Show #5968 2010-07-21 (taped 2010-03-13) Regular

John Krizel game 4.

Contestants

Tom Alexander — a TV news writer from Orlando, Florida

Sarah Minson — a graduate student in seismology originally from Willits, California

John Krizel — a green community program coordinator from Beckley, West Virginia (whose 3-day cash winnings total $78,803)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$4,800	$6,800	$16,800	$26,401 4-day champion: $105,204	$16,800 19 R, 1 W
Sarah	$3,000	$5,800	$13,200	$16,801 2nd place: $2,000	$13,600 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Tom	$1,800	$4,400	$3,000	$0 3rd place: $1,000	$8,000 15 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

IN THE BOOKSTORE	GEORGE CLOONEY MOVIES	HISTORICAL YEARBOOK ENTRIES?	GOING FOR "WARD"	DAYS OF THE WEEK	WHATEVER
$200 [11] Published in 2009, "Going Rogue" was the highly anticipated memoir by this mavericky woman Sarah Palin Sarah	$200 [1] 2009:Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizing executive with lots of frequent flyer miles Up in the Air John	$200 [16] Gonna co-lead the Huns with my bro, Bleda (until I kill him in 445, ha ha! jk!); voted most likely to pillage an entire civilization Attila Tom	$200 [6] Former name for what we today call a flight attendant a stewardess Sarah	$200 [26] Unable to get over the hump, more Americans kill themselves on this than any other day, per a 2009 study Wednesday Tom	$200 [21] It's a flag or banner that tapers to a point on one end & yes, the Cubs will win one again someday a pennant Tom
$600 [13] "Ford County", his first collection of short stories, is set in Ford County, Mississippi, like his novel "A Time to Kill" Grisham Sarah	$400 [2] 2000:Everett Ulysses McGill, who wanders through 1930s Mississippi O Brother, Where Art Thou? Tom	$400 [17] Voted most likely to wed his H.S. sweetheart Lynne on Aug. 29, 1964 & most unpopular quail hunting partner Dick Cheney John	$400 [7] All the clothes belonging to you, or a tall piece of furniture to put them all in a wardrobe Tom	$400 [27] Traditionally, it's believed that Jesus was crucified on this day of the week Friday Tom	$400 [22] Unlike most birds, which have 4, ostriches have this many toes on each foot, adapted to aid in running 2 John Sarah Tom
$800 [14] With all the controversy, this James Frey "memoir" now comes with notes from the publisher & author A Million Little Pieces John	$600 [3] 2008:1920s football player Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly Leatherheads John	$600 [18] Rome H.S. football rules! Voted most popular, most likely to cross the Rubicon in 49 B.C. & to have a month named for him Julius Caesar John	$600 [8] Michael S. Evans holds this top administrative position at Folsom Prison warden John	$600 [28] Day found in the title of The Mamas & The Papas' only No. 1 hit Monday John	$600 [23] For one brief shining moment, the Kennedys were said to live in this mythic kingdom Camelot Sarah
DD $1,000 [12] In "Angel Time", the first book in her new series, this veteran vampire writer moves on to seraphim (Anne) Rice Sarah	$800 [4] 2009:The voice of the title character, a sly but "Fantastic" vulpine critter Fantastic Mr. Fox John	$800 [19] Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, Castile Poly class of circa 1060, writes, "Pet peeves: Moors. Nickname:" this El Cid John	$800 [9] It precedes "Christian Soldiers" in a 19th century hymn "Onward" John	$800 [29] It's the sabbath for Seventh-Day Adventists Saturday Sarah Tom	$800 [24] It's the hotel service of folding back your blanket for bed--& how about a pillow mint? turndown Sarah
$1,000 [15] In his "Cookbook: Recipes and Stories of my Life", this "Prince of Tides" author shares his love of food as well as writing Pat Conroy Tom	$1,000 [5] 2009:Lyn Cassady, part of an experimental U.S. Army unit that uses psychic powers The Men Who Stare at Goats Sarah	$1,000 [20] Can't wait to go to Visva-Bharati U.! Future goal: to be the "I" in '70s Congress-I Party & be India's Madam P.M. (again) Indira Gandhi Sarah	$1,000 [10] "Cavalcade" & "Conversation Piece" are 2 of his most popular plays Noël Coward John	$1,000 [30] The Romans called it "Jupiter's Day", but in English this weekday is named for a son of Odin Thursday Tom	$1,000 [25] The world's first steam locomotives were used in this U.K. country's coal mines Wales Tom

