Show #5838 2010-01-20 (taped 2009-12-01) Regular

Jason Zollinger game 7.

Contestants

Ted Ahern — a health care application consultant from Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania

Bern Samko — a Ph.D. student in linguistics originally from Worcester, Massachusetts

Jason Zollinger — an engine assembler from South Dayton, New York (whose 6-day cash winnings total $148,404)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jason	$2,600	$8,400	$15,800	$5,599 3rd place: $1,000	$12,000 18 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Bern	$800	$1,800	$6,600	$13,100 2nd place: $2,000	$6,600 7 R, 0 W
Ted	$1,600	$6,000	$13,000	$15,801 New champion: $15,801	$16,000 24 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE 20th CENTURY	CELEBRITY BLOGS	ABBREVIATED MAGAZINES	"CROSS" TALK	HR	RUSSIAN STUFF
$200 [1] In May 1977 Kenya limited the shooting on safaris to people using these cameras Jason	$200 [26] In March 2009 this ex of Kid Rock & Tommy Lee blogged on her views about stem cell research Pam Anderson Jason	$200 [21] Tennis, anyone? How about golf, football, baseball...:SI Sports Illustrated Jason	$200 [4] An old proverb says not to do this "until you come to it" cross a bridge Ted	$200 [8] If you hit an HR in MLB, you're going to have to run this many feet to get home 360 Ted	$200 [11] Alexander II's Edict of Emancipation freed these workers whose status was similar to slaves serfs Jason Ted
$400 [2] When he reached the North Pole in May 1989, Robert Swan became the first to reach both poles in this manner on foot Jason	$400 [27] He may have rapped "U Can't Touch This" but U can read his blog on blogspot.com M.C. Hammer Ted	$400 [22] It's been around since 1883:LHJ Ladies' Home Journal Ted	$400 [5] In sewing & embroidery, it forms an "X" a cross-stitch Jason	$400 [9] Hr. corresponds to this German title of respect Herr Ted	$400 [12] This Moscow landmark has served as the official residence of the president since 1991 the Kremlin Ted
$600 [3] This broke 10,000 for the first time March 29, 1999, making some brokers richer the Dow Jones Industrial Average Ted	$600 [28] His bloggings included "The 3 D's of real estate" & "Why I selected Dennis Rodman" for his TV show (Donald) Trump Ted	$600 [23] Covering movies, TV, books...:EW Entertainment Weekly Ted	$600 [15] The Vasa race in Sweden, an event in this winter sport, takes place over a 56-mile course cross-country skiing Jason	$600 [10] This business services & tax prep company also operates under the brand RSM McGladrey H&R Block Jason	$600 [16] In 1908 this Siberian mystic brought some comfort to Alexis, the hemophiliac heir to the Russian throne Rasputin Jason
$800 [6] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew trains with the Navy SEALs of Boat Team 12 in an inflatable boat at the Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado, CA.) Naval special warfare boat teams trace their origins back to the "Brown Water" Navy that patrolled rivers during this war the Vietnam War	$800 [29] This actress' ex, Paul Simon, "would sing me to sleep, which was... sweet or... annoying, depending on the album" Carrie Fisher Ted	$800 [24] For science, technology, automotive & more:PM Popular Mechanics Ted	$800 [19] This weapon was outlawed by the Lateran council of 1139 the crossbow Ted	$800 [13] The American recovery & reinvestment act of 2009 was H.R. 1; the "H.R." stood for this House of Representatives Jason Bern	$800 [17] It's how you say "goodbye" in Russian do svidaniya Jason
$1,000 [7] In May 1938 the League of Nations recognized this country as absolutely neutral Switzerland Jason	$1,000 [30] Go to huffingtonpost.com for the blogging of this "30 Rock" Emmy winner Alec Baldwin Bern Ted	$1,000 [25] You could profit from this magazine:BW BusinessWeek Ted	$1,000 [20] At the 1896 DNC, William Jennings Bryan told delegates, "you shall not crucify mankind on" one of these a cross of gold Jason	$1,000 [14] Hertzsprung-Russell, or HR, diagrams are used in, & named for 2 men in, this scientific field astronomy	DD $3,000 [18] The basin of this river that empties into the Caspian Sea contains almost half of the Russian Republic's population the Volga Jason

