Show #5863 2010-02-24 (taped 2009-12-08) Regular

Contestants

Leslie Hurd — a preschool teacher from Washington, D.C.

Graham Norris — an actor and writer originally from Berkeley, California

Tom Toce — an actuary from New York, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tom	$2,400	$8,400	$19,200	$32,800 2-day champion: $39,200	$20,000 24 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Graham	$2,000	$4,200	$1,800	$1,813 3rd place: $1,000	$1,800 9 R, 4 W
Leslie	$2,000	$3,200	$16,400	$29,199 2nd place: $2,000	$12,200 14 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

THAT'S IN BRITOONICA	MEET YOUR NEW GODFATHER!	CELEBRITIES' FAVORITE BOOKS	STATE CAPITALS	"L.L.", SEE	WHEN WE WERE KINGS
$200 [21] Britannica notes that his owner Shaggy was "one of the first serial abusers of the word 'like'" Scooby-Doo Leslie	$200 [11] I'll make you an offer you can't refuse: name one of the 2 U.S. senators from Connecticut & I'll give you $200 (Christopher) Dodd (or Joseph Lieberman) Tom	$200 [6] (I'm Jack Ford.) I couldn't choose just one; my favorite books are "Trinity", Leon Uris' novel of Ireland, & this Margaret Mitchell novel with an Irish-American heroine Gone with the Wind Tom	$200 [1] This site was uninhabited woods when James Doty persuaded the Wisconsin legislature to put the capital there Madison Tom	$200 [13] Different from a wireless, this is a term for a phone with physical connection between 2 devices a landline Graham	$400 [29] 1643 to 1715, in France Louis XIV
$400 [22] This "ill-tempered squawking" duck wears a sailor's hat, "at the drop of which he often explodes into a rage" Donald Duck Leslie	$400 [12] Don't ask me about my business; it's this "Australian for beer" brand, but don't ask me about it Foster's Leslie	$400 [7] (I'm Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.) Alexandre Dumas' 1844 novel about this swashbuckling title trio is for adventure lovers of all ages The Three Musketeers Tom	$400 [2] It's home to Grand Canyon university Phoenix Tom Graham	$400 [17] This villain's obsession with Superman goes back to Action Comics No. 23 in 1940 Lex Luthor Graham	$600 [28] 1888 to 1918, in Prussia Kaiser Wilhelm II
$600 [23] This "walking, talking bear in a necktie and a porkpie hat... roamed fictional Jellystone National Park" Yogi (Bear) Tom	$600 [14] I'm a Lakers fan. You like this Mark Cuban-owned NBA team. OK, but don't ever take sides against the family again. Ever the Mavericks Graham	$600 [8] (Hi, I'm Doug Savant.) John Irving moved me with his look at good & evil in the novel "A Prayer for" this Christ-like character Owen Meany Graham	$600 [3] Troy & Schenectady are part of this state capital's metropolitan area Albany Leslie	$600 [18] 2 of the unalienable rights set forth in the Declaration of Independence life & liberty Leslie	$800 [27] 1973 to present, in Sweden Carl Gustaf Tom
$800 [24] This coquette was the first cartoon character to be censored by the Hayes Office Betty Boop Tom	$800 [15] I gift you a 528i sedan from this company; someday--& that day may never come--I'll call upon you to do a service for me BMW	$800 [10] (Bill Clinton delivers the clue.) My favorite novel is this book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez in which one sees the history of Latin America reflected in the town of Macondo One Hundred Years of Solitude Tom	DD $1,000 [4] This capital closest to Sutter's Mill served as a supply center for the Forty-Niners Sacramento Leslie	$800 [19] Edward Craven Walker created this device that undulates as light heats it a lava lamp Tom	$1,000 [26] 1567 to 1625, in Scotland; 1603 to 1625, in England James VI of Scotland/James I of England Tom
$1,000 [25] Britannica calls him "perhaps the most celebrated lagomorph in worldwide popular culture" Bugs Bunny Tom	$1,000 [16] You balk at a trip to Mogadishu, this country's capital? What have I ever done to make you treat me so disrespectfully? Somalia Graham	$1,000 [9] (Hi, I'm Christopher Meloni.) The promiscuous Mara is one of many fascinating women in "Sexus", by this author who wrote 2 famous books about the tropics (Henry) Miller Tom	$1,000 [5] This capital was created when adjoining settlements, East Alabama & Alabama, merged in 1819 Montgomery Graham	$1,000 [20] The 2 "L"s in the corporate abbreviation LLC stand for these 2 words limited & liability Tom	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

