Show #5587 2008-12-16 (taped 2008-10-20) Regular

Ask Alex #8: Languages.

Contestants

George Yates — a simulator instructor from Simi Valley, California

Jeannie Leoutsakos — a postdoctoral fellow from Ellicott City, Maryland

Justin Waters — a resident physician from Royal Oak, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,199)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Justin	$3,600	$7,000	$15,000	$30,000 2nd place: $2,000	$14,400 21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Jeannie	$1,800	$3,800	$7,000	$5,000 3rd place: $1,000	$7,000 10 R, 1 W
George	$2,600	$5,400	$17,400	$31,400 New champion: $31,400	$17,800 21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

WASHINGTON STATE	PUBLIC DOMAIN SONGS GO HEAVY METAL	LAST NAME'S THE SAME	WE REWRITE HISTORY!	WHO MADE THAT ALPHANUMERIC THING?	JUST SAY "RO"
$200 [11] After this 1980 natural disaster, Congress created a natl. monument incorporating 110,000 acres in SW Washington the Mount St. Helens eruption Justin	$200 [6] Let's horse around with this tune; it ain't what it used to be "The Old Gray Mare" George	$200 [16] Conservative journalist Patrick & bachelor president James Buchanan George	$200 [1] In 1589 Kevin Federline became a professor at the University of Pisa & taught mathematics Galileo Justin	$200 [21] The Blu-ray disc-playing PS3 Sony George	$200 [26] Will Rogers admired Vincente Oropeza, who introduced tricks using this in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show rope Justin
$600 [13] In 1962 Seattle got one of the first elevated ones of these in a U.S. city; it carried people to the World's Fair a monorail Justin George	$400 [7] Ah, Christmas.A time to relax.Reflect.& headbang! (to this song heard here) "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" George	$400 [17] Scout Kit &marine biologist Rachel Carson Justin	$400 [2] In 1986 Emeril Lagasse became Chief Justice of the U.S.; Bam! Rehnquist Justin	$400 [22] V8 beverages; this company isM'm! M'm! Good! Campbell's Jeannie	$400 [27] It's the state bird of New Mexico the roadrunner Justin
$800 [14] The cities of Olympia & Tacoma lie on this inland waterway Puget Sound George	$600 [8] We now bring you, oh so gently, this song of a man separated from his love by water "My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean" George	$600 [18] Cotton gin maker Eli & NYC museum founder Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Jeannie	$600 [3] Lenny Dykstra became emperor of Japan in 1926 & his reign was designated Showa, or "Enlightened Peace" Hirohito Justin	$600 [23] The 166-horsepower Miata MX-5 Mazda Justin	$600 [28] A cooking device in which meat turns slowly on a spit a rotisserie George
DD $1,000 [12] The people of George, Washington named their streets for varieties of this fruit cherry Justin	$800 [9] It's this kids' song heard here; hold your applause, though "If You're Happy And You Know It" Justin	$800 [19] Former CBS Evening News host Douglas & former NPR morning host Bob Edwards	$800 [4] Jessica Simpson's oeuvre includes 1996's "The Same River Twice" &, of course, the Pulitzer-winning "The Color Purple" Alice Walker Jeannie	$800 [24] A1 steak sauce; this company is known for its American cheese slices Kraft Justin	$800 [29] On one of these, tight turns & steep slopes propel people along in small open carriages a rollercoaster George
$1,000 [15] An 1846 treaty set Washington's northern boundary at the 49th parallel; but Britain got to keep this island Vancouver Jeannie	$1,000 [10] A land cultivator & a wooded valley get metal-ized here "The Farmer In The Dell" Jeannie	$1,000 [20] Angler Izaak &entrepreneur Sam Walton George	$1,000 [5] 2 people, please: in 1911 Paula Abdul won a Nobel for chemistry, after sharing a physics Nobel with hubby Richard Simmons Marie & Pierre Curie Justin	$1,000 [25] The news show"AC360º"(the network) CNN Justin	$1,000 [30] Pale ale in a green bottle from the Latrobe Brewing Company Rolling Rock

