Show #6051 2010-12-27 (taped 2010-09-22) Regular

Contestants

Ryan Vogt — a video game reviewer originally from San Antonio, Texas

Andrea Barnes — a stay-at-home mom from Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Marissa Goldsmith — a web developer from Springfield, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Marissa	$4,600	$5,200	$14,800	$27,300 2-day champion: $33,300	$14,200 22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Andrea	$1,000	$3,200	$13,600	$12,399 2nd place: $2,000	$15,200 14 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Ryan	$600	$1,200	$800	$8 3rd place: $1,000	$4,800 9 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

ALL ABOUT STEVE	ELVIS	NEBRASKA	A BIT CONSERVATIVE	CIVIL WAR DIARY	"POWER" LIFTING
$200 [1] During a 6-month leave of absence from Apple in 2009, he underwent a liver transplant Steve Jobs Andrea	$200 [15] In 1962 The Everly Brothers were "Crying In The Rain" & 3 years later Elvis was "Crying" here "Crying In The Chapel"	$200 [26] Made famous by "The Sound of Music", in the '50s this family of singers performed often at Omaha's Duchesne Academy the von Trapps Ryan	$200 [6] In most Orthodox synagogues these are separated; in Conservative synagogues they are not men and women Marissa	$200 [11] Dec. 20, 1860:Privy to a special convention in this state. Looks like they're gonna be the first to secede South Carolina Ryan	$200 [21] The ability to refrain from eating that big slice of chocolate cake while on a diet willpower Andrea
$400 [2] In "The Joker" he sang, "Some people call me Maurice, 'cause I speak of the pompatus of love" Steve Miller Ryan	$400 [16] Elvis' 1956 gig at the New Frontier hotel in this city was badly received & cut short; it was a different story in 1969 Las Vegas Marissa	$400 [27] Central City hosts a competition in this harvesting activity, which harkens back to pioneer farming methods cornhusking Ryan	$400 [7] Appropriately, this prez was the first inductee into the National Wildlife Federation's Conservation Hall of Fame Teddy Roosevelt Marissa	$400 [12] Feb. 18, 1861:Dear Diary: At Montgomery for his inaugural. Ate some mighty fine hush puppies... Jeff Davis Marissa	$400 [22] A nation with the ability to exert its influence worldwide; some say the U.S. is the only one now a superpower Marissa Andrea
$600 [3] This quarterback was NFL MVP in 1992 & 1994 Steve Young	$600 [18] Affer his army discharge in 1960, Elvis appeared on this crooner's TV special along with the crooner's daughter Nancy Frank Sinatra Marissa	$600 [28] In 1882 this Dublin-born wit was paid a whopping $250 to give a speech in Omaha Oscar Wilde Andrea	$800 [9] Man-made Lake Powell on this river is named for early conservationist John Wesley Powell the Colorado River	$600 [13] June 28, 1863:Heard Meade is the latest in a long line of heads of the army of this river. I'd love some mead... the Potomac Marissa	$600 [23] Popular business presentation program from Microsoft Power Point Ryan
$800 [4] He's editor-in-chief of the USA's leading business magazine & also writes a column for it called "Fact and Comment" Forbes Marissa	$800 [19] Elvis made his 1956 screen test singing this Carl Perkins hit & performing a scene from "The Rainmaker" "Blue Suede Shoes"	—	$1,000 [10] This term for a member of Britain's Conservative Party comes from the old Irish for "outlaw" a Tory Marissa	$800 [14] July 1, 1863:Good news, get to keep leg; bad news, I'm going to Cemetery Ridge for this Penn. battle Gettysburg Andrea	$800 [24] 2-word name for the heavy metal staple heard here; rock on! power chord Ryan
$1,000 [5] In 2005 he became the first person to fly solo around the world in an airplane without stopping to refuel Steve Fossett	$1,000 [20] Elvis' first film, it co-starred Debra Paget & Richard Egan & was the only film in which he did not receive top billing Love Me Tender	—	DD $1,200 [8] This 2-word term for political conservatives comes from where they sat in the French Parliament in 1789 right wing Marissa	$1,000 [17] Aug. 5, 1864:At the battle of this city's bay, I heard a Union admiral curse torpedoes. He sounded mad Mobile (Bay) Andrea	$1,000 [25] This document allows one person to act as the legal representative of another power of attorney Ryan

