Show #5600 2009-01-02 (taped 2008-11-04) Regular

Contestants

Rebecca Drinnon — an English teacher from Morristown, Tennessee

Ben Reiter — a sports writer from New York, New York

Michael Portnoy — a teacher from Miami, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Michael	$2,800	$7,200	$14,000	$21,000 2-day champion: $40,000	$14,000 19 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Ben	$2,200	$2,800	$13,600	$600 3rd place: $1,000	$13,600 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Rebecca	$1,000	$4,200	$6,200	$3,400 2nd place: $2,000	$5,400 13 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC SUPREME COURT DECISIONS	NOT-SO-UGLY BETTY	IT'S A CRIME!	CONTINENTAL EXTREMES	DUMB GUYS' GREATEST INVENTIONS	"F" I DO SAY SO
$200 [6] In 1857 a 7-2 ruling said this man couldn't bring a suit in the federal court, as blacks were not U.S. citizens Dred Scott Michael	$200 [8] Mae Questel, seen here, was the voice of both Olive Oyl & this pretty cartoon Betty (Betty) Boop Ben	$200 [16] Stop, thief! Specifically, it's the act of stealing a woman's handbag from her arm purse snatching Rebecca	$200 [21] The southernmost country in North (including Central) America Panama Ben	$200 [26] Dumb guys cherish this microwave button; they no longer have their ear to the door waiting for the kernels to quiet the popcorn button Rebecca	$200 [1] Sole impression left by the unshod a footprint Michael
$400 [7] Some said the school integration ruling in 2007's Parents Involved v. Seattle undermined this 1954 case Brown vs. the Board of Education Ben	$400 [9] Before she was snarky Sue Ann and ditzy Rose, she was Vicki Angel on the '50s sitcom "Date With The Angels" Betty White	$400 [17] It's the manufacture of fake money to be passed off as real counterfeiting Michael	$400 [22] The easternmost country in South America Brazil Ben	$400 [27] Dumb guys now have a place to put their 32-oz. drinks; not only do these come in cars but they're on movie seats! cup holders Rebecca	$400 [2] It's the German equivalent of the English word "miss" fraulein Ben
$600 [13] In 1911 the court ruled this co. "of New Jersey" had to be dissolved for its unreasonable restraint of trade Standard Oil	$600 [10] Shedidn't go by Betty much, but anyway, she'll always be Samantha to us Elizabeth Montgomery Ben	$600 [18] According to the Constitution, it's levying war against the U.S. or aiding & comforting the enemy treason Michael	$600 [23] The westernmost country in North America United States Michael	$600 [28] Dumb guys no longer rip lettuce apart to make it; Fresh Express has it in a bag! (Dumb guys still let it rot in the fridge) salad Rebecca	$600 [3] An agricultural plant-growth aid, often including nitrates fertilizer Ben
$800 [14] 1966's this man v. Arizona was based in part on the 6th Amendment, which guarantees a defendant's right to a lawyer Miranda Michael	$800 [11] The Betty seenhereturns heads in this town Riverdale Michael	$800 [19] It's the fraudulent appropriation of money that's been entrusted to one's care embezzlement Rebecca	$800 [24] The westernmost country in continental Europe Portugal Michael	$800 [29] Dumb guys think it's cool they get to slide their own credit card at the store; even cooler? This word for "slide" swipe	$800 [4] It can be a parasitic flatworm or a lucky, chance occurrence a fluke Michael
$1,000 [15] Judicial review, the court's authority to declare laws unconstitutional, was established in him v. Madison Marbury Rebecca	$1,000 [12] Born Elizabeth Bloomer in 1918, shedancedfor Martha Graham & modeled for John Robert Powers before meeting Jerry Betty Ford	$1,000 [20] This is the act of killing one's own brother fratricide Michael	DD $1,000 [25] The southernmost country in South America Chile Michael	$1,000 [30] Dumb guys at desks feel smart clicking this & pushing the lead back in, especially considering its complicated name a mechanical pencil Rebecca	$1,000 [5] This compound word is a forward artillery position set up to support advancing infantry a firebase

