Show #5719 2009-06-18 (taped 2009-03-17) Regular

Contestants

Damon White — a bartender from Darlington, South Carolina

Naomi Seiler — a health policy lawyer from Washington, D.C.

Marianne Fichtel — an investor relations manager from Brooklyn, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,399)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Marianne	$5,000	$8,800	$15,600	$14,489 2-day champion: $24,888	$14,400 27 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Naomi	$1,900	$2,300	$16,700	$2,199 3rd place: $1,000	$15,600 15 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Damon	$200	$1,000	$3,000	$3,000 2nd place: $2,000	$3,000 8 R, 7 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE BRITISH ARE DIFFERENT	TOP 40 COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSES?	OBSCURE AMERICA	FAST FOOD CHAINS IN OTHER WORDS	(WHOOPS)	CHOICE 4-LETTER WORDS
$200 [1] A 1 followed by 9 zeroes is this term in the U.S.; the Brits call that number "a thousand million" a billion Marianne	$200 [16] "I believe the children are our future; teach them well and let them lead the way" Whitney Houston Marianne	$200 [26] The Wigwam Motels along Route 66 were the basis for the Cozy Cone Motel in this animated flick Cars	$200 [6] Belonging to Peter Pan's Ms. Darling Wendy's Naomi	$200 [21] This Las Vegas mogul gestured to a $139 million Picasso he was selling & put his elbow through it (Steve) Wynn Marianne	$200 [11] You'd find this in the bowl section of the dry Midwest of the 1930s dust Marianne
$400 [2] For emergencies, the Brits call this number that's 88 higher than the one we use 999 Marianne	$400 [17] "The past is gone; it went by like dusk to dawn... Dream on, dream on, dream yourself a dream come true" Aerosmith Naomi	$400 [27] A lush valley of ranch land in Park County known as South Park can be found in this state Colorado Marianne	$400 [7] Italian pie shack Pizza Hut Naomi	$400 [22] This Aegean country increased its GDP by including the black market but lost EU aid as it was no longer poor enough Greece Marianne	$400 [12] To the Chinese, it's a boat; on Wall Street, it's a bond with a low rating junk Marianne
$600 [3] A U.S. calendar week begins with Sunday; on a British calendar, the week begins with this day Monday Marianne	$600 [18] "Hey now, you're an all star, get your game on... all that glitters is gold; only shooting stars break the mold" Smash Mouth Marianne	$600 [28] The uninhabited Rose Atoll is part of this 7-island American territory that's part of Polynesia American Samoa Marianne	DD $500 [8] 11th letter6th letter3rd letter KFC Naomi	$600 [23] Researchers found 2/3 of this company's employees use Google instead of its own MSN Search site Microsoft Marianne	$600 [13] A great perk of being a presenter at an awards program like the Oscars is getting this assortment of free gifts swag Marianne
$800 [4] The British don't celebrate this U.S. holiday honoring a 1621 event, but they do have something called St. Swithin's Day Thanksgiving Marianne	$800 [19] "I get knocked down but I get up again; you're never gonna keep me down" Chumbawamba	$800 [29] Come face to face with wildlife at the Hiram Blauvelt Museum off this parkway whose name is New Jersey's nickname Garden State Marianne	$800 [9] Milking facility monarch Dairy Queen Naomi Damon	$800 [24] An orbiter destined for this planet was lost in 1999 due to confusion between metric & American measurements Mars Damon	$800 [14] Trojan warrior who was the son of Telamon, or the powdered cleanser named after him Ajax Marianne
$1,000 [5] Great Britain is officially divided into these, like Hampshire & other "shire"s counties Damon	$1,000 [20] "Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens... & when you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance" Lee Ann Womack	$1,000 [30] The Norumbega Fault Zone runs from Penobscot Bay in this state through Massachusetts Maine Marianne	$1,000 [10] The Tube Subway	$1,000 [25] This country, home to Borat, misspelled the word "bank" on its currency Kazakhstan Marianne	$1,000 [15] This was the first inhabited territory of the U.S. that was seized by enemy forces in WWII Guam Marianne

