Show #5977 2010-09-14 (taped 2010-07-27) Regular

Roger Craig game 2.Roger sets a new single-day cash winnings record of $77,000.

Contestants

Mandy Strine — a DMV administrator for a used car retailer from Hendersonville, Tennessee

Tony Fan — a law student from Marietta, Georgia

Roger Craig — a graduate student of computer science from Newark, Delaware (whose 1-day cash winnings total $37,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Roger	$4,800	$13,000	$47,000	$77,000 2-day champion: $114,000	$34,400 39 R (including 3 DDs), 4 W
Tony	$1,800	$4,200	$5,400	$10,000 2nd place: $2,000	$5,400 11 R, 3 W
Mandy	$-600	$800	$-400	$-400 3rd place: $1,000	$-400 3 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

CALDECOTT MEDAL & HONOR BOOKS	ROCK 'N OLD	EQUALS ONE	SORT THROUGH THE WORD PROBLEM	THE "A" LIST	KATIE COURIC, WITNESS TO HISTORY
$200 [16] Paul O. Zelinsky won the 1998 Medal for illustrating the tale of this girl who really knew how to let her hair down Rapunzel Roger	$200 [1] Drumroll please! In July 2010 this Beatle turned 70 Ringo Starr Roger Tony Mandy	$200 [11] 2.54 centimeters one inch Tony	$200 [22] If Train A leaves Oamaru at 9 a.m. at 70 MPH & Train B leaves Timaru at 1 p.m. going 80, this will still be New Zealand's capital Wellington Roger	$200 [2] It's the absence of any form of political authority anarchy Roger	$200 [27] (Katie Couric delivers the clue.) In 2006, on my first broadcast as anchor of the CBS Evening News, I reported that this group that formerly ruled Afghanistan was "back with a vengeance" the Taliban Tony
$400 [17] The 1964 Caldecott Medal went to this classic by Maurice Sendak Where the Wild Things Are Roger	$400 [3] This rock pioneer who sang "Sweet Little Sixteen" in 1958 turned a sweet little 83 in 2009 Chuck Berry Roger	$400 [12] 4 cups a quart Roger Tony	$400 [23] Sally has 1/3 of a 5th Avenue candy bar, Eddie has 7/8 of a Mr. Goodbar; both are made by this company Hershey Roger Mandy	$400 [5] Term for a large group or chain of islands archipelago (atoll accepted) Mandy	$400 [9] (Katie Couric delivers the clue.) On "60 Minutes" in 2009 I conducted the first interview with this pilot, who vividly described "birds filling the entire windscreen" Sullenberger Tony
$800 [19] Ian Falconer received a 2001 Caldecott Honor for his tale of this mischievous girl pig Olivia Roger	$600 [4] In February 2010 this wife of a Beatle turned 77 Yoko Ono Tony	$600 [13] 1,024 megabytes a gigabyte Roger	$600 [24] Mr. Jenkins has 3 nickels, 13 dimes & 54 pennies; he can't afford a 2009 Phantom from this car company Rolls-Royce Roger Tony	$600 [6] The name of this refractive defect of the eye comes from the Greek astigmatism Roger	$600 [28] (Katie Couric delivers the clue.) In a 2008 foreign policy interview, I asked this candidate, "Have you ever been involved with any negotiations with the Russians?"--it seemed like a reasonable question (Sarah) Palin Roger
$1,000 [20] Ludwig Bemelmans was honored for illustrating this Parisian schoolgirl who had her appendix out Madeline Tony	$800 [7] In April 2010 this legendary sitarist celebrated his 90th birthday Ravi Shankar Roger	$800 [14] 100 ares a hectare Mandy	$800 [25] The Statue of Liberty weighs 225 tons; how many have read this woman's poem "The New Colossus" on the pedestal wall? (Emma) Lazarus Roger	$800 [10] Bolivia's coat of arms features this quadruped an alpaca Roger	$800 [30] (Katie Couric delivers the clue.) My first network job was as deputy correspondent at this site, preparing me for interviewing the Petraeuses & Odiernos of the world the Pentagon Tony
DD $4,000 [18] A 2007 Caldecott Honor book was called "Moses: When" she "Led Her People to Freedom" Harriet Tubman Roger	$1,000 [8] In 2006 Lubbock, Texas held a bash for what would have been this native son's 70th birthday Buddy Holly Roger	$1,000 [15] 453.59 grams a pound Roger	$1,000 [26] Bo makes 86 snowballs in 1 3/4 hrs.; when will Bo know he has this 9-letter problem where ice crystals form in body tissues? frostbite Mandy	$1,000 [21] (Kelly of the Clue Crew stands in front of a screen.) You can control the amount of light entering a camera by varying the diameter of this, which acts like the iris in the human eye the aperture Tony	$1,000 [29] (Katie Couric delivers the clue.)This Saudi royal was still Crown Prince when he did an exclusive interview with me in 2003; now he's king Abdullah Roger

