Show #5678 2009-04-22 (taped 2009-02-17) Regular

Contestants

Wright Polak — a tea salesman from Yonkers, New York

Melanie Baker-Streevy — a United Methodist pastor from Parma, Michigan

Stefanie Tomko — a software project manager from Bellevue, Washington (whose 2-day cash winnings total $41,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Stefanie	$1,800	$1,600	$13,400	$17,600 2nd place: $2,000	$10,400 13 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Melanie	$800	$1,000	$18,000	$26,900 New champion: $26,900	$19,000 19 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Wright	$1,800	$3,600	$7,200	$4,400 3rd place: $1,000	$7,200 14 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

RELIGIONS	BEST ACTRESS OSCAR BY FILM	FUN WITH EPONYMS	THE NEW YORK TIMESTIMES MACHINE	QUASI-STUPID ANSWERS	AHDNEGATIVE PREFIXES
$200 [9] This religion was created by a man who wrote Westerns, horror & science fiction stories Scientology Wright	$200 [1] "Moonstruck" Cher Wright	$200 [6] How shocking! A unit of electrical current is named for this Andre André Ampere Wright	$200 [26] Try to remember a day in September of this year 1964 Stefanie Wright	$200 [21] Developed to treat sunburn, this cream got its name after a customer said it knocks eczema out Noxzema Melanie	$200 [16] Before climactic anti- Stefanie
$400 [10] Druze, originally a sect of this branch of Islam, hide their beliefs by pretending to practice other religions Shia	$400 [2] "Klute" Jane Fonda Wright	$400 [7] The scientific unit of sound intensity named for this man has one less "L" than his surname (Alexander Graham) Bell Stefanie Melanie	$400 [27] It's the year of the futile effortheadlined here 1938 Melanie	$400 [22] Style that got its name from 1925's Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs art deco Stefanie	$400 [17] Before sufferable in- Wright
$600 [11] Lamaism is another name for this religion in which the ruler chief monk is the Dalai Lama Buddhism Wright	$600 [3] "Shakespeare in Love" Gwyneth Paltrow Stefanie Wright	$600 [8] Shemay have said, "Why don't you come up and see my life jacket sometime?" when she wore the one named for her Mae West Melanie	DD $2,000 [28] The high hopes of this year areindicated here 1919 Melanie	$600 [23] Philosopher Willard van Orman Quine said that this philosopher's "predicament is the human predicament" David Hume Stefanie	$600 [18] Before louse de- Melanie
$800 [12] Organizations for this religion include the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel & the Covenant of the Goddess Wiccan Melanie	$800 [4] "Dead Man Walking" Susan Sarandon Stefanie	$800 [14] A shirtless male stripper in collar & cuffs would love these chairs named for an 18th C. cabinetmaker Chippendales Melanie	—	$800 [24] This kind of material has superconductivity, which means it has no electrical resistance at very low temperatures a superconductor Wright	$800 [19] Before tonal a- Wright
$1,000 [13] This religion founded in 1863 in Iran teaches the worth of all religions & the equality of the sexes Baha'i Stefanie Melanie	$1,000 [5] "Walk the Line" (Reese) Witherspoon Wright	$1,000 [15] To prudishly edit vulgar bits out of a written work is called this, after a guy named Thomas who did it to Shakespeare bowdlerize Stefanie Wright	—	$1,000 [25] This acronym refers to a family with a single income, 2 children & an oppressive mortgage SITCOM	$1,000 [20] Before ready (Ethelred knew this one) un- Melanie

Double Jeopardy! Round

I WROTE THAT!	WHAT A CAST OF TV CHARACTERS!	400 YEARS OF THE TELESCOPE	NAME THE PARENT COMPANY	"IQ" TEST	IN BRUGES
$400 [6] The beloved "Pride and Prejudice" Jane Austen Stefanie	$400 [1] Richie Aprile, Junior, Big Pussy The Sopranos Wright	$400 [26] He doubled his salary & received tenure after giving the Doge of Venice a telescope for naval operations Galileo Stefanie	$400 [16] Cheerios &Betty Crocker products General Mills Wright	$400 [11] They're decorative objects from the past like furniture, glass & ceramics that people collect antiques Melanie	$400 [21] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads from Bruges.) The sounds may give you a clue to this 1-word name of the central tower in Bruges' Market Square; it's 366 steps to the top, so I'll listen from down here the belfry Melanie
$800 [7] The thriller "Patriot Games" Tom Clancy Stefanie	$800 [2] Dr. Kerry Weaver, Dr. Elizabeth Corday, Dr. Abby Lockhart ER Stefanie	$800 [27] William Herschel used a Newtonian telescope to discover this planet & its moons Oberon & Titania Uranus Melanie Wright	$800 [17] Velveeta Kraft Wright	$800 [12] It's a tightly wound bandage, used to stop severe bleeding a tourniquet Melanie	$800 [22] Tradition says as punishment for killing a noble, Bruges must forever keep these long-necked birds in its canals swans Stefanie
$1,200 [8] As well as "The Road to Oz", "Queen Zixi of Ix" L. Frank Baum Melanie	$1,200 [3] Horatio Caine, Alexx Woods, Frank Tripp CSI: Miami	$1,200 [28] To minimize the effects of human light, Keck, the world's largest optical telescope, is located on this dormant volcano Mauna Kea	$1,200 [18] Scotch tape 3M Wright	$1,200 [13] A special aura; Betty Friedan's was a "Feminine" one mystique Melanie	$1,200 [23] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads from Bruges, Belgium.) Come to Belgium for the work of the painters known as the Primitives of this culture & language; Van Eyckis among those represented in Bruges' museums Flemish Melanie
$1,600 [9] The novel "The Prince of Tides" & the screenplay thereof Pat Conroy Melanie	$1,600 [4] Jack Donaghy, Kenneth the Page, Tracy Jordan 30 Rock Wright	$1,600 [29] This Corning glass used for cooking was cast to make the 200-inch telescope lens for Mount Palomar Pyrex Melanie	$1,600 [19] Dutch Boy paints Sherwin-Williams	$1,600 [14] We assume you know it's French for a nickname or assumed name sobriquet Melanie	$1,600 [24] Bruges is the starting point for one of Belgium's premier sporting events, a 164-mile race of these bicycles Stefanie
$2,000 [10] "Ottsy i Deti", aka "Fathers and Sons" Ivan Turgenev	$2,000 [5] Jonas Grumby, Roy Hinkley, Ginger Grant Gilligan's Island Melanie	DD $3,000 [30] This type of telescope was developed when a Bell Labs engineer tried to find the source of short-wave interference a radiotelescope Melanie	$2,000 [20] Hi-C &Minute Maid juices Coca-Cola Stefanie	$2,000 [15] Maputo is the capital & largest city of this country Mozambique Melanie	DD $5,000 [25] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reads from Bruges.) The heroes in this statue were a butcher & a weaver who led a struggle against the wealthy merchants who dominated these Medieval trade associations guilds Stefanie

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. PRESIDENTS

Besides Carter, 1 of 2 20th century presidents to live at least 30 years past the day he entered office

(1 of) Gerald Ford & Herbert Hoover

Wright "Who is Harry S. Truman" — wagered $2,800

Stefanie "Who is Ford?" — wagered $4,200

Melanie "Who is Gerald Ford?" — wagered $8,900

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