Show #6068 2011-01-19 (taped 2010-10-12) IBM Challenge

IBM Challenge mini-documentary: "Why Jeopardy!?"

Contestants

Jeff Gorham — an accountant from Richmond, Virginia

Margaret Metcalf — a research librarian from Washington, D.C.

Anthony Fox — an account executive from Arlington Heights, Illinois (whose 4-day cash winnings total $51,998)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Anthony	$1,800	$4,400	$7,000	$10,201 3rd place: $1,000	$11,000 21 R, 6 W (including 2 DDs)
Margaret	$400	$2,200	$12,600	$11,200 2nd place: $2,000	$12,600 14 R, 1 W
Jeff	$2,400	$6,000	$11,200	$14,001 New champion: $14,001	$13,200 16 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

BASIC SCIENCE	CELEBRITIES' MIDDLE NAMES	A NATION OF VODKA BRANDS	EVERYDAY HEROES	BOTH MY X's	LIVE IN TEXAS
$200 [1] This basic unit of heredity acts by directing the production of RNA a gene Anthony	$200 [3] Sarah ____ Parker Jessica Anthony	$200 [7] Moskovskaya Russia Anthony	$200 [10] Denise Thornton founded Beacon of Hope to help restore N.O. after this 2005 event; see lakewoodbeacon.org if you want to help Hurricane Katrina Anthony	$200 [11] Apparently, diamonds are both forever & $75 when you land on this spot on a Monopoly board Luxury Tax Jeff	$200 [21] Population-wise, by 1980 it had become the fifth-largest city in the U.S.; no problem there Houston Anthony
$400 [2] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows some high-tech devices.) Both LCD TVs & mood rings use liquid crystals, however, the crystals in LCDs reflect color by using electricity &mood ringsuse this type of energy heat Margaret	$400 [16] Keenen ____ Wayans Ivory Jeff	$400 [8] Van Gogh the Netherlands Anthony	$400 [27] Disadvantaged kids can learn to play music with this Maryland city's symphony thanks to Marin Alsop's $100,000 donation Baltimore Jeff	$400 [12] This Fortune 500 company's headquarters are in Norwalk, Connecticut Xerox Anthony	$400 [22] Check out the I.M. Pei-designed city hall at the south end of downtown in this city, cowboy; it's i-m-pressive Dallas Jeff
$600 [4] It's the 5-letter term for the transparent solid that disperses light into a spectrum a prism Anthony	$600 [17] David ____ Pierce Hyde Anthony	$600 [9] Reyka Iceland Anthony Jeff	$600 [28] In 2003 firefighter Gary Carella & his team saved a man from a 170' fall over Horseshoe Falls, part of this landmark Niagara Falls Jeff	$600 [13] This Fortune 500 company's headquarters are in Irving, Texas Exxon Mobil Anthony Jeff	$600 [23] From 2001 to 2009 this town was home to "the Western White House" Crawford Margaret
DD $1,000 [5] The name of this organ that stores fat may come from a word that means "fat" liver Anthony	$800 [20] Sarah ____ Gellar Michelle Anthony	$800 [18] Skyy the United States Anthony Margaret	$800 [29] 2005 Natl. Teacher of the Year Jason Kamras did the math at a D.C. middle school named for this "March King" (John Philip) Sousa Jeff	$800 [14] 2-word French term for a type of menu where the charge for a meal is set in stone prix fixe Anthony	$800 [24] Spain officially founded this city known for its Paseo del Rio (River Walk) in 1718... remember? San Antonio Anthony
$1,000 [6] (Kelly of the Clue Crew rolls two ping-pong balls on the table.) The tack in a ping-pong ball shifts this 3-word directional term from the middle to the side, affecting its roll the center of gravity Anthony	$1,000 [26] Philip ____ Hoffman Seymour Margaret	$1,000 [19] Grey Goose France Jeff	$1,000 [30] There are many heroes in our military; we picked Staff Sgt. Michael Keller, at Bagram AFB in this country in 2009... thanks Afghanistan Anthony	$1,000 [15] In Cartesian geometry, if you're flatlining, you're drawing this the x -axis Jeff	$1,000 [25] You don't get much wester in Texas than this border city, incorporated in 1873 with 173 residents; now it totals 563,000 El Paso Margaret

