Show #6071 2011-01-24 (taped 2010-10-13) Regular

Contestants

Elaine Thompson — an assistant professor of history originally from Clinton, Louisiana

Josh Magri — a manufacturing consultant from Columbia, Maryland

Amanda Sonmor — a virtual assistant originally from Denver, Colorado (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Amanda	$-800	$2,000	$6,800	$9,201 2-day champion: $21,501	$6,800 11 R, 3 W
Josh	$2,200	$5,200	$7,600	$1,599 3rd place: $1,000	$11,600 21 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)
Elaine	$4,000	$5,400	$4,600	$7,601 2nd place: $2,000	$6,000 13 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

SLAV TO THE GRIND	NBA CHAMPS	CREATURE FEATURES	ALL ABOUT TROMBONES	AIRLINES' HOME COUNTRIES	"RIO" GRAND
$200 [22] This 19th century woman nee Sklodowska coined the word "radioactivity", of which she got a bit too much (Marie) Curie Josh	$200 [12] Magic & Kareem led these guys to 5 titles in the 1980s the Los Angeles Lakers Josh	$200 [17] Chipmunks don't pack on much body fat for winter; hence the storage pouches in these, helping them put away food their mouth (their cheeks) Josh	$200 [11] Composed around 1808, his Fifth Symphony was one of the first symphonic works to use the trombone Beethoven Josh	$200 [6] All Nippon Airways Japan Elaine	$200 [1] The Office of Surface Mining is part of this U.S. government department the Department of the Interior Amanda
$400 [23] In 1999 the intl. criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia indicted this then-Serbian pres. for crimes against humanity Milošević Amanda	$400 [13] They won 3 in a row from 1991 to 1993 & again from 1996 to 1998 the (Chicago) Bulls Josh Elaine	$400 [18] In the barn & other species of this bird, one ear is higher so the time lag in hearing helps locate the source the owl Josh	$400 [27] The most common trombone bears the name of this male singing voice tenor Josh Elaine	$400 [7] Lufthansa Germany Elaine	$400 [2] 2 answers please: the smallest & the largest of the Great Lakes Ontario & Superior Elaine
$600 [24] In 1980 he became the leader of Solidarity, an organization of more than 30 Polish trade unions Walesa Amanda	$600 [14] Bill Walton helped these guys pioneer their first title in 1977 the (Portland) Trail Blazers Josh	$600 [19] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents the clue on a monitor.) Dogs' eyes seem to glow in the dark because light is reflected by a special layer of crystals called the tapetum lucidum that acts like a mirror; it's found between the sclera & this 6-letter eye part the retina Elaine	$600 [28] The song "Seventy-six Trombones" is a rousing crowd pleaser from this musical The Music Man Josh	$600 [8] El Al Israel Elaine	$600 [3] It's an old war transport pulled by horses a chariot
$800 [25] This "Cherry Orchard" playwright was a med school graduate; that's "Dr. Depressing", tovarisch Chekhov Amanda	$800 [15] In 2008 they captured their first title in 22 years the Celtics Josh	$1,000 [21] Used in sonar, a fatty area on a dolphin's forehead is called this, like a large vine fruit or a whole human head a melon Elaine	$800 [29] The the swinging trombone player & big-band leader of the 1930s seen here, daddy-o Tommy Dorsey Elaine	$800 [9] Iberia Airlines Spain Elaine	$800 [4] English author & critic Samuel Johnson once quipped that this "is the last refuge of a scoundrel" patriotism
$1,000 [26] This short story writer got his law degree from the Univ. of Prague in 1906; that's "Mr. Depressing, Esq.", my doomed friend (Franz) Kafka Josh	$1,000 [16] They must like the odds: behind Tim Duncan, they won in 2003, 2005 & 2007 the San Antonio Spurs Josh	DD $1,400 [20] This monkey from Borneo is named for its nose, which can be 1/4 its body length the proboscis monkey Elaine	$1,000 [30] The French call these office supplies trombones, because of their similar shape paper clips Amanda	$1,000 [10] SAS Sweden Amanda Elaine	$1,000 [5] As opposed to a posteriori, it's the term for knowledge not based on experience a priori Elaine

Double Jeopardy! Round

PLAY CHARACTERS	SAG AWARD FOR MOVIE CAST	CUSTER'S LAST STAND	JOHNS' MIDDLE NAMES	ANCIENT "P"LACES	COLORFUL VOCABULARY
$400 [15] Amanda, Tom & the fragile Laura Wingfield are all characters in this Tennessee Williams play The Glass Menagerie Josh	$400 [12] 1995:An orbiting drama that really gets off the ground Apollo 13 Amanda	$400 [23] Lending its name to the climactic battle, it's what the Little Bighorn is a river Amanda Josh	$400 [11] Quaker poet & abolitionist John Whittier Greenleaf	$400 [6] If you were a Philistine in biblical times, it means you hailed from what's now called this place Palestine Josh	$400 [1] The "S" in the bacterium S. typhosa, it enters the digestive tract in contaminated food salmon ella
$800 [22] After Macbeth has this general killed, his ghost shows up at a dinner party to haunt him Banquo Josh	$800 [13] 1997:A British tale & a tease of burly burlesque The Full Monty Josh	$800 [24] About 200 soldiers & Custer faced off against about 2,000 Indians of many tribes including Cheyenne & this largest group the Sioux Elaine	$800 [18] 1950s Secretary of State John Dulles Foster Josh	$800 [7] The Iranian region of Fars was part of this historical area Persia Amanda	$800 [2] A large drinking cup with a handle & hinged cover a tan kard
$1,200 [28] In "Six Degrees of Separation", a young man named Paul claims to be this actor's son (Sidney) Poitier Josh	$1,200 [14] 2008:A story of game showmanship on the subcontinent Slumdog Millionaire Elaine	$1,200 [25] Thissupreme Native American leader at the battle was more of a spiritual guru, uniting the tribes, than a military strategist Sitting Bull Elaine	$1,200 [19] American economist John Galbraith Kenneth Josh	$1,200 [8] The Bible calls Canaan this "land", a name you won't find on any map the Promised Land Amanda	$1,200 [3] Watery word for Steve Zissou's "Life" in a movie title Aqua tic Amanda
—	$1,600 [16] 2000:A multi-arc drug-fueled trilogy Traffic Amanda	$1,600 [26] At the battle of the Little Bighorn, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer led this cavalry unit into history the Seventh Cavalry Josh	$1,600 [20] British economist John Keynes Maynard Josh	$1,600 [9] Carthage was a colony of these ancient seafarers the Phoenicians Josh	$1,600 [4] Apple seeds contain a compound of this poison cyan ide Elaine
—	$2,000 [17] 2005:A multi-arc L.A. collision Crash Josh	$2,000 [27] This major who shares his name with a Nevada city was nearby & controversially didn't counter-attack in time Marcus Reno Amanda Josh	DD $4,000 [21] Vice President John Garner Nance Josh	DD $2,000 [10] The Roman-created Decapolis had 10 cities, including this one that shares its name with one of the largest in the U.S. Philadelphia Josh	$2,000 [5] Salvation from sin, or the return of an investor's principal red emption Amanda

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY PEOPLE

After meeting him, Hawthorne said he had a "sallow, queer, sagacious visage" warmed by "homely human sympathies"

Abraham Lincoln

Elaine "Who was Abraham Lincoln" — wagered $3,001

Amanda "Who isMeLincoln?" — wagered $2,401

Josh "Who is Thoreau" — wagered $6,001

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