Show #5752 2009-09-22 (taped 2009-07-29) Regular

Contestants

Marlene Allen — an assistant professor of English from Americus, Georgia

Jon Korn — a film festival programmer originally from Concord, Massachusetts

Gary Bechtold — a garage door company owner from St. Cloud, Minnesota (whose 3-day cash winnings total $42,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Gary	$1,000	$3,000	$11,800	$9,800 2nd place: $2,000	$11,800 16 R, 0 W
Jon	$4,300	$9,300	$21,300	$25,602 New champion: $25,602	$22,800 26 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Marlene	$1,000	$1,400	$6,600	$600 3rd place: $1,000	$8,600 12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. STATES	MOVIE SYNOPSES	THIS & THAT	FROM SOUP TO NUTS	THE CURRENT SUPREME COURT	BEASTLY EXPRESSIONS
$200 [16] Bismarck is the second-largest city in this state North Dakota Marlene	$200 [3] 2008:Poor Mumbai teen wins big on a game show, is accused of cheating Slumdog Millionaire Marlene	$200 [11] Seen riding a flying gander, this character is usually traced back to a 1697 book by Charles Perrault Mother Goose Gary	$200 [21] It's popularly referred to as "Jewish penicillin" chicken soup Marlene	$200 [1] The youngest member of the Court & the most powerful (John) Roberts Gary	$200 [26] "To play" this marsupial means to feign death or ignorance possum Jon
$400 [17] Its dairy industry is the largest in New England Vermont Jon	$400 [4] 1960:Norman Bates runs a sweet little motel Psycho Jon	$400 [12] As a horse grows older, the outward slope of these increases, so it's a reliable way to gauge age their teeth Jon	$400 [22] One of Elvis' favorite snacks was a sandwich of peanut butter & this fruit "mashed and mixed" bananas Gary	$400 [2] In 2007 this justice, then outnumbered 8-1, described "my position on the bench" as "lonely" Ruth Bader Ginsburg Jon	$400 [27] To have this insect's waist means to have a slender waistline wasp Jon
$600 [18] Its state vegetables are the chile & frijoles New Mexico Jon	$600 [5] 1997:Kate & Leo (Rose & Jack) have a shipboard romance Titanic Gary	$600 [13] The section of Highway 9 that runs the length of Manhattan north to south Broadway	$600 [23] The kalamata type of these usually come packed in oil or vinegar olives Gary	$800 [9] Confirmed in 2006, he was the last justice selected by George W. Bush Alito Jon	$600 [28] "Two shakes of" this means to move remarkably fast a lamb's tail Jon
$800 [19] During the War of 1812 thousands in this state volunteered to enlist, hence its "Volunteer State" nickname Tennessee Jon	$800 [6] 1999:Haley Joel Osment sees dead people The Sixth Sense Jon	$800 [14] From 1954 to 1962 this "it" girl of the '20s was the second lady of Nevada as the wife of the lieutenant governor Clara Bow Marlene	$800 [24] You can call them by this fancy French name but they're still snails escargot Jon	$1,000 [10] In 1991, the Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked 7-7 on his nomination, but sent it to the full Senate Clarence Thomas Jon	$800 [29] This exclamation that means "nonsense" is a 1932 Marx Brothers title horse feathers Jon
$1,000 [20] Appalled by the conditions of debtors in prison in England, James Oglethorpe started this as a debtor's colony Georgia Jon	$1,000 [7] 2003:Buffalo, New York TV reporter Jim Carrey plays God Bruce Almighty Jon	$1,000 [15] You'll get a "Cross of Gold" if you can tell us the name of this "Boy Orator of the Platte" William Jennings Bryan Jon	$1,000 [25] The sweet variety of this nut is popular as a snack; the bitter type is inedible but yields a flavoring extract almonds Gary	DD $1,500 [8] The oldest & longest-serving member, he joined the court in 1975 John Paul Stevens Jon	$1,000 [30] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the deck of the USSJohn C. Stennis.) An observation area for the flight deck is grimly called this bird's row; crashes are less common now than when it got the name a vulture Jon

