Show #5682 2009-04-28 (taped 2009-02-18) Regular

Liz Murphy game 4.

Contestants

Megan Lindley — a health scientist from Atlanta, Georgia

Benny Meyers — a courier from Skokie, Illinois

Liz Murphy — a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania (whose 3-day cash winnings total $77,203)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Liz	$600	$2,600	$15,600	$30,500 4-day champion: $107,703	$13,800 13 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Benny	$2,000	$2,000	$9,000	$9,000 2nd place: $2,000	$8,000 14 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
Megan	$3,800	$7,800	$19,400	$7,599 3rd place: $1,000	$19,400 26 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE GREEK GOD'S ROMAN NAME	FICTIONAL MUNCHIES	GRANDMA'S LOTTO NUMBERS	FISH TALES	ALEX ROCKS IN CONCERT	"B" FORE & AFTER
$200 [2] Poseidon had new adventures under this name Neptune Megan	$200 [1] 2-word name for the mysterious food item often used to bribe Scooby-Doo & Shaggy Scooby Snack Benny	$200 [26] Number for Amanda's birthday; it's how many of the lower 48 states border the Pacific Ocean 3 Liz	$200 [21] He & Jim catch a catfish that "was as big a fish as was ever catched in the Mississipp!" Huck Finn Megan	$200 [7] Hello, this capital of Ontario!... Halifax said you couldn't rock, let's prove them wrong tonight! Toronto Megan	$200 [14] William Howard Taft got stuck in one bathtub Megan
$400 [3] The Romans loved Eros as this god Cupid Megan	$400 [10] Cram is a biscuit-like food made by the men of Esgaroth in this author's fantasy world Tolkien Megan	$400 [27] Grandma took this number thinking of grandson Brian's birthday; it's the number of gunshots in the national salute 21 Benny	$400 [22] The title guy of this Hemingway work "fished alone in a skiff in the gulf stream" The Old Man and the Sea Benny	$400 [8] I hope you saw me flying over this lowest balcony, from Latin for "middle"; that harness was killing me mezzanine Megan	$400 [15] An amorphous globule blob Megan
$600 [4] Hephaestus lived long & prospered as him Vulcan Benny	$600 [11] Everlasting Gobstoppers first appeared in this 1964 Roald Dahl work Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Benny Megan	$600 [28] This number for young Jennifer's birthday; it's the square root of 121 11 Megan	$600 [23] "The Angler and the Little Fish" is one of his fables Aesop Benny	$600 [9] When I do this "hang ten"-inspired term where people pass me over their heads, please be gentle with the merchandise crowd surfing Liz	$600 [16] Place to enjoy a pint of the local brewpub Benny Megan
$800 [5] Demeter wowed the studio execs & got her own one of these Ceres	$800 [12] This British TV show once featured candy selections known as crunchy frog & anthrax ripple Monty Python's Flying Circus Benny	$800 [29] Gram's 2-digit number for Antoine's July birthday, which falls on Bastille day 14 Megan	$800 [24] This Defoe character says he "was most dextrous to catch fish" Robinson Crusoe Megan	$800 [19] Throwing under-garments on stage is fine; I just wish they weren't men's briefs like this Michael Jordan-endorsed brand Hanes Benny	$800 [17] Prospective tulip bulb Liz
DD $1,000 [6] Cronus, son of Uranus, became this other planet Saturn Benny	$1,000 [13] Chocolate Salty Balls were a fictional candy made by Chef on this animated series South Park Megan	$1,000 [30] For Kristi's birthday, Gram chose this (Dr. Pepper is a "unique blend of" this many "flavors") 23	$1,000 [25] Mark Kurlansky's book about this food fish says in 1895 a 211-lb. one was caught off the coast of Massachusetts cod Liz	$1,000 [20] I'll now slow things down with this No. 1 hit from Debby Boone; why is everyone leaving? "You Light Up My Life"	$1,000 [18] Prince of the devils Beelzebub Megan

Double Jeopardy! Round

NATIVE AMERICANS	THEIR SIMILAR MOVIE TITLES	LIFE SCIENCES	EAT IT, BEAT IT OR TREAT IT	OPERAS BY CHARACTERS	4 Es FOR THEE
$400 [11] In 1898 McClure's magazine published Two Moons' account of this June 1876 event the Battle of Little Big Horn Liz	$400 [1] "My Best Friend's Wedding", "Runaway Bride" Julia Roberts Benny	$400 [13] Organic chemistry focuses specifically on this element's compounds & their reactions carbon Liz	$400 [16] Couscous eat it Megan	$400 [6] 1875: Escamillo, a matador Carmen Megan	$400 [24] Give me a "C" for this spectator-leading job at a pep rally! actually, give me the whole word! cheerleader Benny
$800 [12] In 1894 this Apache leader was sent to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he farmed & joined the Dutch Reformed Church Geronimo Megan	$800 [2] "Rio Bravo", "Rio Lobo" John Wayne Liz	$800 [20] If you're a steak & veggies creature, you're an omnivore, a combination of these other 2 basic "-vores" carnivore and herbivore Megan	$800 [17] Ague treat it Megan	$800 [7] 1871: Ramfis, the high priest of Isis Aida Megan	$800 [25] A jumbling of radio signals, or the act of illegally hindering a footballer from catching a pass interference Benny
$1,600 [15] In 1833 this leader of the Sac & Fox tribes for whom a war is named dictated his autobiography to Antoine LeClaire Black Hawk Benny	$1,200 [3] "Seven Years in Tibet","Seven" Brad Pitt Benny	$1,200 [21] In humans this collection of nerves extends from the base of the skull to the second lumbar vertebra spinal cord	$1,200 [18] Tabor beat it Liz	$1,200 [8] 1904: Suzuki, a geisha's servant Madame Butterfly Megan	$1,200 [26] Describes the title "Rabbit" William Nicholson illustrated for writer Margery Williams velveteen Liz
$2,000 [19] This name the Pilgrims used for a great Wampanoag chief means "great chief" Massasoit Liz	$1,600 [4] "Rachel Getting Married" , "Bride Wars" Anne Hathaway Megan	$1,600 [22] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gets in his workout.) Physical activity increases both body temperature & this process in which food is converted to protein, carbs & fat & then used for energy metabolism Megan	$1,600 [29] Yaws treat it Megan	$1,600 [9] 1905: Herod & Jokanaan (aka John the Baptist) Salome Megan	$1,600 [27] A ship that drags a body of water for ordnance, or a time-killing computer game minesweeper Benny
DD $3,000 [14] In the mid-1830s Osceola, a leader in this tribe, waged guerrilla warfare against U.S. troops in the Everglades Seminole Liz	$2,000 [5] "Three Amigos!", "Three Fugitives" Martin Short	$2,000 [23] Alimentary, my dear! Waves of contractions moving swallowed food through the esophagus are called this peristalsis	$2,000 [30] Quinoa eat it Liz	$2,000 [10] 1892: Tonio & Beppe, a couple of clowns Pagliacci Liz Benny	DD $3,000 [28] It describes an event without previous instance unprecedented Benny

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD AUTHORS

Chapters in an 1831 work by this author include "Maitre Jacques Coppenole" & "A Tear for a Drop of Water"

Victor Hugo

Benny "Who is Hugo?" — wagered $0

Liz "Who is Hugo?" — wagered $14,900

Megan "Who is Heyerdahl?" — wagered $11,801

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