Show #5934 2010-06-03 (taped 2010-02-10) Regular

Contestants

Susan Thatcher — a loss mitigation consultant from Woodland Hills, California

Greg Lyon — a project manager from St. Louis, Missouri

Jeff Johnson — a transcriber from Louisville, Kentucky (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jeff	$0	$2,000	$19,600	$16,100 2-day champion: $33,500	$12,400 14 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Greg	$4,000	$5,000	$3,800	$2,487 2nd place: $2,000	$3,800 14 R, 2 W
Susan	$1,200	$3,200	$8,000	$1,000 3rd place: $1,000	$8,800 12 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

MUSIC CLASS	SPORTS SHORTS	IN THE FRENCH PANTRY	LET'S BE LOGICAL	ATOM	"EVE"
$200 [15] The clarinet is a single-this type of woodwind instrument, Rex a reed Greg	$200 [12] 2010:Is named MVP of Super Bowl XLIV Brees Greg	$200 [6] Margaritas before we eat? We'll need plenty of these, citrons vert in French limes Greg Susan	$200 [3] There are 6 ways to make this number with a pair of dice, so it's the most common result of a single toss 7 Greg	$200 [16] The first atomic bomb to be dropped in warfare used an isotope of this element as its explosive uranium Jeff Greg Susan	$200 [1] Cuff links go on this part of your shirt a sleeve Jeff
$400 [21] Spohr wrote one of these for (start counting) flute, oboe, horn, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, cello & double bass a nonet	$400 [23] 1998:Hits 70 home runs Mark McGwire Greg	$400 [7] Well, to start, there's several cans of potage, meaning this; no gazpacho, though soup Jeff	$400 [4] Mary's mom had 4 girls; the first was named April, the second June, the third May & the fourth this Mary	$400 [17] Early atomic theorist Democritus said this color results from smooth, flat atoms that cast no shadow white Jeff Greg	$400 [2] A source of annoyance, perhaps a "pet" one a peeve Greg
$600 [22] An octave higher than the flute, this instrument has the highest pitch of the woodwinds a piccolo Jeff	$600 [24] 1993 & 1999:Retires from the Bulls;2003:Retires from the Wizards Michael Jordan Susan	$600 [9] For our pizza, we'll need a can of les anchois, these; don't worry about the little bones, they're edible anchovies Greg	$600 [5] An NFL game ended 17-7; the losing team scored no touchdowns but this many field goals 1 Jeff Susan	$600 [18] In a nice, stable early 1900s model, the atom was like a plum pudding with electrons distributed like these raisins	$600 [8] To take over for a struggling pitcher in a baseball game to relieve Greg
$800 [29] Duets for 2 players at one piano, like Faure's "Dolly" suite, go by this numerical term four hands	$800 [27] 1958:Leads Brazil to the first of its 5 World Cup titles Pelé Susan	$800 [10] We're making Stroganoff, so we'll definitely need some champignons, these mushrooms Greg	$800 [13] If pies are $4 each, the fourth one is half price & a customer buys 4, this is her change from a $20 bill $6 Greg	$800 [19] The atomic number refers to the number of these in an atom protons Susan	$800 [25] Ali Baba stole from 40 of them thieves Susan
$1,000 [30] If it found its way into an orchestra, a hurdy-gurdy would be found in this section the string section	$1,000 [28] 1994:She conspires to have Nancy Kerrigan's right knee whacked Tonya Harding Jeff	$1,000 [11] I see un pamplemousse, this; I'll have half of it for petit dejeuner, breakfast grapefruit Susan	$1,000 [14] In a magic square, each row, column & main diagonal adds to the same total; the onehereis missing this number 5 Susan	DD $800 [20] An atom may become more stable by releasing this Greek letter particle, identical to a helium atom nucleus an alpha particle Susan	$1,000 [26] A postponement of punishment a reprieve Jeff

Double Jeopardy! Round

ENGLISH LITERATURE	HELLO, NATHANIEL	COLONIAL NAMES FOR COUNTRIES	"S"EVEN-LETTER WORDS	CABLE NETWORKING	NAME THAT SPEAKER
$400 [11] Edmund Spenser & Sir Philip Sidney were part of the flowering of English literature during her reign Elizabeth I Susan	$400 [1] In 1953 Nathaniel Kleitman identified this stage of sleep REM Greg	$400 [2] Dutch East Indies Indonesia Jeff	$400 [13] A navy petty officer in charge of a mess a steward Jeff	$1,200 [23] "Top Chef" &"The Real Housewives of Atlanta / New Jersey / New York City..." Bravo Susan	$1,200 [20] 1940: "On Friday evening last I received from his majesty the mission to form a new administration" Churchill Susan
$800 [10] This 1937 Agatha Christie novel is set on the steamer Karnak as it cruises down an African river Death on the Nile Jeff Greg	$800 [12] A governor & Civil War general, Nathaniel Banks was still "Bobbin Boy" from a youthful stint in this type of mill a cotton mill Greg	$800 [3] British Guiana Guyana Jeff	$1,600 [24] This '50s style of music heardhereinfluenced the Beatles skiffle	$1,600 [22] "Sanctuary" &"Ghost Hunters" the Syfy channel Susan	$1,600 [19] 1998:"We, the British and the Irish, are irredeemably linked" Tony Blair Jeff Greg
$1,600 [7] A series of novels covering a long period; Anthony Trollope wrote a set "of Barsetshire" chronicles	$1,200 [16] Jamie Foxx plays homeless musician Nathaniel Ayers in this 2009 film The Soloist Susan	$1,200 [4] German Southwest Africa Namibia Jeff	$2,000 [21] (Sarah of the Clue Crew puts a block of explosive into a bag.) Several blocks of explosive clumped together for extra power, as in demolition, are called this type of charge; they're often carried inbriefcase-like bags satchel charges	$2,000 [18] "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" &"Dog the Bounty Hunter" A&E Susan	DD $2,000 [17] 1936:"A few hours ago I discharged my last duty as king" the Duke of Windsor (Edward VIII) Susan
$2,000 [8] This Samuel Butler novel about an undiscovered country was based on an article, "Darwin among the Machines" Erewhon Jeff	$1,600 [14] Century in which Nathaniel Palmer made one of the first sightings of Antarctica the 19th century Susan	$1,600 [5] Portuguese West Africa Angola Jeff	—	—	—
DD $8,400 [9] This children's novel begins, "These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr. Bucket" Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Jeff	$2,000 [15] This city was still Virginia's capital when the rebellious Nathaniel Bacon burned it to the ground in 1676 Jamestown	$2,000 [6] Portuguese East Africa Mozambique Jeff	—	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

FILM HISTORY

Written by Thomas Dixon, 1916's film "The Fall of a Nation" is considered the first of these ever made

a sequel

Greg "What is a documentary?" — wagered $1,313

Susan "What is an epic?" — wagered $7,000

Jeff "What Feature Film" — wagered $3,500

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