Show #5941 2010-06-14 (taped 2010-02-17) Regular

Contestants

Mark Passerrello — a librarian from Westerville, Ohio

Marianthe Colakis — a Latin and Greek teacher from Forest Hills, New York

Marty Scott — an assistant district attorney from Forney, Texas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $38,802)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Marty	$4,600	$8,000	$27,600	$25,200 3-day champion: $64,002	$27,200 31 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Marianthe	$1,400	$4,400	$5,200	$10,400 2nd place: $2,000	$5,200 9 R, 2 W
Mark	$1,600	$4,400	$8,200	$8,200 3rd place: $1,000	$9,800 16 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

LANDMARKS	NO. 1 SONGS	A FRUITY CATEGORY	PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SLOGANS	LITERARY STUPID ANSWERS	ENDS IN "FF"
$200 [26] If you're in this South African town of about 3 million, take the cableway up Table Mountain, which overlooks it Cape Town Mark	$200 [1] Lyricist Will Jennings was inspired by artist Beatrice Wood when writing this song for the movie "Titanic" "My Heart Will Go On" Mark	$200 [19] The limequat is a cross between a lime & this fruit kumquat Marty	$200 [15] "Yes we can" Obama Marty	$200 [6] Mark Twain first told of Tom Sawyer's adventures in this 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Marty	$200 [10] It follows powder, cream or power puff Marty
$400 [27] Irish-born architect James Hoban designed this Washington, D.C. building; he had to rebuild it after an 1814 fire the White House Marty	$400 [2] Madonna touched No. 1 "for the very first time" with this hit, which wasn't written for a woman singer "Like A Virgin" Marty	$400 [22] In Kenya Urwaga is a type of beer made from this starchy, potassium-rich fruit a banana Marianthe	$400 [16] "It's morning again in America" Ronald Reagan Marty	$400 [7] It was the top-selling fiction book of 1986 It Marty	$400 [11] The use of this word as a slang term for a corpse dates back to the mid-19th century stiff Marty
$600 [28] This city's new Opera Bastille is almost 30 stories, 10 of which are underground Paris Mark	$600 [3] Swedish producer Max Martin wrote this 1999 hit, the first title containing an ellipsis to top the Billboard Hot 100 "...Baby One More Time"	$600 [23] In Spanish cereza is this red fruit a cherry Marty	$600 [17] "Not just peanuts" Jimmy Carter Marianthe	$600 [8] This sequel to "Love Story" tells of Oliver's life in the years following Jenny's death Oliver's Story Mark	$600 [12] From the Middle English for "mockery", it means to express derision or scorn scoff Marianthe
$1,000 [30] This New York City tavern at 54 Pearl Street is known for its Long Room where Washington said farewell to his officers in 1783 the Fraunces Tavern Marty Marianthe	$800 [4] Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink topped the charts with this song; none was born when LaBelle had the hit in 1975 "Lady Marmalade" Marty	$800 [24] The aptly named sanguinelli is a variety of this citrus fruit with deep red flesh a blood orange Mark	$800 [20] "A kinder, gentler nation" George H.W. Bush Marty	$800 [9] It was the second book in Lawrence Sanders' "Deadly Sins" novel series The Second Deadly Sin Marianthe	$800 [13] The heaviest of dog breeds, it can exceed 180 pounds mastiff Mark
DD $2,200 [29] The Mexuar, the Serallo & the Harem are parts of the Royal Palace in this complex overlooking Granada, Spain the Alhambra Mark	$1,000 [5] Teacher Jimmy Driftwood wrote the lyrics to this song about the War of 1812; it topped the charts in 1959 "The Battle Of New Orleans" Marty	$1,000 [25] You might not recognize this tropical fruit whole, but when sliced you can see how it got its familiar name a starfruit Marty	$1,000 [21] "Country first" (that one didn't work) John McCain Marty	$1,000 [18] This Mary McCarthy classic tells of the lives, loves & aspirations of a group of 8 Vassar graduates The Group Marianthe Mark	$1,000 [14] In a kids' tale, it follows "Three Billy Goats" Gruff Marty

