Show #5944 2010-06-17 (taped 2010-02-17) Regular

Paul Kursky game 2.

Contestants

Matt Cavanaugh — a law school professor and CPA originally from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Peggy Enright — a realtor from Chevy Chase, Maryland

Paul Kursky — a copywriter from San Francisco, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Paul	$5,800	$8,800	$20,200	$28,001 2-day champion: $39,301	$18,000 25 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Peggy	$600	$1,000	$2,200	$4,350 2nd place: $2,000	$2,200 6 R, 3 W
Matt	$-1,200	$1,600	$14,000	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$10,800 19 R (including 1 DD), 6 W

Jeopardy! Round

BASEBALL NICKNAMES	MR. OCTOBER	THE BIG UNIT	BABE	THE IRON HORSE	SAY "HEY", KID
$200 [1] One version of the origin of his nickname is that he'd say, "Say hey, man" because he couldn't remember names Willie Mays Peggy	$200 [26] In 2008 October 9 was proclaimed the "Day" of this Nordic man said to be the first European to reach North America (Leif) Eriksson Paul	$200 [6] ADC makes units that handle 460 pounds of this; not sure how many sheets of Bounce you need to add laundry Peggy	$200 [21] In 51 B.C. she became co-ruler of Egypt after the death of her father, Ptolemy XII Cleopatra Matt	$200 [10] Watty Piper penned the tale about this title locomotive who believes "I think I can--I think I can" The Little Engine That Could Paul	$200 [16] 1968 Beatles No. 1 hit "Hey Jude" Matt
$400 [2] A string of sterling postseason performances earned him the nickname "Mr. October" (Reggie) Jackson Paul	$400 [27] He was 76 when he was elected pope Oct. 28, 1958 John XXIII Matt	$400 [7] Mugnaini is a company specializing in wood fired ovens, including one over 4' wide by 6' deep, for this food pizza Paul	$400 [22] She's the World War I spyseen here Mata Hari Matt	$400 [12] Later replaced by diesel engines, "big boys" were among the largest locomotive engines of this type ever built steam Matt	$400 [17] In a nursery rhyme it precedes "the cat and the fiddle" "Hey Diddle Diddle" Peggy
$600 [3] He probably preferred "The Iron Horse" to his earlier nickname, "Biscuit Pants" (Lou) Gehrig Paul	$600 [28] In 1938 Chester Carlson made the first photocopy, of the words "10-22-38 Astoria", in this NYC borough Queens Paul	$600 [8] Carrier's Weathermaster HVAC unit, with capacity up to 100 tons, goes here on a building the roof Paul	$600 [23] Leofric's wife, this Anglo-Saxon woman of the 1000s took a clothing-optional ride to protest taxes Lady Godiva Matt	$600 [13] Built around 1830, this first U.S. locomotive shared its name with a diminutive P.T. Barnum star Tom Thumb Matt	$600 [18] It's a stage of youth, vigor & prosperity heyday Paul
$800 [4] Known as "The Big Unit", he reached 300 wins in 2009 & announced his retirement in 2010 (Randy) Johnson Paul	$800 [29] The Octobrists were formed in this large country in 1905 & quickly became its majority political group Russia Paul	$800 [9] Monster car audio components from MTX are named for this concrete-breaking (& eardrum-hurting) device a jackhammer Matt	$800 [24] Both Hollywood & real royalty, she's the woman seen here Princess Grace Paul	$800 [14] The railroad museum of this state has a locomotive from the state's Florence & Cripple Creek railroad Colorado Peggy Matt	$800 [19] 1951 Hank Williams classic with a culinary query in the chorus "Hey, Good Lookin'"
DD $1,800 [5] If this alliterative nickname were literally true, Babe Ruth would have ruled part of Northern Pakistan "The Sultan of Swat" Paul	$1,000 [30] This controversial military man's brief retirement ended when he was recalled by Israel's army in October 1973 Ariel Sharon Matt	$1,000 [11] In 1926 the queen of Romania flipped on the new 100,000-horsepower generator of New York this, now Consolidated this Edison Paul	$1,000 [25] The 11th daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, she married into French royalty in 1770; didn't work out well Marie Antoinette Matt	$1,000 [15] Charles Babbage invented this "beastly" safety device found on the front of locomotives a cowcatcher Peggy Matt	$1,000 [20] Precedes Broun in the name of a pioneering journalist & Hale Broun in the name of his sportswriter son Heywood Matt