Double Jeopardy! Round

GETTING YOUR BERING	THE WRATH OF CAAN	UPTON SINCLAIR	WALTER CRONKITE	MR. "T"	5 PEOPLE WHO'VE NEVER BEEN IN MY KITCHEN
$400 [17] Explorer Vitus Bering was born in 1681 in Horens in this Scandinavian country Denmark Damon	$400 [16] As Sonny in this Coppola film, James Caan beats the cannoli out of his no-good brother-in-law The Godfather Marianne	$400 [22] To assure U.S. food quality, this government body, the FDA, was established as a result of Sinclair's work the Food and Drug Administration Marianne	$400 [9] Cronkite anchored this network's Evening News from April 16, 1962 to March 6, 1981 CBS Damon	$400 [4] It means aptitude or ability & can come before "scout" talent Naomi Damon	$400 [1] This New Orleans trumpeter blew some of the first great jazz solos with his Hot Five & Hot Seven combos Louis Armstrong Marianne Naomi Damon
$800 [25] In the 1730s Bering explored the Kuril Islands & the Arctic coast of this vast, freezing Russian region Siberia Marianne	$800 [18] In this film based on a Stephen King novel, Jimmy uses a statue to dispatch the woman who's been torturing him Misery Marianne	$1,200 [24] 10-letter term for the scandal-exposing style of writing employed by Sinclair & others muckraking Marianne	$800 [10] Cronkite broke in on a live broadcast of "As the World Turns" to report this 1963 event JFK's death (assassination) Naomi	$1,200 [6] These 11th-13th century poets used a form called "le jeu parti", a verse debate on love troubadours Marianne	$800 [2] This Food Network chef who runs Savannah's Lady & Sons has been in her own kitchen plenty, but never in mine (Paula) Deen Damon
$1,200 [26] (Jon of the Clue Crew shows a map of the North Pacific on the monitor.) In 1740, Bering set out from Okhotsk, Russia, sailing eastward to America; on his return, he sighted many of these Alaskan islands the Aleutians Marianne	$1,200 [19] In "The Killer Elite" directed by this "Wild Bunch" guy, Caan is out for revenge on former buddy Robert Duvall Sam Peckinpah	$1,600 [29] The heroine of Sinclair's 1928 novel "Boston" meets this fellow boarder & through him, his pal Sacco Vanzetti Marianne	$1,200 [11] After Walter called the Vietnam War unwinnable, this man said, "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost America" Johnson Damon	$1,600 [7] 10-letter word for one who holds a late Marxist's theory of permanent revolution a Trotskyite Naomi	$1,200 [3] Born in 1912, this rocketry genius joined the German Society for Space Travel around 1930 Wernher Von Braun Damon
$1,600 [27] In 1703 Bering joined the Russian Navy, newly formed by this czar Peter the Great Marianne Damon	$1,600 [20] In "The Way of the Gun", Jimmy pops a righteous cap into kidnappers played by Ryan Phillippe & this "Che" star Benicio del Toro Naomi	DD $2,000 [23] Sinclair's novel "Oil!" was the basis of this Oscar-winning 2007 film There Will Be Blood Marianne	$1,600 [12] In 1950 this legendary newsman persuaded Walter to leave radio journalism for television (Edward R.) Murrow Damon	DD $2,000 [5] I ditched school & never found out that this word once also meant a beggar or a vagabond truant Naomi	$1,600 [14] This 1st century saint associated with lost causes is also known as Thaddaeus St. Jude Naomi
$2,000 [28] On his final voyage, Bering suffered from this deficiency of vitamin C & was unable to maintain command scurvy Marianne Naomi	$2,000 [21] In this 1999 film, gangster James is sent to carry out a revenge hit on Hugh Grant Mickey Blue Eyes Damon	$2,000 [30] Sinclair resigned from this politial party in 1917 in support of the U.S. entry into World War I the Socialist Party	$2,000 [13] The New York Times praised "Cronkite diplomacy" after Walter helped broker the 1977 summit between these 2 men Begin & Sadat Naomi Damon	$2,000 [8] This job can also mean to fashion your actions to the needs of another tailor Damon	$2,000 [15] Beating out better-known contenders, she was named Senator from New York in 2009 Kirsten Gillibrand Marianne Naomi

Final Jeopardy!

STATE SONGS

It was originally dedicated to a Midwest football team; it's said that Sousa called it the best college song he'd ever heard

"On, Wisconsin!"

Damon "What is the Victors?" — wagered $0

Marianne "What is ?" — wagered $1,111

Naomi "What is ?" — wagered $14,501

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