Show #5865 2010-02-26 (taped 2009-12-08) Regular

Contestants

Kori Tyler — a high school history teacher from Cordova, Tennessee

Ashok Bhaskar — a college student originally from Malvern, Pennsylvania

Ben Auer — a law clerk from Savannah, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,202)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ben	$5,800	$8,200	$15,000	$25,608 2-day champion: $36,810	$17,000 22 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
Ashok	$1,200	$200	$400	$666 3rd place: $1,000	$2,600 11 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Kori	$1,200	$4,600	$12,800	$22,800 2nd place: $2,000	$9,000 15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

YEAR ONE	PRESIDENTIAL LAST NAMES	THEY LIVED PAST 100	THE COUNTRY AS DESCRIBED BYTHE ONION	STUCK	IN THE MIDDLE WITH "U"
$200 [21] April 11, 1951:Truman relieves this man of his commands in the Far East MacArthur Ashok	$200 [1] Beach Boys Brian, Carl & Dennis Wilson Kori	$200 [26] In 2009 Miep Gies, who, with her husband, hid this girl & her family during WWII, celebrated her 100th birthday Anne Frank Kori	$200 [8] This Central American country is "a shortcut with its own national anthem" Panama Ashok	$200 [16] In "Crystal Skull" Indiana Jones gets stuck in this, which can't really pull you under to your death quicksand Ben	$200 [3] To kidnap to abduct Ashok
$400 [22] Sept. 26, 1971:This man meets with President Nixon, the first meeting of a Japanese emperor & a U.S. president Hirohito Ben	$400 [2] Actor Samuel L. & country singer Alan Jackson Ashok	$400 [27] This comedian celebrated his 100th birthday in 2003; his widow Dolores blew out 100 candles in 2009 Bob Hope Ben Ashok	$400 [10] The official language of this country is "English (kind of)" & crime-wise, there are "rising incidents of monslaughter" Jamaica Ashok	$400 [17] If you're "in" this, like Little Jack Horner, there's no place you can go the corner Kori	$400 [15] This type of government is mentioned in the Pledge of Allegiance a republic Ben
$600 [23] May 6, 1981:She wins a competition to design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Maya Lin Kori	$600 [5] Pitcher Randy & actor Dwayne Johnson Ben	$600 [28] In 1995 this matriarch died in Hyannis Port at the age of 104 Rose Kennedy Kori	$600 [12] This country represents 25% of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young & it boasts "a warm, cold people" Canada Ben	$600 [18] To deal with this clothing problem, try rubbing a pencil lead on the teeth a stuck zipper Kori	$600 [4] Headaches & nausea may accompany this injury to the brain, often caused by a jarring blow to the head a concussion Ben
$800 [24] May 24, 1941:HMS Hood is sunk by this German battleship; May 27, 1941:This German battleship is torpedoed & sunk the Bismarck Ben	$800 [6] Actress Brooke & writer Alice Adams	$800 [29] In December 2002 this senator celebrated his 100th birthday with a party on Capitol Hill Strom Thurmond Ben Ashok	$800 [13] "Nearly 15 feet wide", this nation's been "preventing Argentina from enjoying the Pacific Ocean since 1818" Chile Ben	$800 [19] Running this on a stuck jar lid may help: the metal lid will expand while the glass jar won't hot water Ben	$800 [9] It can mean ability, the powers of the mind, or a school's teaching staff faculty Ben
$1,000 [25] January 10, 1931:The Prince of Wales meets this American woman; they get married some 6 years later Wallis Simpson Ben	$1,000 [7] Singer Rita & "Valley Girl" director Martha Coolidge Kori	$1,000 [30] New York socialite & philanthropist Brooke, whose husband Vincent was an heir to this family's fortune, died in 2007 at 105 Astor Kori	$1,000 [14] It "came under control of its lemur population in 1965, when the... prosimians gained a majority... in the national senate" Madagascar Ben	DD $2,000 [20] A frustrated driver stuck in snow does this 3-word phrase; it means to expend effort with no result spinning your wheels Ben	$1,000 [11] This device is used in an internal-combustion engine to produce an explosive mixture of vaporized fuel & air a carburetor Ben