Double Jeopardy! Round

ART & ARTISTS	JONES-ING	IN AN EMERGENCY	1T, 2T	ALIEN INVADERS!	DESTINATION: EARTH
$400 [1] X-rays of his "Blue Boy" show that he painted over a dog in the lower right corner Gainsborough Marty	$400 [16] Jones was the maiden name of this author of "The Age of Innocence" (Edith) Wharton Mark	$400 [23] If a woman is suddenly going into labor in your house, go do this--no, not to make tea boil water Marianthe	$400 [2] More attractive, & one who snips with scissors cuter & cutter Marty	$400 [11] Arnold & his elite squad battle an almost invisible alien hunter of humans in the South American jungle in this film Predator Mark	$400 [27] The hardest substances in nature are wurtzite boron nitride & lonsdaleite; this gem is actually third diamond Marty
$800 [4] Frank Stella used ordinary house paint & named a series after this line of paints founded by a man named Benjamin Moore Mark	$800 [17] Lady Jones was the married name of Enid Bagnold, who wrote this 1935 novel about a 14-year-old girl & her horse National Velvet Mark	$800 [24] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew ties a magazine around Kelly's arm.) For a lower arm fracture, you could put a magazine or folded newspaper under the arm & tie it in place with pieces of cloth to make an emergency one of these a splint Marianthe Mark	$800 [3] To move something into place, & to strike a golf ball gently into the hole put & putt Marianthe	$800 [12] At first a bad guy, in later movies he protected Earth from alien monsters like Gigan & Megalon Godzilla Mark	$800 [28] Despite their name, spring these, caused by alignment of the Sun, Moon & Earth, happen in the ocean in every season tides Marty Mark
$1,600 [6] The pre-electric illumination used in his pictures gave Trophime Bigot the title "master" of this type of light candlelight Marianthe Mark	$1,200 [18] In 1882 he & Edward D. Jones formed a company that delivered news bulletins to Wall Street financial houses (Charles) Dow Marty	$1,200 [25] In case your dog encounters this, a remedy is hydrogen peroxide, baking soda & soap--tomato juice is a myth a skunk Marty	$1,200 [8] A unit of liquid measurement, & a number of recently born animal young liter & litter Marty	$1,200 [13] 28-year-old Steve McQueen played a teenager helping fight off the giant goopy alien in this 1958 film The Blob Marty	$1,200 [29] On the Earth's surface, it's 24,901 miles long the equator Mark
$2,000 [7] You could say this alliterative American did his own paint by numbers with series like "0 Through 9" Jasper Johns Marty	DD $2,000 [19] A university in Greenville, South Carolina is named for the evangelist Bob Jones Marty	$1,600 [26] Darn it, car in the canal again? Do this while there's still power so the pressure will be equalized once you're underwater roll down the windows Marty	$1,600 [9] Meant to be, & the adjective describing a calf in the Book of Luke fated & fatted Marty	$1,600 [14] This 2008 flick depicts an alien invasion of NYC seen through the video camera eyes of several young characters Cloverfield Marty	$1,600 [30] The 4 types of these waves are primary, secondary, Rayleigh & Love seismic waves
DD $3,000 [5] Dancer Jane Avril & printer Pere Cotelle are depicted in his 1893 lithograph "L'Estampe Originale" Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Mark	$2,000 [20] This play by Eugene O'Neill is based loosely on an event in Haitian history The Emperor Jones Mark	$2,000 [21] If you smell the mercaptans that are deliberately added to this, get out of the house natural gas Mark	$2,000 [10] An Asian Buddhist temple, & a unit of power wat & watt Marty	$2,000 [15] In this 1956 cult classic, invading aliens hatch from giant pods, & you're next! Invasion of the Body Snatchers Marianthe	$2,000 [22] The axial this of the Earth is 23.5 degrees tilt Marty

Final Jeopardy!

MOONS & MYTHOLOGY

This planet is named for a Roman god; its only moons are named for the sons of his Greek counterpart

Mars

Marianthe "What isNeptune?Mars?" — wagered $5,200

Mark "What Jupiter" — wagered $0

Marty "What is Neptune?" — wagered $2,400

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