Show #5962 2010-07-13 (taped 2010-03-09) Regular

Contestants

Van Lane — an ATM support technician from Denver, Colorado

Anne Anglim — a public health physician from Pasadena, California

Saad Hasan — a nanotechnology scientist from Nashville, Tennessee (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Saad	$2,600	$4,200	$10,600	$17,200 2nd place: $2,000	$10,600 13 R, 0 W
Anne	$2,200	$4,200	$8,600	$16,600 3rd place: $1,000	$8,600 12 R, 2 W
Van	$4,000	$11,300	$22,500	$22,500 New champion: $22,500	$21,400 30 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

ENGLISH LIT	CLASSIC ROCK	THE AGE OF ASPARAGUS	FAIL TO THE CHIEF	LET'S BLOW	BOOK WORDS
$200 [11] During his "Travels" , he visited the flying island of Laputa Gulliver Van	$200 [6] This group's fourth album had no title or name on the cover but did sell millions ("Stairway To Heaven" helped) Led Zeppelin Van	$200 [26] The Ica, Lima & La Libertad regions are asparagus hotbeds in this country, the world's top exporter Peru Van	$200 [16] In April 1961 he signed off on a disastrous invasion of a neighboring country John Kennedy Van	$200 [21] Fuel is streamed through a turbine with compressed air in this type of engine first patented in 1930 a jet engine Van	$200 [1] A boy servant, or to call out a name repeatedly as a summons page
$400 [12] By the time the novel ends, this title character & Edward Rochester have been happily married for 10 years Jane Eyre Anne	$400 [7] "I Get Around" was their first #1 hit The Beach Boys Van	$400 [27] Asparagus plants can tolerate this table condiment better than most, so it's sometimes used in beds for weed control salt Anne	$400 [17] He took the blame for the failure of a mission to rescue U.S. hostages in Iran Carter Van	$400 [22] Willis Carrier devised this type of system; one of the first was installed at a Grauman's theater an air conditioner Van	$400 [2] Vermiform usually precedes this body part that has no known function the appendix Saad
$600 [13] This 1854 Tennyson poem was published only weeks after the actual incident Charge of the Light Brigade Saad	$600 [8] This group that gave us "Sweet Home Alabama" was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 Lynyrd Skynyrd Van	$600 [28] Argenteuil in northern France is renowned for its delicate asparagus of this color white Van	$800 [19] His 1807 Embargo Act, meant to force Britain and France to respect our economic might, wrecked the U.S. economy Jefferson Van	$600 [23] In a crash, sensors trigger an explosion that produces nitrogen gas to inflate this device introduced in the '80s an airbag Anne	$600 [3] Judicial punishment often measured in years a sentence Saad
$800 [14] Her title "Sonnets from the Portuguese" referred to her husband's nickname for her Elizabeth Barrett Browning Van	$800 [9] This group followed up 1994's "Hell Freezes Over" with the 2007 studio album "Long Road Out of Eden" The Eagles Anne	$800 [29] Steamed asparagus makes a classic pairing with this "national" sauce made with egg yolks & butter hollandaise Saad	$1,000 [20] Taft misstepped when he fired conservation hero Gifford Pinchot, head of this "Service" in the Agriculture Dept. the Forest Service Van	$800 [24] A book on 19th c. whaling gets its title from this traditional cry on sighting the creature "Thar she blows!" Saad	$800 [4] Imposing adherence to a commitment, this word can be found in front of arbitration binding Van
$1,000 [15] In her 1929 feminist essay "A Room of One's Own", she paid tribute to women writers Virginia Woolf Saad	$1,000 [10] It's The Who song that says, "Hope I die before I get old" "My Generation" Van	$1,000 [30] The root system of an asparagus is known by this "royal" name--odd, since it's underground, not on the head a crown Van	DD $2,500 [18] His efforts to hold the Union together were ineffectual; 7 states seceded on his watch James Buchanan Van	$1,000 [25] (Sarah of the Clue Crew tries to blow out a candle from a distance, first with her mouth, then a plastic soda bottle.) Blowing out a candle from far away is hard because the blown air disperses, but concentrate the air through a small opening & it creates a whirling mass of air like a tornado called this a vortex Anne	$1,000 [5] Casey Kasem was known for presenting long-distance ones dedication Anne

