Show #5577 2008-12-02 (taped 2008-10-14) Regular

Ben Bishop game 1.Champion Update #1: Frank Spangenberg.

Contestants

Ben Bishop — a student originally from Seattle, Washington

Marcie Berson — a real estate broker from Fairfield, Connecticut

Judy Mermelstein — a Census field representative from Queens, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $38,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Judy	$1,600	$800	$4,800	$8,800 3rd place: $1,000	$4,800 9 R, 2 W
Marcie	$1,400	$-800	$11,800	$22,900 2nd place: $2,000	$10,400 20 R (including 1 DD), 9 W
Ben	$2,800	$6,000	$22,000	$25,000 New champion: $25,000	$15,400 21 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE MIDDLE AGES	TEAMS' RETIRED JERSEYS	MEDICAL "T" TIME	MEET THE BROWNS	9-LETTER WORDS	THE INTERNATIONAL BUTLER ACADEMY
$200 [12] In the Middle Ages this city's main street, Via del Corso, was used as a horse-racing course Rome Marcie	$200 [17] Ray Nitschke, Bart Starr the Packers Marcie	$200 [7] Attention, fashion victims: shoes that are too tight may lead to ingrown these toenails Judy	$200 [26] Debbie Reynolds & Kathy Bates both played this "unsinkable" woman on film Molly Brown Marcie	$200 [6] This cold-induced condition can progress dangerously from tingling to gangrene frostbite Judy Ben	$200 [1] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew is served a potent potable from a special glassware at the International Butler Academy, the Netherlands.) Vintage port served at a dinner party should stand upright for 24 hours before uncorking, & it's imperative that once service starts, this container doesn't touch the table a decanter Judy Marcie
$400 [13] In 1381 Wat Tyler led a failed peasants' revolt in England protesting this tax on voters the poll tax Marcie	$400 [19] Julius Erving, Charles Barkley the 76ers Marcie Ben	$400 [8] Golfer's elbow is similar to this other "sporty" affliction, but golfer's elbow occurs on the inside of the joint tennis elbow Marcie	$400 [27] In December 2006 thousands of fans & friends gathered at the Apollo Theater to pay their final respects to him James Brown Ben	$400 [16] Hirsute arachnid of the Theraphosidae family a tarantula Ben	$400 [2] (Sarah of the Clue Crew sits at a place setting at the International Butler Academy, the Netherlands.) Spoon handles for this course should all face to the right, forks to the left, & they are always positioned above the place setting dessert Ben
$600 [14] According to legend, a Norseman named Rurik settled in Novgorod in 862 & founded this country Russia Marcie	$600 [20] Reggie White, Chuck Bednarik the (Philadelphia) Eagles Ben	$600 [9] If you have a deep cut or dirty wound, get a booster shot for this if you haven't had one in the last 5 yrs. tetanus Ben	$600 [28] His 1998 techno-thriller "Digital Fortress" focuses on NSA cryptographer Susan Fletcher Dan Brown Ben	$600 [18] A synonym for "ludicrous parody", it's also the bawdy type of entertainment seen here burlesque Marcie Ben	$600 [3] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew keeps the shirt on his back at the International Butler Academy, the Netherlands.) The long staple or the long fiber of the cotton produced in this African country is the reason why the International Butler Academy considers it the best Egypt Ben
$800 [15] Trial by fire & by water were part of this medieval procedure, now meaning any painful experience to be endured trial by ordeal Marcie	$800 [21] Bobby Hull, Tony Esposito Chicago Blackhawks Judy Marcie	$1,000 [11] Swelling of the ankles may be an indication of DVT, or deep-vein this thrombosis Judy	—	$800 [24] A branch of science, or a sympathetic rapport between 2 people chemistry Marcie Ben	$800 [4] (Sarah of the Clue Crew eats expensive fish eggs at the International Butler Academy, the Netherlands.) The academy teaches the proper serving of caviar--always use a nonmetallic spoon, perhaps one made of this material, from the interior of mollusks mother of pearl Marcie
$1,000 [23] In 1096 this French monk & a knight known as Walter the Penniless set out for the holy land in the People's Crusade Peter the Hermit	$1,000 [22] Mike Scott, Nolan Ryan Houston Astros	DD $1,400 [10] Mozart wrote about eating pork cutlets before his final illness, which led to a 2001 theory that he died of this trichinosis Ben	—	$1,000 [25] Starry navigational instrument seen here an astrolabe Ben	$1,000 [5] (Sarah of the Clue Crew watches a butler fold napkins at the International Butler Academy, the Netherlands.) Good butlers have at their disposal an arsenal of different napkin folds; this one involving several pleats has the same name as an Oscar Wilde play Lady Windermere's fan

