Show #6134 2011-04-21 (taped 2011-01-21) Regular

Brian Meacham game 1.

Contestants

Beth Miller — an insurance filings analyst from Seattle, Washington

Brian Meacham — a film preservationist originally from Anchorage, Alaska

Robin Woolsey — a high school English teacher from Oxford, Alabama (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Robin	$3,800	$5,200	$8,400	$9,900 2nd place: $2,000	$8,400 13 R, 0 W
Brian	$3,000	$8,000	$23,400	$28,400 New champion: $28,400	$21,400 26 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Beth	$800	$1,400	$1,600	$100 3rd place: $1,000	$4,600 10 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

DAVY CROCKETT	MOVIE NICKNAMES	STATE / PRISON	AIRLINE LINGO	GEOGRAPHY	FILL E_____R UP
$200 [1] Like Davy, son John Wesley Crockett served as a congressman from this state Tennessee Robin	$200 [11] Pinto, Otter & D-Day are nicknames of students in this 1978 classic comedy Animal House Brian	$200 [6] Attica! & Southport Correctional Facility! New York Robin	$200 [26] MCT is short for "minimum" this "time" & it's supposed to be long enough to get to a distant gate connection time Brian	$200 [21] In area, it's the largest country in the world that has a red, white & blue flag Russia Brian	$200 [16] Celebration of the Resurrection Easter Robin
$400 [2] With a .40-caliber flintlock nicknamed "Old" her, Crockett is said to have killed 125 bears between 1825 & 1834 Betsy Robin	$600 [13] Steve Buscemi's character in "Reservoir Dogs" chafed after receiving this nickname Mr. Pink Brian	$400 [7] You're off to the land of Lincoln Correctional Center & also Dixon (but no Mason) Illinois Brian	$400 [27] As a noun, it's a fan of a Jerry Garcia band; as a pilot's verb, it's to fly as a passenger while you're on duty a Deadhead Brian	$400 [22] Hippo, in the north of this continent, was the diocesan seat of St. Augustine Africa Robin	$400 [17] A professor or principal an educator Beth
$600 [3] After losing his final election, Crockett said, "You may all go to hell and I will go" here Texas Robin	$800 [14] A character nicknamed Nicely Nicely sings "Sit down you're rocking the boat" in this 1955 movie Guys and Dolls Beth	$600 [8] Hey! You! Get off of my correctional facility at St. Cloud! Rush City, too, for that matter! Minnesota Robin	$600 [28] The TSA's advanced imaging technology is also called FBS, short for this (passengers may have other terms) a full body scan Beth	$600 [23] If you live on the equator, you'll note you usually have this many hours of daylight a day 12 hours Brian	$600 [18] The worker's boss the employer Beth
$800 [4] The diary of a Mexican officer who was at the Alamo claims Davy was executed after the battle on this general's orders Santa Anna Robin	DD $1,000 [12] Sylvester Stallone has this 2-word equine nickname, just like one of his characters The Italian Stallion Brian	$800 [9] Cedar Junction & Framingham are wicked excellent prisons for the wicked Massachusetts Brian	$800 [29] Technically, this is what it's called when you spend the night between flights a layover Brian	$800 [24] Frisia is a European region bordering this sea the North Sea Brian	$800 [19] One of 538 who choose a president an elector Robin
$1,000 [5] In 1832 Crockett & his fellow Whigs opposed this president's position against the Bank of the United States Andrew Jackson Robin	$1,000 [15] R. Lee Ermey in "Full Metal Jacket" calls Vincent D'Onofrio's character this, after a fictional TV marine Gomer Pyle Beth	$1,000 [10] It's another Pleasant Valley State Prison Sunday, no one's flying out of Pelican Bay, either California Beth	$1,000 [30] A plane turned away from landing at an airport & circling to await instructions is said to be in one of these patterns a holding pattern Brian	$1,000 [25] In 1972 the Tamil Tigers, a liberation group, not a baseball team, was founded in this country Sri Lanka Brian	$1,000 [20] Nickname for Colonel Colt's deadly invention "Equalizer" Beth

