Show #5826 2010-01-04 (taped 2009-11-11) Regular

Ask Alex #24: Prizes.

Contestants

Charles Soule — an attorney from Brooklyn, New York

Jennifer Broders — a junior high school social studies teacher from Stockton, Iowa

Neel Varde — a food scientist from St. Charles, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $30,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Neel	$1,200	$3,800	$7,000	$7,100 3rd place: $1,000	$7,000 11 R, 2 W
Jennifer	$3,200	$9,400	$18,600	$32,401 New champion: $32,401	$16,600 22 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Charles	$2,000	$2,800	$16,200	$30,001 2nd place: $2,000	$14,400 17 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

BRITISH HISTORY DATEBOOK	TV's SUPPORTING CASTS	POTPOURRI	THE WHISKEY TRAIL	"ARD" STUFF	RHETT-ORIC
$200 [11] January 20, 1265:This political body meets for the first time the Parliament Neel	$200 [1] Katrina Bowden as Cerie, Liz Lemon's assistant 30 Rock Jennifer	$200 [15] In 1993 the FCC required analog TVs sold in the U.S. to display this to help the deaf & the non-English speaking closed captions Jennifer	$200 [6] Old Rip Van Winkle is among the fine brands of this whiskey type made in Kentucky bourbon Jennifer	$200 [21] A large drinking vessel with a single handle & often a hinged cover a tankard Charles	$200 [26] Rhett Butler tells a weeping Scarlett, "Never in any crisis of your life have I known you to have" one of these handy a hankie (or handkerchief) Jennifer
$400 [12] October 4, 1535:The first complete modern English version of this is published the Bible Jennifer	$400 [2] Michael Urie as Marc St. James, an assistant at Mode magazine Ugly Betty Neel	$400 [17] By definition, it's what you do at an ingress enter Charles	$400 [7] Opened in 1923, Yamazaki Distillery was this country's first Japan Charles	$400 [22] Payment offered & made for the return of lost property a reward Charles	$400 [27] On honeymoon Rhett says, "Forget about Atlanta. I brought you to" this city "to have fun" New Orleans
$600 [13] September 2, 1666:This deadly conflagration begins the Great Fire of London Jennifer	$600 [3] Kunal Nayyar as Caltech scientist Rajesh Koothrappali The Big Bang Theory Neel	$600 [18] Timbo the elephant lived at Shambala, the retreat of this former Hitchcock movie actress, & liked when she fed him Clorets Tippi Hedren Jennifer	$600 [8] After moving across the Detroit River, this brand was forced by the U.S. to put its country of origin in its name Canadian Club Jennifer	$600 [23] 7-letter word for a grove of fruit or nut trees orchard Neel	$600 [28] Skeptical of the South's chances, Rhett notes that "There's not a cannon factory south of" this line the Mason-Dixon Line Jennifer
$800 [14] December 12, 1189:This monarch leaves England for the Crusades Richard the Lionhearted Charles	$800 [4] Amanda Righetti as Grace Van Pelt, a rookie member of the California Bureau of Investigation The Mentalist	$800 [19] If Simon LeBon had stomach acid going up his esophagus & causing heartburn, he'd be suffering this acid reflux Jennifer	$800 [9] Bushmill's & Tullamore Dew come from this island Ireland Charles	$800 [24] Clumsy, or hard to handle awkward Charles	$1,000 [30] Rhett: "You've turned me out while you chased" him, "while you dreamed of" him--not tonight Ashley Wilkes Jennifer
$1,000 [16] January 9, 1806:The state funeral for this naval war hero is conducted Nelson Neel	$1,000 [5] T.J. Thyne as Dr. Jack Hodgins, an expert on insects, spores & minerals at the Jeffersonian Institute Bones	$1,000 [20] 8-letter term for a jug of Pooh's favorite stuff, or for the wax structure that a queen bee builds to store her nectar honeypot Jennifer Charles	$1,000 [10] The tiny town of Penderyn houses this U.K. nation's only whisky distillery Wales Jennifer	$1,000 [25] An explosive device used to break down a wall; you might be "hoisted with your own" if you're unlucky a petard Neel	DD $2,000 [29] The movie added this adverb to Rhett's famous final line frankly Jennifer