Double Jeopardy! Round

OPERA	SHE WAS IN THAT?	THE PARTING OF THE FCC	LET''S HAVE A TICKER-TAPE PARADE!	SATIRISTS	3-LETTER "W"ORDS
$400 [8] The "Hexenritt", or "Witches' Ride", is sung in Act III of this 1893 fairy tale opera Hansel and Gretel Jeff	$400 [3] She was married to Larry Fortensky when she played Pearl Slaghoople, Wilma's mom in "The Flintstones" movie Elizabeth Taylor Anthony	$400 [26] In 2008 a federal appeals court tossed a $550,000 FCC fine vs. CBS for this woman's "wardrobe malfunction" Janet Jackson Margaret	$400 [21] Oct. 29, 1886:As part of the dedication ceremony for this landmark the Statue of Liberty Anthony	$400 [1] His "Gulliver's Travels" is savagely bitter, but so witty & imaginative that it became a children's classic (Jonathan) Swift Margaret	$400 [13] You could probably stop a horse with this exclamation of grief woe Margaret
$1,200 [10] In "La boheme" the poet Rodolfo falls in love with this seamstress who suffers from tuberculosis Mimi Jeff	$800 [4] In between "Saturday Night Live" & "Seinfeld", she had a small role in "Hannah and Her Sisters" Dreyfus Margaret	$800 [27] An FCC FAQ--"Is there any evidence" these devices "cause cancer?" No, but the FCC is still monitoring it cell phones Margaret	$800 [22] June 1, 1954:For this Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie Anthony	$800 [2] The "Art" of this Washington political spoofer won him a Pulitzer in 1982 (Art) Buchwald Anthony	$800 [17] Sir Walter Scott noted that a tangled one results from deception web Jeff
$1,600 [11] Carl Maria von Weber's 1826 opera about this king of the fairies was subtitled "or, the Elf King's Oath" Oberon Jeff	$1,200 [5] Luckily Leatherface didn't have her at hello when she appeared as Jenny in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4" (Renée) Zellweger Margaret	$1,200 [28] A 5-4 Supreme Court ruling in a 1978 case about his "filthy words" gave the FCC the ability to censor TV broadcasts George Carlin Anthony	$1,600 [24] Sept, 30, 1899:For this admiral following his return from victory at Manila Bay Dewey Anthony	$1,200 [14] This director, master of the mockumentary, is married to Jamie Lee Curtis Christopher Guest Margaret	$1,200 [18] A roll of something, especially cash wad Jeff
DD $2,000 [9] Donizetti's "Anna Bolena" ends with the marriage of Henry VIII (aka Enrico) to this woman Jane Seymour Jeff	$1,600 [6] A young Laura Dern appeared in this 1974 film in which her mom played Flo the waitress Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Margaret	$1,600 [29] In March '09 the FCC said stations could stop this type of TV service before June 12 "under certain conditions" analog Anthony	$2,000 [25] Oct. 5, 1923:For this 3-named prime minister of Great Britain during World War I David Lloyd George	$1,600 [15] This Brit's "The Loved One" satirized the California funeral industry Evelyn Waugh	$1,600 [19] Ironically humorous: nothing to do with a type of bread wry Margaret
$2,000 [12] In 1961, as Venus in "Tannhauser", Grace Bumbry became the first black diva to sing at this Wagner festival Bayreuth	$2,000 [7] As a toddler she appeared at the end of mom's 1949 movie "In the Good Old Summertime" Liza Minnelli Jeff	$2,000 [30] This rhyming tech. has its origins in a 1985 FCC ruling that released bands of the radio spectrum for unlicensed use Wi-Fi	DD $3,000 [23] August 13, 1969:For these 3 men following a quarantine Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin & Michael Collins Anthony	$2,000 [16] This "directional" author of the novel "The Magic Christian" co-wrote the script for "Easy Rider" (Terry) Southern Margaret	$2,000 [20] Pallid wan Anthony

Final Jeopardy!

OCEAN LIFE

The deepest-diving sea turtle is this one whose name suggests the flexibility that lets it survive 1,700 lbs./square inch pressure

the leatherback turtle

Anthony "What is leatherback" — wagered $3,201

Jeff "What is the leatherback turtle?" — wagered $2,801

Margaret "What is a leatherneck turtle?" — wagered $1,400

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