Double Jeopardy! Round

BRITISH ART & ARTISTS	ROLLING STONE'S 50 BEST SONGS OF THE DECADE	GET SOME CULTURE	DRINK LABELS	"SOUTHERN" COMFORT	ON THE ROCKS
$400 [26] In Richard Wilson's 1760s work "Snowdon from Llyn Nantlle", Snowdon is a lofty one of these a mountain	$400 [1] No. 15:This "Man in Black" performing "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails; Trent Reznor said, "That song isn't mine anymore" Johnny Cash Sarah	$400 [13] The prehistoric Yayoi culture of Japan is named for a suburb of this city where its artifacts were first found Tokyo Sarah	$400 [11] Prune juice isn't listed as an ingredient in this soft drink; the FAQ on the website specifies that it contains none Dr Pepper Tom	$400 [2] This school's football team plays home games at the L.A. coliseum the University of Southern California John	$400 [21] It's rocks on top of rocks to create one ofthese10-letter embankments a breakwater
$800 [27] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a painting on the monitor.) Henry Fuseli painted this literary character, whose father said, "My story would make your hair stand on end" Hamlet	$800 [7] No. 10:"Stan" by this rapper; take note of the "bloodcurdling climax" Eminem John	$800 [14] The Thule culture, the immediate antecedent to this contemporary culture, spread from Alaska to Greenland Inuit (or Eskimo) Sarah	$800 [12] Edge, "the world's only maximum power cola", has these 2 initials of its parent cola on the label RC John	$800 [3] This railroad company was founded in 1865 to build a railroad between San Francisco & San Diego Southern Pacific Sarah	$800 [22] Rich in potash & iodine, this type of seaweed has been tossed by the sea onto some rocks kelp
$1,200 [28] This contemporary artist's paintings of California swimming pools include "A Bigger Splash" & "Day Pool with 3 Blues" David Hockney	$1,200 [8] No. 4:"Hey Ya!" by this group; "a genre-humping blur of acoustic guitars... and Andre 3000's funktastic charm" OutKast Tom	$1,200 [15] The Natufian culture of ancient Palestine dates to circa 9000 B.C.--the Mesolithic or Middle this age the Stone Age John	$1,200 [16] One of the 2 fruits you might see on the label of specially flavored Diet Coke cans still sold in the United States lime (or cherries) John Tom	DD $1,000 [5] Abbreviated SBC, this group is the largest Protestant denomination in the United States the Southern Baptist Convention Sarah	$1,200 [23] This 7-letter process has allowed for thelittle rocksto seek refuge in the crevices of thelarger one erosion Sarah
$2,000 [30] This series of 8 Hogarth paintings, beginning with "The Heir", tells the story of a young man's path of vice & self-destruction A Rake's Progress	$1,600 [9] No. 6:"Seven Nation Army" by this band; "the greatest riff of the decade" The White Stripes John	$1,600 [19] The culture of the Hohokam (Pima for "vanished ones") flourished along the Gila River in what's now this 48th state Arizona Sarah	$1,600 [17] The label of this hyphenated drink that comes in strawberry & chocolate flavors urges you to "Shake it!" Yoo-hoo Tom	$1,200 [4] This smallest constellation can't be seen in most of the northern hemisphere the Southern Cross Sarah	$1,600 [24] From the Greek for "to lick" comes the name of this plant-like organism basking on arock a lichen Tom
DD $5,000 [29] In 1768 this portraitist was unanimously elected President of the Royal Academy; he was knighted in 1769 Sir Joshua Reynolds Tom	$2,000 [10] No. 1:"Crazy", by this band with Cee-Lo & Danger Mouse; "Every sucky band on Earth tried a lame cover" Gnarls Barkley Tom	$2,000 [20] The Villanovan culture of Italy was obliterated in the 500s B.C. by this people familiar to longtime "Jeopardy!" fans the Etruscans John	$2,000 [18] 2 of the 3 things listed under the big "0" on a Diet Pepsi can (2 of) calories, sugar & carbohydrates John	$2,000 [6] Both Martin Luther King Jr. & his son have headed this organization, the SCLC the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Sarah	$2,000 [25] Say "hy there" to the rock type of this creature, sometimes called a rock rabbit the hyrax Tom

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. PRESIDENTS

Excluding honorary degrees, he's the only president to have degrees from both Harvard & Yale

George W. Bush

Tom "Who is Kennedy?" — wagered $3,000

Sarah "Who is G.W. Bush?" — wagered $3,601

John "Who is George W. Bush" — wagered $9,601

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