Show #6260 2011-12-02 (taped 2011-10-11) Regular

Contestants

Suzanne Judson-Whitehouse — an education program director from Greenfield, Massachusetts

Bhibha Das — a postdoctoral research associate originally from Mt. Zion, Illinois

Jan Zasowski — a stock trader from Chicago, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $46,601)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jan	$400	$2,600	$9,200	$18,394 2nd place: $2,000	$12,600 19 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Bhibha	$1,600	$6,200	$11,000	$20,201 New champion: $20,201	$11,000 20 R, 5 W
Suzanne	$0	$2,200	$7,400	$3,400 3rd place: $1,000	$7,600 10 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL	MIDDLE INITIAL C.	GOING NATIONAL	SHADES OF GRAY	E-I-O	WALT DISNEY
$200 [2] A 9-letter word for one who attends a film, or the title of a 1961 prize-winning novel by Walker Percy moviegoer Jan	$200 [14] He began his retail career managing several Golden Rule stores & in 1913 formed his own chain J.C. Penney Bhibha	$200 [21] Heel &cigar Cuban Jan	$200 [22] An elderly lady in a gray dress haunts Frankfort's Liberty Hall, once home to this state's first U.S. Senator Kentucky Bhibha	$200 [26] The supervisor of a department of a newspaper the editor Suzanne	$200 [10] Too young to enlist in World War I, Walt signed up with the Red Cross instead & drove an ambulance--one of these Fords a Model T Bhibha
$400 [6] In 1870s New York society, Newland Archer falls in love with Ellen Olenska in this novel The Age of Innocence Bhibha	$400 [15] In "Talladega Nights", he plays Cal Naughton Jr., friend & fellow racer of Ricky Bobby John C. Reilly Jan	$400 [20] Guard &chard Swiss Jan	$400 [23] The Gray Lady of Scotland's Glamis Castle is said to be Lady Douglas, an accused witch who met this fiery fate burning at the stake Jan	$400 [27] We proclaim this word means the act of freeing a slave from bondage emancipation Suzanne	$400 [11] At his wife's urging, Walt's mouse went from Mortimer to Mickey & starred in this cartoon, whose art is seen here Steamboat Willie Bhibha
$600 [7] In this Hemingway novel, Robert Jordan, a young U.S. professor, serves as a dynamiter in the Spanish Civil War For Whom the Bell Tolls Bhibha	$600 [12] This author of the 1956 sci-fi novel "The City and the Stars" was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998 Arthur C. Clarke Jan Bhibha	$600 [17] Linen &potato Ireland Bhibha	$600 [5] A mysterious Gray Lady is said to frequent the children's reading room of this public building in Willard, Indiana a library Bhibha	$600 [28] It's the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet epsilon Jan	$600 [1] Walt hasmore Oscarsthan anyone else in history, including the unique one for this 1937 classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Bhibha
$800 [8] The title of his 1959 novel "The Mansion" refers to the de Spain home in Jefferson, Mississippi (William) Faulkner Bhibha	$800 [13] A 5-star general & Defense Secretary, in 1953 he became the first career military man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize Gen. George C. Marshall Bhibha	$800 [18] Auction &courage Dutch Suzanne	$800 [24] Brodick Castle's Gray Lady is said to be a woman who was locked in the dungeon because she carried this deadly disease the plague Jan Bhibha	$800 [30] This adjective sometimes found before "latex paint" is from the Latin for "outside" exterior Bhibha	$800 [3] Walt pushed boundaries in this film, using abstract art, classical music, & characters like Hyacinth Hippo & Ben Ali Gator Fantasia Jan
$1,000 [9] Chester Gillette's murder of his pregnant girlfriend inspired this 1925 Thodore Dreiser novel An American Tragedy Bhibha	$1,000 [16] This South Carolinian was known as the "Great Nullifier" for his view that states could reject natl. laws (John C.) Calhoun Bhibha	DD $800 [19] Bean beetle &beaded lizard Mexican Suzanne	$1,000 [25] A Gray Lady is said to haunt this African country's castle of Goede Hoop South Africa Bhibha	$1,000 [29] This synonym for spying was the name of a 1917 wartime Act of Congress espionage Jan	$1,000 [4] An artist at Disney Studios designedatorchfor the 1960 winter Olympics that were held in this California valley Squaw Valley