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS	SCOTT JOPLIN	ONE-NAMED PERSONALITIES	LEGENDARY CREATURES	CYBERIA	"RUSH"IA
$400 [1] Ralph Ellison was the first African American to win the fiction award; "Purple" prose made this woman the second Alice Walker Marlene	$400 [11] Joplin was a master of this musical style that emerged from saloons in the late 19th century ragtime Gary	$400 [16] In 2002 this singer & other activists founded DATA, which stands for Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa Bono Gary	$400 [6] The Yeti in the Himalayas is the counterpart of this large, hairy humanlike creature in the Pacific Northwest Sasquatch Jon	$400 [21] abanet.org is home to this, the world's largest voluntary professional organization the American Bar Association Marlene	$400 [26] This type of velvet is processed to have an uneven, slightly wrinkled surface crushed Gary Marlene
$800 [2] The winning scribe is announced at a fancy do on this New York City street more associated with finance than art Wall Street Marlene	$800 [12] Interest in Joplin's music was revived by this 1973 film that featured many of his songs & starred Newman & Redford The Sting Gary	$800 [17] In the 1990s he won Grammys for best alternative performance for back-to-back albums, "Odelay" & "Mutations" Beck Gary	$800 [7] Manatees, which suckle their young like humans, may underlie the legends of these creatures; Daryl Hannah played one a mermaid Jon	$800 [22] retailmenot.com helps you save money with these, which once had to be clipped from the newspaper coupons Gary	$800 [27] The Klondike one lasted for 3 short but enriching years a Gold Rush Jon
DD $1,000 [3] Animal-titled winners include "Dog Soldiers" & this equine Cormac McCarthy novel All the Pretty Horses Marlene	$1,200 [13] Canadians might know the name for this Scott Joplin composition heard here the "Maple Leaf Rag" Jon	$1,200 [18] This comic who starred in "Jingle All the Way" was never a sailor but he did serve in the Air Force Sinbad Gary	$1,200 [8] The last major attempt to find this monster was in 1987 when 20 cruisers swept the water with sonar Nessie (or the Loch Ness Monster) Jon	$1,200 [23] You can watch video on cell phones, on TV or over the Internet with this player QuickTime Gary	$1,200 [28] It's a fastball thrown high & inside to force the batter away from the plate a brush-back pitch Gary
$1,600 [4] This southerner won 2 of the first 6 awards, for "Collected Stories" & "A Fable" Faulkner Marlene	$1,600 [14] This novelist chose a quote from Scott Joplin to use as the opening for a 1975 bestseller E.L. Doctorow	$1,600 [19] Known as "The Face of '66", this British supermodel has her own clothing line Twiggy Gary	$1,600 [9] This creature is the offspring of the wife of Minos & a snow-white bull the Minotaur Marlene	$1,600 [24] Many have found old pals from homeroom at this .com launched in 1995 Classmates.com Jon	$1,600 [29] This bird is known for its singing a thrush Marlene
$2,000 [5] Not "The Man with the Golden Gun" but this Nelson Algren novel got the first fiction award The Man with the Golden Arm Jon	$2,000 [15] Perhaps referring to himself, it's the title of the popular Scott Joplin work heard here "The Entertainer" Jon	$2,000 [20] In 2006 this "amazing" mentalist published the book "Mental Power is Real" Kreskin Jon	DD $1,800 [10] It's a multiheaded sea serpent in Psalms & the title of a masterwork of political philosophy by Thomas Hobbes Leviathan Marlene	$2,000 [25] You'll find the Shockwave Player & PDF Reader "housed" at this parent company's site Adobe Marlene	$2,000 [30] This plant is the source for Egyptian papyrus the bullrush Marlene

Final Jeopardy!

WORD HISTORY

Once a type of Roman arena, in the 18th century this 6-letter word gained its current meaning as a type of entertainment

circus

Marlene "What is folk?" — wagered $6,000

Gary "What is theater?" — wagered $2,000

Jon "What is a circus?" — wagered $4,302

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