Double Jeopardy! Round

SCIENTISTS	MR. & MS. ROBOTO	FAMILY DRAMA	FOR GOOD MEASURE	MUSICAL A TO Z	WHEEL OF PROVERBS!
$400 [1] The first woman to teach at the Sorbonne, she published a treatise on radioactivity in 1910 Marie Curie Jason	$400 [10] Starscream, Frenzy & Bumblebee are but a few of the metalheads in this 2007 Michael Bay movie Transformers Ted	$400 [26] His "All My Sons" centers on Joe Keller, whose shoddy plane parts led to the death of his son & other pilots in WWII Arthur Miller	$400 [6] In the U.S. one of these cotton units is almost 500 pounds a bale Ted	$400 [5] "V" is for this Italian term, a technique or effect created by a violinist's shaking arm vibrato Ted	$400 [17] You might want to slow things down_AST_MA__SWAST_ Haste makes waste Bern
$800 [2] Einstein said this 17th & 18th c. physicist "stands before us, strong, certain and alone" Isaac Newton Bern	$800 [11] Keanu gets upstaged by Gort, a silent, expressionless mechanical giant, in this 2008 remake The Day the Earth Stood Still Ted	$800 [27] The title character of this Ibsen play is revolted to discover she's pregnant & commits suicide with her father's pistol Hedda Gabler Ted	$800 [7] 28.35 grams equals one of these units of weight an ounce Ted	$800 [18] "O" is for this interval between a note & its first overtone an octave Ted	$800 [19] Come join us--it'll be funT__ M_R_T__M_RR__R The more the merrier Bern
$1,200 [3] The Dept. of the Interior has an annual lecture named for this biologist; she worked for the Dept. in the 1940s Rachel Carson	$1,200 [12] At the beginning of a 1999 sequel, this title hero discovers that his new wife Vanessa is actually a fembot Austin Powers Ted	$1,200 [28] The Pollitts get together to celebrate Big Daddy's 65th birthday in this play; family drama ensues Cat on a Hot Tin Roof	$1,200 [8] It was made of gopher wood & measured 50 cubits wide the Ark Jason	$1,200 [20] "U" is for one of these, with which a conductor may begin a piece an upbeat Bern	$1,200 [23] Don't be a hypocrite, do thisPR_CT_C____T ___PR__C_ Practice what you preach Ted
$1,600 [4] The surname of this 16th century Polish astronomer means "one who works with copper" Copernicus Ted	$2,000 [14] At the end of this 1927 film, Maria & her robot twin are stalked by mobs as disaster strikes the title city Metropolis	$1,600 [29] This Lorraine Hansberry play focuses on the Younger family & the drama of buying a new house A Raisin in the Sun	$1,600 [15] Cosmic, dude! A parsec is equal to 3.26 of these enormous lengths a light year Jason	$1,600 [21] "C" is for this musical passage added at the end of a movement for a fitting conclusion or climax a coda Bern	$1,600 [24] We learn by doingE__ERIE_CEI_ T_E_E_TTE_C_ER Experience is the best teacher Jason Ted
DD $3,800 [9] In WWII this Danish physicist worked on the Manhattan Project under the assumed name Nicholas Baker for security reasons Niels Bohr Jason	DD $3,000 [13] Introduced in 1977, this robot got his name from the map coordinates of a post office C-3PO Ted	$2,000 [30] In an August Wilson play, Troy Maxson builds these title structures around the family home Fences	$2,000 [16] "I have measured out my life with coffee spoons", he wrote in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" T.S. Eliot	$2,000 [22] "F" is for this polyphonic composition sung by several voices in turn a fugue	$2,000 [25] It's better to know what's comingF_R_W_R__D__F_R__RM_D Forewarned is forearmed Jason

Final Jeopardy!

CITIES IN ENGLAND

The Roman name for this city was Aquae Sulis

Bath

Bern "What is Bath?" — wagered $6,500

Ted "What is Bath?" — wagered $2,801

Jason "What Is Portsmouth?" — wagered $10,201

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