Show #5881 2010-03-22 (taped 2010-01-12) Regular

Contestants

Lisa Horowitz — a social media editor from Los Angeles, California

Jonathan Sanchez — a writer and bookstore owner from Charleston, South Carolina

Kristian Zoerhoff — a computer engineer from Gilberts, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $21,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kristian	$2,400	$8,800	$17,200	$13,200 2-day champion: $34,900	$19,200 25 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Jonathan	$3,400	$6,000	$6,400	$7,400 2nd place: $2,000	$6,400 15 R, 2 W
Lisa	$2,000	$2,800	$2,200	$4,200 3rd place: $1,000	$7,200 14 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

VICE PRECEDENTS	OFF THE RECORD	____LESS IS MORE	CHARACTERS WHO BECAME WORDS	SLINGS & ARROWS	OF OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE
$200 [30] In 1977 he became the first veep to move into the vice president's current official residence Walter Mondale Jonathan	$200 [11] 1982:"The Lady In My Life","Billie Jean" Thriller Lisa	$200 [1] One of the bestselling grapes in the U.S. is the Thompson this seedless Lisa	$200 [2] This name of a boy who can fly can be applied to any emotionally undeveloped man Peter Pan Kristian	$200 [12] Armed with just a sling & some pebbles, David took out this Philistine giant Goliath Lisa	$200 [16] "Queen of Mean", indeed: her will gave her grandkids nothing but left $12 million in a trust fund for her dog Leona Helmsley Kristian
$400 [29] Pinch-pitching for this man, his boss, in 1912 James Sherman became the first VP to make an opening day baseball toss Taft Kristian Lisa	$400 [14] 1984:"Glory Days","Dancing In The Dark" Born in the U.S.A. Kristian	$400 [3] This kind of environmentally friendly office is still a dream: printing out email totally defeats the point paperless Lisa	$400 [7] This money-lending character from a 1596 play now refers to any heartless or demanding creditor Shylock Lisa	$400 [13] A trebuchet, a medieval weapon with a sling for hurling missiles, worked much like this playground apparatus a see-saw Jonathan	$400 [17] Talk about throwing your money away: ex-Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski spent $2,200 on a gilt metal one of these a trash can Kristian
$600 [28] She was the first woman nominated for vice president by a major party Geraldine Ferraro Lisa	$600 [15] 1976:"Life In The Fast Lane","New Kid In Town" Hotel California Lisa	$600 [4] An abyss can be described as this 3-syllable type of "pit" bottomless Jonathan	$600 [8] Seen here is a 19th century illustration of this Rabelais character Gargantua Jonathan	$600 [21] In the 16th c., both the Incas & these Nahuatl-speaking people used the sling against Spanish conquistadors the Aztecs Lisa	$600 [18] In 2003 Calvin Klein paid $30 million for a mansion in the "south" one of these Long Island enclaves; now he's tearing it down the Hamptons Kristian
$800 [27] He was the first vice president to assume the presidency upon the death of a president John Tyler Kristian	$800 [23] 1986:"Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes","You Can Call Me Al" Graceland Jonathan	$800 [5] [in Spanish accent] Si, señor, it's the type of dog seen here a Mexican hairless Kristian	$800 [9] Someone exhibiting attributes of these 2 related characters from an 1886 mystery might have a split personality Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Jonathan	$800 [22] This sign of the zodiac is sometimes represented by an arrow drawn across a bow Sagittarius Jonathan	$800 [19] In August 2009 the sultan of this spent $21,000 to get a trim from his favorite hairdresser Brunei Jonathan
DD $1,000 [26] He was the first (& only) veep to assume the presidency under the provisions of the 25th amendment Gerald Ford Kristian	$1,000 [24] 1987:"Welcome To The Jungle","Sweet Child O' Mine" Appetite for Destruction Kristian	$1,000 [6] The Department of Labor reported that this rate stood at 10% in December 2009 the jobless rate Kristian	$1,000 [10] This Thurber character from a 1939 short story now refers to anyone with elaborate daydreams Walter Mitty Jonathan	$1,000 [25] The English army's slings & spears were effective at this battle, but it ended for Harold II with an arrow in the eye the Battle of Hastings Kristian	$1,000 [20] So many choices: this Philippine first lady had 508 floor-length gowns to wear with her 1,060 pairs of shoes Imelda Marcos Kristian

