Show #5910 2010-04-30 (taped 2010-02-03) Regular

Buddy Wright game 3.

Contestants

Shubha Ghosh — a law professor from Madison, Wisconsin

Antoinette Aubert — a home-schooling mom from Vista, California

Buddy Wright — an operations engineer from Fort Worth, Texas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $51,202)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Buddy	$4,400	$8,000	$16,800	$17,601 3-day champion: $68,803	$16,800 21 R, 1 W
Antoinette	$2,200	$4,600	$3,800	$7,598 3rd place: $1,000	$3,800 9 R, 1 W
Shubha	$1,800	$3,000	$8,800	$17,600 2nd place: $2,000	$10,200 18 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

NOVELS, BOOKS & LITERATURE	SCENE & HERD	STATES BY CITIES & TOWNS	TERMS OF ENBEERMENT	"V" DAY	GREAT WORK
$200 [2] In book titles, this character has dealt with a stone, a prisoner, an order & a goblet Harry Potter Antoinette	$200 [26] Billy Crystal goes on a cattle drive (& causes a stampede with his coffee grinder) in this 1991 comedy City Slickers	$200 [8] Wenatchee, Puyallup, Walla Walla Washington Shubha	$200 [1] From a German word meaning "to store", it's the lighter of the 2 basic beer types lager Antoinette	$200 [16] This synonym for conceited was used in the title of a 1973 Carly Simon hit vain Shubha	$200 [21] For her work on the management of common property, Elinor Ostrom is the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for this economics Antoinette
$400 [3] Launched into TV & book success by Oprah, this Ph.D. is the author of "The Relationship Rescue Workbook" Dr. Phil Buddy	$400 [27] All the animals join the "Circle Of Life" to see the baby cub Simba in this animated film from 1994 The Lion King Shubha	$400 [12] Muleshoe, Pecos, Rio Grande City Texas Buddy	$400 [4] Porter & bitter are examples of this 3-letter beer, the darker of the 2 basic types of beer ale Buddy	$400 [17] The prevailing fashion, or a popular magazine devoted to fashion vogue Buddy	$400 [22] The work of Jose Clemente Orozco brought fresco into the 20th century as a medium for these vast wall paintings a mural Antoinette
$800 [10] Title vessel the Vera sails from Veracruz in this Katherine Anne Porter novel Ship of Fools Antoinette	$600 [28] Don't worry--that was a CGI cow that was hurtled by a tornado in this Helen Hunt film Twister Buddy	$600 [13] Medicine Lodge, Sublette, Leavenworth Kansas Shubha	$600 [5] Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a strain of this stuff vital to the fermentation process yeast Buddy	$600 [18] As a noun, it's the opening of a volcano in the earth's crust; as a verb, it means to give forceful expression vent	$600 [23] (Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers the clue.)Co-founding "Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families" & working on children's issues as First Lady led up to the writing of my first book, titled this It Takes a Village Shubha
DD $1,000 [9] This slaphappy general's memoir "War As I Knew It" appeared in 1947, 2 years after his death Patton Shubha	$800 [29] Sam Neill & 2 kids narrowly avoid being stampeded by a herd of dinosaurs in this 1993 adventure Jurassic Park Buddy	$800 [14] Bowling Green, Findlay, Sandusky Ohio Buddy	$800 [6] If you're drinking from the bottle, you'll often find the beer's percentage of ABV, or this, on the label alcohol by volume Buddy	$800 [19] It can be a decorative design placed at the beginning or end of a book, or a short scene taken from that book vignette Buddy	$800 [24] In 1880, this actress made a tour de force portraying 18th c. actress Adrienne Lecouvreur Sarah Bernhardt Antoinette
$1,000 [11] Helen Graham is "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" in a novel by this youngest Bronte sister Anne Brontë Antoinette	—	$1,000 [15] Ville Platte, Opelousas, Plaquemine Louisiana	$1,000 [7] The dried blossoms of this plant, genus Humulus, add bitterness to beer hops Buddy	$1,000 [20] From the Spanish for "watchman", it's one who takes the law into his own hands vigilante Antoinette	$1,000 [25] For authors Don & Petie Kladstrup, the book "Champagne" must be this, Latin for "great work" magnum opus Buddy

