Show #5748 2009-09-16 (taped 2009-07-28) Regular

Contestants

Marcus Jackson — an Air Force officer and helicopter pilot from Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland

Gary Bechtold — a garage door company owner from St. Cloud, Minnesota

Judy Nakamura — a stay-at-home wife from Seattle, Washington (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Judy	$1,000	$3,000	$10,400	$4,000 3rd place: $1,000	$13,000 17 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Gary	$1,400	$3,800	$12,600	$13,600 New champion: $13,600	$12,600 14 R, 0 W
Marcus	$1,200	$4,400	$16,000	$6,799 2nd place: $2,000	$15,800 19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

SCIENC"E"	PLAYBOYCOVER BOYS	5 SQUARE MEALS	EXTREMELY YOUTHFUL POLITICIANS	BOOKISH	AS EASY AS A-B-C
$200 [16] An underwater one of these can cause a tsunami an earthquake Gary	$200 [1] March 1990 saw this businessman on the cover & here are your keywords--hair, yooge & you're fired Trump Marcus	$200 [22] Go to goodtobesquare.com & you'll find this hamburger company with square burgers Wendy's Judy Marcus	$200 [21] We wonder if this guy seenherestill has that shirt Obama Judy	$200 [11] Thinking it a giant, this character rushed at a windmill & pierced one of the sails with his lance Don Quixote Gary	$200 [6] It describes Shakespeare's pentameter iambic Marcus
$400 [17] A muon decays into 2 neutrinos & one of these an electron Gary	$400 [2] Seen here is the April 1964 issue with this British comic genius, the first man to make the magazine's cover Peter Sellers Judy	$400 [23] "You don't have to be a kid to love" this healthy square cereal made by Quaker Life Judy	$400 [27] He's seenherelong before winning a 2007 Nobel Peace Prize (Al) Gore Gary	$400 [12] Escalator squash & obstacle golf are games in this Aldous Huxley novel Brave New World Gary	$400 [7] It is term for each word in clue; ape man good at speak this way monosyllabic
$600 [18] The only known filoviruses are Marburg, which causes green monkey fever, & this one Ebola Marcus	$600 [3] Take "The Pineapple Express" to this actor (not James Franco) on the April 2009 cover Seth Rogen Judy	$600 [24] A term for dollar bills, or for square slices of Kraft American cheese, averaging 60 calories each singles Judy	$600 [28] This future presidential candidate is seenherestill quite young, but already famous (Ralph) Nader Gary	$600 [13] The jury's in on his novels "Pleading Guilty" & "Presumed Innocent" Scott Turow Judy	$600 [8] It means to construct, or to fake, as in your excuse for being late fabricate Marcus
DD $1,000 [19] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew tries to stand on one leg without all his senses.) Vision contributes to this system--it's why it's harder to keep steady with your eyes closed your equilibrium Marcus	$800 [4] This hard rock bassist did a cover in March 1999; come on & give us a kiss! Gene Simmons Judy Gary Marcus	$800 [25] Square pizza is sometimes called this, after the largest island in the Mediterranean Sicilian Gary	$800 [29] No way, that can't be right... wow, that is in fact this Wyoming guy who left national office in 2009 (Dick) Cheney Marcus	$800 [14] Her novel "One Fifth Avenue" offers more sex in the same city (Candace) Bushnell Judy	$800 [9] Lewis Carroll coined this term for meaningless words or gibberish jabberwocky
$1,000 [20] In thermodynamics, a closed system slowly evolves towards a state of maximum this, inactivity entropy Marcus	$1,000 [5] In February 1996 this silver-haired comic film actor was the cover boy, & don't call him Shirley Leslie Nielsen Judy	$1,000 [26] This square Passover food is considered the bread of affliction as well as the bread of redemption matzo Judy	—	$1,000 [15] His novel "Indignation" follows a student from his father's Newark butcher shop to college in Ohio Philip Roth	$1,000 [10] This gem of a word can precede rattlesnake, terrapin & moth diamondback Marcus

