Show #5617 2009-01-27 (taped 2008-11-18) Regular

Ask Alex #12: Travel.

Contestants

Allison Jones — a sales consultant from Kennebunk, Maine

Andy Walvoord — an investment banker from Denver, Colorado

Keith Costigan — a teacher from Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Keith	$3,400	$7,000	$12,600	$25,199 2nd place: $2,000	$11,200 14 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Andy	$1,600	$7,000	$18,100	$25,200 New champion: $25,200	$18,600 23 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Allison	$2,000	$1,200	$10,200	$14,400 3rd place: $1,000	$9,200 13 R (including 1 DD), 6 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE NORTHERNMOST NATION	ARNOLD PALMER	SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS	NATIVE AMERICANA	QUASI-RELATED PAIRS	FOOD WORDS & PHRASES
$200 [1] Haiti, Cuba, Jamaica Cuba Andy	$200 [20] Arnie's first win as a professional was in 1955 at this PGA event north of the border the Canadian Open	$200 [25] In 1988 Val Kilmer was doomed to play this Dane at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival in Boulder Hamlet Keith	$200 [11] The name of this soft leather Native American shoe comes from an Algonquin word a moccasin Keith	$200 [16] Actors Affleck & Seinfeld Ben & Jerry Allison	$200 [2] Someone who drops, say, candy bars a lot might get this 13-letter moniker butterfingers Andy
$400 [5] Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Liberia Luxembourg Allison	$400 [21] Arnie's last top 10 PGA finish was when he tied for seventh in 1977 at this overseas major the British Open Andy	$400 [26] Patrick Stewart prospered as Prospero in this play in 2006 The Tempest Keith	$400 [12] The Canarsie, a Delaware subtribe, sold this New York City borough to the Dutch Brooklyn Keith Allison	$400 [17] Suri's mom Katie & British actress Emily Holmes & Watson	$400 [3] Old-fashioned or trite, like jokes from your "pop" corny
$600 [6] Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia Ecuador Allison	$600 [22] Arnie, & sometimes his old tractor, have been in TV ads for this petroleum company since the 1970s Pennzoil Andy	$800 [28] You may have witnessed Kelly McGillis as this obsessive hand-washer onstage in 2004 Lady Macbeth Andy	$600 [13] The Crow are known for their ceremonial costumes with unique beadwork & dyed quills from these porcupines Andy Allison	$600 [18] "Band of Brothers" actor Wahlberg & Madame Curie Donny & Marie Allison	$600 [4] Bing can help you with this process whereby you select the best or most desirable items for yourself cherrypicking
$800 [7] Fiji, Tuvalu, the Philippines the Philippines Allison	$800 [23] Arnie won this premier event 4 times, in 1958, '60, '62 & '64 the Masters Andy	$1,000 [29] Wearing just a few small leaves, Judi Dench leaves nothing to the imagination as Titania in this 1968 film A Midsummer Night's Dream Keith	$800 [14] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reads from the Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque, NM.)Thisadorned clay jar is designed to hold this vision-inducing substance that's derived from a spineless cactus peyote Andy	$800 [19] Game show host Monty & author Joyce Carol Hall & Oates Andy	$800 [9] A baked tuber, or a situation that's risky to deal with a hot potato Keith
$1,000 [8] Senegal, Seychelles, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Andy	$1,000 [24] Arnie won more than 60 PGA events in his career & a total of 12 on this tour the Seniors Tour Andy	DD $2,000 [27] Roger Rees tried to domesticate Bebe Neuwirth (Good luck!) in a 1999 production of this comedy The Taming of the Shrew Keith	$1,000 [15] A Cree word meaning "he makes grease" gives us the name of this treat that's similar to jerky pemmican Keith	$1,000 [30] Authors Sinclair &Arthur C. Lewis & Clarke Andy	$1,000 [10] Someone fawning over or flattering another is this type of person who makes a fruit shiny polishing the apple Keith