Double Jeopardy! Round

PLACES IN THE BIBLE	MOVIE NAMES	THE RAT PACK	PLAY PENNERS	5-LETTER WORDS	THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
$400 [1] In Genesis 13 Lot chose this city as his residence; his wife would come to regret that real estate choice Sodom Ryan	$400 [6] Madonna in the title role:"Desperately Seeking ____" Susan Marissa	$400 [11] Cloud rats, including the Luzon bushy-tailed species, are found only in this country's forests The Philippines Marissa Ryan	$400 [19] In 1956 this "Crucible" writer refused to name names before HUAC & was convicted of contempt; he appealed & won Arthur Miller Marissa	$400 [21] Fortuitous, like Mr. Luciano Lucky Marissa	$400 [29] (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands near a sculpture.) Washington holds a wampum belt in this work honoring the Oneida who traveled 400 miles in the winter of 1777-78 to bring food to the starving men at this site Valley Forge Andrea
DD $400 [5] Hiel loses 2 sons in 1 Kings, fulfilling the curse Joshua laid on anyone who re-established this walled city Jericho Andrea	$800 [7] Co-starring Tina Turner:"Mad ____ Beyond Thunderdome" Max Marissa	$800 [12] "Marsupial" name of North American desert rats distinguished by short forelimbs & very long hind legs kangaroo Marissa	$800 [18] His 1977 play "Vieux Carre" dealt with down-&-outs in New Orleans; sound familiar? Tennessee Williams Marissa	$800 [22] 1570's "Epitome of the Theatre of the World" was an early one of these books an atlas	$800 [27] (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands by a bas-relief.) The figures in the middle of this sculpture acknowledge life in all directions, while the tribal dancers on either end pray for this, which is essential for life water Marissa
$800 [2] John 1:46 asks whether any good thing can come out of this town in Galilee in northern Israel; we can think of 1 Nazareth Ryan	$1,200 [8] Morgan Freeman is God (2003):"____ Almighty" Bruce Marissa Andrea	$1,200 [13] The short-limbed chinchilla rat is native to this continent South America Marissa	$1,200 [16] No meddlesome priest, he wrote "Endgame" in 1957; don't keep me waiting Samuel Beckett Ryan	$1,200 [23] A column of smoke, or a feather a plume Marissa	$1,200 [26] (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands by a sculpture.) In a Native American origin story of this fish, two animals steal a baby of the Sockeye people. The Sockeye find the baby in a river, which becomes their home salmon Marissa
$1,200 [3] (Alex overlooks Jerusalem from a hillside.) This Mount, overlooking Jerusalem, appears often in the Bible, as in the End of Days in Zachariah, when the Lord fights against the nations, "and his feet shall stand upon" it the Mount of Olives	$1,600 [9] A Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan pairing:"____ Versus the Volcano" Joe Andrea	$1,600 [14] With eyes hidden beneath its fur, the burrowing Zokor of Asia is known as this rat, after another "blind" animal a mole Marissa Ryan	$2,000 [20] This playwright with a "monthly" name is the only Af.-Amer, dramatist to have a Broadway theatre named in his honor August Wilson Andrea	$1,600 [24] To cut up into small parts, or to walk with small, dainty steps mince Andrea	$1,600 [28] (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands under a sculpture.) The raven steals the Sun & escapes through a sooty smokehole to get his characteristic color; those shenanigans are typical of this crafty folklore archetype a trickster Andrea
$1,600 [4] "And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of" this place Ararat Andrea	$2,000 [10] Josh Duhamel plays the title movie star:"Win a Date with ____ ____!" Tad Hamilton Marissa	$2,000 [15] African cane rats, which can weigh 15 pounds, are serious pests of this root crop from which tapioca is made cassava	DD $4,000 [17] This Irishman wrote 5 novels but none was successful; the over 50 plays during his career turned out better George Bernard Shaw Ryan	$2,000 [25] Those little prongs on your fork tines Marissa	—

Final Jeopardy!

LANGUAGES OF EUROPE

A mixture of English & Spanish, Llanito is the language of this territory's 30,000 residents

Gibraltar

Ryan "What is #$Γ" — wagered $792

Andrea "What is Andorra?" — wagered $1,201

Marissa "What is Gibralter?" — wagered $12,500

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