Show #5961 2010-07-12 (taped 2010-03-03) Regular

Contestants

Saad Hasan — a nanotechnology scientist from Nashville, Tennessee

Barbara Gayle — a credit underwriter from San Diego, California

Aaron Wicks — a planning and evaluation manager from Rochester, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Aaron	$1,000	$2,200	$15,600	$2,399 3rd place: $1,000	$13,400 19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Barbara	$3,200	$3,000	$9,400	$3,199 2nd place: $2,000	$9,800 15 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Saad	$600	$3,200	$14,400	$22,700 New champion: $22,700	$15,400 17 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

1920s LIT	THE OLYMPIC GAMES	I PITY DA FOOD!	WAGES	OF "SIN"	UH-OH, DEATH
$200 [5] He spoke his final line in 1927: "It is nearly midnight, Watson, and I think we may make our way back to our humble abode" Sherlock Holmes Aaron	$200 [3] This is first lit by the sun's rays at Olympia & then carried to the site of the games by runners the Olympic torch Aaron	$200 [12] Maine & spiny are types of this; its shell turns vivid red only affer it's been cooked lobster Aaron	$200 [21] Call off the dogs! & the snow, rain & heat--the folks who carry this for a living make an average of $46,970 a year mail Barbara	$200 [26] Pete Rose hit 3,215 of them singles Aaron Saad	$200 [1] In 1957 Pope Pius XII spoke to a conference of anesthesiologists on the topic of when this leaves the body the soul Aaron
$400 [17] He had more than 2 dozen works published in the 1920s, including 7 Tarzan novels Edgar Rice Burroughs Barbara	$400 [8] At the 2010 Vancouver games, Kim Yu-Na of this country skated away with gold & a world record in the long program South Korea Aaron Saad	$400 [13] Cook boneless this fowl until the internal temp is 179 degrees; that's a rough day for a capon chicken Barbara Saad	$400 [22] Tip generously for that next dry martini or rusty nail--these invaluable folks average just $20,460 a year bartenders Saad	$400 [27] To burn lightly or superficially singe Aaron	$400 [2] One of the classic criteria of death is apnea, or the cessation of this breathing Barbara
$600 [18] On Feb. 2, 1922 this James Joyce book was published by American Sylvia Beach under her own imprint in Paris Ulysses Saad	$600 [9] In 1908 Dorando Pietri collapsed after entering the stadium in this event; officials pulled him across the finish line the marathon Aaron	$600 [14] Canned this is precooked & sold as albacore & light meat; it comes in 3 grades, the best being solid or fancy tuna Barbara	$600 [23] No wonder Magnum had to borrow that Ferrari--the average annual wage for this job is $46,480 a private investigator Aaron	—	$600 [4] Ancient Egyptians thought this organ, the haty, was the source of life & being, & its destruction caused a "second death" the heart Saad
DD $1,000 [19] In 1920 he published "Glinda of Oz", a story about the impending war between the Flatheads & the Skeeters L. Frank Baum Saad	$800 [10] His performance on skates in 2010 gave him 8 total medals, the most in the winter Olympics by any American Apolo Ohno Barbara	$800 [15] Gray & red-legged are 2 varieties of this game bird that can be roasted, broiled or braised; you, in the pear tree! Hide! partridge Saad	$800 [24] Surgeons average a whopping $206,770 a year; these other cutters who covered the job in the Middle Ages, just $26,610 a barber Saad	—	$800 [6] Modern clinical opinion holds that death is signified by the irreversible loss of function of this lowest part of the brain the stem Saad
$1,000 [20] Dr. Paul de Kruif, author of "Microbe Hunters", was a consultant for this Sinclair Lewis novel Arrowsmith Barbara Saad	$1,000 [11] The Olympic record in this field event has more than doubled since 1896, from 29 meters to 70 meters the discus throw	$1,000 [16] Though there are no precise age standards for this, the term is used for a young calf who didn't make it past 3 mos. veal Saad	$1,000 [25] The BLS says the average annual U.S. wage is $42,270; for these folks, it's $124,750 (first thing, let's kill 'em) lawyers Barbara	—	$1,000 [7] Apoptosis, a necessary part of embryonic development, is the "programmed" death of these biological units cells Barbara

