Show #5886 2010-03-29 (taped 2010-01-13) Regular

Regina Robbins game 5.

Contestants

Melissa Kowalski — a graduate student of English from Bedminster, Pennsylvania

Manny Maldonado III — a high school chemistry teacher from Horizon City, Texas

Regina Robbins — an arts teacher from New York, New York (whose 4-day cash winnings total $90,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Regina	$1,200	$1,000	$6,000	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$6,200 10 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Manny	$1,800	$3,400	$7,400	$12,500 New champion: $12,500	$7,400 14 R, 2 W
Melissa	$4,000	$5,200	$11,900	$8,999 2nd place: $2,000	$11,200 17 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

YOU'RE HISTORY!	TV NAMES	MIDDLE INITIAL V.	A FUNGUS AMONG US	BEVERAGE BRANDS	"LOCK" & "KEY"
$200 [2] Godfrey of Bouillon was a leader of the First Crusade & was elected ruler of this city after its capture Jerusalem Regina	$200 [1] Earn good karma with this one:"My Name Is ____" Earl Manny	$200 [17] John V. Lindsay was mayor of this city in the turbulent '60s & '70s, first as a Republican & then as a Democrat New York Regina	$200 [11] The morel of the story is that false morels have monomethylhydrazine, so they are this; true morels don't, so eat away poison Melissa	$200 [13] It's the official sports drink of the NFL Gatorade Melissa	$200 [12] Matrimony wedlock Manny
$400 [4] Pictured here as a young man, this emperor remained an avid marine biologist throughout his life Hirohito Manny	$400 [3] With Julia Louis-Dreyfus:"The New Adventures of Old ____" Christine Melissa	$400 [18] Physicist Robert V. Pound has suggested these be used for heating homes, not just popcorn & frozen pizza microwaves Manny	$400 [20] Traditionally, dogs or pigs are used to detect these pricey fungi that come in black & white varieties truffles Manny	$400 [14] As you'd expect, POM Wonderful makes drinks that are 100% this juice pomegranate Melissa	$400 [24] It's a traffic jam in which no vehicle movement is possible, especially at an intersection gridlock Melissa
$600 [6] In April 1945 this leader & his mistress were executed at Lake Como Mussolini Melissa	$600 [5] It was magic:"____ the Teenage Witch" Sabrina Melissa	$800 [29] Senator William V. Roth Jr. is remembered for these 3 letters that follow "Roth" in financial matters IRA Manny	$600 [21] Don't get near me if you have this fungal infection, aka tinea pedis--it's contagious! athlete's foot Melissa	$600 [15] Brisk is a line of iced teas from this brand Lipton Manny Melissa	$600 [25] Begun by a retired minister in 1876 to make socks for lumberjacks, this company soon expanded into underwear Jockey
$800 [7] In 1909 The New York Times helped sponsor this man's race to the North Pole in return for exclusive reports (Robert) Peary Manny	$800 [8] An amnesiac Christina Applegate:"____ Who?" Samantha Manny	$1,000 [30] Though he was known as Eddie, this WWI aviator's Medal of Honor citation calls him Edward V. Eddie Rickenbacker	$800 [22] We're big fans of these one-celled fungi used to ferment carbohydrates yeasts	$800 [16] The logo of this coffee brand shows that good, last drop of coffee leaving the cup Maxwell House Regina Melissa	$800 [26] A way of marching in close file in which each marcher's leg moves with that of the person in front of him lockstep Regina
$1,000 [9] When Alexander the Great became king, this tutor of his returned to Athens & founded his Lyceum Aristotle Regina	$1,000 [10] An office comedy:"Better Off ____" Ted Melissa	DD $2,000 [28] This current world leader's middle initial V. stands for Vladimirovich Vladimir Putin Regina	$1,000 [23] A lichen is a living partnership between a fungus & one of these plant-like organisms such as seaweed algae	$1,000 [19] This alliterative brand of French vodka features flying birdies on its bottles Grey Goose Melissa	$1,000 [27] A thingamabob, or perhaps a command to the main character in "The Iceman Cometh" doohickey