Double Jeopardy! Round

YOU'RE AN ANIMAL!	WHAT'S ON "TAP"?	VICE PRESIDENTS	NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS	ROCK'S FRONTMEN & WOMEN	THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
$400 [1] This marsh-dwellling rodent is named for its odor a muskrat Bhibha	$400 [18] In 2006 a civil rights group sued the NSA over its program to allow this without a warrant wiretapping Jan	$400 [12] While still vice president, he wrote the 1987 autobiography "Looking Forward" George Herbert Walker Bush Jan	$400 [10] Nutritionally, EPA isn't an agency but one of these fatty acids from fish oils, thought to lower blood pressure an omega-3 Bhibha	$400 [21] Steven Tyler Aerosmith Suzanne	$800 [6] The levees USACE is building in the New Orleans area will use enough clay to fill 12 of this local structure opened in 1975 the Superdome Jan Bhibha
$800 [2] Quoth the Bible, Noah released 2 birds from the Ark to test for dry land, a dove & one of these a raven Jan	$800 [19] This starch that's obtained from the cassava plant is used in puddings tapioca Jan	$800 [13] On Jan. 20, 1977 he became the first veep to reside in the Admiral's House at the U.S. Naval Observatory Walter Mondale Suzanne	$800 [11] This spice from the bark of a tree is good on toast; some studies say it may lower blood sugar in people with diabetes cinnamon Suzanne	$800 [28] Debbie Harry Blondie Jan	$1,200 [3] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from New Orleans, LA.) These stations that could have shortened the Katrina nightmare by lowering water levels largely failed due to power loss; they're being stormproofed with backup generators pumping stations Jan Bhibha
$1,200 [16] The tail of this lizard is easily broken off during an attack, hence its fragile name a glass lizard	$1,200 [20] The common bond that unites Carole King, the fabric industry & Bayeux tapestries Bhibha	$1,200 [14] This vice president had the same July 8 birthday as his very wealthy grandfather (Nelson) Rockefeller Bhibha	$1,600 [8] If you have an allergy to plants like ragweed, be cautious using this herb often paired with goldenseal to fight colds Echinacea Suzanne	$1,200 [25] Ozzy Osbourne Black Sabbath Jan	$1,600 [4] One project is the "Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System", this lake "and Vicinity" Lake Pontchartrain Suzanne
$1,600 [17] Of the 6 living members of the camel family, it's the only one spelled with a tilde a vicuña Suzanne	$1,600 [22] The British word for a slingshot is this, an ancient military engine for hurling stones a catapult Suzanne	$1,600 [15] In 1864, while serving as Lincoln's Vice President, he served 2 months as a cook in the Maine Coast Guard (Hannibal) Hamlin Bhibha	$2,000 [9] An antioxidant important in our metabolism is Ubiquinone, aka coenzyme (or Co) this letter & number Q10 Bhibha	$1,600 [26] Adam Levine Maroon 5 Jan	$2,000 [5] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from New Orleans, LA.) These structures are being built to withstand 250-mile-per-hour winds, & with the capability to operate canal gates & pumps via satellite; they're called this 4-letter type of room, which will protect the system operators safe Jan
$2,000 [24] Don't complain about this forest-dwelling bird seen here a grouse Jan	$2,000 [23] To place close together for comparison or contrast to juxtapose	—	DD $3,400 [7] Pregnant women take this, also called vitamin B9, to reduce the risk of birth defects of the brain & spinal cord folic acid Jan	$2,000 [27] Bjork The Sugarcubes Jan	—

Final Jeopardy!

WORD ORIGINS

This word for a friend comes from the Latin for "with whom you would eat bread"

companion

Suzanne "What is Buddy?" — wagered $4,000

Jan "What is a companion?" — wagered $9,194

Bhibha "What is companion?" — wagered $9,201

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