Double Jeopardy! Round

ISLANDS	COMPLETE THE MOVIE QUOTE	TITLE CHARACTERS	NATIONAL PARKS & MONUMENTS	MEASURE MEN	NEW TONGUE TWISTERS
$400 [8] Iraklion is the administrative center of this island, modern Greece's largest Crete Paul	$400 [1] "To Have and Have Not":"You know how to ____, don't you, Steve?" whistle Matt	$400 [2] A Nicholas Sparks novel is titled "Dear" him John Paul	$400 [3] A national historical park named for this duo is made up of 12 sites in the northwest Lewis & Clark Paul	$400 [17] This unit of thermodynamic temperature for British physicist William Thomson:K kelvin Matt	$400 [26] "Stella stippled stylishly with" this Texas-born partner of Crosby & Nash Stills Paul
$800 [9] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Planes & ships have mysteriously disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle, an area roughly from Miami to Bermuda to this island commonwealth Puerto Rico Paul	$800 [22] "All the President's Men":"Follow the ____" money Paul	$800 [13] Oliver Goldsmith's Dr. Primrose is "The Vicar of" this place Wakefield Matt	$800 [4] Lee's aide-de-camp Charles Marshall, John's great-nephew, chose this surrender site, now a national historical park Appomattox Court House Paul Peggy Matt	$1,200 [19] For a French physicist, this unit of radioactivity:Ci curie Paul	$800 [27] "Shrews should shun shapeless" these lighter-than-ice-cream frozen desserts sherbets
$1,200 [10] As its name indicates, it's a big island--in fact, the largest of Spain's Balearic islands Majorca Matt	$1,200 [23] "White Heat":"Made it, ma! Top of ____ ____" the world Matt	$1,200 [14] William Kennedy fictionalized his life in "Legs" Legs Diamond	$1,200 [5] A New Mexico national monument is named for this, from the Greek for "rock carving" petroglyph Paul	$1,600 [20] For a British physicist, this unit of energy:J joule Matt	$1,200 [28] "Murmuring mommies momentously mumble of" these, recommended for all women 40 & over mammograms Matt
$1,600 [11] Sao Miguel & Sao Jorge are 2 of the islands in this Portuguese archipelago the Azores Paul Peggy	$1,600 [24] "Fargo":"And I guess that was your accomplice in the ____ ____" wood chipper Peggy	$1,600 [15] Kingsley Amis wrote of this "Lucky" lecturer Lucky Jim Matt	$2,000 [7] A national monument in Utah is named for this, the world's largest known natural bridge Rainbow Bridge	$2,000 [21] For a French mathematician, this unit of pressure:Pa pascal Matt	$1,600 [29] "Barbarians bumble in blackberry" these, another word for prickly bushes or shrubs brambles Paul
$2,000 [12] Formerly part of the Netherlands Antilles, this island off Venezuela is 6 miles across at its widest point Aruba	$2,000 [25] "Fast Times at Ridgemont High":"When it comes down to making out, whenever possible, put on side 1 of ____ ____ ____" Led Zeppelin IV Peggy	$2,000 [16] James Baldwin set a novel in his "Room" Giovanni Matt	DD $3,000 [6] This site 20 miles from Philly let Washington's army keep pressure on the Brits but was too far away for surprise attacks Valley Forge Paul	DD $4,000 [18] For a German physicist, this unit of electric resistance whose symbol is seen here ohm Matt	$2,000 [30] "Prior prices are proprietors"' these exclusive rights, from the Latin for "ask first" prerogatives Paul

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICANA

Made for only 19 years, it sold for $825 in 1908 & $360 in 1927

the Model T

Peggy "What is the Model-T?" — wagered $2,150

Matt "What is Currier + Ives?" — wagered $14,000

Paul "What was the Model T?" — wagered $7,801

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