Show #5594 2008-12-25 (taped 2008-10-21) Regular

Jim Stevens game 4.

Contestants

Deb DeGeorge — a librarian from Ann Arbor, Michigan

Lee Brooks — a landscaper from North Hampton, New Hampshire

Jim Stevens — a math teacher from Fairview Park, Ohio (whose 3-day cash winnings total $73,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jim	$3,600	$10,400	$24,800	$21,599 4-day champion: $94,600	$22,000 30 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Lee	$200	$200	$7,400	$400 3rd place: $1,000	$7,400 8 R, 0 W
Deb	$1,800	$3,400	$14,000	$10,000 2nd place: $2,000	$15,800 17 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC QUOTATIONS	WILL FERRELL ROLES	THE ESCAPED DENTAL PATIENT	HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS	GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT	10-LETTER WORDS
$200 [12] In 1989 Boris Yeltsin said this system is "just an idea, just pie in the sky" communism Jim	$200 [26] Actor Jack Wyatt who takes on the role of Darrin for the remake of a TV show Bewitched Jim	$200 [1] If I hadn't fled, I'd have lost one of my beloved wisdom teeth, also called third these molars Deb	$200 [11] We had our Xmas tree seller take an inch off the base of the trunk; the fresh cut will aid in the absorption of this water Lee	$200 [15] Legoland is an amusement park: Legolas is the character he played in "The Lord of the Rings" Orlando Bloom Jim	$200 [2] Horoscope maker an astrologer Deb
$600 [21] 3 words continuing Oliver Hazard Perry's oft-parodied line of 1813, "We have met the enemy and..." they are ours Jim	$400 [27] Buddy, who was raised at the North Pole Elf Deb	$400 [4] OK , I'll rinse. I'll even swish, but for a person of my dignity to do this third step? I just couldn't spit Jim	$400 [13] The lights hanging off the roofhereare meant to resemble these things that can form in cold weather icicles Jim	$400 [16] We all know Anna Nicole Smith: Anna Deavere Smith was National Security Adviser Nancy McNally on this White House drama The West Wing Jim	$400 [3] Temperature scale Fahrenheit Jim
DD $800 [20] On June 18, 1940 Churchill said, "The battle for France is over" & this "is about to begin" the Battle of Britain Deb	$600 [28] Champion ice skater Chazz Michael Michaels Blades of Glory Jim	$600 [5] I heard them whispering about this 3-session treatment for diseased pulp--no thank you a root canal Jim	$600 [14] I can always count on Aunt Nancy sending me cashmere, which comes from the hair of this animal a goat Deb	$600 [17] An infraction is a breach, as of rules: a myocardial this is a heart atfack an infarction Jim	$600 [8] Adjective for one who speaks English & 2 others trilingual Jim
$800 [22] Thomas More said if this body part of his could win Henry VIII a castle in France, "it should not fail to go" his head Jim	$800 [29] The man in the yellow hat (voice only) Curious George Jim	$800 [6] OK , I'll go back there--just don't send me to this specialist in gums & other supporting structures a periodontist Deb	$800 [24] Eggnog wouldn't be eggnog without this spice from the myristica fragrans tree nutmeg Jim	$800 [18] Coco Chanel was a fashion designer: Coco Channel is a strait off North Andaman Island in this S. Asian bay the Bay of Bengal	$800 [9] Not above underneath Jim
$1,000 [23] In 1534 Jacques Cartier called part of what's now this country "the land God gave to Cain" Canada Jim	$1,000 [30] Novel character come to life Harold Crick Stranger Than Fiction Deb	$1,000 [7] They said I had "dental" this Latin word: I bolted before I realized it just means tooth decay caries Deb	$1,000 [25] We always dim the lights & light these candles whose name means "symbolizing a vow or wish" votive Jim	$1,000 [19] Jell-O is a jiggly dessert: this priming material that has a glue base is used to prepare a canvas for paint gesso Deb	$1,000 [10] A figure with 6 plane faces a hexahedron Deb

