Show #5992 2010-10-05 (taped 2010-08-04) Regular

Contestants

James Brown — a university administrator from Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Kristen Schroeder — an audiologist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Don Meals — an environmental scientist from Burlington, Vermont (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,199)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Don	$1,200	$4,200	$14,200	$13,199 2-day champion: $21,398	$14,200 20 R, 4 W
Kristen	$1,400	$1,400	$5,800	$800 2nd place: $2,000	$5,800 10 R, 2 W
James	$2,200	$6,400	$7,600	$100 3rd place: $1,000	$11,400 16 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

ESCAPE	RUN	FLEA	TAKE A POWDER	GET "OUT" WHILE YOU CAN	HERE COME THE MONSTERS!
$200 [5] In 1814, before the British burned the White House, this woman escaped with silver & other valuables Dolley Madison Kristen	$200 [3] His ninth & final successful run for the U.S. Senate from West Virginia was in 2006; he died in 2010 (Robert) Byrd Don	$200 [12] Fleas make up the order Siphonaptera, siphon meaning tube used to extract this blood Don	$200 [11] Locholest powder is designed to lower the levels of the "bad" cholesterol, known by this 3-letter abbreviation LDL Don	$200 [1] Where baseball players sit while not the field the dugout James	$200 [2] This nickname of the demonic villain in the "Hellraiser" franchise is also a term for someone not so sharp a pinhead Kristen
$400 [14] A great escape from Stalag Luft III in 1944 was through one of these dubbed Harry (Tom & Dick weren't used) a tunnel Don	$400 [23] Before his 2006 run to be governor of this state, Butch Otter represented its First District, which includes Coeur d'Alene Idaho Don	$400 [13] Miriam Rothschild discovered that a rubbery protein called resilin stored in the hind legs gives fleas this amazing ability jumping James	$400 [27] The active ingredients of a dose of Stanback headache powder are 32 mg of caffeine and 650 mg of this aspirin Don	$400 [4] The mortar between tiles grout Kristen	$400 [7] In a 1998 movie the spawn of this reimagined monster hatched in Madison Square Garden Godzilla Don James
$600 [15] He escaped gladiator school in the 1st century B.C. & formed an army that threatened Rome Spartacus Don	$600 [24] He first ran for the Senate in the 1970s & has become Utah's longest-serving senator (Orrin) Hatch Don	$600 [20] Each day adult fleas deposit up to 50 of these, soon to turn into larvae, on your pet eggs James	$600 [28] Seidlitz Powder, taken for cathartic effect, includes this element's bicarbonate sodium Don	$600 [6] A condition in polar regions where snow makes visibility poor a whiteout Kristen	$600 [8] In "The Host", something is living in the River Han & is set to wreak havoc on this capital city Seoul James
DD $1,000 [18] His 1791 attempt to flee was thwarted when he was recognized from his picture on French money Louis XVI James	$800 [25] He was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968, 9 years before his first successful run for mayor of New York City Ed Koch	$800 [21] As part of its "Flea Killer Plus" line, Raid sells this 6-letter apparatus for spreading bug-killing mist or spray a fogger James	$800 [29] Toss back 1,000 mg of ascorbic acid with this powder whose name sounds like a dire situation Emergen-C	$800 [16] It's the rock classic heard here "Wipe Out" James	$800 [9] In this Guillermo del Toro movie, Doug Jones played both "El Fauno" & "The Pale Man" who had eyes on his hands Pan's Labyrinth James
$1,000 [19] In 1647 King Charles I eluded his Parliamentarian pursuers & escaped to the Isle of this in the English Channel the Isle of Wight Don	$1,000 [26] Selma native Jo Bonner ran unopposed in his 2008 re-election campaign to represent this state's 1st District Alabama James	$1,000 [22] If raising these in your backyard, beware of the sticktight flea attaching itself to their wattles a turkey (or chicken) Don	$1,000 [30] Sold as a powder, this protein found in cow's milk helps replace amino acids you lose in a workout whey Don James	$1,000 [17] Expressing piety devout James	$1,000 [10] This term for hatred or malice is also the beast kept in a pit by Jabba the Hutt & defeated by Luke Rancor James