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. CITIES	THE SECOND TIME AROUND	LANGUAGE	ABLE ANIMALS	STAMP COLLECTING	RHETORIC
$400 [3] This city's Haight-Ashbury District emerged in the 1960s as a mecca of the counterculture scene San Francisco Charles	$400 [1] "Groovy Kind Of Love":The Mindbenders in 1966, this man in 1988 Phil Collins	$400 [8] Fur is spoken in this troubled westernmost province of Sudan Darfur Neel	$400 [13] When a snake sticks out its tongue, it's not tasting but using this sense smell Jennifer	$400 [18] She's the subject of the world's first postage stamp, seen here& issued in 1840 Queen Victoria Neel	$400 [24] 5-letter word for when the intended meaning is different from the literal meaning irony Charles
$800 [4] Yes, dear, this insurance center is the largest city in the Connecticut River Valley Hartford Jennifer	$800 [2] "Barbara Ann":The Regents in 1961, this group in 1966 The Beach Boys Jennifer	$800 [9] The lead singer of the band Dengue Fever is from this country & often sings in Khmer Cambodia Charles	$800 [14] Cats have tapetum lucidum membranes in this body part, so they have 2 chances to catch photons their eyes Charles	$800 [19] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a stamp on the monitor.) In the authentication process of certainstamps, detection fluid is applied to theback, revealing this type of transparent impression a watermark Jennifer	$800 [25] "To be or not to be" is not a thesis but an example of this, also meaning "the opposite" antithesis Neel
$1,200 [5] The American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker peace group, is headquartered in this city Philadelphia Jennifer	$1,200 [21] "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me":Elton John in 1974, this man & Elton in 1992 George Michael Charles	$1,600 [11] Formed in 1906, the party to represent speakers of this language in Finland is still going strong Swedish Neel	$1,200 [15] Rats have poor vision but can enhance their perception by using these, also called vibrissae whiskers Jennifer	$1,600 [29] From the Latin for "remind", it's a stamp, like the civil rights one seen here, issued to honor a person, place or event a commemorative stamp Charles	$1,200 [26] As well as cell division, meiosis means this 14-letter term, like "LeBron James is a decent player" understatement Neel
$1,600 [6] "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" is a nonfiction book about events in this Georgia city Savannah Charles	$1,600 [22] "This Old Heart Of Mine":The Isley Brothers in 1966, this man in 1990 Rod Stewart	$2,000 [12] In ancient times, the Phoenician language spread to this city, where it became known as Punic Carthage	$1,600 [16] Some moths are able to detect chemical love signals called these up to 7 miles away pheromones Neel	DD $2,000 [20] The U.S. stopped issuing this type of stamp in the 1970s, when most domestic mail was being sent that way anyway airmail Jennifer	$1,600 [28] Interrogatio is the classical name for this device that, unlike our clue, requires no response a rhetorical question Charles
$2,000 [7] Texas' "Sun City", it's a sister city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico El Paso, Texas	$2,000 [23] "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me":This woman in 1966, Elvis in 1970 Dusty Springfield	DD $3,000 [10] Tok Pisin, spoken on New Guinea, is this type of blended language & Tok Pisin literally means "talk" this pidgin Charles	$2,000 [17] This fish seenherehas a rod & bait on top of its head to lure & catch prey an anglerfish Charles	$2,000 [30] The postmark on thestamp&envelopeindicates it's one of these collectibles mailed on the day it was originally issued a first day issue (a first day edition accepted) Jennifer	$2,000 [27] Excursus is another term for this drift into a tangential or unrelated topic, from the Latin for "to go aside" digression Neel

Final Jeopardy!

AUTHORS' QUOTATIONS

"I had no idea of originating an American flapper... I simply took girls whom I knew very well" & "used them for my heroines"

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Neel "Who was Fitzgerald" — wagered $100

Charles "Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald" — wagered $13,801

Jennifer "Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?" — wagered $13,801

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