Double Jeopardy! Round

JUST A BILL ON CAPITOL HILL	TV ADJECTIVES	YOUR BUMMER TO BUMMER TRAFFIC REPORT	ABBREV.	ADD A TREE	THE DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM
$400 [1] Born in Quincy & educated in Braintree, Bill Delahunt has repped this state since 1997 Massachusetts Aaron	$400 [16] About modern-day polygamy:"____ Love" Big Barbara	$400 [21] The Verrazano-Narrows bridge is a mess! Getting from Staten Island to this neighboring borough? Fuhgedaboudit! Brooklyn Saad	$400 [6] If you've got a cape, you could be a member of this fictional D.C. comics group, JLA the Justice League of America Saad	$400 [11] Add a type of tree to a "D" & you get this sprinting race dash Barbara	$400 [26] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Dance Theatre of Harlem in New York.) In 2009, the Dance Theatre of Harlem celebrated its 40th anniversary; Arthur Mitchell cofounded it in response to this April 1968 tragedy the assassination of Martin Luther King Aaron
$800 [2] Florida senator Bill Nelson took a long, high route to the Hill; he was a crewman on the 24th flight of one of these the Space Shuttle Aaron	$800 [17] The show in which contestants really take it off:"The ____ Loser" Biggest Barbara	$800 [22] Slow goin' on the 118, aka the Ronald Reagan Freeway, in this state; all traffic seems to be pulling off to the right California Saad	$800 [7] Step into the octagon & tell us the name of this activity, MMA mixed martial arts Saad	DD $400 [12] Put a tree after "H" & you get this nautical wheel helm Barbara	$800 [27] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Dance Theatre of Harlem in New York.) Ballet dancers make sure to exercise their flexor hallucis longus; it's essential for any releve move, bringing the dancer to half or full this pointe Barbara
$1,600 [4] From 1999 to 2005, Rep. Bill Young chaired this House committee that oversees discretionary federal spending the Appropriations Committee Aaron	$1,200 [18] Bill Cosby revised this classic:"Kids Say the ____ Things" Darndest Barbara	$1,200 [23] I-15 is stop & go between Butte & Great Falls; this state capital is about halfway between 'em, so stop & go get food Helena Saad	$1,200 [8] Between Chad & the Democratic Republic of the Congo is this country, C.A.R. the Central African Republic Aaron	$1,200 [13] Add a fruit tree to an "S" & you get this long, sharp weapon a spear Aaron	$1,200 [28] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Dance Theatre of Harlem in New York.) After the groundbreaking performance by the Dance Theatre of Harlem in Johannesburg in 1992, this man told reporters that it made him forget all the troubles he'd had in his life Mandela Barbara
$2,000 [5] Before the Hill, longtime Florida Rep. Bill McCollum was a commander in JAG, this U.S. Navy corps the Judge Advocate General Barbara Saad	$1,600 [19] Ed O'Neill plays Julie Bowen's dad:"____ Family" Modern Aaron	$1,600 [24] I-10 is stop-dead between La Place & Metairie in this state; now y'all drive safe! Louisiana Aaron	$1,600 [9] Use a tire iron on a person & you've committed an ADW, short for this assault with a deadly weapon Aaron	$1,600 [14] Put a tree after "S" & you get this part of a book or a man a spine Aaron	$1,600 [29] (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Dance Theatre of Harlem in New York.) Karel Shook, the teacher who cofounded the Dance Theatre of Harlem, wrote that the body is in balance when it is pulled up so the student seems to feel her navel touching her backbone, a position discovered by this Renaissance master da Vinci Saad
DD $3,400 [3] He reached the hill in 1979, after stops in Princeton, Oxford & the NBA Bill Bradley Aaron	$2,000 [20] Starring Claire Danes:"My ____ Life" So-Called Barbara	$2,000 [25] I-80 is backed up near North Platte in this state; plan ahead if you're heading for Kearney Airport Nebraska Saad	$2,000 [10] 2 of the 3 professions in the acronym ASCAP (2 of) composers, authors & publishers Aaron Saad	$2,000 [15] Add a tree to an "S" & you get this wet word soak (slime accepted) Barbara	—

Final Jeopardy!

ACTORS

With 5 each, these 2 men have the most acting Oscar nominations among African-American performers

Morgan Freeman & Denzel Washington

Barbara "Who are Sidney Poitier & Denzel Washington" — wagered $6,201

Saad "Who are Morgan Freeman & Denzel Washington?" — wagered $8,300

Aaron "Who are Denzel Washington and ?" — wagered $13,201

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