Double Jeopardy! Round

POPULAR SCIENCE	DISCO! DUCK!	GREEK LETTERS	TIME IS ON YOUR SIDE	PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION 2010	NOT GREAT WORK
$400 [21] (Sarah of the Clue Crew pulls a tablecloth out from under a plate.) The silkiness of the tablecloth & the smoothness of the table & plate combine to reduce this force to a minimum--don't try this at home friction Shubha	$400 [16] This syndicated DJ & "Solid Gold" host hit No. 1 with "Disco Duck" in 1976 Rick Dees Buddy	$400 [11] Zeta is actually the 6th letter in the Greek alphabet; the last one is this omega Buddy	$400 [27] A 300-year anniversary a tricentennial Antoinette	$400 [1] This Treasury head is No. 5; after dealing with the economy, how hard could the top job be? Timothy Geithner Shubha	$400 [6] It rhymes with effective but basically means ineffective defective Shubha
$800 [22] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew hits a hanging baseball bat with a mallet.) The familiar crack of a bat comes only when it's struck at the spot where this is at a minimum; if contact comes elsewhere, you get more of a thud vibration Buddy	$800 [17] Some longtime fans still haven't forgiven this rocker for his 1979-disco-fied smash "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" Rod Stewart Buddy	$800 [12] It's not the 3.14th letter in the Greek alphabet--it's the 16th pi Shubha	$800 [23] By definition, this adjective refers to the time before written records prehistorical Shubha	$800 [2] 6th in line is this man who has served in the Cabinets of both George W. Bush & Barack Obama Robert Gates Shubha	$800 [7] Something poorly put together may be called this type of operation, after a cartoon character Mickey Mouse Buddy
$1,200 [28] (Sarah demonstrates a happy drinking bird.) An internal pressure imbalance forces liquid up to the duck's head, making it tip over for another drink; it's caused by this process that cools the wet head but not the dry tail evaporation Shubha	$1,200 [18] "That's The Way (I Like It)" was a 1975 hit for these disco titans--uh huh, uh huh KC & The Sunshine Band Buddy Shubha	$1,200 [13] Go fly this 4th Greek letter shaped like a triangle delta Shubha	$1,200 [24] Usually beginning July 1 or October 1, it's a 12-month period used in business & accounting a fiscal year Shubha	$1,200 [3] Like her dad, she was elected to the House of Representatives; unlike her dad, she got to be No. 2 in succession Pelosi Buddy	$1,200 [8] This adjective, referring to the fabricseen here, has come to mean "cheap" or "crummy" chintzy Buddy Antoinette
—	$1,600 [19] Her No. 1 version of "MacArthur Park" melted all over disco floors in 1978 Donna Summer Buddy	$1,600 [14] This Greek letter, number eight, is represented here theta Shubha	$1,600 [25] Shine on if you see this closest full moon to the fall equinox a harvest moon Shubha	$1,600 [4] A one-time U.S. Attorney for D.C., he's now 7th in line Eric Holder Shubha	$1,600 [9] This plural of an ordinal number also refers to flawed goods from the factory seconds Shubha
—	$2,000 [20] Walter Murphy's "A Fifth Of" this guy paired classical music with a disco beat Beethoven Buddy	DD $3,000 [15] This 9th letter of the Greek alphabet also means a jot or whit iota Shubha	DD $2,800 [26] Shakespeare coined this "culinary" term for a time of youthful exuberance salad days Shubha	$2,000 [5] As Homeland Security was the last to be added as a Cabinet department, this ex-Arizona Governor is No. 18 Napolitano Shubha	$2,000 [10] This adjective for a job badly done literally means "having loose footwear" slipshod

Final Jeopardy!

TOYS

Original sets of this toy that was first sold in 1918 included plans for building Uncle Tom's Cabin

Lincoln Logs

Antoinette "What are Lincoln Logs?" — wagered $3,798

Shubha "What are Lincoln Logs?" — wagered $8,800

Buddy "What are Lincoln Logs?" — wagered $801

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