Show #5717 2009-06-16 (taped 2009-03-17) Regular

Champion Update #5: Brad Rutter.

Contestants

Ellen Brown — a hospice medical director from Palo Alto, California

Travis Shaw — a historical interpreter from Walkersville, Maryland

Francois Dominic Laramée — a writer and TV personality from Verdun, Quebec, Canada (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
François	$3,200	$5,600	$17,300	$27,300 2-day champion: $46,300	$17,600 23 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Travis	$5,600	$7,600	$13,600	$27,190 2nd place: $2,000	$14,800 19 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
Ellen	$-200	$600	$-600	$-600 3rd place: $1,000	$-600 4 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

HE WAS PRESIDENT WHEN...	RECORD LABELS	DO-GOODERS	BALLETS ALEX COULD STAR IN	ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS	ANAGRAMS
$200 [6] Man first set foot on the Moon Richard Nixon Ellen	$200 [16] The Beatles' first single released on this label was "Hey Jude" backed with "Revolution" in 1968 Apple François	$200 [1] Created in 1938 to fight childhood polio, this organization now fights to prevent birth defects & premature births the March of Dimes François	$200 [26] I'll be left to my own devices when I play this title shelling device--filberts, anyone? The Nutcracker	$200 [11] Theonethat's a vegetable broccoli François	$200 [19] It might be the last thing you say to someone:OBEY GOD goodbye Travis
$400 [7] The U.S. celebrated its bicentennial Gerald Ford Travis Ellen	$400 [17] Hitsville USA, this label's original recording studio, is now a museum on West Grand Blvd. in Detroit Motown François	$400 [2] The name of this human rights group refers to a pardon, as for political offenses against a government Amnesty International François	$400 [27] I'm too svelte to play Sancho Panza, so I'll dance this title role instead Don Quixote François	$400 [12] Theonethat is a state east of the Mississippi river Michigan Travis	$400 [22] Its diameter is 8,000 miles:HEART Earth François
$600 [8] British troops set fire to the U.S. Capitol Madison François	$600 [18] This company famous for its round HQ in Hollywood was co-founded by songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942 Capitol Records	$600 [3] Part of this U.N. agency's mission is to stimulate work on the prevention of epidemic diseases the WHO (World Health Organization) Travis	$600 [28] It might be a drag, but I'll follow in the footsteps of Frederick Ashton & play one of the stepsisters in this classic Cinderella Travis	$600 [13] Theonewho is an American-born U.S. governor but has not appeared on "The Dating Game" Sarah Palin Travis	$600 [23] Soundless:LISTEN silent Travis
$800 [9] John Brown captured the arsenal at Harpers Ferry Buchanan Travis	$1,000 [21] This Seattle label, the first to release Nirvana & Soundgarden albums, turned 20 in 2008 Sub Pop	$800 [4] A nonprofit that provides women with professional clothes & career development is called "Dress for" this Success François	$800 [29] I'm perfect for Tybalt in this ballet; I love swordfighting, & my death scene will make 'em weep Romeo and Juliet Ellen	$800 [14] Theonethat's not a letter in Einstein's famous relativity equation X Travis	$800 [24] 2009 economic act:I LUST SUM stimulus Travis
$1,000 [10] Napoleon crowned himself emperor Jefferson Travis	DD $1,200 [20] In 1947, Ahmet Ertegun founded this jazz & R&B label, which soon had an "ocean" of talent, including Ray Charles Atlantic Travis	$1,000 [5] Proceeds from the sale of Livestrong merchandise benefit this athlete's cancer-fighting foundation Lance Armstrong François	$1,000 [30] I'll watch out for the ax when I play the young pastor who comforts this accused heroine in "Fall River Legend" Lizzie Borden Travis	$1,000 [15] Theonewhose headquarters are in the United States Dodge Travis	$1,000 [25] A synthetic fiber:EXPANDS Spandex François

Double Jeopardy! Round

10 YEARS GONE	CHARACTERS INCASABLANCA	IAMBIC WORDS	ON THE "MA"P	YOU'VE BEEN POSTERIZED!	LACE
$400 [6] "What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson"? As of March 8, 1999 this baseball great "has left and gone away"? Joe DiMaggio François	$400 [26] Bogart's role; everybody comes to his place, sweetheart Rick Travis	$400 [11] To get too big for something, as kids tend to do outgrow Ellen	$400 [1] It's the easternmost of Canada's Prairie Provinces Manitoba François	$400 [16] One of his signature works from 1965 is seen here (Andy) Warhol Travis	$400 [21] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Bruges Lace Center in Belgium wearing a handmade collar.) Lace is often worn around then eck, & the word "lace" is derived from "laqueus", which means "noose" in this ancient language Latin Travis
$800 [7] Sir Vivian Fuchs, who led the first known expedition across this continent, died in 1999 at 91 Antarctica Travis	$800 [27] Dooley Wilson portrayed this ivory tickler, so play it! Sam François	$800 [12] Opponents of this tax have used the term "death tax" to get support for its repeal estate	$800 [2] Valletta is the capital of this Mediterranean island Malta François	$800 [17] This master's portrait of Dora Maar is seen here Picasso François	DD $500 [23] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Bruges Lace Center in Belgium.) Handmade lace was dealt a near deathblow by these 2 revolutions--one a bloody revolt ending the fashion of lace for men, & one that led to machine-made lace the French Revolution & the Industrial Revolution François
$1,200 [8] In February 1999 Roger Ebert lost his TV partner when this critic passed away (Gene) Siskel François	$1,200 [28] First name of Ingrid Bergman's lonely & lovely Mrs. Lund-Lazlo Ilsa	$1,200 [13] From the French for "loosening", it was an easing of U.S.-Soviet relations in the 1970s détente François	$1,200 [3] It's Mexico's largest Pacific port Mazatlán	$1,200 [18] Katsushika Hokusai made numerous woodblock prints of this landmark Mt. Fuji François	$800 [22] It was originally made from pale silk, so even when it's dyed black, this type of lace bears the name of a fair hair color blonde lace François
$1,600 [9] This author of "The Sicilian" put down his pen in July (Mario) Puzo François	$1,600 [29] First name of Claude Rains' Captain Renault; it sounds likethe beginning of a beautiful friendship... Louis Ellen	$1,600 [14] Chicago's Palmer House is a famous one a hotel Ellen	DD $2,000 [4] It became a special administrative region of China in 1999 Macau François	$1,600 [19] "Yellow, Red, Blue" is by this Russian, called the father of modern art Kandinsky Ellen	$1,600 [24] The process of producing handmade lace with a small hand shuttle is called this; the word's origin is a mystery tatting
$2,000 [10] This woman long rumored to be involved with both JFK & mob boss Sam Giancana died at 65 Judith Campbell Exner	$2,000 [30] Round up the usual suspects; this German major played by Conrad Veidt has been shot Major Strasser	$2,000 [15] It's also a common prefix, but as a verb it means "bury" inter	$2,000 [5] It's the strait between the Malay Peninsula & the Island of Sumatra the Strait of Malacca Travis	$2,000 [20] One of this master's many self-portraits is seen here Rembrandt Travis	$2,000 [25] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Bruges Lace Center in Belgium.) Also known as pillow lace, this popular type of lace made here in Bruges is named for theimplementaround which the thread is wound a bobbin

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORICAL POEMS

Poem that tells us: "Cossack and Russian reel'd from the sabre-stroke shatter'd and sunder'd"

"The Charge of the Light Brigade"

Travis "What is the Charge of the Light Brigade?" — wagered $13,590

François "What is the charge of the light brigade?" — wagered $10,000

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