Double Jeopardy! Round

THEY'RE INHOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	LIVING IN NYC	SUIT UP!	WAIT FOR IT...	LEGENDARY!	IT'S GONNA "BE"...
$400 [20] In 2007 Neil Patrick Harris voiced his "Mother" role, Barney, on this animated Fox show with the Griffins Family Guy Roger Tony	$400 [3] This "numerical" club on 52nd boasted Ernest Hemingway as a regular 21 Roger	$400 [2] A suit of executive cut is for men who are a little more, how shall I say... well, you tell me heavy Mandy	$400 [19] The last time this came close to Earth was in 1986 & it's expected again as it completes its 76-year cycle Halley's comet Roger	$400 [1] In a Homeric epic, he's ordered home to his kingdom in Ithaca after the fall of Troy Odysseus Roger	$800 [25] A gin from London, named for someone at the Tower of London a Beefeater Tony
$800 [21] Before playing Robin, Cobie Smulders shared the screen with Clark, Lana & Lex on this drama Smallville Roger	$800 [4] In 2010 you could check out the "Bauhaus Lounge" exhibit at this museum on 53rd Street the MoMA Roger	—	$800 [12] This slow-moving ketchup used Carly Simon's "Anticipation" in ads Heinz Roger	$800 [8] This Greek god is told: "You are... the most hateful of gods... for dear to you always are strife and wars" Ares Roger Mandy	$1,200 [9] It partners with "& between" to mean "in an unresolved position" betwixt Roger
$1,200 [22] In "I Love You, Man", Jason Segel gets put in a sleeper hold by this ex-"Incredible Hulk" (Lou) Ferrigno Roger Tony	$1,200 [5] This transport takes 60,000 people a day across the water between 2 boroughs, for free the Staten Island ferry Roger	—	$1,600 [14] Don't delay in telling us the name of this artist whose 1882 pastel "Waiting" is seen here (Edgar) Degas Roger	$1,200 [16] In Greek myth, Zephyrus is the west this wind Roger	$1,600 [10] This 9-letter area is the first objective of a military force landing on an enemy shore a beachhead Roger
$1,600 [23] In 2003 Josh Radnor appeared on "ER" & this Alan Ball HBO series where you ended up if you didn't make it out of the ER Six Feet Under Roger	$1,600 [6] Architect William Van Alen put radiator caps on the 31st floor of this art deco landmark at 405 Lexington the Chrysler Building Roger	—	$2,000 [15] She was a lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn before she became the next queen Jane Seymour Roger Tony	$2,000 [18] He showed Medusa's severed head to Atlas, turning Atlas to stone Perseus Roger	$2,000 [11] It's an important step leading to canonization beatification Roger
$2,000 [24] Alyson Hannigan made "this one time, at band camp" a catchphrase in this 1999 movie comedy American Pie Roger	$2,000 [7] In 1942 Fiorello LaGuardia & his family moved into this building at 88th Street & East End Avenue Gracie Mansion Roger	—	DD $7,000 [13] In this play, a boy says that the title character "won't come this evening, but surely tomorrow" Waiting for Godot Roger	DD $5,000 [17] He invented the lyre & gave it to Apollo; Apollo gave him the caduceus in return Hermes Roger	—

Final Jeopardy!

LITERARY & MOVIE TITLE OBJECTS

The inspiration for this title object in a novel & a 1957 movie actually spanned the Mae Khlung River

"The Bridge on the River Kwai"

Tony "What is the Bridge over the River Kwai?" — wagered $4,600

Roger "What is Bridge on the River Kwai?" — wagered $30,000

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