Show #4239 2003-01-23 (taped 2002-10-23) Regular

Contestants

Eric Tengler — a respiratory therapist from Chicago, Illinois

Jen Bradbury — a high school teacher from Burlington, Washington

Todd Simkin — a derivatives trader from Wynnewood, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $3,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Todd	$600	$800	$3,600	$3,600 2nd place: $2,000	$6,800 12 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)
Jen	$1,400	$3,800	$8,200	$6,400 New champion: $6,400	$8,200 15 R, 3 W
Eric	$3,000	$3,400	$8,200	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$8,000 14 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN LITERATURE	THE MARTINI, ET AL.	MR. PRESIDENT	STUPID ANSWERS	DUET TO ME ONE MORE TIME	CROSSWORD CLUES "T"
$200 [2] This novel's widowed lawyer Atticus Finch had served in the state legislature "To Kill a Mockingbird" Todd	$200 [12] A martini is usually garnished with an olive; a Gibson is garnished with one of these onion Todd	$200 [9] His grandfather had been VP, but Adlai Stevenson lost 2 presidential elections to this man Dwight D. Eisenhower Todd	$200 [13] Florence Nightingale was born in this Italian city in 1820 Florence Todd	$200 [22] I believe this "Baywatch" star sang "I Believe" with Laura Branigan on his "Looking for the Best" album David Hasselhoff Jen	$200 [1] The study of God(8) theology Jen
$400 [5] It's the pale dry sherry in the title of an 1846 Edgar Allan Poe tale Amontillado Eric	$400 [16] Last name of the partner of vermouth maker Alessandro Martini, or of comedy maker Marty Allen Rossi Todd	$400 [27] This former U.S. president led a scientific expedition into the Amazon jungle in 1914 Theodore Roosevelt Eric	$400 [14] Shortly after birth, the placenta, also called this, is expelled from the uterus afterbirth Jen	$400 [23] "Till I Loved You", her hit song with Don Johnson, was written for the musical concept album "Goya...A Life in Song" Barbra Streisand	$400 [3] Trinidad's partner(6) Tobago Eric
DD $800 [6] This 19th century female character "raised a great scandal in godly master Dimmesdale's church" Hester Prynne Eric	$600 [19] Used in the classic martini, it bills itself as "The Only Premium Gin Distilled in London" Beefeater Todd	$600 [28] In the presidential election of 1800, Alexander Hamilton supported Charles Pinckney over this incumbent John Adams Todd	$600 [15] "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl?" is the first line of this love story by Erich Segal Love Story Eric	$600 [24] This pop princess recorded "Where You Are" with her real-life beau, Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees Jessica Simpson Jen	$600 [4] Pumba's pal(5) Timon Jen
$800 [7] This 1925 Anita Loos book was subtitled "The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady" Gentlemen Prefer Blondes	$800 [20] In this first Bond novel, 007 asks for his martini shaken, not stirred Casino Royale Jen Eric	$800 [29] The economic panic of 1893 hit shortly after he returned as the nation's 24th president Grover Cleveland	$800 [17] Kodiak Island is the habitat of this type of bear, Ursus arctos middendorffi Kodiak bear Jen	$800 [25] It's easy to love "Easy Lover", Philip Bailey's 1984 duet with him Phil Collins Eric	$800 [10] Italian dessert "trifle"(8) tiramisu Todd Jen Eric
$1,000 [8] This 15-year-old E.L. Doctorow high school dropout joins gangster Dutch Schultz' mob Billy Bathgate Jen	$1,000 [21] Lola's, the bar that gave us the apple martini, came up with the Janis Joplin martini: Pearl vodka & this potent potable Southern Comfort	$1,000 [30] In 1824 Sarah Childress married this future president James K. Polk	$1,000 [18] Extra atoms of this element are pumped into unsaturated oil to make hydrogenated fat hydrogen Todd	$1,000 [26] "All of You" should know that this Madrileno sang "All of You" with Diana Ross Julio Iglesias	$1,000 [11] Sholem Aleichem's dairyman(5) Tevye Todd

