Show #5990 2010-10-01 (taped 2010-08-03) Regular

Contestants

Adam Podber — an assistant pool league operator from Brooklyn, New York

Emily Jusino — a Ph.D. candidate in Greek literature originally from Fredericksburg, Virginia

Mark McDonnell — a triathlon coach and entrepreneur from Miami, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $27,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mark	$1,600	$1,800	$9,400	$2,795 3rd place: $1,000	$9,400 14 R, 2 W
Emily	$1,200	$2,600	$9,700	$18,801 New champion: $18,801	$10,200 12 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Adam	$4,200	$11,300	$13,300	$7,199 2nd place: $2,000	$15,400 25 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

TABLE OF CONTINENTS	NFL RECORDS	A WINE-WINE SITUATION	FATHERLY NICKNAMES	WELL, DUH!	GET A "CL"UE!
$200 [4] Greenland is considered a part of it North America Mark	$200 [7] This 49ers legend had a record 17 seasons with 50 or more receptions Jerry Rice Adam	DD $100 [29] As the name implies, chambre refers to wines served this way room temperature Adam	$200 [24] This 18th century American was the "father of the mail order catalog" & the "father of the stove" Franklin Mark	$200 [17] The English word for this animal comes from the Greek "kamelos" camel Adam	$200 [12] 11-letter word meaning without a beard or mustache clean-shaven Emily
$400 [5] The continental one off Newfoundland extends about 200 miles; the one off California, only 2 or 3 miles shelf Emily Adam	$400 [8] Appropriately, it's the record number of safeties by a player in one game; L.A.'s Fred Dryer ate up Green Bay on Oct. 21, 1973 2 Adam	$200 [1] White wine can come from a white grape or from a darker grape with this removed its skin Mark	$400 [25] This French novelist who predicted space travel in his stories has been called the "father of science fiction" (Jules) Verne Mark	$400 [18] The Ben-Gals are the cheerleaders for this NFL team the Bengals Emily	$400 [13] Samples of this type of image that can spruce up a report or document are seen here clip art Adam
$600 [6] It's the continent with the second-largest population Africa Adam	$600 [9] Tom Dempsey, in 1970, & Jason Elam, in 1998, share the distance record for one of these at 63 yards a field goal Adam	$400 [2] "Sec" on a wine bottle means that what you're about to consume is this other 3-letter word dry Mark	$600 [26] Let's tip one in honor of this brewer, the "father of the American Revolution" Sam Adams Adam	$600 [19] Waswahili are people who speak this language as their sole mother tongue Swahili Mark	$600 [14] A brood of chickens, or a strapless purse that a woman might keep a good grip on a clutch Adam
$800 [22] (Sarah stands in front of a map) To display the globe without distorting the shapes and sizes of the continents, the Dymaxion mapwas created by this mathematician and geodesic dome designer. Buckminster Fuller Adam	$800 [10] In 1998 this Colts QB set a record for most passes completed by a rookie in a season with 326 Peyton Manning Adam	$600 [3] Originally referring to yeast, this sedimentary word can mean the least valuable part of anything dregs Emily	$800 [27] This "father of the cylinder lock" located his company in Stamford, Connecticut, not New Haven Yale Adam	$800 [20] This brand of oats uses a man in Quaker garb in its logo Quaker Oats Adam	$800 [15] Scones are traditionally served with this thick cream, a specialty of Devonshire, England clotted cream Mark
$1,000 [23] With its multiple peninsulas & islands, it has the highest ratio of coastline to total area Europe Mark Emily	$1,000 [11] This Cowboy has the most career rushing attempts with 4,409; he's not a bad dancer, either Emmitt Smith Adam	$1,000 [30] Also found in tea, this astringent should mellow as red wine matures tannin Adam	$1,000 [28] A Harvard prof, this brother of novelist Henry is known as the "father of American psychology" William James Adam	$1,000 [21] The name of this fruit comes from its clusters' resemblance to a bunch of grapes grapefruit Adam	$1,000 [16] He became emperor of Rome after Caligula was murdered Claudius Adam

Double Jeopardy! Round

19th CENTURY LIT	GLENN CLOSE	ART STYLES	BRANDS WE LOST	SEARCH: ENGINES	OUT GROWTHS
$400 [2] 1836's "O.T.: a Danish Romance" is a grownup novel by this man who'd soon turn his hand to fairy tales (Hans Christian) Andersen Mark Adam	$400 [3] (Glenn Close delivers the clue.) I was the voice of Mona, long-lost mother of this character; seems that back in the '60s, I sabotaged Mr. Burns' germ warfare lab Homer Simpson Adam	$400 [1] The years 1490-1520 saw the "High" this period in Rome, Florence & Venice Renaissance Emily	$400 [22] This "planetary" GM offshoot said that 2010 would be its last orbit the Saturn Mark	$400 [21] The steam engine is the classic example of this type of engine heat Adam	$400 [16] A fracture, or a pause in your work a break Mark
$800 [8] "Monsieur LeCoq", about a Paris cop solving a mystery, is one of the earliest of this type of novel, also LLLLLLLLeCoqsjob detective Emily	$800 [4] (Glenn Close delivers the clue.) In 1996, I made what I thought was a simple request--"Catch those puppies!"--playing this Disney character Cruella de Vil Emily	$800 [11] Warhol & Lichtenstein were figures in this 2-word style that's one letter off from a Kellogg's treat pop art Adam	$1,600 [24] Bristol-Meyers Squibb discontinued its Nuprin brand of this pain reliever Emily Adam	$800 [25] Thistype of engine has two power sources hybrid Mark	$800 [20] The actors in a play cast Adam
$1,200 [9] Known for his gloomy novels, this Brit also published 9 volumes of rhyming verse starting in 1898 Thomas Hardy	$1,200 [5] (Glenn Close delivers the clue.) Michelle Pfeiffer & I tangled in this 1988 film whose tagline was "Lust, seduction, revenge, the game as you've never seen it played before" Dangerous Liaisons Emily Adam	$1,200 [12] This double talk art style arose in part from the despair following WWI Dada Adam	$2,000 [23] This retailer has pulled the plug on its upscale EXPO Design Centers Home Depot	$2,000 [26] The German Messerschmitt ME110 used this engine configuration twin Adam	$1,200 [19] Tied up, or leap bound Mark
DD $1,500 [15] This "Old Ironsides" poet was also a doctor. You might recall that his son became a lawyer (Oliver Wendell) Holmes Emily	$1,600 [6] (Glenn Close delivers the clue.) I was ready for my close-up after I won a 1996 Tony for playing Norma Desmondin this musical Sunset Boulevard Mark	DD $2,000 [13] This art style that includes an artist's name was a "Brotherhood" in mid-19th century London Pre-Raphaelites Adam	—	—	$1,600 [18] The dorsal area, mate back Mark
$1,600 [10] This author created the noble Indian Uncas & the slimy Indian Magua (James Fenimore) Cooper Adam	$2,000 [7] (Glenn Close delivers the clue.) Kevin Kline played my husband Harold in this film about some University of Michigan alums, & Mary Kay Place...I think you owe me one The Big Chill Emily	$2,000 [14] Many works commissioned by Louis XIV for Versailles are typical of this "imperfect pearl" style baroque Emily	—	—	$2,000 [17] Canon & criminal are types of this law Mark

Final Jeopardy!

WORD ORIGINS

Like the name of a minor Roman god, this word for a caretaker comes from the Latin for "door"

janitor

Mark "What is "porter?"" — wagered $6,605

Emily "What is janitor?" — wagered $9,101

Adam "What is porter?" — wagered $6,101

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