Show #5952 2010-06-29 (taped 2010-03-03) Regular

Contestants

Steven Milton — a legal case assistant from San Diego, California

Christopher Scheeren — a stage actor and product specialist from Centreville, Virginia

Janet Bradlow — an insurance agent from New York, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $58,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Janet	$4,000	$5,800	$16,600	$15,599 2nd place: $2,000	$16,200 17 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Christopher	$1,200	$1,000	$4,600	$9,199 3rd place: $1,000	$4,600 11 R, 4 W
Steven	$2,000	$5,600	$17,600	$26,700 New champion: $26,700	$19,200 25 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

NOTRE DAME	GO IRISH!	OSCAR-NOMINATED SPORTS FLICKS	ALL ABOARD AMTRAK	SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER	BANANAS
$200 [26] Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral stands on an island in this river the Seine Steven	$200 [19] The Ha'penny Bridge spans the Liffey River in this Irish metropolis Dublin Steven	$200 [11] Rod Tidwell is an underpaid (by his lights) wide receiver in this film about a sports agent Jerry Maguire Steven	$200 [16] The Adirondack route hits NYC, Albany & this second-largest Canadian city Montreal Steven	$200 [1] Edible fruit matter, or lurid fiction pulp Steven	$200 [6] (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a banana plantation in Ecuador.) Bananas grow in hands of ten fingers or more; after harvesting, each hand is cut into what we call a bunch--growers refer to it as acorona, Spanish for this a crown Steven
$400 [27] The cathedral was built on the site of an ancient temple dedicated to him, Rome's supreme god Jupiter Janet Steven	$400 [20] Onions, potatoes & this meat go into the traditional dish called Irish stew lamb Janet	$400 [12] This 1989 Oscar nominee was based on the W.P. Kinsella book "Shoeless Joe" Field of Dreams Janet Steven	$400 [17] I'm the train route they call the City of this, which also hits Memphis & Chicago; I'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done the City of New Orleans Steven	$400 [2] Old-time sailors' drink made from rum grog Janet	$400 [7] (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a banana plantation in Ecuador.) Banana plants with thin leaves produce good fruit; young plants with wide leavesare called hijos del agua--or "sons of" this, & are culled because too much of it is directed to the leaves water Christopher
$600 [28] In 1431 Notre Dame held the coronation of King Henry VI & in 1804, the coronation of this man Napoleon Bonaparte Steven	$600 [23] This Roman missionary brought Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century St. Patrick Steven	$600 [13] Director Martin Scorsese had a bit part as a stagehand in this bio of Jake La Motta Raging Bull Christopher	$600 [18] The Southwest Chief route takes a "right toyn" after stopping at this 11-letter N.M. city (relax, we won't make you spell it) Albuquerque Christopher	$800 [4] Pertaining to the lips labial Steven	$600 [8] (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a banana plantation in Ecuador.) Bananas stay green while attached to the plant; picking one releases a gas that changes the fruit's color & turns its starch into this sugar, from the Latin for "fruit" fructose Janet
$800 [29] In 2009 a memorial was held at Notre Dame for victims of this airline's Flight 447, which crashed after leaving Rio Air France Christopher Steven	$800 [24] The Irish town of Kerry lends its name to this colorful breed of pooch a Kerry blue terrier Janet	$800 [14] This 1976 Oscar winner used the tagline "You have a ringside seat for the bloodiest Bicentennial in history" Rocky Janet	$800 [21] The express route named for this Fort Ticonderoga hero has stops in Rutland & Castleton, Vermont Ethan Allen Steven	DD $1,000 [3] An invisible emanation, or an intangible quality aura Janet	$800 [9] (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a banana plantation in Ecuador.) Though a banana bush can grow to 20 feet in height & is commonly referred to as a tree, it contains no woody tissue; it's actually a huge one of these plants common to cooks like sage or basil an herb Janet Christopher
—	$1,000 [25] For organizing Band Aid & other good works, this Irishman received an honorary knighthood in 1986 Bob Geldof Steven	$1,000 [15] Several major league ballplayers had cameos in this 1942 Gary Cooper flick, including Babe Ruth & Bill Dickey The Pride of the Yankees	$1,000 [22] The Keystone Route serves NYC, Philly & this capital; Three Mile Island's nearby if you're the nuclear plant gawker type Harrisburg Janet	$1,000 [5] A noble gas, atomic number 10 neon Steven	$1,000 [10] (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a banana plantation in Ecuador.) Thestringinside a banana carries nutrients such as sugars between parts of the plant; it's called the phloem, from the Greek word for this tough stuff that covers trees bark Christopher