VIETNAM	THE SAME OLD TUNE	AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER	THE KISSING BOOTH	FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY...	STING LIKE A "BE"
$400 [24] Hanoi is the capital, but this city is the most populous Ho Chi Minh City Graham Leslie	$400 [1] "John Brown's Republic" "The Battle Hymn Of The Republic" & "John Brown's Body" Tom	$400 [11] National Security Advisor John Poindexter got in trouble for his role in this 1980s arms-for-hostages arrangement Iran-Contra Tom	$400 [18] A line from this movie song says, "You must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss" "As Time Goes By" Tom	$400 [14] Quick! butterflies have this many wings 4 Leslie	$400 [6] Your garden variety this veggie is often eaten pickled; the sugar type, not a beet Tom
—	$800 [2] "My Country 'Tis Of Queen" "My Country, 'Tis Of Thee" & "God Save The Queen" Graham Leslie	$800 [12] This political scandal divided France following the 1894 espionage conviction of a Jewish army officer the Dreyfus Affair Leslie	$800 [19] His sculpture of "The Kiss" was originally intended to be part of "The Gates of Hell" Rodin Graham	$800 [13] Seen here are scores of these butterflies at their winter camp in Michoacan, Mexico monarchs Tom	$800 [7] Meaning small, round & glittering, this adjective is usually applied to the eyes of the untrustworthy beady Tom
—	$1,200 [3] "Baa Baa Little Star" "Baa Baa Black Sheep" & "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" Graham	DD $800 [22] This 1797 incident centered on a $250,000 bribe request from 3 French agents (the) XYZ (Affair) Tom	$1,200 [26] In the Bible a rare instance of a man kissing a woman is when Jacob kissed her "and wept" Rachel Graham	$1,200 [15] The main function of butterfly antennae is to facilitate this sense scent (smell) Leslie	$1,200 [8] A warning signal or radar device that helps you determine your position a beacon
—	$1,600 [4] "It's Now or Mio" "It's Now Or Never" & "O Sole Mio" Tom	$1,200 [23] The Trent Affair was a naval incident that almost brought Britain into this conflict the Civil War	$1,600 [25] In 2008 90-year-old Edith Shain re-enacted a famous kiss, claiming she's the one in that 1945 V-J Day pic by this photographer Eisenstaedt Tom	$1,600 [16] Seen here is this stage of a butterfly's life, also the name of a record company bought by EMI the chrysalis Leslie	$1,600 [9] Not Paul or Ringo, but a synagogue caretaker or a minor church official a beadle Tom
—	$2,000 [5] "For He's Gone Over the Mountain" "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow" & "The Bear Went Over The Mountain" Leslie	$2,000 [21] A 1963 affair (in every sense of the word) rocked the British govt, & led to the resignation of this war secretary (John) Profumo Tom	$2,000 [20] They're the aptly named Asiatic fish seen here kissing gourami Graham	DD $6,000 [17] A main job of butterflies is this task whose name is derived from the Latin for "fine flour or dust" pollination Leslie	$2,000 [10] This name is combined with Hawker in a Wichita-based airplane company Beechcraft

Final Jeopardy!

THE ACADEMY AWARDS

He was nominated for 8 Best Actor Oscars, including one for a 1961 film; his only win came for its 1986 sequel

Paul Newman

Graham "Who is Paul Newman" — wagered $13

Leslie "Who was Paul Newman" — wagered $12,799

Tom "Who is Paul Newman?" — wagered $13,600

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