Show #6227 2011-10-18 (taped 2011-08-30) Regular

Contestants

Liz Greenwood — a graduate student in economics originally from Wyomissing, Pennsylvania

Ray Crosby — a graduate student of Victorian literature originally from Bakersfield, California

Lanny Timan — a business manager from Chicago, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lanny	$1,400	$1,200	$6,800	$1,599 2-day co-champion: $17,600	$8,400 10 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Ray	$2,600	$4,000	$6,000	$2 2nd place: $2,000	$14,000 23 R, 6 W (including 2 DDs)
Liz	$1,600	$2,800	$7,600	$1,599 New co-champion: $1,599	$7,600 15 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

REMEMBER 2008?	SPORTS BY CHAMPIONS	COLOR PLEASE	THE 2011FORTUNE500	STARTS WITH 3 CONSONANTS	EARTHQUAKE!
$200 [26] Drydock called for this "queenly" vessel, the longest-serving ship in Cunard's history the Q.E. 2 Ray	$200 [6] Shane Mosley, Sonny Liston boxing Ray	$200 [1] The comb of leghorn chickens, including Foghorn red Liz	$200 [8] "And like a good neighbor", this co. is there at No. 37, "taking an active stance against texting while driving" State Farm Liz	$200 [16] To join together, as with 2 pieces of film or segments of DNA to splice Ray	$200 [21] The Palace Hotel in this U.S. city had to be rebuilt after it was gutted by fire following a 1906 earthquake San Francisco Ray
$400 [27] To correspond with a Chinese lucky number, the 2008 Summer Olympics opened on this date August 8 Liz	$400 [7] Jim Courier, Maria Sharapova tennis Lanny	$400 [2] Cornflowers, & cornflower shirts blue Lanny Liz	$400 [9] Fannie Mae, No. 5, was delisted by the NYSE; this company, No. 20, got "$64 billion in... bailout money" Freddie Mac Lanny	$400 [17] An album of clippings & photos; a fan may have one dedicated to a celebrity a scrapbook Liz	$400 [22] The center of this Nicaraguan capital was almost completely destroyed in a 1972 earthquake Managua Ray
$600 [28] In Decemberthis Illinois governor was national news for his sketchy behavior Blagojevich Liz	$600 [11] Eric Heiden, Bonnie Blair speed-skating Ray	$600 [3] Robin Hood's getup, traditionally: Lincoln this green Liz	$600 [10] "Bailed out and buffed up", this car co., No. 8, "emerged from bankruptcy with a $20 billion public offering" GM Ray Liz	$600 [18] It's a piece of wood or stone at the base of a doorway; a bride is sometimes carried over it the threshold Ray	$600 [23] The standard scale is logarithmic, so an 8.0 has waves this many times larger than a 7.0 ten Liz
$800 [29] After getting an $85 billion bailout, this insurance giant added to its bad PR when execs went to a swanky resort AIG Ray	$800 [12] Nick Faldo, Angel Cabrera golf Lanny	$800 [4] NASCAR's "one lap to go" flag white Ray	$800 [13] No. 36, this co. got "a $30 billion contract to supply refueling aircraft to the Air Force, beating European rival Airbus" Boeing Liz	$800 [19] It's a grant of financial aid awarded to a student for the purpose of attending college scholarship Lanny	$800 [24] The August 23, 2011 5.8 quake near D.C. really shook up the scientists in Reston, Virginia at the USGS, short for this the United States Geological Survey Ray Liz
DD $2,800 [30] The World Court prosecutor applied for an arrest warrant against this African country's President Al-Bashir Sudan Ray	$1,000 [14] Alberto Contador, Jan Ullrich biking Lanny	$1,000 [5] The bottommost color of a primary rainbow--remember the mnemonic violet Ray	$1,000 [15] Checking out at No. 28, "88% of" this wholesaler's "customers renew their annual memberships" Costco Ray	$1,000 [20] As a verb, it means to oppose & defeat a plan or effort; as a noun, it's a seat across a boat on which a rower may sit thwart	$1,000 [25] Roman emperor Trajan was nearly killed in a 115 A.D. quake in Antioch, now Antakya in this country Turkey Lanny Ray

