Show #5874 2010-03-11 (taped 2009-12-16) Regular

Contestants

Ryan Stander — a college student from Liberty, Missouri

Leslie Sommer — a web developer from Kensington, California

Cyd Musni — a customer care representative from Orlando, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,199)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Cyd $2,800 $4,600 $15,600 $31,199
2-day champion: $42,398
$17,000
20 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Leslie $400 $4,600 $7,400 $42
3rd place: $1,000
$7,400
16 R, 5 W
Ryan $2,600 $3,200 $16,800 $8,400
2nd place: $2,000
$16,800
19 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

DIET & EXERCISE BOOKS FILLING FOODS WOMEN'S GROUPS STATES' MOST POPULOUS CITIES THE WIZARD OF "OZ"
$200 [6]
Learn how to "Master Your Metabolism" from Jillian Michaels, one of the trainers on this NBC show
The Biggest Loser
Ryan
$200 [26]
Hard-boiled ____ foo yong
egg
Ryan
$200 [21]
Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. is part of a 3-building complex owned & operated by this lineage society
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Leslie Ryan
$200 [7]
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Leslie
$200 [1]
In "Lord of the Rings", this wizard grapples with a nasty balrog in the mines of Moria
Gandalf
Cyd
$200 [14]
A famous red-coiffed clown, or just any incompetent fool
a bozo
Leslie
$400 [11]
Brooke Siler's guide to this fitness method teaches "Streng then ing, Leng then ing, & Toning... Without Machines"
Pilates
Leslie
$400 [27]
Jerk ____-fried steak
chicken
Cyd
$400 [22]
In the 1980s this organization created the Daisies for young ladies 5 years old or in kindergarten
the Girl Scouts
Leslie
$400 [8]
Oregon
Portland
Leslie
$400 [2]
A wizard named Akiro is one of this title barbarian's companions in 2 1980s movies
Conan
Ryan
$400 [15]
Adjective often preceding "daiquiri"
frozen
$600 [12]
Florida doctor Arthur Agatston's book for this diet includes chapters on "Good Carbs, Bad Carbs" & "Good Fats, Bad Fats"
South Beach
Leslie
$600 [28]
Navel ____ roughy
orange
Cyd Ryan
$600 [23]
In 2005 Glynn Birch became the first male president of this women's group founded by Candy Lightner
MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
Leslie
$600 [9]
Texas
Houston
Leslie Ryan
$600 [3]
Michael Jackson was the scarecrow & Diana Ross was Dorothy in the big screen version of this Broadway hit
The Wiz
Ryan
$600 [16]
A type of large tractor
a bulldozer
Leslie
$800 [13]
In 1978, 6 years before his death while running, his "Complete Book of Running" ran up the bestseller list
(Jim) Fixx
Cyd
$800 [29]
Dijon ____ greens
mustard
Leslie Ryan
$800 [24]
Elizabeth Dole & Katie Couric were members of this sorority whose name is 3 of the same Greek letter
Delta Delta Delta
Leslie
$800 [10]
Tennessee
Memphis
Cyd Leslie
$800 [4]
Selena Gomez has magical powers on TV's "Wizards of" here & sings "Magic" on the soundtrack CD
Waverly Place
Ryan
$800 [17]
Cough relief often comes as this small, medicated candy
a lozenge
Ryan
DD $1,000 [19]
In Elisabeth Hasselbeck's "The G Free Diet", the G is this protein that some people can't tolerate
gluten
Cyd
$1,000 [30]
Mint ____ roll
jelly
Leslie
$1,000 [25]
To join the group called his Daughters, girls must be between the ages of 10 & 20 & be related to a Master Mason
Job's Daughters
$1,000 [18]
New Jersey
Newark
Cyd
$1,000 [5]
Nicol Williamson played Merlin in this magical 1981 film
Excalibur
Cyd
$1,000 [20]
The name of these single-celled organisms is from the Greek for "first animals"
protozoa
Leslie

