Show #6251 2011-11-21 (taped 2011-10-10) Regular

Contestants

Caroline Wilkins — an arts writing university teacher from Silver Spring, Maryland

Francis Lansangan — a military analyst from Virginia Beach, Virginia

Morgan Polikoff — a professor of education policy originally from Hinsdale, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $25,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Morgan	$3,000	$5,600	$11,600	$14,200 2nd place: $2,000	$11,600 18 R, 1 W
Francis	$2,200	$11,200	$20,200	$28,401 New champion: $28,401	$23,200 28 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Caroline	$1,800	$2,400	$14,200	$1,200 3rd place: $1,000	$10,000 10 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

HERE'S THE PITCH	TAKING A PEAK AT THE STATE	NEED A "LIFT"?	COMIC STRIP DOGS	PICK A CARD	AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS
$200 [1] (I'm not singing it, you'll just have to imagine that part) "Meowmeow meowmeow, meowmeow meowmeow..." Meow Mix Morgan	$200 [26] Disappointment Peak, Laramie Peak Wyoming Morgan	$200 [6] A kleptomaniac in a department store a shoplifter Caroline	$200 [13] He was born at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm & has a mustache-wearing brother named Spike Snoopy Francis	$200 [11] In early European decks what's now this lady was the upper viceroy the queen Morgan Francis Caroline	$200 [16] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.) Koalas have adapted their diet with an extra long gut to break down poisons in these leaves & sleep 20 hours a day due to a lack of nutrition in the leaves eucalyptus Morgan
$400 [2] "Raise your hand if you're" this deodorant Sure Francis	$400 [27] Baby Mountain, Hoosier Hill Indiana Morgan	$400 [7] A truck with 2 long metal bars at the front for moving heavy objects a forklift Morgan	$400 [14] Jim Davis named this faithful friend of Garfield after a character he created for a car commercial Odie Morgan	$400 [12] The addition of a fifth suit to the medieval Italian deck produced this deck used for fortune telling tarot Francis	$400 [18] (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.) The eastern gray kangaroo can cover 25 feet in a single leap, & they're widespread in this, the country's smallest state Tasmania Francis
$600 [3] "Wanna get away?" Fly this airline Southwest Morgan	$600 [28] Matchless Mountain, Aspen Mountain Colorado Francis	$600 [8] You perform the snatch & the clean & jerk in this sport weightlifting Morgan	$600 [23] Cartoonist Brad Anderson based the personality of this canine on a dog named Bruno Marmaduke Francis	$600 [15] In the 19th century initial letters were added to cards' corners; to avoid confusion with the king, the knave became this a jack Francis	$600 [19] (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.) It's the world's largest burrowing animal & can make a destructive tunnel complex 650 feet long, so farmers don't find it as cute as zoo-goers might a wombat Caroline
$800 [4] "The things we make, make us", including this rugged vehicle turning 70 Jeep Caroline	$800 [29] Box Elder Peak, Deseret Peak Utah Morgan	$800 [9] He played Private Prewitt in "From Here to Eternity" Montgomery Clift Francis	$800 [24] Arf! Little Orphan Annie found this furry friend as a pup behind Mrs. Bottle's store Sandy Francis	$800 [17] In Spanish & Italian card games, this international trumper is merely a one an ace Francis	$800 [20] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.) The arrival of foxes in Western Australia in the 1920s was bad news for the quokka, a type of this kangaroo relative a wallaby Francis
$1,000 [5] This resort chain is "The antidote for civilization" Club Med Caroline	$1,000 [30] Mount Disappointment, Mount Muir California Morgan	$1,000 [10] At 9:32 A.M. on July 16, 1969, Jack King declared, "We have" this "on Apollo 11" liftoff Morgan	$1,000 [25] The little dog Snert wears a Viking helmet with horns just like this warrior owner Hagar the Horrible Francis	DD $3,000 [22] In a standard international deck, he's the only one-eyed king the king of diamonds Francis	$1,000 [21] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.) This egg-laying mammal has no teeth with which to eat; its taxonomic name is Tachyglossidae, or "fast tongue" the echidna Francis