Double Jeopardy! Round

FRENCH LITERATURE	GIVE ME SOME SPACE!	I LEARNED IT ONLINE	"C" CREATURES	OPERAS BY CONTINENT	BEFORE & AFTER
$400 [16] He began a novel called "Les Miseres" as early as 1840; it was finished in 1861 with a different title Victor Hugo Jim	$400 [26] One cookbook inspired by this film series features recipes for Death Star popcorn balls & Wookiee cookies Star Wars Deb	$400 [21] wendys.com informed me that the "3/4 lb. triple with" this has 980 calories, but plenty of calcium cheese Lee	$400 [1] It's the North American name for a reindeer a caribou Deb	$400 [3] "La Boheme" Europe Jim	$400 [9] Tomboyish Schulz creation who was kidnapped by the S.L.A. in 1974 Peppermint Patty Hearst Jim
$800 [17] In Jules Verne's "The Mysterious Island", this captain is buried at sea in his submarine Captain Nemo Lee	$800 [27] This roller coaster has been thrilling folks at Disney World since 1975 & at Disneyland since 1977 Space Mountain Lee	$800 [22] americanheart.org tells us that a "hands-only" version of this procedure is fine--no need for rescue breaths CPR Jim	$800 [2] Insects are their main diet, but larger types of this colorful Old World lizard also eat birds; rough "karma" a chameleon Jim	$800 [4] "Florencia en el Amazonas" South America Jim	$800 [10] Peary's 1909 goal, the primo spot in a NASCAR race the North Pole Position Lee
$1,200 [18] Marcel Proust began writing this 7-part, 3,000-page novel in 1909 & continued working on it until his death in 1922 Remembrance of Things Past Deb	$1,200 [28] Strap yourself in for theshuttle launch experience, a thrilling new attraction at this Florida complex Cape Canaveral (Cape Kennedy) Deb	$1,200 [23] The "This Day in History" feature on history.com taught me Dec. 25 is the day in 1991 when he quit as Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev Jim	DD $1,000 [15] This large flightless bird has a blue head & long, daggerlike nails on its toes a cassowary Deb	$1,200 [5] "The Girl of the Golden West" North America Lee	$1,200 [11] Total value of goods & services produced by a country over a period of time, then prominently displayed in a film Gross National Product placement Deb
$1,600 [19] This central character of "The Three Musketeers" was a real person; much of the material is drawn from his memoirs D'Artagnan Deb	$1,600 [29] Captain Link Hogthrob was the captain of the Swinetrek on the "Muppet Show" sketches called these "in Space" Pigs Lee	$1,600 [24] I postponed my visit to this country, aka Timor-Leste, after a perusal of travel.state.gov East Timor Lee	$1,200 [6] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew holds a big, dead fish.) Scripps Institution of Oceanography has one of the U.S.A.'s few specimens of this creature, once thought to be extinct for 60 million years a coelacanth Jim	$1,600 [7] "Aida " Africa Jim	$1,600 [12] "Colorful" cheap entree special at a diner that's a geologic theory explaining the faults in earth's crust blue plate tectonics Jim
$2,000 [20] Except for a brief section, book V of his "Gargantua and Pantagruel" was most likely written by someone else Francois Rabelais	$2,000 [30] Darn! I can't find my poster of Jane Fonda in this 1968 outer space flick--my wife must have tossed it out Barbarella Jim	$2,000 [25] I learned a lot about Paris Hilton at the website of this celebrity blogger, real name Mario Lavandeira Perez Hilton Deb	$1,600 [14] Because of its webbed feet, this largest rodent is a clumsy runner, but it can remain underwater for 5 minutes a capybara Jim Deb	DD $4,800 [8] "Turandot" Asia Jim	$2,000 [13] Spoiled little Willy Wonka girl who relocates to Utah's capital Veruca Salt Lake City Deb

Final Jeopardy!

THE GRAMMYS

In 1959 the first Grammy for Album of the Year went to the soundtrack composed by Henry Mancini for this TV show

Peter Gunn

Lee "What is Bonanza?" — wagered $7,000

Deb "What is The Pink Panther?" — wagered $4,000

Jim "What is Bonanza?" — wagered $3,201

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