Double Jeopardy! Round

COMIC STRIPS	B.C.	THE FAMILY CIRCUS	BLOOM COUNTY	LIFE IN HELL	THE "FAR" SIDE
$400 [11] In one panel, this "Far Side" cartoonist showed a group of cavemen tossing a cow in the air to make a milkshake (Gary) Larson Saad	$400 [6] In the 100s B.C. this statue was completed by Alexandros; its farewell to arms would come later the Venus de Milo Saad	$400 [26] Performers at the New Cole Brothers Circus recreate the 3-tiered, 7-man pyramid on one of these "lofty" things a high wire Anne Van	$400 [14] Here in L.A. County this flower is always in bloom in Pasadena around Jan. 1; there's even a big parade in its honor a rose Van	$400 [17] First, we get you into hell & Charon will ferry you over; pay him with one of these items, the traditional fare a coin Saad	$400 [1] Fresh produce & cheesesteaks are sold at the USA's oldest continuously operating one of these in Penn. a farmers market Anne
$800 [12] Jeff & Akbar eternally question their love for each other in his "Life in Hell" comic strip Matt Groening Van	$800 [7] This man born in Lumbini, India founded a religion the Buddha Anne	$1,200 [29] At the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, the Arlise Troupe performs crazy stunts on these single-axle vehicles the unicycle Van	$800 [22] In its 2nd season of growth, stalks of this Mediterranean herb can be 3 feet tall; no word on "sage, rosemary & thyme" parsley Saad	$800 [18] "Come sail away", as we set off on this river that Achilles was dipped in to make him invulnerable the Styx Anne	$800 [2] A mockery or sham a farce Van
$1,200 [13] The prehistoric-set B.C. included this blonde character whose name sounds like that of a cartoon coyote Wiley Anne	$1,200 [8] In 195 B.C. this North African leader fled to Syria with the Romans in hot pursuit Hannibal Van	$1,600 [27] John Ringling North worked on this Cecil B. DeMille film whose title describes his family's circus The Greatest Show on Earth	$1,200 [23] A festival celebrating these blossoms identified with the south is a yearly highlight in Columbia County, Arkansas magnolias Van	$1,200 [19] You'll need to get by Cerberus, 3 times tougher than a regular dog; Orpheus charmed him with this & you may want to try it a lyre Saad Van	$1,200 [3] Most widely spoken member of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian languages Farsi Van
$1,600 [15] This penguin settled in "Bloom County"; he later starred in his own strip Opus Van	$1,600 [9] Under Augustus, construction began on this "all gods" temple the Pantheon Saad	$2,000 [28] One of this group's presentation "Quindam", featured several siblings Cirque du Soleil Van	$1,600 [24] A 2009 daffodil flower show was held in this county perhaps better known for its celebrated jumping frog Calaveras County Van	$1,600 [20] Careful! You almost got smashed by this mythical man's boulder as it rolled back downhill again Sisyphus Anne	$1,600 [4] It sounds like something Rover brought from a long ways away, but it means "improbable" far-fetched Saad
$2,000 [16] "The Family Circus" follows the life of Mommy, Daddy, Billy, Jeffy, Dolly & this baby brother with a 2-letter name P.J. Van	$2,000 [10] This "Great" Persian leader freed the Jews from their Babylonian captivity Cyrus the Great Anne Van	DD $3,000 [30] P.T. Barnum's famed conjoined twins, Chang & Eng were born in this country in 1811 Siam (Thailand accepted) Van	DD $3,000 [25] Whether in Nome or Bethel, you'll always remember this hyphenated plant as Alaska's state flower the forget-me-not Van	$2,000 [21] Steer clear of this "saucy' region--the gods lock up their enemies & torture them there Tartarus	$2,000 [5] King of Egypt until abdicating in 1952 Farouk Anne

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN NOVELISTS

An advocate of capitalism, in 1982 she was laid out beside a 6-foot dollar sign made of flowers

Ayn Rand

Anne "Who was Ayn Rand?" — wagered $8,000

Saad "Who is Ayn Rand?" — wagered $6,600

Van "Who was Ayn Rand" — wagered $0

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