Double Jeopardy! Round

EARTH SCIENCE	TITLE ROLE PLAYING	CANADIAN CAPITALS, EH?	PASS THE SALT	OWED ON A GRECIAN URN	BREAKING THE PHONICS RULES
$400 [16] (Kelly of the Clue Crew stands in front of a map of Wyoming and Montana.) The caldera of a supervolcano that last erupted 640,000 years ago covers much of the 2.2 million acres of this national park Yellowstone National Park Kristian	$400 [1] "Hud" Paul Newman Jonathan	$400 [6] Victoria is the capital of this Pacific coast province British Columbia Lisa	$400 [21] Genesis 19 says that this man's wife "looked back from behind"... and she became a pillar of salt" Lot Jonathan	$400 [26] Though blind, I see that you're still reading my "Iliad" & "Odyssey"; you owe me! Or at least the overdue library fees Homer Kristian	$400 [9] "C" is generally soft when it comes before "E", but not at the start of this musical instrument the cello Jonathan
$800 [17] This class of rock is made by changes in heat, pressure or shearing to pre-existing rocks metamorphic rock Kristian	$800 [2] "Dr. Strangelove" Peter Sellers Lisa	$800 [7] Halifax, the capital of this province, is the home port of the Canadian Atlantic fleet Nova Scotia Kristian	$800 [22] One reason for building this waterway was to transport salt from deposits in Syracuse to the coast the Erie Canal Jonathan	$800 [27] "Slow and steady wins the race" is one of the morals I have taught you; you owe me! Aesop Jonathan	$800 [10] English words that end in "int" usually have a short "I"--oops, not this measurement a pint Kristian
$1,200 [18] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an atomic diagram on the monitor.) Used to date artifacts because it has a half-life of 5,730 years, this isotope has 6 protons & 8 neutrons in its nucleus carbon-14 Kristian	$1,200 [3] "Saving Private Ryan" Matt Damon Kristian	$1,200 [8] Winnie-the-Pooh was named after a bear owned by a WWI soldier from this Manitoba city Winnipeg Jonathan	$1,200 [23] Many chefs prefer this coarse-grained salt named for the fact that it was originally used to meet Jewish dietary rules kosher salt Kristian	$1,200 [28] I left behind treatises on how to treat diseases & my oath is still taken today; you owe me! Do you have Blue Cross? Hippocrates Lisa	$1,600 [12] This British distinction, like the Order of the Thistle, includes "th" but not as in thistle knighthood Kristian
$1,600 [19] The Mohorovicic discontinuity separates the Earth's crust from this the mantle Lisa	$1,600 [4] "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" Johnny Depp Lisa	$1,600 [14] Charlottetown, the capital of this island province, is named for the wife of King George III Prince Edward Island Kristian Jonathan Lisa	$1,600 [24] Bars of salt called amoles were once a basic currency of this country formerly known as Abyssinia Ethiopia Kristian Lisa	$1,600 [29] Without my "Parallel Lives", you'd know a lot less about our history Plutarch	DD $2,000 [11] "SH" doesn't sound as usual in this insect that can leap 20 times its length grasshopper Kristian
$2,000 [20] (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) South America & Africa fit together like puzzle pieces; this theory says they were connected 200 million years ago & have been moving away from each other up to 4 inches a year plate tectonics Kristian	$2,000 [5] "The Good, the Bad & the Ugly" (all 3, per favore) Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef & Eli Wallach Kristian	$2,000 [15] Iqaluit, the capital of this territory created in 1999, means "place of fish" in the Inuktitut language Nunavut Kristian	$2,000 [25] Popular with racers, they cover about 100 square miles in Utah, & in some places the salt is 6 feet thick Bonneville Salt Flats Lisa	DD $5,000 [30] For building the Parthenon as leader of Athens, I say to the citizens: you owe me! & please take better care of it Pericles Lisa	$2,000 [13] There's a "PH" but no "F" sound in this type of difficult, tiring battle uphill Jonathan

Final Jeopardy!

SHAKESPEARE TITLES

It's not one of the Bard's better-known comedy titles, but has the distinction of containing the most apostrophes

Love's Labour's Lost

Lisa "What is Love's Labour's Lost?" — wagered $2,000

Jonathan "What is Love's Labour's Lost?" — wagered $1,000

Kristian "What isAll's Well That Ends W" — wagered $4,000

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