Double Jeopardy! Round

ASTRONOMY	FAMILY MUSIC	ASIAN NATIONS	A QUIET EVENING AT HOME	WHAT'S THE STORY?	EASTERN STANDARD RHYME TIME
$400 [6] In 1996 this space telescope returned the first-ever images of Pluto's surface the Hubble Don	$400 [13] 1957:"Wake Up Little Susie" The Everly Brothers Don Kristen	$400 [1] Seen here is the flag of this nation, made up of 25 states, 7 territories & 1 billion souls India Kristen	$400 [21] Grandma got her pectin today, so she's started putting up her delicious peach type of this jam Don	$400 [17] Hercule makes a bust on a choo-choo out of Istanbul Murder on the Orient Express James	$400 [3] Delaware capital's shamrocks Dover clover Kristen
$800 [7] Each November debris from Comet Temple-Tuttle produces a meteor shower that streams across this lion Leo Don	$800 [14] 2009:"Keep It Real" (often heard on Radio Disney) the Jonas Brothers Kristen	$800 [16] The Chao Phraya, this country's main river, flows to the gulf named for the country Thailand Don	$800 [22] Researching the family tree, Grandpa's back on the Swenson family forum on the website called this -alogy.com genealogy James	$800 [2] Until the very end, Roxane nose not that her swordsman-poet cousin loves her Cyrano de Bergerac Kristen	$800 [4] Tired & sleep-deprived Great Lakes city in Pennsylvania weary Erie Kristen
$1,200 [8] (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a diagram of the Sun and Earth on the monitor.) On the sunward side of the Earth, these bands are compressed by solar winds; on the other side they can stretch farther the Van Allen belts Don	$1,200 [15] 1984:"I'm So Excited" The Pointer Sisters James	$1,600 [26] Operation Baus Au, Tagalog for "get it back", was run by the U.S. military in this nation during World War II the Philippines Don	$1,200 [27] The sweater Mother's knitting is coming along nicely but oops, there in the sleeve is a "dropped" this a stitch Kristen	$1,200 [18] Hana reads to a burned man; Katharine dies in a desert cave (It's so sad!) The English Patient James	$1,200 [5] Taking a peek at the capital of the Wolverine State glancing at Lansing Don
$1,600 [9] This largest moon of Neptune has active volcanoes that spew crystals of nitrogen as high as 6 miles above the surface Triton	$1,600 [24] 1941:"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" The Andrews Sisters James	DD $2,000 [23] Hey, you! U is a title of respect in this Asian language Burmese James	$1,600 [28] A lively match at this board game is under way, & I do believe that's the Tartakower Variation on the Torre Attack chess Don	DD $2,000 [19] Gustav von Aschenbach succumbs to cholera among the gondolas Death in Venice James	$1,600 [11] People in a New York City borough who study policy details endlessly Bronx wonks
$2,000 [10] Pumping out energy, quasars are one type of object described as the active nuclei of these vast structures galaxies Don	$2,000 [25] 1974:"Midnight Rider" The Allman Brothers	—	—	$2,000 [20] Mack & the boys share a fish-meal storage shed in Monterey and throw a party for Doc Cannery Row Kristen	$2,000 [12] The area around South Beach when it's cold & sticky Miami clammy Don

Final Jeopardy!

BROADWAY STARS

In 1955 she became the first & so far only actress to win a Tony for playing a male role in a musical

Mary Martin

Kristen "Who is Julie Andrews?" — wagered $5,000

James "Who is Julie Andrews?" — wagered $7,500

Don "Who is Julie Andrews?" — wagered $1,001

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