Show #6152 2011-05-17 (taped 2011-02-02) Regular

Contestants

Ramesh Mantha — an electrical engineer from Toronto, Ontario

Lisa Bloomberg — a medical student from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Joyce Newmark — a rabbi from Teaneck, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $29,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Joyce	$3,000	$8,000	$14,400	$28,400 2nd place: $2,000	$14,400 19 R, 1 W
Lisa	$3,400	$9,000	$33,600	$35,000 New champion: $35,000	$26,600 27 R (including 3 DDs), 1 W
Ramesh	$0	$1,600	$4,800	$8,800 3rd place: $1,000	$4,800 12 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS	BOND FILMS IN OTHER WORDS	FREE STUFF ON THE INTERNET	SANDWICHES	STARTS WITH A SILENT "W"	FLIGHT SIMULATION
$200 [15] In 1855 a group of these missionaries settled in what's now Las Vegas; Brigham Young helped them build a mine Mormons Lisa	$200 [4] "Hard Gems Exist Eternally" Diamonds Are Forever Joyce	$200 [9] At dlife.com you may qualify for free products pertaining to this insulin-related condition diabetes Lisa	$200 [3] When you add this New World fruit to a BLT, in becomes a BLAT avocado Ramesh	$200 [1] A circular band of flowers a wreath Joyce	$200 [26] (Sarah of the Clue Crew sits in a flight simulator.) The simulator is on stilts & uses hydrolic power to create a very realistic version of this condition defined as the random fluctuations of a fluid such as air turbulence Ramesh
$400 [16] The 1930s construction of this across Black Canyon brought thousands of workers (& power) to Vegas the Hoover Dam Lisa	$400 [5] "One Secret Agent Devoted to Yours Truly" The Spy Who Loved Me Joyce	$400 [10] Through Facebook this company offered a summer sample pack of goods & coupons for items like its macaroni & cheese Kraft Joyce	$400 [14] Seen here he not only has his own signature sandwich, but now there's a sandwich shop chain named for him as well Dagwood Bumstead Ramesh	$400 [2] Of journalism's 5 W's, this one fits the bill who Ramesh	$400 [27] (Kelly of the Clue Crew sits in a flight simulator.) The simulator's primary flight display indicates the aircraft's trajectory; place the bird here on this line that defines the boundary between earth & sky & you'll get level flight the horizon Lisa
$600 [17] In 1946 Bugsy Siegel opened this future Hilton adorned with a big pink neon sign & replicas of wading birds The Flamingo Joyce	$600 [6] "Precious Digit" Goldfinger Lisa	$600 [11] In 2009 this company gave away 500 Fusion razors a day for a month Gillette Lisa	$600 [20] The Woody Allen sandwich at the Carnegie Deli has "lotsa corned beef plus lotsa" this similar meat that's a tad spicier pastrami Ramesh	$600 [23] Socket & torque are types of these wrenches Joyce	$800 [29] (Sarah of the Clue Crew sits in a flight simulator.) After takeoff it's normal to retract these on the wings whose functions include increasing lift & drag; the process is controlled by the pilot & monitored on the primary flight display the flaps Ramesh
$800 [18] El Rancho Las Vegas opened in 1941, sparking the transition of Las Vegas Blvd. into the street known by this nickname the Strip Lisa	$800 [7] "One Vision of Murder" View to a Kill Joyce	$800 [12] acuvue.com was offering a certificate for a free trial pair of these contact lenses Lisa	$800 [21] Next time this sandwich is back at McDonald's & you decide to pork out, beware that the patty alone has 24 fat grams a McRib Lisa	$800 [24] A small bird with house, cactus & rock types wren Joyce	$1,000 [30] (Sarah of the Clue Crew sits in a flight simulator.) The simulator has a database of many different airports that can be used for pilot training; for each airport, satellite imagery creates this detailed mapping whose name comes from the Greek for "place writing" topography Lisa
$1,000 [19] Las Vegas is in the county named for this man who brought a railroad to the area Clark Joyce	$1,000 [8] "Endure While Allowing Others to Perish" Live and Let Die Joyce Ramesh	$1,000 [13] In 2009 this chain halted a promotion for a free meal after too many people downloaded the coupon from oprah.com KFC Lisa	$1,000 [22] I can "count" how many times I've had this sandwich--turkey, ham & cheese dipped in egg & grilled & dusted with sugar Monte Cristo Joyce	$1,000 [25] This word meaning "miserable" is found in the poem on the base of Lady Liberty wretched Joyce	DD $2,200 [28] (Sarah of the Clue Crew sits in a flight simulator.) As technology advances keyboards, mouse buttons & trackballs have replaced dials & the state-of-the-art side-stick has replaced the control column or yoke that controls the 3 axes: roll, yaw & this up-&-down movement pitch Lisa