Double Jeopardy! Round

IN THE BOOKSTORE	NAME THE MOVIE SPORT	OPERA, LIKE IT OR NOT	GUYS & DUDES	GENIUS BY MUSE	IT'S OK TO SAY IT BACKWARDS
$400 [1] This book by Arthur Golden says, "I wasn't born and raised to be a Kyoto geisha" Memoirs of a Geisha Ben	$400 [6] "Happy Gilmore" golf Michael	$400 [7] Julie Taymor directed the 2006 opera "Grendel", which retold this classic tale from the monster's point of view Beowulf Michael	$400 [16] In 2006 this "Sage of Omaha" donated $31 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Warren) Buffett Ben	$400 [21] Beatrice, a Florentine girl who died in 1290 to this poet's anguish Dante Alighieri Ben	$400 [26] A job, especially for a musician a gig Michael
$800 [2] Alexander McCall Smith has written a series of books about the "No. 1 Ladies"' this Detective Agency Ben	$800 [11] "The Sandlot" baseball Michael	$800 [8] Andre Gretry, "the Moliere of music", composed a 1784 opera about this crusading king Richard the Lionhearted Rebecca	$800 [17] This future politician, "The Younger", entered Cambridge at the young age of 14 & graduated at 17 in 1776 (William) Pitt Ben	$800 [22] Ballerinas Maria Tallchief, Tanaquil LeClercq, Suzanne Farrell... George Balanchine Ben Rebecca	$800 [27] A tiny child, or a small amount of liquor for a Brit a tot Ben
$1,200 [3] "In Exile from the Land of Snows" is "The Definitive Account of" him & "Tibet Since the Chinese Conquest" the Dalai Lama Rebecca	$1,200 [12] "We Are Marshall" football Ben	$1,600 [10] Composer Douglas Moore took flight with "The Wings of the Dove", based on a 1902 novel by this author (Henry) James Ben Rebecca	$1,200 [18] Ol' King George must've loved this general's 1781 win at Guilford Courthouse but his 1781 Yorktown loss... not so much Cornwallis Rebecca	$1,200 [23] Marie-Therese Walter, in the 1930s also his model & lover Picasso Michael	$1,200 [28] Palindromic breads include India's naan & one spelling of this Jewish Sabbath item hallah Michael
$1,600 [4] This Norman Mailer work is the true story of murderer Gary Gilmore, who chose a firing squad when given the death penalty The Executioner's Song Ben	$1,600 [13] "Mystery, Alaska" hockey Ben	DD $2,000 [9] Rossini's opera about this tragic title character is subtitled "Il Moro di Venezia" Othello Rebecca	$1,600 [19] After WWII he held Yugoslavia together for 35 years as premier & president: it didn't last without him Tito Rebecca	$1,600 [24] Singer Lotte Lenya, whom he married in 1926 & in 1937 Kurt Weill Michael	$1,600 [29] Paired with flutter, it's a slow wavering of pitch due to uneven playback speed wow
DD $2,000 [5] This book by Vincent Bugliosi tells "The True Story of the Manson Murders" Helter Skelter Ben	$2,000 [14] "Balls of Fury" Ping-Pong Michael	$2,000 [15] The full title of this Wagner opera includes the words "and the Singing Contest of the Wartburg" Tannhäuser Rebecca	$2,000 [20] This German scientist whose name is a unit of frequency was the first to send & receive radio waves Heinrich Hertz Rebecca	$2,000 [25] Alma Schindler, wife & muse of this composer (before she married architect Walter Gropius) Gustav Mahler	$2,000 [30] More incarnadine redder Michael

Final Jeopardy!

EUROPEAN HISTORY

On April 13, 1895 he entered the Devils Island penal colony to serve a life sentence, but he was out by 1899

Alfred Dreyfus

Rebecca "Who was Papillon?" — wagered $2,800

Ben "Who is Napoleon" — wagered $13,000

Michael "Who was Dreyfuss" — wagered $7,000

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