Show #6049 2010-12-23 (taped 2010-09-21) Regular

Tom Nissley game 8.

Contestants

Samantha Barry — an account manager from Los Angeles, California

Corey York — an accountant from East Peoria, Illinois

Tom Nissley — an online books editor from Seattle, Washington (whose 7-day cash winnings total $211,004)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tom	$1,600	$6,400	$20,400	$24,401 8-day champion: $235,405	$15,200 19 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Corey	$1,200	$1,400	$3,000	$1 3rd place: $1,000	$3,000 10 R, 3 W
Samantha	$3,000	$4,200	$12,200	$20,401 2nd place: $2,000	$14,200 17 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE 1880s	TV TITLE PLACES	GILT BY ASSOCIATION	I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT!	I'M GAME	THE "EL" WORD
$200 [1] In 1887 the Senate approved leasing this locale in the Hawaiian Islands as a base for U.S. Navy Pearl Harbor Corey	$200 [2] Don't mess with LL Cool J:"NCIS: ___ ___" Los Angeles Samantha	$200 [6] If you're in London & looking for a gilt effigy of King Edward III, try this building Westminster Abbey Corey	$200 [26] Guards thwarting a man's 2006 try at parachuting off this NYC landmark caused "emotional distress" (& a $30 mil. lawsuit) the Empire State building Tom Samantha	$200 [17] A roulette wheel has this many slots with odd numbers 18 Corey	$200 [11] To thrust someone aside with an arm elbow Tom
$400 [22] In 1883 Belle Starr was convicted of stealing these horses Corey	$400 [3] I knew him, Horatio, a lieutenant of infinite jest:"CSI ____" Miami Samantha	$400 [7] The Museum of Khartoum loaned The Louvre a gilt archer-king for the 2010 show "Meroe, Empire on" this river the Nile Tom	$400 [27] A man's lawsuit in Virginia against this sports org. said it "influenced him to speed", doing 135 mph and getting tickets" NASCAR Tom	$400 [18] In Europe & Australia this board game has "do" on the end; in Brazil it's called "Detective" Clue Samantha	$400 [12] Stretchable elastic Tom
$600 [23] (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from New York.) Though ridiculed at first, the Salvation Army's work was finally recognized in 1886 when this president invited them to the White House & endorsed their work Grover Cleveland Tom	$600 [4] Betty White was hot in 2010:"Hot in ___" Cleveland Samantha	$600 [8] The Metropolitan Museum of Art is re-creating a lost 3,000-lb. gilt frame for this Emanuel Leutze river scene Washington Crossing the Delaware	$600 [28] In 2008 a judge said there was no room for a lawsuit vs. NYU by a man who broke his hip wrestling in this dessert brand Jell-O Corey	$600 [19] In this card game, the object is to cross the finish line by scoring 121 points, moving pegs on a wooden board cribbage Samantha	$600 [13] Group chosen for salvation: They shall be gathered to "the uttermost part of heaven" the elect Tom
$1,000 [25] This author of "America the Beautiful" introduced Mrs. Claus in an 1889 tale Katharine Lee Bates	$800 [5] It premiered the day before "E.R.":"___ Hope" Chicago Corey	$800 [9] A marble, bronze & gilt baldacchino was Bernini's first commission for this edifice Saint Peter's Basilica	$800 [29] This "You can do it. We can help" chain got sued for $3 million; a man said he'd been stuck on a glue-coated toilet seat Home Depot Tom	$800 [20] On a fresh craps roll, pass bets lose on any of these 3 totals 2, 3 and 12 Corey	$800 [14] To explain in detail, or to enlarge on a topic to elucidate Samantha
DD $3,200 [24] In 1889 she set out from New York, making it around the world in less than 73 days Nellie Bly Tom	$1,000 [16] Jason Lee as an Elvis-impersonating cop:"___ Beat" Memphis Samantha	$1,000 [10] Gilbert Scott was knighted by Queen Victoria for designing them emorialseenherefor this man Prince Albert Samantha	$1,000 [30] In 2008 an inmate in Pueblo County in this state sued the prison, saying it didn't do enough to stop him from breaking out Colorado Tom Corey Samantha	$1,000 [21] In the original rules of this Gary Gygax game, your "saving throw" dice roll can save you from being paralyzed Dungeons and Dragons Tom	$1,000 [15] Adjective meaning big, clumsy & unwieldy elephantine