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY	ODE TO A SITCOM	NOBEL LITERATURE PRIZE WINNERS	LABOR	VWLLSS CNTRS	BEFORE & AFTER
$400 [14] Before Europeans named Mt. Cook in this country, the Maori called it Aorangi, or "cloud piercer" New Zealand Marcie	$400 [1] Sam & Diane, bar-toilers both / Sometimes, thou wishest to travel where ev'ryone knows thy name Cheers Marcie	$400 [19] 1953:This British politician (Winston) Churchill Judy Marcie	$400 [26] In 1967 this future labor leader became an electrician at the shipyards in Gdansk Lech Walesa Marcie	$400 [9] HT Haiti Marcie Ben	$400 [6] A CONTROL secret agent is good at operating these weapons that are precisely guided to a target Get Smart missile Marcie
$800 [15] Soc Trang & Can Tho are in the south of this Asian nation Vietnam Marcie	$800 [2] Verily, Ross & Rachel walked love's true path but yea! / 'Twas a perilous road for Joey / Filled with cancellation Friends Judy	$800 [22] 1995:This non-heat-packing seamus from Ireland Seamus Heaney Ben	$800 [27] In August 1981 more than 11,000 of these federal workers were fired for participating in an illegal strike air traffic controllers Marcie Ben	$800 [10] ND India Ben	$800 [7] Dynastic "Everyday People" singing group that subdivides into paleolithic, mesolithic & neolithic periods Sly & the Family Stone Age Judy
$1,200 [16] Krk Island, the northernmost island in the Mediterranean, lies in this arm of the sea next to the Balkans the Adriatic Ben	$1,200 [3] War & blood, blood & war / Hot Lips near cold corpses/ Comedy amidst pathos, thy name is Hawkeye MAS*H Marcie	$1,200 [23] 1957:This Frenchman who wrote "The First Man" & "The Plague" Albert Camus Ben	$1,200 [28] The term for those responsible for harnessing up the mules each morning lives on in the name of this labor union the Teamsters Marcie	$1,200 [11] BNN Benin Ben	$1,200 [8] A trend-setting sports network with new hosts JC Chasez, Joey Fatone & Lance Bass ESPN SYNC Ben
$1,600 [17] This emirate NW of the United Arab Emirates is on a peninsula jutting 100 miles northward into the Persian Gulf Qatar Ben	$1,600 [4] Toby...sad sad sad sad Toby! / Your heart sang for Pam but Jim hath won the day / Yet move not to Costa Rica in shame! The Office Judy	$1,600 [24] 1969:This playwright: did they keep him waiting? Beckett Judy Marcie Ben	$2,000 [30] Chicago's Haymarket riot began during a rally for strikers at this agricultural equipment maker McCormick Marcie	$1,600 [12] CRT Croatia Marcie	$1,600 [20] Bobby McFerrin song to a Mc Do Mc Do Mc Do Mc Do Mc Do Mc Do Mc DoMcDonaldidsfering "Don't Worry, Be Happy Meal" Marcie
DD $8,000 [18] At the beginning of World War I, this was the only independent nation in West Africa Liberia Ben	$2,000 [5] Oh, Liz Lemon, persevere! / Though Tracy maketh films like "Honky Grandma Be trippin"' / Persevere! 30 Rock Marcie	$2,000 [25] 1978:This Yiddish tale-teller Isaac Bashevis Singer Judy	DD $3,000 [29] This board, established by the Wagner Act in 1935, allows workers to belong to the union of their choosing the National Labor Relations Board Marcie	$2,000 [13] STN Estonia Ben	$2,000 [21] Fleegle & Bingo are about to unthinkingly make a controversial grammatical decision a Banana Split infinitive

Final Jeopardy!

BREAKFAST CEREALS

The first & middle names of this breakfast cereal "spokesman" are Horatio Magellan

Cap'n Crunch

Judy "Who is Cap'n Crunch?" — wagered $4,000

Marcie "Who is Captain Crunch?" — wagered $11,100

Ben "Who is Cap'n Crunch?" — wagered $3,000

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