Show #6258 2011-11-30 (taped 2011-10-11) Regular

Contestants

Tim Gray — a law student originally from Alexandria, Virginia

Jan Zasowski — a stock trader from Chicago, Illinois

Kiran Kedlaya — a math professor originally from Boston, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $30,801)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Kiran $3,200 $3,800 $13,400 $3,400
2nd place: $2,000
$16,600
23 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Jan $400 $1,800 $22,200 $26,801
New champion: $26,801
$12,600
13 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Tim $4,800 $5,800 $11,400 $0
3rd place: $1,000
$11,400
17 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

CORRUPTION JUNCTION PARTS OF THE WHOLE NOT SO FAST, MY FRIEND "PUBLIC" KNOWLEDGE THIS LANDFILL IS MY LANDFILL GREAT COMEBACKS WITH DAN PATRICK
$200 [7]
In 2009 Mayor Langford of this largest Alabama city was convicted of accepting bribes
Birmingham
Kiran Tim
$200 [17]
The Hall of Columns, National Statuary Hall, the Rotunda
the Capitol
Kiran
$200 [8]
Overreact much, Miss Muffet? One of these of the order Araneae maxes out at 1.17 miles per hour
a spider
Tim
$200 [1]
www.stresscure.com offers tips on how to conquer the fear of this, which I don't have
public speaking
Tim
$200 [22]
Peoria City-County Landfill
Illinois
Kiran
$200 [26]
(Dan Patrick reads the clue from his studio.) He was given less than a 50% chance of survival after a 1996 cancer diagnosis; 3 years later, he won the 1st of 7 straight Tour de France titles
Lance Armstrong
Tim
$400 [13]
In 32 years of one-man rule, President Mobutu looted Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of this
Congo
Tim
$400 [18]
Card slot, deposit slot, bill presenter
an ATM
Kiran
$400 [9]
Proverbially, "a watched" this "never boils"
a pot
Tim
$400 [2]
From Latin for "clerk", it's someone who's authorized to authenticate & certify contracts
a notary public
Jan
$400 [23]
Okeechobee Landfill
Florida
Kiran
$400 [27]
(Dan Patrick reads the clue from his studio.) A year after hitting .406, this Red Sox legend left to be a fighter pilot in WWII, came back, won the Triple Crown, left to fight in the Korean War, came back & was an All-Star
Ted Williams
Kiran
$600 [14]
This former NYC fireman & his Tammany Hall cronies plundered as much as $200 million
Boss Tweed
Tim
$600 [19]
Grip, sight, arrow rest
a bow (a longbow)
Kiran Jan
$600 [10]
Slow & steady won the race for this Aesop character
the Tortoise
Kiran
$600 [4]
One-word synonym for a press agent
a publicist
Tim
$600 [3]
Show-Me Sanitary Landfill
Missouri
Kiran
$600 [28]
(Dan Patrick reads the clue from his studio.) In February of 1949, this golfer known as "Bantam Ben" fractured his ribs, pelvis, collarbone & ankle in a car accident; in 1950 he won the U.S. Open
Ben Hogan
Jan
$800 [15]
As pres. of this country, Suharto practiced what the U.N. called the most extensive corruption by a modern leader
Indonesia
Kiran
$800 [20]
Drive wheel, magneticlid holder, cutting blade
an electric can opener
Kiran
$800 [11]
The unau is a type of this slow-moving mammal that hangs around in trees
a sloth
Tim
$800 [5]
In 2011 the President called late Congressman John Adler "a dedicated" this
a public servant
Tim
$800 [24]
Altamont Sanitary Landfill
California
Tim
$800 [29]
(Dan Patrick reads the clue from his studio.) After a 2-year layoff, this 45-year-old ex-Red Wing hit the ice for the WHA's Houston Aeros & had a 100-point season
Gordie Howe
Jan
DD $3,200 [16]
Scandals during this president's tenure included the Whiskey Ring, the Indian Ring & the Credit Mobilier Crisis
Ulysses Grant
Kiran
$1,000 [21]
Treble keyboard, bass keyboard, bellows, strap
an accordion
Kiran
$1,000 [12]
If you're "as slow as" this product made by the open kettle method "in January"... you're pretty darn slow
molasses
Kiran
$1,000 [6]
Counterintuitive Brit term for Eton, Harrow or Rugby
a public school
Tim
$1,000 [25]
South Hadley Landfill
Massachusetts
Kiran
$1,000 [30]
(Dan Patrick reads the clue from his studio.) In 1974 this Dodger pitcher tore his ulnar collateral ligament & his career looked like it was over; he had the surgery now named for him & won 164 more games
Tommy John
Jan