Double Jeopardy! Round

AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHY	MUSICAL MENAGERIE	COMPANY NAME ORIGINS	DOUBLE, DOUBLE	T"OIL"	TROUBLE
$400 [25] Australia's southernmost mainland point is Wilson's Promontory in this state named for a queen Victoria Judy	$400 [19] "Steppin' Stone","I'm A Believer" The Monkees Judy	$400 [14] Benjamin Holt created a tractor that an onlooker said crawled like this worm-like larva a caterpillar Marcus	$400 [11] He was the first pope to choose a double name John Paul Marcus	$400 [1] A cheap novel written quickly just to make money a potboiler Judy	$400 [6] In 1567 the Council of Troubles was set up by Spain in the Low Countries to enforce strict adherence to this faith Catholicism Judy
$800 [27] Australia's largest freshwater lakes were artificially created & include Lake Gordon on this island state Tasmania Gary	$800 [20] "Shambala","Joy To The World" Three Dog Night Marcus	$800 [15] In 1936 this company started as Government Employees' Insurance Company, hence the name GEICO Marcus	$800 [12] Featuring joined reeds that vibrate together, double-reed instruments fall into this orchestral class woodwinds Gary	$800 [2] A speedboat equipped with front fins that lift the hull out of the water as speed is attained a hydrofoil Marcus	$800 [7] "Pack up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag" became a hit marching song among soldiers during this war World War I Judy
$1,200 [28] An Australian territory, this island named for a holiday is known for its annual migration of millions of crabs Christmas Island Gary	$1,200 [21] "Rock This Town","Runaway Boys" The Stray Cats Marcus	$1,200 [16] As the people running it were inexperienced, this name was adopted by a mail order record business Virgin Marcus	$1,200 [13] The classic name for the double promontories at the Strait of Gibraltar is "The Pillars of" this mythic hero Hercules	DD $1,000 [4] This title Shakespearean guy's second line is "The Greeks are strong and skilful to their strength" Troilus Judy	$1,200 [8] "Agua caliente" in Spanish, if you're in it, you're in trouble hot water Marcus
$1,600 [29] This imaginary line at 23 degrees, 27 minutes south latitude passes through the middle of Australia the Tropic of Capricorn Marcus	$1,600 [22] "Rock You Like A Hurricane","Wind of Change" the Scorpions Marcus	$1,600 [17] James Church chose this name for his product because the symbols of the god Vulcan represented power Arm & Hammer	$1,600 [24] Dr. James Watson & this man were the first to describe the double helix structure of DNA (Francis) Crick Marcus	$1,200 [3] The backward jerk of a gun when it's fired recoil Judy	$1,600 [9] In the Old Testament, Eliphaz warns this patient guy that "man that is born of a woman is... full of trouble" Job Judy
$2,000 [30] The world's largest world heritage area, it extends for 1,250 miles & covers an area of about 134,000 sq. miles the Great Barrier Reef Gary	$2,000 [23] "Mr. Jones","Accidentally In Love" Counting Crows Gary	$2,000 [18] In 1977 4 Ward's electronics stores that focused on audio were renamed this; it all came unplugged in 2009 Circuit City Judy	DD $2,000 [26] Founder of its first dynasty, Menes wore a double crown as the first ruler of Upper & Lower this Egypt Judy	$2,000 [5] Nobel prize-winning Norwegian author Knut Hamsun wrote a tale about farming called "growth of" this soil Judy	$2,000 [10] When this family dynasty took power in Russia in 1613, the "Time of Troubles" came to an end Romanov Gary

Final Jeopardy!

20th CENTURY WOMEN

She won gold at the 1928, 1932 & 1936 Winter Olympics & also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Sonja Henie

Judy "Who is Esther Williams?" — wagered $6,400

Gary "Who is Sonia Henie?" — wagered $1,000

Marcus "Who Is E.Williams?" — wagered $9,201

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