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN ART & ARTISTS	DEADLY FILMS?	STUPID ANSWERS	DOUBLE TALK	MR. BILL PLAYS THE BARD	ROMAN NAMES FOR PLACES
$400 [6] Roy Lichtenstein perfected his technique for simulating benday dots to mimic the artwork found in these "strips" comic strips Melissa	$400 [1] Moviegoers were introduced to Riggs & Murtaugh (Gibson & Glover) in this 1987 flick Lethal Weapon Manny	$400 [21] This NFL team once thought about naming themselves the Chicago Cubs; they now bear a more mature name the Bears Regina	$400 [10] It describes a situation in which you & I both benefit; how can you say no? a win-win situation Melissa	$400 [12] "Hey, hey, I've got a new bill to sign!""But Senator Sluggo wants to make a cut.""But why?""You'll get the point.""Oh, ho! Et tu Sluggo!" Julius Caesar Manny	$2,000 [26] In Switzerland:Turicum Zürich
$1,200 [8] Before seascapes, he did war paintings, like "Prisoners from the Front", seen here Winslow Homer	$800 [2] In 1993 "Basic" this was spoofed by "Fatal" this Instinct Manny	$800 [22] (Sarah of the Clue Crew holds up some dolls at FAO Schwarz in New York.) Though beauty is in the eye of the beholder, some of these ugly dolls have three eyes, some have fangs, & some have big ears Uglydolls Melissa	$800 [11] An expression of annoyance or mild scolding that doubles the name of an ancient pharaoh tut-tut Regina	$800 [13] "Never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and--""Oh, no!" Romeo Manny	—
DD $1,500 [7] John Trumbull's "Declaration of Independence" is in the Capitol Rotunda & on the back of this piece of currency the $2 bill Melissa	$1,200 [3] Madonna appeared in this 2002 Bond film & sang the title tune Die Another Day Regina	$1,200 [23] Sometimes you have to peel cheese off this shovel-like implement used to place pizza in & out of an oven peel	$1,600 [18] It's another term for antiaircraft fire ack-ack	$1,200 [14] "A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!""Here, have mine.""Gee, but it's a little big.""Giddyap.""Ohh! oh!" Richard III Regina	—
$1,600 [20] "Thanksgiving Turkey" & "The Old Oaken Bucket" are paintings by her Grandma Moses Regina	$1,600 [4] In this Hitchcock classic, Grace Kelly's husband hires someone to kill her Dial M for Murder Manny	$1,600 [24] Like the one in London, this D.C. gallery, an arm of the Smithsonian, is full of portraits of national heroes the National Portrait Gallery Melissa	$2,000 [19] This cartoon lad of adventure & his dog Snowy first appeared in 1929 Tintin Manny	$1,600 [15] "Are you sure we can't settle this some other way?""Come on, Mr. Bill. Have at it now.""Ooh! The rest is silence!" Hamlet	—
$2,000 [9] Longtime house speaker Sam Rayburn owned "The Scalp", a statue by this Western artist Remington Melissa	$2,000 [5] This 1980 Brian de Palma film was a real drag for Michael Caine Dressed to Kill Manny	$2,000 [25] Congressman Carl Vinson was lucky to have a massive aircraft carrier & this peak in Antarctica named for him Vinson Massif	DD $3,000 [17] It's the double talk way to say "78 inches tall" 6'6" Regina	$2,000 [16] "That sure was a tough war.""Let's sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the death of kings.""But I don't know any.""Then here's a new one.""Oh, no!" Richard II	—

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY LITERATURE

In an 1877 novel Mrs. Gordon initially suggests the name Ebony for this title character

Black Beauty

Regina "What is Snoopy?" — wagered $6,000

Manny "What is Black Beauty?" — wagered $5,100

Melissa "What is Tom Jones?" — wagered $2,901

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