Show #6204 2011-07-28 (taped 2011-03-23) Regular

Justin Sausville game 1.

Contestants

Cathy Markwiese — a librarian from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Justin Sausville — a urologist from Baltimore, Maryland

Ryan Fox — a graduate student in mathematics education from Athens, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ryan	$2,600	$2,800	$11,400	$18,800 2nd place: $2,000	$15,600 24 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Justin	$5,500	$12,100	$27,200	$30,000 New champion: $30,000	$25,800 28 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Cathy	$600	$1,000	$1,800	$3,598 3rd place: $1,000	$1,800 4 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

TOOLS OF THE WRITER'S TRADE	QUARTERBACK U.	THE "N" CROWD	RIVERS	FLAMING FOODS	ANIMALS IN ITALIAN
$200 [21] Nabokov's novels all began on 3x5 these, which he kept under his pillow in case of inspiration an index card Ryan	$200 [1] Peyton Manning University of Tennessee Ryan	$200 [11] He was a great rugby & lacrosse player but he's better known as "The Father of Basketball" Naismith Ryan	$200 [6] As the central river artery, thisis one of the world's busiest waterways the Mississippi Ryan	$200 [26] "Joy of Cooking" instructions for making this cherry dessert: "Standing back, ignite with a long lighted match" cherries jubilee Justin	$200 [16] Avoid the sting as you tell us that un'ape is this insect the bee Ryan
$400 [22] In 2009 this, on which Cormac McCarthy produced 5 million words, sold for over $250,000 at auction a typewriter Ryan	$400 [2] Vince Young University of Texas Ryan Justin	$400 [12] Once in the news himself, today this marine colonel hosts "War Stories" on the Fox News Channel (Ollie) North Ryan	$400 [7] Although its ultimate source is still debated, this river flows into the Atlantic the Amazon Justin	$400 [27] Henri Charpentier is said to have created this dessert crepes dish by accident; the dish was a flaming success Crêpe Suzette Cathy	$400 [17] If you're called un asino, you're either a fool, or this animal a donkey Justin
$600 [23] At London's Charles Dickens museum, visitors can handle Dickens' own pen of this type a quill pen Justin Cathy	$600 [3] Steve Young BYU (Brigham Young) Ryan Cathy	$600 [13] After a breakdown around 1919, this Russian-born ballet dancer spent the rest of his life in & out of asylums Nijinsky Justin	$600 [8] From two small sources, this river flows to the North Sea the Rhine Justin	$600 [28] You can make a flaming version of this tex-mex dish whose name means "little sashes" fajitas Ryan	$600 [18] That's the scariest ragno, one of these, I've ever seen! Don't tell Signorina Muffet a spider Cathy
$800 [24] Raymond Chandler composed screenplays by talking into this machine, a brand name copyrighted in 1907 a dictaphone Justin	$800 [4] Drew Brees Purdue Ryan	$1,000 [15] Egypt's president from 1956 to 1970, he dreamed of leading the whole Arab world Nasser Justin	$800 [9] The head of this river is dry for much of the year and flows to an estuary on the North Sea the Thames Justin	$800 [29] This dessert, cake & ice cream browned in the oven, can be flambeed for a dramatic presentation Baked Alaska Justin	$800 [19] Un cane is this; ready for walkies? a dog Justin
$1,000 [25] Steinbeck was obsessed with these; the Mongol 2 3/8 model came closest to the perfect point a pencil Justin	$1,000 [5] Jim Kelly & Gino Torretta University of Miami Ryan	DD $1,500 [14] He not only won the 1971 Nobel Prize for Literature, he also served in the Chilean senate (Pablo) Neruda Justin	$1,000 [10] Flowing westward, this river has a drainage basin that covers seven states the Colorado Justin	$1,000 [30] Brennan's in New Orleans says that this flaming fruity dessert is the most requested item on its menu Bananas Foster Justin	$1,000 [20] It really gets me that una capra is one of these farm animals a goat Justin

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE OLD WEST	BOOKS & MOVIES	JULIUS CAESAR SALAD	BONING UP	"BIG" STUFF	THE SANDERS OF TIME
$400 [26] The first of his cowboy hats was called the boss of the plains; Carlsbad, the most popular model, followed Stetson Justin	$400 [1] The Power and the___Daze Glory Ryan	$400 [7] In 2008 a marble one of these was found in a French river, apparently thrown there right after Caesar's fall a bust Justin	$400 [21] The name of this condition that affects mostly women literally means "porous bone" osteoporosis Ryan	$400 [2] Jazz musicians & jockeys helped give New York City this nickname the Big Apple Ryan	$400 [12] A Louisville museum is devoted to the success story of this man who was famous for his breasts, thighs & legs Col. Sanders Ryan
$800 [27] The act of herding cattle; death was sometimes called "the last" one the roundup Cathy	$800 [17] The Confessions of Nat___and Hooch Turner Justin	$800 [8] It's named for Julius Caesar & is sometimes written in a date as "7" July Justin	$800 [22] This fatty substance inside the bones is a major site of blood cell production the marrow Justin	$800 [3] If you're under this, you're at the circus the big top Ryan	$800 [13] In an episode of this Garry Shandling series, the title star thinks David Duchovny is hitting on him The Larry Sanders Show Ryan
$1,200 [28] In 1859 this Nevada town sprung up virtually overnight with the discovery of the Comstock Lode Virginia City	$1,200 [18] The Painted___on a Wire Bird Justin	$1,200 [9] In Spanish the name becomes this, as on former boxing champion Chavez Julio Cesar Chavez Justin	$1,200 [23] Your false ribs are so called because unlike your true ribs, they aren't attached to this breastbone the sternum Ryan	$1,200 [4] Digit also known as the hallux the big toe Ryan Justin	$1,200 [14] This Heisman trophy winner played his college ball at Oklahoma State Barry Sanders Ryan
$1,600 [29] In 1867 Joseph McCoy set up a shipping yard in Abilene, Kansas to hold Texas cattle arriving on this trail the Chisholm Trail Ryan	$1,600 [19] Vanity___Game Fair Ryan	$2,000 [11] In 45 B.C. Caesar was given permission to wear this, which he appreciated as it covered his baldness a laurel wreath Ryan	$2,000 [25] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an anatomical animation on the monitor.) Most broken bones in children are this type of fracture with a colorful name, in which the break cuts only partway through the bone a greenstick Justin	$1,600 [5] In France this feature of the night sky is known as "le casserole" the Big Dipper Ryan	$1,600 [15] Olympic gold medal swimmer & TV personality seen here Summer Sanders Ryan
$2,000 [30] As the result of an injury suffered in his first gunfight in 1876, he began using a cane & often used it as a weapon Bat Masterson Ryan	$2,000 [20] The Red and the___Knight Black Justin	DD $2,300 [10] This 5-word line spoken by the soothsayer is a quote from Shakespeare's "Julius Caeser" "Beware the ides of March" Justin	DD $4,200 [24] This bone with a ball-&-socket joint at one end is about 1/4 of your height the femur Ryan	$2,000 [6] Rhyming nickname of Boston's Interstate 93 construction project the Big Dig Justin	$2,000 [16] On Dec. 10, 2010 he conducted a one-man, 9-hour filibuster on the Senate floor to protest a tax bill Bernie Sanders Ryan

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD HISTORY

Surus was the last known one of these to survive a mountain crossing in the 3rd century B.C.

an elephant

Cathy "What was an elephant?" — wagered $1,798

Ryan "What is an elephant?" — wagered $7,400

Justin "What was an elephant?" — wagered $2,800

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