Double Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN COMPOSERS	ACTOR BY ROLES	U.S. BAYS	QUASI-RELATED PAIRS	GET "L"IT	WHO'S BUYING?
$400 [9] In 1934 George Gershwin spent part of the "Summertime" in Charleston to prepare to write his score for this Porgy and Bess Tom	$400 [8] Richard Kimble, Han Solo Harrison Ford Corey	$400 [26] This state capital lies on Mamala Bay Honolulu Corey	$400 [18] A potato crisp & race car legend Earnhardt chip and Dale	$400 [1] Jenny tragically dies in this Erich Segal weepie Love Story Tom	$400 [6] NBC, in 1986 General Electric Samantha
$800 [10] He popularized the term "swing" by composing "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing" Duke Ellington Corey Samantha	$800 [14] Ellen Ripley, Dian Fossey Sigourney Weaver Samantha	$800 [27] Ponce de Leon Bay in Southwestern Florida lies within this swampy national park Everglades Samantha	$800 [19] Mr. Mulder of "The X-Files" & the terror of the Baskerville family fox and hound Corey	$800 [2] "Of Time and the River" was Thomas Wolfe's sequel to this "heavenly" novel Look Homeward, Angel Corey	$800 [7] 20th Century Fox, in 1985 News Corp.
$1,600 [12] He composed the classic "Ol' Man River", with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, for the musical "Show Boat" Jerome Kern Tom	$1,200 [15] Tony Manero, Edna Turnblad John Travolta Tom	$1,200 [28] Point Loma peninsula forms part of the entrance to this Southern California bay San Diego Samantha	$1,200 [20] People loudly knocking on your door & a mixture for brewing whiskey bangers and mash	$1,200 [3] This F. Scott Fitzgerald novel was reportedly based on the life of movie producer Irving Thalberg The Last Tycoon Tom	$1,200 [23] YouTube, in 2006 Google Tom
$2,000 [13] A fall from a subway platform in 1943 left this "St. Louis Blues" composer completely blind (W.C.) Handy Tom	$1,600 [16] Claus von Bulow, Scar Jeremy Irons Tom	DD $2,000 [29] Alaska's Resurrection Bay was named by Alexander Baranof, who first sailed into it on this holiday Easter Samantha	$1,600 [21] Philosopher Francis & jeweled Faberge creations bacon and eggs Samantha	$1,600 [4] Tessie Hutchinson is the unfortunate "winner" in this 1948 short story about a deadly village ritual The Lottery Tom	$1,600 [24] Union Carbide, in 2001 Dow
DD $4,000 [11] In 1903 he formed his own ragtime opera company to perform his "A Guest of Honor" Scott Joplin Tom	$2,000 [17] Tristan Ludlow, Tyler Durden Brad Pitt Samantha	$2,000 [30] This lake's Buffalo Bay is shared by the U.S. & Canada with the U.S. part lying in Minnesota's Northwest Angle Lake of the Woods	$2,000 [22] Rabid rottweilers & male Londoners mad dogs and Englishmen Samantha	$2,000 [5] No curtain call for playwright Eugene O'Neill when this domestic drama premiered in 1956; he was 3 years dead Long Day's Journey into Night Tom	$2,000 [25] Wachovia, in 2008 Wells Fargo Samantha

Final Jeopardy!

SPORTS

In 1744 the first mention of this now popular sport said, "Away flies the boy To the next... post And then home with joy"

baseball

Corey "What is cricket?" — wagered $2,999

Samantha "What is baseball?" — wagered $8,201

Tom "What is baseball?" — wagered $4,001

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