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY	"OKI" DOKEY	FICTION	CRASHING THE PARTY	WHO'S THE TV BOSS?	RANK-LY SPEAKING
$400 [1] James Bay, in Ontario & Quebec, is the southern arm of this larger bay Hudson Bay Lanny	$400 [6] This emergency requiring first aid may include the victim turning blue choking Ray Liz	$400 [7] It's the 1902 tale of a trip up the Congo River in search of an ivory trader Heart of Darkness Ray	$400 [23] In 1945 this political party crashed in a big way, getting banned in Germany the Nazis Liz	$400 [21] Until recently, Michael Scott, of Pennsylvania Steve Carell Ray	$400 [16] Dr, Regina Benjamin is the current holder of this government job Surgeon General Lanny
$800 [2] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map of Africa on the monitor.) Extending farther north than any other country in Africa, Tunisiais only about a hundred miles from this European island Sicily Liz	$800 [12] "Connecting people" is the motto of this giant Finnish telecom company Nokia Lanny	$800 [8] This American gained fame in 1878 with his novella "Daisy Miller" Henry James Ray	$800 [24] Discredited by a failed August coup, it went out of business December 25, 1991 (include the country, please) the Communist Party of the Soviet Union	$800 [22] Crusty Lou Grant Ed Asner Liz	$800 [17] In economic terms, free enterprise is also known as this enterprise private Ray
$1,200 [3] Among its political divisions are Powys, Cardiff & Swansea Wales Ray	$1,200 [13] KC Masterpiece barbecue sauces are supposed to add this quality to the meat smokiness Liz	$1,200 [9] The Socs are the rich kids from the west side of Tulsa in this 1967 S.E. Hinton novel The Outsiders Ray	$1,200 [25] Split by the slavery issue, it didn't nominate its incumbent, Millard Fillmore, in 1852; it crashed soon after the Whig Party Ray Liz	$1,200 [26] No-nonsense police Lt. Anita Van Buren S. Epatha Merkerson	$1,200 [18] Aye aye! I got this style of chair for $99 at Walmart a captain's chair Liz
$2,000 [5] Located in a disputed region, India's northernmost state is Jammu & this Kashmir Liz	$1,600 [14] The father of Hel, he exasperated the other Norse gods enough that they chained him to a rock Loki Ray	$1,600 [10] The first book in George R.R. Martin's epic series "A Song of Ice and Fire" became this HBO series in 2011 Game of Thrones Lanny	$1,600 [27] Internal rivalry split this hyphenated party into 2 new parties in 1824 the Democratic-Republicans Ray	$1,600 [28] Cranky lawyer Harriet "Harry" Korn Kathy Bates	$1,600 [19] Job title of the chief law enforcer of the House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms Ray
DD $5,200 [4] The name of this large port city on Western Europe's Schelde River literally means "at the wharf" Antwerp Ray	$2,000 [15] Seen here is this Japanesemushroom enoki Lanny	DD $1,600 [11] "The House of the Dead" is a fictionalized version of this 19th c. Russian's prison experiences Dostoyevsky Lanny	$2,000 [30] AKA the States' Rights Democrat Party, this southern splinter group quit whistlin' after Truman beat Dewey the Dixiecrats Ray	$2,000 [29] In the '70s, Charlie Townsend (voice only... Hello, Angels!) (John) Forsythe Lanny	$2,000 [20] In the South, this 7-letter word is a title of respect prefixed to the name of distinguished elderly men colonel Ray

Final Jeopardy!

FOREIGN-BORN INVENTORS

His 1922 New York Times obituary mentions that his patent No. 174,465 "has been called the most valuable patent ever issued"

Alexander Graham Bell

Ray "Who is Zales?" — wagered $5,998

Lanny "Who was S. Morse" — wagered $5,201

Liz "Who was Edison?" — wagered $6,001

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