Show #5909 2010-04-29 (taped 2010-02-03) Regular

Buddy Wright game 2.

Contestants

Robin Poché — a stay-at-home mom from Collierville, Tennessee

Linda Smith — a high school English teacher from Springfield, Arkansas

Buddy Wright — an operations engineer from Fort Worth, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $27,201)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Buddy $3,600 $7,200 $12,800 $24,001
2-day champion: $51,202
$14,400
21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Linda $-200 $400 $4,000 $7,900
3rd place: $1,000
$4,000
8 R, 2 W
Robin $2,200 $4,400 $12,000 $23,800
2nd place: $2,000
$12,800
17 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE NEW TESTAMENT TAKE IN ORDER HEY, THAT'S SHARP! WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS STATE LICENSE PLATE MOTTOS TER"MA"NATORS
$200 [1]
After he was baptized, Jesus was tempted in the wilderness by Satan for this many days
40 days
Linda
$200 [4]
In 2006 the Miss America pageant took a gamble & moved to Las Vegas from this longtime home
Atlantic City
Linda
$200 [16]
Some of the hatchets she used in her saloon-smashing have been donated to the Kansas historical society
Carrie Nation
Linda
$200 [21]
It's the year in which the photoseenherewas taken
1929
Robin
$200 [11]
"Famous Potatoes"
Idaho
Buddy
$200 [26]
An agreeable odor
an aroma
Buddy
$400 [2]
This "beloved physician" dedicated his gospel & the book of acts to a Christian named Theophilus
Luke
Buddy
$400 [7]
The Drifters sang about being on a blanket with their baby, down by the sea, in their hit song "Under" this
"The Boardwalk"
Buddy
$400 [17]
In Latin America this large, heavy Spanish-named knife is used for cutting sugar cane & clearing underbrush
a machete
Buddy
$400 [22]
An 1870phototells the sad story of how this plains animal was hunted to near extinction
the bison
Linda
$400 [12]
"...on my Mind"
Georgia
Buddy
$400 [27]
JFK had this type of charm & magnetism
charisma
Robin
$600 [3]
John 13 says Jesus got up from supper, took a towel & began washing these parts of his disciples
their feet
Robin
$600 [8]
In 1931 a federal jury convicted Al Capone, not of murder, mind you, but of evading this 2-word levy
income tax
Buddy Linda
$600 [18]
It's the title movie object wielded by Leatherface in several motion pictures
a chainsaw
Buddy
$600 [23]
The children seenhereare practicing the Cold War drill known by this 3-word term
duck and cover
Buddy
$600 [13]
"Land of Lincoln"
Illinois
Robin
$600 [28]
From the Sanskrit for "duty", one of its dhefinitions is the teaching of the Buddha
dharma
Robin
$800 [5]
After Herod died, Joseph, Mary & Jesus left Egypt & returned to this Galiliean city
Nazareth
Buddy
$800 [9]
Nearly 50 years after their biggest hit, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", this group was still performing it at concerts in 2009
The Tokens
$800 [19]
Robespierre lost his head on one of these July 28, 1794
a guillotine
Buddy
$800 [24]
The photo seen here, taken from one of these planes, triggered an international crisis in 1962
a U2
Buddy
$800 [14]
"First in Flight"
North Carolina
Buddy
$800 [29]
It's abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye
glaucoma
Buddy
$1,000 [6]
Among miracles in Capernaum was healing the servant of this Roman soldier who displayed deep faith in him
the centurion
$1,000 [10]
Collect $1,000 if you know that the previous clues in the category lead you to this game
Monopoly
Robin
DD $1,600 [20]
The Devil's Rope Museum in McLean, Texas is devoted to the history of this material
barbed wire
Buddy
$1,000 [25]
He's seenherein 1979 kissing the president of East Germany on the country's 30th anniversary
Brezhnev
Buddy
$1,000 [15]
"The Spirit of America"
Massachusetts
$1,000 [30]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew plays with a novelty globe.) In the device that was invented by Tesla, the electrode in the center is releasing electrons through the gas-filled globe, producing ionized gas, which is known as this
plasma
Robin