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 2nd MILLENNIUM	VOCABULARY	RECENT NONFICTION	THINGS	BITS	STUFF
$400 [1] The too-short 63-year lifespan of Rembrandt van Rijn was all in this century the 17th century Lisa Ramesh	$400 [16] A scarf for your neck, or a sound-deadener for your car a muffler Lisa	$400 [11] Stacy Schiff wrote a much-lauded 2010 biography of this Egyptian queen Cleopatra Lisa	$400 [6] This state floral emblem of Oklahoma gets a lot of press around Christmas mistletoe Joyce Ramesh	$400 [21] From this duo's classic routine: "Who's on first?" "Yes." "I mean the fellow's name." "Who." "The guy on first." "Who" Abbott and Costello Joyce	$400 [26] An overly formal person is sometimes referred to as a "stuffed" one of these a shirt Joyce
$800 [2] The Boston Tea Party tea dumpers were dressed up as these Indians Joyce	$800 [17] This 6-letter test checks the acidity or alkalinity of a solution litmus Lisa	$800 [12] Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen have written a series of books called this food "for the Soul" Chicken Soup Joyce	$800 [7] Historians believe the face of this 66'-high landmark represents King Khafre, but we're pretty sure the king had a nose the Sphinx Ramesh	$800 [22] By George! He noted, "Football is concerned with downs... baseball is concerned with ups! Who's up? Are you up? I'm not up!" George Carlin Lisa	$800 [27] Want to stuff your recently deceased pet? Take him to one of these, from the Greek for "arrange skin" a taxidermist Lisa
$1,200 [3] Later First Lady, she was sent to finishing school in England in 1899, shortly before her uncle became president Eleanor Roosevelt Lisa	$1,200 [18] Meaning destiny, this word is from Sanskrit for "deed"; let's see if yours is good, man karma Ramesh	$1,200 [13] "Golden Rules", by this "Project Runway" mentor, is subtitled "Life's Little Lessons for Making it Work" Tim Gunn Lisa	$1,200 [8] In rhyme, this type of footstool is a great place to enjoy curds & whey a tuffet Lisa	$1,200 [23] This deadpan comic: "Last week the candle factory burned down. Everyone... stood around and sang 'Happy Birthday'" (Steven) Wright Ramesh	$1,200 [28] Stuff It, which makes computer files smaller, is this type of program, also a kind of wave or bandage compression Joyce Ramesh
$1,600 [4] Lasting only 12 years, it billed itself ordinally as the successor to the Holy Roman Empire & German Empire of 1871-1918 the Third Reich Joyce	$1,600 [19] It means occurring every 6 years hexennial Lisa Ramesh	$2,000 [15] This New York Times food writer gives 2,000 recipes in the 10th anniversary edition of "How to Cook Everything" Mark Bittman Lisa	$1,600 [9] An imaginary line extends north from the 2 stars at the front of the "cup" of this star group and points to Polaris the Big Dipper Joyce	$1,600 [24] This cross-dressing comic from Britain, on Stonehenge: "No one's built a henge like that... since" Eddie Izzard Lisa	$1,600 [29] This young actress gave her clothing line a rhyming name: her last name & the word "Stuff" Hilary Duff
$2,000 [5] In 1798 Malthus published an essay arguing that population will always grow faster than this essential food Ramesh	DD $5,000 [20] To withdraw from a case as a judge to avoid any semblance of bias recuse Lisa	DD $4,000 [14] This singer won a National Book Award for "Just Kids", about her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe Patti Smith Lisa	$2,000 [10] Harry Brearley's 1913 try at an alloy that would better resist erosion in gun barrels led to this type of steel stainless steel Lisa	$2,000 [25] Mitch Hedberg: "I saw a wino eating" these fruit items. "I was like, dude, you have to wait" grapes Lisa	—

Final Jeopardy!

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

The first words he ever spoke to his assistant were "How are you?... You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive"

Sherlock Holmes

Ramesh "Who is Sherlock Holmes?" — wagered $4,000

Joyce "Who is Sherlock Holmes?" — wagered $14,000

Lisa "Who is Sherlock Holmes" — wagered $1,400

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