Double Jeopardy! Round

20th CENTURY FICTION	THE 2009 TONY AWARDS	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY	THE QUOTA SYSTEM	THE ANIMAL KINGDOM	NOT YOUR EVERYDAY WORDS
$400 [22] Time magazine's 1939 review of this novel was titled "Oakies" The Grapes of Wrath Ben	$400 [15] Voters "Let The Sunshine In" on this Broadway show, which won for Best Musical Revival Hair Ashok	$400 [24] This science & math titan moved to 35 St. Martin's Street in London in 1710, 44 years after his "Annus Mirabilis" Newton Kori	$400 [12] People from this land were barred from immigrating to the U.S. in 1882; in 1943, as a WWII ally, it got a quota of 105 China Ben	$400 [4] Passerines are perching types of these animals birds Ben	$400 [20] Exoteric, meaning "simple" or "commonplace", is the opposite of this word, one letter different esoteric Kori
$800 [23] It was the nickname of the sadistic Sergeant James R. Judson in "From Here to Eternity" "Fatso" Judson	$800 [18] Yes sir--this British composer's adaptation of "Billy Elliot" won 10 Tonys, including Best Musical Elton John Kori	$800 [25] His Key West home at 907 Whitehead Street is now a museum Hemingway Kori	$800 [13] Pilgrimage to this city is run on a quota system; 3,000 people a year from the Gaza Strip get to go Mecca Ashok	$800 [5] The "colossal" type of this creature is the largest invertebrate & has the largest eyes of any animal a squid Ben	$1,200 [1] By definition, ungulates are mammals with these hooves Ashok
$1,200 [16] As this 1943 Ayn Rand novel begins, Howard Roark has just been expelled from the Stanton Institute of Technology The Fountainhead Ashok Kori	$1,200 [19] Liza Minnelli beat out this funnyman's show "You're Welcome America: A Final Night with George W. Bush" Will Ferrell Ben	$1,600 [14] The house where he & his wife lived from 1882 to 1901 is at 21 Ulitsa Lva Tolstogo in Moscow (Leo) Tolstoy Kori	$1,600 [11] Impossibly high grain production quotas led to the deaths of around 7 million in this then-SSR in 1932-33 Ukraine Ben	$1,200 [6] A leech is a segmented type of this creature an annelid (or worm) Ashok	$1,600 [2] "Agitprop" combines agitation & this, especially in the cause of Communism propaganda Ashok
—	$1,600 [21] The title of this Ayckbourn trilogy, winner for Best Revival, refers to events of 1066 The Norman Conquests Ashok	$2,000 [10] Son Christopher inherited this noted conservative's elegant co-op at 778 Park Avenue in 2008 William F. Buckley	$2,000 [9] A dispute dating to 1947 concerns Europe's quotas & tariffs on this fruit, which Latin America says are discriminatory bananas Ashok	$2,000 [7] The sable type of this fast African animal has a black coat & long, curved horns an antelope Ashok	$2,000 [3] Vaccine also means "pertaining to or derived from" these animals cows Ben
—	$2,000 [17] Geoffrey Rush won a Tony for his work in the revival of this French absurdist's "Exit the King" Eugene Ionesco Kori	DD $5,000 [26] In 1935 he bought a house at 112 Mercer Street in Princeton, New Jersey Einstein Kori	—	DD $2,200 [8] Also known as St. Hubert's hound, this dog's more familiar name comes from its purebred ancestry a bloodhound Ashok	—

Final Jeopardy!

LANDMARKS

Begun in 1174, it was finally stabilized in May 2008, after more than 700 years of slow movement

the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Ashok "What is the Leaning Tower Of Pisa?" — wagered $266

Kori "What is the Leaning Tower Of Pisa" — wagered $10,000

Ben "What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?" — wagered $10,608

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