Double Jeopardy! Round

GOLDEN OLDIES	THAT'S ENTERTRAINMENT	STATE THE SENATOR	CALL IN YOUR "IOUS"	A SALT	BATTER-Y
$400 [1] Act II of Schoenberg's opera "Moses and Aaron" features a "Dance Before" this idol the Golden Calf Allison	$400 [5] "The noonday train will bring Frank Miller" at 12 sharp in this 1952 film; look out, Gary! High Noon Allison	$400 [22] John Glenn Ohio Andy	$400 [21] The makers of "grandiose" & "pompous" unveil this 11-letter adjective, "pre" for short pretentious Andy	$400 [10] A block of salt given to cattle, or encrustations of salt animals feed on naturally a salt lick Allison	$400 [16] The key to deep-frying these Hostess treats created in 1930 is to chill them before dipping them in batter Twinkies Andy
$800 [2] "The Golden Age", with music by Shostakovich, was premiered by the Kirov ballet in this city in 1930 Leningrad or St. Petersburg Keith Allison	$800 [6] Danny DeVito's first feature as a director was this 1987 comedy involving matricide Throw Momma from the Train Andy	$800 [23] Jesse Helms North Carolina Andy	$800 [27] Meaning questionable or distrustful , it's found in the title of a 1969 Elvis hit suspicious Andy	$800 [11] Found in mineral waters, these 5-letter salts are named for the English town where they were first prepared Epsom Keith Allison	$800 [17] Pronto pup is another name for this type of battered treat that comes on a stick a corn dog Andy
$1,200 [3] His 1919 funeral march "The Golden Star" was in memory of soldiers killed in World War I John Philip Sousa	$1,200 [7] Rebecca De Mornay teaches Tom Cruise a few tricks aboard Chicago's El in this 1983 coming-of-age film Risky Business Allison	$1,200 [24] George McGovern South Dakota Keith Andy Allison	$1,200 [28] Sociable, outgoing, fond of others' company gregarious Andy	$1,200 [13] In the typical ionic bonding found in table salt, sodium gives up one of these to chlorine electrons Keith	$1,200 [18] Cat's tongues are a type of this made by pressing a thick batter through a pastry bag cookies Allison
$1,600 [4] W.S. Gilbert did not write the text for this composer's 1886 cantata "The Golden Legend" Arthur Sullivan Allison	$1,600 [8] As Reb engineer Johnnie Gray in this silent classic, Buster Keaton chases down the damn Yankees who stole his train The General	$1,600 [25] Stephen A. Douglas Illinois Andy	$1,600 [29] We'd be surprised if you were completely unaware that this word is from the Latin for "forgetful" oblivious	DD $1,500 [15] Used in fireworks & gunpowder, potassium nitrate gets this other name from the Latin for "rock" saltpeter Andy	$1,600 [19] The Japanese don't dip just fish in the batter for this mealtime treat; they use vegetables, too tempura Allison
$2,000 [12] "The Golden Spinning Wheel" is an 1896 symphonic poem by this Czech composer Dvorak Keith	$2,000 [9] Eric Roberts & Jon Voight bust out of stir & hop a freight only to find they're on one of these 1985 title things Runaway Train Andy	$2,000 [26] Henry Clay Kentucky Keith	$2,000 [30] From the Latin for "diverse", it can mean dissimilar or numerous various Allison	$1,600 [14] As early as 1727 Johann Schulze discovered the light sensitivity of salts of this element but no images were made silver Andy	DD $3,000 [20] Beef drippings are the key to this souffle-like roast beef side dish named for a county in Northern England Yorkshire pudding Allison

Final Jeopardy!

THE 20th CENTURY

On June 5, 1989 a young man never positively identified became world famous for actions he took in this city

Beijing

Allison "What is Beijing?" — wagered $4,200

Keith "What is Beijing" — wagered $12,599

Andy "What is Beijing?" — wagered $7,100

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