Double Jeopardy! Round

NAMES IN SCIENCE	THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR	POP STARS	EDEN'S CRUSH	MAKING THE BAND	"O" TOWN
$400 [12] This man whose name gave us the electrical current unit called an amp got a bad shock when his father was guillotined Andre-Marie Ampere	$400 [7] "Jackie Brown","Reservoir Dogs","Pulp Fiction" Quentin Tarantino Jen	$400 [14] Shakira sings of "The Joy of" this cola Pepsi Jen	$400 [26] Her portrayal of Jeannie inspired a 2001 Barbie doll Barbara Eden Todd	$400 [6] It's the alliterative name of Robin Hood's legendary band of outlaws Merry Men Jen	$400 [1] The Hanshin Expressway, a major road between Kobe & this port city, collapsed in a 1995 earthquake Osaka Todd
$800 [13] (Sofia of the Clue Crew at the Johnson Space Center in Houston) Astronauts trained in neutral buoyancy to prepare for a mission to service this object's 94-inch mirrors Hubble Space Telescope Jen	$800 [8] "1941","Duel","Amistad" Steven Spielberg Eric	$800 [15] This company's "Natural Soda" line includes such flavors as Kiwi strawberry & cherry vanilla cream Hansen's Todd Jen Eric	$800 [27] John Steinbeck was taken to Trask for this 1952 novel East of Eden Eric	$800 [22] 10 members of his band, including 2 of his sons, were killed in the battle for Harpers Ferry John Brown Eric	$800 [2] The Queen of England probably didn't use the dart in the map trick to make this city a capital in 1857 Ottawa Jen Eric
$1,200 [19] This last name of French thinker Blaise is on a theorem, a law & a triangle Pascal Jen	$1,200 [9] "Kafka","Full Frontal","Ocean's Eleven" Steven Soderbergh Eric	$1,200 [16] With Prohibition coming, IBC began making this in 1919, & it still sells it in the same brown bottles root beer Todd	$1,200 [28] Jaap Eden of the Netherlands was a champ in this sport 100 years before Dan Jansen speed skating Eric	$1,200 [23] In 1877 he led his band of Nez Perce on a valiant march & almost made it to Canada Chief Joseph Jen	$1,600 [4] This Ukranian port was the scene of the Potemkin Mutiny in 1905 Odessa Eric
$1,600 [20] Among chemical elements, Es is Einsteinium; Bh is this element Bohrium (for Niels Bohr) Todd	$1,600 [10] "Repulsion","Tess","Chinatown" Roman Polanski	$1,600 [17] You don't need a medical degree to try the Red Fusion flavor it introduced in 2002 Dr. Pepper Jen	$1,600 [29] Anthony Eden made his mark as British PM when he attacked this country in 1956 Egypt (over the Suez Canal)	$1,600 [24] In 1751 Robert Clive's small band of Brits defeated the French in this country, later part of the empire India	DD $2,000 [3] This city is home to the Kon-Tiki Museum & a royal palace Oslo Todd
DD $4,000 [21] A brain disease is named for Hans Creutzfeldt & this man who also described it around 1920 Alfons Jakob Todd	$2,000 [11] "Ragtime","Amadeus","Man on the Moon" Milos Forman	$2,000 [18] The people who make Mountain Dew also have Sierra this Sierra Mist Todd	$2,000 [30] His book on the evolution of the human brain is called "The Dragons of Eden" Carl Sagan Eric	$2,000 [25] This 16th C. explorer whose name means "head of a cow" led a small band of men from Florida to Mexico Cabeza de Vaca Eric	$2,000 [5] Italian town that completes the title of Horace Walpole's classic Gothic novel "The Castle of..." Otranto

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC NAMES

In 2002 Christie's auctioned off his own account of his 48-day journey & his coconut cup with the date April 1789 on it

Captain William Bligh (after he got bounced off the Bounty )

Todd "Who is Clay Spencer?" — wagered $0

Jen "Who is Cook?" — wagered $1,800

Eric "Who is Cook" — wagered $8,200

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