Double Jeopardy! Round

DINOSAURS	MOVIE NUMBER, PLEASE	I NEED A HERO	FOOD	AMERICAN ARCHITECTS	THE "COO" CREW
$400 [1] In 2006 a fossilized one of these containing 22 broken eggs sold at auction for $420,000 a nest George	$400 [6] Brad Pitt in"___ Monkeys" Twelve Jeannie	$400 [11] This mythic Wild West hero invented the lasso, rode a cyclone & married a girl named Slue-Foot Sue Pecos Bill George	$400 [16] The name of this preserve often made from oranges comes from the Portuguese for "quince jam" marmalade Jeannie	$400 [21] The first geodesic dome was built in 1922 in Germany, but it was this man who received a patent for it 32 years later (Buckminster) Fuller Justin	$400 [26] A businessman of exceptional wealth & power a tycoon Jeannie
$800 [2] In 2001 Chinese scientists said a group of these made by dinosaurs included one 1 1/2 yards long a footprint George	$800 [7] Harrison Ford in"Force ___ from Navarone" Ten Justin	$1,200 [13] Dickens work where you'll find "whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life…these pages must show" David Copperfield Justin George	$800 [17] The unripe skin of mangifera indica, this tropical fruit, can cause an allergic skin reaction mangoes Jeannie	$800 [22] (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue)He did some early work on buildings as a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the 1880s, assisting the construction supervisor of Science Hall Frank Lloyd Wright George	$800 [27] A type of duck or sailing vessel, as well as a 2-wheeled vehicle a scooter Justin Jeannie
$1,200 [3] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue)No one knows the purpose, but like modern birds, the stegosaurus has a small hole in its skull called a fenestra, from the Latin for this window Justin	$1,200 [8] David Strathairn in"The Return of the Secaucus ___" Seven George	$1,600 [14] Preparing for one more Antarctic journey, this heroic explorer died on the isl. of S. Georgia in 1922 & is buried there Ernest Shackleton	$1,200 [18] The name of this dessert that's similar to custard means "burnt cream" crème brûlée Justin	$1,200 [23] The firm of Pei & Partners designed this Boston landmark tower completed in 1976 the Hancock tower George	$1,200 [28] Hall of Fame city of Otsego County, New York Cooperstown Justin
$1,600 [4] We grew up calling the alleged apatosaurus this; to us it'll always be this--so there! a brontosaurus Justin	$1,600 [9] Jean-Pierre Leaud in"The ___ Blows" 400 George	$2,000 [15] Raised by animals, Enkidu was a companion of this Sumerian hero Gilgamesh George	$1,600 [19] For lunch, let's have this Mexican dish whose name is from the Spanish for "spiced with chili" enchilada	$2,000 [25] In 1818 he was appointed supervising architect of the National Capitol Charles Bulfinch	$1,600 [29] 3-word anatomical idiom meaning to wait, perhaps impatiently cool your heels George
$2,000 [5] Known for long necks & small heads, dinosaurs like diplodocus belonged to this "lizard foot" group sauropods	$2,000 [10] Gerard Depardieu in"___: Conquest of Paradise" 1492 Jeannie	DD $2,500 [12] "Show me a hero", wrote Fitzgerald, "and I will write you" one of these dramas a tragedy George	$2,000 [20] This type of onion is named for a place in Georgia Vidalia George	DD $2,100 [24] This Finnish American not only designed Dulles Intl. Airport, he also created furniture, especially chairs Eero Saarinen George	$2,000 [30] The rabbit-eared type of this insectivorous critteris seen here a bandicoot Justin

Final Jeopardy!

NOVELS

Amazon.com said this novel, set in Iowa, was "the romantic classic of the 1990s"

The Bridges of Madison County

Jeannie "What is the secret life of bees?" — wagered $2,000

Justin "What is The Bridges of Madison County?" — wagered $15,000

George "What is The Bridges of Madison County?" — wagered $14,000

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