Double Jeopardy! Round

EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY HELP ME, FONDA WEATHER 4-LETTER SCRABBLE WORDS CLASSICAL MUSIC THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE NUNS
$400 [21]
Egyptians weren't happy with Hapi, the god of this river, when floods wiped out their mud-brick homes
the Nile
Kiran
$400 [4]
As "Young Mr." him, Henry Fonda romances Ann Rutledge
Lincoln
Tim
$400 [27]
In June 2003 a record one of these, 18.75 in. around, dropped in on Aurora, Nebraska
a hailstone
Kiran
$400 [26]
Often preceding "& kin", it's one's friends & neighbors
kith
Tim
$400 [29]
When Mendelssohn died, Eduard Marxsen wrote, "A master of the art is gone; a greater arises in" this "Lullaby" composer
Brahms
Kiran
$800 [28]
Mother Teresa adopted Indian citizenship & donned this Indian garment as her habit
a sari
Kiran
$800 [24]
A lotus represented Upper Egypt; this reed plant was a symbol of Lower Egypt
papyrus
Kiran
$800 [5]
Jane Fonda helps Michael Douglas uncover hazards at a nuclear power plant in this 1979 blockbuster
The China Syndrome
Tim
$800 [25]
The most destructive part of a hurricane is the "wall" surrounding this central area of the storm
the eye
Kiran
$800 [18]
Instead of with a "P-H", there's an alternate 4-letter spelling of this Greek pastry dough
filo
Kiran
$800 [23]
From 1892 to 1895 this Czech served as Director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City
Dvorák
Jan
$1,200 [9]
Saint Therese isseenherein her habit of this order whose name comes from a mountain range in Israel
Carmelite
Jan
$1,600 [14]
In old Egypt this cross shaped like a "T" with a loop at the top was a symbol of life
the ankh
Kiran
$1,200 [1]
In this 1969 film Peter Fonda helps a young Jack Nicholson loosen up
Easy Rider
Tim
$1,600 [16]
Still a scientific mystery, the ball type of this appears as a glowing sphere & has sometimes been seen in houses
lightning
Tim
$1,200 [6]
Here's a little test--if you're lucky enough to play this as the opening word, you'll score 44 points
quiz
Jan
$1,200 [22]
It's the title of the Massenet piece you'rehearing; it might help you in the calm Buddhist practice of the same name
"Méditation"
Tim
$1,600 [10]
She wore a postulant's habit when secretly married to Abelard; she later took vows & was a nun at Argenteuil
Héloise
Jan
$2,000 [15]
This "City of the Sun" was home to the cult of the sun god Ra
Heliopolis
Jan
$1,600 [2]
In this 1967 film based on a Neil Simon play, Jane Fonda helps Robert Redford loosen up
Barefoot in the Park
$2,000 [17]
Invented by French scientist Lucien Vidie in 1843, this type of barometer uses a metal capsule instead of mercury
an aneroid barometer
$1,600 [7]
With double Fs you might play this word meaning full of uncertainty
iffy
Kiran
$1,600 [20]
Donizetti's operas "Anna Bolena", "Maria Stuarda" & "Roberto Devereux" are known as "The Three" these women
Queens
Jan
$2,000 [11]
Rubensportrayed Archduchess Isabellain the habit of the sisters of this poor saint
Saint Clare
DD $4,200 [13]
This tome was a collection of spells, charms & magical formulas for the deceased to use in the afterlife
Book of the Dead
Jan
$2,000 [3]
In the third film in this series, Bridget Fonda helps Andy Garcia to... relax; then he saves her from assassins
Godfather
DD $7,800 [12]
Meteorologist Vilhelm Bjerknes popularized this 5-letter term for the place where warm & cold air masses meet
front
Jan
$2,000 [8]
You'll use up 3 vowels playing this word that means toward the side of a ship that's sheltered from the wind
alee
Jan
$2,000 [19]
This Spaniard who transcribed Bach for the guitar gave his first public recital in Granada in 1909
(Andrés) Segovia
Kiran Jan

Final Jeopardy!

ORGANIZATIONS

On Nov. 17, 1871 Union vets dismayed by soldiers' lack of proficiency in one skill formed this organization

the National Rifle Association

Tim "Whatwais ?" — wagered $11,400
Kiran "What is the Boy Scouts?" — wagered $10,000
Jan "What is the Nat'l Rifle Association?" — wagered $4,601

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