Double Jeopardy! Round

SOUTHERN FLORA & FAUNA	WHICH SPORTING VENUE?	RESORTS	LIVRES EN FRANCAIS	I'M GETTING MARRIED!	IN THE "MORNING"
$400 [20] This blossom seenhereis found throughout the southern states & lends its name to the nickname to one of them the magnolia Robin	$400 [6] The Green Monster Fenway Beth	$400 [25] Necker Island, which the Bransons rent out at $30,000 a night, is in the British part of this Caribbean chain the British Virgin Islands Brian	$400 [1] John Irving: "Le Monde Selon Garp" The World According to Garp Brian	$400 [11] Adolf Hitler (1945) Eva Braun Beth	$400 [16] Movie that told the tale of irreverent military DJ Adrian Cronauer Good Morning, Vietnam Beth
$800 [21] A distinct subspecies, key deeronly reach about 2 feet tall & are only found on islands off this state Florida	$800 [7] Centre Court, with a snippet of Kipling's "If" above the players' entrance Wimbledon Brian	$800 [26] Type of establishment between "chumash" & "resort" in the name of a California destination casino Brian	$800 [2] Gabriel Garcia Marquez: "L'amour Aux Temps Du Cholera" Love in the Time of Cholera Brian	$800 [12] Edwin Schlossberg (1986) Caroline Kennedy Beth	$800 [17] The initial odds posted for horse races at the beginning of the day the morning line Brian
$1,200 [22] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Louisiana.) The bald cypress, Louisiana's state tree, is known for pneumatophores that jut up, better known by this anatomical name; their purpose isn't understood but may be for stability knees	$1,200 [8] Gasoline Alley The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Brian	$1,200 [27] Unable to appeal to younger guests, Grossinger's in these New York mountains closed in 1986 the Catskills Robin	$1,200 [3] Norman Mailer: "Les Nus Et Les Morts" The Naked and the Dead Brian	$1,200 [13] Clark Gable (1939) Carole Lombard Beth	$1,200 [18] This CNN show starts at 6 A.M. American Morning Brian
$1,600 [23] Introduced into the U.S. by fur ranchers, this rodent has become such an invasive threat, it has a bounty on it a nutria Brian	$1,600 [9] Amen Corner Augusta	$2,000 [30] The Villa Sawah & the Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay are resort hotels on this Indonesian island Bali Brian	$1,600 [4] Nathaniel Hawthorne: "La Maison Aux Sept Pignons" The House of the Seven Gables Brian	$2,000 [15] Alexandra Wentworth (2001) George Stephanopoulos	$1,600 [19] Herman Wouk's Marjorie Marjorie Morningstar Robin
$2,000 [24] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Louisiana.) Typical of southern Louisiana, Spanish moss has no roots of its own & takes nutrients directly from the air, making it this type of plant, also called an aerophyte epiphyte	$2,000 [10] The Ring of Honor, in Arlington Cowboys Stadium	DD $3,000 [29] For one of these 13 romantic resorts, bring the footwear they're named for but leave the kids at home Sandals Brian	$2,000 [5] John Grisham: "Le Couloir De La Mort" The Chamber	DD $3,000 [14] Xanthippe (c. 450 B.C.) Socrates Beth	$2,000 [28] Abbreviated SMH, this Australian newspaper was first issued in 1831 the Sydney Morning Herald Brian

Final Jeopardy!

SCIENTISTS

At the time of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, his widow said, "That was his dream, sending a rocket to the Moon"

Robert Goddard

Beth "Who was Oppenhimer?" — wagered $1,500

Robin "Who is Robert Goddard?" — wagered $1,500

Brian "Who is Robert Goddard?" — wagered $5,000

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