Double Jeopardy! Round

NATURE STUDY I DETECT A DETECTIVE SOME PUZZLING FOOD SIR FRANCIS DRAKE "CIRCUM"-NAVIGATING ROMEO ON THE RADIO
$400 [2]
This U.S. state had no snakes until one small species arrived years ago, reportedly in the soil of potted plants
Hawaii
Buddy
$400 [1]
Number One Son could tell you Earl Biggers created this Chinese detective
Charlie Chan
Robin
$400 [13]
Vegemite is an Australian favorite at this repast
breakfast
Robin
$400 [12]
As Vice Admiral, Sir Francis Drake helped lead the fleet that beat this massive flotilla in 1588
the Spanish Armada
Robin
$400 [7]
This legal evidence is considered complementary & not direct
circumstantial
Robin
$800 [29]
If you don't remember this Blue Oyster Cult song that mentions Romeo, maybe a little cowbell will help
"(Don't Fear) The Reaper"
Robin
$800 [3]
Pacific Grove, California has a sanctuary for this migrating butterfly that arrives each Oct. for a 5-month stay
the monarch
Buddy
$800 [18]
That's right, sweetheart, "The Big Sleep" saw the debut of Philip Marlowe, this author's Los-Angels based P.I.
(Raymond) Chandler
Buddy Linda
$800 [14]
It's a lunch staple that's in the mackerel family
tuna (fish)
Robin
$800 [22]
In 1573 Drake led a land raid on a mule train carrying Peruvian silver across this isthmus
the Isthmus of Panama
Robin
$800 [8]
The length of the closed curve of a circle
the circumference
Buddy
$1,200 [28]
Son of rap mogul Master P, this artist was only 11 when his debut song "My Baby" went to No. 1 in 2001
Lil' Romeo
Robin
$1,200 [4]
These "white ants" are distinguished from true ants by their thick waists; true ants have narrow, wasplike abdomens
termites
$1,200 [19]
Leslie Charteris created this "heavenly" British detective
The Saint (Simon Templar)
$1,200 [15]
Thishamburger chain started in 1951 in San Diego
Jack in the Box
Linda
$1,200 [23]
1 story says that in this U.S. city's bay, Drake claimed the west coast for the queen; the city boasts a hotel named for Drake
San Francisco
Robin
$1,200 [9]
To draw a line around a geometric figure
circumscribe
Buddy
$1,600 [27]
This song that pairs Romeo & Juliet with Samson & Delilah was a hit for the Pointer Sisters
"Fire"
DD $1,600 [5]
This monkey of the Amazon is so-named because the dark patch of hair on its head resembles a monk's hood
a capuchin
Buddy
$1,600 [20]
No objection--this 3-named author created the dogged defense lawyer Perry Mason
Erle Stanley Gardner
Linda
$1,600 [16]
One the most important ingredients in this dish is air
scrambled eggs
Linda
DD $1,200 [25]
Starving colonists at this N.C. island settlement were saved in 1586 by Drake returning from the West Indies
Roanoke
Robin
$1,600 [10]
This adjective means prudent & heedful of potential consequences
circumspect
Buddy
$2,000 [26]
This band whose name implies a lack of romance is known for the song "Never Say Never"
Romeo Void
$2,000 [6]
Also called an ear shell or ormer, this marine snail has a colorful shell that may reach a foot in length
the abalone
$2,000 [21]
Dorothy Sayers created this sleuthing aristocratic lord who solved crimes through 12 novels
Lord Peter Wimsey
$2,000 [17]
Some people call this"scroggin"
trail mix
$1,600 [24]
In 1581 Drake was made the mayor of this English seaport
Plymouth
Linda
$2,000 [11]
From the Greek for "speaking around", it's an indirect evasive way of expressing something
circumlocution

Final Jeopardy!

POETS ON POETS

Coleridge said this poet will "not be remembered at all, except as a wicked lord who... pretended to be ten times more wicked than he was"

Lord Byron

Linda "Who was Lord Byron?" — wagered $3,900
Robin "Who was Lord Byron?" — wagered $11,800
Buddy "Who is Byron?" — wagered $11,201

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