Double Jeopardy! Round

SHAKESPEAREAN OPERAS	CLASSIC YUMMY ROCKERS	REBELS WITH A CAUSE	TRADITIONAL ANNIVERSARY GIFTS	ARCHITECTS	"Z" IS FOR...
$400 [1] It's full of magic:"Stormen" & several called "Der Sturm" The Tempest Christopher	$400 [9] You can't make a sandwich without this band whose hits include "Make It With You" & "If" Bread Christopher	$400 [5] The 1606-07 Zebrzydowski Rebellion was an uprising of nobles against this country's king Poland Christopher Steven	$400 [16] The 7th isn't so lucky if your skin is sensitive to this natural fabric, though the Merino type is finer wool Janet	$400 [26] The art of this center named for an oilman is housed in a Los Angeles hilltop complex designed by Richard Meier (the) Getty (Center) Janet	$400 [21] This scientific field that might study pandas or pumas zoology Steven
$800 [2] Shifting the title's focus:"Jessika" The Merchant of Venice Christopher	$800 [10] This artist's "Bat Out of Hell" album contained music originally intended for a Peter Pan project Meat Loaf Janet	$800 [6] In the 1799 Fries Rebellion, Pennsylvania took up arms against a tax on this, including land & slaves property Steven	$800 [17] You can buy a gift of this for the 9th anniversary from the store called this "Barn" Pottery Steven	$800 [27] From 1887 to 1893 he was chief draftsman for the Chicago firm of Adler & Sullivan Frank Lloyd Wright	$800 [22] This musical instrument with strings stretched across a soundboard a zither Christopher
$1,200 [3] An enchanting work:"The Faery Queen" A Midsummer Night's Dream Steven	$1,200 [11] "30 Days in the Hole" if you can't name this old Peter Frampton band whose name refers to a forced apology Humble Pie	$1,200 [7] For 2 decades, Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has been the focal point of resistance to this country's ruling regime Burma Christopher	$1,200 [18] For the 14th anniversary, you could give a piano, whose keys symbolize this traditional gift ivory Steven	$1,200 [28] In the 1970s this Chinese American designed the aluminum-clad skyscraper at 88 Pine Street in New York City I.M. Pei Christopher	$1,200 [23] This getup popular in the '40s that lent its name to a wartime L.A. riot zoot suit Christopher
DD $2,000 [4] Love that sparring:"Beatrice et Benedict" Much Ado About Nothing Steven	$1,600 [12] This "Airborne" country rock band included Gram & Gene Parsons, who, despite the group's name, are unrelated The Flying Burrito Brothers Steven	DD $2,000 [14] The 17th & 18 century Jacobite Rebellions attempted to return this royal house to the British throne the House of Stuart Steven	$1,600 [19] The traditional gift for a 12th anniversary is this luxurious fabric, in the name of an ancient trade route from China silk Steven	$1,600 [30] In 1657 he was appointed professor of astronomy at London's Gresham College Christopher Wren Janet	$1,600 [25] This African island which, oddly, once was home to the capital of Oman Zanzibar Janet
$2,000 [8] What a farce:"Sir John in Love" & several called "Falstaff" The Merry Wives of Windsor Janet	$2,000 [13] This band was once named for NBA star Mookie Blaylock, but decided to go with a more well-"preserved" name Pearl Jam	$2,000 [15] Maoists known as the Shining Path have tried to overthrow this South American country's government Peru Steven	$2,000 [20] The 35th warrants this, which is also the orangy color of the material in the necklaceseen here coral Janet Christopher	$2,000 [29] His designs are seen in the film "Triumph of the Will"; after WWII he spent 20 years in Spandau Prison Albert Speer Steven	$2,000 [24] This Babylonian temple tower a ziggurat Janet

Final Jeopardy!

PHYSICS

Discovered in the early 20th century, these 2 particles, 1 with a positive charge, the other a packet of energy, differ by a letter

a proton & a photon

Christopher "What is a proton & a photon?" — wagered $4,599

Janet "What is a proton + positron +" — wagered $1,001

Steven "What is proton and photon?" — wagered $9,100

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