islam Sunni Nathaniel	$400 [16] It means to declare ineligible or unfit disallow (or disqualify) Peter	$400 [12] Talk about powerful women; Hillary Clinton is a ninth cousin of this "Lara Croft" star Angelina Jolie Danielle	$400 [2] Keats wrote this kind of serious poem "On Melancholy" an ode Peter	$400 [23] Tap, square, hustle dances Peter	$400 [7] (Kelly of the Clue Crew indicates a photo of a Dallas Cowboys player.) At the Pro Football Hall of Fame, you can try to catch 22, but this Cowboy was so explosive, he danced his way to the NFL's all-time rushing record Emmitt Smith Peter
$600 [28] Banned by Ataturk for political reasons, this hat with a 3-letter name was once the national hat of Turkish men a fez Nathaniel	$600 [18] The "federal" one in Mexico contains the country's capital district Nathaniel Peter	$600 [14] George W. Bush is related to Marilyn Monroe, Princess Di & this senator, Bush's 2004 opponent (John) Kerry Nathaniel	$600 [3] He wrote, "An echo murmured back the word, 'Lenore!'--merely this and nothing more" Edgar Allan Poe Nathaniel	$600 [24] Dredd, Judy, Mike judges Nathaniel	$600 [8] (Jon holds a football while delivering the clue.) Standing in the end zone, his feet almost out of bounds, the Chargers' Antonio Cromartie returned this ball an NFL-record this many yards in 2007 109 yards Peter
$800 [29] Turkey's longest land border is with this Arab neighbor to its south Syria Nathaniel Peter	$800 [19] This adjective means "tactful"; spelled -ete instead of -eet, it means "separate" discreet or discrete Nathaniel	$800 [17] Jesse Helms was Jimmy Carter's kin, as was this sixth cousin & icon; thank you, thank you very much Elvis Presley Nathaniel	$800 [4] This Pulitzer Prize winner read poetry at JFK's presidential inauguration Robert Frost Peter	$800 [25] Vezina, Outland, Naismith trophies Peter	$800 [9] (Jon sits in a section of red stadium seats.) These chairs are from this team's Ralph Wilson Stadium--you can almost see Jim Kelly throw & Thurman Thomas run the Buffalo Bills Peter
$1,000 [30] This Turkish peak is said to be where Noah's Ark came to rest Ararat Nathaniel	$1,000 [20] It was the Roman name for the troublesome Greek goddess Eris, whose shenanigans led to the Trojan War Discord Peter	$1,000 [21] About being a distant cousin of this politician from Wyoming, Barack Obama said, "That's a heartbreak" Dick Cheney Peter	$1,000 [5] 4-word German first line of the August Heinrich Hoffmann verse that became Germany's national anthem "Deutschland, Deutschland uber alles"	DD $2,400 [26] The Seychelles, a literary "Gulag", the Aleutians archipelagoes Peter	$1,000 [10] (Kelly stands in front of a bust.) The only player to make it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame here in Canton, Ohio & the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in Hamilton, Ontario is this man whose name sounds like a heavenly body Warren Moon Peter

Double Jeopardy! Round

THEOLOGY	SHOW BIZ AWARD WINNERS	CONSTELLATIONS, LITERALLY	HAIL, CAESAR	TIME TO SURRENDER	SAY "UNC"LE
$400 [7] Paul's Epistle to the Romans declares, "The just shall live by" this word for deep belief faith Peter	$400 [13] He escaped the 'N Sync-erator to earn Male Artist & Quadruple Threat of the Year at the 2007 MTV VMAs Justin Timberlake Danielle	$400 [1] Cetus the whale Peter	$400 [30] The world's largest carry-out pizza chain, it was founded in 1959 in Garden City, Michigan Little Caesars Danielle	$400 [20] He surrendered New Amsterdam to the British in 1664 without a fight Peter Stuyvesant	$400 [25] A small hole made by a sharp object; perhaps in your bicycle tire a puncture Peter
$800 [6] It's a verb meaning "to choose for office" & a noun meaning those chosen to enter heaven elect Peter Danielle	$800 [14] The Saturn Awards honor Sci Fi, Fantasy & Horror & in 2003 they recognized this hobbit portrayer Elijah Wood Danielle	$800 [2] Aquila the eagle Nathaniel	$800 [11] They recorded "Baby Don't Go" as Caesar & Cleo; it was reissued under their own names when "I Got You Babe" hit No. 1 Sonny & Cher Nathaniel	$800 [21] After suffering 150,000 casualties, German General Paulus surrendered in this city on the Volga in Jan. 1943 Stalingrad Nathaniel	$800 [26] Say this 9-letter adjective to mean "of or behaving like an uncle" avuncular Nathaniel
$1,200 [8] "Hasidic Derashot" is a course at JTS, this "theological seminary" Jewish Theological Seminary Nathaniel Peter Danielle	$1,200 [15] His TV wife Patricia Heaton had 2 Emmys for her role when he won his first in 2002 Ray Romano Danielle	$1,600 [4] Corvus a crow (or a raven) Peter Danielle	$1,200 [12] In the "Blondie" comic strip, Julius Caesar Dithers is the tyrannical boss of this man Dagwood Danielle	$1,200 [22] Japan surrendered to the Allies on the deck of this battleship in September 1945 "Missouri" Peter	$1,200 [27] Redness & itching are symptoms of this eye condition conjunctivitis Nathaniel
$1,600 [9] "Totus Ubique", or the whole of God everywhere, was a doctrine of this saint & "Confessions" author Saint Augustine Nathaniel	$2,000 [17] Doing some bad things in "Michael Clayton" wonheran Oscar Tilda Swinton Nathaniel	$2,000 [5] Camelopardalis a giraffe Nathaniel	$1,600 [18] Irving Caesar, who died in 1996 aged 101, wrote "Me For You And You For Me" & the rest of the lyrics to this 1924 song "Tea For Two" Peter	$1,600 [23] Napoleon III personally surrendered at Sedan in 1870 during this war Franco-Prussian War Nathaniel	$1,600 [28] A legal order to specifically prohibit a certain activity an injunction Danielle
$2,000 [10] This "theology" from Latin America that calls for social justice is the title of a book by Rosemary Ruether Liberation Theology	DD $3,000 [16] Voters lent him their ears & he won Song of the Year at the first Latin Grammys in 2000 Marc Anthony Danielle	DD $3,000 [3] Monoceros unicorn Peter	$2,000 [19] A signer of the Declaration of Independence, he served as President of Delaware during the Revolution Caesar Rodney Peter	$2,000 [24] On July 4, 1754 George Washington surrendered to the French at this encampment Fort Necessity	$2,000 [29] To make shorter by cutting a piece off truncate Danielle

Final Jeopardy!

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES

The only public state holiday in the U.S. honoring a monarch is one honoring this ruler

King Kamehameha

Danielle "Who is ?" — wagered $10,795

Nathaniel "Who is" — wagered $7,500

Peter "Who is Queen Kaile" — wagered $8,000

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