Double Jeopardy! Round

19th CENTURY AFRICA THE NFL PLAY TIME FLORAL PATTERNS BIBLICAL MEGADEATHS DAMAGES
$400 [21]
Muhammad Ali, an officer in this empire's army, drove the French out of Egypt in 1801 & became the country's ruler
the Ottoman Empire
Ryan
$400 [2]
In 1984, his second year in the league, this Dolphin QB became the first to throw for 5,000 yards in a single season
(Dan) Marino
Cyd
$400 [7]
Plays about driving include Paula Vogel's "How I Learned to Drive" & this Alfred Uhry work
Driving Miss Daisy
Cyd
$400 [26]
"Gilding" this flower means adding unnecessary ornamentation
the lily
Cyd
$400 [1]
This judge didn't need his hotel Bible when he & his men killed 120,000 Midianites
Gideon
Cyd
$400 [12]
(Glenn Close reads the clue from a chair on the set of Damages.) Patty's lawsuit against Arthur Frobisher is this type in which 1 plaintiff or 1 defendant represents a group with similar interests
a class action
Leslie
$800 [22]
In 1887 Ethiopia's Menelik II founded this city in the Entoto Mountains
Addis Ababa
Ryan
$800 [3]
Members of the NFL in 1922 & '23, the all-Native American Oorang Indians were led by this legend
(Jim) Thorpe
Cyd
$1,200 [9]
The dialog for "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?" was drawn from the hearings of this committee during the 1950s
the House Un-American Activities Committee
Cyd
$800 [27]
If someone calls you a "shrinking" one of these, it doesn't mean you're getting smaller, it means you're shy
violet
Cyd
$800 [17]
This biblical book with a female name records the killing of 75,000 Persians by the Jews
Esther
Ryan
$800 [13]
(Glenn Close reads the clue from a chair on the set of Damages.) Civil suits are often resolved by signing this type of out-of-court agreement; that's fine if you're afraid of a fight
a settlement
Ryan
$1,200 [23]
In 1859 Spain attacked this country over possession of Ceuta, a city on the Strait of Gibraltar
Morocco
Leslie Ryan
$1,200 [4]
On Dec. 13, 2009 Brandon Marshall of this team set a one-game record with 21 receptions--in a loss to the Colts
the Broncos
Cyd
$1,600 [10]
This 1955 play was based on the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925
Inherit the Wind
Leslie
$1,200 [28]
Taking this flower's "path" seems easy at first, but could end in tragedy
primrose
Cyd
$1,200 [18]
The Lord himself slew 50,070 "raiders" of Beth Shemesh for looking into this holy object
the Ark of the Covenant
Ryan
$1,200 [14]
(Glenn Close reads the clue from a chair on the set of Damages.) The legal term embracery usually means tampering with or trying to influence this group--who would do that?
the jury
Ryan
$1,600 [24]
In August 1826 Gordon Laing became the first European to set foot in this Mali trading post
Timbuktu
Ryan
$1,600 [5]
New Orleans Saints kicker Tom Dempsey's record 63-yard field goal was kicked in this school's stadium
Tulane
Cyd
$2,000 [11]
In 2008 Mike Nichols directed a Broadway revival of this playwright's "The Country Girl"
Clifford Odets
$1,600 [29]
"Everything's" doing this, a phrase about emerging from hard times in good shape, is a "Gypsy" song title
coming up roses
Cyd Leslie
$1,600 [19]
During the time of Samuel, the Israelites lost 30,000 soldiers fighting this neighboring group
the Philistines
Ryan
$1,600 [15]
(Glenn Close reads the clue from a chair on the set of Damages.) Damages awarded by a court can be compensatory, to make up for a loss, or this type, in which society is letting you know you did very wrong
punitive
Cyd Leslie
$2,000 [25]
In 1888 this son of a British clergyman founded the De Beers mining company
(Cecil) Rhodes
Ryan
DD $3,600 [6]
When a team switched cities in 1988, this new full team name contained 2 birds, one real & one mythic
the Phoenix Cardinals
Cyd
DD $3,000 [8]
There's only 1 character in "The Belle of Amherst" & it's her
Emily Dickinson
Cyd
$2,000 [30]
"What's The Story" this A.M. opener with 20-foot vines
morning glory
Leslie
$2,000 [20]
II Kings recounts the slaughter by an angel of the Lord of 185,000 soldiers of this kingdom to the north of Israel
Assyria
Ryan
$2,000 [16]
(Glenn Close reads the clue from a chair on the set of Damages.) This plural noun refers to a judge's office, where a case can be discussed & his honor may be brought around to the right way of thinking
chambers
Cyd

Final Jeopardy!

THE NUCLEAR AGE

This country has 104 nuclear reactors, more than any other country

the United States

Leslie "What is France" — wagered $7,358
Cyd "What is the United States?" — wagered $15,599
Ryan "What is France" — wagered $8,400

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