Show #5882 2010-03-23 (taped 2010-01-12) Regular

Regina Robbins game 1.

Contestants

Colin McLain — a law student originally from Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Regina Robbins — an arts teacher from New York, New York

Kristian Zoerhoff — a computer engineer from Gilberts, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $34,900)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kristian	$3,200	$7,600	$19,200	$38,399 2nd place: $2,000	$19,200 26 R, 0 W
Regina	$4,400	$7,200	$20,000	$38,500 New champion: $38,500	$18,000 19 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Colin	$600	$1,400	$8,200	$15,700 3rd place: $1,000	$10,200 9 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN	MUSICIANS	PHONING IT IN	PLACES IN LITERATURE	CAR CULTURE	ON THE "BALL"
$200 [1] On Oct. 23, 1956 Hungarians protested against the USSR in this capital; police fired on the crowd Budapest Kristian	$200 [13] After a near-death experience, this singer converted to the Islamic faith and took a new name: Yusuf Islam Cat Stevens Regina	$200 [8] It's an operator-assisted call in which charges are paid by the receiving party a collect call Kristian	$200 [6] Jean Valjean's flight through Paris' sewers is one of the most famous scenes in this novel Les Miserables Colin	$200 [27] Because of slow sales, this company shut down plants that made the Denali & Trailblazer SUVs General Motors Kristian Colin	$200 [18] London schoolchild Paul Barker was one of these for the 2006 final between Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal a ballboy Regina
$400 [2] Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia were among the republics of this country Yugoslavia Colin	$400 [14] In October of 1992 "Saturday Night Live" expected this singer to merely hold up a photo of a child; they were wrong Sinéad O'Connor Kristian	$400 [9] This hyphenated adjective refers to a phone call requiring no additional fee beyond the basic service charge toll-free Regina	$400 [7] Chicago's Packingtown is the scene of this muckraking novel The Jungle Kristian	$400 [28] The Fortwo is a model of this little putt-putt, the "intelligent" choice in low-emission transportation Smart Kristian	$400 [20] Proverbially, everything, especially if it's from Madame Tussaud's a ball of wax Colin
$600 [3] Iron curtain alliances included the Warsaw Pact & the CMEA, the "Council for Mutual" this type of "Assistance" Economic Kristian	$600 [19] 8 years after this duo was stripped of its Grammy, Rob Pilatus was found dead in a German hotel room Milli Vanilli Kristian	$600 [15] Often used in business, it's a multi-person call involving 3 or more phone lines a conference call Kristian	$600 [10] This house on the moors in Yorkshire had "Earnshaw" carved over the door Wuthering Heights Regina	$600 [29] This Korean company recently introduced a Sonata hybrid Hyundai Kristian	$600 [25] A type of hammer used for beating metal a ball-peen hammer Colin
$800 [4] Russia helped this country regain control of Sofia from the Ottomans in 1878; the Communists dominated by 1948 Bulgaria Kristian	$800 [24] In 2000 Melissa Etheridge finally revealed who was the father of her children: this singer David Crosby Regina	$800 [16] Reflecting the company's activities at its founding in 1885, it was the second "T" in AT&T Telegraph Kristian	$1,000 [12] With the help of his wife O-Lan, Wang Lung goes from peasant to rich landowner in China in this novel The Good Earth Regina	$800 [30] Autoweek says the Viper from this car maker is fun, intimidating & flamboyant Dodge Kristian	$800 [26] This "Six Feet Under" creator's career is far from dead; he brought "True Blood" to HBO Alan Ball Regina
$1,000 [5] The liberal 1968 reforms of Czechoslovakia's Alexander Dubcek are known by this "seasonal" 2-word term the Prague Spring Regina	$1,000 [23] Determination prevails: after losing an arm in a car accident, Rick Allen still rocks the drums in this band Def Leppard Regina	$1,000 [17] To dial international numbers from the U.S., begin with this 3-digit prefix 011 Kristian	DD $1,200 [11] This saucy Defoe title character was born in Newgate Prison Moll Flanders Regina	$1,000 [22] Since its launch in 1974, this "sport"y VW model has ruled the sales charts in Germany the Golf	$1,000 [21] Named foritshabit of curling up, it's the snake seen here ball python