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE U.S. AIR FORCE	TV THEME LYRICS	NICKNAMES	THE THEAT-"R"	5 CONSONANTS IN A ROW	TAKE THE DAY OFF
$400 [6] The song most commonly associated with the Air Force begins, "Off we go into" this "the wild blue yonder" Francis	$400 [11] "They're creepy & they're kooky, mysterious & spooky, they're altogether ooky" The Addams Family Morgan	$400 [16] This courageous aviator was known as "the Lone Eagle" Lindbergh Francis	$400 [21] Roger is HIV-positive & Mimi is a heroin addict in this musical Rent Francis	$400 [26] Depending on the month, it can be a peridot or a diamond a birthstone Morgan	$400 [1] April 22 is Earth Day & the birthday of this leader of the 1917 Russian Revolution Lenin Caroline
$1,200 [8] By the end of the Vietnam War, the USAF was guiding bombs with this acronymic technology dating from around 1960 laser Francis	$800 [12] "Woke up this mornin', got yourself a gun; mama always said you'd be the chosen one" The Sopranos Morgan	$800 [17] To track & field fans, she was simply "Flo Jo" Florence Griffith Joyner Francis	$800 [22] According to the title of a Tom Stoppard play, these 2 attendant lords "are Dead" Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Morgan	$1,200 [27] An event that happens in a movie but that the audience doesn't see is said to have taken place here offscreen Caroline	$800 [2] Occurring the first new moon after the sun enters Aquarius, it's Vietnamese new year Tet Morgan
$1,600 [9] The continental U.S.-based interceptor force is provided by this homefront body formed the same day as the USAF the Air National Guard Francis Caroline	$1,200 [13] "Till the one day when the lady met this fellow, & they knew that it was much more than a hunch" The Brady Bunch Morgan	$1,200 [18] Old West personality Martha Jane Cannary was known by this misfortunate handle Calamity Jane Francis	$1,200 [24] This Terrence McNally musical is based on a novel by E.L. Doctorow Ragtime Francis	$1,600 [29] The vertical section of tile behind the sink a backsplash Morgan	$1,200 [3] This "Thursday" before Easter commemorates the Last Supper Maundy Thursday Francis
$2,000 [10] TheA-10 Thunderbolt IIis less glamorously nicknamed for this hideous animal the warthog Francis	$1,600 [14] "Who are you? Who, who, who, who?" CSI Francis	$1,600 [19] Shakespeare was "the Bard of Avon"; this Scotsman was "the Bard of Ayrshire" Robert Burns Francis	$1,600 [23] Ionesco's play named for this pachyderm is about totalitarianism rhinoceros Francis	$2,000 [30] "Deadly" herb also known as belladonna nightshade Francis	$1,600 [4] Held on March 3, Japan's Hinamatsuri festival celebrates young girls & these toys popular with them dolls Caroline
DD $5,000 [7] This European operation that began in 1948 was the independent USAF's first major international challenge the Berlin Airlift Francis	$2,000 [15] "We don't get fooled again, don't get fooled again. No, no" CSI: Miami Francis	$2,000 [20] Diminutive chanteuse Edith Piaf was known as "the Little" this bird a sparrow Caroline	$2,000 [25] It's the 3-letter name of Karel Capek's play from which we get the word "robot" R.U.R.	DD $5,000 [28] Sad songs may tug at these internal strands heartstrings Caroline	$2,000 [5] In Texas April 21 is a day to remember this battle, Sam Houston's 1836 victory over a passel of Mexicans San Jacinto Francis

Final Jeopardy!

MOVIE CHARACTERS

900 years old when he died, he spoke in OSV syntax, object-subject-verb

Yoda

Morgan "Who is Yoda?" — wagered $2,600

Caroline "Who is Methusela?" — wagered $13,000

Francis "Who is Yoda?" — wagered $8,201

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