Double Jeopardy! Round

BODIES OF WATER	MAKING OVERTURES	LETTERS	POLICE ABBREV.	BAD GUYS	HERE COME THE "COP"S
$400 [6] The Azores are found in this ocean Atlantic Kristian	$400 [8] Brahms' "Academic Festival Overture" was written as a thank you for having this conferred on him honorary degree	$400 [9] "I Love You, Ronnie" is a collection of letters to his wife Nancy Ronald Reagan Regina	$400 [7] Whether it's CSI or CSU, the CS stands for this crime scene Regina	$400 [23] In "Scarface", this actor terrorized Miami as the coke-fueled crime lord Tony Montana Al Pacino Kristian	$400 [26] This element is the second-best conductor of electricity copper Kristian
$800 [5] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) In 1964, activity in this arm of the South China Sea led to increased U.S. troops in Vietnam the Gulf of Tonkin Kristian	$800 [27] The first music the Chicago Symphony played was this German opera master's little-known "A Faust Overture" Wagner Regina	$800 [10] In a 1783 letter to Josiah Quincy, he wrote "There was never a good war or a bad peace" Benjamin Franklin Regina	$800 [16] If a policeman says he wasn't greeted at the door because the occupant was DOA, he's abbreviating these 3 words dead on arrival Kristian	$800 [18] Forget Hannibal Lecter; Buffalo Bill is the bad guy who keeps his victims in a pit in this movie The Silence of the Lambs Kristian	$800 [25] "Feline" imitator copycat Kristian
$1,600 [2] This strategically important channel connects the Persian Gulf & the Gulf of Oman Strait of Hormuz Kristian	$1,200 [28] One of this composer's classic opera overtures is heard here Mozart	$1,600 [4] Before he began courting, he wrote in an 1845 letter, "I love your verses with all my heart, dear Miss Barrett" Robert Browning Kristian	$1,200 [15] The M.E. says the C.O.D. is bad clams, C.O.D. meaning this cause of death Kristian	$1,200 [22] This character is the crazy, relentless killer in the "Halloween" movies Michael Myers Regina	$1,200 [24] Spelled one way, it's an ad agency worker; spelled another, it's a person registering his work with the government a copywriter/copyrighter Kristian
DD $2,000 [1] The Gulf of California is also known as the Sea of this man who reached that gulf in 1535 Cortez Colin	$1,600 [29] Do I hear a waltz in Franz von Suppe's overture "Morning, Noon and Night in" this city? Vienna Colin	$2,000 [12] In 1897 she wrote, "Dear Editor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus" Virginia Colin	$1,600 [13] GSR means this kind of residue, perhaps on a perp's hand gun shot Kristian	$1,600 [19] Jack Torrance is the writer & axeman who goes mad at an off-season hotel in this 1980 film The Shining Colin	$1,600 [20] Christian sect principally found in Egypt Coptics Colin
$2,000 [3] The Loire flows into this bay that is also called the Gulf of Gascony the Bay of Biscay Colin	$2,000 [30] This "marital" Smetana opera has the zesty overture heard here The Bartered Bride Regina	DD $2,800 [11] In the late '40s a mother wrote to this artist that his picture "Number Nine" looked like some of her son's finger painting Jackson Pollock Regina	$2,000 [14] A criminal's method of operating (or M.O.) sounds much cooler when it's this Latin phrase modus operandi Regina	$2,000 [17] Robert De Niro & Robert Mitchum both played Max Cady, out to get revenge in the 2 versions of this film Cape Fear Regina	$2,000 [21] A well-known exampleof this painter's work is seen here (John Singleton) Copley Regina

Final Jeopardy!

THE 50 STATES

Benjamin Harrison had the admission orders shuffled, so no one knows which of these 2 states was 39th & which was 40th

North & South Dakota

Colin "What are North & South Dakota?" — wagered $7,500

Kristian "What are North & South Dakota?" — wagered $19,199

Regina "What are North & South Dakota?" — wagered $18,500

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